Tammy and I wanted to lead off this week’s blog with another reminder about school security. At cabinet this week the following building security measures were discussed and were determined to be a priority to enforce for all schools from now to the end of the year. Please see that you are following the guidelines below. Truly nothing is new–but a good reminder if you have loosened up through covid.
- Point of entry supervision at morning drop off (adult posted at gates at bus entry, walker entry, etc.). If students are entering through a door or gate there should be a staff member there.
- Lock gates immediately when you walk away from morning entry and keep the perimeter secured all day. Do not wait for the building engineer to make his or her rounds to lock the gates.
- Doors locked and not propped open (you may have 1 door unlocked at recess for restroom access–door should be visible to supervision and immediately locked after recess)
- If your school has classroom doors that open to the parking lot, or some other area outside the perimeter fencing, these doors need to be locked at all times and at no time should they be propped open.
- After the bell rings in the morning, entrance to the building should be through the secure front entrance.
- Use Raptor for all guests and visitors and staff without ID. That means no adults in the perimeter without a Raptor ID and visitor/volunteer purpose to be there.
- Wear IDs, recess vests, and carry your keys (having your phone is a good idea as well)
- If you have any questions or need any assistance please reach out to your level leader
Focus on Excellence and Equity…
From Kinsey – This newsletter includes upcoming equity-related learning events and community engagement FUN for you and your staff. 🙂 Thank you for sharing this info in different ways (linking in your blog, posting near the copier, mentioning in a staff meeting) so staff of different roles, schedules, and tech tools have access. Also, can you ask please ask all your bilingual staff to complete this quick Yes or No form? Thanks!
Updates, Reminders, Department Info and Rants…
From Julie – I am looking for a couple of educational assistants that might want to support our STEAM camp at the Innovative Teaching and Learning Conference on August 24th and 25th. This camp is for our educators’ school-age children. Please pass along names of people who might be interested. Much appreciated!
From Sandy Schmidt – The school FAN offices are closed in the summer, but advocate Perla Ruiz will be providing coverage for our families. All the FAN Advocates will have Perla’s contact information on their voicemail and auto email replies. Advocates refer any families of concern to Perla in June so she can connect and provide support over the summer. Perla does not have access to funds, but she will work with families on resources and referrals for food, clothing, dental, vision, medical/OHP, utilities, and housing support needs. Perla’s contact information: [email protected], phone 541-355-5683 and text 408-758-0472
From Michele Oakes – As many of you know, we launched BLS’ Beginning Administrator Mentor (BAM) program this year. Our goal was to support our new (1st and 2nd year) administrators as they launched into a new career pathway. Our focus of support included daily administrative and leadership needs, as well as, building a better understanding around the role that equity plays at a building and systems level.
We received great feedback and will be modifying the program for 2022-23. Based on initial data, we will have at least 15 beginning administrators next year. We need you! Here is a link to a BAM Interest form which will help us determine who is interested in supporting our beginning administrators. This information will also help us make more intentional and strategic matches. Mentees will not be matched with their building principals or evaluators in order to provide confidential spaces for them to grow and learn.
We are working on creating a structure for meetings that align to your existing meetings. There will also be required meetings, PD and a stipend. More details to follow.
Erin’s Law: Please submit your Erin’s Law documentation to April Jorgenson if you have not done so already.
Summative Conversation: Don’t forget to sign up for your summative conversation. Also, here is a list of the questions we will be going over so you can look ahead of time and pre-think about what you want to reflect upon. Remember, these meetings will be at the Ed Center.
Meeting Canceled: No Horizontal on Monday, 6/6
The Red Zone – Things to do or share
Summer School Staff still needed: Please pass this along to staff at your sites. With the bulk of the positions filled, we are still seeking EA support across all levels (Jump Start, Spark, Base Camp and SPED/ESY). In addition, we would like to add a few more teachers to the middle school Spark program, specifically at HDMS. To apply, find “Careers in BLP Schools” and under “Internal Applicants” you can find open positions for summer employment. The support for students is rewarding and stipends are substantial! For more information, please contact Kevin Milner.
Last week of school schedule: Be sure to communicate to your families that Wednesday, 6/15 is not an early release day and will go a full day (until 2:10 for most of you). Thursday, 6/16, the last day of school for students, is an early release day and students will be out at 12:40.
Staffing Plans -Please keep your staffing plans updated with the most current names, positions, and numbers (as you build classes for the next year and start to get actual numbers, put those in the actual columns). This really helps us, especially during the summer, as we are trying to answer questions about staffing and enrollments.
Kids Inc Reminder: Please remind those teachers who are interested in signing up for Kids inc to sign up by June 7th on the BPRD site AND to also complete our internal survey. Bend Park and Rec needs to know who our staff members are so they can try to accommodate them.
Calendar
- SIW schedule – this is the newest version
- Horizontal Meeting Schedule – there have been changes – check it out now!
- Monthly checklist
- June 6—Meeting Canceled
- June 15–Full day on Wednesday for students
- June 16– Early release and last day for students
- June 17 – Last Day of School for the big kids!
- June 21st, All Admin breakfast from 8:00-9:30 AM @ Ed Center
And Finally…
