QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“Go as far as you can see; when you get there, you’ll be able to see further.”

~ Thomas Carlyle

TO DOS

• Consider reaching out with positive phone calls and emails to share with families a celebration or highlight from the first week.  Consider working this into your prep or before/after school time.  This supports connection for our students and families and promotes partnership and communication with our school.
• Insurance:
  • Open enrollment is upon us, and as of today we have 1,130 employees who have not yet elected their benefits for the 2019-2020 school year. Open enrollment ends September 15^th, which will fall on a Sunday this year.  OEBB and Bend-La Pine will not be staffed over the final weekend to assist or answer questions. Please complete enrollment at their earliest convenience so that any technical difficulties or questions can be addressed ahead of the enrollment deadline.

To enroll for insurance, please visit:  https://myoebb.org/oebb/!pb.main

CONTINUED CULTURE OF CARE PD

We’ll be adding some professional development devoted to our Collaborative Problem Solving work on a weekly basis. Here is the first entry from https://www.livesinthebalance.org/:

The journey starts with a close look at your beliefs about why a child is exhibiting challenging behavior. If some of the common cliches — attention-seeking, manipulative, coercive, unmotivated, limit-testing — have been coloring your view, you’re going to need some different lenses. And if you’ve been thinking that passive, permissive, inconsistent, non-contingent parenting is to blame, you’ll need to do some rethinking there too. Thanks to an enormous amount of research that’s been conducted over the past 50 years, we’ve learned a lot about behaviorally challenging kids. We’ve learned that what we’ve been saying about them (and doing to them) has often been counterproductive and ineffective.  So, in this section, you’ll be asked to try on some new lenses — progressive lenses — so that you have a more accurate, compassionate understanding of challenging behavior and have a solid foundation for what comes next.

In the first video clip, you’ll learn the single most important theme of Dr. Greene’s model: Kids do well if they can. In other words, if a student could do well, he would do well…if the student had the skills to exhibit adaptive behavior, he wouldn’t be exhibiting challenging behavior. That’s because doing well is always preferable to not doing well. Watch Now

UPCOMING EVENTS

• Standard bells schedule begins Monday, Sept. 9^th.
• Raptor doors will be locked starting Monday, Sept. 9^th at 9:00am.  You will need to use your swiper badge to get in after that.  If you don’t have a badge that works, please let Kerri Green know and she will work to remedy that. 
• ALL exterior doors MUST be closed and locked at all times.  Do NOT prop open.
• ICCL meeting Tuesday, Sept, 10^th at 8:00am in the FRR
• First SIW: Sept, 11^th from 2:30-4:00pm: Nursing procedures, nuts and bolts, open house
• Fire Drill Thursday, Sept. 12^th at 9:45. Please take attendance and review the fire drill expectations prior to this drill. Emergency produces, exterior line up locations map, and evacuation plan maps can be found on the blog following these steps:
  • documents tab > 2019/2020 folder > Emergency info folder
• Open House: Wednesday, Sept. 18^th from 5:00-7:00pm
• The best part of this week has been seeing all the smiles around our building!  We are so privileged to do the work we do! 

BITS AND BOBS

• Youth Equity Leadership Summit:
  • To learn more about this opportunity follow the directions below to see the informational flyer
    • documents tab > 2019/2020 folder > Equity/ELL folder
• Staff Initiated Schedule Changes
  • Paul is creating a google form for staff to fill out when they are requesting that a student’s schedule be changed. He will review the request and forward approved changes to Gina. You will be able to access the Google Form in the Staff Google Classroom next week. We are considering schedule changes in unique circumstances from select staff; SRC, Life Skills, ELL, Counselors.
  • At this time 99% of all student schedules are set.

• iPad update:

There has been concern that students are misinterpreting the message about iPads and insurance.  We will be more clear in our communication with students that there will be a delay in delivering them an iPad as we wait for parents to notify us about insurance. 

If a parent tells us that they can’t afford insurance, then we immediately give the students an iPad.  If they tell us that they will pay it after their next pay period, we immediately issue them an iPad.  If we haven’t had any communication from them, we delay issuing the iPad for a few days.  This seems a reasonable response when so many students damage iPads without insurance and our HDMS budget has to absorb the costs.  This results in less money for school supplies, professional development opportunities and other services that we provide teachers, staff, students and families.

