Communications Department News & Information

Información en español Removal of the old building signals a new phase It’s the end of an era and the beginning of a new one for Edison Elementary School in southeast Eugene. The longstanding neighborhood school’s structure is being dismantled to make way for a new school building that will serve generations of students to come. Constructed in ...

Información en español More than a million free meals for children served since schools closed • Meal program expanding and offering winter break meals Eugene School District 4J has served its millionth free youth meal since school buildings closed in March due to the coronavirus pandemic. 4J’s hard-working nutrition staff team hit the latest milestone, serving the ...

Información en español December 2, 2020 School Board Work Session & Regular Meeting On Wednesday, Dec. 2, the school board held a work session and regular meeting. The meeting was held virtually in an effort to reduce the spread of coronavirus COVID-19. The meeting was open to the public via live video on Zoom, audio stream, and radio broadcast ...

Información en español A message from Superintendent Cydney Vandercar  4J families, happy Thanksgiving. This year is different and difficult because of the coronavirus pandemic. Thanksgiving this year will be quieter and gatherings will be smaller, to keep from spreading the virus. But there is still much to be thankful for. Click here for a brief video message from ...

Información en español Silver Lea building removal making way for the new high school On a wet fall morning, big machines started moving at the North Eugene High School site. After salvaging materials for reuse and completing abatement, workers have begun careful demolition of the old Silver Lea elementary school building, to the west of the current ...

Información en español November 18, 2020 School Board Work Session & Regular Meeting On Wednesday, Nov. 18, the school board held a work session and regular meeting. The meeting was held virtually in an effort to reduce the spread of coronavirus COVID-19. The meeting was open to the public via live video on Zoom, audio stream, and radio broadcast on ...

Información en español Residents can offer testimony to the school board via Zoom starting in December 4J residents are invited to provide live public comment to the school board via Zoom beginning next month. The Eugene School Board has held its meetings online since March in adherence to coronavirus restrictions for public health. It began video live-streaming its ...

Special education resources and return-to-learning updates Parents and guardians of students receiving special education are invited to a live webinar to learn more about 4J services. Special education staff will discuss topics such as resources for parents, Student Success Act investments for underserved populations, returning to in-person learning in a hybrid model, assessments at home and ...

Agreement addresses health precautions and teacher preparation during distance and hybrid learning Eugene School District 4J and its teachers’ union, the Eugene Education Association, have reached an agreement on working conditions during both comprehensive distance learning and hybrid on-site/online learning models. Students began the 2020–21 school year learning from home and will not return to classrooms until ...

Información en español How is distance learning going? Families invited to share their experience with school services this fall 4J Distance Learning Feedback  (open through Nov. 22) Comparte sus experiencias con el enseñanza a distancia  (hasta el 22 de nov.) 4J families, how is distance learning going for your student? Now that schools and families have some experience ...

Información en español Same School Hybrid • Same School Online • Eugene Online Academy: To change to a different pathway next term, submit request now Learning Pathway Change Request Form  (deadline Nov. 22) Solicitud de cambiar medio educativo  (hasta el 22 de nov.) This summer all 4J families chose a return-to-learning pathway for their students: Same School Hybrid, Same ...

Información en español 2020 enrollment of 15,839 students is 474 fewer than last year • Kindergarteners account for biggest decline Student enrollment in Eugene School District 4J has fallen this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The district’s official annual enrollment count on October 1 was 15,839 students, a 474-student decrease from last year and 679 fewer ...

Información en español Final school design process wrapping up mid-January Design documents are nearly complete and construction will begin this spring on the new building for North Eugene High School. The North region’s new flagship high school will be the first new high school building to be constructed in the Eugene–Springfield area in over 50 years. The North ...

Información en español Cydney Vandercar to serve as district leader through 2021–22 school year Interim Superintendent Cydney Vandercar will continue to lead Eugene School District 4J through the 2021–22 school year. Ms. Vandercar grew up in Lane County and has been an educator and education leader in Eugene School District 4J for nearly 30 years. She has worked ...

Información en español Joshua Burstein, Gary Campbell and Anne Fifield selected for budget panel The school board has appointed three 4J residents, Joshua Burstein, Gary Campbell and Anne Fifield, to serve on the district’s budget committee. Mr. Campbell and Ms. Fifield will be new members of the budget committee. Mr. Burstein was first appointed to the committee in ...