From Dave: The YouthTruth survey has been extended through February 3. You can check your schools’ progress for all three surveys and find an FAQ at this link. Our goal is 95% participation for staff and students and 50% for families! Please help us reach these goals at YOUR school!
http://www.ytsurvey.org/Bendprogress23
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From Alandra: We are trying to share more positive events, activities and stories from our schools. If you have anything happening in your school during the month of February, please send it to Alandra. Thanks!
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From Dave and ODE: Good afternoon. I hope that this note finds you well. I met with our colleagues at ACT today to discuss our ongoing contract implementation. I have some important dates to share with you all, including an announcement that we have been able to extend the spring 2022 test window by one week. The most important dates that we have clearly defined are provided below. There will be additional communication regarding reporting timelines that will be shared in the future. DTCs are the primary point of contact for all PreACT communications and are responsible for coordinating all PreACT activities, including submission of a signed terms and conditions agreement, training, and test administration expectations. ODE is responsible for contract administration and will also pay for all eligible 10th grade students to participate in the established program.
- Wednesday, February 8, 2023 – DTCs receive PreACT Welcome Email containing instructions for reviewing and accepting the PreACT Terms and Conditions.
- After the PreACT Terms and Conditions have been accepted, DTCs will receive additional communication from ACT with training details and steps for placing your materials order.
- Wednesday, February 15, 2023 – 3:30-4:30 PM (Pacific Time) – DTC and Designated Alternate PreACT Training (the training will be recorded and a link will be posted on Oregon’s PreACT website directly after the training. ACT will communicate training registration information to all DTCs. Registrants will be provided a link to the recording.
- Wednesday, February 8 to Friday, March 17, 2023 – Ordering Window for PreACT materials
- Please do not order materials prior to this date, as ODE will not be able to cover district expenses unless the Oregon Program is selected as part of the ordering process (not the National Program).
- NOTE: the March 17, 2023 deadline is not possible to move or extend. It will not be feasible to order materials for the Oregon program outside of this ordering window.
- Wednesday, March 1 to Friday, April 7, 2023 – Spring 2023 PreACT Test Window
Oregon’s PreACT information will be posted to the PreACT webpage as it is made available at https://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/state-and-district-solutions/oregon/preact.html. Please contact PreACT’s Customer Service team with any questions on ordering, training, and test administration at [email protected].
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Information:
Work Session this week: Thank you to Leah and Nick from the Business Office for helping to facilitated a training for our principals, athletic directors, activities directors and accounting techs Tuesday. Here is the link to the slides from that training. Please continue to reach out to them with questions.
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From Kinsey: Principal partnership and communication for DEI events and activities: Your role in supporting communication for our DEI events is so helpful and critical to the success of the events and to staff awareness and engagement with them. We never want staff to feel unaware or uninformed about opportunities to participate in events that support our schools. Thank you for double-checking that each of these messages is familiar and accessible to your building/dept staff.
Translator/interpreter levels of support: We have a growing number of translation and interpretation resources to support a variety of needs. Using these correctly avoids budget expenses for your building/dept, increases family engagement and school culture goals, and upholds civil rights. Please ensure your staff (particularly front-office, counseling, athletics, and other family-facing teams) are clearly aware of this information and how to access these levels of support. If you have questions, contact your Language Specialist or Kinsey if you’d like to brainstorm processes to meet your building needs!
Here are details on upcoming events and activities. Please pass this information on to staff members and please consider signing for an event.
Flip the Script—Black Family Night—5:30, Feb 1, 2023 @ Pacific Crest. We would like to see an administrator for every HS at this event.
Calendar:
February 1: Flip the Script (Black Family Night) 5:30-7:00 @ PCMS
February 2: No students; 1/2 day Site Based Training and 1/2 day work day
February 3: Teacher work day 8-4. Staff work at their schools.
February 3: Professional Development with CEL for all administrators 8:00am-2:00pm @ BSHS in Perseverance Hall.
February 14: HS Administrators Work Session. 8:00-9:30 @ MVHS
February 15: Educator Network Day
February 27: Assistant Principals and Deans PD 7:30-8:30 @ Ed Center; room 314
February 28: HS Administrators Work Session; 8:00-9:30 @ Realms HS