The need for insurance is reinforced during Diamondback days and through other district/school communication.  The dozen or so students who we are talking about are those who did not or could not attend our Diamondback days when this would have been handled in a face-to-face manner between adults.  It is very unfortunate that students are being caught in the middle and emotionally upset about not having an iPad during the first few days of school.

In the end, we’ll never deny students access to an iPad but take some reasonable steps to ensure as many students who can afford insurance opt into it.  As an administrative team, we’ll review our practices and make any changes next year to address this issue.

• Supporting whole school systems: Below is a list showing how we have tried to spread out which department gets assigned tasks that support all our students. If your department isn’t listed below, please know that when we get another ask that impacts our entire student body… we will be chatting with you first! Thanks to the below teams for all their patience and support of all of our students!

• Social Studies- iPad set up
• Language Arts- binder set up
• PE/Health- school pictures

Click here for a handout called 20 (Self-)Critical Things I will Do to Be a More Equitable Educator. 

As we move into this school year, please read/re-read this handout, consider identifying one outcome, and then make a commitment to work on this outcome throughout the school year.

Make this commitment by simply sharing it with a colleague who can then hold you accountable.  You can use the following sentence frame to get you started. 

This year I working on…(insert one of the 20 things).  Will you hold me accountable to this outcome by…?

HDMS HIGHLIGHTS

Staff team building during welcome back week…Fun and Yum!!

FAQ’s for the week of Sept 4, 2019

As always, most any question that you have can be answered by (a) asking a colleague or ICCL, (b) looking at the blog or (c) viewing the staff google classroom.

• First 3 advisory days with students
  • Support session in room D1 on Tuesday 10 am.
  • See Staff Google Classroom for all documents needed for these first three advisory lessons (class code: kil6yg).

• Staff id badges
  • Please see Kerri Green to get your updated orange sticker for this school year.

• First day schedule distribution
  • In the morning, please tell all 7/8^th grade students to report to their advisory classrooms by 8:45.  (Their advisory teachers & locations are nearly identical to last year: see this link for advisory teachers and locations.)
  • 6^th graders will be handed their schedule during Tuesday’s orientation day. 
  • Please direct all 6^th grade students to the gym on Wednesday morning
  • If you teach a 6^th grade advisory this year please be in the gym first thing to meet and greet our 6^th graders and hand out their schedules.  Once the 8:45 bell rings you can then walk back to your classroom with your 6^th grade students and begin team building.

• Lockers
  • We have a handful of students who don’t have lockers.  If you know of a student that would do better without a locker and you can support them using your room/office as their locker/check in time please talk with that student and send their name to Stacy so we can reassign that locker. 
  • Brettney will be the support person for all students who don’t yet have a locker assigned.

• Schedule change protocol
  • Students who have concerns regarding their schedule can come to the Main Office during passing or lunch to fill out a “schedule change request form” with Gina.
  • There is a digital form that will be posted to the Student Google Classroom, that students can use once they have their iPad activated.

• iPad set up details
  • Social studies department will walk all HDMS students through the set-up procedures on Thursday.
  • Anytime after Thursday please ensure that all students have access to the HDMS Student Classroom (code: rzp8ox)

• Student Handbook
  • Due to time constraints we were unable to share some slight language changes to the cell phone/headphone policy.  We will address/clarify these adjustments are our first staff meeting.  Please make sure you are aware of these changes (on page 19 of student handbook) when teaching students our HDMS policies.  Student handbooks are posted in the Staff and Student Google Classrooms.

• Office locations and labels
  • Main Office (former Attendance office location)
    • Office manager: Kerri Green
    • Scheduling Secretary: Gina Samuel
    • Nurse: Megan Barrett
  • Administrative Office (former Main office location)
    • Attendance Secretary: Stacy Miholich
    • Dean of Students: Nole Kennedy
    • Assistant Principal: Paul Dean
    • Principal: Wendy McCulloch
  • Counseling Office
    • Counseling Secretary: Veronica Trejo
    • 6^th grade counselor: Cathy Tash
    • 7^th grade counselor: Joe Albano
    • 8^th grade counselor: Lynne Tat

• Nuts and bolts presentation
  • Please review the info in this link. We will clarify any questions at our first staff meeting

• All call on Wednesday before second lunch
  • We will share to all 6^th grade students via “all call” the lunchroom expectations

• Attendance Team Info
  • 1^st period teachers please refer to the Staff Google Classroom for the power point presentation on Attendance with task to be done the first or second day of class.
  • The teams are also linked to that announcement.

