{"id":2009,"date":"2026-04-23T23:43:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T23:43:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/tammy.doty\/?p=2009"},"modified":"2026-04-27T18:47:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T18:47:56","slug":"april-23-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/tammy.doty\/2026\/04\/23\/april-23-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"April 23, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From Tammy and Karen<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Karen and I just want to acknowledge how hard this week has been and how proud we are of you all for buckling down and doing the hard things. Our rational brains know how the system works with budget reductions; you can’t buy what you want when you don’t have money. But, the decisions, conversations, and feelings that you and your staff are experiencing are about people you care about and it hits right at the heart, and that hurts. Knowing that, take care of yourself and your people. When the time is right, I like leaning into the phrase, “Yes…and….” when it come to things like this. Yes, this is hard, upsetting, confusing, etc….and what new opportunities will present themselves for change, growth, collaboration, etc. that you haven’t thought about before? You got this!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Important: <\/strong>Please update your staffing plans with names, certified and classified as soon as possible. This is necessary for the next conversations around classified employees. In addition, For all the title schools, I have gone into your plans and placed all the certified positions, and in some cases, classified ones as well. Please do not adjust those, as they have been budgeted for and are done. They support your current certified FTE and school improvement plans. As in the past, when the dust settles later this year (August\/Sept) we may be able to add more funds to be used for materials and\/or classified hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Important Links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n