FEATURED EVENT:
Synopsys Volunteer Day at Poynter
Sincerest thanks to the Synopsys volunteers who beautified the Poynter Middle School campus and topped off their service with a donation of 80 Chromebooks! 
 
Statewide Testing Results Released  
  UPCOMING
EVENTS
September 2015
On Thursday, Sept. 17, the Oregon Department of Education released statewide standardized testing results from the spring of 2015. Hillsboro students scored above the state average in 11 of 20 categories, but there are many opportunities for growth in the year ahead.

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School Board meetings
5:15 p.m. work session
7 p.m. regular session

Evergreen (7th grade), 6 p.m.

West Union, 5:30 p.m.
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Superintendent Coffee Chat
8:30 a.m., Manaia Coffeehouse, 203 E. Main St.

Butternut Creek, 6 p.m.

Evergreen (8th grade), 6 p.m.

Indian Hills, 6:30 p.m.

Jackson,
6:30 p.m.

Liberty,
6:30 p.m.

MEC, 6 p.m.

Patterson,
6 p.m.

South Meadows,
6 p.m.
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6:30 p.m.

Hilhi, 6 p.m.

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Changes in 2015-16 Student Learning and Growth Goals for Educators
Beginning in the 2015-16 school year, all districts will begin using Student Learning Growth Percentiles to meet the state assessment requirement for Student Learning and Growth (SLG) goals in grades 4-8 in English language arts and math. Click here for information on SLG goal impacts for other teachers.

 
October is Hillsboro Arts Month: Enter Your Event on the Community Calendar
The Hillsboro Arts & Culture Council is promoting October as Hillsboro Arts Month.  Submit your events to their  calendar and receive the benefit of their additional marketing efforts for the month of October.
 
 
Have You Downloaded the District Mobile App?
 
If you haven't yet downloaded the District's free mobile app, do it now! The app is awesome for many reasons, including emergency notifications. Last week, the app was used to push a message out to parents at Orenco Elementary School about a bus delay. 
 
 
New Link for Student Accident Reporting
 
There is a new link for staff members to use when initiating a student accident report. The link does not require a login and can also be found on the Google Safety and Emergency Management site, located on the MyHSD site under the Departments drop-down menu.
 
 
E-mail Protocols
 
Just a reminder that when e-mailing more than one parent or student at a time (whether you use individual e-mail addresses or a group list) with general announcements, always blind copy (BCC) them and put your address in the TO line (you must have at least one address in the TO line). We need to respect the right to privacy of our parents and students and this is an easy way to make this happen.  
 
 
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Google Summit: Oct. 9
 
Hillsboro High School is pleased to be one of two locations offering the six th annual Oregon Summit, featuring Google Apps for Education on Friday, Oct. 9, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
 
 
Other News and Events
 
Hillsdoer Day, Oct. 3
 
 
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A student who is chronically absent (two or more absences per month) for any year between 8th and 12th grade is seven times more likely to drop out?

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