• ICCL staff 2019-2021
  • Brad Thompson
  • Stephanie Morrison
  • Sharlline Markwardt
  • Nole Kennedy

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

Author/Speaker Robin Sharma wrote “The Rules for Being Amazing”. 

• Be strong.
• Show courage.
• Be kinder than expected.
• Shatter your limits.  Transcend your fears.
• Inspire others by your bigness.

TO DOs

• TalentEd:  Please ensure you have completed your self reflection and your 2018-2019 Student Learning Growth Goals Year End.  If you have green checks by everything in your folder then you will not be bothered by me or email reminders throughout the summer!

UPCOMING WEEK      

Summative Evaluations continue during preps for Group A staff

Wednesday June 12^th

• FULL DAY (no early release)

Thursday June 13^th

• End of Year Celebration (Field Day)
• 7:15 am Donut Farewell for Mike Quick in Media Center
  1^st period- yearbook distribution in classrooms
  4^th period- 7^th grade out at Field Day (8^th graders clean out lockers)
  5th period- 6th grade out at Field Day
  6^th period- 8^th grade at Field Day (6^th graders clean out lockers)
  7^th period- 8^th grade at Field Day (7^th graders clean out lockers)
  6:00 pm -8:00 pm 8^th grade party

Friday June 14^th

• Click here for the last day bell schedule
• 1:00 pm-  Early release – wave good bye to our students

BITS AND BOBS

Master Schedule: Here is the latest draft of the master schedule.  We say with 98% confidence that this will be our final version assuming we don’t uncover any egregious errors as we continue to evaluate individual student schedules.  Please email Paul if you have any input.” Draft3 Master Schedule 2019-20

Certified Work Calendar for 19/20: Please click here to see what mandatory days are planned for the Fall.

End of Year Staff Check Out Sheet:  These need to be turned in to me before leaving for summer.  See me if you have questions or concerns. 

Click here to print (in case you misplace your yellow one!)

Staffing Update:

HDMS had 1 open position for WEB.  Congrats to Brettney Green as the newest member of this team!

HDMS had 2 open positions for Robotics.  Congrats to Shari Nichols and Brettney Green as our new Robotics coaches!

ADDITIONS

• Behavioral Resolution Reports

HDMS HIGHLIGHTS

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

• “It’s not the obstacle that makes the suffering…it’s the attitude toward the obstacle” ~Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll

TO DOs

• TalentEd:  All certified staff be ensure you have completed your self reflection and your 2018-2019 Student Learning Growth Goals Year End.  If you have green checks by everything in your folder then you will not be bothered by me or receive email reminders throughout the summer!

• SBAC Opt Out list: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1IU22flxfLT5dnfMjepIdDF0xMu90hVTV6LAmstG7KT0/edit?usp=sharing

UPCOMING WEEK      

• SBAC make ups and Science state testing for 8^th graders this week
• Summative Evaluations happening during preps for Group A staff

Monday June 3^rd

• 2:45 pm – Advisory lesson support in the Media Center

Tuesday June 4^th

• All day 6^th grade iPad Roll In through Social Studies classes
• 5:00 pm Seal of Biliteracy (everyone is welcome)

Wednesday June 5^th

• 7:45 am Advisory:  LAST ADVISORY OF THE YEAR!Pay It Forward Lesson (You are Beautiful)
  • 8:15 am Fire Drill
• 1:30 pm SIW:  Staff meeting then grading time

Thursday June 6^th

• All day 7^th grade iPad Roll In through Social Studies classes

Friday June 7^th

• 7:15 First Friday Breakfast in Math Commons (hosted by Math team) also Marcy’s Retirement celebration
• 3:30 End of Year Staff Gathering at Mrs. Tat’s house (see her email regarding details)

BITS AND BOBS

8th grade teachers: Please make sure grades for 8th graders are up to date by noon on Wednesday June 5th as we will be running an ‘F’ list and reviewing it before we invite students to the 8th grade celebration.

