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Standards Based Grading Early Adopters? We need to know…
Please work with staff to identify any early adopters of standards-based grading in Synergy for next fall. Once you know who may be moving forward in your building, please fill out this FORM. One form per building please. Do not send it out to staff.
Early adopters will be required to attend a two hour training during in-service week.
Deadline for completion is June 6th. Please contact Stephen with any questions.
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Please Read: Research regarding math options in high school:
Check out this summary of research that supports that taking AP Statistics over AP Calculus serves most of our students better in their post secondary journey. The research is also supports our math pathways.
From Departments
From Ryan in Human Resources:
Process
- Each school (or department) will request a posting for their ICCL hires.
- The hire will be requested and processed through UKG the same as all other hires.
- One TAG ICCL has been added to all elementary and middle schools. You will want to post this position separately so that it is clear who is applying for the TAG position.
- You can view your current ICCL allocations, who is in the position, what budget code they are paid from and any empty positions on the ICCL spreadsheet.
For those new to ICCL hiring, here are few things that will help you better understand the process
- All ICCL positions are two-year positions.
- If an ICCL Leader has completed their two-year term, they may apply for subsequent terms but will be subject to the hiring process.
- Column F on the ICCL spreadsheet shows the number of district paid ICCL positions allocated to each school, and is based on student enrollment. Student enrollment cuts can be found at the very bottom of the spreadsheet.
- If you decide to hire more ICCL members than what the district has allocated, those positions can be paid for out of your school improvement funds This will still be a two-year contract.
- If you have an open district-paid position and have a current ICCL that is being paid out of SIF funds, you may choose to move the SIF-paid ICCL leader into the district-paid position and collapse the SIF-paid position. A PA will need to be submitted for the budget code change.
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From Paul Dean: Classroom Guidance from Maintenance & Custodial Departments
While there is no board-adopted policy that explicitly governs classroom furniture or decorations, our BLS operational practice has been to guide schools as follows:
- District-Purchased Furniture: Bend-La Pine Schools assumes responsibility for the cleaning, movement, and maintenance of furniture that has been purchased by the district.
- Staff-Purchased Furniture or Items: Any furniture or furnishings that are brought in by staff members are considered the responsibility of the staff and/or school site. This includes maintenance, movement between rooms, and cleaning as needed.
Regarding classroom decorations and wall attachments, there are fire code restrictions that must be followed. These include limits on how much and the type of material that can be affixed to walls and ceilings, as well as requirements to maintain adequate clearances and pathways for emergency egress. Decorations/furniture should not obstruct exits or create fire hazards that would impede safe evacuation in the event of an emergency.
Additionally, per OSHA safety requirements, any shelving units or storage furniture that exceed a certain height (typically 5 feet or higher) must be properly secured to walls to prevent tipping hazards. This applies to both district-owned and staff-supplied furniture and is an important consideration for student and staff safety during daily use or seismic activity.
Lastly, we ask staff to be mindful of classroom lighting. Excessive use of supplemental lighting (e.g., lamps or string lights) should be minimized, as the district is actively pursuing sustainability initiatives to reduce energy consumption and meet long-term environmental goals. Use of natural light and district-installed lighting should generally meet classroom needs.
If admin have questions about whether a particular room adheres to these requirements, you may reach out to Walt Norris or Dan Dummitt for assistance.
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From Eric:
Check HERE to learn about New Synergy features that have been enabled to assist school discipline staff with correcting discipline data entry errors via the new State Reporting Validation system.
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From Josh Marks in Student Services:
“SLP Updates
Based on the collective feedback and careful consideration, our SLP team is going to move forward with some programmatic shifts for the 25/26 school year. These shifts are designed with several key goals in mind:
· Increase equity among our SLP team with regard to services
· Provide additional time for collaboration
· Enhance flexibility within our team
· Ensure excellent service to our students and families
Here are the details of the upcoming changes:
1. New Staffing Assignment Model: Starting in the 2025-2026 school year, we will be adjusting how staffing assignments are made for Speech-Language Pathologists. Assignments will now be made in teams. A group of schools will be assigned to a group of SLPs, allowing for more collaborative and flexible service delivery.
