Reminder – “The District-Wide Sustainability Workshop – How green do we want to be?” is scheduled for this evening, Wednesday, November 12th from 6:30 – 8:30 pm at the District Administration Office Board Room. Hope to see you there!!!
Today we received tragic news. We were informed of a car accident on Hwy 126 just East of Mapleton that claimed the life of two young adults and seriously injured others. Several of those involved have many close ties, friends and family in the Fern Ridge area.
Elmira High School created a “safe room” where students could go to talk to an adult and or a counselor if they needed to do so. EHS will maintain this “safe room” again tomorrow as needed. Several families understandably picked up their students from school today. In the coming days we trust families to make the best decision for their student regarding school attendance.
We are here to support students and parents in whatever way that we can. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Mapleton High School community and the many families affected by this tragedy in our local area.
The Fern Ridge School District is progressing through the design process and would like input from our community at any of three different forums:
Elmira Elementary School Replacement
Community Share Meeting – Thursday, November 6, 6:30 – 7:30 pm, District Office Board Room
Veneta Elementary School Additions & Renovations
Community Share Meeting – Monday, November 10, 6:30 – 7:30 pm, District Office Board Room
District-Wide Sustainability Workshop – How Green Do We Want To Be? – Wednesday, November 12, 6:30 – 7:30 pm, District Office Board Room
Due to a power outage, the regular board meeting scheduled for October 20, 2014 at 6:30 PM at Elmira Elementary School has been canceled. Patrons who planned to make public comment at this meeting may e-mail board members. All agenda items will be pushed to the next scheduled board meeting on Monday, November 3, 2014 at 6:30 PM at the District Administration Office.
The District’s Food Service Program is now accepting payments for meal purchases through My School Bucks, an online payment service that allows the ability to securely pay for school meals online using a credit or debit card. Sign up today to access your student’s meal account balances and meal purchases, schedule automatic payments or create low-balance alerts. There is a fixed $1.95 fee per transaction. For more information, click here.
The District is currently soliciting proposals from qualified Contractors to provide Construction Manager / General Contractor (CMGC) services for the construction of two projects under the recently approved bond measure: Replacement of Elmira Elementary School, and Addition and Renovation of Veneta Elementary School. For more information, click here.
We would like to share with you the August 25, 2014 Inservice speeches of: Dr. Nancy Golden, Chief Education Officer of Oregon Education Investment Board. Dr. Golden gave an overview of the statewide vision for education. Dr. Sally Storm, Superintendent, gave her vision of what good schools look like and what she wants to see in Fern Ridge School District. Dr. Storm’s topic was the research on The Nine Characteristics of High Performing Schools.
Dr. Nancy Golden’s Speech
Dr. Sally Storm’s Speech
First Student, Transportation Services Contractor for Fern Ridge School District, is experiencing a severe bus driver shortage. Some bus routes are being combined, which is causing late pickup and drop off times. First Student is actively working to recruit, hire, and train more bus drivers. Some new bus drivers are scheduled to be on board within the next couple of weeks. We would like to thank you for your understanding during this time and we hope to have all bus routes running smoothly very soon.
The Fern Ridge School District is pleased to announce the successful sale of $26.67 million in general obligation bonds, as approved by voters in May 2014. The sale was well-received by investors and thanks to favorable interest rates, total interest costs for the sale were almost $2 million lower than preliminary estimates, which allowed the debt repayment period to be shortened by three years without increasing the tax rate property owners currently pay. For more information, click here.
This is to inform you that the Fern Ridge School District Achievement Compact Committee will be meeting on Monday, September 15, 2014 at 4:00 p.m. at the District Administration Office, 88834 Territorial Road, Elmira, OR. For more information please contact 541-935-2253 Ext. 203.