Monday Jan. 19	No School - MLK Holiday Arun Gandhi Presentation at Highland Center (see related article)
Wednesday Jan. 21	Witch Hazel Parenting Class 6 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Thursday Jan. 22	Children With Disabilities: What You Need To Know 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. 560 SE 3rd Avenue, Hillsboro Elementary Financial Literacy Night 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Witch Hazel Elementary, 4950 SE Davis Road (see related article) Brown MS College, Career & Resource Night 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Friday Jan. 23	Brookwood Spirit Day Assembly Minter Bridge PBIS Assembly Imlay PBIS Assembly MEC West Positive Parenting Festival & Celebration 12 p.m. - 2 p.m. (see flyer for more information) Mooberry Spirit Day Assembly Quatama Family Fun Night 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. Lincoln Street Winter Festival 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Lenox Family Zumba 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Saturday Jan. 24	Falcon Forensics Competition McMinnville High School Hillsboro Teen Idol Auditions 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. (see related article)
Monday Jan. 26	Discussion Group for TAG Parents Begins 6:30 p.m. - 8  p.m. Mondays - March 2 (see flyer for more information) LEGO Robotics State Tourney
Tuesday Jan. 27	Lenox Hearing Screening School Board Meetings Sessions:  Work - 5:30 p.m.  Regular - 7:30 p.m.  District Administration Building 3083 NE 49th Place, Hillsboro

Monthly Board Reports:  

In Oregon, the statewide budget is determined in odd-numbered years for a two-year span of time (biennium). That means elected officials will be discussing and passing a budget for the 2015-17 biennium in the session that begins on February 2, 2015. Both the Governor and the Co-Chairs of the Joint Ways and Means Committee have released the amounts they're proposing for K-12 education, and neither of these will be sufficient to cover costs in HSD. Click here to read more.

Currently, attendance calls for elementary students are sent out at 10 a.m., once schools have had a chance to take roll and input information to the system. In an effort to provide even more timely information to parents, however, these calls will be sent at 9:15 a.m., beginning in February. Please note that while every effort is made to accurately mark tardies vs. absences, occasionally a student who was merely tardy will be recorded as absent in the system. Parents who receive an absence call for their child in error are encouraged to call the school for additional information.

• Washington County Arts & Culture Grants Panel. Thursday, January 22, 2015; 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.; free. Join representatives from grantmaking organizations for this free panel discussion to learn about local grant opportunities specifically for arts and culture programming in Washington County.

• Don't be Afraid of Grant Writing. Wednesday, February 4, 2015; 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.; $25. Claire Willett, a local grant writer, will go over the basics of writing a grant and will provide tips and tools for every stage of the process, from grant research to reporting. 

RSVP required for both events; please call 503-615-3431 to register.

Resident students entering grades 1-12 who wish to seek transfers to other schools in the Hillsboro School District for the 2015-16 school year will need to submit their transfer application by Friday, January 23, 2015, for priority consideration. Requests received by this date will be reviewed immediately. We strive to provide families with written notifications of decisions by February 20. However, for some schools at which enrollment is high or uncertain for 2015-16, a decision may be postponed until later in the spring.

 

Requests for grades 1-12 received after January 23 will be reviewed during the next transfer window starting April 2. Requests for students entering kindergarten will be accepted August 1-21, 2015. General transfer information and forms can be found on the Transfer Request page of the District website. Please contact Communication Specialist Marleen Zytniowski (503-844-1771) with any questions.

Washington County's Department of Land Use & Transportation is initiating the Washington County Transportation Study to evaluate the long-term transportation strategies and investments needed to sustain the county's economic health and quality of life in the coming decades. They are currently seeking nominations for community members to participate in a Study Advisory Committee (SAC) that will advise county staff at key study milestones. The SAC will serve as a forum to explore how the study's approach, analysis and potential transportation investment packages meet the county's anticipated future needs and reflect community values. SAC applications are due by January 30, 2015. Click here to learn more.