Author Archives: Tammy Doty

“To the world you may be one person, but to one person, you may be the world.” It’s so easy this time of year to set sights on summer break and put the year behind you. But, never forget the impact you are all making in the lives of students on a daily basis. Love them hard, as in a few weeks, you will miss that daily smile, high 5, kind hello, and admit it, even the occasional stink eye. .

From Tammy and Karen

Stay strong! Karen and I are very appreciative of you all, as we know that many of you are delivering hard messages about the state of the budget next year and how it is impacting your buildings. With the connection topic at our site visits (share one thing you appreciate about yourself) I’ve been sharing that what I appreciate about myself is my sense of optimism and the knowledge that it may be hard, it may be uncomfortable, it may be sad, but we will get through it. “The success rate of making it through the worst days of my life is 100%, and you can’t get a much better success rate than that!” Not sure who said it, but I have learned to embrace it. What makes hard times better is each other. Please reach out to me, Karen, your colleagues, if you need to process anything. We are here to listen!

Horizontal reminder for next Tuesday: A reminder, we are meeting for horizontal next Tuesday (May 27) at Highland, starting at 3:00. We will be hosted by Highland and Three Rivers. Not to worry, we will be tuning in together at 3:50 for Dr. Cook’s state of the district message. Looking forward to seeing you all there!

Tomorrow (Friday) is our last session of Ice Cream and Inclusion in which we get to know our Assistant Principals even better! Reminder, we will meet on the front steps of the Ed Center at 1:30. We will walk from there to Goody’s on Wall St. to get the yummy stuff! A.P.s/Deans, if you have not yet made a session, this is your last chance! See you soon. Unfortunately, I have had a couple of big things these past two Fridays and have had to miss (I was really sad) but don’t you worry, I will be there for you all tomorrow!

Important Links

• BEA and OSEA Bargaining Update Website
• State Testing Folder
• May 7^th Elementary TLC Update
• Topics of Interest/Problem of Practice
• FAQs for Special Education Inclusion Topics—Keep checking in here! BEA and BLS supported

Notes from our Team:

From Paul Dean in Operations:

Classroom Guidance from Maintenance & Custodial Departments

While there is no board-adopted policy that explicitly governs classroom furniture or decorations, our BLS operational practice has been to guide schools as follows:

• District-Purchased Furniture: Bend-La Pine Schools assumes responsibility for the cleaning, movement, and maintenance of furniture that has been purchased by the district.
• Staff-Purchased Furniture or Items: Any furniture or furnishings that are brought in by staff members are considered the responsibility of the staff and/or school site. This includes maintenance, movement between rooms, and cleaning as needed.

Regarding classroom decorations and wall attachments, there are fire code restrictions that must be followed. These include limits on how much and the type of material that can be affixed to walls and ceilings, as well as requirements to maintain adequate clearances and pathways for emergency egress. Decorations/furniture should not obstruct exits or create fire hazards that would impede safe evacuation in the event of an emergency.

Additionally, per OSHA safety requirements, any shelving units or storage furniture that exceed a certain height (typically 5 feet or higher) must be properly secured to walls to prevent tipping hazards. This applies to both district-owned and staff-supplied furniture and is an important consideration for student and staff safety during daily use or seismic activity.

Lastly, we ask staff to be mindful of classroom lighting. Excessive use of supplemental lighting (e.g., lamps or string lights) should be minimized, as the district is actively pursuing sustainability initiatives to reduce energy consumption and meet long-term environmental goals. Use of natural light and district-installed lighting should generally meet classroom needs.

If admin have questions about whether a particular room adheres to these requirements, you may reach out to Walt Norris or Dan Dummitt for assistance.

From Josh Marks, Student Services re: SLPs

“SLP Updates

Based on the collective feedback and careful consideration, our SLP team is going to move forward with some programmatic shifts for the 25/26 school year. These shifts are designed with several key goals in mind:

·         Increase equity among our SLP team with regard to services

·         Provide additional time for collaboration

·         Enhance flexibility within our team

·         Ensure excellent service to our students and families

Here are the details of the upcoming changes:

1.    New Staffing Assignment Model: Starting in the 2025-2026 school year, we will be adjusting how staffing assignments are made for Speech-Language Pathologists. Assignments will now be made in teams. A group of schools will be assigned to a group of SLPs, allowing for more collaborative and flexible service delivery. 

2.    Elementary and Secondary Focus: Our teams will be primarily focused on either elementary or secondary levels, allowing for more specialized expertise and targeted support. There will be four Elementary teams and two secondary teams that are broken up by Middle School and High School. Lastly, please note that all of our south county schools will be part of each of these teams. 

Process 

In December the core SLP team explored data around workloads and caseloads. When looking at the data it became clear that inequities exist within our system. In addition, Student Services admin conducted 1:1 Interviews with all SLP staff that included a major theme of wanting more professional collaboration and connection with their peers. With this information a few different models of service were explored and debated. After the initial meeting 5 additional SLP’s were asked to join (which increased the group about half of the team). The new models were shared and debated until ultimately one model emerged as the top choice. Once the top choice was selected Student services admin set up 1:1 Meetings with the remaining SLP’s for input. 

Timelines

December through March – Data sharing and exploration including meeting with all SLP’s in small groups or 1:1.

April – Email sent to all SLP’s about the pending updates to service models.

May – Initial teams were shared with SLP Staff.

June – SLP Teams will divide up schools based on workload and caseload data.

June through August – Communication to schools on SLP assignments.  

As we move forward please know that our team is excited about these changes and feel they will enhance our service to schools, students and families. In addition, we believe this will lead to a more equitable, collaborative, and flexible work environment for our SLP team. With these changes services will not change or decrease at any schools. If you have any additional questions please feel free to reach out to me directly!”

From Sean Reinhart in Student Services:

You all have done an amazing job of getting your staff trained in CPI verbal intervention and CPI full course. 

CPI training by the numbers THIS YEAR! ⚡

🎉 453 staff members have been trained in CPI verbal intervention or the full CPI course

🛺 Including 65 staff members from transportation

📚There were more than 25 training opportunities

✨ We now have 581 TOTAL staff members trained in CPI strategies

🛟 Every school has AT LEAST a 50:1 student to staff ratio of trained staff

We will offer a full course training for new staff during the August in-service week, so be on the look-out for that date. 

From Lisa Birk, Deputy Supe:

Hi all, On June 4th, we will be cancelling our All-Admin meeting at Aspen Hall and in the future, I will avoid graduation weeks for All-Admin meetings. 

Instead, we will be having a half-day training later in June in partnership with COREN as we bridge from our current Admin content to our learning for next year. We are working with the partners to nail down the date and will let you know as soon as possible. Thanks for your flexibility!

From Eric Powell and the Synergy Group in IT

New Synergy features have been enabled to assist school discipline staff with correcting discipline data entry errors via the new State Reporting Validation system.

To verify you have Tasks turned on please select the User Settings gear icon to the top right of the Synergy screen (under your Focus and just below the Sign Out and Support buttons)

Make sure Tasks are toggled ON (green background in the On side)

These tasks should now be enabled for all discipline staff (if you are responsible for discipline and do NOT see State Reporting Validation tasks after enabling them as shown above, please let me know).

You can access the tasks via two different methods (depending on your security), either via the home screen, or via the dedicated Tasks navigation button…

In either case, you can click the hyperlink associated with the Name column (the name will vary depending on whom runs the audit tasks) to access the State Reporting Extract Validation feature.

The left navigation will contain all the relevant individual audit issues Synergy has found which will impact ODE State Reporting if they are not addressed.

The right main view will contain the specific audit condition / field that corresponds to the currently selected audit in the left navigation.

The specific field which needs to be corrected should be highlighted with a blinking yellow when first selected. However, it is advisable to correct any issues you may see when reviewing these data.

In the case above, the selected audit was for the missing Disposition Start Date, but we can see that the End Date and Days Assigned are also missing.

In some cases, you may not know what the correct data to enter / update is without additional incident context, so we have added a link to the incident as a whole to the top of the Disposition view, but you may need to scroll up to the top of the window to see it.

Click the incident number link to see the incident in its entirety, and for the student in question, make the appropriate entries / corrections to resolve the audit.

Once you feel you have resolved the specific audit condition, you can mark that resolved by clicking the green circular checkbox in the left navigation as seen below, so you know you have already addressed that issue when you return to this screen at a later time.

NOTE: Each individual audit case will have its own checkbox – even if a single field update fixes more than one audit at a time.

Some of the common audits at this time include:

This audit is letting you know that either you have not specified any date ranges or Days assigned for the suspension / expulsion, or you have put in a range that is invalid / illegal (suspensions must be for 0.5 days minimum, and not exceed 30 consecutive days).

This audit is letting you know that either a single incident has multiple suspensions that overlap on a day (or more) – or that there are multiple incidents for the student for which the same school day has been suspended.

Typically, if you did a 0.5-day ISS followed by a 0.5-day OSS this would be a false positive audit, and no changes would be needed – just mark the audit complete via the checkbox and move on

However, if multiple incidents are involved, you may have to transition to the Student Incidents screen to find incidents that have dates close together which may have suspensions that need to be modified to best describe what actually happened.

NOTE: If you have any questions on how to resolve these kinds of audits, please let Ted Helton or Jason Westmoreland know, and they will assist you.

This audit is letting you know that a suspension end date (or a start date) is not a valid school day. Please review your school calendar and determine if he Start / End Dates for the disposition are correct – update as needed, and verify the Days Assigned is also correct for that range.

NOTE: Currently, there is an issue with Expulsions which have an End Date in the following school year. If the incident is an expulsion, please disregard this audit and check it complete. We are working with Edupoint to allow us to exclude this audit when it is an Expulsion, but we don’t have an ETA at this time for that fix.

This audit is effectively the same as a missing Start Date audit – DsplnDtTxt corresponds to the ODE Collection file format field for when the discipline started for that student relative to the incident & suspension type in question. Simply fix the Start Date and mark this complete.

There are over 100 possible audits Synergy can detect, so if you get one you are unclear about, contact Ted Helton or Jason Westmoreland for assistance.

Please have the discipline staff at your school review these audits and make corrections prior to leaving for the summer (no later than June 19th). All incidents for the entire school year should be entered by that time as well.

Action Items

• Remind your staff of end of the year furniture expectations (see Paul’s notes)
• Pat on the back to all our CPI trainers! Because of you, so many people are trained—thank you!
• Remove June 4 All Admin training from your calendars, but look for a training later in June
• Make sure your Synergy Discipline Data is all fixed before you leave for summer.
• Principals, complete your Year End Summative Reflection by May 26, comment on areas of pride and areas of growth.

Important Dates

• May 26: Memorial Day, No School
• May 27: June Horizontal (Changed from June 3rd) at Highland – HLD and Three Rivers host
• May 27: Dr. Cook’s State of the District at 3:05 and again at 3:50
• June 5: Counseling Celebration in the board room, 7:30-9:30
• June 5: TAG Team meeting, 3:45 in the boardroom
• June 12: Last Day students—half day
• June 13: Last Day staff
• June 17: Elementary End of Year Celebration! 2:00 Somewhere!

And finally…

From Tammy and Karen

For the May and June All Admin PD, there has been a change in location. Next Wednesday’s training will be at Sky View Middle School at the same time, from 3:00-4:30. The June 4 training will take place as Aspen Hall, out Shevlin Park Road. Please check the locations and make sure you give yourself enough leeway to make it on time. No more Perseverance Hall for this year.

As most of you know, we opted to keep the next Horizontal on Tuesday, May 27 at Highland, hosted by Highland and Three Rivers, with Lorin Page flying solo! (We know that Tim, Scott, and Heidi will make it easy on her!)

Tomorrow (Friday, May 9) starts our first session of Ice Cream and Inclusion (It’s actually Gelato, so someone also recommended the name ‘Gelato and Gellin’ 🙂 , in which we get to know our Assistant Principals even better! Reminder, we will meet on the front steps of the Ed Center at 1:30. We will walk from there to go get the yummy stuff!

Principals—by now, you may have see the end of year “Self-Reflection” show up in UKG. You can now go in to UKG and fill it out. It should have been adjusted to only reflect one score per domain and not one for every standard. Please leave comments for areas you feel especially proud about and areas in which you want to grow. We would like those completed by May 26 please. Toward the end of May we will be scheduling your Summative Evaluation meetings.

Important Links

• BEA and OSEA Bargaining Update Website
• State Testing Folder
• May 7^th Elementary TLC Update
• Topics of Interest/Problem of Practice-Heartfelt gratitude from a colleague and a new ask
• FAQs for Special Education Inclusion Topics—Keep checking in here! BEA and BLS supported

Notes from our Team:

Social Emotional and Mental Well Being—Jennifer Hauth

Wayfinder’s Waypoint Summative Assessment Announcement

The Wayfinder Waypoint Summative Assessment is now active! If your school has completed the Fall Summative Assessment, please ensure that both teachers and students participate in the End of the Year assessment. This assessment will measure student growth in Life and Career Readiness skills.

Instructions for Students:  Students can access the assessment in the Wayfinder app on their iPad under the To Do List.

The assessment will remain open until June 12th and is expected to take approximately 15 to 20 minutes to complete. Please note that it may take longer for educators to observe students in grades K-2.

After your school has finished the assessment, feel free to schedule a meeting with Jennifer to review your data dashboard and discuss goals for the upcoming year.

Payroll–Jessica Houser

Friendly Reminder: Report Year-to-Date Non-Contract Time by May 11

As we approach the end of the fiscal year, all administrators are asked to ensure that their non-contract time—from July through the current pay period—is fully reported in the system no later than May 11, the Time and Leave cutoff.

Missing or outdated entries may lead to an inaccurate display of leave balances, which can create confusion when trying to understand remaining entitlement for the year.

If you have leave to report from any prior month, not just the current pay period, please complete a leave sheet with the accurate dates of the absence. We will process prior leave entries using the same approach as current-month reporting.

To review your leave usage and remaining balances, log into Employee Online and view the bottom section of your most recent pay stub.

Thank you for your attention to this important task and for helping ensure accurate records as we close out the fiscal year.

Check out this upcoming training on Change, put on by Dr. Amy Yillik, with the Culture of Care.

Dealing with Change If you’ve been to any of my trainings on wellness, you’ve probably heard me quote Dr. Bruce Perry with “Change activates our stress response.”  As I navigate this season of my life in the world we live in, I am 100% confident that change is the one thing I can count on.  Whether we are navigating the failing health of a loved one, worried about the state of education in the United States or managing the day to day surprises that pop up, we are in change-so our nervous systems are in stress!  SCRR in conjunction with Oregon Well-Being Trust is facilitating a virtual process space “Steadying Ourselves in Uncertain Times” on Monday May 12 3:30-4:30.  I hope you will find it helpful. -Dr Amy

Social Emotional and Well Being–Jennifer and Jess

From Tammy and Karen: Reminder, it is an expectation that all schools with counselors send at least one administrator to this celebration on June 5, from 7:30-9:30. (Note the date change)

Action Items

• Note the change in location for next week’s All Admin PD. It is from 3:00-4:30 at Sky View Middle School
• Principals, Do your Year End Summative Reflection by May 26, comment on areas of pride and areas of growth
• Ensure your Non-Contract time is up-to-date in Employee Online
• Leave Sheets Due by Monday

Important Dates

• May 5-9: Teacher Appreciation Week
• May 6: Horizontal meeting 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. at Silver Rail, SRE and Rosland host
• May 7: National Association of School Nurses National School Nurse Day (Proclamation here.)
• May 7: Safety Cadre Meeting, 2:00-3:30, location TBA
• May 14: All Admin PD at Sky View Middle school, 3:00-4:30 Read Chapter 4!
• May 26: Memorial Day, No School
• May 27: June Horizontal (Changed from June 3rd) at Highland – HLD and Three Rivers host
• June 4: All Admin PD at Aspen Hall, 3:00-4:30
• June 5: Counseling Celebration in the board room, 7:30-9:30
• June 5: TAG Team meeting, 3:45 in the boardroom
• June 12: Last Day students—half day
• June 13: Last Day staff
• June 17: Elementary End of Year Celebration! 2:00 Somewhere!

And finally…Today is National Coconut Cream Pie Day! In honor of that special day, here is a recipe in case you are now drooling!

From Tammy and Karen

Thank you all for such a great Admin/ICCL meeting this week. In our observations, there was high engagement in the work of being an ICCL Team and revisiting your school design plans. The feedback on the PD tool was 20 strongly agree, 14 somewhat agree, and 2 somewhat disagree, so 34/36 in the “agree” categories is fantastic, and affirms the work that we saw you all doing. As mentioned, at our next site visit this month, we will have you give us a brief overview of your conversations and the work you and your team will be digging into between now and the end of the year.

We need to have a quick 5 minute Teams meeting tomorrow/today (Friday the 25th) at 10:30 with all principals and assistants/deans are welcome to join as well. You will receive a calendar invite with a Teams link.

Important Links

• BEA and OSEA Bargaining Update Website
• State Testing Folder
•  April 23^rd Elementary TLC Update
• Topics of Interest/Problem of Practice-Heartfelt gratitude from a colleague and a new ask
• FAQs for Special Education Inclusion Topics—Keep checking in here! BEA and BLS supported

Notes from our Team:

From Tami Pike–Health Services

NATIONAL SCHOOL NURSE DAY , Wednesday, May 7, 2025

National School Nurse Day recognizes school nurses who work to improve the health and learning of students. – Oregon School Boards Association

View the National Association of School Nurses National School Nurse Day Proclamation here.

Be sure to let your school nurse know how much you appreciate them!!

Curriculum and Instruction-Julie Richards

The School Improvement Wednesday on April 30^th is dedicated to looking deeper at Amplify Desmos Math.  Here is the slide deck that will be shared with teachers next week. You will notice there is a section for Classroom Teachers, Learning Specialists & Interventionists, and Administrators & Other Leaders so everyone can explore Amplify Desmos Math!

Life and Career Readiness-Jennifer Hauth and Jenny White

Principals here is the LINK to a Wayfinder activity you can do with your team before a staff meeting or SIW.

Student Services–Sean Reinhart

The Nest Program will be expanding and relocating next fall!

The Nest program will have a new home this fall! The Nest is our self-contained program (run by the HDESD) for elementary students who experience dysregulation and need a highly specialized environment to develop skills. The goal is that they learn skills and eventually fully join their peers at their neighborhood school. Students attend The Nest for half the day and then go to their neighborhood school for the other half of the day.  

