Hot News: Your Source for HSD Information

September 2015

Hot News is an electronic newsletter prepared for and sent to parents, community patrons, and other interested parties on a weekly basis throughout the school year. Issues include information on timely topics in our schools, district, and community, as well as links to some popular areas on our website, and key upcoming event information. Past issues can be accessed on our website.

8   First day of
     school:
     Grades 1-6, 7, 9
     and students new
     to HSD

     5:30 p.m.: Board
     work session
 
9  First day of school:
    Grades 8, 10-12
10 First day of
     school:
     Kindergarten

Click here for the full calendar

Welcome Staff, Both Returning and New!

Hillsboro School District is thrilled to welcome back our amazing staff for the 2015-16 school year! We're also excited to welcome more than 270 new employees!

Benefits Open Enrollment

All staff eligible for benefits are required to log into the Oregon Educators Benefits Board portal no later than Tuesday, September 8, to select insurance plans for the 2015-16 school year, even if they are opting out.

Meetings and

Minutes


PREVIOUS ISSUES

Attendance Matters

Regular school attendance is critical to students' academic success. Parents play a key role in setting and reinforcing expectations.

New Board Meeting Times

In an effort to streamline School Board meetings and work sessions, those events will begin earlier this school year. Work sessions will now start at 5:15 p.m. and regular sessions will start at 7 p.m. Click here for the 2015-16 meeting schedule.

Did You Know?

Just missing two days of school per month means a student misses 10 percent of the school year.

See how missing days affect education 

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School Board Committee Opportunities

Applicants are currently being sought for the District's Citizens Curriculum Advisory Committee and Budget Committee.

Thank You, Summer Volunteers!

Hundreds of volunteers beautified school campuses this summer through massive clean-up efforts.

Health Alert: Air Quality Concerns

Most of us were aware that recent wildfires caused poor air quality, but did you know that normal airflow patterns can cause pollution to be trapped close to the ground and cause air quality to reach potentially unhealthy levels?