{"id":1,"date":"2020-12-04T14:40:09","date_gmt":"2020-12-04T14:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/steve.stancliff\/?p=1"},"modified":"2020-12-04T22:39:21","modified_gmt":"2020-12-04T22:39:21","slug":"hello-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/steve.stancliff\/2020\/12\/04\/hello-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to GIANT Connections!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1>Over the course of this CDL year, I have found that my weekly preview\/updates were becoming very information heavy, and often contained information to which staff would likely need to return. I hope that moving to this blog format will help you feel more connected and that it will be an effective resource and archive for our collective work. So feel free to bookmark this page and return as often as you need to. Thank you in advance for your patience as I explore the formatting and resources that this forum will provide!<\/h1>\n<h1>_________________________________________________________________________________<\/h1>\n<h1>\u00a0<\/h1>\n<h1>CALENDAR ITEMS:<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Monday 12\/7\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bls.webex.com\/meet\/steve.stancliff\">6th grade meeting<\/a> (3-4 pm)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Tuesday 12\/8\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bls.webex.com\/meet\/steve.stancliff\">7th grade meeting<\/a> (3-4 pm)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Wednesday 12\/9\n<ul>\n<li>Shelter in place and fire drills (if you are in the building) (8:50 AM)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bls.webex.com\/meet\/steve.stancliff\">8th grade meeting<\/a> (2-3 pm)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>_________________________________________________________________________________<\/h1>\n<h1>\u00a0<\/h1>\n<h1><strong>TO DO (This section of the post will include items that need your attention right away):<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><strong>Teaching staff<\/strong>, please make sure that you are updating summative scores in Synergy as timely as possible. Data used in grade level meetings as well as for the creation of LIPI cohorts requires an accurate picture of where students&#8217; progress is. This will also help families have a real-time picture of where their student is at in ParentVue. We will update our data dashboard at least weekly to capture your new entries.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Teaching staff<\/strong>, please make sure that all Synergy summative scores as of December 1 (it&#8217;s fine if you have already changed scores from before that date) align with <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1fQ8nYejivyrsbA57d9kVPwRgD3PsUpte2uwC7eZAT4I\/edit\">the new district secondary grading practices.<\/a> For us, this simply means that any zeros be converted to an M for missing or a 1. We will talk further as a school about how long we leave &#8220;missing&#8221; designations as such before changing them to a 1, but for now either is fine to replace a current zero.<\/p>\n<p><strong>All staff<\/strong>, please continue to follow safety protocols when working here on campus, including wearing a mask when not in a private enclosed work space, social distancing whenever possible, and using the QR code to check in and out.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<h1>_________________________________________________________________________________<\/h1>\n<h1>\u00a0<\/h1>\n<h1><strong>ON THE RADAR (This section will be an FYI section that address miscellaneous items that we should be aware of as a staff. Feel free to forward me information you would like me to include. )<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>After break, we will have more opportunities for LIPI. Mary and our team have been hard at work contacting students and arranging transportation and meals for a group of 20 or so students from each grade level. We will host one weekly morning session for each grade level. (6th grade &#8211; Monday, 7th grade &#8211; Tuesday, and 8th grade &#8211; Thursday). The primary purpose of these sessions is to give struggling students some added support and accountability, but they will continue to engage with their regular courses through WebEx during their scheduled sessions. We will also have Math specific check-ins on Wednesday&#8217;s. For now, Matt Hodges will run all of these sessions except for the Tuesday session. If you have members of the community ask questions about how students are\/were selected, please refer them to the admin or office staff.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If you thought a PBMS social could not be pulled off during CDL, you have underestimated the creative powers of our WEB crew. More details on this next week . . .<\/p>\n<h1>_________________________________________________________________________________<\/h1>\n<h1>\u00a0<\/h1>\n<h1>SHOUT OUTs (In any given week, you can forward me items to be included in this section)<\/h1>\n<p>This week, I would like to personally thank <b>Amy Brunner<\/b>\u00a0for helping us maintain a consistently positive presence on our social media accounts!<\/p>\n<p>I would also like to acknowledge all of the hard work that our team as done to provide LIPI opportunities. It is a big group to thank, but I would like to highlight the ambition and resolve that\u00a0<strong>Deb White and Jennifer Horn<\/strong> have shown in supporting their cohort. It has been instrumental in helping Mary and I wrap our heads around expanding this type of opportunity for other students.<\/p>\n<p>Our custodial team, led by <strong>Jessica Hillier<\/strong>, continues to do great work in preparing our building to receive students when the time comes.<\/p>\n<p>A happy birthday for next week goes to <strong>Christy McWilliams!<\/strong> Enjoy your day!<\/p>\n<h1>_________________________________________________________________________________<\/h1>\n<h1>\u00a0<\/h1>\n<h1><strong>TOOLS &amp; RESOURCES (This section will spotlight instructional tools and other resources that we can all benefit from. Feel free to pass tips along to me to include.)<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Here is a link for <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/instructionaltechnology\/remote-learning-tools\/\">District Tech Tips and Tools for CDL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4>\u00a0<\/h4>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the course of this CDL year, I have found that my weekly preview\/updates were becoming very information heavy, and often contained information to which staff would likely need to return. 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