{"id":108,"date":"2020-02-24T02:37:52","date_gmt":"2020-02-24T02:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/lisabirk\/?p=108"},"modified":"2020-02-24T02:37:52","modified_gmt":"2020-02-24T02:37:52","slug":"week-of-february-24-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/pcms-staff\/2020\/02\/24\/week-of-february-24-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Week of February 24, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Believe it or not, this time of year we are beginning to look at next year. It will be in a few short weeks that we and other schools will begin to post job opportunities for the 2020-2021 school year. I don&#8217;t say it often enough, but I absolutely love working all of you at PCMS. PCMS is a special place and we have come a long way during these last few years. I am so proud to be part of it. There are no shortage of things we continue to work on; however, I want to thank you all for your willingness to embrace the &#8220;best at getting better&#8221; mentality as you model it and expect it from your students as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week I will meet with all of you regarding your mid-year progress on the SLGGs that you chose. If you haven&#8217;t yet signed up, please do so <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1aNEcqA4UsTCZ7fcTkJbdq9TnM4cTta-tteu8TosSITg\/edit?usp=sharing\">HERE<\/a><\/strong>. At this time we will discuss student progress and your ideas for a change in course if your data causes you to believe that a change is appropriate. Although these goals are related to SLGGs, I also want to talk with each of you during this time about your hopes regarding next year and the future in general. Part of my role is making sure that people are in roles where they feel excited and that allow them to meet their personal WHYs. I want to make sure that I am helpful to any of you who are interested in making any changes to your career paths or assignments. In order to do this, I need to know now so you are in the best position for options as they begin opening in a couple of weeks. For example, it is already time for elementary transfer interviews. If anyone is interested in moving to an elementary position, these interviews are scheduled for March 3rd. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please refer to the upcoming events on the calendar page. Additionally, here are a few things to keep on your radar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>If you are interested in reading the book, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stenhouse.com\/content\/not-light-fire\">&#8220;Not Light but Fire&#8221;<\/a> as part of a staff book club, please let me know this week so I can order. The sub-text is &#8220;How to Lead Meaningful Race Conversations in the Classroom&#8221;.  <\/li><li>Andrea Wilson sent out a notification that the Education Foundation has put out the opportunity for Classroom Grants which are due on March 16th. Please refer to this e-mail to enter. We have had a lot of success with these in the past. Please consider submitting an application.      <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1pwp6BvIhxZ6LDFp49JFUr8WrdAxgH3iF\/view?usp=sharing\"><strong>INFORMATION<\/strong><\/a>    <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1MXUVawCI73AYIqDkBPJRM8JempV_5x0l\/view?usp=sharing\"><strong>APPLICATION<\/strong><\/a> <\/li><li>In the upcoming weeks, we will participate in the Youth Resilience Survey. We have not determined a date or time but more information will follow. Please talk to your fellow ICCL member if you have an opinion.<\/li><li>Because our classrooms have glass boards that are extra low, it becomes relatively easy for a corner of a desk to bump into them. We have also learned that these boards are mounted on slats rather than flush against the wall so when a piece of furniture bumps into them, if it hits correctly, it can shatter the board. The district is going to come and look at options for these boards to potentially be remounted but until they do, please pull tables and desks away from the glass boards if at all possible. Hopefully a solution will come our way soon. Walt will likely update everyone on this in the future as well. <\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Believe it or not, this time of year we are beginning to look at next year. 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