Our celebration of the graduating class of 2025 begins tonight at Caldera!Join us in celebrating our seniors!
June 5: Caldera High School @7:00pm
June 6: La Pine High School @7:00pm
June 7: Bend Senior High School @10:00am
June 7: Summit High School @2:00pm
June 7: Mountain View High School @ 6:00pm
June 9: Bend Tech Academy @7:00pm
June 10: Realms High School @7:00pm
To Do
Tomorrow is the deadline:
For you to tell us which of your teachers will be Standards Based Grading Early Adopters!
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.
From Departments
Congratulations to Jess Calbreath for being recognized for her outstanding presentation at the PNACAC conference in May! She highlighted our College and Career programming work on SchooLinks and will be featured in an upcoming newsletter.
From Stephen and Katie:
Principal evaluations: Plan to have your SLGGS andself 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.
Recently our counselors celebrated their achievements this year with each other as well as their building leaders. Here are the slides from those celebrations: MS and HS
We are excited to share that the start dates for the 2025-26 school year are now available and posted on the Portal here.
Complete work calendars for all classified employees are nearly finalized and will be uploaded to the Portal as soon as they are ready; we appreciate your patience as we put the finishing touches on them.
Thank you for your continued support and dedication – wishing you an enjoyable wrap-up to the end of the school year!
MS Only
Please see this document lining out our transition for removing the privlidge to attend certain events for the school year like 8th grade celebration and extra-curriculars. This will take effect for next year.
HS Only
From Jennifer: Wayfinder workbook orders:
If your team would like to order Wayfinder workbooks for next year, please add the numbers (if any) needed before the order is placed on June 11th. If you are placing an order, please list the contact and address of the school for where the workbooks should be sent and make sure the numbers are all accurate by grade level as well as Spanish versions. If you have workbooks leftover from last year, please subtract those from your order number so we don’t waste books as they will be the same for next year.
If your school will not be order any workbooks for next year, please list a 0 in all of the columns so I know you have completed the spreadsheet.
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 Teachers committed to designing the careers class are invited. We will cover the cost for a 1/2 day sub!
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
This week we are highlighting Kinsey Martin, Executive Director of Policy, Advocacy and Equity. Kinsey shared, “My happy place is anywhere in the world with these two!”
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.
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 spreadsheetshows 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.
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.
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.
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!”
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.
Principal evaluations: I will be scheduling evaluations with principals beginning the week of June 16. Plan to have your SLGGS andself 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!!”
Congratulations to La Pine MSfor being honored as a Wayfinder North Star School!
To Do:
From The Business Office: Friendly Reminder: Report Year-to-Date Non-Contract Time by May 11
Administrators: As we approach the end of the fiscal year, all administrators are asked to ensure that their non-contract time—from July through the current pay period—is fully reported in the system no later than May 11, the Time and Leave cutoff.
Missing or outdated entries may lead to an inaccurate display of leave balances, which can create confusion when trying to understand remaining entitlement for the year.
If you have leave to report from any prior month, not just the current pay period, please complete a leave sheet with the accurate dates of the absence. We will process prior leave entries using the same approach as current-month reporting.
To review your leave usage and remaining balances, log into Employee Online and view the bottom section of your most recent pay stub.
Thank you for your attention to this important task and for helping ensure accurate records as we close out the fiscal year.
School Improvement Funds: April has calculated each school’s SIF funds for this year and has added the allocations to the SIF tab on the staffing plans. We will be reviewing your school improvement plans in the fall. Reach out to Katie, Stephen or April if you have any questions.
From Departments
Reminder about Tutoring Servicesand companies: We do not vet or promote them.
It has come to our attention over the last couple of months that a few people are inquiring about a tutor list. We wanted to provide a refresher about the district’s practice regarding the referral of students and families to paid tutoring services.
Currently, and for the last few years, we do not maintain or update a list of tutors. We are unable to vet tutors or companies, nor should we refer families to specific paid services like tutoring.
This approach is rooted in liability concerns, as directed by the district years ago, to avoid promoting individual tutors or specific companies. Our aim is to prevent any potential complications regarding liability for both the tutoring staff and families. Additionally, we do not want to refer families to paid services due to unmet educational needs that could and should be addressed by intervention programs at our schools.
For families looking for tutoring options on their own, we encourage them to explore alternatives through online searches or by discussing with others in the community. Local tutors and companies are welcome to share their information/flier on the school’s designated public bulletin board; however, please note that we do not and should not be actively promoting their services specifically.
BLS staff members working as private tutors or consultants outside of their work day:
BLP staff members who work as private tutors or consultants may not advertise their services or share any contact information with families or students during the school day or use district devices to do so (ie: iPad or laptop). This includes sharing with families or students that you provide these services
Similar to any private tutor who is not a staff member, BLS staff members who work as private tutors or consultants are welcome to share their information/flier on the school’s designated public bulletin board. Again, no staff member should be actively promoting their services specifically during the work day or using district devices.
Administrator PD in May and June: We will be meeting at Sky View MS for our May meeting and at Aspen Hall for our June meeting. Please make a note of the change.
The Wayfinder Waypoint Summative Assessment is now active! If your school has completed the Fall Summative Assessment, please ensure that both teachers and students participate in the End of the Year assessment. This assessment will measure student growth in Life and Career Readiness skills.
· Students can access the assessment in the Wayfinder app on their iPad under the To Do List.
The assessment will remain open until June 12th and is expected to take approximately 15 to 20 minutes to complete. Please note that it may take longer for educators to observe students in grades K-2.
