{"id":6827,"date":"2023-09-08T14:49:07","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T21:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/katie.legace\/?p=6827"},"modified":"2023-09-08T15:37:11","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T22:37:11","slug":"september-8-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/katie.legace\/2023\/09\/08\/september-8-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"September 8, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Our next HS Work Session is scheduled for Tuesday, September 19.<\/strong> Schools will share about the important work happening in your buildings the first few weeks of school. Please add <\/strong>your slides, school norms and school and classroom routines developed as a result of your professional development during inservice week to this shared folder<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We will also spend our time together talking through the fall bias lesson.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From Stephen about SAT testing: Please send the following SAT information<\/a> to all staff.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From Stephen: Please include the following<\/em> in your next communication home.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Bend-La Pine Schools we are determined to create a strong career & college going culture in our high schools.\u00a0INSERT SCHOOL NAME\u00a0has embraced the State of Oregon\u2019s ASPIRE <\/strong>program that offers education, support, and mentoring opportunities for all students.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0ASPIRE student supports include 1:1 mentoring, group mentoring, and activities or events that focus on career exploration, career and college research, admissions applications, scholarships, and financial aid. If students choose to participate in the mentor program, it is important to know that all ASPIRE staff and community mentors go through a background check and that confidentiality is required as mentors will have access to student academic records. Mentoring will take place in person or in a combination of virtual, electronic communication following Bend-La Pine Schools guidelines. If you do NOT want your child to participate in the ASPIRE program, please contact our\u00a0INSERT SCHOOL NAME\u00a0School to Career Program Manger\u00a0(INSERT STC NAME)\u00a0to opt out the ASPIRE program.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From Kinsey:  CAFE Program<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please read and share applicable portions with your staff:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A key tool we offer for translation\/interpretation support is the Bend-La Pine Schools’ CAFE Program for staff.  Full details here<\/a>.  Note: School and dept administrators should be familiar with items 5 and 6 on page 2.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are lauching the sign-up process to add new members to the CAFE Program.\u00a0 Please help us ensure all staff have access to this information and opportunity:\u00a0Here is<\/a>\u00a0a pre-written message you can copy and send to your whole staff (all certified, classified, administrative, and confidential staff are welcome to participate).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you for sending that message within the next week!\u00a0 Additional information about CAFE, including the most up-to-date list of members, can always be found on the Portal’s Equity\u00a0page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From Sean in Student Services:\u00a0<\/strong>Please make sure you review the building level process for suicide information<\/a> and present the information to staff<\/strong> <\/em>at some point this fall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ACT Testing in the spring:<\/strong> We rotate hosting the ACT test between CHS, MVHS and SHS. Because Caldera will be preparing for their first graduation with their first senior class this year, they will host for the 2024-25 school year. HERE <\/a>is the rotation for host schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From Jennifer:<\/strong> For Schools Starting Sources of Strength Classes or Clubs\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last Call: Our last planned Sources of Strength Adult Advisor\/Teacher training<\/strong> is on Sept 19, from 8:30-3:30pm, at the Ed Center (#314).  This is the promo flier with the registration link<\/a>.  We have 12 spots left.  Share the flier with anyone you’d like to send to the Adult Advisor training so they can register.  Regardless of whether your school is doing a class or club, the ideal ratio is 1 trained Adult Advisor\/Teacher for every 6-7 Peer Leaders.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is\u00a0a list of all the\u00a0Sources of Strength Peer Leader trainings<\/strong><\/a> happening at schools between\u00a0Sept 8 – Oct 17.\u00a0 Students need\u00a0a signed parent\/guardian permission slip<\/a>\u00a0to attend the Sources of Strength Peer Leader training and the training would be required for participating in the Sources Peer Leader classes or clubs.\u00a0 Jamie Gunter (jamie.gunter@bend.k12.or.us) is the person to contact about the parent\/guardian permission slips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your school’s trained Adult Advisors\/Teachers should attend your Peer Leader training because they will support the Peer Leaders at the training and then also in the Sources class or club.\u00a0 The Peer Leader training is important for establishing the adult-to-peer leader relationship.\u00a0\u00a0If your Adult Advisors are teachers and need sub coverage,\u00a0use the $1,000 in start up funds your school received from Matchstick to cover the sub costs.\u00a0 There’s also additional $1,000 mini-grants available that your Public Health Specialists are aware of and can help your school apply for.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From Jennifer:<\/strong> Thank you all for participating in the Wayfinder trainings last week. We trained 33 schools in one tool – a huge success and lots of great feedback. Many of you have been so excited about Wayfinder and you are ready to share information with your families. \u00a0I am working with Scott Maben on content that can be shared, we want to be mindful to use Life and Career readiness<\/strong> when speaking about our new tool so\u00a0please wait<\/strong>\u00a0to share with families until we get some agreed upon text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our focus has been teachers and students for this first wave of training. Later this month, we will prioritize Student Success, Learning Specialists, School Psychs and Speech and Language for logins and training. Many secondary people in this position have received training with their school site and are waiting on a login. We are working on it\ud83d\ude0a<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Waypoint assessment that all 6th<\/sup> through 12th<\/sup> graders will be taking opens on September 26 and closes at 4 pm on Friday October 5th<\/sup>. There are 43 questions and you should allow 30 minutes for students to compete the assessment on their ipads. You will have access to the data on your admin dashboard once the window closes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For ongoing tech assistance, please use the process below for Austin\u2019s team:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Q: A teacher has the wrong grade level materials, what do I do?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A: Digital Tools- Please make sure that the teacher is loaded into Synergy correctly. In theory, Clever will synch with Synergy each night and assign the correct digital tools. If you do this and they continue to have the incorrect tool, please refer to the \u201cRequest new tool\u201d feature listed below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A: Workbooks- Your administrator should collect numbers for workbooks needed for the school. Then, they can USE THIS FORM<\/a> to do a curriculum request which comes to Julie and Stephanie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: A teacher is teaching a blend and needs both grade levels, what should they do?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A: For Digital Tools-the teacher should have the lower grade level materials. If they need another grade level to explore, please ask that they use the \u201cRequest new tool\u201d feature listed below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A: For the Workbooks (Middle School only. No workbooks for HS)- See above<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q: I have teachers who should have access to all grade levels (Counselors\/PE teachers, Music teachers, etc.) How do we go about getting them access?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A: For Digital Tools- Make sure they are loaded into synergy correctly and then ask that they request the tools using the feature below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instructional Tech and Information Technology partnered to build an application where teachers can see what tools have been deployed to each of their classes. At the top of this page<\/a> there is a feature where they can request a new tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This can be requests to add, change, or remove tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From Tami Pike re: Communication to the School Nurse After School Hours<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Non-Urgent Student Matters<\/u><\/strong> For any non-urgent student health matters, please email your school nurse and they will get back to you on the next school day. Please do not phone or text after school hours.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Urgent\/Emergent Student Matters<\/u><\/strong> For any urgent\/emergent student health matters that need to be addressed immediately, please contact Tami Pike for assistance. (please text first 541-350-8387)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Employee Health Related Questions.<\/u><\/strong> For any employee health-related questions\/concerns, please reach out to Human Resources at 541-355-1100.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WHEN TO STAY HOME REMINDER<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Illness Symptoms and When to Stay Home.<\/u><\/strong> Bend-La Pine Schools follows the Oregon Health Authority\/Oregon Department of Education\u2019s Communicable Disease Guidance for Schools<\/a>. This guidance includes when an individual should be excluded from attending school on site (including any school-related activities such as clubs and sports). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For information on symptom-based exclusion guidelines, see page 8 of the Communicable Disease Guidance for Schools. <\/p>\n\n\n\n