If you have signed up with Oakridge Air, please come pick up your Portable Air Purifier at the School District Office.
If you are not signed up for a purifier, please contact Oakridge Air Project at info@oakridgeair.org / 541-782-3422 or visit their website at https://oakridgeair.org.
Starting Today Our Food Service Program will have a drive thru available at the back doors of the ELEMENTARY building Monday-Thursday 11:15-12:15pm. Follow the signs near the playground. Bus route stops remain the same. Please click on this link for more information: https://5il.co/wxm1
Parents, we want to hear from you!
We need your help in reviewing two different learning programs for ages K-12. These programs offer Online Courses that will include a variety of opportunities for our students whether your student will be onsite or online or both.
Please follow these steps to review both platforms and complete the survey in Step 3.
Step 1:
Review Edgenuity https://5il.co/wxr1
Step 2:
Review Edmentum https://5il.co/wxr2
Step 3:
Survey https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSef8lwFjyzDTUSyYhPFh0FSZGgaVSjlrEZXQGivHDHtSSNf0g/viewform
KITS is on schedule for this week.
We plan to continue with the KITS program this week. If fire conditions change and we need to alter that plan each parent will be personally. notified as well as a post to our social media accounts.
If you have not yet downloaded our "new" app, it is available in both the Google and Apple stores. It is the Oakridge app that has the logo at the top of this message. Blue cloud, sun, mountain.
Our best to everyone.
School Board Meeting Canceled:
Monday, August 9th Regular School Board Meeting has been canceled and will be rescheduled at a later date.
SCHOOL SUPPLIES
The Oakridge School District will provide school supplies again this year for our students. These supplies will be given to the school for distribution to students in their class(es).
Please plan to attend the School Resource Fair August 16, from 10 AM-6 PM.
A clothing closet will be available.
Many resource vendors will be present as well.
Games and prizes for the kids.
Middle and High School students, come and register for your electives in the high school main entrance!
New families, come and register your students.
Questions? Call Mark at 541-782-2813. M-F 8 am - 4 pm
We look forward to seeing you on the 16th!
This communication is to share updated information with you about activity you will see around the elementary and middle/high school over the coming days. As the command for the Middle Fork Complex fires changes you will see some increased activity.
The middle/high school will house the team transitioning in over the weekend. They will be utilizing space within the high school and the track field. Thank you in advance for your patience and understanding as the field is heavily used over the coming days.
When the group at OES have left, the building will be cleaned and sanitized for the incoming command and they will move in at OES. We will then clean and sanitize the high school spaces.
Thank you to the command group that is departing.They have been amazing and we are thankful for their service.
Summer Adventures may be over but Summer Foods is still happening. We are serving breakfast and lunches for all children between the ages of 0-18. Please come to one of the following locations Monday-Thursday:
*Drive thru at OJSHS between 12:15-12:45pm.
*Salmon Creek Park @11 am
*WAC @11:10am
*Teller and West 2nd @ 11:20
*Hemlock Park @ 11:30 am.
This communication is to share information with you about the wildland fires in our area. More specifically the infrastructure being put in place to battle the fires as it relates to our school district.
As you are likely aware, the Willamette National Forest has ordered a Type 2 team to help fight the Middle Fork Complex fire. The command center will be set up in the OES building. All areas, except the KITS classrooms, will be assigned to the command today, July 31.
The kits program will continue as planned. The West end corridor doors will be closed off for use by KITS students and staff only. Entry for students will be through the west end entrance.
The safety of our community is of utmost importance to us. We assure you that we will partner with state, local, and federal agencies to support in any way possible.
Thank you to the firefighters, support and operations staff who are coming to protect our communities and lands. You are all in our thoughts as we navigate through this situation.
Message to Our Community From The Oakridge School District:
As you are aware, we are in the middle of fire season. The weather forecast for the next few days indicates possible lightning storms. The safety of our community and staff and students are our first and foremost priority. As a school district our obligation is to proactively plan to safeguard our community and access to education for our children. Therefore, we are working with the city to make plans to support if an evacuation would be needed. We are also working to safeguard pertinent information and materials for our District.
WE ARE NOT EVACUATING. Out of an abundance of caution we are proactively putting contingencies in place to support and safeguard our community and students in the event an evacuation is ordered.
Come check out your students projects they completed during Summer Adventures. Thursday, July 29 11:30-12:15.
Are you or your student interested in the Pfizer Vaccine? A limited supply is available at the Oakridge Pharmacy. Please call 541-782-2617 for more information.
Vaccinations Available
On July 22nd Oregon Department of Education released the Ready Schools, Safe Learners Resiliency Framework for the 2021-2022 School Year. This update will provide the guidance needed for OSD to prepare for our students returning to school on September 6th. The Resiliency Framework is advisory guidance, except where compliance is mandated by existing state or federal law. The best news is that “All schools will operate full-time, in-person instruction, every day,”. This means 4 days per week for Oakridge. Here are a few key updates in the guidance;
Face coverings for all staff and students are being strongly advised, but not required while indoors.
The CDC requires face coverings for passengers and drivers on public school buses. This order will remain in effect until lifted by the federal government and cannot be waived by state or local authorities.
Physical distance of at least 3 feet will be maintained when possible, but will not prevent the return of all students to full-time, in-person instruction, every day.
There is still a requirement of a two-week quarantine due to potential COVID illness, which would cause students to switch to online learning during that time. Therefore, we will continue to follow health and safety protocols for health checks on entry, hand washing/sanitizing, distancing when possible and some level of cohorting. Our goal will be to maintain full-time, in-person instruction without interruptions of illness.
As we have experienced many times over the past 18 months, the state’s guidance is always subject to change, depending on the number of COVID cases in our state and local area. We will be focused on following health and safety practices while highly advising the use of face coverings, but not requiring them for staff and students. We will provide additional updates as we progress in preparing for school to start in September. You can refer to the Oakridge School District Website, app, and Facebook page for updated information.
Stay Tuned
Back To School Survey 2021
Back to School 2021 is approaching, we are gathering information from our school community as we develop our our Ready Schools, Safe Learners Resiliency Framework. Will you please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us?
What we know at this time:
Students will be in person all day, 4 days per week
Protocols for staff and students to check in upon arrival will remain in place
Cleaning and sanitizing protocols will remain in place
Social distancing will be 3 ft to the greatest extent possible
CDL is not available as it was last year
Online courses will be available for families but will not have the asynchronous component used in CDL
School bus transportation is regulated by guidance for all public transportation. That guidance currently requires drivers and passengers to wear masks.
More information and the draft plan will available for input in the coming weeks.
The link to the survey is here: https://forms.gle/FBug8oX34xcX9A1x5. We can not add live links on the app, sorry. You can access the survey by typing in the link in your browser, through the news feed on our website or a hard copy is available at the district office.
Questions regarding the EBT benefits?
Please call or email the P-EBT Hotline.
Welcome to the OSD Staff!
OES Principal for 2021-2022
School In The Fall
Fire alarms are being inspected today. Fire Department dispatched to an accidental Fire Alarm.