Staff are having fun and connecting with families in all sorts of different ways, whether you are the Silver Rail PE and Music teachers directing morning traffic, or the High Lakes SRO being attacked by a herd of kittens while reminding families of our pet policy on campus, families love to see staff enjoying what they do. Thank you!!
Reminder, if you are out and about this Saturday and are looking for something to do, or are fascinated with the history of Old Bend, stop by the Ed Center’s 100th Birthday party this weekend! You are sure to learn something you didn’t already know about this old lovable building (plus there are treats and great music by our own students and staff!)
From Tammy and Karen
Our next round of site visits start this coming week! We are looking forward to seeing you all as we will be coming together this time (Karen, Tammy, and Julie when available). Here is our agenda:
The first Educator Network Day is quickly approaching (October 8). As you can see in this list of available topics, most of your schools will be hosting a session (or 2) that staff can choose to attend. (Deborah, please head over to LPE to support that session with Megan. Tim (and Lorin unless you are doing secondary), please head over to Pine Ridge to support one of the two sessions there. Trevor and Carl please head to Jewell and support one of the two sessions there.) Thanks for your help and support that day. Here is what we need you all (Principals and Assistant Principals) to do:
- Arrive on time to the session
- Support the people teaching the session at your site. You can see who they are here.
- Make sure all staff get signed in and accounted for.
- Actively participate the entire time of the session (we are modeling what we expect of the staff and will learn along the way as well). Thank you!
Important Links
- September 24th Elementary TLC Update.
- SPECIAL EDGE LINK SEPTEMBER 18, 2025
- 1-Page Student Management guide
- Topics of Interest/Problem of Practice *New space for the 25-26 school year
- FAQs for Special Education Inclusion Topics—Keep checking in here! BEA and BLS supported
- Dates to recognize groups
Notes from our Team:
Reminders from Kayla and Scott B in Safety
CALL FOR RAPTOR PHOTOS & SUCCESS STORIES
The Safety Team has been asked to present at a national conference on best practices for visitor management. If you have any success stories of using Raptor (custom alerts, large events, etc), please share them with us. We would really appreciate the opportunity to highlight our schools’ amazing work. So far, we have only had two schools share with us!
STAS & SIRC Training
- All new admin and counselors have been asked to attend one of the 8-hour sessions. REGISTER HERE.
- Training dates are:
- Thursday, October 2 -Mountain View High School
- Monday, October 6- Pacific Crest Middle School
If you have any questions reach out to Lillah Lehner ([email protected])
From Kinsey in the Office of Policy and Advocacy:
Religion and Holidays: -Action Items
Please share this policy with your staff. I recommend asking your staff to review and following up in particular with your Music teachers and those planning holiday events.
Here is the “Do Not Schedule” document of cultural and holidays, updated with 25-26, 26-27, and now the 27-28 dates. Be sure your office staff and those who plan events and activities have this updated version.
Here (scroll down to October) are student-facing materials on Halloween and costumes.
From Transportation. Reminder: Please share with your staff—Transportation staff are allowed to enter the building to use the bathroom, if they are wearing their BLP id. They are not required to walk around to the front of the building and “check in”. Please direct them to the nearest staff bathroom by the bus entrance. Thank you!!
From Maintenance: We’d ask that schools submit work order for keys, locks or any other maintenance issues at a school. You can find a link to it on the Staff Portal>right hand column> toward the bottom>Hero HQ.
The benefit to the person who submits the request (it can be any staff member), is that they get to see the updates as maintenance staff addresses it. In addition, it allows our maintenance department to track and analyze the work being performed by our staff.
As an FYI, here is our Maintenance Department Structure and staff responsibilities. Enjoy!
From Jennifer in Student Well Being
Please see the updated Outside Behavioral Health Memo that discusses our approved behavioral health and case management providers, as well as, attendance codes.
Great job Pacific Crest, Bend High, Highland and Three Rivers for the highest completion rates so far!!
If you want to see the classroom/advisory completion rates for your school, you can follow these steps to view Waypoints completions rates by class:
- Switch to your School Admin role (see How to Change Your Role). If you do not see a System Admin role, please email Austin James to have this setup for you.
- Click on “Waypoints” from the left-hand navigation menu
- On the Waypoints page, select “Summative” on the left-hand side
- In the Completion Rate box, you can view the overall completion percentage across the whole school
- To view the completion percentage by class, click on the “View Details” button in the Completion Rate box
Action Items
- Need something to do Saturday? Ed Center has a 100th birthday party!
- Remind your teachers to sign up for their Educator Network Day class starting Friday
- Got a Raptor Success story? Share with Kayla Martin in Safety
- Are you new and need STAS/SIRC training? Sign up!
- Share the policies on religion and holidays with your staff, esp with the holidays on the horizon
- Make sure staff know to let transportation staff in the building to use the restroom without having to go up front and sign in (only if they are wearing their id)
- Remember if you need something from maintenance, you need to submit work orders.
- Share attendance codes with office staff
Important Dates
- October 1: All Admin PD 3:00- 4:30 at Perseverance Hall
- October 1-2: Yom Kippur–no evening activities
- October 7: Elementary Leadership Meeting, 3:00 – 4:30 at Education Center Board Room
- October 8: First Educator Network Day: See the information above on 9/25 Blog
- October 14: PLCs 1 and 2, 3:00-4:30 at (1 @ Rosland and Phly Like Canadians @ Lava Ridge)
- October 15: SLGGs are due by today
- October 16: TAG Admin ICCL 3:30 – 5:30 Education Center Board Room
- October 21: PLCs 3 and 4, 3:00 – 4:30. (PL C3PO @ Silver Rail and We Are the Winners @ La Pine)
- October 22: Elementary Safety Cadre 1:15 – 3:45 at Silver Rail Elementary
- October 29: Teacher work day (8 hrs) Conf. (4 hrs.) Admin will have a ½ day Amplify training on this date. (Half in the morning and half in afternoon–check your calendar invite)
- October 30: Parent Teacher Conferences
- October 31: No School and School Improvement Plans are due today.
And finally… Congratulations to our Next Duck Drawing winner, Kate Donegan!
Kate is the Principal at Ensworth and this is her second year in Bend-La Pine Schools. Prior to that, Kate worked in the West Linn-Wilsonville SD for many years where she held several different positions. Her background in Special Education brings a focus and belief that all students, regardless of their circumstances can achieve and grow when given the opportunities to do so. You can also catch her running the trails around Bend and loving on her family, including a (not so shy anymore) Aussie dog. Kate, let us know your drink of choice and we will deliver this next week!
