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This and That: Spring Conferences 4/12 (From Skip): We have been talking with Sarah Barclay about the upcoming spring conferences and the importance of making sure your teachers DO NOT start conferences prior to the end of the work day (3:15 Continue reading 4.2.2023
This and That: Kindergarten Early Entrance: FYI… the School Board recently voted to accept changes to the BLS early entrance policy. The changes are outlined here. The biggest change is that we will not consider entrance to kindergarten for students Continue reading 3.19.2023
This and That: Conferences: Some more details about conferences: UKG: As expected, we encountered some bumps in the road as we transition to UKG. This work has been a huge undertaking by the business office and by human resources and the Continue reading 3.12.2023
This and That: Oregon Statewide Educator Survey – deadline extended (From Dr. Cook): The deadline to complete the educator survey has been extended to Friday, March 24th. This extension will allow Oregon educators additional time to share their experiences and Continue reading 3.5.2023
This and That: Art Workshops: After talking with several of you, we will not have art workshops this spring as we have a lot on our plates between now and the end of the school year. We WILL have them Continue reading 2.26.2023
This and That: UKG Time and Leave: UKG Time and Leave is live, and the first week went relatively smoothly for such a huge system change. That said, as you run into glitches or something doesn’t seem right, please check Continue reading 2.20.2023
This and That: UKG Time and Leave FAQs (From HR): UKG Time and Leave is going live THIS MONDAY, February 13. All timesheets and leave requests should be completed through Frontline or UKG (depending on your position). Here is a document Continue reading 2.12.2023
This and That: Staffing Updates: Committee Time: I have removed one Monday staff meeting per month and replaced it with a committee check-in time. March 3, April 3, and May 1 will all be committee time instead of a staff Continue reading 2.5.2023
This and That: Report Card “Tights”: Thursday, February 2nd Plans: Book Exchange Leftover Books: Please feel free to take any of the leftover books for your classroom libraries. Also, please bring your students by the tables and allow them to Continue reading 1.29.2023
This and That: February 2nd Plans: I haven’t had a chance to plan any details around the 2/2 half day inservice time; I plan to do that early this week as I know many of you need this info. This Continue reading 1.22.2023