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

From Becca in Communications<\/strong>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Help us celebrate the veterans throughout Bend-La Pine Schools on Monday, November 11! We would love to say \u201cthank you for your service\u201d on social media and include faces throughout the district. If you have a veteran (or more than one) in your building or department, please ask them if they would like to be included in a social media \u201cthank you.\u201d If the answer is yes, take their photo and email it to\u00a0becca.burda@bend.k12.or.us<\/a>, along with the staff member\u2019s name.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you for your help!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From Dave VanLoo<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Accessing OSAS test scores and ODE Individual Student Reports (ISRs) in Synergy<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please share the following information with any staff who may need it, particularly teachers who may want to discuss OSAS during conferences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have been working for some time to enhance access to OSAS state test results across multiple Synergy applications. Here<\/a> is a folder with brief instructions for staff, parents, and students to access OSAS state test scores in a variety of ways. All these groups can view and download the one-page ISRs that ODE creates each year. Teachers also can view lists of OSAS scores for their classes in TeacherVue. ISRs from spring 2024 testing have been loaded in English and Spanish ISRs should be there next week. Whether Spanish ISRs are loaded for a student is based on the \u2018resolved\u2019 language in Synergy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

ODE requires schools to report OSAS results to parents annually. In the past this process has been time and resource intensive and involved downloading, printing, and sorting thousands of pieces of paper. With ISRs available in both ParentVue and StudentVue, users can now access OSAS results on-demand in Synergy. This will significantly reduce the number of printed copies that end up in trash or recycling. Schools still should plan to print an ISR for any parents who request it and may continue to print ISRs as makes sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During conferences, teachers who want to use ISRs now have the option to quickly pull them up in real time and display them on any screens that are available to them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please reach out to Dave VanLoo with any questions about accessing OSAS results in Synergy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

From Kinsey – Policy, Advocacy, & Equity <\/strong>(repeat):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Upcoming events and key dates<\/u><\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please mark your calendars for these events:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reminder: 3 years’ worth of Holidays\/”Do Not Schedule”<\/strong> Dates <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

District-wide 7th annual Latino Family Night<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thursday, November 21st  5:30-7:30pm at MVHS<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Woodburn High School student mariachi band<\/strong> will be performing!  Come grab some dinner, check out their performance, and connect with families, students, and staff for some games and fun!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Invitation here<\/a>.  Family Liaisons and Latino Family Advisory members will provide you with some copies, but feel free to share in staff and family newsletters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MAC Survey Day<\/strong>: This will happen sometime the week of Nov 11.  Please make sure your FAN Advocate can get in front of staff ahead of that week, to introduce themselves and remind about procedures.  Also, thank you for prioritizing your own time to claim an activity that day if at all possible.  Without you doing that, we can’t afford to have FAN Advocates in our schools (eek).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LGBTQIA2S+ Alliance principal conversation<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our Alliance group would love to connect with principals (or an administrator from each school) for some conversation and to learn about what you’re proud of at your school, as far as LGBTQ student\/family supports, resources, and experiences they can seek out.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please plan to join us Tuesday, January 21st.  (I’ll remind you later\u2014just mark you calendar \ud83d\ude42)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reminder: 3 years’ worth of\u00a0Holidays\/”Do Not Schedule”<\/strong>\u00a0Dates\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Middle School Only<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

YouTube Access for K-8 Students \u2013 Trial of “Allow List” Solution<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As you know, we are currently blocking all YouTube content for students in grades K-8. Starting next week, we will be implementing a trial of an “allow list” solution, which will enable students to access a curated set of videos. At present, nearly 1,000 YouTube videos necessary for the SchoolLinks curriculum have been added to this allow list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why is this important?<\/strong>
If this trial proves successful, we can explore expanding the allow list to include additional teacher-requested YouTube content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We understand that limiting access to non-essential YouTube content remains a high priority for our staff, and this allow list solution is designed to support that goal without diverting from it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

High School Only<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

From Stephanie Bent<\/strong>: We have created a school TAG report for the high school level.\u00a0 If you would like access to your school\u2019s report, please contact Stephanie and she will share the document with you.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Support our Internship Specialists!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through our contract with East Cascade Works, we have partnered with COIC to hire two Internship Specialists this year.  Sarah Cochran oversees the district program and focuses her time developing internships with youth in La Pine.  Renee Skjersaa facilitates internships with our six high schools in Bend.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their goal is to interface with businesses in Bend and La Pine to connect students with job shadows and internships.  We do have the ability to pay students for internships through a grant recently secured with COIC.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sarah and Renee have both passed the volunteer background check and have non-staff badges, so they do not need to check in through the Raptor kiosk.  They are approved be in our schools regularly to connect with our students and will be working out of our Future Centers.  We are grateful to have Sarah and Renee working on behalf of our students!  Please read on to learn more about them:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSarah Cochran, YCC Program Coordinator and La Pine Internship Specialist, is a Green Bay Packers fan who loves rescue dogs and has 25 years of classroom teaching experience. She is happy to continue working with staff and students through the unique partnership COIC has with the Central OR school districts. Specifically, she is excited to continue working with the Bend La Pine School District, supporting youth and serving as another resource in their development and quest to learn more about themselves. Finding meaningful and local work-based experiences for our collective youth, whether these are job shadows, internships, or working on a resume, Sarah believes it is a real privilege to connect with BLP students and support other COIC\/Youth Career Connect staff in our region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Renee Skjersaa, YCC Bend Internship Specialist, is an avid dog enthusiast who enjoys outdoor beauty of Central OR and has over 20 years of classroom teaching experience. She is new to COIC\/Youth Career Connect as of just less than a month ago! Renee brings enthusiasm to learning about the many layers involved with creating a work-based experience for students to access and has been actively pursuing local business opportunities to bring to BLP\u2019s youth. She looks forward to helping students gain a better understanding of what it takes to put their best foot forward when seeking either a first job, or preparing for an interview, and then landing a great work-based experience!  Being back in the schools and supporting youth is something that excites Renee about her role with YCC and you will find her bustling about the 6 Bend high schools Monday-Thursday.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Calendar<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

October 29-31: Middle School Conferences<\/p>\n\n\n\n

November 5: MS and HS Administrator work session – 8:00-10:00 @ Cascade MS<\/p>\n\n\n\n

November 7: New Course Proposals Due<\/p>\n\n\n\n

November 11: Veterans Day<\/p>\n\n\n\n

November 19: HS Assistant Principals work session – 8:00-10:00 @ BTA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

November 21: MS Horizontal – 3:00-5:00 @ Pilot Butte MS<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where in the World<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This week we are highlighting Leah Boon, Dean of Students at Cascade. Leah states that her place is Hood River\/The Gorge. “You can’t beat the beauty! Isn’t it weird how you don’t truly appreciate a place’s beauty growing up but later can’t get enough?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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