End of Year Gathering: This will be a potluck style event.  Please click here and sign up for a contribution to bring/share with everyone.

End of Year Staff Check Out Sheet: These yellow check out sheets will be put in your box by the end of the day Friday. Please work through all the items listed to support a smooth transition to summer.  See me if you have questions or concerns.  Click here to print one (in case you misplace your yellow one!)

Taking It Up-  Taking It Up, is a two-day experience focusing on race and equity.  This training will take place at Pacific Crest Middle School August 13^th and 14^th. Note: because of the intense nature of the training, staff are invited to attend only if they can be there all day on both dates.  

Below is a link to the registration site…Once you’re on the page, click on the “Sections” tab to register. If you have questions about registering, contact Stephanie Bent in the Teaching and Learning Office. If you have questions about the workshop, contact Chris Boyd or Lora Nordquist.

Staffing Update:

HDMS had 4 open positions for ICCL’s for the next 2 year cycle.  Congrats to the following folks who will serve in this role: Brad Thompson, Sharlline Markwardt, Nole Kennedy, and Stephanie Morrison.

Robotics Coaches Wanted:

HDMS has two open coaching positions.  Please see me if you are interested in supporting our Robotics Team.  If you want to know what these positions entail, please see Tebeau or Wardle for the inside scoop!

Important Dates:

• iPad roll in schedule (through SS classes)
  • June 4th – 6th grade
  • June 6th- 7th grade
  • June 10th- 8th grade
  • Yearbook distribution
    • June 13^th during 1^st period in first period classrooms
  • End of Year Celebration (Field Day)
    • June 13^th
      • 7:15 am Donut Farewell for Mike Quick in Media Center
      • 2^nd period- 6^th grade out at Field Day
      • 4^th period- 7^th grade out at Field Day
      • 6^th and 7^th period- 8^th grade at Field Day
  • 8^th grade party
    • June 13^th 6pm-8pm at HDMS

• Tardy Data: 
• Four students were tardy four or more times from May 24 – May 30.  All four students on the list were repeat offenders who will be assigned consequences.
• The families for all students appearing on the tardy report will be contacted.

ADDITIONS

• Behavioral Resolution Reports
• HDMS Calendar of Events

QUOTE OF THE WEEK“Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Wishing is not enough; we must do.” – Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

TO DOs

• Self reflections and summative evaluations:  Please log in to TalentEd and complete your self reflection.  Group A staff please click here to sign up for time slot for our Summative Evaluation meetings.  I have written an example on the first few lines to support as a guide.  Please sign up for either the first half of your prep or the second half of your prep and then enter the best date that works for you between May 28-June 14. 
• SBAC Opt Out list: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1IU22flxfLT5dnfMjepIdDF0xMu90hVTV6LAmstG7KT0/edit?usp=sharing

UPCOMING WEEK      

• D- WOW:  Function
  • Math SBAC continues this week
• Wednesday May 29^th
  • 7:45 am Advisory:  District wide Culture of Care Survey – see details below
  • 1:30 pm SIW:  Unscheduled time – use it as you see best.
• Friday May 31^st
  • 2:45-4:30 – After school dance (everyone is welcome!!)

BITS AND BOBS

Taking It Up-On behalf of the district, I am inviting all of you to attend Taking It Up, a two-day experience focusing on race and equity. This training will take place at Pacific Crest Middle School August 13^th and 14^th. Click here for flyer info.Note: because of the intense nature of the training, staff are invited to attend only if they can be there all day on both dates.

If you have questions about registering, contact Stephanie Bent in the Teaching and Learning Office. If you have questions about the workshop, contact Chris Boyd or Lora Nordquist.

2019/2020 Certified Work Calendar: Please click here to see what the in service options and dates are for beginning next year.

Funding: Obviously, great news coming out of the Senate with the passage of HB 3427 and much-needed funding for K-12 education. This linked article does a nice job of providing some of the behind-the-scenes drama, as well as outline the areas where these additional dollars will be earmarked. As a reminder, these funds do not infuse any additional revenue into our district’s 2019-20 budget. (Also of note is that an increase in PERS rates – 4.75% – will equate to an additional 4.4 million per year payment increase for BLS beginning next fall.)

Advisory Survey:  Please click here for the directions to the survey that is to be given to the whole school on Wednesday May 29^th.  Click here for the link to the QR code that supports students access the survey.

