{"id":283,"date":"2020-12-05T08:29:14","date_gmt":"2020-12-05T15:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/skip.offenhauser\/?p=283"},"modified":"2020-12-05T08:29:15","modified_gmt":"2020-12-05T15:29:15","slug":"december-4-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/skip.offenhauser\/2020\/12\/05\/december-4-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"December 4, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Focus on Excellence and Equity\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of you have asked if you can add kids to your current LIPI plan.\u00a0 The answer to this is yes.\u00a0 We just don\u2019t want to be making large program changes.\u00a0 I know LIPI can present some staffing and logistical challenges but if there are students that can benefit from this option we should do our best to find creative solutions to help them.\u00a0 I would especially encourage you to look at kids who are struggling to participate in CDL (Attendance) who might benefit from a structured more supportive setting to do their CDL work.\u00a0 If you have any questions about LIPI and potential changes to your plan please don\u2019t hesitate to reach out to me or any of your colleagues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And Speaking of LIPI<\/strong> – I am still trying to schedule a meeting with Sarah and her team to start working on some of the details from the LIPI presentation I shared with you before break.  Next week I will be working on a letter to families that I will run by Lora. Communicating to our current families and families that have enrolled in BLPO is step number one.  They need to know what their options are then communicate their intentions to us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Department News\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

From Alandra <\/strong>– Sometime this week, your school should receive delivery of boxes containing postcards with attached magnets for distribution to students\/families. These items offer tips and key information to prepare families for in-person learning (wear a mask, check for wellness, etc.) Please distribute these to LIPI families and hang on to the rest for distribution when we have more students in the building. You should receive enough for one per student, in the student\u2019s home language (ENG or SPAN).\u00a0 At this time please do not include them in any scheduled packet pickups. I am happy to answer any questions about this project. Thank you so much for your help! – Alandra<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ELL News<\/strong> – See the Language Department December newsletter here<\/a>\u00a0 (this has some culturally-responsive lesson ideas and resources for asynchronous assignments or community circle conversations)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TLC Update<\/strong> – Just a reminder to read the TLC Update<\/a> to stay current with what\u2019s happening in that department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dreambox Training<\/strong> – in the TLC update take not of the section on Dreambox and the resources that were provided by teachers. This might be good info to include in a staff newsletter. And FYI – the recording of our admin Dreambox training has yet to be sent to me. I will forward it to you as soon I receive it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Updates, Reminders, Info and Rants…<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Childcare safety practices<\/strong> –\u00a0 As you all probably know, childcare providers follow different guidelines than schools.\u00a0 Our guidelines are very similar but there are some differences that cause some concern.\u00a0 Next week I will have a conversation with Park and Rec and our other providers to request that they bring their practices closer to ours. The practices I believe they specifically need to address and improve upon are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n