Staff Talk
A Newsletter for Beaverton School District Employees
District Safety Reminders
The Public Safety Department, in partnership with Risk Management, want to remind all District employees about safe practices that play an important role in our safety District-wide:
- All BSD employees are required to visibly wear school or District I.D. Badges: While in or around our schools and campuses, it is a District expectation that all BSD employees wear and visibly display their school identification badge. School/District badges should not be altered in any way.
- Safety & Security is the responsibility of all District employees: Always secure your school or District I.D. badge and keys in a secure place at home, not in your vehicle. District employees continue to lose keys and school ID badges because they have been left in a vehicle that was broken into or stolen. Please try to avoid having any school specific identifying markings or trinkets on your keys or badges.
- Notify Public Safety immediately: When Police, Fire or Medical Emergency are in your building; if you see suspicious activity in or around school campuses; if your badge or key has been lost, stolen or damaged
- Take ownership of your schools: Police yourselves and your co-workers. DO NOT prop doors open; DO NOT share your access badge or building keys with anyone. If you enter your schools, buildings or facilities after hours or on the weekends, please know you are taking on the sole responsibility for the safety and security of the building.
- The first line of defense is presence: Be VISIBLE to your students, parents and community guests. Your presence is just another way to reassure our community that we are invested in our students’ safety.
Thank you in advance for your dedication to the safety and security of our students, staff and school campuses. As we work together in addressing these issues, we continue to become a stronger and more secure school district overall. Have a great school year!
2018-2019 Nutrition Services Information
nutrition standards set by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. These meals are funded by USDA reimbursements and meal sales. Breakfast and lunch is served at all schools, and afternoon meals are served in qualifying schools.
The Oregon legislature provided funding to eliminate the reduced payment for School Breakfast and Lunch. For the 2018-2019 school year, breakfast and lunch will be accessible at no charge to students who qualify for reduced price meals.
Note: If a student does not bring a meal from home and has a zero cafeteria account
balance, then the District Meal Charging Procedures will be followed.
Payments for school meals can be made by:
Sending a check made out to "BSD-Nutrition Services" or sending cash.
Making payments online at the SchoolCafé website. SchoolCafé is an online payment
system that is linked to your student's cafeteria. Parents can register for a free SchoolCafe account on the SchoolCafe website.
NEW! Attendance Campaign: Be Here. Get There.
We launched a District-wide attendance campaign on Wednesday, August 24, 2018 called “Be Here. Get There.” (see graphic logo) to raise awareness about the impact of absences on student achievement and engagement. ODE plans to release its “Every Day Matters” attendance campaign in mid-September and we will integrate their campaign with ours.
Good attendance habits are developed in the first month of the school year, and we want to reinforce that message with our campaign in these first weeks. We have developed a logo, newsletter article, social media graphics and posts. We have created a page on the Communications & Community Involvement staff intranet page. You can find all of these assets there, available to download. When ODE launches its campaign, we will upload those assets as well.
We are also working on an infographic illustrating the correlation between missing fewer than 10 days of school a year and academic achievement. This data in this infographic is from our own student data, not statewide data. We will be using the hashtags #EveryDayMatters and #Attendance.
Attendance Facts:
- 1 in 6 students in Oregon is considered chronically absent.
- Chronic absenteeism is defined as missing 10% of school days (about 2 days a month).
- By 6th grade, chronic absence becomes a leading indicator that a student will drop out of school.
- The academic impact of an absence is the same, whether the absence is excused or unexcused.
- Students who live in communities with high levels of poverty are four times more likely to be chronically absent than others.
District seeks volunteers to serve on Budget Committee
Zone 3: Bonny Slope, Cedar Mill, Findley, Ridgewood, Terra Linda, and West Tualatin View elementary schools, Cedar Park Middle School, and Sunset High School High School.
Zone 5: Elmonica, McKinley elementary schools, Five Oaks Middle School, Health & Science School, Bridges Academy, Early College PCC, Merlo Station and Hope Chinese Charter School.
Zone 6: Cooper Mountain, Hiteon, Nancy Ryles, Scholls Heights and Sexton Mountain elementary schools, Conestoga and Highland Park middle schools and Mountainside High School.
Individuals interested in serving on the Budget Committee need to live in the zone they wish to represent. The School Board Zones do not entirely match school attendance areas. Zone maps are available on the District website.
Candidates must also meet the following qualifications: be a qualified voter of the District, have lived in the District for one year and cannot be a Beaverton School District employee.
The Budget Committee reviews the District’s budget and recommends needed changes. The Committee conducts business in evening public meetings held between November and June. The Budget Committee also approves the Budget Document and forwards it to the School Board for adoption by the end of June.
Budget Committee members will be appointed by the School Board.
