Monday Dec.15	Hillsboro Schools Foundation Trail Blazers Night 7 p.m., Moda Center
Tuesday Dec. 16	Glencoe Choir to Festival of Lights Glencoe Financial Aid Parent Night 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. Century Band & Choir Holiday Concert 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Liberty Band Holiday Concert 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Wednesday Dec. 17	Liberty Choir to Festival of Lights Imlay Vision Screening School Board Visits Hilhi and Century Glencoe Band & Choir Holiday Concert 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Thursday Dec. 18	Hilhi & South Meadows Holiday Choir Concert 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Liberty Choir Concert 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Friday Dec. 19	West Union Holiday Parties Brookwood Spirit Day and All-School Sing 1 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. Poynter Patriot Party 2 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Saturday - Sunday Dec. 20-21	Farmington View LEGO Robotics Qualifying Tourney
Monday - Friday Dec. 22 - Jan. 2 Thursday Dec. 25 Thursday Jan. 1	Winter Break - No School All Students Christmas Day New Year's Day
Monday Jan. 5	School Resumes Citizens Curriculum Advisory Committee 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. District Administration Center

Monthly Board Reports:  

More than 3,300 staff, parents and community members participated in our first-ever Thoughtexchange community dialogue process this fall. The results are in and we'd like to share what we've learned with you!

Click here to access a website with information about the process as a whole and links to specific responses for each site. Schools will be discussing their results with staff and parents in the coming weeks. District-level results will be discussed at a community meeting on Thursday, January 15, from 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. in the Administration Center Board Room (3083 NE 49th Place).

That meeting will be used not only to discuss Thoughtexchange results, but also to kick off the District's Key Communicator Forum, in which a group of parents, community members, business leaders and more will be invited to attend periodic meetings with Communications Director Beth Graser to learn about what's happening in the District, get their questions answered, and provide feedback. Please plan to attend and contact Beth (503-844-1772) if you're interested in participating in the Key Communicator Forum! 

ODE recently sent out an invitation to educators to join the Oregon's Kitchen Table forum, in which input will be gathered about how to best use and communicate the data that's been collected through the Kindergarten Assessment over the past two years.  Oregon's Kitchen Table is a project of the College of Urban and Public Affairs at Portland State University, and was created by a group of non-partisan, non-profit community organizations dedicated to helping Oregonians have a voice.  The forum will remain open until December 30, 2014.  

Now in its tenth year, the Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce's Crystal Apple Awards recognize outstanding educators who go above and beyond to make the educational experience rich and meaningful for students. Nominations are accepted in the categories of licensed staff, support staff, and administration. All nominees will be surprised with a "reveal" ceremony in late January/early February, and will be invited to attend the Crystal Apple Awards Dinner on Thursday, February 26, at the Tuality Health Education Center to learn which three staff members in each category will win the coveted Crystal Apple. Click here to see a list of past nominees and recipients, and click here for more information, to download a nomination form, or purchase tickets to the dinner.

If you currently live in the Hillsboro School District attendance area and wish to either continue an in-district transfer for your child or request a new in-district transfer for the 2015-16 school year, you may submit your request between January 5 and 23, 2015. Letters will be mailed to all families of students currently on in-district transfers that will be expiring in June 2015, with further instructions on how to request a continuation of the transfer (or a new transfer for students who will enter grades 7 or 9 in the 2015-16 school year). In-district transfer forms can be found on the Transfer Requests page on the District website (see the link to this page in the Parents drop-down menu).

 

Please note that this transfer window does not apply to Hillsboro School District residents attending school outside the District and out-of-district students attending a Hillsboro School District school. Additional information about inter-district transfers will be provided by early spring 2015. Please contact Communications Specialist Marleen Zytniowski (503-844-1771) with any questions.  

Burning wood, indoors or outdoors, releases fine air pollution particles that can harm your lungs and worsen medical conditions such as asthma and heart disease. The months of highest risk are November through February, when we are more likely to have air inversions - times when cold air close to the ground is trapped by a layer of warmer air, which then becomes stagnant and holds pollution close to the ground. Following the air quality forecast is important for people with health conditions, and for those who burn wood or yard debris.  For more information, including the daily air quality forecast, visit the websites of Washington County Health and Human Services and the Environmental Protection Agency's Burn Wise program.

Our Spanish-speaking parents and patrons are invited to join Superintendent Mike Scott for a Coffee Chat at the Hillsboro Main Library (2850 NE Brookwood Parkway) from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., to learn more about what's going on in the District and ask any questions they may have. Free childcare is available and refreshments will be provided. Click here to view the flyer or contact Sindy Avila at 503-844-1475 for more information.

A new round of Weight Watchers will begin on Tuesday, January 13, 2015, at Tobias Elementary School.  If you're interested in participating, please plan to attend the Information/Registration meeting on Tuesday, January 6, from 3:30-4:30pm.  Please click here  to see the flyer or contact Tobias office manager Theresa Kinnan (503-844-1310 x6898) for more information.  Open to all HSD staff.