Disciplinary Notices:  A reminder to all staff that the disciplinary emails we send with details regarding students who have been suspended or otherwise asked to leave school is for you to know professionally.  The student names, details of events and extent of consequences must not be discussed with anyone outside of this building nor any other agency, private or public.  See me if you have questions.

Master Schedule:  Thank you for your patience as we work through the master schedule for next year.  We have several new folks in important roles at HDMS that do this scheduling work.  It is important that we train and support this process so that we get it right.  It is taking time in order to support and do this work accurately.  Thank you and our hope is that in years to come this process will be done earlier.

WEB Team: If you are interested in potentially joining our WEB team, please swing by before May 31, and I will share what the process entails.

Important Dates:

• End of Year Staff Gatherings
  • June 7^th – 7:00am first Friday breakfast/Marcy retirement farewell
  • June 7^th – 3.30pm Tat’s house
  • iPad roll in schedule (through SS classes)
    • June 4th – 6th grade
    • June 6th- 7th grade
    • June 10th- 8th grade
  • Yearbook distribution
    • June 13^th during 1^st period in first period classrooms
  • End of Year Celebration (Field Day)
    • June 13^th
      • 7:15 am Donut Farewell for Mike Quick in the Media Center
      • 2^nd period- 6^th grade at Field Day
      • 4^th period- 7^th grade at Field Day
      • 6^th and 7^th period- 8^th grade at Field Day
  • 8^th grade party
    • June 13^th 6pm-8pm at HDMS

• Tardy Data: 
• Seven students were tardy four or more times from May 17 – May 23.  There were four repeat offenders who will be assigned consequences.
• The families for all students appearing on the tardy report will be contacted.

ADDITIONS

• D Wow
• Behavioral Resolution Reports
• Counseling Calendar
• HDMS Calendar of Events

HDMS HIGHLIGHTS

TO DOs

• Self reflections and summative evaluations:  Please log in to TalentEd and complete your self reflection. 
• Group A staff please click here to sign up for time slot for our Summative Evaluation meetings.  I have written an example on the first few lines to support as a guide.  Please sign up for either the first half of your prep or the second half of your prep and then enter the best date that works for you between May 28-June 14. 
• SBAC Opt Out list: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1IU22flxfLT5dnfMjepIdDF0xMu90hVTV6LAmstG7KT0/edit?usp=sharing

UPCOMING WEEK      

D- WOW:  Equate

Math SBAC Begins

Monday May 20^th

2:45- Media Center- Advisory Lesson Support session

Tuesday May 21^st

9:00-11:30 am – 5^th grade Move Up Day- (Staff please DO NOT allow students to leave your class as we will have 5^th grade students here on their tour and we want to limit the interactions between our current students and our incoming 5^th graders)

2:45 pm- DI Meeting in the Media Center

Wednesday May 22^nd

7:45 am Advisory:  MOH lesson: Commitment (8^th grade advisory teachers please consider revisiting the 8^th grade Party Guidelines with your students click here for a copy of this letter)

1:30 pm SIW:  PD around AVID strategies and Scrub In details (led by ICCLs)

6:00 pm HDMS Honors Society Ceremony click here for a list of students

BITS AND BOBS

Master Schedule:  Thank you for your patience as we work through the master schedule for next year.  We have several new folks in important roles at HDMS that do this scheduling work.  It is important that we train and support this process so that we get it right.  It is taking time in order to support and do this work accurately.  Thank you and our hope is that in years to come this process will be done earlier.

Disciplinary Notices: A reminder to all staff- The disciplinary emails we send with details regarding students who have been suspended or otherwise asked to leave school is for you to know professionally.  The student names, details of events and extent of consequences must not be discussed with anyone outside of this building nor any other agency, private or public and must not be published in any other way.  See me if you have questions.

