{"id":2050,"date":"2026-05-15T01:03:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T01:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/tammy.doty\/?p=2050"},"modified":"2026-05-18T04:34:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T04:34:38","slug":"may-14th-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/tammy.doty\/2026\/05\/15\/may-14th-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"May 14th, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/tammy.doty\/files\/2026\/05\/mayaangelou1-2x.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2052\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/tammy.doty\/files\/2026\/05\/mayaangelou1-2x.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/tammy.doty\/files\/2026\/05\/mayaangelou1-2x-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/tammy.doty\/files\/2026\/05\/mayaangelou1-2x-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/tammy.doty\/files\/2026\/05\/mayaangelou1-2x-768x403.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple-gradient-background has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-huge-font-size wp-elements-eb8b7896d2088a84d5459e4c76589eb1\" id=\"block-386a4043-1846-4e03-bbe6-afa74b92e478\">From Tammy and Karen<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019d love to hear from you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So far, 23 people have responded to our survey on Belonging in our Elementary Team, and if you haven\u2019t had a chance to complete it yet, we hope you will take a few minutes to share your voice. Our goal is to hear from everyone, and your feedback truly matters as we continue moving forward together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please take the survey here:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/9NbzmT4THN4TDG6G8\">https:\/\/forms.gle\/9NbzmT4THN4TDG6G8<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple-gradient-background has-text-color has-background\">Important Links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"block-e0e110a0-e8b1-4efb-b852-ec3c28c5e94c\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/elementary-curriculum-instruction\/2025\/09\/10\/september-10th-update\/\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/elementary-curriculum-instruction\/2025\/09\/24\/september-24th-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/elementary-curriculum-instruction\/2025\/10\/22\/october-22nd-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/elementary-curriculum-instruction\/2025\/11\/19\/november-19th-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/elementary-curriculum-instruction\/2025\/12\/10\/december-10th-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/elementary-curriculum-instruction\/2026\/01\/07\/january-7th-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/elementary-curriculum-instruction\/2026\/01\/21\/january-21st-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/elementary-curriculum-instruction\/2026\/02\/04\/february-4th-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/elementary-curriculum-instruction\/2026\/02\/18\/february-18th-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/elementary-curriculum-instruction\/2026\/03\/04\/march-4th-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/elementary-curriculum-instruction\/2026\/03\/18\/march-18th-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/elementary-curriculum-instruction\/2026\/04\/08\/april-8th-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/elementary-curriculum-instruction\/2026\/04\/22\/april-22nd-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/elementary-curriculum-instruction\/2026\/05\/07\/may-6th-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">May 6th Elementary TLC Update<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/app.smore.com\/n\/rf3gd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/app.smore.com\/n\/850zp\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/app.smore.com\/n\/usdma\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/app.smore.com\/n\/usdma\">&nbsp;Special EDge<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp; (May 14 Edition)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/blslibraries\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/blslibraries\/\">BLS School Libraries Newsletters!<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1prSysjRbXyE4zTy5P1GGuYSLfi19L9n818B8i-qBiGQ\/edit?tab=t.0\">1-Page Student Management guide<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1DA0KY8Wk8a7mUejdllMRcgnRmIU8Mqga8LuWqe5rKeg\/edit?usp=sharing\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1DA0KY8Wk8a7mUejdllMRcgnRmIU8Mqga8LuWqe5rKeg\/edit?usp=sharing\">Dates to recognize groups<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fspreadsheets%2Fd%2F1yprnRZ1ojSK4k-eUK5NyTN2H_4wqm1vC4NMpISk21Fw%2Fedit%3Fgid%3D396910190%23gid%3D396910190&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ctammy.doty%40bend.k12.or.us%7Cdea418920f3e4dda630408de4ee80eb9%7Cb9c51293e4b947a8904a452864568fe1%7C0%7C0%7C639034955732600895%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=sD3dNE2qzsp4MKA1wUvtBqF0eFcPHDy2vYR7phNXHEg%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CPI&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fspreadsheets%2Fd%2F1yprnRZ1ojSK4k-eUK5NyTN2H_4wqm1vC4NMpISk21Fw%2Fedit%3Fgid%3D396910190%23gid%3D396910190&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ctammy.doty%40bend.k12.or.us%7Cdea418920f3e4dda630408de4ee80eb9%7Cb9c51293e4b947a8904a452864568fe1%7C0%7C0%7C639034955732626361%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=M2t8NMbPihfDLWLM1JqRiswipjTkLggrAotYnBLN6%2BM%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trained<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fspreadsheets%2Fd%2F1yprnRZ1ojSK4k-eUK5NyTN2H_4wqm1vC4NMpISk21Fw%2Fedit%3Fgid%3D396910190%23gid%3D396910190&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ctammy.doty%40bend.k12.or.us%7Cdea418920f3e4dda630408de4ee80eb9%7Cb9c51293e4b947a8904a452864568fe1%7C0%7C0%7C639034955732647917%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=854D4n7UN8VjF%2BjwPlzG%2BqB9xnFUwZirEVuBZavji9c%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;Staff List<\/a> (let Sara Young know if you see staff who are not at your school)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple-gradient-background has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-huge-font-size wp-elements-8932657b7d3f7546d143eaf67e232869\" id=\"block-c106e5d4-0337-4372-a9c3-e8badcc53475\">Notes from our Team:&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>From Julie in Curriculum and Instruction<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reminder:&nbsp;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">DIBELS has started! <\/span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fdocument%2Fd%2F1k3LPaQM6h4Fb3EP5DUfKe3TR2PNGBfQHNRSnO61Tjw0%2Fedit%3Fusp%3Dsharing&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ctammy.doty%40bend.k12.or.us%7C4e301357bbca453c038508deabbbe485%7Cb9c51293e4b947a8904a452864568fe1%7C0%7C0%7C639137020632099716%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=7%2BzzW6J3dCRQE%2BoN1%2BpvGaJu88lXwImKZr%2BVHqtK9ok%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Here is the schedule<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please plan to have testing area set up.&nbsp; Plan to have 8-9 people from the testing team and also the testers available from your building.&nbsp; Send me the testing schedule so I can share it with the team.&nbsp; Plan to have a runner who is bringing classes to the testing area.&nbsp; If you have had new students in grades 3-5 be sure to have them tested.