Preparing for COVID-19 Cases and Quarantine: This week marked our first foray into responding to a positive COVID-19 case at school. The good news is, our system of tracing works and allowed us to quarantine students relatively easily as a result. Below are some reminders to continue to help us be as prepared as possible.
- Seating Charts: If you haven’t gotten seating charts for your classes to Ryan, please do so as soon as possible. It is likely that we will receive notification regarding COVID-19 situations after hours and will need to contact trace as soon as possible. Please update these frequently and pay special attention to any activity that is longer than 15 minutes that may require students to be closer than typical. All of this information will be needed when the time comes.
- Academic Learning Expectations: All students must be able to engage in a continued progression of learning if or when they must quarantine. This is why the daily updating and use of Canvas will continue to be critical and is a district-wide expectation.
- What is required? Access to continued learning while at home. Some assignments, tools, and platforms lend themselves easily to be linked to Canvas for daily lessons but sometimes there are certain things that cannot be replicated in an online format. When this is the case, teachers will need to have linked a matrix of options for students to engage in if they are learning at home during quarantine. This may look similar to the types of things that you already had as part of emergency sub plans, etc.
- How can I do this? If you have access to something like this already, please make sure to direct students here if a daily assignment otherwise cannot be accessed. If you need to spend time amassing some tools that would fit this need, you will be able to be time-sheeted for this planning time. Please contact me if you believe that you fall in the latter category.
- What can’t happen: Students cannot be excused from work and given nothing to do. Students must be able to access ongoing learning during each day they are away.
- Safety Precautions: Ongoing reminders, modeling, hand hygiene, and mask-wearing all remain critical for our school and community. If you have a student who you have given multiple reminders to and it seems they may need extra support to comply with protocols, please let Ryan or I know.
- Above All: When a quarantine period takes place, families will likely be upset/worried/nervous about their child’s health AND missing school. During this time, we can support them best by letting them know we CARE about their well-being and will support them through this challenging time. Please make sure that your contact information is clearly available and students can coordinate supports from you using e-mail if or when they are stumped.
State Testing: We will be having state testing in May and all teachers will need to be trained prior to beginning testing. We will do this training as part of an upcoming SIW. At this time, please check with Amy and Kellie regarding any of your Advisory students who may need accommodations during testing so you are ready to best support them when the time comes.
Synergy Error: There is a problem with quarter 3 grades not showing up in quarter 4 in Synergy. Laura Clark is aware of this, and they are trying to resolve the issue. Please hold off on syncing your grades until they know what the problem is.
SPARKS Summer Learning Program: This summer learning option will be available for a limited number of students during three weeks in August. Please refer to the information HERE for information related to what you could expect, who should apply, and what the team is looking for regarding staff. PCMS will be a host site.
Battery Recycling Containers: The PCMS Green Team has placed battery recycling containers in each hall for you to deposit your used batteries. Please refer to this map to see locations of the containers.
District COVID-19 Dashboard: Bend-La Pine Schools is publishing data on reported positive or presumptive COVID-19 cases who have a connection to our schools, staff or students. This page has several other links regarding COVID-19 information as well.
- Advisory Announcements (PLEASE USE THIS FOR CANVAS ANNOUNCEMENT IN ADVISORY!!)
- Staff Meeting Minutes– updated 4/7
- CANVAS EXPECTATIONS
- Weekly Tech Tips– updated 4/9
- Upcoming Meeting Dates– updated 4/9
- EBISS Information (updated based on Wednesday’s meeting this week)
- Advisory Contact Sheet (updated Tuesday of each week)
- MS Standards of Practice
- News from the Nest
- ALL-IN Schedule (English)
- BLS District Return to School