{"id":2821,"date":"2024-04-22T01:24:52","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T01:24:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/roger.white\/?p=2821"},"modified":"2024-04-22T14:19:29","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T14:19:29","slug":"staff-update-15-4-21-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/roger.white\/2024\/04\/22\/staff-update-15-4-21-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Staff Update #15: 4\/21\/24"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is a video that Roger (and Wendi) wanted to share with the Realms staff (recorded Saturday, 4\/20)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"320\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 568 \/ 320;\" width=\"568\" controls src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/roger.white\/files\/2024\/04\/BFE95E45-E9BE-4AA4-BC2A-73F95C063A9F.mov\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e7c3ce644d552734b27582c029dfb586\" style=\"color:#09c1f1\"><strong>Upcoming Dates<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">This week<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>All week (4\/22-4\/26) &#8211; <strong>RMS ELA SBAC Testing<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wed April 24th &#8211; <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1Zf8q6XbilO7_zEdzDvcdGubjUY09n5Ustc56BHj9TLg\/edit\">Educator Network Day SIW<\/a><\/strong> (link to meeting list)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fri April 26th &amp; Sat April 27th &#8211; <strong>Banff Film Festival<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Looking Ahead<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fri May 3rd &#8211; <strong>Better World Day <\/strong>(9th &amp; 10th)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fri May 3rd &#8211; <strong>RMS Dance (Springa-Flinga)<\/strong> 6pm-8pm (<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1wSZEg6MUhISHiBHR-if158wba2vRPkCnVl3kpEz_Qtw\/edit#gid=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">volunteer sign up here<\/a>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mon May 6th &#8211; <strong>Teacher Appreciation Week!<\/strong> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sat May 11th &#8211; <strong>Rubbish Renewed Eco Fashion Show<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tues May 15th &#8211; Fri May 19th &#8211; <strong>RHS Intensives, Round 2<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mon May 20th &#8211; Thurs May 22nd: <strong>8th Gr Travel Study<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tues May 28th &#8211; Wed May 29th: <strong>10th Gr Newport Overnight Fieldwork<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thurs May 30th &#8211; <strong>Senior Expo Night<\/strong> 6pm-8pm<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tues June 4th &#8211; Thurs June 6th &#8211; <strong>Tentative 8th Gr Passages<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wed June 6th &#8211; <strong>Last Day of Classes for RHS Seniors<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tues June 11th &#8211; <strong>RHS Class of 2024 Graduation, 7PM<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thurs June 13th &#8211; <strong>RMS 8th Gr Promotion, 6PM<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tues June 18th &#8211; <strong>Last Day of School, 2:30 Release<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1JFUBF79KdnW-S0uoZ_IgSBOjELOph1YWf9OThNrcTtU\/edit#gid=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>3rd trimester fieldwork overview calendar!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1oGXqagrf32vfdcgdl6VC7HxulXQAU9HWE3wkCloS9CM\/edit#gid=0\"><strong>SIW Calendar<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0017ba076ded2f4b4db8903d43fce2f2\" style=\"color:#09c1f1\"><strong>Big Ups!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Frank: <\/strong>Big Ups for sharing your music, humor, and words of inspiration with the middle school students at the talent show on Friday! For those who missed it, Frank performed &#8220;Somewhere over the Rainbow&#8221; on his sax and it absolutely brought down the house. Thank you for modeling authenticity, vulnerability, and a growth mindset. You rock!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d2d40512107fc8ce507a36c3dee3d317\" style=\"color:#09c1f1\"><strong>Certified Leave Guidance<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Teachers &#8211; in case you missed this update that Jennifer sent out:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Guidelines for Utilizing 1-4 Hour Increments of Sick and Personal Leave:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Certified Staff Requiring Classroom Coverage for 1hr Leave: Staff are responsible for finding coverage to use leave in less than 4hr increments. Staff will utilize colleagues willing to sub-cover class(s) for the period(s) they will be out. This may mean securing multiple colleagues depending on the day&#8217;s class schedule.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As usual, you will &#8220;request time off&#8221; in UKG for approval&nbsp;before your desired leave date. Below is a sample of the UKG request entry. Note the &#8220;comments&#8221; area MUST be completed indicating what periods will be covered and by whom.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You will provide sub plans and class rosters directly to the colleague(s) who are covering for you.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you cannot secure a certified colleague, request a HDESD sub for 4 hours by entering an assignment into Red Rover.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Colleagues who cover a period or periods for you will enter the time worked on their UKG timesheet, adding in the notes who they subbed for and which period.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Example of UKG entry when requesting sick or personal leave in hour increments:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"628\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/roger.white\/files\/2024\/04\/image-628x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/roger.white\/files\/2024\/04\/image-628x1024.png 628w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/roger.white\/files\/2024\/04\/image-184x300.png 184w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/roger.white\/files\/2024\/04\/image-768x1252.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/roger.white\/files\/2024\/04\/image-943x1536.png 943w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/roger.white\/files\/2024\/04\/image.png 1118w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 628px) 100vw, 628px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Check the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/11cKR9tdvGCscBWfY_YTeVs5QEXE8t0PPAtCbiByudKE\/edit#gid=1336650341\">master schedule<\/a> to find staff who have open periods for coverage<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a382cd0bddb4ccfeb5a1c882dae808c0\" style=\"color:#09c1f1\"><strong>2024-25 School Year<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong><mark style=\"background-color:#69cbef\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">The following section is simply FYI&#8230; there are no immediate to-do&#8217;s.<\/mark><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Staffing: <\/strong>This week I submitted our staffing plans for next school year which reflected the reduction in FTE that we will experience if the BLS Levy does not pass. It includes a few tough reductions, including the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Reduction in HS ELA Department FTE<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reduction in MS Humanities and Science Department FTE (probable workshop impact)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>If your position has been impacted<\/em> <em>then you have already heard from me by now.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PD Priorities: <\/strong>Here is the plan for the remaining SIW&#8217;s this year:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"209\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/roger.white\/files\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-21-at-11.00.04\u202fAM-1024x209.