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">End of Year Assessment Windows<\/span>:  Please share with your staff and ask that these required assessments are complete by the end date.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>MClass and ROAR- May 15-June 5th<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wayfinder Waypoints- April 28th- May 22nd<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>From Rodger Moore, Director of Facilities Operations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To help schools manage classroom relocations smoothly and minimize disruption to instruction, the district is developing a standardized process for both same-school and inter-school moves. The procedure is intended to outline clear responsibilities for administrators, teachers, custodial teams, maintenance, and IT staff to help ensure moves are coordinated efficiently. The district is currently testing our work order platform Hero HQ for submitting move requests and coordinating details such as scheduling, technology needs, furniture, and specialty equipment. Additional procedures, expectations, and implementation guidance will be communicated in an upcoming Level Leaders\u2019 Blog once the workflow and support processes are finalized. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Large-scale moves, such as the Realms transition, will be exempt from this process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>From Travis Hanford, Custodial<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Are you in need of a complete class set of these chairs?&nbsp; If so, please reach out to Custodial Manager, Travis Hanford to get them.&nbsp; We would like them to go as a complete set if possible, not a few here and there.&nbsp; In the next few weeks, we may also have more available as we prepare Buckingham for the inclusion of Realms Middle and are finding there are quite a few of these there as well.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-huge-font-size wp-elements-cc1fd59016819158bbf9923d74fcfd84\" id=\"block-3689ac0f-109b-492d-8439-4dd5f9e1c952\">Action Items<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"block-a1293005-4067-478a-92f5-a073cc526c29\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Please complete our <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSeNRAW319FDOsuZiDnUHrBBJua1KsndSDsndgxsEcDViM-LWg\/viewform?usp=dialog\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSeNRAW319FDOsuZiDnUHrBBJua1KsndSDsndgxsEcDViM-LWg\/viewform?usp=dialog\">Belonging Survey<\/a> as soon as possible. Should only take a few minutes! <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Share End of Year assessment windows with teachers and see that all assessments are done<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-huge-font-size wp-elements-d6538b45114b5d74eaebae7ba1e49b7e\" id=\"block-1831939b-a328-4e28-a767-ec6cfa6613c6\">                          Important Dates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"block-24ba98af-7fa8-4b6f-b9fd-cb556757fe6f\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>May 19:<\/strong>  PLC1 Meeting at Westside Village 3:00 to 4:30 <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>May 21: <\/strong>Karen Mapp Family Engagement Training&#8211;Unitarian Church, coffee and breakfast 7:45, Session is 8:00-noon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>May 25<\/strong>: Memorial Day Holiday, no School<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>May 26: <\/strong> PLC3PO at Silver Rail and We are the Winners at Bear Creek 3:00 &#8211; 4:30 p.m.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>May 28:<\/strong>  School Design Plan Showcase 3:00 &#8211; 5:00 p.m.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>June 2:  <\/strong>Horizontal Meeting, 3:00-4:30&#8211;Site to be determined (not the boardroom)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>June 15:<\/strong> End of Year Administrator Celebration (and lunch!), High Desert Middle school 11:30-1:00<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>June 16:<\/strong>  End of year Elementary Leadership Celebration 3:00 &#8211; 4:30.  Location TBA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>June 19<\/strong>:  Juneteenth Holiday!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">And finally&#8230; Congratulations to our Next Duck Drawing winner, Dr. Michelle Wilson !<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Michelle Wilson has been leading Buckingham Elementary for the past three years, bringing a wealth of experience from the valley where she served as an instructional leader, elementary principal, and assistant superintendent. Michelle is known for her professionalism, passion, courage, energy, and unwavering commitment to equity. She has guided Buckingham through the transition of sharing learning spaces with Realms with compassion, thoughtfulness, and heart, always keeping students and staff at the center of her leadership. Outside of school, Michelle is an avid Pilates practitioner, loves to hike and downhill ski, and has been embracing the beauty of Central Oregon through cycling adventures across the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"904\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/tammy.doty\/files\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-14-at-2.40.37-PM-1-904x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2085\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/tammy.doty\/files\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-14-at-2.40.37-PM-1-904x1024.png 904w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/tammy.doty\/files\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-14-at-2.40.37-PM-1-265x300.png 265w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/tammy.doty\/files\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-14-at-2.40.37-PM-1-768x870.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/tammy.doty\/files\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-14-at-2.40.37-PM-1.png 1088w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Tammy and Karen We\u2019d love to hear from you! So far, 23 people have responded to our survey on Belonging in our Elementary Team, and if you haven\u2019t had a chance to complete it yet, we hope you will <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/tammy.doty\/2026\/05\/15\/may-14th-2026\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  May 14th, 2026<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":821,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2050","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/tammy.doty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2050","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/tammy.doty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/tammy.doty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/tammy.doty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/821"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/tammy.doty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2050"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/tammy.doty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2050\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2095,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/tammy.doty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2050\/revisions\/2095"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/tammy.doty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2050"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/tammy.doty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2050"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/tammy.doty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}