After your school has finished the assessment, feel free to schedule a meeting with Jennifer to review your data dashboard and discuss goals for the upcoming year.
The End of the Year Celebration is fast approaching. We ask that the principal (for HS) and one admin that oversees counseling attend. The counselors have worked hard on their Flashlight Presentations😊
Yes, the Excellence in Education celebration is the same day at 4:30 at MVHS!
As we approach the end of the year, we would like to highlight the importance of school counselors having a retreat/planning day as part of our Comprehensive School Counseling Program (CSPC). This practice fosters collaboration, reflection, data analysis and strategic planning for the upcoming year.
We know many of you already do this, but here are some best practices for your planning day:
Environment: Take time away from the school building to foster review, reflection, and planning. Work with your admin to determine the when, where and how long based on the needs of your program.
Involvement: Invite administrators or stakeholders to join part of the session for insights and support (Admin lead of counseling, STC, Grad Coach, SSC, etc.).
Agenda: Establish a structured agenda to ensure efficient use of time and cover all necessary topics. Think about roles and norms like facilitator, note taker, etc.
Calendar Review: Examine the existing annual calendar for opportunities to integrate CSCP goals and activities
Data Analysis: Analyze relevant data from the current academic year to inform our goal setting and program enhancements.
Student Conference
Pre/Post
Attendance, Behavior, Credit
SchooLinks
Course Planner
Activities
College Application Manager
Senior Survey
Wayfinder
YouthTruth
Goal Setting: Set clear and achievable goals for the upcoming year based on your data analysis and program priorities. Similar to this year, school counseling programs will be expected to submit tier 1 and 2 goals next year based on data needs.
Planning: Develop a plan for the beginning of the school year, including orientation activities, student outreach initiatives, and staff training sessions.
Task Distribution: Distribute program tasks among team members for equitable workload and maximum efficiency.
Thank you once again for your dedication and commitment to our students and your comprehensive school counseling program.
High School only
Val and Sal Announcement: Will be made by high school principals to students and their families on Friday, May 23. Please be sure to send a photo of each student and a few sentences highlighting them to Becca and Scott Maben by May 20. Here is what the graduation edition of the family spotlight looked like last year.
If there is a request for a student to change their diploma type, the process happens at the school Tier 3 meeting using the Standard Diploma Consent Form that was developed last year. Steps are:
Transcript review
Review of Course Plan Progression/credit check for both diploma types
Parents/guardians, administrators, student must agree with the change and sign the form
Changes occur before the second semester of the senior year.
Calendar
May 14: All Admin PD at Sky View Middle School, 3:00-4:30 Read Chapter 4!
May 20: Val/Sal pictures and a quick blurb about each student due to Becca and Scott M
May 20: HS Counselor Celebrations 1:00-4:00 @ Wall Street Lab (Principals and admin who oversees counseling required to attend)
May 20: Excellence in Education Event 4:30 @ Mountain View HS Auditorium
May 20, June 10 and June 17: Mandatory AI training. Sign up for one session! Mandatory AI Training
May 22: MS Horizontal – 3:00 @ Pilot Butte
May 23: High Schools announce Val and Sal today!
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 4: All Admin PD at Aspen Hall, 3:00-4:30
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?
We are highlighting Monica Freeman, Interim Assistant Principal at Realms MS/HS, this week. Monica shares that “finding time to spend with my girl, Lucy.” 💙 is what brings her joy!
On our way to brand new websites for Bend-La Pine Schools
A team from District Communications and IT have started the process of converting all our websites to a new platform for the 2025-26 school year. We have partnered with Finalsite, a leading provider of websites for schools. We are beginning this month with design for a new District site and will follow that with a new school template. We will work through the spring and summer with the goal of launching the new sites before school begins in September. If we run into issues or need to change the timeline, we can continue to use our existing sites as long as needed.
We have been talking about this change for a couple of years now, and we’re excited to be underway. The benefits include greater online security, cost savings, cleaning up and better organizing our web content, improved features for those visiting our sites, better mobile functionality, a much-improved content management system (for web editors), visual appeal, and improved accessibility for people with disabilities.
Starting next week, Scott Maben will begin reaching out to each school admin team to ask you questions about your existing website, your thoughts on your new website, and who will be your primary school website content manager in the 2025-26 school year. We also will share details on project timelines and staff training as we solidify those details.
Feel free to ask questions now or hold them for when we connect in the coming weeks.
This note is coming to you a bit later than planned, but please join me in welcoming Sarah Westling to the building. Sarah is serving as our Certified Specialist II, supporting HR tasks and bringing valuable experience from her time in the Eugene 4J HR office. We are thrilled she chose to join us and are grateful for the contributions she’s already made to our team.
If you haven’t already, please stop by the large HR office next time you’re at the Ed Center to introduce yourself and welcome Sarah to BLS.
The recruitment for three vacant BLAST positions has commenced. We are currently recruiting for a Director of Student Services, an Athletic Director/Assistant Principal position at Summit High School, and for the Principal vacancy at Cascade Middle School.
This Director of Student Services position comes in response to the growing scope of the department, particularly the integration of the Occupational Therapist classification that had formerly existed as a part of our local service plan with the High Desert ESD, which brings added responsibilities and oversight needs. Additionally, this position will supervise the daily operation of the Transition Co-Op program and manage the mentoring and training program for all Student Services staff.
The Athletic Director/Assistant Principal position is a result of the latest MOA between BLS and BEA that moved the high school Athletic Driectors to the BLAST schedule prosepectively. I’m confident that this role will help us align our co-curriculars at the secondary level with our overall vision of the student experience we’re working to provide for all students, regardless of their school.
