for the Elementary Administrators of Bend-La Pine Schools
Everyone – When there is an exposure at your school families will receive a very official letter from you with notification of what occurred at the school. These official notifications can sometimes cause alarm. To help ease this concern Tami, Continue reading February 12, 2021
A big thanks to Jim Boen for sharing this article about remote learning and how this isn’t the first time in history we’ve had to turn to this approach to teach. The big takeaway for me was what remained in Continue reading February 5, 2021
As we bring our kids back into school I think one of the many challenges we’ll be facing is stamina – for our kids, for our teachers, and for ourselves. Remember, we haven’t been in school for about 9 months. Continue reading January 29, 2021
I was prepared for a bunch of phone calls Tuesday when students arrived at buildings. However, the phone never rang. Nada. Nothing. Crickets. Now, I know there were little things that happened here and there, but overall things went pretty Continue reading January 22, 2021
Friends – Every day I feel like I am taking out loans on your patience. I know I have been even more impossible to reach than normal so thank you for your patience and thank you for troubleshooting issues on Continue reading January 15, 2021
Wow, what a week. Not only at school but in our country. I hope you all take care of yourselves this weekend and get out to enjoy some winter activities that will take your mind off all the craziness.. I Continue reading January 8, 2021
Everyone – I hope you take advantage of the next few weeks to enjoy some much deserved time off. I will be taking a few days off myself but I will be in the office a few days too. If Continue reading December 18, 2020
Thank you for giving me some titles to explore over winter break. I am definitely going to check out some of the shows you suggested. However, some of your suggestions are kind of worrisome – we may need to talk. Continue reading December 11, 2020
Focus on Excellence and Equity… Some of you have asked if you can add kids to your current LIPI plan. The answer to this is yes. We just don’t want to be making large program changes. I know LIPI can Continue reading December 4, 2020
Focus on Excellence and Equity… I appreciated reading the thoughts shared in the Padlet around the D’s and F’s article. If you didn’t get a chance to read it or read the comments from your colleagues here is the link Continue reading November 20, 2020