Also, The Nest will be expanding next year by adding an additional classroom.  Currently, there is only capacity to host 6-8 students per half-day session. This expansion will double the capacity at The Nest, while also offering some full day slots (which is not currently available). The current location, the Tamarack building, is not a suitable location for expansion. As a result, the decision was made to relocate The Nest to a BLS facility.  

Several sites were considered, and Summit HS was ultimately selected because of the unique features that the site offers. The wing that will host The Nest was originally built for an ECSE kindergarten and has many of the desired features.  It is mostly separate from the rest of the building, has the right amount of space, and allows the program to expand to two classrooms.  Many other sites were considered, and after weighing out the pros and cons, Summit was hands down the best decision. The team believes that placing the program at a high school will offer more of a boundary between the program and the school. Moreover, there is a possibility for synergistic programming in the future (think high school mentors) that could benefit both The Nest and Summit HS.

The Nest has its own teachers and administrators and will be administered in an independent manner. There is currently a planning committee that will be working with various stakeholders to ensure the transition runs as smoothly as possible.  

Last CPI Training of the year!

Student Services are offering one final Full CPI training this year.   As a place to start, please have any regular inclusion EAs that has not been trained register for this training.  Further, encourage any temporary inclusion EAs that intend to apply for a regular position for next school year to register for this training.  After that, look at your buildings support team and identify untrained folks that you would want trained and have them register as well. 

Training details:

• What:  CPI Training
• Date: May 6, 2025
• Time: 8-4
• Location: Pacific Crest Cornice
• Sign up in UKG

From Ryan Kelling–Human Resources

This note is coming to you a bit later than planned, but please join me in welcoming Sarah Westling to Human Resources. Sarah is serving as our Certified Specialist II, supporting HR tasks and bringing valuable experience from her time in the Eugene 4J HR office. We are thrilled she chose to join us and are grateful for the contributions she’s already made to our team. If you haven’t already, please stop by the large HR office next time you’re at the Ed Center to introduce yourself and welcome Sarah to BLS.

The recruitment for three vacant BLAST positions has commenced. We are currently recruiting for a Director of Student Services, an Athletic Director/Assistant Principal position at Summit High School, and for the Principal vacancy at Cascade Middle School. If you’d like to learn more about any of the vacancies, please connect with Ryan.

• This Director of Student Services position comes in response to the growing scope of the department, particularly the integration of the Occupational Therapist classification that had formerly existed as a part of our local service plan with the High Desert ESD, which brings added responsibilities and oversight needs. Additionally, this position will supervise the daily operation of the Transition Co-Op program and manage the mentoring and training program for all Student Services staff. 
• The Athletic Director/Assistant Principal position is a result of the latest MOA between BLS and BEA that moved the high school Athletic Driectors to the BLAST schedule prosepectively.  I’m confident that this role will help us align our co-curriculars at the secondary level with our overall vision of the student experience we’re working to provide for all students, regardless of their school. 
• The Cascade Middle School Principal is to fill the vacancy created by Gabe Pagano, who accepted the offer to be the Director of District Activities and Athletics beginning July 1

Certificate of Insurance Reminder – It’s a busy time of year with events and travel, many of which require a Certificate of Insurance (COI)for participation. If an event your staff are planning requires a COI, please share this link and ask that they complete the form as early as possible to ensure that a certificate can be issued: Certificate of Insurance Request Form. Any questions about this form or COI’s can be directed to Andrea.

Clarification on Educational Assistant Responsibilities – There is a need to clarify the scope of Educational Assistant (EA) duties and ensure compliance with OAR 581-037-0015 regarding the supervision and assignment of EAs in our buildings. This message comes in response to recent timesheet entries referencing “teaching” as a task, which is not a permissible responsibility for EAs.

Educational Assistants may support instruction, but they may not provide instruction in place of a licensed teacher. Their role is strictly supportive in nature and must be carried out under the direction and supervision of a licensed educator.

Per state regulation, EAs can assist in the following ways:

• Instructional Support – Reinforcing lessons through practice activities, life skills instruction, or supplemental learning opportunities, as directed by the teacher.
• Clerical Support – Assisting with preparation of materials, duplicating, setting up classroom tools or technology.
• Student Supervision and Control – Monitoring students in various school settings.
• Personal Care, Translation/Family Engagement, and Media Center or Lab Support – As assigned

If an EA is involved in instructional activities, these must be

• Planned by a licensed educator
• Supervised and monitored on a regular basis
• Conducted with access to assistance and consultation

This means EAs cannot independently plan lessons, deliver new content, or be responsible for student learning outcomes. Please ensure that all staff understand these expectations, and that any duties assigned to EAs align with the law. In instances where a Certified teacher is not present and no substitute is available, you may shift the EAs responsibilities from their regularly scheduled duties to supervision of a group of students. This would not be compensated, so long as the employee is already working that hour.

If you or your teams have questions about appropriate EA assignments or need support reviewing supervision plans, don’t hesitate to reach out to your level leader or HR.

From Kinsey – Policy, Advocacy, & Equity:

Student Voice Council:

We’ll be honoring the departing senior representatives of the SVC at the May 13^th board meeting, in case you’d like to join (not critical, but you’re welcome) or otherwise recognize them: BSHS: Iris M, Quincy B, Taylor W; MVHS: Lindsay L; Realms: Elliot D; SHS: Alaina T, Finnegan H.

And, we are launching our recruitment for the 25-26 Student Voice Council!  Most of your schools have current members who will return to continue their term next year, but ALL of your schools will have open spaces for new representatives.  We will be promoting in a variety of ways (materials coming soon), and would love you to talk it up in your school as well (school-wide announcements, advisory, family newsletters, etc).  As you know, these students have quite the audience with our school board and public community, and have a lot to say about your schools—ensuring diverse and strong representative of your school on the SVC is critical in the positive impact this group can have.  Once we have applicants for your school, we’d love your partnership in interviewing and selecting your reps.  More to follow—for now, please help promote this with students, staff, and families.

Do Not Schedule dates: As you start to schedule dates and events for next year, don’t forget to schedule around these dates.  Please share this with athletics, activities, counselors, office managers, parent groups, etc.  Thanks!

Interpreter requests: As you submit requests for interpreters for end-of-year requests, please follow these tips (and share these with relevant staff):

• Submit in advance!  
• Be sure to note the event format.  Interpreters deserve to know in advance if they’re showing up to speak in front of hundreds of families!  
• Attach or paste links in Linguist Link any agendas, handouts, slides, or other materials that may be helpful for the interpreter to adequately prepare.
• If you need help thinking through efficient models of bilingual communication during a family event, please contact your Family Liaison, Language Specialist, or me. 

Action Items

• Attend the teams meeting on Friday, April 25 at 10:30 (it will be 5 minutes)
• On next SIW (4/30), you are expected to do the administrator portion of the Amplify Desmos training
• Make sure you understand the EA responsibilities that Ryan outlined. Call with questions
• Get the “do not schedule” dates in your calendars now, so in your planning, you avoid school events on these days.
• Sign up for the Mandatory AI Training

Important Dates

• April 25: Breakfast and Belonging (last one!), Jackson’s Corner, 7:00-8:30
• April 30: SIW – reserved for Math planning—admin have a math training link too!
• April 30 Youth Truth sharing of data with staff and families due by today!
• May 5-9: Teacher Appreciation Week
• May 6: Horizontal meeting 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. at Silver Rail, SRE and Rosland host
• May 7: Safety Cadre Meeting, 2:00-3:30, location TBA
• May 14: All Admin PD at Perseverance Hall, 3:00-4:30 Read Chapter 4!
• May 26: Memorial Day, No School
• May 27: June Horizontal (Changed from June 3rd) at Highland – HLD and Three Rivers host
• May 30: Counselor Celebrations, 7:30-9:30 in the board room, at least one admin is required to attend, but both are encouraged!
• June 4: All Admin PD at Perseverance Hall, 3:00-4:30
• June 12: Last Day students—half day
• June 13: Last Day staff
• June 17: Elementary End of Year Celebration! 2:00 Somewhere!

And finally….

From Tammy and Karen

Kudos to the High School Team for a PD well done: We have talked with several of you (and others around the Ed Center) about the All Admin PD yesterday on Chapter 3: Feedback. Yesterday’s PD with a bit of fun, practice, and engagement with feedback in a real situation was just what we all needed to hear. I know for me personally, it gave me the opportunity to practice giving positive feedback in a meaningful and authentic way. (Besides, I couldn’t let Ben down, as I new he would be checking in on me!) I have found myself thinking about feedback quite a bit since then, and one thing I also reflected on about feedback is that the ability to receive it and act on it is what ultimately pays off in improvement and growth. How do you receive feedback that is hard? Positive? Unexpected? Just something else to ponder.

Staffing Plans are out! Just to remind you of a few important things

• Plans are in the shared drive under the 25-26 school year
• Please do not put names in the document
• On the front page, be sure to put the grade levels you have “open” meaning you need a teacher, and the ones you have “unassigned” meaning you need to lose that spot that you currently have. Same thing goes with classified positions.
• This document is currently confidential. We are not talking with staff, as we are waiting to hear specifics for how we will handle potential shifts. Letting staff know of unassigned positions now will cause stress around a lot of unknowns. Having answers will alleviate stress for people and we don’t have those yet.
• Call Tammy or Karen if you have questions or want to process thoughts. We are happy to help
• Plans due April 21

ICCL Update: We are planning on the Admin ICCL Team meeting on Tuesday, April 25, from 3:00-5:00. We will be focusing on your school design work for the year and planning ahead for next year. As I write this, I realize I can’t find the location, so stay tuned for that!

