From the desk of Colleen:
Guidelines for Determining Special Education Transportation
From the desk of Tami:
Meet Julie Welbourn, School Nurse at Mountain View, REALMS and Skyline HS
Meet Megan Barrett, School Nurse at High Desert MS and Three Rivers School
Meet Teri Gallion, School Nurse at Bear Creek Elem and Transition Co-op
From the desk of Transportation:
Special Programs and Transportation
From the desk of the Behavior Coaches:
When students are having difficulty with regulation, here is a helpful visual tool to guide your break time routine.
From the desk of the Sean Reinhart:
I want to give a quick reminder on private practitioners in our schools:
Bend La Pine Schools does not allow private practitioners to conduct business in our schools during school hours. This includes a private behavioral health therapist, clinical psychologist, occupational therapist, private behavior support skills trainer, observations by family advocates or any person hired by a student’s family to provide services. Usually, this will come through as a request from a family to have their private provider observe the student in the school setting. This does not include private folks related to contracts or partnerships we have with community partners (The Child Center, School Based Health Center, Deschutes County Health). Also, this does not include parents inviting a private practitioner to an IEP or team meeting, which is perfectly fine. If you are approached by a family or private provider about observing or working with a student in your school, consider and try the following:
- Explain that BLPS does not allow private providers to conduct business in our schools. In turn, we will not propose conducting academic instruction in their office.
- Inquire about the type of information they hope to obtain, and offer to have a member of the school team provide that information. Typically, with the permission of the parents, we can conduct an observation and share the results with the family and private provider.
- If the family requests that a provider come into school and perform their services in the school setting, inquire about those services and, if appropriate, explain that we have trained staff that can deliver those services. If needed, convene a school or IEP team to consider the services requested by the parent.
- Offer to have our team members consult with the private provider to learn about their work and align services when appropriate.
- If asked about a specific policy, please refer to KK-AR: Visitors to District Facilities. The most pertinent language in this police includes:
“Permission to visit will be granted if, in the judgment of the school principal or designee, the visit serves school interests. Permission to visit will be denied if the visit would be disruptive to the educational program or orderly school operations, would impede the work of teachers through interruptions or unreasonable demands on teacher or staff time, or if the visitor’s course of conduct would conflict with district policies or administrative regulations, building regulations, or the law. The school principal or designee may also deny permission to visit if he or she has reasonable cause to believe that the visit would compromise the safety or welfare of students and staff. The school principal or designee has discretion to limit the scope of the visit as to the duration or specific location of the visit in order to ensure the safety and welfare of students or the orderly administration of educational programs and school operations.”
If you continue to get questions about this practice, please refer the parent to the Office of School Support or Special Programs.