School Closure
FRSD is on a 2 hour delay this morning.
FRSD is closed and all activities cancelled, for today, Thursday, Feb. 22nd.
FRSD is currently on a 2 hour delay with buses operating on snow routes. Continue reading
At the link below you can visit all the information regarding snow routes, and school closure information.
As a side note, if and when we ever have a 2-hour delay on a Wednesday Early Release day, all schools will be released at their normal Mon., Tues., Thur., Fri., time.
All schools in Fern Ridge School District will be closed on Monday, February 19, 2018 in observance of President’s Day.
Enjoy the long weekend staff and students!
A short time ago, I spoke to the deputy that investigated the “white van” incident from yesterday morning. It sounds like the adult individual involved has contacted the Sheriff’s department and there is a high likelihood that there was never a threat. This is great news. The Sheriff’s department has been busy this morning with the accident on 126, but they hope to get a deputy over to speak with the individual and get a statement sometime today. We are all hopeful that is the case, and can just use this reported incident as a reminder to speak with our students about appropriate ways to remain safe. A website that has some good information for parents on this topic can be found at: https://www.anxioustoddlers.com/stranger-danger/
Join us in the Elmira High School Theater from 6-8 PM on Monday, March 5th. This workshop is for any and all parents of school age children K-12. The workshops shares with parents the basics of social media and cyber safety. Hear from experts (a panel of trained students) regarding the ways kids are using social media today. A second, 3 person panel, made up of myself, a Lane County Sheriff’s deputy and a Lane County Juvenile Prosecutor will also be presenting. This is not just for FRSD parents, parents from Crow, Junction City and Triangle Lake in particular are invited, but feel free to invite any interested adult that may find this information useful.
Click on the link below to see the flyer for this event.
Tweens, Teens & Technology flyer
Gary Carpenter, FRSD Superintendent and EHS Principal
Congrats to the fantastic Middle School band and choir students that performed at their winter
concert last night at FRMS. The teacher Mr. Cameron Siegal, and his instructional assistant Mrs.
Kimberly Taylor, have obviously been working very hard with them! Learning music at a young
age provides so many benefits to students. By learning to understand beat, rhythm and scales
students are learning how to divide, create fractions and recognize patterns. It improves short
and long-term memory, it improves physical skills such as coordination, and it cultivates social
skills, as performing in a group requires peer interaction and the ability to work as a team. Music
teaches discipline, the concept of delayed gratification and it boosts self esteem just to name a
few. It was great to see so many FRMS students engaged in music! Thanks again to the staff
and the parents that are supporting them.
School and District Report Cards
The Oregon Department of Education produces yearly report cards for schools and districts. These reports were mandated by the 1999 state legislature and provide educators with an opportunity to communicate directly with parents and community members about how local schools are performing.
In 2013, the Oregon Department of Education released a redesigned school and district Report Card. This redesigned Report Card was the product of a year of review and revisions, led by an external Report Card Steering Committee and informed by feedback from thousands of stakeholders around the state.
The goals of the redesign were to:
- More accurately reflect student learning and growth
- Incorporate key measures of college and career readiness
- Align the report card with district’s achievement compacts
- Make the Report Cards more user friendly and accessible
For more information on the school and district report cards please visit: http://oregon.gov/ode/schools-and-districts/reportcards/reportcards/Pages/default.aspx.
The link to the report cards page for all schools in Oregon, can be found under the Parents link here on the FRSD website.
After carefully reviewing applications from many qualified community members our school board has extended the nomination for open school board position #3 to Barbara Graham-Adams. Barbara has accepted the nomination and will be sworn in during our board meeting on December 18th, 2017.
Barbara has been a part of our community for over 8 years with students who have both graduated and are currently attending school in the Fern Ridge School District.
Congratulation! We are looking forward to working with you on the Fern Ridge School District Board!