Important Dates:

• End of Year Staff Gatherings
  • June 7^th – 7:00am first Friday breakfast/honoring Marcy
  • June 7^th – 3.30pm Tat’s house
  • iPad roll in schedule (through SS classes)
    • June 4th – 6th grade
    • June 6th- 7th grade
    • June 10th- 8th grade
  • Yearbook distribution
    • June 13^th during 1^st period in first period classrooms
  • June 13th End of Year Celebration (Field Day)
  • 7am- Media Center honoring Mike Quick
    • June 13^th
      • 2^nd period- 6^th grade
      • 4^th period- 7^th grade
      • 6^th and 7^th period- 8^th grade
  • 8^th grade party – June 13^th 6pm-8pm at HDMS

• Staffing for next year:  Please congratulate the following new additions to our HDMS Team!
  • Math:  Lauren Houslet
  • ELA: still in process
  • Art: Shari Nichols
  • Alternate Ed. EA: Brettney Green
• Tardy Data: Six students were tardy four or more times from May 10th to May 16th.  There were four repeat offenders who will be assigned consequences.
• The families for all students appearing on the tardy report will be contacted.
• We triple checked the data because we were so pleasantly surprised in the drop off in tardy students last week.

ADDITIONS

D Wow

Behavioral Resolution Reports

Counseling Calendar

HDMS Calendar of Events

HDMS HIGHLIGHTS

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“Thank you for always keeping me informed of ******* behavior…..it takes a village and I believe we have a good one!  I’m always ‘blown away’ by the HDMS teachers and staff of their perseverance, kindness, (but stern) concern for ***** and staying positive during trying times with him.”

TO DOs

• Self reflections and summative evaluations:  Please log in to TalentEd and complete the 18-19 BLS Self Reflection.  I will be sending out a google doc with details for staff in Group A regarding the summative evaluation process that will begin in a few weeks.  Paul and I will be working to finish up our mini observations next week.

• SBAC Opt Out list: Please click on the link below daily to make sure you have up to date info regarding which students should be testing. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1IU22flxfLT5dnfMjepIdDF0xMu90hVTV6LAmstG7KT0/edit?usp=sharing

UPCOMING WEEK

D WOW– Migrate

Monday May 13^th

2:45- Advisory lesson support in Media Center

6:00 pm- Juntos Re Union event in Media Center (dinner will be provided, everyone is welcome)

Wednesday May 15^th

7:45- Advisory- 8^th class meeting (all call after announcements will release classes to come to cafeteria)

                           6^th/7^th study hall/team building or follow up on unfinished lessons from earlier in the year

1:00-1:30- FRR EA meeting

1:30- SIW- Media Center- EBISS/Kid Time

                        1:30-2:00- 6^th grade

                        2:00-2:30- 7^th grade

                        2:30-3:00- 8^th grade

Thursday May 16^th

7:15- Downstairs staff room- safety team meeting (everyone is welcome)

BITS AND BOBS

• Below are a few important dates for the end of the year
  • End of Year Staff Gathering
    • June 7^th – 3.30pm Tat’s house
  • iPad roll in schedule (through SS classes)
    • June 4th – 6th grade
    • June 6th- 7th grade
    • June 10th- 8th grade
  • Yearbook distribution
    • June 13^th during 1^st period in the classroom
  • End of Year Celebration (Field Day)
    • June 13^th
      • 4^th period- 7^th grade
      • 5^th period- 6^th grade
      • 6^th and 7^th period- 8^th grade
  • 8^th grade party
    • June 13^th 6pm-8pm at HDMS

Tardy Data: Sixteen students were tardy four or more times from April 26th – May 2nd.  There were eight repeat offenders who will be assigned consequences.  

The families for all sixteen students appearing on the tardy report will be contacted.

ADDITIONS

D Wow

Behavioral Resolution Reports

Counseling Calendar

HDMS Calendar of Events

HDMS HIGHLIGHTS

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“I am SUPER impressed with the entire staff.  I’ve spoken with many teachers, the 8th grade counselor, the dean, the vice-principal, and the principal and everyone is very impressive and willing to go the extra mile for my son.  It seems as though he hasn’t burned any bridges yet, although it would be completely justifiable for a staff person to be done with him.  Thank you!”

TO DOS

• SBAC Opt Out list: Please click on the link below daily to make sure you have up to date info regarding which students should be testing. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1IU22flxfLT5dnfMjepIdDF0xMu90hVTV6LAmstG7KT0/edit?usp=sharing

UPCOMING WEEK

STAFF APPRECIATION WEEK!!!

