The last blog of the year. Have a great summer!!
To Do
From Stephen and Katie:
Principal evaluations: Plan to have your SLGGS and self reflection completed and submitted in UKG by Friday, June 13.
Principals, you are required to have the evaluation process completed for Assistant principal evaluations completed prior to administrators leaving for the summer. Please let Stephen or me know if you need help or have questions about this.
From Departments
From TLC:
Building Leaders: remind teachers that we cannot require families to purchase any classroom supplies or instructional materials that are required to meet the goals of a course. If a student needs such an item to earn a grade in your class, the school must provide it! This includes paper, pencils, spiral notebooks and calculators, yes, even the $100+ TI-84 calculator!
High school leaders, many of your math teachers in advanced level courses require students to have this calculator. In this case, schools should purchase enough to have them on hand in the library for students to check out, just like they would a book. NO family/student can be required to purchase this expensive device.
Here is the statue that addresses this topic.
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From Ryan in HR:
Following up from a previous blog entry, please know that we will require that all requests to hire use the documents provided in the new hiring guide on July 1, 2025 and thereafter. We prefer that you start using these new documents immediately.
This guide can be found by looking in your “Recruitment” tab in UKG. It is labeled Administrator Hiring Guide
Thank you for your support for our efforts to improve practices.
If you have any questions or need support, please reach out to [email protected]
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From IT:
Please continue to monitor your school’s Discipline Incident Audits as you close out the 24-25 school year.
Audits to Run in Synergy:
BEN > School Reports > Discipline Incident Reports > Discipline Audits > Discipline Incident Missing Elements
Synergy Tasks (Home Page) > State Reporting Extract Validation – Discipline
If you have any issues/questions, please contact Ted Helton (1224) and/or Jason Westmoreland (1222)
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From Tami Pike:
Dear Amazing Bend-La Pine Schools Administrators,
BLS Health Services is pleased to offer two CPR/First Aid training sessions this August for BLS administrators who need to obtain initial certification or wish to renew their certification before the school year begins.
Training Session 1:
📅 Date: Tuesday, August 12, 2025
🕗 Time: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
📍 Location: Caldera High School
Training Session 2:
📅 Date: Friday, August 15, 2025
🕗 Time: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
📍 Location: Three Rivers School
👉 To register, please sign up using this link.
Due to limited capacity, early registration is strongly advised.
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out.
HS Only
From Heart of Oregon:
To all of you who work in education, or support educational programs through your partnerships and referrals, thank you. Your commitment doesn’t just impact individual lives; it builds a more equitable and empowered society.
At Heart of Oregon Corps (HOC), we’re proud to continue that mission through our YouthBuild and Conservation programs. We’re looking to expand our reach—and we know that strong referral partners like you are the key to finding the right young people who will thrive in our programs.
If you know students who could benefit from building a bridge to the workforce through conservation, or those who may struggle with the traditional educational route, we’d love to connect with them. At Heart of Oregon Corps, our High Desert Conservation Corps and Stewardship programs pay young people to work outdoors in our local environments while building work experience and learning skills in land stewardship. They also develop soft skills that transfer to any job a young person wishes to pursue. Meanwhile, our YouthBuild program offers 16- to 24-year-olds high school credit recovery and GED education alongside training and hands-on work in construction or child and youth development—blending education with trade skills. All of our HOC programs provide supportive placement services.
Here’s what’s coming up:
- Our next YouthBuild cohort starts October 13th.
- High Desert Conservation Corps is actively recruiting for a new crew in September. A great opportunity for graduates after a celebratory summer vacation!
- Stewardship is on rolling enrollment and currently full, but we’re happy to add your referrals to the waitlist.
- Our summer programs are already filled for 2025, but we’re looking forward to next year’s opportunities for youth seeking outdoor summer jobs with the US Forest Service.
Please reach out with any referrals, or let us know if you’d like to discuss how we can best collaborate to serve more young people together. We’d also be happy to visit your site for a short presentation about HOC and answer any questions you may have.
Thank you for being part of this important work. Let’s keep building a brighter future—one student at a time.
Calendar
- June 13: Last Day staff work day
- June 16: End of the Year BLAST Luncheon @11:30 Ed Center boardroom
- June 17: Mandatory AI training. Sign up if you have not yet attended a session: AI Training
- June 17: MS and HS Administrator End of the Year wrap up. SBG focus! 8:00-11:00 @ Mountain View HS
Where in the World
We close out Where in the World this year with Brian Barringer, principal at La Pine MS, on the end of year 8th grade field trip. Have an extra scoop of ice cream this summer. You deserve it!
