{"id":967,"date":"2023-06-08T19:18:10","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T02:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/skip.offenhauser\/?p=967"},"modified":"2023-06-08T19:18:11","modified_gmt":"2023-06-09T02:18:11","slug":"june-8-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/skip.offenhauser\/2023\/06\/08\/june-8-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"June 8, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Last Horizontal of the Year Next Week! <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our last horizontal of the year will be this next Tuesday, the 13th starting at 3:00 at Dana\u2019s house!  That\u2019s right, we\u2019ll be meeting out in the country in a serene location, surrounded by colleagues and friends.  While we still have some topics to address (yes, it\u2019s still a meeting) we hope to keep it shorter than usual and will break out the coolers and treats as soon as it is over, celebrating that we have nearly made it through what was a darn tough year!  Dana\u2019s house is located out highway 20 at 62880 Dickey Road (take the left side of the driveway to her house). Please bring a lawn chair!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Counseling Celebration:  <\/strong>  On Friday June 2nd<\/sup>, counselors gathered in the level groups to celebrate their school counseling program.  During our time together, counselors delivered short presentations to share data and program updates that looked at how students are different as a result of school counseling programming.  In alignment with the American School Counselor Association (ASCA), school counselors evaluate and share the results of their programs impact and effectiveness with key shareholders. We are so grateful for those that were able to attend our celebration.  If you weren\u2019t able to attend, we encourage you to meet with your school counseling team to go over their data and slides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below are the slide decks by level for your reference:   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elementary School End of Year School Counseling Presentation<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Middle School End of Year School Counseling Presentation<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

High School End of Year School Counseling Presentation<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you again for all of your support of our K-12 School Counseling Program.  \u201cWithout administrator support, school counselors will strive , but not thrive.\u201d   -Dr. Trish Hatch<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

From Julie Walker- District Professional Learning Day is August 30th (formally known as Day 189)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Focus for the day:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Wayfinder Training (Life and Career Readiness and Social and Emotional Well-Being)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. K-5 Curriculum Map Overview<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. K-1- Handwriting and Decodables\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. 2-5-Using Newsela to Build Knowledge <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. K-2 Refining Foundational Skills Instruction\/3-5 HD Word Plus Training\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    From Julie Walker- <\/strong>If you are hiring a classroom teacher for next school year please share summer training dates with your new hires.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    From Lora re: part-time schedules – <\/strong>The district recognizes that creating schedules for part-time staff can be challenging, and these staffers\u2019 schedules have been the subject of numerous complaints and grievances. This guidance<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>is intended to help administrators create schedules that comply with our employee agreements. Your level leaders are available to review schedules, as well, if you have questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    2023-24 SIW Schedule – <\/strong>Here is the SIW schedule <\/strong><\/a>for next year.   Thank you Stephen Duval for putting this together.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    The Red Zone – Things to definitely read, do, share, or put on your calendar<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Revised Request To Hire Guidance<\/strong> – We are removing the Hiring Checklist from the request to hire process as of Monday, June 5th<\/sup> [insert cheer]. \u00a0 The instruction video<\/a> has been re-recorded to reflect this and we’ve also updated where to change a candidate’s hiring stage from Applicant to Request to Hire as the old video became outdated when UKG performed a software update last month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    UKG and Hiring Season<\/strong> – Please reference UKG Job Requisition, Interview Prep, Applicant Screening and Hiring Tips<\/a> as we enter into peak hiring season. We have important information about ICCL hiring in this document (cut\/pasted below).\u00a0 Within the document is also access to a Veteran\u2019s Preference report where you can easily view which external candidates are veterans.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    REMINDER: Certified Temporary\/Probationary 1 & 2 and Contract Staff of Concern<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    As you complete Summative Evaluations, it is imperative that you note any performance deficiencies in both the domain\/standard rating AND <\/strong>in the summary section at the end.  <\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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