Communications Department News & Information

Información en español Selected bus routes resume, school kitchens reopen as staffing levels allow  Some school kitchens have reopened and school bus service is resuming on several routes that were impacted by extreme staffing shortages during the pandemic this fall and winter. Facing an insurmountable shortage of employees earlier in the school year, Eugene School District 4J was ...

Información en español February 23, 2022 School Board Meeting On Wednesday, Feb. 23, the school board held a work session and board meeting. The sessions were open to the public via live video on Zoom, live audio stream, and radio broadcast on KRVM 1280-AM and 98.7-FM. Work Session Board members continued its discussion of a proposed racial harassment policy after ...

Información en español   |  Solicitud para cambio Deadline Monday, February 28: Middle and high school families may request to change learning option for spring term Change Request Form Families of 4J middle and high school students have until Monday, February 28, to request a change between in-person and online school programs for the third trimester. 4J middle and ...

Información en español Families, staff and community members are invited to share input Statewide online survey (open through April 15th) Join the conversation! The Oregon Department of Education wants to know what you think students should know and be able to do in order to graduate high school. In 2021, the state legislature directed ODE to review state high school ...

Información en español February 16, 2022 School Board Work Session On Wednesday, Feb. 16, the school board held a work session and board meeting. The meeting was open to the public in person and virtually via live video on Zoom, live audio stream, and radio broadcast on KRVM 1280-AM and 98.7-FM. Work Session Board members met in a work ...

Información en español 3-year contract agreement must be ratified by association members and approved by school board  The Eugene Education Association and Eugene School District 4J bargaining teams have reached a tentative agreement on the final issues under negotiation for a new 3-year contract. Important provisions include: • Substantial salary increases with a COLA (cost of living increase) ...

Información en español Still in place are face mask requirements and no food or drink  In January, 4J, Bethel and Springfield schools announced increased restrictions at indoor high school athletic events, including limited spectators.  Beginning this weekend, limits on the number of spectators who can attend sporting events will no longer be in place.  Other health protocols remain in ...

Información en español February 9, 2022 School Board Work Session On Wednesday, Feb. 9, the school board held a work session. The meeting was open to the public via live video on Zoom, live audio stream, and radio broadcast on KRVM 1280-AM and 98.7-FM. Work Session Board members received an update from Alma Advisory Group, its consultant for the permanent ...

Información en español Get your student’s routine vaccinations up-to-date before school exclusion day Are your student’s immunizations up to date? Routine immunizations are required by state law for students for diseases such as polio, measles and pertussis. The COVID-19 vaccine is recommended for all students age 5 and older, but is not currently required. To attend public schools, ...

Información en español   |  Solicitud para cambio Deadline February 28: Middle and high school families may request a learning location change for spring term Change Request Form Families of 4J middle and high school students have until Monday, February 28, to request a change between in-person and online school programs for the third trimester. There are two learning ...

Información en español Indoor mask requirements are still in place • Statewide rule will change to local decision-making starting March 31    Oregon officials have set a date for the likely end of the statewide mask mandate, along with a new timeline for K–12 school districts to make local decisions regarding indoor masking requirements.  Good News  It is very ...

Información en español Assistant superintendent for instruction   Dr. Brooke Wagner, currently serving as Eugene School District 4J’s assistant superintendent for administrative services, has been selected to be assistant superintendent for instruction.   Dr. Wagner has a long history in Eugene and Springfield schools, decades of experience as an education leader, broad and deep background at all school levels, and ...

Información en español Every elementary classroom is receiving a library of diverse, high-quality books to help build students’ reading skills  4J elementary school classrooms started 2022 with a bonanza of new books—tens of thousands of tomes in all. Right before winter break, the district began outfitting every elementary school classroom—285 in total—with classroom libraries of nearly 100 new ...

Información en español January 26, 2022 School Board Work Session & Mini Board Retreat On Wednesday, Jan. 26, the school board held a virtual work session and mini board retreat. The meeting was open to the public via live video on Zoom, live audio stream, and radio broadcast on KRVM 1280-AM and 98.7-FM. Work Session & Mini Retreat The board ...

Información en español  |  Learn more & apply by Jan. 31 Monday is last day for 4J residents to enter school choice lottery for 2022–23 In Eugene School District 4J, families may choose their school, provided space is available. Students may enroll in their neighborhood school or request a different school. Lotteries determine the order in which ...