Communications Department News & Information

Información en español Community invited to review and rank four design options for the new elementary school School Design Style Input Form Before finalizing plans for the new Camas Ridge Community Elementary School, the district is seeking community input to help select the final design elements of the new school. Responsive to community feedback, the design team has provided ...

Información en español Vaccine appointments for children age 5–11 are available from Lane County Public Health each Friday for the following week Vaccines against COVID-19 continue to roll out, now for students in grades K–6. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized emergency use of Pfizer’s vaccine for children age 5–11 and the U.S. Centers for ...

Información en español Community webinar on Dec. 9 will provide overview of curriculum adoption criteria, vision and process, plus opportunity for input Eugene School District 4J is adopting new social studies curriculum for middle and high school students for the first time in 17 years, thanks to bond funds approved by local voters in 2018. The district’s last ...

Información en español 4J partners with Eugene Public Library to provide free library cards to all 4J students—including those living outside city limits What’s the most powerful school supply? A library card! All students enrolled in Eugene School District 4J schools can get a Eugene Public Library card for free, whether or not they live within Eugene’s ...

Información en español Alma Advisory Group chosen to provide executive search consultant services The Eugene School Board has selected Alma Advisory Group to provide executive search consultant services to support the board’s superintendent selection process. The board is beginning a process to select the district’s permanent superintendent. The board plans to name the permanent superintendent in spring ...

Información en español New expansion popping up this fall at Gilham Elementary School Gilham Elementary School’s planned expansion is underway, the second phase of improvements at the school funded by the community’s bond measure support. Gilham is one of the school district’s largest elementary schools, and needs more space to keep up with the growing Sheldon region. The ...

Información en español November 23, 2021 School Board Special Meeting On Tuesday, Nov. 23, the school board held a special meeting. The session was held virtually and was open to the public via live video on Zoom, live audio stream, and radio broadcast on KRVM 1280 AM and 98.7 FM. Special Meeting Board members met in a brief session to ...

Información en español School board approves changes to school calendar • First new no-school day is Dec. 6 for elementary schools and Dec. 7 for middle and high schools  Printable Calendar Three no-school days have been added to the 2021–22 school calendar. These will be no-school days for students and full work days for district staff. Monday, December 6, ...

Información en español Work begins in earnest on the interior The bricks are falling into place at the new Edison Elementary School as the construction crew continues work on the exterior and interior of the new building. Over the summer, the workers erected the steel “skeleton” of the new building and poured slabs of concrete for the ...

Información en español Community members can now view video after school board meetings   Eugene School Board meetings can now be viewed on demand after they are held. This is the latest advancement in ensuring school board activity is transparent and accessible to the public. The board’s public meetings have been broadcast on the radio on KRVM 1280 AM for ...

Información en español Board elects to consider other no-school days instead 4J schools are scheduled to hold a regular school day on Wednesday, Nov. 24, the day before Thanksgiving. Parents were alerted at the start of November that schools could be closed the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and the Friday before Martin Luther King Jr. Day, if the ...

Información en español Link to Board Meeting The Nov. 17 school board meeting has been changed to a virtual meeting and delayed by one hour. The board will reconvene on Zoom at 8 p.m. Community members who are slated to provide public comment should log in with their full real name so they can be identified and invited ...

Información en español Community FAQs on near-final design for new elementary school  Camas Ridge Project FAQ | Design Meeting Presentation Slides Camas Ridge Elementary School will have a new school building opening in 2024, thanks to district voters who approved the 2018 school bond measure. The design of the new school is nearly complete. The architects recently provided a ...

Información en español November 16, 2021 School Board Work Session On Tuesday, Nov. 16, the school board held a work session. The session was held virtually and 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 met in the work session to ...

Información en español Recorded information session answers parent questions about COVID cases, contact tracing and quarantine for students Parent Information Session Recording Eugene School District 4J held a parent information webinar on Tuesday, Nov. 9, to keep families up to date about COVID-19 and schools. During the 45-minute session, introduced by Interim Superintendent Cydney Vandercar, district staff addressed questions ...