The Bond Passed, Now What?

Thank you again to our community for supporting HSD's capital construction bond! We are all very excited and are working hard on next steps, which include preparing for the first bond sale. Because we must spend at least 85 percent of the bond proceeds within the first three years of the sale, and our projects are spread over five years, we will sell approximately two-thirds of the bonds on December 21, 2017, and the remainder in June 2020. Selling the bonds in two phases will not affect the tax rate paid by property owners. We are developing new areas of the website to keep you updated on this and all bond project developments, so stay tuned to www.Hillsboro-Bond.org for more information.

We're approaching that time of year when we may experience inclement weather that impacts our ability to either transport students to school or to hold school. Take a few minutes this week to make sure we have your current contact information in ParentVUE, and notify office staff of any updates. Click here to learn more about how we will notify you in the event we have buses on snow routes, weather delays, or school closures.

HSD Completes First Round of Radon Testing

The 2015 Oregon Legislature passed a law requiring schools to create and submit a Healthy and Safe Schools plan by September 2016 that includes a process for testing all schools for radon by January 1, 2021. In early October, we completed the first round of radon testing and recently received the official reports, which are now posted on the Environmental Testing website page (under Departments/Facilities). All ground-floor rooms of the selected schools and district offices were tested and all came back at or below the concentration limit of 4.0 picocuries per liter (pCi/L) of air. The one space that tested at the 4.0 picocurie concentration, a staff workroom at West Union Elementary School, will receive follow-up testing per the recommendations of the Environmental Protection Agency and Oregon Health Authority.

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Lace up your ice skates as Hillsboro brings back a special holiday tradition! Winter Village at Orenco Station Plaza features the only open-air ice skating experience in the area and will be open from 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. daily, Nov. 24 through Jan. 1. Visit the City of Hillsboro's website for additional information.

The Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce is now accepting nominations of outstanding HSD staff members for recognition through the Crystal Apple Excellence in Education Awards. Now in its thirteenth year, the Crystal Apple Awards honor staff members who go above and beyond to ensure students have the best educational experience possible. Learn more on their website; nomination deadline is Jan. 31, 2018.