Breakfast and Belonging: Last week was such a great time connecting and enjoying each other. We are looking forward to the next ones. We will see Andy, Beth, Lybe, Patrick and Kimberly tomorrow morning at Jackson’s Corner at 7!

Thursday, April 17: Dan, Deborah, Ben, Jesse, Jennifer

Friday, April 25: Wendy, Megan, Michelle, Gary, Marc

Sharing is Caring: We wanted to pass on an idea for a flier (nice work Beth!) for one way you could share your Youth Truth data with your families in a family newsletter, on your social media, etc. It is friendly, easy to understand, and personal.

Important Links

• BEA and OSEA Bargaining Update Website
• State Testing Folder
•  April 9^th Elementary TLC Update
• Topics of Interest/Problem of Practice-Got something you want some collaboration with? (New Request about systems to support student behavior)
• FAQs for Special Education Inclusion Topics—Keep checking in here! BEA and BLS supported

Notes from our Team:

From the Deputy Supe, Lisa: This year we have done a lot of work on policy and implementation discussion related to AI use in BLPS. This training is MANDATORY for all school admin and you may choose between 4 options (5/20, 6/10, 6/17). Please refer to the document below to sign up for a time. They are listed in Yellow. 

As a reminder, Optional PD opportunities are available for all. As always, if you have an interest in a specific topic, please feel free to let me know so we can work on standing up some trainings. Have a great day. -L

Mandatory AI Training

From Josh Marks re: SLP Staffing for next year. “Administrators, starting the 25/26 school year our SLP team will be moving forward with a change in the way we staff. My hope is that this will bring greater flexibility and greater service to all of your schools. Here is the email that I sent to all SLP’s with the details. If you have any questions or would like to meet to discuss further, please let me know. Regards!

From Kerry Morton, Math TOSA

Bridges Math Disposal – Please do not dispose of any Bridges materials, yet. It will cause additional work for your custodial staff and cost extra money.Your office manager should have shared this survey with teachers to help the Custodial Department determine how many recycle bins and dumpsters are needed at your school for the disposal of the Bridges Math materials.  Please resend the survey to your staff so the Custodial Department can make a plan. We only have about 50% of teacher responses. Thank you!

Action Items

• Staffing plans due April 21—please follow guidelines above
• Remind ICCL Team of the upcoming training, April 25 from 3:00-5:00 location TBA
• Sign up for the Mandatory AI Training
• Reach out to Josh if you have questions and conversation regarding the SLP staffing for next year
• Got some poets? Share the contest with your school!

Important Dates

• April 11: Breakfast and Belonging, Jackson’s Corner, 7:00-8:30
• April 15: Horizontal meeting 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. at Ponderosa Elementary–PON and Jewell host
• April 17: Breakfast and Belonging, Jackson’s Corner, 7:00-8:30 (Thursday!)
• April 19: On the Road to Kindergarten Event 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. at various parks
• April 22: Admin ICCL 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
• April 25: Breakfast and Belonging, Jackson’s Corner, 7:00-8:30
• May 5-9: Teacher Appreciation Week
• May 6: Horizontal meeting 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. at Silver Rail, SRE and Rosland host
• May 7: Safety Cadre Meeting, 2:00-3:30, location TBA
• May 14: All Admin PD at Perseverance Hall, 3:00-4:30 Read Chapter 4!
• May 26: Memorial Day, No School
• May 30: Counselor Celebrations, 7:30-9:30 in the board room, at least one admin is required to attend, but both are encouraged!
• June 3: Horizontal meeting 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. at Highland, Highland and Three Rivers host
• June 4: All Admin PD at Perseverance Hall, 3:00-4:30
• June 12: Last Day students—half day
• June 13: Last Day staff
• June 17: Elementary End of Year Celebration! 2:00 Somewhere!

And finally…Friday April 11 is National Pet Day! Give a hug to the favorite pets in your life! Here’s Charlie Girl!

From Tammy and Karen

It looks like the weather is going to cooperate over the next few weeks for us to amp up our mindfulness throughout ACTIVE APRIL Month! I hope you will join me in this challenge to get moving more as a way to alleviate stress and build wellness!

Breakfast and Belonging:

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Belonging Survey for Administrators! We received 26 responses, and you can view the results in this slideshow. These insights will help us build on our strengths as a team while also identifying areas for growth.

We’d love to hear your thoughts on the responses and explore ways we can foster an even stronger sense of belonging within our team. To gather your ideas, we’ll be discussing this further during our Breakfast and Belonging meetings with Principals and our Ice Cream and Inclusion meetings in May with APs. Your input is invaluable in shaping a more connected and supportive Elementary Administrator Team. Looking forward to the conversation!

Breakfast and Belonging Group Reminders: These groups will take place at Jackson’s Corner at the big table (we reserved it!) from 7:00-8:30, and includes breakfast and beverages! We are excited for time to connect in small groups. If you are unable to attend your assigned time please just let us know!

Friday, April 4: Scott, Tim, Nichole, Kate, Julie

Friday, April 11: Andy, Beth, Lybe, Patrick, Kimberly

Thursday, April 17: Wendy, Deborah, Ben, Jesse, Jennifer

Friday, April 25: Dan, Megan, Michelle, Gary, Marc

Spring Conferences Schedule Reminder: For Spring conferences, the work days are as follows: Wednesday, April 16, from 7:15-3:15 (first 8 hours if your day is slightly different) is work time–no conferences during this time and 3:15-7:15 is conference time. Thursday, April 17, 7:15-7:15 are conferences. Friday, April 18, is a day off to trade.

Bargaining Updates: This spring we are sharing our bargaining updates on our Staff Portal. Our first update, covering last night’s first session with the BEA and District teams, is available HERE.

Bargaining dates:

BEA-BLS: April 2, 16 and 30; May 12 and 19; June 2 and 3

OSEA-BLS: April 10 and 24; May 8, 22 and 29; June 4

Important Links

• BEA and OSEA Bargaining Update Website
• State Testing Folder
• March 19^th Elementary TLC Update
• Topics of Interest/Problem of Practice-Got something you want some collaboration with? (New Request about systems to support student behavior)
• FAQs for Special Education Inclusion Topics—Keep checking in here! BEA and BLS supported

Notes from our Team:

From Kerry Morton, Math TOSA

Bridges Math Disposal – Please do not dispose of any Bridges materials, yet. It will cause additional work for your custodial staff and cost extra money.Your office manager should have shared this survey with teachers to help the Custodial Department determine how many recycle bins and dumpsters are needed at your school for the disposal of the Bridges Math materials.  Please resend the survey to your staff so the Custodial Department can make a plan. We only have about 50% of teacher responses. Thank you!

From Kinsey in Policy, Advocacy, and Office of DEI

Emergency contacts: 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.  

With conferences coming up, please encourage families (all 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.  

Day of Silence: 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.  

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.

From Ryan Kelling in Human Resources

Contract letters for licensed employees were sent to all licensed employees via UKG and must be returned no later than April 15.mIf you have not yet completed yours, please log in to UKG to review and submit your response as soon as possible. 

Administrators, please ensure your staff are aware of this deadline and follow up as needed – and don’t forget to return yours too! If you have any questions or need assistance, please reach out to Candy Gelatt or [email protected]

From Julie Richards in Elementary Curriculum and Instruction

Educator Network Day – April 23 will be dedicated to learning about Amplify Desmos Math. This will be virtual and facilitated by Fawn Nguyen from Amplify Desmos Math. The staff will need to be in one location (library) and the administrator’s role is to open the link on their computer and manage the chat and be the communication liaison between Fawn Nguyen and your staff. The zoom link will be sent to you on the day of the training. 

Life and Career Readiness (Jenny White and Jennifer Hauth)

Principals below is an activity you can use at the beginning of a SIW or staff meeting.

Photo’s Lately

From Scott and Kayla in Safety

Please check out the slides from the most recent Safety Cadre Meeting: Safety Cadre #3 Training Slides- Elementary

Dyslexia Training Opportunity Central Oregon Dyslexia Conference – May 3,   9am – 3:30pm

Location:  Ridgeview High School

This conference is designed with educators, administrators, and parents in mind, bringing you resources and tools from the International Dyslexia Association and specialists in our community. You’ll walk away with a clear understanding of what Dyslexia is, experience a simulation putting you in the seat of a child with learning disabilities and take a deeper dive into understanding how to best support these students.  Learn why children struggle with reading and what you can do in the classroom to help! 

Teachers – Earn 5.5 Professional Development Units for FREE. No additional paperwork necessary – certificates will be distributed after the event.

Join us if you are just learning about dyslexia or you are ready for a deeper dive into strategies and tools for working with children with dyslexia.   Together, we can help our struggling readers!

More information and registration :  https://CentralOregonDyslexiaConference.eventbrite.com. The conference is $12 and includes lunch and snacks. 

