The 2015-16 Proposed Budget will be presented to the Hillsboro School Board and Budget Committee on Thursday, May 7, at 7:30 p.m. in the Administration Center Board Room. The Proposed Budget recommends a handful of targeted strategic investments based on the elements included in our five-step reinvestment plan, and also accounts for: providing full-day kindergarten at all 25 of our elementary schools; holding a full school year; and continuing all other budget elements from the 2014-15 school year, with the exception of the one-time technology infrastructure investment of $500,000. The meeting is open to the public.

Hillsboro School District is now accepting both in-district (resident) and inter-district (non-resident) transfer requests, and will do so through Friday, May 29.

Please note that there are limitations on the number of incoming and outgoing inter-district transfer requests that will be approved. To access all forms and information, including the inter-district transfer form, an inter-district transfer process document, and a list of the number and location of potential openings for inter-district transfers, please visit our website under Parents/Transfer Requests.  

Come join us for a community-wide celebration of all that is great about Hillsboro students and schools - the Proud to be HSD Festival on Saturday, May 30, in downtown Hillsboro.  This exciting and inspiring event will feature a wide variety of activities: performance stages, robotics demonstrations, film festival, art walk, showcase of college and career options, and much more!  If you or your student would like to participate, please take a moment to fill out the participation/volunteer survey. For more information about the festival, please visit the Proud to be HSD Festival page on our website.

Competing at the FIRST® World Championships for robotics on April 22-25 in St. Louis, Missouri, Glencoe High School's Team Shockwave led its alliance to the runner-up Division Finalist position. This was just a single step away from the vaunted Einstein Division, the "World Cup" of robotics where world champions are crowned. As part of this year's "Recycle Rush" competition theme, the challenge was to have the team robots successfully pick up litter and stack storage crates.

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Shockwave's Solar Flare Robot in Action

Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles requires all people under 18 years of age to prove that they are in school or exempt from school attendance when they are issued their first Oregon driver's license by obtaining a "Statement of Enrollment" form.* 

Students who will need a Statement of Enrollment should contact their individual school to set up a time to pick up the form. It is the student's responsibility to anticipate the need for this form and plan accordingly. Be sure to request the form from your school office prior to any vacations or summer break!

*Statement of Enrollment (Form 735-7185) - This form is only available through your school or educational service district office. The form must be completed and signed by an authorized representative of your school.

ODOT, the City of Hillsboro and Washington County have recently started design on a project to address congestion on U.S. Highway 26 (Sunset Highway) between Cornelius Pass Road and 185th Avenue. The project will include widening U.S. 26 to three lanes in each direction, replacing the two Rock Creek bridges with one bridge, improving the north side of the U.S. 26/Cornelius Pass Road interchange, and possibly adding a sound wall to the north side of U.S. 26.  Construction is slated for 2017 and 2018. For more information and to share your feedback, please join ODOT at an open house on Thursday, May 7, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Liberty High School.