This and That:

Transfer Interviews (From Ryan Kelling): Monday, April 17th is the day we will be holding transfer interviews for all regular, contract teachers licensed and endorsed to teach elementary grades. These interviews are for current teachers interested in transferring to another elementary school for the 23-24 school year.

Transfer interviews will be held at Bear Creek Elementary beginning at 3:15 PM on Monday, the 17th of April. This event applies to classroom teaching positions but does not apply to specialist positions such as PE, music, ELL, SPED, or other specialists. Postings for open specialist positions will be posted as school-specific openings. 

Please note that probationary one, probationary two, and temporary contract status teachers are not eligible to participate in this transfer interview event.

To participate in the transfer interviews, you must apply in UKG. For internal-only postings, please follow these directions and complete the application before April 11th.

Applicants will be sent an email on April 14th with their interview times.

Field Trip Funding Opportunities: The Oregon Department of Education was recently notified of an opportunity by the Oregon Parks Forever organization. Oregon Parks Forever offers the Ticket2Ride program to help 3rd through 5th-grade students in Title I schools access Oregon’s parks for experiential learning. Schools can apply for these first come, first serve funds by completing the online application on their website. Awards will be up to $500 per trip to reimburse actual costs.

Oregon Forest Resources Institute also has funds available for field trips where the PRIMARY focus of the trip is forestry/forestry education. Apply for these funds through their online application. 

If you have questions about these programs, please contact Oregon Parks Forever at [email protected].

Conference Meals: Our Eagle Engagement Team (EET) will be catering our meals on Wednesday and Thursday. I believe some snacks will be out for most of the day on Wednesday and Thursday, with meals ready to eat at 3:00 each day (maybe earlier… I will get confirmation on this). The Wednesday theme is “taco bar,” and the Thursday theme is “soup and salad.”

Art in the Meadow: Art in the Meadow is our one time per year celebration of being an art school and sharing student art work with families. It is a hope that ALL staff who are able to make it work with their family life are in attendance and an expectation that all certified staff that are able to make it work are in attendance. Art in the Meadow will be on Friday, June 2, and staff that participate that evening can plan to leave the building as soon as student are gone on either 5/31 or 5/24 (whichever works best for your team). Thanks for helping to make it a great event!

Scholastic Book Fair: The Scholastic Book Fair will be this week from Monay-Thursday. Please see Lindsey’s email sent on 3/22 for more details. And… thank you, Lindsey, for bringing it back to EME!! 🙂

Monday Staff Meeting: The Agenda for our staff meeting will be a short presentation from Americal Fidelity regarding the upcoming required dependent verification and their products and more information from Shannon regarding Missoula Children’s Theater the following week.

Focus on Excellence and Equity:

Classroom 180 Book Study (From Jennifer Hauth): Join fellow educators in this virtual book study to learn the 5 domains and supporting indicators of the Classroom 180 Framework. Learn how you can create a more trauma-informed classroom to meet the needs of our students. Book Study in Collaboration with the Bend-LaPine Student Success and Culture of Care Coaches. Join Virtually:  4/18 4:30-6:30 & 5/23 4:30-6:30. Coursework completed on your own via Canvas with optional Office Hours. Optional: 1 OSU Credit. Classroom 180 Book Study **Note from Kelle: Elk Meadow will be adopting and using the Classroom 180 Framework next school year. I highly recommend this training to all staff.**

TLC Update: April 5^th Elementary TLC Update.  The update for this week includes:

Please reach out to your elementary support staff for any needs or supports

Coaching Support: Here is a link to schedule support from Anna.

To Do:

Erin’s Law: Let Frank know when your class has completed the Erin’s Law curriculum.

Spring Conferences: Please provide Nicole with a copy of your conference schedule. Thank you.

Art in the Meadow: Please add your auction item to the clipboard by the mailboxes.

Yearbook Cover Contest: Please share with your students:

Important Dates:

SIW Schedule: