{"id":403,"date":"2024-10-17T23:18:21","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T23:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/stephen.duval\/?p=403"},"modified":"2024-10-17T23:18:21","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T23:18:21","slug":"secondary-blog-10-18-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/stephen.duval\/2024\/10\/17\/secondary-blog-10-18-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Secondary Blog 10\/18\/24"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-blush-bordeaux-gradient-background has-background wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>To Do <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>From Kinsey &#8211; Policy, Advocacy, &amp; Equity:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Attendance policy<\/u><\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last call for any feedback on content as we update the&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1PbPLPI3yuf--v_2k00rnNOXxhBA-JzrT\/edit?usp=sharing&amp;ouid=101901553894515394901&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true\">attendance policy<\/a>.&nbsp; Reminders from our conversation at your recent horizontal meeting:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The draft linked above includes all language from both OSBA&#8217;s sample and our current version.\u00a0 We&#8217;ll weave them into one coherent policy, but we left all the language from both in order for you to review and give input on preferences regarding any\/all of it.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Please share with relevant office staff and ask for their insights.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Feedback we&#8217;re looking for:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Anything in this language that contradicts our preferred practices, or anything missing that we should add to capture current processes working well in your buildings;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Requests for training or procedural support related to this policy topic;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Please\u00a0<strong>don&#8217;t<\/strong>\u00a0make specific red-line edits\u2014I&#8217;m just looking for your general thoughts on what&#8217;s helpful for you to codify in policy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Send your team&#8217;s feedback to Kinsey via email or phone call,\u00a0<strong>by October 25<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Related to attendance: We&#8217;ll be offering an admin PD group to dig into best practices for\u00a0<strong>home visits<\/strong>.\u00a0 More on that soon!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Upcoming events and key dates<\/u><\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please mark your calendars for these events:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>District-wide 7th annual\u00a0<strong>Latino Family Night<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Thursday, November 21st \u00a05:30-7:30pm at MVHS<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>Woodburn High School student mariachi band<\/strong>\u00a0will be performing!\u00a0 Come grab some dinner, check out their performance, and connect with families, students, and staff for some games and fun!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Invitation\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/15weUIQZLUAqj2kJQBBuCva9ooRLAM0F5\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.\u00a0 Family Liaisons and Latino Family Advisory members will provide you with some copies, but feel free to share in staff and family newsletters.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>MAC Survey Day<\/strong>: This will happen sometime the week of Nov 11.\u00a0 Please make sure your FAN Advocate can get in front of staff ahead of that week, to introduce themselves and remind about procedures.\u00a0 Also, thank you for prioritizing your own time to claim an activity that day if at all possible.\u00a0 Without you doing that, we can&#8217;t afford to have FAN Advocates in our schools (eek).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>LGBTQIA2S+\u00a0<strong>Alliance principal conversation<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Our Alliance group would love to connect with principals (or an administrator from each school) for some conversation and to learn about what you&#8217;re proud of at your school, as far as LGBTQ student\/family supports, resources, and experiences they can seek out.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Please plan to join us Tuesday, January 21st.\u00a0 (I&#8217;ll remind you later\u2014just mark you calendar \ud83d\ude42)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reminder: 3 years&#8217; worth of\u00a0<strong>Holidays\/&#8221;Do Not Schedule&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1MZzDjdo3EtmeU7rIQ_m1PaatVAsF-PYo\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dates\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>From Scott and Kayla in Safety:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Please review the updated&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bendlapine.sharepoint.com\/sites\/safety\/Safety%20Documents\/Forms\/AllItems.aspx?id=%2Fsites%2Fsafety%2FSafety%20Documents%2FAir%20Quality%20Index%20%28AQI%29%2FBend%2DLa%20Pine%20Schools%20Air%20Quality%20Index%20Protocols%20FAQs%20%2Epdf&amp;viewid=d70e2920%2Dfbac%2D4f53%2D972d%2Db3ac53d7e2ff&amp;parent=%2Fsites%2Fsafety%2FSafety%20Documents%2FAir%20Quality%20Index%20%28AQI%29\">&nbsp;AQI protocols<\/a>&nbsp;on our staff portal. We have updated the AQI map resources for administrators to use to make real-time decisions on AQI readings near your schools. We will now be using the EPA Air Now Smoke and Fire Map or the Watch Duty AQI Smoke and Fire Map applications that provide real-time AQI readings.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>We will also be forming a stakeholder committee to review the AQI thresholds for cancellation of outdoor recess, sports, and activities. We will use the feedback from that committee to make future decisions and potential updates to our AQI threshold levels.