{"id":1408,"date":"2025-12-04T23:46:37","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T23:46:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/stephen.duval\/?p=1408"},"modified":"2025-12-05T16:25:54","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T16:25:54","slug":"the-secondary-blog-december-5-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/stephen.duval\/2025\/12\/04\/the-secondary-blog-december-5-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"The Secondary Blog December 5, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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

Carpool<\/strong> to the admin meeting December 17th at Aspen Hall.<\/strong> The parking is limited so please consider riding together as a team. Additionally, we will be covering chapters 6-8, so please review before the 17th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Send in Leave Sheets:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leave sheets are due on Monday, December 8th.  The time period we are recording for is 11\/10\/2025-12\/07\/2025.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Principals, submit your leave sheets to Katie and Stephen.  Send an email if you did not take any leave during this time period.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Assistants, please submit your leave sheets to your principal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Please ensure you have the Student Health Survey wrapped up by 12\/22<\/strong>. We have many sites with no results yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Reminders for HS: teach these two lessons before winter break:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cellphone lesson<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SBHC lesson<\/a> (MVHS and BSHS – skip slide 8).  AND send home the SBHC family letter<\/a> and permission form<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

From Dave Van Loo:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are links to use for documenting OSAS testing opt-outs and exemptions in 2025-26. These forms are like what we have used in the past and are needed for cleaning up data at the end of the school year. Opt-outs apply only to ELA and Math testing; anything else follows ODE\u2019s exemption process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ELA & Math:  https:\/\/forms.gle\/PJL18GBVXBrtZHT7A<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Science & ELPA: https:\/\/forms.gle\/VvvQoTtdz8hYFKfw5<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, principals and VPs can view students added to the opt-out and exemption forms at these links. These links contain data for all schools, but schools can filter their own students to help plan and manage testing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2025-26 OSAS ELA & Math Opt Out Tracking Form (Responses)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2025-26 OSAS Science & ELPA Exemption Tracker (Responses)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let Dave VanLoo or Stephanie Bent know if you have any questions or need other staff added to the response spreadsheets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From Kinsey – Office of Policy and Advocacy<\/u><\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Policy Training<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is<\/a> the slide with links to the policies we discussed via scenarios at your recent horizontal meetings.  Let me know if you have an issue related to one of these scenarios or policies that you’d like to discuss.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bias\/Complaint Response Template<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a reminder, most of our complaint policies require that you communicate your investigation findings in writing<\/em>.  This can often be an informal email format (for a bias incident between students, or a straightforward complaint where you’ve been communicating frequently with the parent or employee already), and other times a more formal findings document.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In either case, there are certain points you need to include in that written conclusion of the investigation (ex: your conclusion, how to appeal, etc).  Here is a template<\/a> you can download and use.  It’s geared toward bias incidents and a formal format, but you can adapt and use pieces as desired.  If this is overwhelming or unhelpful, disregard.  I’m always happy to review a draft email or findings document to check it against policy considerations before you send it, if helpful for you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From Scott and Kayla in Safety:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you all for your attendance and participation at our second cadre meeting!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here<\/a> is the link to the Cadre and Student Services slides. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A few pieces of information that were discussed: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n