{"id":2995,"date":"2021-04-30T20:35:20","date_gmt":"2021-04-30T20:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/katie.legace\/?p=2995"},"modified":"2021-04-30T20:35:20","modified_gmt":"2021-04-30T20:35:20","slug":"april-30-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/katie.legace\/2021\/04\/30\/april-30-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"April 30, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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From Dave Van Loo<\/strong>: This article<\/a> certainly doesn\u2019t assuage concerns about the state of academic rigor or the poor quality of reading instruction in schools. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To Do:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Graduation Safety Plans:<\/strong> Schools are required to have a safety plan for graduation. The good news is Scott B is available<\/strong> to partner with you on writing those safety plans. Please reach out to him for assistance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Increased pay for summer staff: <\/strong> We are adjusting the pay for both classified and certified employees who work in our district summer learning program. Please share this with your staff and encourage any interested to apply.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Certified (teachers and student services\/deans)<\/strong> will get a stipend of $5500 for 3 weeks of summer school and 3 days of training.\u00a0 This is 120 hours of expected work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Classified <\/strong>will get a $3500 stipend for 3 weeks of summer school and 2 days of training.\u00a0 This is 112 hours of expected work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Classified<\/strong> hired in the afternoon will work half days for $1750.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HR has edited the current job postings to include the new stipend.\u00a0 Postings will be up for another 10 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Temporary change to our county\u2019s Crisis Response Team<\/strong>: Nita\u2019s last day as the Tri-County School Response Team Coordinator will be this Friday, April 30th. If you are needing these services this week, please contact Nita as you normally would.\u00a0
Starting\u00a0May 1st to September 30th<\/u>, our temporary Coordinator will be Dave Holmberg.\u00a0As of May 1st, if you are needing the Tri-County School Response Team, please call Dave Holmberg at 541-362-1548.<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong> (NOTE: This phone number will remain the same once a permanent coordinator\/team leader is hired.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Deadline to enroll in District CDL or BLPO: <\/strong> Please share the following message \u2013 or this content in your own words \u2013 to your parent community: In the best interest of student learning, next week will be the last week to change from one district educational placement to another<\/strong> (e.g. home school to D CDL or BLPO to home school). Beginning May 1,<\/strong> students will not be allowed to transfer out of their current learning program into a different one within the district. [There may be exceptions to this \u2026 so reach out to me if you have a situation that needs to be reviewed.<\/em>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From Alandra regarding Teacher Appreciation Week (next week!)<\/strong>: This year we are doing things a little differently for Teacher Appreciation Week. We are inviting families to submit a note of appreciation for a staff member and we will print those on postcards and send them internally to the person. Please help us spread the word to families, as we hope to fill staff mailboxes with notes of gratitude and appreciation. Share the following with families\u00a0(Or share our post on Facebook)<\/a>:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Has a teacher or other staff member made a positive difference for your family this year? We would love your help saying \u2018THANK YOU\u2019 to help recognize all that our teachers, counselors, school nurses and other certified staff have contributed this year. When you fill out this form, we will send a personalized thank you card directly to the staff member. We will also share these highlights from your stories throughout the week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please have submissions in by May 5, 2021. Here are three unique \u201cthank you\u201d images that you can feel free to use: Gracias<\/a>, Thank You 1<\/a>, and Thank you 2<\/a>. Visit the following link to share some appreciation,\u00a0https:\/\/bls.fyi\/staffappreciation<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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HR request related to postings<\/strong>: When you are requesting to post a position, please use Templates instead of \u201cNew\u201d or \u201ccopy from existing\u201d.\u00a0Here<\/a>\u00a0are the instructions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Covering the cost of AP Exams for F\/R students:<\/strong> ODE is not subsidizing our F\/R lunch students this year. Please plan to use site funds to subsidize your F\/R students or students with financial hardships so they will not have to pay for their exams. We do not want to create another barrier for our students to access these exams. If you have concerns\/questions or need help covering the cost of exams, let me know. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Update on graduation vendors:<\/strong> Reno has been taking the lead on researching our vendors for graduation. We should decide on our audio vendor early next week and our vendor for event set up (chairs, stage, tents) shortly thereafter. After we select the vendors (it will be two since there is not one company that does it all), we will give them the name of your school contact to work directly with them on the specifics for your school’s ceremony. Thank you for taking this on, Reno!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Board members at your graduations:<\/strong> Janet is working with our board members regarding who will attend each school’s ceremony. One board member will attend the choice school graduations and two will attend the four comprehensive high school graduations. Janet will let you know who will attend your ceremony. Lora and I will each attend all of the graduations. Be sure to set aside 15 minutes for Lora’s speech. She has been waiting for this moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A note from Paul about planning for Events\/Activities\/Celebrations During School Hours<\/strong> (Follow RSSL): We have received many questions surrounding the type of activities that are allowed during school hours.\u00a0 RSSL requirements must be adhered to for these events.\u00a0 Some things to prioritize in your planning:
Location: Outside is preferred to inside<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Audience:  Parents are not permitted as they don\u2019t qualify as \u2018essential visitors\u2019.   This applies to outdoor events too.  Student audiences are allowed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Occupancy: No limit to the number people in a given space but you must adhere to physical distancing requirements<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Physical distancing: Students can be 3 ft apart.  Students-to-adult and adult-to-adult are to be 6 ft apart (to the maximum extent possible)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Food: Onsite eating should align with normal school meals\/snack time<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Performing Arts:  At this time, we are not allowing indoor theatre arts, band or choir performances with audiences.   When the county case rate is below 200 cases\/100K, we will revisit the possibility for indoor performances.  Outdoor performances are permitted with student audiences.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Masking: Masks must be worn at all times except when seated and eating at a designated meal\/snack time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Collaboration: Run your plans through your school safety team for their input. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coordination:  Your school should have an events\/athletics calendar that identifies what spaces will be used on specific days and times to ensure no overlapping event<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Custodians\/Nurses:  Keep custodians and nurses informed of events\/activities<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Level Leaders: Keep your level leader in the loop during special event planning<\/p>\n\n\n\n