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The public facing district website AQI page will be updated with this information in the next few days.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-pale-ocean-gradient-background has-background wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Departments<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>From Becca in Communications:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Celebrate a successful start to the school year at Educators&#8217; Night Out at the High Desert Museum!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thursday, October 24, 6:00 pm \u2013 8:00 pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>New this year &#8211; join us for a&nbsp;<strong>special presentation for school administrators<\/strong>! We&#8217;ll share about upcoming grant opportunities and projects. Administrators will also have their own opportunity to win a raffle (we&#8217;ll even give you more tickets for each educator from your school you bring with you!)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Delicious snacks from the one of the best chefs in Central Oregon \u2013 Luckey\u2019s Woodsman<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fabulous door prizes from local businesses like Bar Rio, Bend Pet Express, Greg\u2019s Grill, Mountain Supply, and so many more!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Register by October 22&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/highdesertmuseum.org\/events\/educators-night-out\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-luminous-vivid-amber-to-luminous-vivid-orange-gradient-background has-background wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Middle School only<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Horizontals: Based on your feedback we will be moving to one two-hour meeting a month on a Thursday from 3-5 starting in November. Additionally, the majority preferred walkthroughs for our additional time together. Stephen will be updating calendars and reaching out with details soon.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-blush-light-purple-gradient-background has-background wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>High School only<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Upshift:  Just a reminder to enter your data! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Calendar<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-0ead6098-90ce-4e67-9ced-2a641592c8e5\">October 22: HS Principal work session &#8211; 8:00-10:00 @ Summit HS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">October 23: All Administrators Training &#8211; EWS training @ 3:00-4:30 BSHS Perseverance Hall <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">October 24: MS Horizontal &#8211; 3:00 @ Pacific Crest<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">October 29-31: Middle School Conferences<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-0080c1ab-982b-4e73-8109-151ee74fe840\">November 5: MS and HS Administrator work session &#8211; 8:00-10:00 @ Cascade MS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-4b7f84bf-079d-4b16-9a56-7d629b4b6a3f\">November 7: New Course Proposals Due<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">November 19:  HS Assistant Principals work session &#8211; 8:00-10:00 @ BTA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-cool-to-warm-spectrum-gradient-background has-background wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-1e32a71c-c7d6-48f3-9c10-9d49ae0a7d6d\"><strong>Where in the world<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week we are highlighting Matt Kitchen, Assistant Principal at Mountain View High School and his Happy Place! Matt shared:\u00a0 my happy place is on the water.\u00a0 Fishing, boating, or just watching.\u00a0 But the honest answer is that my happy place is who I am with.\u00a0 This is a picture of me and my girls at a camp this past spring.\u00a0 Being with people that I love and enjoy is my happy place.\u00a0\u00a0<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/stephen.duval\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_8057-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/stephen.duval\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_8057-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/stephen.duval\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_8057-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/stephen.duval\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_8057-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/stephen.duval\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_8057-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/stephen.duval\/files\/2024\/10\/IMG_8057-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To Do From Kinsey &#8211; Policy, Advocacy, &amp; Equity: Attendance policy: Last call for any feedback on content as we update the&nbsp;attendance policy.&nbsp; Reminders from our conversation at your recent horizontal meeting: Upcoming events and key dates: Please mark your &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/stephen.duval\/2024\/10\/17\/secondary-blog-10-18-24\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":538,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/stephen.duval\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/403","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/stephen.duval\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/stephen.duval\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/stephen.duval\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/538"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/stephen.duval\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=403"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/stephen.duval\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/403\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":415,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/stephen.duval\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/403\/revisions\/415"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/stephen.duval\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/stephen.duval\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/stephen.duval\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}