Action Items

• Do not dispose of Bridges Materials yet
• Update emergency contacts at spring conferences
• Make sure you and your staff have signed their contract letters by April 15

Important Dates

• April 4th: Breakfast and Belonging, Jackson’s Corner, 7:00-8:30
• April 8: School Board Meeting 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
• April 9: Administrator Professional Development 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. Perseverance Hall, Read Ch 3 of Thriving Leaders
• April 11: Breakfast and Belonging, Jackson’s Corner, 7:00-8:30
• April 15: Horizontal meeting 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. at Ponderosa Elementary–PON and Jewell host
• April 17: Breakfast and Belonging, Jackson’s Corner, 7:00-8:30
• April 19: On the Road to Kindergarten Event 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. at various parks
• April 22: Admin ICCL 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
• April 25: Breakfast and Belonging, Jackson’s Corner, 7:00-8:30

And finally…A lovely reminder from the American Heart Association! Keep moving forward and walking down that road! Good things are coming!

From Tammy and Karen

Spring: Definition: to originate, to arise from, a season of the year Break: Definition: a pause in work, an activity, or event Spring Break: Definition: a time in which all educators around the globe breathe a deep sigh of relief, take time to rest, relax, rejuvenate, and do things to help them feel good, all in an effort to prepare for the last big push to June. Enjoy your well deserved Spring Break!

Excellence in Education: Before you take off for spring break, please take a moment to nominate a certified and a classified member from your school, who embodies “service above self” and has a high degree of professionalism.

April Site Visit Sign Ups: It’s time again to sign up for our next site visits. These visits will include Tammy, Karen, and Julie when available.

Belonging Survey: Thank you to all of you who have taken the Belonging Survey for Administrators. We appreciate your input, as it will help guide our conversations during “Breakfast and Belonging” for principals, and for our May events for Assistants and Deans. If you have not yet taken it, please take a few minutes to engage with the survey. Thank you so much!

Breakfast and Belonging Groups: We are excited for the April “Breakfast and Belonging” groups. These groups will take place at Jackson’s Corner at the big table (we reserved it!) from 7:00-8:30, and includes breakfast and beverages! We are excited for time to connect in small groups. I will send you calendar invites for your dates/times below.

Friday, April 4: Scott, Tim, Nichole, Kate, Julie

Friday, April 11: Andy, Beth, Lybe, Patrick, Kimberly

Friday, April 18: Wendy, Deborah, Ben, Jesse, Jennifer

Friday, April 25: Dan, Megan, Michelle, Gary, Marc

Spring Conferences: Time Frames and Schedule: After consultation with BEA two years ago, we have landed on the following information regarding length of a conference.  If a teacher has 25 or less students, their conferences need to be between 25-30 minutes to accommodate for transition times as needed (25 min  gives time for a quick restroom break, time in case one goes longer, etc.).  If a teacher has 26 or more students, their conferences can be 20 minutes, giving the teacher the ability to have a few longer ones as well as building in transition times if needed.  

For Spring conferences, the work days are as follows: Wednesday, April 16, from 7:15-3:15 (first 8 hours if your day is slightly different) is work time–no conferences during this time and 3:15-7:15 is conference time. Thursday, April 17, 7:15-7:15 are conferences. Friday, April 18, is a day off to trade.

Important Links

• State Testing Folder
• March 19^th Elementary TLC Update
• Topics of Interest/Problem of Practice-Got something you want some collaboration with? (New Request about systems to support student behavior)
• FAQs for Special Education Inclusion Topics—Keep checking in here! BEA and BLS supported

Notes from our Team:

 

From Shelby Paulson, District Librarian-Please consider supporting your Media Managers to go to this amazing event!

From Paul Dean and Kim Crabtree

Transportation of Students. Please be advised that we have some outdated policies regarding what is permissible when transporting students to/from off-site activities and athletic events.  Please follow EEADBA-AR and do not refer to EEACD-AR, EEBB-AR or EEADB-AR.  It is always advisable to contact the Executive Director of Transportation, Kim Crabtree, when you have questions regarding student transportation.

From Julie Richards in Elementary Curriculum and Instruction

I am looking for a school that would be willing to have some visitors come to observe EL one day during the week of April 7-10th.  This would be a team of 6-7 teachers from Sisters School District.  Please let me know if you would be open to having visitors.  Thank you.

From Maddy Paquette Sustainability and Energy Specialist: Please share the following information with your staff so that we are all doing our part to be sustainable over the break. Thank you!

From Eric Powell in Student Services

If you notice a YELLOW “Restrict!” bar on a student’s Synergy page, it most likely means they are either currently Expelled or that they have been Expelled at some point in their educational history. 

The purpose of this practice is to ensure that schools do not unintentionally enroll an Expelled student into their school (if a family attempts to move a student from one school to another to avoid disciplinary measures, for example) AND to encourage schools to review student records for any newly enrolled students (specifically those who were ever Expelled that we are aware of). 

If a student ever enrolls in your school from out of the area and the family references a past Expulsion (or you notice a prior Expulsion in the student records), please communicate with me so that I can help research the student’s disciplinary history from their former district(s) and to help us update their “Restrict” status. 

If you ever notice a student with this YELLOW “Restrict!” bar, you can call myself or April Jorgenson to discuss the student and we can help you if any Synergy limitations exist while this Restrict is placed on their file.

If you click on the “Other Info” tab (next to Parent/Guardian in the Student screen) you can see the possible Enrollment Restrictions (and corresponding dates) for the specific student:

We will utilize the Enrollment Restriction titled “Other Restriction” for those students who have a past Expulsion on file (but who are not currently Expelled). Thank you!

From Scott and Kayla in Safety

Our School Resource Officer team is rotating out the supervisor position with Bend PD. Most of you know Sergeant Joe Pacheco and the outstanding job he’s done to support our schools and the SRO team over the past few years. Joe was recently promoted to Lieutenant with Bend PD and will be moving to his new supervisory role within their department after this week.

We will be working with Bend PD on Wednesday to select the new Sergeant for the SRO team, but due to Bend PD staffing management, the new Sergeant will not be able to start working with us until September, as we begin the next school year.

You can find the updated SRO contact list in the safety resource google drive, here.

Please follow the guidelines in the contact roster to get support from law enforcement or our SROs as appropriate for the situation and your school. Please let us know if you have any questions. Thank you,

Life and Career Readiness – Jenny White and Jennifer Hauth

Principals, here is a fun activity you can do with your staff before a staff meeting or at the start of a SIW. You will need coins, or soft balls (maybe from PE) or bean bags.

From Ryan Kelling in Human Resources: 2 things!

1. Hi all, we have A LOT of contract letters that are still outstanding. Contract letters for licensed employees were sent to all licensed employees via UKG and must be returned no later than April 15. If they have not yet completed theirs, please have them log in to UKG to review and submit their response as soon as possible. Administrators, please ensure your staff are aware of this deadline and follow up as needed – and don’t forget to return yours too! If you have any questions or need assistance, please reach out to Candy Gelatt or the email group [email protected]
2. Excellence in Education Nominations are due tomorrow!

• To date, I have received responses from 7 administrators. Please make this a priority; it is an important tradition and one that is consistently cited by employees – both those recognized and those who see their peers recognized – as an event that brings them pride in their work.
• Nominations should only come from administrators. We have a number of submissions from employees and, while we are happy that employees see their peers as deserving of recognition, that is not the purpose of this particular recognition. If you have already shared with employees and asked for them to submit, please take the time to disregard that and complete the survey yourself.
• The recognition event will be held at Mountain View in the auditorium on Tuesday May 20^th from 5:00 – 6:30(ish). Thanks to the Mountain View team for being flexible with our ask.

Action Items

• Turn in Excellence in Education Nominees before spring break
• Please complete the Belonging Survey for Elementary Administrators by March 21st
• Sign up for an April Site Visit
• Let Julie know if you can have an EL visitation
• Share the Energy/Sustainability information before break
• Make sure you and your staff have signed their contract letters by April 15

Important Dates

• March 24-28: The long awaited Spring Break!
• April 4th: Breakfast and Belonging, Jackson’s Corner, 7:00-8:30
• April 8: School Board Meeting 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
• April 9: Administrator Professional Development 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. Perseverance Hall, Read Ch 3 of Thriving Leaders
• April 11: Breakfast and Belonging, Jackson’s Corner, 7:00-8:30
• April 15: Horizontal meeting 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. at Ponderosa Elementary–PON and Jewell host
• April 18: Breakfast and Belonging, Jackson’s Corner, 7:00-8:30
• April 19: On the Road to Kindergarten Event 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. at various parks
• April 22: Admin ICCL 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
• April 25: Breakfast and Belonging, Jackson’s Corner, 7:00-8:30

And finally…Spring Equinox is today!

Did you know on the Spring Equinox you can balance a raw egg on it’s end? Something fun that my nieces and I tried out many years ago (the little gal in the picture is now 16!) Give it a try today!

From Tammy and Karen

March, the month that sometimes can’t make up it’s mind. 63 degrees and flip flops one day and snow the next. The bridge between the winter doldrums and a renewed spring. May you embrace each day whatever it may bring and celebrate that our daylight will be lasting longer into the evening. Yes, that’s your reminder to “spring forward” this Sunday!

Don’t forget: All-Staff Meeting with Dr. Cook this next Thursday; Please remember to remind your staff about this optional districtwide virtual staff meeting. Links will come soon. The two time options are:

• 3:05 to 3:35 p.m. (best for elementary schedules)
• 3:50 to 4:20 p.m. (best for secondary schedules)

Youth Truth by April 30: You heard Lisa talk about this date as being the day by which we would like your sharing of Youth Truth data with your staff and families to be done. The blog 2 weeks ago had this slide deck to help guide you if you needed, as well as an email shared by Dave VanLoo this week. We are happy to help brainstorm ideas and can talk more at our site visits about this if you need.

