From Tammy and Karen
We’d love to hear from you!
So far, 23 people have responded to our survey on Belonging in our Elementary Team, and if you haven’t had a chance to complete it yet, we hope you will take a few minutes to share your voice. Our goal is to hear from everyone, and your feedback truly matters as we continue moving forward together.
Please take the survey here:
https://forms.gle/9NbzmT4THN4TDG6G8
Important Links
- May 6th Elementary TLC Update
- Special EDge (May 14 Edition)
- BLS School Libraries Newsletters!
- 1-Page Student Management guide
- Dates to recognize groups
- CPI Trained Staff List (let Sara Young know if you see staff who are not at your school)
Notes from our Team:
From Julie in Curriculum and Instruction
Reminder: DIBELS has started! Here is the schedule.
Please plan to have testing area set up. Plan to have 8-9 people from the testing team and also the testers available from your building. Send me the testing schedule so I can share it with the team. Plan to have a runner who is bringing classes to the testing area. If you have had new students in grades 3-5 be sure to have them tested.
End of Year Assessment Windows: Please share with your staff and ask that these required assessments are complete by the end date.
- MClass and ROAR- May 15-June 5th
- Wayfinder Waypoints- April 28th- May 22nd
From Rodger Moore, Director of Facilities Operations
To help schools manage classroom relocations smoothly and minimize disruption to instruction, the district is developing a standardized process for both same-school and inter-school moves. The procedure is intended to outline clear responsibilities for administrators, teachers, custodial teams, maintenance, and IT staff to help ensure moves are coordinated efficiently. The district is currently testing our work order platform Hero HQ for submitting move requests and coordinating details such as scheduling, technology needs, furniture, and specialty equipment. Additional procedures, expectations, and implementation guidance will be communicated in an upcoming Level Leaders’ Blog once the workflow and support processes are finalized.
Large-scale moves, such as the Realms transition, will be exempt from this process.
From Travis Hanford, Custodial
Are you in need of a complete class set of these chairs? If so, please reach out to Custodial Manager, Travis Hanford to get them. We would like them to go as a complete set if possible, not a few here and there. In the next few weeks, we may also have more available as we prepare Buckingham for the inclusion of Realms Middle and are finding there are quite a few of these there as well.
Action Items
- Please complete our Belonging Survey as soon as possible. Should only take a few minutes!
- Share End of Year assessment windows with teachers and see that all assessments are done
Important Dates
- May 19: PLC1 Meeting at Westside Village 3:00 to 4:30
- May 21: Karen Mapp Family Engagement Training–Unitarian Church, coffee and breakfast 7:45, Session is 8:00-noon
- May 25: Memorial Day Holiday, no School
- May 26: PLC3PO at Silver Rail and We are the Winners at Bear Creek 3:00 – 4:30 p.m.
- May 28: School Design Plan Showcase 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
- June 2: Horizontal Meeting, 3:00-4:30–Site to be determined (not the boardroom)
- June 15: End of Year Administrator Celebration (and lunch!), High Desert Middle school 11:30-1:00
- June 16: End of year Elementary Leadership Celebration 3:00 – 4:30. Location TBA
- June 19: Juneteenth Holiday!
And finally… Congratulations to our Next Duck Drawing winner, Dr. Michelle Wilson !
Michelle Wilson has been leading Buckingham Elementary for the past three years, bringing a wealth of experience from the valley where she served as an instructional leader, elementary principal, and assistant superintendent. Michelle is known for her professionalism, passion, courage, energy, and unwavering commitment to equity. She has guided Buckingham through the transition of sharing learning spaces with Realms with compassion, thoughtfulness, and heart, always keeping students and staff at the center of her leadership. Outside of school, Michelle is an avid Pilates practitioner, loves to hike and downhill ski, and has been embracing the beauty of Central Oregon through cycling adventures across the region.
