{"id":1714,"date":"2026-04-23T21:08:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T21:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/stephen.duval\/?p=1714"},"modified":"2026-04-23T21:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T21:10:49","slug":"the-secondary-blog-april-23-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/stephen.duval\/2026\/04\/23\/the-secondary-blog-april-23-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"The Secondary Blog April 23, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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

Complete your option sets by Monday!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Option sets for curriculum ordering are due next week! Dean ran a virtual trainings for the HS admin leads on Monday of this week. If you weren’t able to make the meeting or have additional questions, please reach out to Dean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thank you for updating your staffing plans<\/strong> as changes are occur.
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From Eric, please provide comments for the 26-27 Code of Conduct:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As we look toward the 26-27 school year, we wanted to give administators at each of our levels an opportunity to make comments\/propose adjustments to the Code of Conduct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ideas presented within the comment copies for your level (below) will be reviewed and discussed at a district Code of Conduct review meeting and also processed through the District’s Culture & Climate Task Force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are the comment copies (by Level):<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Middle School Comment Copy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

High School Comment Copy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

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  1. Chronic Absenteeism: Family Engagement and Attendance:<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0(Action needed)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    We know you are working hard to get kids to school.  As part of our broader efforts to improve student attendance<\/em> under the leadership of Eric and his team, and in alignment with our ongoing work on student voice, dignity, and belonging<\/em>, in addition to our school design plan<\/em> improvement cycles, we will be taking a closer look at the connection between family engagement and chronic absenteeism.  Research shows that specific, practical family engagement strategies can significantly improve student attendance across K\u201312.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    On Thursday, May 21 from 8:00\u201312:00<\/strong> (and continuing into next school year), national expert Dr. Karen Mapp will join us in person to help us reflect on our current work, identify school-specific and districtwide coordinated efforts, and plan concrete, evidence-based strategies to reduce chronic absenteeism. This is a valuable opportunity to reflect on this year and begin planning for next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Your Advocacy ICCL rep will attend, with substitute costs covered by the Office of Policy and Advocacy. If there are one or two additional staff members (ex: family engagement committee members) who would benefit from participating, they are welcome as well\u2014we can support some additional substitute costs; please contact me if interested in adding participants. Please also plan for an administrator to join us. This work will directly inform your 2026\u201327 school design plan and provide practical tools to strengthen attendance efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    More information to follow\u2014for now, please mark your calendar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. ELL\/Multilingual Services (From Liza)<\/u><\/strong>:\u00a0\u00a0(FYI)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Hello admin teams! I wanted to inform you about a change in ELPA test scores this school year, per ODE:<\/p>\n\n\n\n