Author Archives: Ryan Kelling

Masking Updates After March 12, masking will become strongly recommended, rather than required, for students and staff. This means our hallways, classrooms, gyms, libraries, and other school spaces will likely include students and staff who are wearing masks and those … Continue reading →

Indoor Mask Mandate For Oregon Schools Lifts March 19th The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) announced plans to lift mask requirements for indoor public spaces and Oregon’s schools on Saturday, March 19, rather than the state’s previously announced date of March … Continue reading →

Transition at PCMS As you may know, I have accepted a position with the district as the Director of Recruitment & Retention in our Human Resources Department. It was a hard choice to decide to move on from Pacific Crest, … Continue reading →

New Principal Selected I am thrilled to share the news that the principal search is over and that Sean Keating will be taking over as the next principal here at PCMS. Sean has a wide variety of experience and came … Continue reading →

YouthTruth Survey Extended Due to low turnout from families, we have extended the deadline to the YouthTruth Survey until Friday, February 4th. As of today, only 53% of our families have completed the YouthTruth Survey, an anonymous survey that gauges … Continue reading →

YouthTruth Survey As of today, only 16% of our families have completed the YouthTruth Survey, an anonymous survey that gauges the culture of our school through the perception of a variety of stakeholders (staff, students, and families each take a … Continue reading →

YouthTruth Survey I shared last week that we are conducting the YouthTruth survey to anonymously survey various stakeholders in our school community (staff, students, and families) so that we can learn more about the school experience and make adjustments as … Continue reading →

IMPORTANT: Covid-19 Protocol To limit the spread of COVID-19 within the school setting, families shouldmonitor student’s daily health and keep them home for any of the scenarioslisted here: WHEN TO KEEP YOUR STUDENTS HOME: GUIDANCE FOR PARENTS YouthTruth Survey I … Continue reading →

Enjoy the Break As we head into a two-week winter break, I want to take a moment to thank our outstanding school community for all they have done to help us create a welcoming, vibrant school where all of our students can thrive.  The halls and … Continue reading →

Free Pediatric Covid-19 Vaccine Clinic Deschutes County Health Services is partnering with Bend-La Pine Schools to host free Pediatric COVID-19 vaccine clinics in December and January! Our first dose Pfizer clinic will be held at Juniper Elementary School in Bend … Continue reading →