4.24.2020

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Please read this Equity and Access Considerations page. This is part update, part don’t forget, and part new information. Thank you for continuing to be the voice for those that may not have any other advocate right now.

Please review this guidance for materials distribution and pick up. This document is shared on behalf of your schools’ nurses and is an excerpt from a longer document produced by the National Association of School Nurses.

Dr. Bruce Perry is a neuroscientist that knows a thing or two about stress and how it plays out in people. During this COVID-19 Pandemic he is providing a number of resources (office hours and videos) free of charge.

Here is some information from Jackie Wilson, our district’s Sustainability Coordinator, regarding ways to save energy and be sustainable during our school shutdown.

One of my favorite comedians is Jim Gaffigan. This clip isn’t so much funny as it is a purely honest look from a parent during this time of remote learning.

Mini Observations
& Summative Evaluations Update

Group A: ‘On’ year- 6 total mini observations and a Summative evaluation

Group B: ‘Off’ year- 3 mini observations

Paul and I were able to complete most of the mini observations for both Group A and B prior to us moving to distance learning. 

At this time we will not be conducting any mini observations of staff teaching directly as part of our remaining mini observations.  Instead we will have a “check-in” with staff to inquire how they are doing with planning and instruction (perhaps via WebEx, or phone call, which ever staff are more comfortable with), but we do not plan on conducting any direct observations of teaching during this distance learning time.

We will reach out to you and schedule a time for us to do a ‘check-in’ that will count as our last mini observation for the remainder of this year for both Group A and B. 

Summative evaluations for Group A will be set up in a similar way. 

Please reach out with any concerns, clarification or questions.

Classified evaluations: These have all been postponed this year.

PBIS Update

The PBIS team is implementing a new strategy to reward students for being awesome. Each week one of the instructional teams at HDMS will have their turn to nominate students for being virtually safe, respectful, responsible, and kind that week. Each teacher in that team will nominate two students. Suggestions of things to nominate students for include: doing stellar work on an assignment, being respectful or kind during office hours or in Google Classroom comments, or to reward a student who has not been participating for starting to participate in distance learning.

The science team is first on deck and will be nominating two students per teacher the week of 4/27-5/1. More details on the PBIS plan can be found here.

To answer questions about this and to provide a social event for the staff, the PBIS team will host a virtual coffee/breakfast (optional) meetup in Nole’s WebEx room on Wednesday 4/29 from 7:30-8:30am.

PD Opportunity re: CPS

The Oregon CPS Project is offering a 2-hour Intro to Collaborative Problem Solving webinar on May 5th from 12-2pm Pacific Standard Time. Funding is provided by the Oregon Health Authority; there is no cost to attend. This is a broad overview, and all are welcome! The training will take place via Zoom. Registration is required in order to receive the webinar link.

FYI re: COID-19 Materials

We are asking that schools/teachers not produce their own COVID-19 materials… By video, electronic communication, paper, etc. The information around COVID-19 seems to change daily, and we want to utilize our county health partners and OHA, CDC, etc. for any information that is being shared out. 

For a Laugh

You may have already seen this video regarding video conferencing. It is painful, in a funny way, because of the truth that it holds!

MAC Survey

As you know, the district’s MAC survey was on Tuesday (4/21). Thank you for your time in completing this to help continue to fund this important service for our students and families.

Teacher Candidates 20/21

OSU is looking for Middle School placements for the following, reach out to Wendy if you are interested in hosting a TC:

  • 3 Language Arts candidates for fall placement
  • 3 Social Studies candidates for winter and spring placement

WEB- Choosing New Leaders

The WEB coordinator team needs your help!  We are going full steam ahead in our WEB recruitment process, trying to find amazing kids to lead our school through what is sure to be a momentous and different return to our physical school days this Fall! Please take the time to check the HDMS Staff Google Classroom post about WEB recruitment and fill in the Google Form provided with names of 7th graders you know would make great leaders at our school by May 1st.  THANK YOU SO MUCH! Check out the WEB section of the HDMS remote learning site for more details.

Reminders

Providing Printed Student Materials: We will continue to print paper materials and send these packets home to students weekly via the USPS. Please send Wendy/Paul these materials by noon every Tuesday.

HDMS Remote Learning Website: Our new remote learning website is live and has been sent out to families. Thanks to teachers for submitting their teacher links for this page; please contact Nole if you have questions, edits, and/or need support in this area. We are in the process of getting the entire site translated to Spanish. This site will continue to be updated if/when new distance learning information is shared.

Classroom clean out sign up: If you haven’t yet, please use this link to see more details regarding classroom clean out and to sign up for a day/time that works for you. This page has been updated with links to more specific checklists for end of the year check out and classroom clean out checklists. There is a table at the main entrance of the school with hard copies of these documents, boxes, and packing tape. If, for any reason, you are unable to clean out your classroom please contact Wendy & Paul.

ICCL Office Hours: Optional, drop-in ICCL meetings are continuing.  Our next meeting is on Thursday, 4/30 from 2:00-3:00pm. We will capture the discussion and update the meeting notes using this document. We will meet in Nole’s WebEx virtual meeting room.

Admin Office Hours: Admin office hours are now held on Mondays and Thursdays from 3:00-4:00pm.

https://bendk12.webex.com/meet/wendy.mcculloch

We will be keeping a weekly “live” document with notes of the celebrations and Q & As that were shared out during the admin office hour sessions.  

Next week:

  • 4/27-5/1 Admin WebEx office hours notes found here
    • This document will be updated throughout the week

Previous weeks: