{"id":7708,"date":"2024-04-26T09:48:58","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T16:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/katie.legace\/?p=7708"},"modified":"2024-05-03T12:26:55","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T19:26:55","slug":"april-26-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/katie.legace\/2024\/04\/26\/april-26-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"April 26, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Happy Birthday, Scott! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/katie.legace\/files\/2024\/04\/image-2.png\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is image-1-1024x683.png\" class=\"wp-image-7735\" style=\"width:551px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/katie.legace\/files\/2024\/04\/image-2.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/katie.legace\/files\/2024\/04\/image-2-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/katie.legace\/files\/2024\/04\/image-2-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>To Do:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Levy Talk:&nbsp;<\/strong>Consider the ways in which you might educate your families related to the upcoming levy. Perhaps a presentation to your Site Council, Booster Club or family night. Ballots will go out in just a week!&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/13ZoWMrWm6XRc4MbZweig2O-X0SDwPbSSZbnNReDHT34\/edit?usp=sharing\">HERE<\/a>&nbsp;is some information that Scott has put together if you\u2019re looking for a bit more information than the flyers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Family Engagement Tool:  <\/strong>I am currently attending a Family Engagement conference in Chicago.  We are learning a lot about what it means to create&nbsp;AUTHENTIC family engagement and I am eager to share more with you about we can improve authentic engagement with our families. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1jzAv-MkKzbvi-3cwgQPqnzQ6O8jCGQvN\/view?usp=sharing\">NAFSCE <\/a>(<em>National Association for Family, School and Community Engagement<\/em>) provides an outstanding tool that your school could use when creating your family engagement plan. Check out page 26 for a way to monitor your programming over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>First Aid\/CPR:&nbsp;<\/strong>If your school is under the ration needed for CPR\/First Aid shared by Stephanie Bent this week, please make a plan to meet this before we leave for the year. It will help you be prepared for next year without a question. If you need help or ideas, please reach out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Reminders\/Action Items:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Youth Truth Reminder<\/strong>: Please <strong>process your YouthTruth data with your staff <\/strong>and <strong>share key positives and areas for growth, as well as next steps, with your families and students <\/strong>by the end of the school year.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Principals, you are strongly encouraged to additionally <strong>process<\/strong> your school&#8217;s data with your families and students, particularly, with your <strong>principal&#8217;s student advisory team<\/strong>, with the intention of setting school improvement and student learning growth goals (SLGGS).  However, processing with these groups is not required this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a K-12 expectation for all schools.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Four hour and less sub payments:&nbsp;<\/strong>Every sub coded between July 1, 2023 and the date of March 4,2024, covered by the district. Anyone who was coded 4 hours after 3\/4\/24 will be paid by you. As of April 5, if you put in for a 4 hour sub they will be paid for only 4 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" id=\"block-fb46d505-38ce-454f-a147-5a49afcc1b97\">\n<li>Interested staff members must indicate their interest in having their child attend KIDS Inc by filling out the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/V57K77eHu8dbPZGr5\">KIDS Inc Interest Form<\/a>&nbsp;and<strong>&nbsp;submitting an application to the program<\/strong>&nbsp;that can be found on the KIDS Inc website. The application period is May 6- May 17.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Support for <strong>Roger White<\/strong>:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mealtrain.com\/trains\/gm9yy3\">Click this link<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Performance Evaluation Reminders: All goals, formal observations and most mini\u2019s should be finalized in UKG by the end of April.&nbsp;&nbsp;We are asking Level Leaders to review your progress during their next one-on-one site visit.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In addition,&nbsp;please initiate&nbsp;Self-Reflections (SRs) for your staff this week. You may \u2018skip\u2019 instead of \u2018initiate\u2019 SRs those who are not on a full evaluation cycle this year.&nbsp; Staff are instructed to complete their SRs by May 1.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1cDjsCYoz7RKFmqkSoPoyXLZmKg5X7QuM\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Here<\/a>&nbsp;is an instruction video to share with your staff on how to complete self-reflections<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1rmcRDzKaLUzoaEuGF_gpUkHRj2buoGV7\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Here<\/a>&nbsp;is an instructional video for admin on how to review, submit and finalize self-reflections<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tentative BEA Agreement can be found&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/17GhvslYg4Np9Yhr_WxdLwtQIwNs9Qxk6\/view?usp=sharing\">HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Information:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>From Colleen, Science TOSA: <\/strong>Thank you for your input regarding the high school course pathways.