September 15, 2014

Keeping you up to date
on the latest news and
events in the Hillsboro
School District


STAFF EDITION
FEATURED STUDENTS
Imlay Students are "Thumbs Up" for Prosthetic Design
Mrs. Bayer's fifth- and sixth-graders at Imlay Elementary learned how to experience life without a thumb and then designed their own functional prosthetic thumbs in a Right Brain project. Imlay is now in its third year as a Right Brain Initiative partner school, integrating arts into classroom activities to stimulate critical thinking and creative expression--a practice that recent research shows has a direct, positive impact on student achievement.

Celebrate the arts! September 14-20 is National Arts in Education Week, showcasing the essential role that the arts play in a complete and balanced education.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Monday
Sept. 15
"Understanding the IEP" parent meeting, 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday
Sept. 16 
Back-to-School Nights: 
- Evergreen 7th grade, 
       6:30 p.m. 
- Liberty High, 
       6:30 p.m.
- Lincoln Street,
       5:30 p.m.

Wednesday
Sept. 17
Back-to-School Night:
- West Union, 6 p.m.

Thursday
Sept. 18
Back-to-School Nights:
- Century, 6:30 p.m. 
- Evergreen 8th grade,
       6:30 p.m.
- Farmington View,
       6:30 p.m.
- Groner, 6 p.m.
- Poynter, 7 p.m.
- Rosedale, 6 p.m.

Friday
Sept. 19
Coffee with the Principal:
- Minter Bridge, 8 a.m.
- Quatama, 8:30 a.m.

Oregon Int'l Air Show begins
(also see article on road closures)

Picture Day:
-Eastwood

Saturday
Sept. 20
Reedville Carnival

Oregon Int'l Air Show

Sunday
Sept. 21
Run on the Runway, 9 a.m.

Oregon Int'l Air Show

Monday
Sept. 22
Back-to-School Nights:
- Hilhi, 6:30 p.m.
- Hillsboro Online (elementary), 6:30 p.m.

Picture Day:
- Mooberry
- North Plains

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QUICK LINKS

Monthly Board Reports:  
Hot News: previous issues

  
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HEALTH WATCH:
ENTEROVIRUS D68
Recently, the news has been reporting about an increase in the number of children in the Midwest who are being hospitalized due to complications from a viral infection (EV-D68). Click here to read the District's recent article on the subject or click here to visit the Center for Disease Control's website.
AIR SHOW ROAD CLOSURES SEPTEMBER 19-21 
Closures will impact traffic to the east of Hillsboro Airport this Friday through Sunday
During the Oregon International Air Show on Friday, September 19, through Sunday, September 21, roads along the east side of the Hillsboro Airport will be closed to pedestrian and vehicle traffic, restricting access to the District Administration Center, Hillsboro Library and other nearby businesses. Please click here for more details.

Questions about the closures should be directed to Lt. Henry Reimann, Hillsboro Police Department, at 503-681-6175.
GET FUNDING FOR CLASSROOM PROJECTS THROUGH CHEVRON'S FUEL YOUR SCHOOL PROGRAM
Chevron is once again offering its Fuel Your School (FYS) Program this fall. Teachers in Washington and Multnomah Counties who submit eligible projects through donorschoose.org between September 1 and November 30 are eligible to receive funding through FYS. For more information on this opportunity and grant procedures, go to the Staff/Grants page on the HSD website.
SMARTER BALANCED ASSESSMENTS COMING IN SPRING
Districts and schools in Oregon will transition to a new statewide assessment system designed by the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) for English Language Arts and Math in the spring of 2015. The new assessments will focus on the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). Click here for an introduction to SBAC assessments and get answers to some initial questions. For more in-depth information on CCSS and SBAC, click here. We will continue to provide you with more details and updates over the school year in Hot News and other communications.
MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD ON SMARTER BALANCED ACHIEVEMENT LEVEL SCORES
Register for the online panel by September 19
Oregonians have the opportunity to engage in achievement level setting for the new Smarter Balanced assessments. Achievement levels are ranges of scores that indicate how students perform on tests, and the state wants to ensure Smarter Balanced achievement levels reflect challenging but fair expectations for all Oregon students. For this reason, educators in the field, parents, and business leaders are being called on to recommend achievement levels after reviewing test questions from selected English and math tests. Please consider adding your voice to this important project on behalf of our students. All are encouraged to participate!

Visit www.smarterbalanced.org to learn more about the online panel. Interested participants need to register at http://www.smarterbalanced.org/onlinepanel by September 19, 2014.
RETIRED ADMINISTRATORS TO SERVE AS INTERIM PRINCIPALS AT JACKSON ELEMENTARY
Dr. Kathi Robinson and Ms. Lauri Lewis will share the position for the 2014-15 school year
Due to the previously-announced departure of David Lee, the principal position at Jackson Elementary School will be filled and shared on an interim basis by two retired administrators and former principals, Dr. Kathi Robinson and Ms. Lauri Lewis. Mr. Roger Will, principal at Farmington View, will provide additional support. A selection process for a permanent replacement at Jackson will occur in spring. Read more.
COMMUNICATION AUDIT REPORT IDENTIFIES NEEDS, RECOMMENDS STRATEGIES
In the spring of 2014, consultants from the National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA) conducted focus studies among a broad range of groups including parents, students, business and civic leaders, administrators, teachers and other staff. To view NSPRA's report on its findings and recommendations, click on the following links: summary; full report. 
COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGIC PLAN FRAMES ACTIVITIES
The HSD Communications department has published its 2014-15 Strategic Communications Plan to address the findings and recommendations of the NSPRA audit. The Strategic Communications Plan is intended as both a framework for coordinating and prioritizing activities and as a reference to the department's areas of focus. Click on the following links for more information: plan at-a-glance; full report.

More information about the Communications department and its publications may be found by clicking here.
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