Do Now:
- Be glad February is over!
- Enjoy the upcoming weekend!
- Be on the lookout for your data on Friday! Between now and the time you meet, spend time digging into it, so you can speak fluently about the data with your ICCL team.
Reminders:
- CPI info update from last week: Sign up HERE. Many of you have inquired about what is paid—it is all paid, the conference fee, transportation, hotel accommodations if needed, and meals. I know several of you have signed up for the April sessions in LA, as you indicated you wanted the training sooner and it is during conferences, so missing student contact time is minimal.
- TAG Testing Timeline: Please make sure these dates are on your radar and you have a plan for testing at your school.
- ECSE Information Update: Please review THIS GUIDANCE with your team as you make a plan for your site.
- Additional Student Services Staffing Requests: If your 70 of emergency EA time is gone, additional requests must be made by an admin. See last blog for details.
- Wonders Reading Materials At this time, we need to hold on to all TE’s and Anthologies. You should start sending home leveled readers after the close of a unit with your students.
- February 21st Elementary TLC Update
New Notes:
From Jennifer Hauth:
From Lisa and Tammy: It is our expectation that all schools with counselors send at least one of your admin to attend this celebration. The counselors present a lot of good information about the impact of their work and we should all be present to celebrate it. If you do not have a school counselor (yet) you are still welcome to come celebrate as well!
From Lora Nordquist: Here are two important items pertaining to the adjustment of the end of they year schedule.
- Revised SIW Schedule. Because the week of June 10th is now a full week, Wednesday, 6/12, will be an SIW. This changes the designation of our June SIW’s. Wednesday, 6/5, will now be a building discretion day; Wednesday, 6/12, will be a teacher-directed work day.
- End of Year Activities. With the last two days of school being pushed to the week of June 17th, the district’s expectation is that end-of-the-year celebrations (5th grade or 8th grade promotions, field days, etc.) be scheduled during these last two days. Additionally, the high school exam schedules should carry over to the 17th, at least, or the 18th. Full speed ahead with learning!
From Ryan Kelling: We are very excited for the 2024 Educator Job Fair, which will be held at Deschutes County Fairgrounds on Thursday, April 4 from 1:00 – 6:00 pm.
Please sign up for one shift at this link by Wednesday – March 20th. You will notice there are 2 shifts, 12:00-3:30 and 2:30-6:00. Please save the date and time to your calendars.
We are offering a remote component again this year in an attempt to attract a wider range of candidates. There is a spot on the sign-up sheet to indicate if you are interested in meeting with candidates via MS Teams. Kathryn Moseley will follow up as the event gets closer to those who indicated that they are interested in helping our efforts to reach a wider range of candidates by participating in the remote interviews.
Some nuts and bolts for the day:
- Lunch will be provided, more info to come.
- Interviews will be 15 minutes long
- Interview questions and rating forms and rubrics will be provided
- The first interviews will be scheduled at 1:00, the final interviews will be scheduled at 5:45
- You will receive training prior to starting
- Please bring a fully-charged laptop
- NO OUTSIDE FOOD OR DRINK PERMITTED
Please, let me know what questions you have and thank you in advance for participating.
From Nurse Tami Pike: On February 8, 2024,A 90-day state of emergency was declared by the Deschutes County Commissioners for the escalating fentanyl crisis in Central Oregon. As a response, all schools are being equipped with the following kits. Please follow the directions below for placement. If you have any questions, please reach out to your school nurse.
Overdose Emergency Kits. BLS received several Overdose Emergency Kits through OHA’s Save Lives Oregon Initiative. Each kit contains: Administration instructions, 4 boxes of naloxone, 2 CPR face shields, and 1 emergency box for storage. Each middle and high school received two kits and elementary schools received one kit.
Overdose Emergency Kit Location. Ideally, the Overdose Emergency Kit box should be mounted on a wall next to an AED cabinet so that it is easily accessible. However, this may not be feasible for your school site. Please consult with your school nurse about where the best location would be for these Overdose Emergency Kits. AED cabinets still contain 2 doses of naloxone.
Overdose Emergency Kit Location and Expiration Date Information. Once the location of the Overdose Emergency Kits have been identified, the school nurse will add the locations and the naloxone expiration dates to our district AED Master Spreadsheet.
From Tammy and Lisa:
Important Dates
- Feb 27: 3:00-5:00. Elementary Leadership, at North Star Elementary
- Feb 28: Ed Network Day (see details above from Julie)
- March 20: Admin PD at Perseverance Hall at Bend High 3:00-4:30
- March 25-29: Spring Break—enter in UKG which days you will be taking as non-contract
And finally…
Are you having a bad day? Call: 707-8-PEPTOC. You won’t regret it! Really—do it!