The Cascade Middle School Principal is to fill the vacancy created by Gabe Pagano, who accepted the offer to be the Director of District Activities and Athletics beginning July 1.
If you’d like to learn more about any of the vacancies, please connect with Ryan.
Certificate of Insurance Reminder – It’s a busy time of year with events and travel, many of which require a Certificate of Insurance (COI)for participation. If an event your staff are planning requires a COI, please share this link and ask that they complete the form as early as possible to ensure that a certificate can be issued: Certificate of Insurance Request Form. Any questions about this form or COI’s can be directed to Andrea.
Clarification on Educational Assistant Responsibilities – There is a need to clarify the scope of Educational Assistant (EA) duties and ensure compliance with OAR 581-037-0015 regarding the supervision and assignment of EAs in our buildings. This message comes in response to recent timesheet entries referencing “teaching” as a task, which is not a permissible responsibility for EAs.
Educational Assistants may support instruction, but they may not provide instruction in place of a licensed teacher. Their role is strictly supportive in nature and must be carried out under the direction and supervision of a licensed educator.
Per state regulation, EAs can assist in the following ways:
Instructional Support – Reinforcing lessons through practice activities, life skills instruction, or supplemental learning opportunities, as directed by the teacher.
Clerical Support – Assisting with preparation of materials, duplicating, setting up classroom tools or technology.
Student Supervision and Control – Monitoring students in various school settings.
Personal Care, Translation/Family Engagement, and Media Center or Lab Support – As assigned.
If an EA is involved in instructional activities, these must be:
Planned by a licensed educator
Supervised and monitored on a regular basis
Conducted with access to assistance and consultation
This means EAs cannot independently plan lessons, deliver new content, or be responsible for student learning outcomes.
Please ensure that all staff understand these expectations, and that any duties assigned to EAs align with the law.
In instances where a Certified teacher is not present and no substitute is available, you may shift the EAs responsibilities from their regularly scheduled duties to supervision of a group of students. This would not be compensated, so long as the employee is already working that hour.
If you or your teams have questions about appropriate EA assignments or need support reviewing supervision plans, don’t hesitate to reach out to your level leader or HR.
We’ll be honoring the departing senior representatives of the SVC at the May 13th board meeting, in case you’d like to join (not critical, but you’re welcome) or otherwise recognize them: BSHS: Iris M, Quincy B, Taylor W; MVHS: Lindsay L; Realms: Elliot D; SHS: Alaina T, Finnegan H.
And, we are launching our recruitment for the 25-26 Student Voice Council! Most of your schools have current members who will return to continue their term next year, but ALL of your schools will have open spaces for new representatives. We will be promoting in a variety of ways (materials coming soon), and would love you to talk it up in your school as well (school-wide announcements, advisory, family newsletters, etc). As you know, these students have quite the audience with our school board and public community, and have a lot to say about your schools—ensuring diverse and strong representative of your school on the SVC is critical in the positive impact this group can have. Once we have applicants for your school, we’d love your partnership in interviewing and selecting your reps. More to follow—for now, please help promote this with students, staff, and families.
Do Not Schedule dates:
As you start to schedule dates and events for next year, don’t forget to schedule around these dates. Please share this with athletics, activities, counselors, office managers, parent groups, etc. Thanks!
Interpreter requests:
As you submit requests for interpreters for end-of-year requests, please follow these tips (and share these with relevant staff):
Submit in advance!
Be sure to note the event format. Interpreters deserve to know in advance if they’re showing up to speak in front of hundreds of families!
Attach or paste links in Linguist Link any agendas, handouts, slides, or other materials that may be helpful for the interpreter to adequately prepare.
If you need help thinking through efficient models of bilingual communication during a family event, please contact your Family Liaison, Language Specialist, or me.
From Sean in Student Services: Last CPI Training of the year!
Student Services are offering one final Full CPI training this year. As a place to start, please have any regular inclusion EAs that has not been trained register for this training. Further, encourage any temporary inclusion EAs that intend to apply for a regular position for next school year to register for this training. After that, look at your buildings support team and identify untrained folks that you would want trained and have them register as well.
National School Nurse Day recognizes school nurses who work to improve the health and learning of students. – Oregon School Boards Association
View the National Association of School Nurses National School Nurse Day Proclamation here.
Be sure to let your school nurse know how much you appreciate them!!
Calendar
April 30: Deadline to share/process YouthTruth Data with staff, students and families
May 1: HS only: HSS $ must be spent!
May 2: Deadline: Option Sets must be built for curriculum process
May 7: National School Nurse Day! Show some love to your nurse this week!
May 7: District Safety Cadre Training @ 1:30 – mandatory for all safety admin leads
May 7: Safety Cadre Meeting, 2:00-3:30, location TBA
May 14: All Admin PD at Perseverance Hall, 3:00-4:30 Read Chapter 4!
May 20: Counselor Celebrations 1:00-4:00 @ Wall Street Lab (Principals and admin who oversees counseling required to attend)
May 20: Excellence in Education Event 4:30 @ MVHS Auditorium
May 20, 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 TBD (moved from May 20)
May 31: HS only: Deadline by which Distracted Driving assembly or advisory lesson is completed
June 4: All Admin PD at Perseverance Hall, 3:00-4:30
June 12: Last Day students—half day
June 13: Last Day staff work day
June 10: HS Principal work session 8:00-10:00 @ TBD
Where in the World
This week we are highlighting Ryan Kelling, Executive Director of Human Resources. Ryan shared that Poipu Beach, Kauai is his happy place. “We come back every year as a family, and each time I’m reminded just how much I have to be grateful for. I’m wound pretty tight most days, but in Poipu, the noise quiets. Being with the people I love most, in a place that lets me be fully present, is enough.”
