{"id":2361,"date":"2020-12-05T01:40:04","date_gmt":"2020-12-05T01:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/katie.legace\/?p=2361"},"modified":"2020-12-05T01:40:04","modified_gmt":"2020-12-05T01:40:04","slug":"december-4-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/katie.legace\/2020\/12\/05\/december-4-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"December 4. 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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As I reminded folks this week (via email), we have our rescheduled Equity and Excellence training<\/strong> (with Courney from BRYT) for this next Wednesday from 3:00 \u2013 4:30. Here is the Zoom link<\/a> to access the training. And, don\u2019t forget to have your homework <\/a>completed!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Please remind your staff to not come to work if they are feeling ill <\/strong>(even if it is just a case of the sniffles). If they do come to work and end up having to test for COVID \u2013 and test positive \u2013 then contract tracing kicks in and likely will place additional staff into a quarantine situation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Becky Rehwalt and Laura Clark are preparing step-by-step instructions for your teachers<\/strong> (for both Canvas and Synergy) to follow regarding both the P\/NG and \u201cno zero\u201d grading changes. You should see that information by Wednesday morning. Many of your teachers will have already completed much or most (even all?) of these steps by then \u2013 which is great \u2013 but want to make sure you have (prior to SIW next week) all of the steps necessary for teachers to take that will maintain smooth and accurate grade reporting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Informational:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The evaluation committee finalized the plan for the 2020-21 school year <\/strong>last night. It is very similar to what I shared with you at our meeting this week. By state law, all probationary teachers are required to have two formal observations (pre meeting, observe, post meeting). You will need to still do this. Additionally, plan on one mini for probationary teachers. For contract teachers, plan on doing three minis for teachers on evaluation cycle and two minis for teachers not on cycle. Additionally, the domains\/standards that you\u2019ll be asked to report on in the summative evaluation will be greatly reduced for this year. This will be true not only for teachers, but for other certified specialists as well (counselors, psychs, etc.). Lastly, we are preparing a menu of SLGG goals you can choose from for staff in the three additional SEL areas added this year. You should have the final document explaining these changes prior to winter break, but feel free to get going on this soon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As you are likely aware, Deschutes county is now categorized as being in \u201cextreme risk\u201d level<\/strong> by the state due to our increase and large positive Covid cases. Here is a chart<\/a> that outlines what this means to our county. Although K-12 schools are exempt from these restrictions, we are using these guidelines to inform our district decisions around safety protocols. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The second Disciplinary Literacy training for\u00a0new hires<\/strong>\u00a0will be\u00a0January 13th<\/sup>\u00a0from 2-4.\u00a0 Please prioritize the attendance for your staff.\u00a0 This training will focus on metacognition on the Habits of Mind and Habits of Interactions within specific academic disciplines.\u00a0 If you have questions please reach out to Dean Richards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This may likely not be occurring, but wanted you to have this guidance just in case\u2026 If any (2 or more) staff members need to travel together in the same vehicle<\/strong> for work-related purposes, then all staff should wear a mask during the entire travel time (and then follow mask protocols after that as well). Let me know if you have any questions on this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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HS Principal<\/strong> WebEx<\/strong> with Alandra <\/strong>to talk ACR process\/Caldera\/8th grade orientation discussion: Wednesday, December 9@ 10:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HS Administrator<\/strong> WebEx<\/strong>: Thursday, December 10@ 1:00<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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