Those who wish to apply should send a letter of interest and/or resume by Friday, September 28, 2018 to:
Beaverton School District
Communications & Community Involvement Department
16550 S.W. Merlo Road
Beaverton, OR 97003
Or email to: community_involvement@beaverton.k12.or.us
For more information, please contact the Communications & Community Involvement Department at 503-356-4360.
Nondiscrimination Policy Statement Updated
"The District prohibits discrimination and harassment based on any basis protected by law, including but not limited to, an individual's actual or perceived race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national or ethnic origin, marital status, age, mental or physical disability, pregnancy, familial status, economic status, veteran status, or because of a perceived or actual association with any other persons within these protected classes."
The District letterhead with Goals & Pillars has been updated on the Communications & Community Involvement Department Intranet page.
BSD Annual Survey Results Now Available
Thank you for taking your time to complete the 2017-2018 BSD annual survey last spring. The survey provides valuable information for school and District leaders and are a way for you to share your thoughts and opinions.
District results from the 2017-18 school year now are posted on the BSD Research & Reports https://www.beaverton.k12.or.us/district/research-reports webpage. If you are interested in seeing results for a particular school, please contact the school Principal.
You will receive an invitation to take the 2018-2019 Annual Survey in early to mid-spring of the 2018-19 school year. Please take the time to complete that survey and share your thoughts with the District.
Week 3 Information
Week 3 courses can also be filtered by job role and content area for staff not interested in a specific pathway. The hope is that all staff will more easily find courses that are applicable to their job and professional learning goals.
Check out the continuously updated Week 3 page on TeacherSource to choose a pathway, role, or content filter to find relevant professional learning.
Classified Corner
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Staff will not have an impact to their daily hours. They are to be onsite and directed by their building administrator. Classified staff will not be allowed to leave early.
- The first Wednesday each month is administrator-led – Both licensed and classified staff should be involved in administrator-led professional development plans and opportunities.
- The second, third and fourth Wednesdays are for teacher collaboration and classified professional growth. Many departments are scheduling training sessions, collaboration time, and required meetings for classified staff.
- Additionally, Week 3 – Empowered Professional Development (PD) – provides course offerings via TeacherSource for licensed and classified staff. Some of the licensed offerings will also be available for classified staff. These offerings could be on site, blended, or online.
Some buildings are providing rich PD for classified staff that may include:
- Behavior management support
- Accepting invites from teachers to be a part of their discussions/collaboration
- Building administrators meeting with classified staff on guided topics
- Meetings to support individual groups, ie. Library Media Assistant (LMA) meetings/trainings
- Online Trainings: SafeSchools additional trainings, playground supervision, and Special Education (SpED) Training (Insight videos)
Beaverton School-Based Health Center - Welcome Back!
The Beaverton School-Based Health Center (SBHC) is open for the 2018-2019 school year. The Center specializes in pediatric primary care, child and adolescent counseling, as well as preventative pediatric dentistry and serves all students and employees in the Beaverton School District.
The SBHC is open Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m- 4:30 p.m. (closed 12:00 -12:30 p.m. for lunch.)
The SBHC can bill most private health insurance plans and may collect a co-pay at the time of visit. Oregon Health Plan (OHP) is also accepted, which does not require a co-pay.
In primary care the SBHC is an excellent resource for well child checks, sport physicals, immunizations, and flu shots. General counseling is available on an ongoing basis for individuals and families. Dentistry provides sealants, cleanings and referrals.
The Beaverton SBHC looks forward to working together with staff, students and families throughout the school year and beyond to implement access to well child care, counseling and preventative dentistry.
Safe Routes to School Update
Safety is everyone’s responsibility:
- Keep your eyes open
- Look out for each other and help everyone arrive to school safely
- Slow down to 20 MPH in school zones and neighborhood streets
- Watch for children and listen to directions from crossing guards
Also be sure to mark your calendar for Wednesday October 10, 2018 - It’s International Walk+Bike to School Day! Let’s see how many people we can get walking and biking. Stay tuned for more details!
Career Technical Education (CTE) in the BSD
As a District, we are committed to establishing systemic practices to support high quality career & technical education (CTE) programs with a focus on continuous improvement, not just expansion. We will direct efforts toward supporting CTE programs, students, and teachers while improving student performance.
Did you know...