Reminder: Contract letters for licensed employees were sent to all licensed employees via UKG and must be returned no later than April 15.
From Departments
From Lisa in the Superintendent’s Office:
This year we have done a lot of work on policy and implementation discussion related to AI use in BLPS. This training is MANDATORY for all school admin and you may choose between 4 options (5/20, 6/10, 6/17). Please refer to the document below to sign up for a time. They are listed in Yellow.
As a reminder, Optional PD opportunities are available for all. As always, if you have an interest in a specific topic, please feel free to let me know so we can work on standing up some trainings. Have a great day. -L
April 14: Personal Finance Training (required for HS teachers teaching the course) @Ed Center, Room 203 8-4.
April 14-18: KT out of the office
April 22: HS Administrator work session 8:00-10:00 @ Realms HS
April 23: END for all teachers
April 22 and 23: All day training for Campus Monitors – mandatory
April 24: MS Horizontal 3:00 – 5:00
April 30: Deadline to share/process YouthTruth Data with staff, students and families
May 1: HS only: HSS $ must be spent!
May 7: District Safety Cadre Training @ 1:30 – mandatory for all safety admin leads
May 20: HS Principal work session 8:00-10:00 @ BSHS Perseverance Hall
May 31: HS only: Deadline by which Distracted Driving assembly or advisory lesson is completed.
June 10: HS Principal work session 8:00-10:00 @ TBD
May 20, June 10 and June 17: Mandatory AI training. Sign up for one session! Mandatory AI Training
Where in the World
This week, we are highlighting Susie Alvarez Tostado, Assistant Principal at Caldera High School. Susie shared, “my happy place is traveling. Anywhere and everywhere. This picture is from this year’s international trip to Iceland, southern coast from Reykjavik and back.”
For our semester schools, next Friday, April 11th is the last day that students with a W. For our trimester schools, the date is May 2nd.
Senior’s last day is May 18th.
OSSMs are working to pull the reports and share these dates with students and counselors.
From Kinsey – Policy, Advocacy, & Office of DEI:
Emergency contacts:
We’ve learned from other districts across the country who have experienced immigration raids, or smaller-scale detention/deportation actions in their community, the importance of having up-to-date emergency contacts in Synergy for each student. If parents/guardians suddenly become unavailable, we rely on emergency contacts–outdated information adds stress to an already traumatic situation.
With conferences coming up, please encourage families (all families, not just those to whom the above situation might apply) to update their emergency contacts. This might look like a station in your lobby with iPads and instructions (I’m working on getting some we can provide you), a reminder by classroom teachers, etc.
Day of Silence:
The 2025 Day of Silence is coming up (student-led advocacy day to support the LGBTQ community). I have asked your DEI-ICCL rep and/or GSA advisor to send a message to staff about this day, so staff are aware and know how to navigate.
If you haven’t seen that message come out to your staff, or if you’d like to re-send it in your staff memos, please reach out to your DEI-ICCL rep. Teachers should plan for nonverbal or written means of participation in class that day, if possible.
HS Only
From Kinsey – Policy, Advocacy, & Office of DEI:
Seal of Biliteracy (and Multiliteracy!) Cords:
In addition to purchasing the Biliteracy Seal cords like always, we’ll also be purchasing the Multiliteracy Seal cords for schools. This is the same state award process, but designated for students who qualify in three or more languages. We’ll get those cords (and the accompanying state-issued certificates and seals) distributed via our normal processes in May.
You will need to add an asterisk to your grad program, delineating the Oregon State Seal of Multiliteracy and the corresponding cord (gold/white/purple), separate from the asterisk that indicates Oregon State Seal of Biliteracy (purple/silver cord). This will impact very few students, maybe a couple each year.
Calendar
April 4: BLSO closes enrollment for all students on a trimester schedule. (Exceptions can be made for graduating seniors.)
April 8: MS and HS work session 8:00-10:00 @HDMS
April 8: ICCL/Administrator training 4:15-6:15 @ BSHS Perseverance Hall
April 9: All Administrator Professional Development 3:00-4:30 @ BSHS Perseverance Hall
April 11: This is the last day for semester based students to drop a class and earn a W. Any class kept open after April 11th will earn a letter grade which includes a Fail. (9 weeks from the start of the semester.)
April 14: Personal Finance Training (required for HS teachers teaching the course) @Ed Center, Room 203 8-4.
April 14-18: KT out of the office
April 22: HS Administrator work session 8:00-10:00 @ Realms HS
April 23: END for all teachers
April 22 and 23: All day training for Campus Monitors – mandatory
April 24: MS Horizontal 3:00 – 5:00
April 30: Deadline to share/process YouthTruth Data with staff, students and families
May 7: District Safety Cadre Training @ 1:30 – mandatory for all safety admin leads
Where in the World
In this week’s Where in the World, we are highlighting Sean Reinhart, Executive Director of Student Services. Sean’s happy place is on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River, Idaho.
YouthTruth Data processing and sharing needs to be completed by April 30.
This look like:
*Process with all staff (including classified team members!): Develop a plan to review YouthTruth data that informs improvement planning during an BD SIW or a staff meeting
*Process with students: Review top two highest and lowest areas and collect/process feedback from students for improvement planning!
