Fern Ridge School District joins other school districts throughout Oregon to celebrate January as School Board Recognition Month.  Our school board members spend countless hours of unpaid time working to provide the best possible education for our students.  Even though we are making a special effort during January to show appreciation for our school board members, we recognize their contributions reflect a year-round effort on their part.  They are dedicated individuals who are committed to improving student achievement and seeking the best for all of our students.  Thank you Twinkle Morton, Andrea Larson, Craig Soderberg, Sterling Pew, and David Bolton.

Welcome to 2014 and the new year!  Hope it is a prosperous and positive year for you and your families.  As you recall, we missed 6 days of school in December and the School Board will be discussing the possibility of revising the school calendar to make up some days this winter and spring.  Those calendar changes will be out soon.  Please keep checking our website for updated information.  Again, Happy New Year!

The District is making some administration changes when school resumes in January 2014.  Dr. Karen McKenzie is currently splitting her time between being Principal at Fern Ridge Middle School and supervising Special Education Services district-wide.  She will be moving into the Special Education Director role full-time.  This is due to the departure of Mitch Kruska, who will assume a new position with the Oregon Department of Education on December 20th.  Peter Barsotti, who is now part-time Associate Principal and part-time Math Teacher, will assume the Middle School Principalship for the remainder of the school year.  The District will be filling the half-time Math Teacher position.  While this represents a few major changes, the affected staff are already familiar with the new assumed roles which should make for a smooth transition in all areas.

You are viewing our new website that has been in formation for some time.  We have taken suggestions from the community and staff and are attempting to incorporate them into this new communication tool.  Please remember that at first we will try to keep the website rather simple to ensure stability over the next month or so, and will then begin to add features.  We have been training the authors of each page and have encouraged them to use similar formats so it will be easier to navigate.  While doing this, we want to give them the flexibility to be creative and feature items that best represent their area.   So, be patient with us as we progress over time and enjoy the site as we attempt to find new ways to communicate with our community.