Important Links

• State Testing Folder
• March 5^th Elementary TLC Update
• Topics of Interest/Problem of Practice-Got something you want some collaboration with?
• FAQs for Special Education Inclusion Topics—Keep checking in here! BEA and BLS supported

Notes from our Team:

From Information and Instructional Technology – Scott McDonald and Karen Rush: We are forming an Instructional Technology Stakeholder group comprised of teachers, parents, students, administrators, and community members.  We have great representation from district staff and community members, but are hoping to have parents from across the district and grade levels join the group. We have shared this information in the Family Spotlight but would love to see more applications!  Will you please send out this notice to your school community members?  Thank you! Parent Newsletter IT Stakeholder (English and Spanish)

Also from Instructional Technology, Tracy Howk and Robbie Faith: Students in grades K-8 will now find a new icon on their iPad home screen directing them to the research databases hosted on our media center websites. Utilizing carefully curated research databases, instead of generic search engines, is crucial for fostering responsible information-seeking in the vast sea of online resources. Check out Quick Access to Safe and Reliable Research for more information. If you’d like support with research projects in your classrooms, please reach out to your instructional coach or our instructional technology team, Robbie Faith and Tracy Howk.

From Social Emotional Wellness – Jennifer Hauth

What fun celebrations of teachers and schools this week with Wayfinder. Kudos to Silver Rail, who was the elementary school with the highest Wayfinder usage as a school, and Juniper’s second grade, for the highest usage as an elementary grade level team. Hearing the teachers talk about the difference it has made in their classrooms and students was really inspiring. If you are struggling with Wayfinder implementation, please reach out!

Potential Inspiring School Visit: Is your school and/or PTO interested in having a Challenged Athletes Ambassador and a Paralympic Gold Medalist speak to students about inclusivity and perseverance on Friday, May 9th? motivational speaker Rudy Garcia-Tolson  is available for an uplifting talk. Contact Mark Dean, [email protected], to schedule the speaker. Rudy’s visit is partially subsidized by the Challenges Athlete’s Foundation so he would ask for a donation of their choice from the schools he speaks at. 

From Sean Reinhart in Student Services, Re: High Needs Funds When you received your school’s 25/26 discretionary funds dashboard last week, you may have noticed that the line item called “High needs” is no longer in your budget.  Several years ago, the Student Services department transferred funds from our discretionary budget and placed them directly into each school’s discretionary budget.  The intent was to allow you to procure 70 hours of substitute EA time quickly and without having to go through our office.  For next year, we have decided to hold those funds in our discretionary budget.  When the need arises and you need extra staffing support due to new student move-ins, etc., please reach out to Student Services Admin and we will collaborate with your team to provide support.  Please reach out with any questions.

Action Items

• Don’t forget Dr. Cook’s districtwide staff meeting, 3:05 or 3:50
• Start planning when and how you are going to be sharing Youth Truth information with your staff and families.
• Share the request with families to have representation on the Technology stakeholder team

Important Dates

• March 11: Horizontal Meeting 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. at Pine Ridge hosted by PRE and NSE
• March 13: 3:05 or 3:50—Take 30 minutes to participate in the All Staff Update with Dr. Cook
• March 19: Elementary Safety Cadre, 1:30-3:30–Silver Rail Library
• March 24-28: The long awaited Spring Break!

And finally…

Click here to learn more about the World Day of Social Justice

From Tammy and Karen

I was listening to the Podcast, “The Dr. Hyman Show” today, and he had on another one of my favorite people, Simon Sinek. The topic they were discussing was called, “Friendship is Medicine:The Surprising Science Behind Connection”. It’s a great listen as you drive to and fro. Turns out, friendship is a huge positive factor in our overall health. As we start to wrap up a month that has been very taxing for many, turning to your friends can help, so make sure you do something good for your health this month…connect with a friend!

Erin’s Law: Let’s get ready to deliver these important child abuse prevention lessons to our kids. Here is the letter for admin, to know what needs to be done for your staff and for the documentation. ( Nothing has changed since last year.) Here is a similar letter for you to give your teachers about the planning and preparing for these lessons. Know that your counselors are prepared to be a resource for you.

Youth Truth: Thank you for all your engagement on Wednesday with your Youth Truth data. Last year we made it a priority to share your school data with staff and families, and that is the same this year as well. Here is the slide deck that we shared last year for you to use to share your data with your staff and to follow up with your ICCL team. The slide deck has sample data for you to see, so that you know what snapshots to take from your data to share. We know several of you used the deck as is and some of you added your flair and dug into additional data as well. Either way is good! The important part is that we are sharing the data with stakeholders, reflecting on the data and working to make our schools amazing places for our students, staff, and families. Several of you had great newsletters and graphics you used to share the data last year. If you don’t mind sharing samples in this folder, I am sure that others would appreciate the collective creativity.

Important Links

• State Testing Folder
• February 19^th Elementary TLC Update
• Topics of Interest/Problem of Practice–Someone is looking for a Field Trip Checklist!
• FAQs for Special Education Inclusion Topics—Keep checking in here! BEA and BLS supported

Notes from our Team:

From Social Emotional Wellness – Jennifer Hauth and Wayfinder. Please share this poster with your staff. Unlike the picture below, the poster has live links for them to click on.

From Kinsey – Policy, Advocacy, and Office of DEI: Please review these messages and share with your staff:

Family Liaisons and Translation/Interpretation: Remember that our Family Liaisons are not translators/interpreters–these are distinct positions with different functions, required skills, and pay rates.  Here are details about how to effectively engage Family Liaisons to support our work.  If you need someone to translate or interpret a family communication (including for time-sensitive requests) please review the various options available to you here.  

Immigration information: Make sure your team is very clear that they are prohibited from asking about or documenting students’ or families’ immigration status, even when doing so might be well-intentioned.  

If staff want to coordinate extra support for students or families who might be undocumented, it should be organized based on an educational purpose, not based on immigration status.  Students/families themselves then choose to opt into or access these, without needing to disclose their status or without staff needing to know it.   Examples: 

• A counseling group for students with anxiety (rather than a counseling group for undocumented students),
• flyers for local Know Your Rights workshops made available to all parents or via PTA group lists (rather than sent home with families we believe are undocumented), etc.

Title IX and gender support protocols: I have received several questions about the status of our gender support protocol.  Yes, our procedures for supporting gender-expansive students are still in place.  Thank you for initiating this process when a student indicates a need for support.  

Regarding Title IX more generally, while the national landscape is bringing some policy-based changes to our Title IX procedures (generally reverting back to our procedures from a few years ago–more on that later), please continue to contact me for any concerns or complaints related to Title IX, which includes:

• discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity; 
• sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, stalking;
• athletics, academics, and activities;
• admissions, hiring, access;
• pregnant and parenting students

All-staff update and Q&A with Superintendent Cook: Please make sure that on March 13, you do not have anything scheduled at 3:05, so that staff can have the option to attend one of the sessions below.

With K-12 school funding a big topic in the Oregon Legislature right now, and everything we’re hearing from Washington, D.C., on education and federal funding for schools, we understand that many employees wonder what all this means for us in Bend-La Pine Schools.

Superintendent Steven Cook will address these issues and answer your questions during two back-to-back virtual meetings with District staff on Thursday, March 13. Everyone is invited to join us for one of these 30-minute virtual meetings: The first will be 3:05 to 3:35 p.m., accommodating staff in our elementary schools. The second will be 3:50 to 4:20 p.m. to align with secondary schedules.

The intent is to provide you a quick update on state and federal actions pertinent to our work, and how we can remain focused on teaching students in our communities and serving their needs. The second half of each meeting will be set aside for staff to ask Dr. Cook questions. We will solicit written questions during the meeting and answer as many as time permits.

We will provide meeting links closet to the date. Attendance is optional, and we will provide recordings of both meetings afterward.

Purple Up Day! Hello! We are Lorene Moore, Lead Child & Youth Coordinator for the Oregon National Guard Child & Youth Program, and Barret Grimm, Senior Ambassador on the Oregon Military Teen Panel. The Oregon Military Teen Panel is composed of twenty-one National Guard Youth who strive to be an active part of their community.  Current members reside in Salem, Sublimity, Albany, Portland, Estacada, Sherwood, Klamath Falls and Happy Valley.

In Oregon, many families are going through a service member being gone for deployment. We are here to support Oregon’s military youth as they go through military life challenges and face occurring obstacles.

We are reaching out to you today to request that you show your support for military kids in your school district by participating in PurpleUp Day! this April, which is recognized nation-wide as Month of the Military Child. Creating a spirit day on April 10^th in schools across the state where students and staff wear purple would provide a visual way to recognize and celebrate military youth, especially National Guard youth here in Oregon.

On April 10th, local groups and communities are encouraged to take part in PurpleUp Day! by wearing or displaying purple. The goal is for military kids to SEE that they are supported and loved by their local communities.

According to Military OneSource, in 2023 there were 8,259 National Guard Members in Oregon. That includes 4,713 Army Guard and 2,159 Air Guard Members, most of whom have families and children.

Attached is a flier promoting PurpleUp Day! Please consider taking part in this annual display of support. Your participation matters!

