To Do
Complete your option sets by Monday!
Option sets for curriculum ordering are due next week! Dean ran a virtual trainings for the HS admin leads on Monday of this week. If you weren’t able to make the meeting or have additional questions, please reach out to Dean.
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Thank you for updating your staffing plans as changes are occur.
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From Eric, please provide comments for the 26-27 Code of Conduct:
As we look toward the 26-27 school year, we wanted to give administators at each of our levels an opportunity to make comments/propose adjustments to the Code of Conduct.
Ideas presented within the comment copies for your level (below) will be reviewed and discussed at a district Code of Conduct review meeting and also processed through the District’s Culture & Climate Task Force.
Here are the comment copies (by Level):
From Departments
Office of Policy and Advocacy:
- Chronic Absenteeism: Family Engagement and Attendance: (Action needed)
We know you are working hard to get kids to school. As part of our broader efforts to improve student attendance under the leadership of Eric and his team, and in alignment with our ongoing work on student voice, dignity, and belonging, in addition to our school design plan improvement cycles, we will be taking a closer look at the connection between family engagement and chronic absenteeism. Research shows that specific, practical family engagement strategies can significantly improve student attendance across K–12.
On Thursday, May 21 from 8:00–12:00 (and continuing into next school year), national expert Dr. Karen Mapp will join us in person to help us reflect on our current work, identify school-specific and districtwide coordinated efforts, and plan concrete, evidence-based strategies to reduce chronic absenteeism. This is a valuable opportunity to reflect on this year and begin planning for next year.
Your Advocacy ICCL rep will attend, with substitute costs covered by the Office of Policy and Advocacy. If there are one or two additional staff members (ex: family engagement committee members) who would benefit from participating, they are welcome as well—we can support some additional substitute costs; please contact me if interested in adding participants. Please also plan for an administrator to join us. This work will directly inform your 2026–27 school design plan and provide practical tools to strengthen attendance efforts.
More information to follow—for now, please mark your calendar.
- ELL/Multilingual Services (From Liza): (FYI)
Hello admin teams! I wanted to inform you about a change in ELPA test scores this school year, per ODE:
- There is a new ELPA score called “Early Proficient.”
- “Early Proficient” means the student scored very close to proficient, so they may be able to exit English Language Learner (ELL) status.
- Next steps: Language Specialists will connect with the families of students who have scored “Early Proficient” and set up meetings to discuss their options during their case management periods. See the attached family flyer.
- The decision must be made by a parent, guardian, or by the student themselves if they are an adult (18 yrs. or older). All forms are due by June 11, 2026.
Your Language Specialist will be connecting with you on this new process. If you have additional questions, please reach out to me directly. Happy to support! -Liza
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From Gabe:
Here is the weekly: April 20th-24th, 2026
HS Administrators Only
In regards to the Karen Mapp training on May 21, the administrator in your school who oversees attendance is required to attend. I will send them an invite to the training.
Calendar
April 22: Forestry/Natural Resources CTE PD @ COCC
April 23: Manufacturing/Natural Resources CTE PD
April 23: MS Horizontal 3-5 @ Pacific Crest
April 28: AP LA Rubric collaboration and decision making teams meeting 8:00
April 30: AP LA Rubric collaboration and decision making teams meeting 8:00
May 1: HS Principal Connection @ BSHS in Perseverance Hall 8-10
May 1: 8th Grade LA CDA Meeting
May 4: IB/AP LA CDA Meeting
May 19: Secondary Administrator work session @ CHS 9-11 – focus on SBGI
May 21: Karen Mapp session on Chronic Absenteeism 8-12 – Admin lead for attendance attends
Where in the World?
Congrats to Kelly Schmidt for correctly identifying the blog image this week. The worlds largest prairie dog in South Dakota!
Here is the image for this week. Send us your guess for this location by Monday, win the drawing, and Stephen or Katie will bring you your school appropriate beverage of choice:
