{"id":1131,"date":"2025-08-28T21:50:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T21:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/stephen.duval\/?p=1131"},"modified":"2025-09-02T15:48:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T15:48:11","slug":"secondary-blog-august-29-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/stephen.duval\/2025\/08\/28\/secondary-blog-august-29-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Secondary Blog August 29, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Thank you for an amazing welcome back week! <\/strong> We are so impressed by the number of teachers choosing to be early adopters! That is a testament to your leadership and hard work! <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you all for your attendance at the Standards Based Grading Mini Conference. <\/strong> Below is an electronic version of the 1-page handout.  On page 2 is a link to the folder of all of the slides from the mini sessions. Handout from Mini Conference<\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To Do<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MS and HS Principals: <\/strong> plan on sending out this SBGI letter: Family letter<\/a> to your families by next week. Scroll down for the Spanish version and be sure to remove the MS\/HS grade chart based on your level<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HS Principals only:<\/strong> Please send this letter as well, regarding College Dual Credit: Family Letter – College Dual Credit<\/a> (Spanish Translation should be ready within the week and will be added)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Feel free to add your school logo and your signature, but do not change the contents of the either letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MS\/HS Principals:<\/strong> Teachers who are Early Adopters need to send<\/strong> this letter to the families<\/a> for every class in which SBGI will be implemented. Scroll for the Spanish version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chris and I shared the SBGI district communication plan in our session Wednesday morning which includes letters, graphics and templates that may be helpful for schools and teachers. Here are the slides<\/a>. We also included screenshots that may be helpful to share with families and students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From Departments<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grades and Credit AR changes approved by School Board:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Changes to the Grades and Credit AR<\/a> <\/a>were approved at the last board meeting.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

During a bargaining session with BEA, it was determined the amount of time a teacher must have feedback in the gradebook (SYNERGY) from the time in which an assignment was due.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teachers are required to update their gradebook 3 weeks after an assignment was due to them<\/strong>. Thank you for reviewing this change with your teachers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From Sean Reinhart and Aimee Snyder:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

$5,000 Budget Per School for Sources of Strength<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each school has the opportunity to receive $5,000 for operating Sources of Strength-Secondary<\/em> for the 2025-2026 school year.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Work with your Healthy Schools Public Health Specialist to develop a plan and budget that will aim to meet Sources<\/em> fidelity by the end of the school year.  See the BLS <\/a>Sources of Strength<\/a><\/em> Budgets and Fidelity document<\/a> with more details. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once schools have a plan\/budget that will meet Sources<\/em> fidelity, remaining funds can be used for other evidence-based\/-informed suicide prevention efforts, such as timesheeting for coordinating school-wide Wayfinder lessons or school health teams that coordinate multiple positive, inclusive school climate activities over a 4-8 week time period. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a two-year grant, specific to suicide prevention. Funds will not rollover. Unspent funds will be reallocated across Sources<\/em> schools in the 2026-2027 school year and must be spent by the end of that school year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ICCL Reminder from Human Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We still have several schools who have not completed their ICCL hires for 2025-26.<\/p>\n\n\n\n