&nbsp; Regardless of the pathway, master schedule and staffing are top concerns. The following is input from the attending group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three people prefer<strong>&nbsp;Pathway #2<\/strong>&nbsp;(Physics-Chemistry-Biology)&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Benefits: Ensures students take three years of core sciences plus earth and space science integration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Concerns: staffing, students may need to double up science for IB\/AP<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seven people prefer<strong>&nbsp;Pathway #3<\/strong>&nbsp;(Physics A\/Chemistry A &#8211; Biology &#8211; Physics B\/Chemistry B)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Benefits: students are exposed to the three core sciences in 2 years, creates flexibility and assures all students take a year of biology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Concerns: staffing and scheduling challenges with semester courses, students may need to double up science for IB\/AP. Students have too many choices. AP chemistry, AP Biology prerequisites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Four people did not have a preference but listed staffing challenges and concerns for whether BLPO school options matching biology at a junior level and physics at a freshman level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1qcyw9h1dW6X44ExY6edgSiRGgUJy2G9hwZnh9L2RRGQ\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">link<\/a>&nbsp;to the SWOTs for each pathway and a few articles related to each pathway.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1EeQyEbsBE6O666z6mMaIatv1YTsdA8l_ImejF0AwFpA\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Centering Equity in High School Science Pathways<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1yOdgVBaHKAeO2BOc_cRdQGVU3_57JVh-\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NGSS: Changing Systems is Hard Work.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>From Aimee Snyder: <\/strong> Please look for an e-mail coming from Aimee Snyder, our District\/County Partnership Health Supervisor. She is sending an invite for parents\/caregivers of students in grades 4th-10<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;to participate in a 20-minute online survey.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This survey is part of a county-wide assessment of prevention needs for families around topics like substance use and mental health. And, the first 85 English respondents and 85 Spanish respondents will receive a $15 Visa gift card for their participation!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Calendar:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1duCeKbWhbmpERwST9l6p_H9LS554P0AUiYByv58gIls\/edit?usp=sharing\">LINK<\/a>&nbsp;to the SIW Calendar and HS administrator work sessions and agendas for 23-24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>April 30:&nbsp;<\/strong>All goals, formal observations, and most mini observations finalized in UKG<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>May 1:&nbsp;<\/strong>BRYT Focus Groups for SSCs\/SSIs during SIW<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>May 4:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1R5WtQKdO57kW_rhe4bbYR2qqKHOhz-QnbRHLKIwwxRA\/edit?usp=sharing\">Queer Prom 7 pm at BTA<\/a>&nbsp;(Star Wars theme)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>May 6-May 10:&nbsp;<\/strong>Teacher Appreciation Week!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>May 7: <\/strong> HS Administrator CBA work session: 7:30-8:00 @ BTA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>May 7: <\/strong> HS administrator work session 8:00-9:30 @ BTA <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>May 21:  <\/strong>HS Administrator CBA work session: 7:30-8:00 @ MVHS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>May 21: <\/strong> HS administrator work session 8:00-9:30 @ MVHS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>May 21:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1ggcfDD0n_vyhpo6ypYk1oshLKH4lD09v\/view?usp=sharing\">National Board Info Session 4:30-5:30 in board room<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>May 24: <\/strong> Notify students, staff and families of <strong>Val and Sal<\/strong> for the class of 2024!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>May 30:&nbsp;<\/strong>School Counselor Celebration in board room 1:00-2:30 <em>Come and support your counselors!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>June 1:<\/strong>&nbsp;Pride @ Drake Park (BLS Family Advisory hosting a booth)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>June 6:&nbsp;<\/strong>GSA in the Park: 10-1 at Troy Field\/Ed Center<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>June 6-12:<\/strong>  Graduation week!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>June 15-16:&nbsp;<\/strong>Juneteenth Community Celebration in Drake Park<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>June 18:&nbsp;<\/strong>Last Horizontal meeting of the year @ Hollinshead Barn, 3:00-5:00.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>June 21: <\/strong> HS End of the Year Planning 8:00-10:00 @ La Pine High School<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" id=\"block-fb46d505-38ce-454f-a147-5a49afcc1b97\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Birthday, Scott! To Do: Levy Talk:&nbsp;Consider the ways in which you might educate your families related to the upcoming levy. Perhaps a presentation to your Site Council, Booster Club or family night. Ballots will go out in just a &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/katie.legace\/2024\/04\/26\/april-26-2024\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":538,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7708","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/katie.legace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7708","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/katie.legace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/katie.legace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/katie.legace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/538"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/katie.legace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7708"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/katie.legace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7708\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7773,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/katie.legace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7708\/revisions\/7773"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/katie.legace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/katie.legace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/katie.legace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}