*Share with families: Share top two highest and lowest areas in communications with your families (digital newsletter?). Bonus points for collecting feedback for improvement planning!
This update includes several important changes that will directly affect our work with students, specifically regarding:
High School Credit for Middle School Students
Procedures for Dropping a Class
Awarding Credit for Courses Taken More Than Once
Extended Parameters for Weighted Grades
Driver’s Ed Credit
Courses from Non-District High Schools or Post-Secondary Institutions
Katie Legace, Jess Calbreath, and Jennifer will be hosting two separate virtual office hours to discuss these changes and how we will implement them. It is expected that every counselor and the administrator overseeing counseling attends at least one of these sessions.
Campus Monitors are required to attend two days of training on Tuesday, April 22 & Wednesday, April 23. The training is focused on Department of Public Safety Standards and Training Unarmed Security Professional Certification. Be sure your CM’s are freed up to attend this training.
From Kinsey – Policy, Advocacy, and Office of DEI:
Congratulations:
Be sure to celebrate the folks in your building who won our recent community engagement contest opportunities, and include kudos to all your staff who participated! Winners, participants, photos of submissions, and more are here.
Complaints:
Before spring break: Please go into your Dashboard and ensure you have followed up on all complaints or bias incidents logged there. You should ensure there is documentation on your findings and follow-up actions/communications.
Please always circle back with the reporting individual to let them know you received and handled their submission, and to share whatever outcomes you can (respecting confidentiality, of course). This last step continues to be a frustration of students, feeling like they’re not hearing ‘anything’ from their school on incidents or complaints they report. Whether that’s true or not, it never hurts to double-check that we’re closing communication loops!
Budgets:
As you prepare your budget for next year, be sure to include dollars to purchase all school supplies required by your teachers, as well as dollars to cover the fines/fees being assessed to any McKinney-Vento-qualifying student (see policy here—this will be a very minor impact on your budget, but is significant to our families experiencing houselessness).
March 18 OR March 21: 8:10-9:00 amVirtual Meeting – Update on Grades and Credit AR Every counselor AND the MS/HS administrator overseeing counselors attends one session
March 21: Certified and Support Staff Excellence in Education nominations due
March 21: EVE Survey completion DUE
March 21: BLSO closes enrollment for all students on a semester schedule.
March 24-28: Spring Break
April 4: BLSO closes enrollment for all students on a trimester schedule. (Exceptions can be made for graduating seniors.)
April 8: MS and HS work session 8:00-10:00 @HDMS
April 9: All Administrator Professional Development 3:00-4:30 @ BSHS Perseverance Hall
April 11: This is the last day for semester based students to drop a class and earn a W. Any class kept open after April 11th will earn a letter grade which includes a Fail. (9 weeks from the start of the semester.)
April 14: Personal Finance Training (required for HS teachers teaching the course) @Ed Center, Room 203 8-4.
April 22: HS Administrator work session
April 22 and 23: All day training for Campus Monitors – mandatory
April 30: Deadline to share/process YouthTruth Data with staff, students and families
Where in the World
In this week’s Where in the World, we are highlighting Dave VanLoo, Director of School Improvement. Dave shares, “my family and adventure bring me joy. In this picture we are exploring a remote slot canyon in Escalante, Utah.” Stunning image!
Join us in celebrating our incredible Student Success Coordinators, Clinicians, Instructors and Educational Assistants the week of March 3rd – March 7th! This coincides with School Social Work Week & Classified Appreciation week.
Student success staff are instrumental in supporting students with significant social, emotional and mental health needs. These amazing humans work tirelessly to provide intensive care coordination, family engagement, academic support and emotional support.
Our student success staff serve as vital members of a school’s education team, playing a central role in creating partnerships between the home, school, and community to improve student well-being and academic success.
Please take a moment during this week to celebrate and acknowledge the student success staff in your building! Thank you.
From Departments
From Scott in Communications:
ALL-STAFF MEETINGS MARCH 13 WITH DR. COOK: Please remind all your building staff of the virtual meetings with Dr. Cook on Thursday, March 13. These 30-minute virtual meetings are open to all District employees, with two afternoon time slots to accommodate different work schedules.
Dr. Cook will provide updates on bills making their way through the state Legislature and how they could impact our work to build a budget for next school year. He also will touch on directives related to public education coming out of Washington, D.C. Dr. Cook will leave time to answer a few staff questions. PICK YOUR TIME!
3:05 to 3:35 p.m. (best for elementary schedules)
3:50 to 4:20 p.m. (best for secondary schedules)
We will provide meeting links closer to the date. Attendance is optional, and we will provide recordings of both meetings afterward.
Regarding administrator professional development March 5:
In preparation of our next admin PD meeting, please be sure to complete the Leadership Intention activity from Chapter 1 of Thriving Leaders. Here is the document in case you want a digital copy.
We will also be talking about Chapter 2, so please read that prior to attending on Wednesday!
Submittals are now being accepted for our Excellence in Education awards. This honor is designed to recognize BLS employees who have distinguished themselves during the 2024-25 school year with their leadership, innovation, outstanding professional practice, and positive contributions at work and in the community.
We invite you to recognize and celebrate the outstanding contributions of our staff by submitting individuals who exemplify “service above self.”
Depending on your role, you may have the opportunity to recognize either a Certified Staff Member, a Support Staff Member, or both from your school or department.
