To Do
From Dean Richards:
Bend La Pine Teachers have created a Personal Finance Canvas shell course that meets the new standards. While we have not yet heard about the waiver, we would like to provide training to schools moving forward with a .5 Personal Finance course.
The training will be on Monday, April 14th, in the Education Center Room 203 from 8 to 4. The training will consist of a remote training by Next Generation Personal Finance, an open sourced curriculum that makes up much of the Canvas course. The authors of the Canvas Course, Bekki Tucker (CHS) and Jesse Kurtz-Nichols (BSHS) will walk teachers through the shell. The rest of the time will be spent becoming acquainted with the tools and planning for instruction. Subs will be paid for out of district funding.
If you know the teachers who will be teaching the course, please let Dean know so he can send a invitation to the teachers.
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From TLC:
Be sure to promote Life and Career Readiness Night at your school and with your families.
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From Kinsey Martin:
Please review these messages and share with your staff:
Family Liaisons and Translation/Interpretation:
Remember that our Family Liaisons are not translators/interpreters–these are distinct positions with different functions, required skills, and pay rates. Here are details about how to effectively engage Family Liaisons to support our work. If you need someone to translate or interpret a family communication (including for time-sensitive requests) please review the various options available to you here.
Immigration information:
Make sure your team is very clear that they are prohibited from asking about or documenting students’ or families’ immigration status, even when doing so might be well-intentioned.
If staff want to coordinate extra support for students or families who might be undocumented, it should be organized based on an educational purpose, not based on immigration status. Sttudents/families themselves then choose to opt into or access these, without needing to disclose their status or without staff needing to know it. Examples:
- A counseling group for students with anxiety (rather than a counseling group for undocumented students),
- flyers for local Know Your Rights workshops made available to all parents or via PTA group lists (rather than sent home with families we believe are undocumented), etc.
Title IX and gender support protocols:
I have received several questions about the status of our gender support protocol. Yes, our procedures for supporting gender-expansive students are still in place. Thank you for initiating this process when a student indicates a need for support.
Regarding Title IX more generally, while the national landscape is bringing some policy-based changes to our Title IX procedures (generally reverting back to our procedures from a few years ago–more on that later), please continue to contact me for any concerns or complaints related to Title IX, which includes:
- discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity;
- sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, stalking;
- athletics, academics, and activities;
- admissions, hiring, access;
- pregnant and parenting students
From Departments
From Jennifer Hauth:
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From Superintendent’s Office
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From Dan Emerson in Finance:
It has come to my attention that we have fifty or so students district wide who assist our nutrition staff during the lunch period and are provided payment for their time through petty cash or snack bar credit. After reviewing the practice we have determined that payment for student time (cash or credit) is not allowable. As a result, effective immediately we are discontinuing this practice. Students are still welcome to assist in the kitchens should they choose to volunteer their time.
I recognize that this has always been a meaningful and great experience for our student helpers, and over the next week we will be evaluating allowable incentives to continue to reward and encourage students who want to do this valuable work. I hope to have those incentives communicated to you by next week. In the meantime, if needed, please support your nutrition leads and managers at schools tomorrow as they talk to students about this change.
Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you!
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From Dave VanLoo:
“Testing season” is quickly approaching. Here are a few resources to help with planning and organization. Please reach out with any questions or suggestions. I’m happy to come out to schools and meet with you as is helpful.
Here is an updated for 2024-25 OSAS Essential Information and Planning Resources document for school test coordinators. This resource is meant to compliment ODE’s resources and highlight some of the most important big ideas. This document will be updated as needed. Please save and use as a resource https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EJzxywh4ykm_WHT7uA4pNBpQsT2csXarETHJvtXquQE/edit?usp=sharing
I’m resending this high-level summary of 24-25 test and survey timeframes. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1IQxbIzjNj6l-1KNWzsrXjEeSGJ7uVIocWEX7IOpeeRk/edit?usp=sharing
I’m also resending this document that summarizes key purposes and scheduling considerations of many commonly used tests in the district. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1I8YT25DGBaAtIgkpGc2XvzFDhY2b9s7sf-sJD_DqGGY/edit?usp=sharing
MS Only
Youth Truth Data: Make sure to do a deep dive into your Youth Truth data and be prepared to share your observations with Stephen.
Calendar
- February 25: HS Principal work session 8:00-10:00 @ Caldera HS
- February 27: MS Horizontal 3:00-5:00 @ High Desert
- March 3: CTE Fly Up Day
- March 5: Administrator PD – 3:00-4:30 @ Bend High
- March 10: TAG Admin/ICCL 3:45-5:45 @ Ed Center – Board Room
- March 12: Life and Career Readiness Night 5:00-7:00 @ Caldera
March 18: AP Requests DUE on this sheet
Where in the World
We need some more entries!
This week, we are highlighting Darla Brandon, AP at La Pine Middle School. Darla states, “Over winter break, my husband and I went on an unexpected road trip adventure, traveling through 5 states. We visited Reno, Las Vegas, Red Rock National Park, Valley of Fire State Park, and Bryce Canyon National Park. We eventually met back up with my son, his wife, and my daughter in Reno where we enjoyed the New Year playing at the arcade, conquering escape rooms, and competing in a goofy gameshow together. I love to hike and travel to new places. But more importantly, I cherish the moments I have with those I love!”
