Community
Over the course of the last several weeks, in conjunction with our administrators, certified and classified leadership teams, the district has been working on an updated visitor/volunteer plan. It is a challenge to incorporate a plan that meets the needs of everyone, while staying in compliance with OAR 333-019-1030 .
The plan was presented to the school board last night for feedback and we are now ready to share with the community. The new plan, with some requirements, allows a path for both visitors and volunteers in the schools, vaccinated and unvaccinated.
The plan is posted under the 2021-22 School year tab. We will begin this on Monday the 25th! The direct link can be accessed by clicking here. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to reach out to the District Office, or your building administrator.
🎉 🎉 Congratulations to our 2021-2022 Fern Ridge School District Distinguished Service Award Recipients! 🎉 🎉
These outstanding individuals along with other leaders from our community will be recognized at 7:00pm on Thursday, April 14th at the Fern Ridge Service Center.
Rebecca Hauge
Twinkle A. Morton Educational Excellence – Distinguished Teacher
Casey Anderson
Distinguished Classified Employee
Leiisa Boytz
Distinguished Administrator/District Office Group Employee
Maya Trout
Distinguished Volunteer
Shark Zhao
Distinguished Future First Citizen
Clyde Oglesby
Distinguished Community Builder
Alyssa Johnson
Distinguished Emerging Future First Citizen
As we continue forward this school year, it is already time to start thinking about planning activities and finalizing budgets for next year! 
We are asking for our families, staff, and community members to share their input and ideas so that we can build on our past engagement efforts.
Your input helps to guide the planning, direction, and priorities for using Student Investment Account funds. We will also use this data to make sure our goals are aligned and that we are hearing perspectives from multiple stakeholders.
Stay tuned— Over the next couple of weeks, the district will prepare its plan for the funds, and share with stakeholders. Continue to check the website for updates!
Please take a few moments to complete the survey below by April 15th:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KTMT2HP
Thank you so much and we appreciate your time!
Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions, concerns, or would like more follow-up information.
Michelle Marshall
mmarshall@fernridge.k12.or.us
541-935-2253
Have a question, thought, or comment for the Superintendent or School Board?
Here’s two different ways you can connect with district leadership:
Community Q & A: Superintendent Carpenter hosts a question/answer session each month at 5:30 pm prior to the monthly board meeting. All community members are welcome to post a question in the chat and hear answers for the 30 minute meeting. Here’s a link to the April 18th, 2022 session. If you cannot attend the live Q & A, you can email your question to Superintendent Carpenter: gcarpenter@fernridge.k12.or.us
Fern Ridge School Board: The FRSD Board of Directors sets aside 30 minutes in every regular, public meeting to hear public comment. Community members are each given 3 minutes to speak and must turn the Intent to Speak form in by 1pm the day of the board meeting. Links to public comment policy and the Intent to Speak form are found here. The board meeting in April will be a hybrid of virtual and in-person. Speakers may attend in-person or within the virtual webinar. Links to each month’s board meeting can be found on the Boardbook page along with the board agenda and meeting attachments.
The board welcomes objective criticism of district operations and programs but is not able to hear comments regarding any individual district staff member. School board members are generally not able to respond to individual commenters and may refer to the superintendent for reply at a later time.
Comments emailed to board secretary Michelle Smith: msmith@fernridge.k12.or.us will be forwarded to the entire school board but will not be read into record at a board meeting. Individuals/Groups who submit the Intent to Speak form after the 1:00 pm deadline will be invited to comment at the following month’s meeting.
Each school board meting is recorded and posted on the School Board Meeting Recording page.
Please call 541-935-2253 ext 1203 or email msmith@fernridge.k12.or.us if you need assistance or have questions about public comment or the community Q & A.
Link Tree:
Community Q & A Session
Recorded Community Q & A Sessions
Public Comment Policy
Intent to Speak Form
School Board Meeting Materials/Virtual Links
Recorded School Board Meetings
Below is a flyer that outlines our CDC Community Level Guidance for COVID-19 beginning March 12th. This will be a working document that will continue to be updated as changes occur. Click here for a .pdf version of the document.
Link Tree:
Click here to view the current county level here (right hand side of page)
Volunteer/Visitors: Changes coming soon – click this link for details
Classified Employee Appreciation Week is celebrated every year during the first full week of March.
Our classified employees are the backbone of our public education system and here in Fern Ridge we have countless examples of excellent Classified Staff members. Our classified staff work directly with students, educators, parents, volunteers, business partners, and community members. They support the smooth day to day operation of offices, the safety and maintenance of buildings and property, and direct instruction of students.
Our community depends upon and trusts classified employees to serve the diverse talents and needs of our students.
On behalf of the Fern Ridge School District School Board and all staff in the district, I want to thank our classified staff for their dedication and the work they do each and every day. You are appreciated. Please join me in observing and recognizing the hard work of these individuals!
Gary Carpenter, Superintendent, FRSD 28J
Parents of afterschool care students:
Due to unexpected staffing shortages, Fern Ridge Child Development Center is unable to operate the afterschool program from Tuesday, Feb 1st thru Friday, Feb 4th.
Capitol Dental Care’s
Tiny House Dental Clinic
Open House on Monday, January 10th from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm
The community Q & A session has been cancelled due to Winter Break.
The next Q & A session will be held at 5:30 pm before the start of the January 24, 2022 school board meeting.
Tonight’s School Board Meeting will continue as scheduled at 6:30 pm and can be viewed by logging into the Zoom Webinar here or by dialing 1-346-248-7799.
Webinar ID: 856 2955 1270
Last night the District held a forum with a panel of experts on the topics of grief and how to support the youth of our community during this difficult time. The primary guest speaker was Dr. Donna Schuurman of the Dougy Center in Portland Oregon. The Dougy Centers website contains a wide range of resources and can be found here: www.dougy.org
We have added the recording of this meeting at a link at the bottom of our Family Support Coordinator Page. That page is here: https://www.fernridge.k12.or.us/family-support-coordinator/