D- WOW:  Reform

Monday May 6^th (HOME BAKED GOODIES IN MAIN OFFICE)

• 2:45- Media Center- Advisory Lesson Support session

Tuesday May 7^th (GIFT CARDS IN MAIL BOXES)

Wednesday May 8^th (DPO PROVIDED BRUNCHEON IN DOWNSTAIRS STAFF ROOM)

• 7:45 am Advisory:  7^th grade class meeting (review of forecasting/clarification of courses)

                             6^th grade SEL lesson #5

                             8^th grade team building/study hall/revisit any lessons from earlier in the year

1:30 pm SIW:     Please click here for info. regarding the afternoons events.

Thursday May 9^th (SURPRISE IN MAIL BOXES)

Friday May 10^th (CONTINENTIAL BREAKFAST IN MAIN OFFICE)

BITS AND BOBS

• Below are a few important dates for the end of the year
  • Retirement/Good byes for staff
    • June 5^th – 1.30pm Media Center
  • End of Year Staff Gathering
    • June 7^th – 3.30pm Tat’s house
  • iPad roll in schedule (through SS classes)
    • June 4th – 6th grade
    • June 6th- 7th grade
    • June 10th- 8th grade
  • Yearbook distribution
    • June 13^th during 1^st period in the classroom
  • End of Year Celebration (Field Day)
    • June 13^th
      • 2^nd period- 6^th grade
      • 4^th period- 7^th grade
      • 6^th and 7^th period- 8^th grade
  • 8^th grade party
    • June 13^th 6pm-8pm at HDMS

• Staffing for next year:  We have gained approval to post a Behavior Support EA.  We have been approved to post our temporary math position and our temporary ELA position.  Interviews for these openings will be happening in the next few weeks.  If you are interested in serving on any of the interview teams, please swing by to let me know.  
• Here is a letter from DHS regarding their new child abuse hotline and other information.
• Spending Cut Off Date:  We are at the point in the year where we need to stop the spending so we can make sure all our accounts are balanced and grant funds are used up.  Kerri sent an email out earlier this week.  The “drop dead” date for spending is April 30^th.  Please swing by and check in with Kerri if you want to know your budget balance or have questions regarding grants. 

ADDITIONS

• D Wow
• Behavioral Resolution Reports
• Counseling Calendar
• HDMS Calendar of Events

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“Believe you can, and you’re halfway there” ~Theodore Roosevelt

TO DOs

• Make sure you are reaching out with communication home to support the 16 hours of conference time we are required to provide our students/families
• Check in with your SOS

UPCOMING WEEK

D- WOW:  Deduce

Monday April 29^th

• Red Cross Bloodmobile at HDMS 9-2

• 2:45- Media Center- Advisory Lesson Support session

Wednesday May 1

• 7:45 am Advisory:         6^th/7^th grade forecasting

8^th grade College/Career Readiness Lesson #4

Invite Only 8th grade for BSH Freshman Academy presentation in Cafeteria

• 1:30 pm SIW: Content Team Meeting Time – discussion/ordering of curriculum material – see email from Paul being sent this weekend

BITS AND BOBS

• Forecasting: Click here for 7th grade and here for 8th grade forecasting sheets. Wednesday May 1st, current 6^th and 7^th graders will forecast in advisory.  Forecasting sheets will be in advisory teachers boxes Tuesday afternoon. Students will mark their selections, use their iPad to take a picture of their forecasting sheet (so they can share with home), then advisory teachers will collect all forecasting sheet and turn them into Gina. Students WILL NOT leave advisory with the forecasting sheet!
• AVID: Please click here to read about what AVID is and what AVID is not!  This will be important information for you to have prior to forecasting with 6^th/7^th graders.
• ICCL Openings for the next 2 year cycle: HDMS has 4 open ICCL positions for our next 2 year term.  Please submit an application if you are interested. A job description and application requirements are found on the staff portal by searching ICCL.  Click here and here for documents and job descriptions.  All interested candidates will submit their essay to Candy Gelatt and Carrie Hulbert in the HR office by May 31. Each candidate will also ask a colleague to submit a Confidential Recommendation form directly to Candy and Carrie in the HR office.
• Tardy Data: Thirty-three students were tardy four or more times from April 19th through April 25th.  There were seventeen repeat offenders who will be assigned consequences.  
• The families for all thirty-three students appearing on the tardy report will be contacted.