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2826\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/roger.white\/files\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-21-at-11.00.04\u202fAM-1024x209.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/roger.white\/files\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-21-at-11.00.04\u202fAM-300x61.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/roger.white\/files\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-21-at-11.00.04\u202fAM-768x157.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/roger.white\/files\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-21-at-11.00.04\u202fAM-1536x313.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/roger.white\/files\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-21-at-11.00.04\u202fAM-2048x418.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Below is a rough outline of what those &#8220;Advance Planning&#8221; Days (5\/12-5\/29) will include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Day 1<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>EL Education Implementation Review [IR] Framing &amp; Survey<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>YouthTruth Data Review<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Day 2<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Review IR Results &amp; YouthTruth Goals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Feasibility vs Impact&#8221; process to identify specific areas of focus for PD time, which will be used by ILT\/Admin to draft the 2024-25 School Design Plan and PD Calendar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My goal is to include the whole staff in this advance planning process as much as is reasonable. Given Roger&#8217;s absence, I believe that it is more important than ever to lean on the collective wisdom of our team!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Master Schedule\/Bell Schedule Input: <\/strong>Soon (my goal is by next weekend) I will be sharing a spreadsheet prompting you to provide input on things like&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What classes (HS) should be shifted to different trimesters?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When in the day should Crew be?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What other bell schedule changes do you suggest?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some of these things can be changed&#8230; some cannot due to restrictions like AP Tests or Part-Time schedules. Still, it is important that you have a chance to share your ideas! Stay tuned for that spreadsheet&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Beginning the Fieldwork Coordinator Search:<\/strong> As you may or may not know, Caleb will be moving on to continue his education next year, which will leave behind a massive hole! If you know of anybody that would be an awesome replacement, please let me know or share my contact with them!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0fac368a69e27b4b26a2f8373a729c73\" style=\"color:#09c1f1\">Coming Soon: Detention Guidance for Teachers <em>from Caleb, Kat, and Zach<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Right now we\u2019re working on school-wide guidelines around lunch detention, and a little bit of a tune up on student discipline in general, so that we can approach this as a united front and provide fair, appropriate responses to violations of our school norms that don\u2019t feel totally different in different parts of the school. We\u2019re also working on communication to students to make sure that they understand what the guidelines are and to avoid situations (that we\u2019ve had already) where students tell teachers \u201cyou can\u2019t make me come at lunch!\u201d or otherwise flaunt consequences. Stay tuned (I bet you\u2019ve heard that before in a staff blog), we\u2019re working on clear, usable, and effective guidelines that we can hopefully take into the future!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a59eb7180f5f0de9b30cb5839bdd994e\" style=\"color:#09c1f1\"><strong>Class Break<\/strong> Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As we near the end of the school year, it can be tougher to keep students engaged for entire class periods. Brain breaks can be a great way to break up lessons and re-focus, but they need to be done intentionally and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">with supervision<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Running out of ideas? Here are a couple of brain break ideas and resources!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1z2RNlU2X0TsPY2fdEI993QCSkBRLg0eY\/view?usp=sharing\">Mindfulness resources from Heidi Marlinghaus (shared by Anita back on 4\/12)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stokedeck.io\/stokes\/yes-and\/\">Stoke Deck for social\/play breaks<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As an alternative to a break, consider incorporating one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/eleducation.org\/curriculum\/protocols\/?filter=categories%3A%3A6,3%3B%3B&amp;page=1\">EL Education Protocols (now better-organized on their website!)<\/a> mid-lesson to get kids up and moving<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Take a quick lap around the field or parking lot with a pairs discussion prompt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3cea897dd1c3742eef7012b487b50c58\" style=\"color:#09c1f1\"><strong>Reminders from last blog post<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Rubbish Renewed Volunteers Needed!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Event Set Up: <a href=\"https:\/\/volunteersignup.org\/9LKJC\">https:\/\/volunteersignup.org\/9LKJC<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Event Help: <a href=\"https:\/\/volunteersignup.org\/WKPMK\">https:\/\/volunteersignup.org\/WKPM<\/a> <strong>[we are in particular need of 2 people with OLCC alcohol server permits to check ID&#8217;s!!]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jobs on your own time: <a href=\"https:\/\/volunteersignup.org\/X83H3\">https:\/\/volunteersignup.org\/X83H3<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>EL Education Summer Institutes<\/strong>: Please email if you are interested in attending!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a video that Roger (and Wendi) wanted to share with the Realms staff (recorded Saturday, 4\/20) Upcoming Dates This week Looking Ahead 3rd trimester fieldwork overview calendar! SIW Calendar Big Ups! Frank: Big Ups for sharing your music, humor, and words of inspiration with the middle school students at the talent show on Friday! For <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/roger.white\/2024\/04\/22\/staff-update-15-4-21-24\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Staff Update #15: 4\/21\/24<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":673,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67846],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2821","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-onerealms"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/roger.white\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2821","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/roger.white\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/roger.white\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/roger.white\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/673"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/roger.white\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2821"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/roger.white\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2821\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2846,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/roger.white\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2821\/revisions\/2846"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/roger.white\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2821"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/roger.white\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2821"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/roger.white\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2821"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}