Certified Staff honorees should stand out for their dedication and excellence in areas such as character and leadership, innovation and creativity in their field, outstanding instructional practices and student outcomes, inspiring all students to succeed, community engagement, and contributions to the betterment of the district, school, students, and colleagues.
Support Staff honorees should distinguish themselves through exceptional character and leadership, innovation and creativity in their role, exemplary customer service, mastery in their profession, inspiring all students to succeed, community engagement, and/or contributions to the betterment of the district, school, students, and colleagues.
Please select one Certified Staff Member and/or one Support Staff Member who embodies these qualities and makes a meaningful impact in your school or department.
We need to talk once again about security and keeping our organization and personal data safe. Email phishing and scams continues to be our number one threat. And lately, the bad guys have been busy. Fortunately, there are actions both we in IT and you can do to protect our data:
Report any suspicious email message– Use the “Phish Alert” button in Microsoft Outlook to flag any suspicious message. Of course, do not click any links in the email before reporting!
Note External Messages– Along with the yellow banner, you will now see the label “External” beside any message that is not from a Bend-La Pine user. In some cases, you may also see additional information about the sender.
Only use Microsoft Outlook!- The security features that we invest in and maintain as a district are only available on Microsoft Outlook mail clients and tools. Please do not add your work email to any other mail application (examples include Apple Mail, Gmail, etc.).
Soon, we will be disabling the ability for users to view their work email on third party applications. There will be additional messaging to support users who will be impacted by this change.
Finally, you might have noticed our email phishing campaign has become a lot harder lately. That is because the bad guys are also getting trickier as well. Do not be afraid to over report when you are suspicious of a message!
HS Only
Principals: At our upcoming one on one meetings, we will discuss your school’s YouthTruth Data. Be prepared to discuss themes and next steps.
AP training requests are DUE on this sheet by March 18. Even if you do not know the teacher who will need the training, submit a request.
MS Only
March Meetings: Time to sign up for a March visit with Stephen. Please choose a date this month for a 60 minute check in. Here is my Calendly link or you can use Outlook directly.
Calendar
March 3: CTE and Elective Exploration 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 10: Incoming 9th grade orientation night 6:00 @ BSHS, CHS, LPHS, MVHS, SHS
March 12: Life and Career Readiness Night 5:00-7:00 @ Caldera HS
March 13: 3:05 or 3:50—Take 30 minutes to participate in the All Staff Update with Dr. Cook
March 21: Certified and Support Staff Excellence in Education nominations due
March 21: EVE Survey completion DUE
March 24-28: Spring Break
April 14th: Personal Finance Training (required for HS teachers teaching the course) @Ed Center, Room 203 8-4.
Where in the World
In this week’s Where in the World, we are highlighting Jennifer Hauth! Here she is with her family before the December Chiefs game against the Texans. Her husband is from KC, MO so they have been long time Chief fans, even before Mahomes and Kelce😊
Read and share this information with your staff by February 21:
From Paul in Operations:
Field Trip/Athletic/Club Transportation
All district staff are required to communicate with their administrators and the Transportation Department prior to scheduling an off campus trip. Below are reminders to keep everything moving smoothly and in compliance.
Submit ALL trip requests through BusHive as early as possible (months ahead). You may not arrange transportation for any school sponsored trip without first requesting through BusHive. Transportation staff will assist you with arranging ANY transportation for your trip.
Questions about your trip? Call Daniel Lopez X5706 (Bend) Call Scott Steinhauer X5753 (La Pine)
Don’t have a BusHive log in- Call Daniel Lopez X5706 (Bend) Call Scott Steinhauer X5753 (La Pine)
Charter Buses- We do NOT use these unless we have no other options.
Schools cannot book these trips directly. You must contact Daniel Lopez X5706 (Bend) Call Scott Steinhauer (La Pine)
We are required to document use of any charter plus, plus a copy of the parent notification letter. ODE requires we maintain a documentation file for charters.
We have not used charters for several years. We have drivers & school buses available.
Drivers of students must hold an ODE certificate (Bus, Type 20, Type 10) for school sponsored event transportation.
Student transportation must be provided in an ODE approved vehicle. (Bus, Type 20, Type 10).
Rental vehicles- contact Transportation prior to renting any vehicle being used to transport students.
What about after a game? A student wants to go home with another family, but came to the game on a bus? This is between the student and the parent. The teacher, AD, coach should not be involved in this conversation, other than you know the student has permission from their parent to go home another way. If the teacher/AD arranges or organizes transportation for a student, the liability is on the school district- meaning we use ODE approved transportation. This area can be “grey”. Be very careful not to organize transportation outside of ODE approved transportation.
We understand that trips have been taken in the past that do not follow these protocols- we are working to clarify policies and procedures.
Staff members who fail to follow these requirements may be subject to disciplinary action.
Questions?? Give us a call- we are here to help! 541-355-5702
March Leadership Team Meeting
COO Ops leaders from Transportation, Facilities/Maintenance, Safety, IT and Custodial/Sustainability will be facilitating the Please submit at least one question, concern, curiosity or comment that you have for one or more of our departments at this link.
As we move through the school year, it’s important to ensure that we are handling employee resignations in a timely and compliant manner. If you receive a resignation—whether verbal or written—it is critical that you notify HR immediately.
Why This Matters
Oregon law requires final paychecks to be issued within strict timelines. Delays can result in statutory penalties and, if not processed on time, overpayments that require collection efforts. To avoid compliance issues, send all resignations to HR immediately (hr-certified@ for licensed employees; hr-classified@ for non-licensed employees).