• Staffing for next year:  We have been able to add a section to Social Studies (Wardle), Yay!  We are working to add a Behavior Support EA specialist for next year as well.  Our art position has been posted, has closed and we are looking at an interview date of May 7^th.  We have been approved to post our temporary math position.  We are still waiting to see if we will have a high school ELA teacher placed with us, or if we will be able to post this opening…more to come on this in the coming weeks.
• Spending Cut Off Date:  We are at the point in the year where we need to stop the spending so we can make sure all our accounts are balanced and grant funds are used up.  Kerri sent an email out earlier this week.  The “drop dead” date for spending is April 30^th.  Please swing by and check in with Kerri if you want to know your budget balance or have questions regarding grants. 
• Save the Date:  End of the year staff party Friday June 7^th 3:30pm.  At Lynne’s house in the Bridges, more details to come…just wanted to make sure everyone cleared their schedule!
• Mini Observations: Paul and I are working our way into all advisories for this round of mini observations.  It has been fun to see staff instructing students outside of their typical content area and building human connections and relationships with the group in their advisory class.
• Bullying student behaviors:  We don’t encourage this or condone this, we investigate reported incidents, and we administer consequences when it is found bullying has occurred. Nonetheless, young adolescents don’t always treat others with respect. With this in mind, I wanted to pass along the following article that appeared in the Marshall Memo (775, Feb. 25, 2019): Increasing “Upstander” Behavior to Combat School Bullying. It appeared to have some good resources/talking points that may be helpful to you.
• Annual Family Handbook/Calendar:  Please help us and nominate a student today using this form: https://forms.gle/1pnin61efE78dYWNA We want to highlight students from all backgrounds and abilities.

ADDITIONS

• D Wow
• Behavioral Resolution Reports
• Counseling Calendar
• HDMS Calendar of Events

HDMS HIGHTLIGHTS

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“Thanks for taking such great care of our kiddos, I’m in awe of this community of teachers.”

~ Jen Harrin (parent of a HDMS 6^th grader)

UPCOMING WEEK

D- WOW:  Relevant

Monday April 22^nd

• 2:45- Media Center- Advisory Lesson Support session

Tuesday April 23^rd

• 2:45- Media Center- DI meeting (everyone welcome)

Wednesday 24^th

• 7:45 am Advisory: College/Career Readiness Lesson #4
• 1:30 pm District led SIW, nothing planned as a whole staff for HDMS

BITS AND BOBS

• Tardy Data:  Thirteen students were tardy four or more times from April 4th through April 11th.  There were six repeat offenders who will serve lunch detention and zero egregious number of tardies.

• Twenty-six students were tardy four or more times from April 12th through April 18th.  There were ten repeat offenders who will be assigned consequences.  The families for all twenty-six students appear on the tardy report will be contacted. 

• Master Schedule- Paul and I have gathered feedback, ideas, concerns and questions on draft Master Schedule ideas. We will work this weekend to see what adjustments can be made and will have an updated draft of the schedule to all staff by mid-week. Click here to see the themes we have gathered from our conversations over the past several days.

• Mini Observations: Paul and I are working our way into all advisories for this round of mini observations.  It has been fun to see staff instructing students outside of their typical content area and building human connections and relationships with the group in their advisory class.

• Bell Schedule: We have a draft of a new bell schedule created for next year. Your ICCL liaison will be reaching out to gather your input on where it is best to have lunches fall.

• PD opportunity related to Equity:

There is a free 30 day, self-paced, on line course from Rachel Elizabeth Cargle.

The goal of this course is to become more self-aware, prepared to be an ally for people of color, and informed about other social justice topics.  The intent of this course it to push people (esp. white women) to an uncomfortable place with some of these topics.  She has received some strong feedback from the Bend community after speaking at Muse and TedxBend.  At this point, Lynne and Cathy have signed up and will be available if you want to talk through thoughts and feelings that may come up!  I support setting aside some SIW time for anyone who enrolls in this course to meet, discuss, and process.

• If you’re interested, please see the below links for more information.
• https://www.instagram.com/rachel.cargle/?hl=en
• https://linktr.ee/1thatgotawayy

ADDITIONS

• D Wow
• Behavioral Resolution Reports
• Counseling Calendar
• HDMS Calendar of Events

HDMS HIGHLIGHTS