COVID Czar:  Identify the person in charge of maintaining all safety practices for your event

Community Gatherings After Hours On Our Campuses<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When events occur outside of the instructional day,\u00a0RSSL is no longer applicable.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

County Risk Sector: You must adhere to the risk sector guidance at the time of the event so you\u2019ll need to create multiple scenarios to adapt to the possible changing levels with our county.  Confirm Deschutes County Risk Level here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

County Guidance: County Risk Sector Guidance<\/a> changes at the governor\u2019s discretion so you\u2019ll need to check back regularly for updates.  The chart is a big picture overview, and if you want to dig deeper based upon a specific activity, there is a helpful interactive Oregon Coronavirus site<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Location: BLS recommends that events be planned for outdoors and then moved indoors or cancelled should the weather require it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Occupancy: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For indoor limits <\/em>Refer to the County Risk Sector categories of Indoor Recreation and Fitness Establishments (for a physically active event) or Indoor Entertainment Establishments (for an entertainment event)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For outdoor limits <\/em>Refer to the County Risk Sector categories of Outdoor Recreation and Fitness Establishments (for a physically active event) or Outdoor Entertainment Establishments (for an entertainment event)Outdoor Recreation and Outdoor Fitness Establishments<\/a> (K-12 Sports)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Audience:  Parents are permitted but designate a ratio per student that ensures you don\u2019t exceed maximum occupancy limits.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Physical distancing: All must be 6 ft apart (to the maximum extent possible)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Food: No onsite eating is allowed (this is a BLS COVID Core Team decision)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Performing Arts:  At this time, BLS is not allowing indoor theatre arts, band or choir performances with audiences.   This may be reconsidered if county case rates drop below 200\/100K.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Masking: Masks must be worn at all times by all <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Collaboration: Run your plans through your school safety team for their input (or with Dave Williams if it is associated with athletic programs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coordination:  Your school should have a events\/athletics calendar that identifies what spaces will be used on specific days and times to ensure no overlapping events<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Custodians\/Nurses:  Keep custodians and nurses informed of events\/activities<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Level Leaders: Keep your level leader in the loop during special event planning<\/p>\n\n\n\n

COVID Czar:\u00a0\u00a0Identify the person in charge of maintaining all safety practices for the event. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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OAKS testing and BLPO students<\/strong>: BLPO and D CDL staff will be communicating with and testing (or collecting opt-out forms for) their students. You do not need to track or account for these kids as both of these programs will be taking care of this. (If you happen to receive an opt-out form from a student in one of these programs, please send that form to the appropriate administrator (BLPO = Amy Tarnow; D CDL = Wendy McCullough).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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HS students\u00a0will be able<\/em>\u00a0to take BLPO classes\u00a0free of charge <\/em>this summer<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Monday, May 2 @ 8:00 <\/strong>– HS Principals WebEx: discuss feedback from teachers on possible schedule modification<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monday, May 2 @1:30<\/strong> – HS Principal WebEx: graduation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wednesday, May 5@ 10:30 <\/strong>– HS Administrator WebEx<\/p>\n\n\n\n


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