What You Need to Do
Report Resignations Right Away – As soon as an employee notifies you of their intent to resign, ask them to deliver that information to you in writing via email and then forward that notification to HR. If the resignation is verbal and a written resignation will prove difficult to obtain, confirm the details with the employee and document the conversation before sending it to HR.
Do Not Hold Resignations – Even if an employee has given a long notice period, HR needs to process it immediately to ensure proper payroll and benefits adjustments.
Be Mindful of Final Paycheck Deadlines – Employees who resign with at least 48 hours’ notice (excluding weekends/holidays) must receive their final paycheck on their last day worked. Employees who resign without notice must be paid within five business days.
Failure to meet final paycheck deadlines can result in financial penalties for the district, as well as frustration for the departing employee. This is easily preventable by ensuring that all resignations are sent to HR as soon as they are received.
Your prompt attention to this process helps us maintain compliance, support smooth transitions for staff, and avoid unnecessary complications. If you have any questions, please reach out to the HR team for guidance.
Thank you for your diligence and partnership in this important process.
From Departments
From the Business Office:
Leave sheets only need to be submitted if you have used leave during the pay period. Please do not submit blank leave sheets.
SPED Law and Financial Management will be happening this Thursday. If you want to come this week, please sign up before tomorrow close of business!
Other trainings available before Spring Break are related to SIOP, Evaluations and Feedback, Positive Behavioral Support Planning, and Instructional Frameworks. Click the link above to sign up.
If you have an idea for a future training, let me know!
The First Step app, which includes important safety resources such as the Safe Oregon Tip Line and 988, is being removed from secondary student iPads due to technical issues. The BLS IT department will be pushing the two apps out individually to student iPads so that students may access help for school safety and/or mental health anytime they need it.
Safe Oregon Tip Line
School Safety tip line to report and respond to student safety threats.
988
Talk or text for mental health struggles, emotional distress, drug or alcohol support, or if you just need someone to talk to; mental health counselors are here to support 24/7/365.
This change will be effective Feb. 24, 2025.
Questions or need support? Reach out to Jamie Gunter, [email protected].
From: Aimee Snyder, DrPH | Adolescent and School Health Supervisor
Communicating to Families about Sex Ed
A Head’s Up: The newsletter content below about what to expect for Sexuality Education in Bend-La Pine Schools will be in the Feb 26 Family Spotlight. If you’re concerned about any questions that may come your way from this district newsletter, here are the district’s talking points about sexuality education. You can also contact Dean Richards and your Public Health Specialist for help with any questions you have.
An Option for You: It is also an option to include this family communication about the district’s Sex Ed in general in your school newsletters. Your Public Health Specialist will bring this ask to you so that you can decide when/if it goes out in your school newsletter. This is an optional addition to what is required by law for family communications about Sex Ed.
Requirements for Sex Ed Family Communications: Comprehensive Sexuality Education is required every year in 6-8th and at least twice in high school. Per Oregon law, parents and guardians must be notified prior to the instruction, have the opportunity to review the learning materials, and can opt out their student in writing. Unless your school has organized a different process, the default practice is to have secondary Health teachers email out one of these district family opt out letters and collect opt outs via email. As admin, you don’t need to do anything to meet this requirement, other than checking in with your Health teachers to make sure they have what they need to email out their opt-out notifications and deliver their Sex Ed units.
Calendar
February 19: All Admin PD 3:00-4:30 @ Bend HS in Perseverance Hall
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 and Elective Exploration Fly Up Day!
March 10: Incoming 9th grade orientation night 6:00 @ BSHS, CHS, LPHS, MVHS, SHS
March 12: Life and Career Readiness Night – 6-12 @ Caldera HS 6-8pm
We are highlighting our School Resource Officer’s and Deputies in this week’s Where in the World! They have been celebrated at schools this week and were honored at the school board meeting Tuesday night! We are so grateful for our partnerships with the Bend Police and Sheriff’s Departments and value these important relationships!
Building leaders, please share this information with your staff next week:
In an effort to support our bus drivers and bus monitors, who sometimes are not able to access the main entrance of our schools because of where they have to park the buses, and because they are on a quick turnaround timeline, we have provided updated protocols for those employees to enter our schools during their duty hours to access staff restrooms.
There are updated protocols for district bus driver’s and bus monitor’s access to school restrooms in our Culture of Safety document on the staff portal website here, and in the Safety Resources Google Drive (for administrators and office managers) here. The updated protocols are under the Access to Buildings Procedures section, paragraph (D), subsection (2) on pages 4 & 5 of the document.
Our transportation staff’s key card access will be limited between the hours of 7:00 AM – 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday.
Please reach out to the safety team with any questions.
COO Ops leaders from Transportation, Facilities/Maintenance, Safety, IT and Custodial/Sustainability will be facilitating the March Leadership Team meeting.
Please submit at least one question, concern, curiosity or comment that you have for one or more of our departments at this link.
Upcoming Opportunity for Staff involved with UpShift(those delivering the Teen Intervene Curriculum, screening students, or supporting administrators)
Empower your staff with the tools they need to make meaningful connections with students and families.
Training Details
Join us for a 90-minute experiential training designed to strengthen motivational interviewing (MI) skills. Led by Heather Lynch, a seasoned Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) member, this session focuses on building confidence, fostering partnerships, and inspiring positive change with teens and caregivers.
Why Should Staff Attend?
This interactive training will:
· Provide practical MI tools and techniques.
· Enhance communication strategies.
· Support effective implementation of UpShift goals and outcomes.
