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Pictured are a handful of our staff who helped deliver treats to students on Friday. THANK YOU to all staff that participated – students were THRILLED to see their teachers and familiar staff. You are appreciated!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This and That:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Metrics: <\/strong>I’m sure you all heard that Kate Brown announced new metrics on Friday for getting students back in buildings. Even with these new, less restrictive metrics, I am doubtful that we will meet the metrics when the new weekly data is released on Monday (I don’t have any inside information; I am just doing my own math.) With that said, please be careful when communicating with students and parents about returning to school. Please let the parents do the bulk of the communication about this so that we are careful about not getting the students’ hopes up too much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bend Broadband Overage Charges:<\/strong> Are you getting charged overages on your home internet? Bend Broadband\u2019s parent company, TDS is willing to credit back any overage charges for BLP teachers as long as they email TDS from their school email address. Any teacher that\u2019s been impacted should send an email to customersupport@tdstelecom.com, from their school email address with their name and account number, requesting credit for their \u201cdata usage allowance overage charge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WebEx Muting Issues (From Amy Tarnow):<\/strong> A recent WebEx update is causing issues for elementary teachers because they can no longer just unmute students to ask them to share, and students have to allow themselves to be unmuted. Of course, secondary teachers are stoked because they can lock students in mute. Here is a link to a blog post about this topic<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meals During Breaks (From Nutrition Services): <\/strong> We will be offering meals over the holiday breaks. They will include breakfast, lunch, and supper grab \u2018n\u2019 go from 12pm-1pm on the following days:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monday 11\/23 \u2013 we will serve meals for 11\/23, 11\/24, 11\/25, 11\/26
Monday 12\/21 \u2013 we will serve meals for 12\/21, 12\/22, 12\/23, 12\/24
Monday 12\/28 \u2013 we will serve meals for 12\/28, 12\/29, 12\/30, 12\/31
We will be serving only at the sites below (No mobile routes). Meals are available to all kids 18 years of age or younger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bend High
Elk Meadow
La Pine High
Lava Ridge
Pilot Butte
Three Rivers
Westside Village<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Great News from Nutrition Services<\/strong> \u2013 USDA has extended the waivers for meals until June 30, 2021. The waivers will allow us to serve breakfast and lunch at no cost to kids 18 and under for the rest of the 20-21 school year!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

COVID\/ Safety related information:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Questions\/Concerns about COVID-19 related matters?:<\/strong> Please follow this flowchart<\/a>. If in doubt about what to do, you can always check with Frank or Kelle. Frank is our Safety Team Lead, and Ann Hollenberg is our School Nurse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

School Safety Checklist: <\/strong> For those who would like to see Elk Meadow’s complete School Safety Checklist in one place, follow this link<\/a>. In an effort to make the information “stick” a little better, I have been providing the information in this document in small portions at a time. As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please be sure to bring your thoughts to Frank or Kelle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ready Schools Safe Learners (RSSL) Updates:<\/strong> Besides new metrics, there were many other changes to RSSL on Friday. These changes are being processed by the district, and many documents are being updated (including our school safety checklist). We will keep you all abreast of any relevant changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To Do:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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