2. Elementary and Secondary Focus: Our teams will be primarily focused on either elementary or secondary levels, allowing for more specialized expertise and targeted support. There will be four Elementary teams and two secondary teams that are broken up by Middle School and High School. Lastly, please note that all of our south county schools will be part of each of these teams.
Process
In December the core SLP team explored data around workloads and caseloads. When looking at the data it became clear that inequities exist within our system. In addition, Student Services admin conducted 1:1 Interviews with all SLP staff that included a major theme of wanting more professional collaboration and connection with their peers. With this information a few different models of service were explored and debated. After the initial meeting 5 additional SLP’s were asked to join (which increased the group about half of the team). The new models were shared and debated until ultimately one model emerged as the top choice. Once the top choice was selected Student services admin set up 1:1 Meetings with the remaining SLP’s for input.
Timelines
December through March – Data sharing and exploration including meeting with all SLP’s in small groups or 1:1.
April – Email sent to all SLP’s about the pending updates to service models.
May – Initial teams were shared with SLP Staff.
June – SLP Teams will divide up schools based on workload and caseload data.
June through August – Communication to schools on SLP assignments.
As we move forward please know that our team is excited about these changes and feel they will enhance our service to schools, students and families. In addition, we believe this will lead to a more equitable, collaborative, and flexible work environment for our SLP team. With these changes services will not change or decrease at any schools. If you have any additional questions please feel free to reach out to me directly!”
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From Sean in Student Services:
You all have done an amazing job of getting your staff trained in CPI verbal intervention and CPI full course.
CPI training by the numbers! ⚡
THIS YEAR:
🎉 453 staff members have been trained in CPI verbal intervention or the full CPI course
🛺 Including 65 staff members from transportation
📚There were more than 25 training opportunities
✨ We now have 581 TOTAL staff members trained in CPI strategies
🛟 Every school has AT LEAST a 50:1 student to staff ratio of trained staff
We will offer a full course training for new staff during the August in-service week, so be on the look-out for that date.
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From Lisa Birk, Deputy Sup:
Hi all, On June 4th, we will be cancelling our All-Admin meeting at Aspen Hall and in the future, I will avoid graduation weeks for All-Admin meetings.
Instead, we will be having a half-day training later in June in partnership with COREN as we bridge from our current Admin content to our learning for next year. We are working with the partners to nail down the date and will let you know as soon as possible. Thanks for your flexibility!
HS Only
Here is the 2025-26 ABC calendar for the high schools on the rotator schedule.
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Principal evaluations: I will be scheduling evaluations with principals beginning the week of June 16. 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 me know if you need help or have questions about this.
Calendar
- June 10 and June 17: Mandatory AI training. Sign up for one session! Mandatory AI Training
- May 26: Memorial Day, No School
- May 27: HS Principal work session 8:00-10:00 @ Summit HS
- May 28: Perseverance Awards Ceremony 5:30 @ The Loft on Bond Street
- May 28: Dual Immersion Graduation Ceremony 5:30 @ Aspen Hall
- May 29: MS Counselor Celebrations 8:00-11:00 @ PBMS (Principals and admin who oversees counseling required to attend)
- May 31: HS only: Deadline by which Distracted Driving assembly or advisory lesson is completed
- June 6: Standards Based Grading Early Adopters for the fall identified by school HERE
- June 10: HS Principal work session 8:00-10:00 @ Caldera HS
- June 12: Last Day students—half day
- June 13: Last Day staff work day
- 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
This week we are highlighting Josh Marks, Director of Student Services. Josh writes: “whether winter or summer, I enjoy spending time outdoors with my family. We like to hike and backpack in the summers and ski in the winter. Keeps me grounded year around!!”