Training Information and Registration Link(s):
Option 1:Wednesday, March 19th 2:30-4:15 pm at the Deschutes Public Library (507 NW Wall Street) Brooks Room
Option 2:Wednesday, April 2nd 2:30-4:15 pm at the Bend – La Pine Schools Ed Center (520 Northwest Wall Street) Room 312
Encourage your team to take advantage of this unique professional development opportunity. Together, we can build stronger connections and foster lasting positive change in our schools!
Be sure your certified staff are aware of the timelines for finalizing grades/progress reports:
Progress Reports Submission Deadline:
Special Education Progress reports must be submitted by 4:00 PM on 1/31 this semester.
Middle/High School progress reports must be finalized in Synergy by 4:00 PM on 1/31.
Elementary progress reports must be finalized by 4:00 PM on 2/3.
Work Location for End-of-Term Days:
Employees who have met the deadlines in regards to grading and/or progress reports in previous semesters, and who have met other expectations surrounding the timely completion of professional responsibilities, will be permitted to work from an off-site location on end-of-term work days.
Employees who have not met these deadlines, and/or for whom their supervisor has further articulable concerns about the timely completion of professional responsibilities, will be required to work from their assigned school site.
From Departments
From Jennifer:
National Counseling Week is next week!
National School Counseling Week (NCSW) 2025 is Feb. 3-7, 2025, to focus attention on the unique contribution of school counselors within our schools. The theme this year is: School Counseling: Helping Students Thrive. The special week honoring school counselors provides recognition for school counselors who “implement comprehensive school counseling programs, a vital part of the educational process for all students as they meet the challenges of the 21st century”.
NCSW is always celebrated the first full week in February and there are multiple resources available below to help you celebrate school counselors next week at your school site. We will celebrate our student success staff the week of March 3rd during school social worker week.
Here is a “Certificate of Appreciation” that you can use for your counselors and click on slide below for some resources to help your school celebrate this week with your counselor(s)😊
Great news: we have re-scheduled the Taking It Up workshop (postponed from August)! It will be Tues-Wed, February 18-19 (full days).
Substitute costs will be covered as applicable. A notice will go out to staff early next week with instructions to sign up. Space will be limited and this powerful workshop usually fills quickly, so encourage folks to sign up fast. If you are a leader in our district who has not attended the week-long CFEE workshop or this two-day version that is Taking It Up, please consider arranging your schedule to attend.
If you are a CFEE grad and willing to serve as a table facilitator, please email me ASAP. Administrators, I am happy to cover the cost of a substitute for a teacher-leader in your building to serve as office support while you’re out (if you have an admin intern you could tap, etc).
Linguist Link:
If you are experiencing issues with Linguist Link services (interpreters not showing up, no responses to your messages, poor quality of linguist services), please A) send a note via the “message all” feature of your project/request in the LL system, and/or B) shoot me an email to let me know.
There are some transitions going on within those contracted services, but I have been reassured this should not impact the quality of service you receive. As a reminder if you’re ever in a pinch, here are the various resources and levels of support available to you for translation/interpretation.
We are very excited to be adding a Director of District Activities and Athletics to bring our secondary school athletic and activity programs together under one vision. This role is focused on ensuring that every student has access to consistent, high-quality extracurricular experiences, no matter which school they attend. By aligning programs across the district, we’re creating more opportunities for students to grow, connect, and succeed—academically, socially, and emotionally.
This will be a BLAST position and we’ll be posting this position on our site Monday and sharing it widely across the region to attract a strong pool of candidates. If you’d like to learn more about the role or have any questions, please connect with Ryan.
We want to take a moment to clarify differing practices in our district with regards to animals on school grounds. We have many playgrounds with this sign:
However, we do not have any district policy that prohibits dogs outside of school hours on our property. ING-AR: Animal Visitors under Owner Responsibility reads:
Owners walking animals on school grounds must follow city or county ordinances regarding leashing and sanitation.
Principals and their designees have the authority to exclude persons and their animals from play fields when he/she determines that there are associated health and/or safety concerns.
In order to align our signage with our policy, we will be removing all fence signage pertaining to animals. In place of those signs, our maintenance department will install one of the signs below. They will communicate with the head engineer and building principal regarding where you want the new sign placed.
If you would like to order additional signs ($65 each), please submit a work order request along with a budget code. Maintenance will collaborate with you regarding where to place your additional signs. Please reach out to Dan Dummitt for further assistance with signs.
HS Only
2025 Oregon Music Hall of Fame
College Scholarship Applications
OMHOF is pleased to announce that applications for our college scholarship program are available again with a deadline of February 14, 2025. Each applicant should be studying music and graduating spring 2025 from an Oregon High School and continuing to college in the fall of 2025 with a major or minor in music. We strive to inspire the continuing higher musical education by offering assistance with college expenses, so that these music students may aspire to a higher level of performance and success in their field of interest. Thanks to the generous contributions of EPB&B (11th year in a row), our scholarships rose from $1000 each to $2500 each (6 total) for 2024, including a special winner who will major in music education! ! In addition Oregon Music Hall of Fame is pleased to announce a new scholarship program, Gloria Johnson Scholarship for women studying Broadcasting, Teaching, Performance, Music Industry degrees. This $2500 yearly scholarship program is open to all women continuing their musical studies at the College/University level seeking a degree in these fields.
All items must be mailed together, in order to qualify. All applications are fillable online, but must be printed, signed, and mailed (no digital copies accepted).
Oregon Music Hall of Fame
PO Box 82173,
Portland, OR 97282
Here’s to creating the music of tomorrow through focused musical studies today,
