{"id":669,"date":"2019-09-06T23:16:41","date_gmt":"2019-09-06T23:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/katie.legace\/?p=669"},"modified":"2019-09-06T23:16:41","modified_gmt":"2019-09-06T23:16:41","slug":"september-6-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/katie.legace\/2019\/09\/06\/september-6-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"September 6, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

TO DO: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I appreciate that you have been extra vigilant about attendance this week. If students have not shown to school<\/strong> and your staff hasn’t heard from families <\/strong>that they will be coming, please remove your “no show’s” by the close of the day on Monday. <\/strong> This will help us to more accurately track students in our schools. Thank you for your help with this!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please<\/strong> encourage your employees to enroll in insurance <\/strong>benefits! Open enrollment ends September 15<\/strong>th<\/strong><\/sup> and currently there are 1,130 employees who have not yet elected their benefits for the 2019-2020 school year. Please encourage your staff to complete enrollment at their earliest convenience so that any technical difficulties or questions can be addressed ahead of the enrollment deadline. To enroll, please visit:  https:\/\/myoebb.org\/oebb\/!pb.main<\/a>     <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

At our leadership team meeting September 16<\/strong>th<\/strong><\/sup>, our team will spend most of the meeting focused on our district\u2019s 2019-20 Excellence and Equity Review<\/strong>. We will begin with some background information and logistics, then transition into small group listening sessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While I don\u2019t want to waste your precious time now providing\nlots of information, I want to make sure you have a basic idea of the\nExcellence and Equity Review because it will be on the agenda of the September\n9th<\/sup> school board meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s the purpose statement:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The primary purpose of the Excellence and Equity\nReview is to gather and analyze information related to the academic, social and\nemotional experiences of our students, particularly those from underserved\npopulations. Our information about students\u2019 needs helps us to more effectively\nprioritize strategies, allocate resources, and develop staff\u2019s knowledge and\nskills.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The district\u2019s process for our first review is a comprehensive one, as you\u2019ll see in our meeting. For almost a year, we have been planning implementation of a systemic review of our academic strengths and needs, similar to the Sites and Facilities Review process. Fortunately, our planned process and activities will also meet Oregon\u2019s new requirements for districts\u2019 outreach, etc. related to spending with Student Success Act funds\u2026along with a host of other new requirements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gabe Pagano and I will be representing high schools in the District Safety Team<\/strong> this year. This of representatives from many departments\/levels (custodial, classified, certified, admin, HR, SPED, etc.) meets once a month and is facilitated by Scott and Julianne. If you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions of anything related to school or district safety (e.g. current practices, safety improvement ideas, etc.) please pass those on to Gabe or me for sharing\/asking of this group. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is another reminder about agreements related to morning practices and classes:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Bird Athletic Practices:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n