Here is some more information regarding Month of the Military Child: Please let me know what other questions you may have! 

Action Items

• Start planning Erin’s Law lessons–share the information with your staff
• Start planning when and how you are going to be sharing Youth Truth information with your staff and families.
• Share the Wayfinder contest with your staff
• Clarify with your staff how we can respectfully and legally support our immigrant populations

Important Dates

• March 3-7: Better Lesson will be here to do school walk-throughs this week–if we haven’t notified you that they will come to your school, no need to note this.
• March 5: All Admin Professional Learning at Perseverance Hall, 3:00-4:30
• March 11: Horizontal Meeting 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. at Pine Ridge hosted by PRE and NSE
• March 13: 3:05 or 3:50—Take 30 minutes to listen to the All Staff Update with Dr. Cook
• March 19: Elementary Safety Cadre, 1:30-3:30–thanks Scott and Kayla for moving it for us!
• March 24-28: The long awaited Spring Break!

And finally….. are those temperatures in the 50’s on the horizon?

From Tammy and Karen

There is no business like snow business these days! It’s been fun seeing all the snow people and forts being crafted throughout playgrounds across our district. While out having fun, please take care to drive cautiously, walk carefully, and catch a snowflake or two on your tongue!

We are excited to start our next round of site visits. This round we will be coming together and Julie will attend ones that fit her schedule. As a reminder, we will be focusing on talking about data based on our horizontal this week. Not to worry if you were sick or out, we’ll catch you up when we are there.

State Testing: Thank you to all who were able to make the state testing meeting this week. We covered quite a bit of information and you had some amazing resources to share! Here is the folder that has been created full of things for you. Start with the checklist to check off the things you have done and see what needs to happen next! Also, please note Dave’s section below, as he highlights some important testing information as well.

Train Your Brain: Thank you to those of you who have signed up for Train Your Brain sessions to come to your school. We still have many who need to sign up. Now would be appreciated! All who are signed up by end of the day tomorrow will be in the drawing for lunch duty covered at your school!

Taking It Up: It’s not too late to sign up for the two day Taking it Up equity training. It is Feb 18-19 and there are still plenty of spaces. If interested, sign up in UKG–have questions, reach out to Kinsey.

Field Trip Tip: High Lakes learned the hard way, that when transportation reaches out for more information from your teachers about a trip, it is not “spam”. Great job to High Lakes 4th grade teachers who were very suspicious of a system that didn’t look like ours, asking for class lists and lesson plans. After great debate, they decided to report it for phishing! They were fishing alright, for more information about the trip! Be aware that it could look suspicious, but in reality, the system just needs more info. Ha-ha-ha!

Important Links

• February 5^th Elementary TLC Update
• Topics of Interest/Problem of Practice–Someone is looking for a Field Trip Checklist!
• FAQs for Special Education Inclusion Topics—Keep checking in here! BEA and BLS supported

Notes from our Team:

Health Services–Tami Pike

Field Trip Reminder. To prioritize student safety, please notify the school nurse about any upcoming field trips at least two weeks in advance. Last-minute notices can create safety concerns and may interfere with the care of other students, as the nurse needs time to review health conditions and medications. This applies to both middle and high school students. There have been instances where a nurse only learns of a field trip when an announcement is made over the school intercom. 😳

Finance, Business Office–Jessica Houser

Hello Admins!This is a friendly reminder that time and leave sheet cut-off is Sunday, February 9th. All completed time and leave sheets you receive for sign off are due to the Payroll Office by Monday, February 10th.

Please don’t hesitate to reach out to [email protected] with any questions or if you need additional support. Thank you for all you do!

School Improvement- Dave VanLoo

“Testing season” is quickly approaching. Here are a few pointers and resources to help with planning and organization. Please reach out with any questions or suggestions.

• Like last year, the recommendation is for elementary schools to complete NNAT3 testing in March, OSAS ELA testing in April, and OSAS Math and Science in May.
• NNAT3 is for 2^nd graders and new to district 3^rd-5^th graders in March. Synergy has a report for identifying new to district students at your school. Here are instructions for accessing that report. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WW8zrUU1ShqHulNh12iMxQHzm10Xq4eXuMWZeO1LGM4/edit?usp=sharing
• New this year, NNAT3 is supposed to be integrated with Clever, which would eliminate the need for students to manually log in. That functionality currently is not working, but we are in contact with Pearson and expect to get it resolved (if possible) before March. In the meantime, manual log in processes should work.
• Here is a folder including manuals and teacher scripts for NNAT3 https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vBy6RnI2rYM0PPhbqsFFYO1kqLbL5zuX?usp=sharing
• Here is the updated for 2024-25 OSAS Essential Information and Planning Resources document for school test coordinators. This resource is meant to compliment ODE’s resources by and help highlight some of the most important big ideas.  This document will be updated as is helpful. Please save and use as a resource https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EJzxywh4ykm_WHT7uA4pNBpQsT2csXarETHJvtXquQE/edit?usp=sharing
• I’m resending this high-level summary of 24-25 test and survey timeframes. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1IQxbIzjNj6l-1KNWzsrXjEeSGJ7uVIocWEX7IOpeeRk/edit?usp=sharing
• I’m also resending this document that summarizes key purposes and scheduling considerations of many commonly used tests in the district. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1I8YT25DGBaAtIgkpGc2XvzFDhY2b9s7sf-sJD_DqGGY/edit?usp=sharing

Policy, Advocacy, and Equity – Kinsey Martin
Winners! Thank you to all who participated in the Asian Family Night’s Year of the Snake drawing contest.  Submissions came from: Pacific Crest, Buckingham, Lava Ridge, Ponderosa, Highland, Pine Ridge, Juniper, Bear Creek, Miller

The winners from the submissions above will be announced shortly—stay tuned!

Having some FOMO?  Here’s another opportunity:

February is Black History Month.  Your school’s DEI-ICCL rep should have shared with staff some teaching and learning opportunities related to this important topic.  This includes our annual Door-Decorating Contest!  

Please encourage your teachers (and non-teaching staff—counselors, athletics, front-office teams, principal’s office, Superintendent’s office, transportation etc) to participate!   Don’t be left off the list of schools engaging in this important work of representation, belonging, equity, and celebration in what might otherwise feel like a time of fear and frustration for many students and colleagues of color in our community.  Some details you can share with them here.  

From Curriculum, Instruction and Systems-Julie Richards

Principals:  This information will be shared with teachers Friday morning.

The Math Curriculum Review Team met on February 6th and came to consensus on Amplify Desmos for a K-5 mathematics curriculum. This recommendation will be presented to the school board on February 11th.  If you would like to take some time to check out this program here is login information:

Amplify Desmos Math Sample accounts:

• Password: Amplify1-bend_lapine_sd_k-5_amplify_desmos_math
• Go to learning.amplify.com and select “Log in with Amplify”.
• UN: Teacher Logins: [email protected]

From Social Emotional Wellness – Jennifer Hauth

Care Solace is a care coordination service to help students, staff, and their families find mental health and substance use treatment matched to their needs. Care Solace’s multilingual and culturally sensitive Care CompanionTM team is available 24/7/365 to quickly connect individuals to community providers regardless of need.

Register & Login to your Care Solace Account. If you missed the registration email for your Care Solace account, reach out to Lisa McNulty. Administrators, School Counselors, Student Success Clinicians/Coordinators, School Psychologists and Nurses have accounts.

Care Solace Family and Staff Flyers

Spanish Flyer Family Version and Letter

MTSS and using Care Solace for Warm Handoffs

Care Solace Best Practices for School Site Teams:

1. Integrate Messaging into Your Communications. Care Solace creates monthly mental health messaging and social media posts for you to use in your communication with your school community. Send this content to your school families and staff as a resource, share it on your social media, or share it at school events.

2. Print and Distribute Flyers Around Campus. Post flyers around the school for students and staff to provide additional information about Care. Solace. You can find these flyers in the Care Community in the Resource Center.

3. Configure Your Email Signature & Out-of-Office Notification. Add information about Care Solace to your email signature and out-of-office messaging. This will. promote access and ensure support outside of school hours or when staff members are away from work.

Action Items

• Start Preparing for state testing—choose your testing dates by around Feb 17!
• Sign up for Train Your Brain if you haven’t already
• Timesheets due Monday!
• Encourage Door Decorating for Black History Month!
• Check out the new math adoption recommendation
• Encourage people to sign up for a Care Solace account

Important Dates

• February 10: Admin ICCL Training on hold and will not happen today–please communicate that to your team. We will let you know of a future date.
• February 11-12: Tammy and Karen are in Salem at a COSA conference–please text before calling as we will be in sessions.
• February 17: Just a reminder that this is Presidents Day and it is a contracted BLAST day. If you are taking it off, you will need to use non-contract time. No students/staff this day
• February 19: Administrator Professional Development from 3:00 – 5:00–Perseverance Hall
• March 3-7: Better Lesson will be here to do school walk-throughs this week–if we haven’t notified you that they will come to your school, no need to note this.
• March 5: All Admin Professional Learning at Perseverance Hall, 3:00-4:30
• March 11: Horizontal Meeting 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. at Pine Ridge hosted by PRE and NSE
• March 19: Elementary Safety Cadre, 1:30-3:30–thanks Scott and Kayla for moving it for us!
• March 24-28: The long awaited Spring Break!

And finally…..

