{"id":1733,"date":"2026-04-30T22:00:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T22:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/stephen.duval\/?p=1733"},"modified":"2026-04-30T23:36:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T23:36:56","slug":"the-secondary-blog-april-30-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/stephen.duval\/2026\/04\/30\/the-secondary-blog-april-30-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"The Secondary Blog April 30, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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

From Eric: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For ALL Administrators: Please take a moment to review the “Incident Approval Queue” in Synergy for your school (you can access this via a Quick Launch search). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We currently have 485 incidents waiting to be approved via this queue (district-wide) with some occurring all the way back in September – And our Administrators are the ones who need to approve\/deny these incidents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are unfamiliar with the Incident Approval Queue, please call Eric Powell (4810) and he can help you out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From Katie and Stephen:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Open House and staff attendance:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just a reminder to schedule your Open House date for the fall AND<\/strong> send a notice in writing <\/strong>of your expectations regarding staff attendance 60 days prior to the event! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Requiring certified staff member attendance at evening events:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Attending\/participating in three evening events each school year is required for certified staff members. In accordance with the BEA contract, administrators must give 60 days’ written<\/strong> notice if you are requiring <\/strong>certified staff to attend\/participate in an evening event.   This would apply to any evening event in which you are requiring cert staff to attend and will not be compensating them for their time(ie:  dance or event supervision in which you are NOT compensating; graduation; Academic Nights; Life and Career Events). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Participation at parent conferences:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Attendance at parent conferences is already part of the professional responsibilities for certified staff members.  Coaches on staff who are late or do not attend parent conferences should work with administration to make up the time. Reach out to Katie, Stephen or HR Leadership with questions.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From Jennifer Hauth: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please remind your teams about implementing the Waypoints Core Skills assessment for the end of the year summative\ud83d\ude0a K-5 closes May 22nd<\/sup> and Secondary closes May 28th!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

From Katie and Stephen:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you for updating your staffing plans<\/strong> as changes occur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Secondary schools will be presenting their School Design Plans <\/em>Monday, June 15th from 9-11 @ CHS.  Each school will present for 10 minutes, and cabinet members will sign up to attend.  Please use this template<\/a> for your presentation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From Robi Cole:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is info about a COREN leadership opportunity<\/a> this summer. Check it out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From the Ed Tech team:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, introduced a new version of their product, designed specifically for educators, and it is now available to all <\/em>BLS staff by request. It includes expanded capabilities, higher usage limits, and protections for professional use in education, going beyond what is available in a standard free ChatGPT account. You can find details about access, best practices for use, and how it fits alongside MagicSchool in our EdTech blog post: ChatGPT for Teachers<\/a>. Please feel free to share. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From Gabe:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is the Weekly: April 27th-May 1st, 2026<\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From Sara in Student Services:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please read this week’s packed Special EDge<\/a> for information about: <\/p>\n\n\n\n