{"id":2502,"date":"2021-01-29T22:42:21","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T22:42:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/katie.legace\/?p=2502"},"modified":"2021-01-29T23:48:20","modified_gmt":"2021-01-29T23:48:20","slug":"january-29-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/katie.legace\/2021\/01\/29\/january-29-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"January 29, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We have landed on an MOU with BEA that we hope will be vetted by members in the coming weeks. Here is a condensed version of the MOU between the district and BEA<\/strong>. Please read this summary document <\/a>carefully as some of these agreements change what has been our plan\/practice \u2013 specifically around SIW days and our Wednesday schedule. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This year, more than most, it is VERY important that all semester 1 (and quarter 2) grades are posted by the morning of Monday, Feb. 8<\/strong>. On this date all students who are moving from brick and mortar school into either BLPSO or district CDL will be dropped from your enrollment and Canvas Grade Pass Back will no longer be functional. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our core team met with Dave Williams <\/strong>and made some key decisions related to athletics and activities for semester 2<\/a><\/strong>. We will revisit these at our March, 16 meeting. Be sure to share and discuss this information with Athletic and Activities Directors and Coaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As you know, each of your schools has a School Safety Checklist <\/strong>on our district website<\/a>. What you may not be fully aware of is that these are being read frequently and thoroughly<\/strong>. It is really important that these checklists are not only up-to-date but also contain complete information (everything that you have in place at school should also be communicated in your plan). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There are some updates<\/strong> that you need to know about (some are changes from previous communication) as they relate to COVID\/RSSL\/BLS practices<\/strong>. Here is a document from Paul <\/a>that provides the latest guidance, based on what we know today. Please read this and share with staff as needed.<\/strong> [Note: Some of this information is also addressed by me later in this blog.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here are two documents that you may want to share with your staff. One has to do with proper storage of disposable masks<\/a>. The other are directions of how to put on and take off a disposable respirator mask<\/a> (KN95).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As I mentioned during our admin team last week, we are trying to get a sense of time staff may need to be out of the buildings over the next several months. Please send out this survey<\/a> (re: upcoming appointments<\/strong>) next week. Please be prepared to share your raw numbers by our meeting Thursday so I can see where our overall HS needs might be. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t forget to make a copy of the survey first before sending it out!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here is a copy of the letter (English<\/a> and Spanish<\/a>) we asked you to send to families today. This letter outlines the communication steps that will occur every time there is a positive COVID case at a school.<\/strong> Please share this with your staff and highlight this info<\/strong> with those who will be answering the phone when parents call with questions. Related to this, remember, and begin communicating now, that we are not able to share<\/strong> (due to HIPPA) who has been diagnosed as having a positive case in the school\u2026 and giving hints to help the questioner figure it out is not recommended either!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you get in a jam with not having enough front office coverage<\/strong> (e.g. staff are out due to quarantine) please know that Andrea Wilson has mentioned that she is willing to come help for an immediate need. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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At some point, it is likely that your school will have some exposure to a positive case. Our district has prepared a number of family letters related to a variety of exposure examples<\/strong>. You can find these letters on the Portal at this location<\/a>. Additionally, here is the site on the Portal that includes many of our documents that are COVID-related<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Please share this information with your staff and families: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please consider these CDC quarantine recommendations if your family has plans for either domestic or international travel in the months to come. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bottom line for both – Individuals who have traveled out of state (domestic or international) are recommended<\/u><\/em> to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n