SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT


Community Forums to Discuss
Academic Program Development

HSD Parents and Community Members,
 
I want to personally invite you to attend any or all of a series of community forums this fall that will influence future academic program development in Hillsboro schools. We are encouraging a broad cross-section of our community to participate in these conversations. Together, we can collaborate on how we can best create rigorous, relevant offerings for all students at all levels so they are successfully prepared for eventual careers and college.

Current opportunities to share your values and beliefs regarding outcomes for all students in our district are listed below. As more meeting dates are determined, we will announce these via our Hot News e-newsletter and the District website.

I hope to see you involved in any phase of the process. We very much value your connection to our students and schools.

Sincerely,

Travis Reiman
Assistant Superintendent of Academic Services
Hillsboro School District
503-844-1500

COMMUNITY FORUMS
  • Thursday, Sept. 15, 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m., Brookwood Library
  • Monday, Sept. 19, 5 p.m. - 6 p.m., Hilhi Back-to-School Night
  • Thursday, Sept. 22, 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Liberty Back-to-School Night
  • Monday, Sept. 26, 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Glencoe Back-to-School Night
  • Thursday, Sept. 29, 5 p.m. - 6 p.m., Century Back-to-School Night
If you cannot attend a forum, please complete our survey to provide feedback and create a documentation of our shared values. If you have a Google/Gmail account, please click here; otherwise, use this link.

CITIZENS' CURRICULUM ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETINGS

The CCAC serves as a resource to the Board and Superintendent in setting the direction for long-range curriculum development and assisting in the development of the schools' curriculum and instructional programs.

Opportunities to hear perspectives regarding grouping of students -- ability grouping vs. heterogeneous grouping for academic courses -- will be available during the following CCAC meetings:

Monday, Oct. 17, 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
CCAC Special Session: Panel Discussion
  • What is the debate, and what are the possible solutions? (Ability Grouping vs. Heterogeneous Grouping)
  • Advantages and challenges of each approach?
  • Is there a middle ground?
  • How do our community's shared values apply to each approach?

Monday, Nov. 7, 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
CCAC Meeting
  • Create Board Report summarizing perspectives, assessment of solutions, and pros/cons of each.
LEADERSHIP ROLES

Opportunities to play a leadership role on Site Councils and parent organizations at the high school level can be accessed through principals:

Century
 Martha Guise, guisem@hsd.k12.or.us
Glencoe
 Claudia Ruf, rufc@hsd.k12.or.us
Hilhi
 Lou Bailey, baileyl@hsd.k12.or.us
Liberty
 Greg Timmons, timmonsg@hsd.k12.or.us 
Miller Education Ctr.
 Gregg O'Mara, omarag@hsd.k12.or.us
Hillsboro Online
 Linda Harrington, harringl@hsd.k12.or.us

There will be more public forums in the winter to gather feedback on proposed changes to the high school course catalogs as well as forecasting protocols for students to access their choice of classes.