The Beaverton School District added nine new CTE Programs of Study in 2017-18:
- Aloha High School (AHS) Software Design & Information Technology (IT)
- AHS Education
- Terra Nova Sustainable Agriculture
- Westview High School (WHS) Business & Marketing
- Mountainside High School (MHS) Business & Marketing
- MHS Computer Science
- MHS Engineering
- MHS Construction
- MHS Hospitality & Tourism
WE are welcoming six new programs in 2018-19:
- AHS Film & Video
- Beaverton High School (BHS) Education
- Health & Science School (HS2) Computer Science
- Southridge High School (SRHS) Health Science
- SRHS Multimedia
- SRHS Engineering
BSD now offers a total of 32 programs -- double that of 2015-16. The original 17 programs include:
- AHS Marketing
- AHS Automotive
- AHS Construction
- BHS Marketing
- BHS Digital Media
- BHS Health Occupations
- HS2 Engineering
- HS2 Biomedical Studies
- SRHS Marketing
- SRHS Information Technology
- Sunset High School (SHS) Marketing
- SHS Information Technology
- SHS Engineering
- WHS Digital Media
- WHS Drafting/Design
- WHS Hospitality & Tourism
- WHS Early Childhood Education
- In 2016-17, 80.48% of BSD CTE concentrators (a student who has earned one or more credits in technical skill-based course as part of an Oregon state-approved CTE program, of which at least one-half credit must be designated as a required course) earned a proficient score on the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) reading assessment compared to 72.7% of all BSD students?
- In 2016-17 59.33% of BSD CTE concentrators earned a proficient score on the SBAC math assessment compared to 44.7% of all BSD students?
Construction Updates
West Tualatin View ES authorized as an IB World School
The authorization process typically takes two to three years and consists of four phases; consideration phase, request for candidacy/decision on candidacy, candidate phase and trial implementation of the programme, and request for authorization/decision on authorization phase. As a result of this process, parents and students can be confident that each IB World School, no matter where it is located, has:
- Commitment to the IB philosophy with a focus on international-mindedness.
- A rigorous, comprehensive curriculum encouraging student curiosity and inquiry.
- Teachers, leaders, and staff trained in the IB programme and philosophy.
- School leadership and administrative structures that serve its mission and support the IB programme.
- A comprehensive plan for implementation and sustainability of the IB programme.
The IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) for children aged 3 - 12 nurtures and develops young students as caring, active participants in a lifelong journey of learning.
Through its inquiry-led, transdisciplinary framework, the PYP challenges students to think for themselves and take responsibility for their learning as they explore local and global issues and opportunities in real-life contexts.
As an IB World School offering the PYP, West Tualatin View Elementary School is now part of a global community of schools committed to developing knowledgeable, caring young people who will be ready to negotiate their futures successfully and make contributions resulting in a more harmonious and peaceful world.
IB provides a wide range of high-quality professional development opportunities for school leaders and teachers to understand, support and successfully deliver IB programmes.
BSD's Nina Fekaris featured in neaToday magazine
Nina Fekaris, National Association of School Nurses (NASN) president and a school nurse in the Beaverton School District in Oregon, says school nurses play an increasingly important role in the lives of children with chronic health conditions because they are the first healthcare provider students visit without a parent present.
“School nurses play three main roles,” says Fekaris, “providing direct care for students, educating staff and students on personal healthcare, and finding healthcare for students beyond the school.” Read more...
Sprint 1Million Project Update
Sprint stated the reason for additional hotspots was due to the successful deployment of all hotspots provided in 2017-18. Sprint called the Beaverton deployment one of the most successful in the nation and has asked the Beaverton team to lead webinars for other Districts to share best practices for hotspot rollout to students without adequate internet access at home.
Visit the Sprint 1Million Project webpage for more information.
Congratulations, team!
Shout Out to BSD's Janine Weir & Corinne Erceg!
A MIRacle Foundation & Nike donate backpacks filled with school supplies
Thank you A MIRacle Foundation Inc. and Nike for their donation of 83 backpacks filled with school supplies. They will be given to special needs and medically fragile students in the Beaverton School District.
Background on the Foundation: A MIRacle Foundation, Inc. was formed by Allen and Joy Fowler after the loss of their son Amir Samuel Fowler in 2012. He was 13 at the time of his passing. Amir had a neurological disorder, developmental delays and was deemed medically fragile by age five. To honor his memory, the foundation was formed to help special needs children regardless of their diagnosis, by providing a range of goods and services.
Pictured from left: Lenore Johansen, Assistant Director, Student Services, Christina Mackin, BSD Community Resource Coordinator, Allen & Joy Fowler, A MIRacle Foundation founders, Carl Mead, Deputy Superintendent Operations & Support Services and Maureen Wheeler, Public Communications Officer.
Operation School Bell supports students in the Beaverton School District
School Board Business Meeting
Monday, September 24, 2018
6:30 p.m.
District Administration Office
16550 SW Merlo Rd.
Beaverton, 97003
Beaverton School District
The district prohibits discrimination and harassment based on any basis protected by law, including but not limited to, an individual’s actual or perceived race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national or ethnic origin, marital status, age, mental or physical disability, pregnancy, familial status, economic status, veteran status, or because of a perceived or actual association with any other persons within these protected classes. Policy AC Nondiscrimination
Email: melissa_larson@beaverton.k12.or.us
Website: www.beaverton.k12.or.us
Location: 16550 SW Merlo Rd, Beaverton, OR, United States
Phone: 503-356-4360
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