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Congratulations on orchestrating terrific graduation celebrations this year! I applaud you and your staff for personalizing the experiences for our seniors and their families! Be sure to give a shout-out to those folks behind the scenes who helped our schools … Continue reading →

To Do: Equitable Grading Think Tank information sent to MS/HS teachers: Last week we invited HS and MS teachers to consider participating in our district think tank. Interested teachers need to submit a short video answering three questions by Wednesday, … Continue reading →

Reflections… Several of us attended Day 4 of CFEE training today. We spent some time discussing this Equity-Minded Educators Document and considering how these ten aspects are seen in our work. What stood out for me is how do we … Continue reading →

Please share this message with families at your earliest convenience: Dear Students and Families, Once again students will be allowed to keep their loaner iPads with them throughout the summer months. This will provide students with a device to continue … Continue reading →

To Do: CFEE Training in June: The Bend-La Pine spaces for the late-July CFEE have all been filled by members of our leadership team, but there are a couple spaces left in the June session (6/28-7/1, entirely virtual).  Please reach … Continue reading →

More good reads… From Dave Van Loo: This article is great and touches on an abundance of topics we’ve discussed in Excellence and Equity meetings this year. Plus, the theory of change balancing actions with beliefs is right in line … Continue reading →

Think about… From Dave Van Loo: This article certainly doesn’t assuage concerns about the state of academic rigor or the poor quality of reading instruction in schools. To Do: Graduation Safety Plans: Schools are required to have a safety plan … Continue reading →

Think abouts… From Dave Van Loo: This webinar does a stunningly good job of demonstrating how curriculum and instructional practices interact to impact student learning experiences. It also highlights how shortcomings evident in our YouthTruth data are pervasive national issues … Continue reading →

Think about… From Dave….Here https://t.co/RixMM69FtE?amp=1 is a new meta-analysis to add to the mountain of evidence that the statement “Students do too much testing in schools” is always completely wrong. The best available evidence is that testing is a high … Continue reading →

Here is an article that you might want to read (if you haven’t already). This is from OPB and relates to recent communication (this week) around ED approving ODE’s assessment amended waiver request. There are not a lot of specifics … Continue reading →