It was fun taking the Leadership assessment yesterday and learning more about ourselves and each other.  Thanks for participating and leaning into your strengths!  In case you were wondering, here are mine and Tammy’s strengths from yesterday:

Karen’s:  Love, Gratitude, Social Intelligence, Forgiveness, Teamwork

Tammy’s:   Appreciation of Beauty and Excellence, Zest, Kindness, Hope, Teamwork 

From Tammy and Karen

It is time for us to schedule our February Site Visits. This month, we will be visiting you together. We will be focusing on looking at data and extending the conversations we will start at Horizontal on Tuesday. Please sign up for a time here (please note, we have already signed up some sites to connect to the breakfast event).

A reminder that although our preference is that Progress Reports be completed by 5:00 on Sunday, February 2nd, staff do have until 4:00 p.m. on Monday the 3rd due to confusion in timelines that were communicated to them earlier this month.

Quick ask:  Boys and Girls Clubs will be coming around to pass out information to you to share with families regarding their programs (spring break, conference days, summer, etc.)  This is ok.  We partner with Boys and Girls Clubs to provide activities for our students. 

Erich and Tammy have worked to come up with a great resource for upcoming state testing. For building testing coordinators who are interested, we will be meeting at Ensworth at 2:00, prior to the Horizontal meeting to go over the resource and share the ones you bring.

Important Links

• January 22^nd Elementary TLC Update
• Topics of Interest/Problem of Practice–Bear Creek is looking for Youth Truth engagement ideas!
• FAQs for Special Education Inclusion Topics—Keep checking in here! BEA and BLS supported

Notes from our Team:

From Jenny White – Life and Career Readiness: Principals below is an activity you can use at the beginning of a SIW or staff meeting. Telephone Drawing

Policy, Advocacy, and Equity – Kinsey Martin
Taking It Up: Great news: we have re-scheduled the Taking It Up workshop (postponed from August)!  It will be Tues-Wed, February 18-19 (full days).  Substitute costs will be covered as applicable.  A notice will go out to staff early next week with instructions to sign up.  Space will be limited and this powerful workshop usually fills quickly, so encourage folks to sign up fast.  If you are a leader in our district who has not attended the week-long CFEE workshop or this two-day version that is Taking It Up, please consider arranging your schedule to attend.  

If you are a CFEE grad and willing to serve as a table facilitator, please email me ASAP.  Administrators, I am happy to cover the cost of a substitute for a teacher-leader in your building to serve as office support while you’re out (if you have an admin intern you could tap, etc).  

Linguist Link: If you are experiencing issues with Linguist Link services (interpreters not showing up, no responses to your messages, poor quality of linguist services), please A) send a note via the “message all” feature of your project/request in the LL system, and/or B) shoot me an email to let me know. 

There are some transitions going on within those contracted services, but I have been reassured this should not impact the quality of service you receive.  As a reminder if you’re ever in a pinch, here are the various resources and levels of support available to you for translation/interpretation.  

From IT Department – Scott McDonald: Here is a good news sandwich from your IT department.

Top Bun– Beginning this week, our elementary progress report is now available in 11 different languages! (Jason Schneider).

Bologna- Make sure your TV / projection system is off when you leave for the day! (Scott McDonald)

Bottom Bun– AirPlay functionality has returned to normal with the latest available OS update, (Chad Brewer)

Even if you prefer to not have Bologna in your “good news” sandwich, please try your best to choke it down today.  😊

From Becca Burda, Communications:

Help celebrate our SROs! SRO Appreciation Day is Saturday, February 15 but we want to celebrate them all week long. Beginning Monday, February 11, do something special for your SRO. Please pick the day of the week that works best for your school.

Help us share the love on social media. Send your imagery to Becca Burda, Assistant Director of Communications, and we’ll keep the gratitude flowing online. 

From Curriculum, Instruction and Systems-Julie Richards

This letter will be shared with your 3rd grade teachers on Monday.  Please read as it outlines a change to the EL curriculum map. Letter to 3rd Grade teachers. 

From Operations: Paul Dean

COO Ops leaders from Transportation, Facilities/Maintenance, Safety, IT and Custodial/Sustainability will be facilitating the March Leadership Team meeting. Please submit at least one question, concern, curiosity or comment that you have for one or more of our departments at this link.

Animals on school grounds: We want to take a moment to clarify differing practices in our district with regards to animals on school grounds.  We have many playgrounds with this sign:

However, we do not have any district policy that prohibits dogs outside of school hours on our property.  ING-AR: Animal Visitors under Owner Responsibility reads:

• Owners walking animals on school grounds must follow city or county ordinances regarding leashing and sanitation. 
• Principals and their designees have the authority to exclude persons and their animals from play fields when he/she determines that there are associated health and/or safety concerns. 

In order to align our signage with our policy, we will be removing all fence signage pertaining to animals.  In place of those signs, our maintenance department will install one of the signs below.  They will communicate with the head engineer and building principal regarding where you want the new sign placed.

Building leaders have the authority to temporarily close school playgrounds in accordance with Facility, Playgrounds, Fields & Property Community Use Guidelines [here is a Spanish Version].   We have created this Community Use Violation Notice [and here is a Spanish Version] that you may copy, edit, print, laminate and zip tie to your gate(s) when you are restricting public access by locking your gates.  

If you would like to order additional signs ($65 each), please submit a work order request along with a budget code.  Maintenance will collaborate with you regarding where to place your additional signs.  Please reach out to Dan Dummitt for further assistance with signs. 

From Safety Department: Scott Bojanowski and Kayla Martin

Please ensure all school administrators relay to their staff the updated protocols for district bus driver’s and bus monitor’s access to school restrooms in our Culture of Safety document on the staff portal website here, and in the Safety Resources Google Drive (for administrators and office managers) here. The updated protocols are under the Access to Buildings Procedures section, paragraph (D), subsection (2) on pages 4 & 5 of the document.

In an effort to support our bus drivers and bus monitors, who sometimes are not able to access the main entrance of our schools because of where they have to park the buses, and because they are on a quick turnaround timeline, we have provided updated protocols for those employees to enter our schools during their duty hours to access staff restrooms. Our transportation staff’s key card access will be limited between the hours of 7:00 AM – 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday. Please reach out to the safety team with any questions.

Raptor: As discussed in last week’s Office Manager meeting, all Raptor kiosks and user accounts are equipped with an “Emergency button.” While this button is not a silent alarm/panic system, it a great tool to alert your Building Admin and District Safety Team that you need support in the front office. Please review the document describing use of of the button.

From Lisa Birk, Deputy Superintendent

Please use this document when sharing the BLS Strategic Initiatives rather than the past one when referencing our Strategic Initiatives. We altered the language around Priority Standards to reflect Standards-based instruction and grading.

Substitute Hiring: Please help spread the word that the ESD is hiring substitutes by sharing this flyer! You can also use this Social Media Post jpg

From Social Emotional Wellness – Jennifer Hauth

It is time to celebrate your school counselors!! See this resource. Jess and I will be coming around to drop off a goodie as well😊

National School Counseling Week (NCSW) 2025 is Feb. 3-7, 2025, to focus attention on the unique contribution of school counselors within our schools. The theme this year is: School Counseling: Helping Students Thrive. The special week honoring school counselors provides recognition for school counselors who “implement comprehensive school counseling programs, a vital part of the educational process for all students as they meet the challenges of the 21st century”.

NCSW is always celebrated the first full week in February and there are multiple resources available below to help you celebrate school counselors next week at your school site. We will celebrate our student success staff the week of March 3rd during school social worker week.Here is a “Certificate of Appreciation” that you can use for your counselors and click on link above for some resources to help your school celebrate this week with your counselor(s)😊

From Ryan Kelling, Human Resources

We are very excited to be adding a Director of District Activities and Athletics to bring our secondary school athletic and activity programs together under one vision. This role is focused on ensuring that every student has access to consistent, high-quality extracurricular experiences, no matter which school they attend. By aligning programs across the district, we’re creating more opportunities for students to grow, connect, and succeed—academically, socially, and emotionally.

This will be a BLAST position and we’ll be posting this position on our site Monday and sharing it widely across the region to attract a strong pool of candidates. If you’d like to learn more about the role or have any questions, please connect with Ryan.

Action Items

• Sign up for a February Site Visit here
• Please see that ALL Office staff have received and read the immigration guidance. This is an expectation that it will be followed correctly should you encounter a situation needing it.
• Take the quick Ops Survey if you haven’t already
• Decide where you want your new animal policy sign on your property
• Plan your SRO gratitude! Not too early to start!
• Update office staff on the new protocol with bus drivers accessing the building
• Get ready to recognize your school counselor next week if you have one

Important Dates

• January 31: Progress Report work day. Mandatory Training options at 8, 11, or 2
• February 2: Progress Reports due by 5:00 would be nice
• February 3: Progress Report deadline 4:00
• February 4: Testing Coordinator meeting at Ensworth at 2:00, followed by our Horizontal meeting from 3:00-5:00 Hosted by ENS, BUC and LRE
• February 10: Admin ICCL Training on hold and will not happen today–please communicate that to your team. We will let you know of a future date.
• February 11-12: Tammy and Karen are in Salem at a COSA conference
• February 19: Administrator Professional Development from 3:00 – 5:00
• March 11: Horizontal Meeting 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. at Pine Ridge hosted by PRE and NSE

And Finally…It is the end of January!