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

HSS Spending: <\/strong> All HSS money must be spent by May 1<\/strong>, which is in four weeks! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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

Here are the Safety Cadre #3 Training Slides- Secondary<\/a> from the last meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wednesday, May 7th<\/sup><\/strong>\u00a0is our fourth and final training of the year. Safety administrators for every school are required to attend this training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From Ryan in Human Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contract letters for licensed employees were sent to all licensed employees via UKG and must be returned no later than April 15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have not yet completed yours, please log in to UKG to review and submit your response as soon as possible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Administrators, please ensure your staff are aware of this deadline and follow up as needed – and don\u2019t forget to return yours too!. <\/p>\n\n\n\n


If you have any questions or need assistance, please reach out to Candy Gelatt or hr-certified@bend.k12.or.us<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

For our semester schools, next Friday, April 11th<\/sup> is the last day that students with a W. For our trimester schools, the date is May 2nd<\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Senior\u2019s last day is May 18th<\/sup>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

OSSMs are working to pull the reports and share these dates with students and counselors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From Kinsey – Policy, Advocacy, & Office of DEI:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emergency contacts<\/u><\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We’ve learned from other districts across the country who have experienced immigration raids, or smaller-scale detention\/deportation actions in their community, the importance of having up-to-date emergency contacts in Synergy for each student.  If parents\/guardians suddenly become unavailable, we rely on emergency contacts–outdated information adds stress to an already traumatic situation.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With conferences coming up, please encourage families (all <\/em>families, not just those to whom the above situation might apply) to update their emergency contacts.  This might look like a station in your lobby with iPads and instructions (I’m working on getting some we can provide you), a reminder by classroom teachers, etc.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Day of Silence<\/u><\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 2025 Day of Silence is coming up (student-led advocacy day to support the LGBTQ community).  I have asked your DEI-ICCL rep and\/or GSA advisor to send a message to staff about this day, so staff are aware and know how to navigate.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you haven’t seen that message come out to your staff, or if you’d like to re-send it in your staff memos, please reach out to your DEI-ICCL rep.  Teachers should plan for nonverbal or written means of participation in class that day, if possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HS Only<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

From Kinsey – Policy, Advocacy, & Office of DEI:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seal of Biliteracy (and Multiliteracy!) Cords<\/u><\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to purchasing the Biliteracy Seal cords like always, we’ll also be purchasing the Multiliteracy Seal cords for schools.  This is the same state award process, but designated for students who qualify in three or more languages.  We’ll get those cords (and the accompanying state-issued certificates and seals) distributed via our normal processes in May.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You will need to add an asterisk to your grad program, delineating the Oregon State Seal of Multiliteracy<\/em> and the corresponding cord (gold\/white\/purple), separate from the asterisk that indicates Oregon State Seal of Biliteracy<\/em> (purple\/silver cord).  This will impact very few students, maybe a couple each year.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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