The Hillsboro Early Learning Fair takes place virtually this week, with speaker panel events each night from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. The Early Learning Fair provides an opportunity for families to gather information and community resources covering several topics designed to enhance and supplement a child’s first five years. Local preschools, child advocacy organizations, and businesses that focus on early learning will all be participants.
Families will have an opportunity to pick up a physical goodie bag of resource materials prior to the event; locations and times for the goodie bag pick-up can be found on theEarly Learning Fair webpage.
The following week, HSD will open kindergarten registration. Children must be five years old by Sep. 1, 2021, to enroll for the 2021-22 school year. Register at your “home” school* using the Enrollment Process as soon as possible. Doing so helps schools ensure they have the staff in place to welcome and support your child through a positive and rewarding experience. (*To confirm your assigned home school of attendance, please use the “Find my Home School” online tool or contact Transportation at 503-844-1123).
All families living in North Plains should plan to enroll at North Plains Elementary School. Through the upcoming boundary process, the current North Plains attendance area will be divided between North Plains and Atfalati Ridge Elementary Schools. Once that process is complete and new attendance boundaries are uploaded to our Transportation Routing and Student Information Systems later this spring, students will automatically be reassigned to the correct school and families will be informed about which school their child will attend.
Featured Event: Art Kit Donation
The Right Brain Initiative and the Hillsboro Schools Foundation have collaborated to provide more than 9,100 K-8 students in 24 HSD schools with art kits! Called “Endless Joy,” the kits include drawing and painting supplies as well as “loose parts” bags that contain new craft items and upcycled materials, along with 25 age-appropriate lessons written by Right Brain teaching artists. At the back of each lesson booklet is a blank lesson template so students can create their own projects to share with friends and family. We are extremely grateful to Right Brain and HSF for giving the gift of creativity to our students!
NEWS
Staff Childcare Needs Survey and LOA Notification Deadline
As we prepare for the return to hybrid/in-person instruction, we would like to learn more about the childcare needs our staff have for their school-age children; if you intend to seek a leave of absence for the remainder of the year, please notify HR by Monday, March 1...
As our buses prepare to transport more students for instruction, we will begin using vans and other designated vehicles for meal delivery in the month of March...
Read Across America is the nation’s largest celebration of reading; and while the 23-year-old program now takes place all year long, Tuesday, March 2, is a focal point of the festivities and is recognized as Read Across America Day...
Congratulations are in order for Century High School Social Studies teacher Erica DeBois - she is being featured in the Pamplin Media Group’s Amazing Educators pull-out section the week of Feb. 22…
District Seeks Student Representatives to School Board
Rising juniors and seniors at Glencoe, Hilhi, and Miller Education/Big Picture are eligible to apply for Student Representative positions on the School Board by Friday, April 2...
Four of our School Board positions are up for election this May; we will be holding sessions on Tuesday, Feb. 23, and Wednesday, Feb. 24, to share information on what to expect from board service and the election process...
Construction of the new Atfalati Ridge Elementary School continues at a brisk pace; watch the progressso far. The process to determine school boundaries will start next week - more information will be posted on the North Plains Elementary and bond websites.
Portland State University is Open for Fall and Open for All
PSU will be safely reopening their campus for in-person classes this fall, and they are making it easier for students to join them by waiving the application fee through Jun. 15 and reducing their GPA requirement...
House District 30 Representative Janeen Sollman will hold an open office hour via Zoom every Friday from 11 a.m. to noon during the 2021 Legislative Session...
The HSD Board of Directors comprises seven elected members serving four-year terms and three student representatives serving a one-year term. Board members are community volunteers and do not receive compensation for their work. Board members establish policy based on Oregon and Federal laws governing schools. The Board approves policies for the Superintendent to implement. Email: School Board.
