Communications Department News & Information

School will open in new location this fall The Family School alternative elementary school program will have a new home this fall: the former Crest Drive Elementary School site. Family School is currently co-located with a neighborhood middle school, Arts & Technology Academy, in the former Jefferson Middle School building at 22nd & Fillmore. Family School’s middle school ...

Board selects committee members: four new, one returning  The school board has appointed five community members to the district’s equity committee. On June 17 the board reappointed Thomas Anil Oommen and appointed George Gillett and Nicholas Kaasa to open positions with terms ending in 2018. The board selected Dena M. James and Amanda Perkins to fill positions that were vacated mid-term and expire in 2016. Thirteen community members applied to ...

Free lunch, summer learning   Summer is here, and with it some opportunities for students. Free Lunch: Kids are invited to eat lunch for free this summer. The free summer food program begins June 22 in several 4J schools and many other convenient places. NO forms to fill out. FREE for anyone 18 and under. Summer Meals Program Summer Learning: 4J offers ...

June 10, 2015 — South Eugene High School and Roosevelt Middle School locked down for about 45 minutes this morning due to a report of an armed subject nearby. The situation has been resolved and students are safe. This morning there was a report of an armed subject seen near South Eugene High School. South Eugene entered ...

Superintendent Shelley Berman sends farewell message to 4J staff before June 30 departure  Dear 4J Colleagues, As the school year draws to a close and I approach the end of my time in Eugene, I want to take the opportunity to thank all of our staff for your tremendous efforts and reflect on what we have accomplished. These ...

Board and newspaper jointly dismiss litigation •• Newspaper will return many inadvertently disclosed records  The Eugene School Board and the Register-Guard have settled a legal dispute about public records disclosure and exemptions. The school board and the newspaper had differing legal opinions regarding whether certain records were exempt from disclosure under Oregon’s public records laws. While litigation to resolve the ...

Plan developed to guide improvements at Gilham  The Eugene School District 4J bond measure resoundingly approved by voters in May 2013 included funds to improve and expand Gilham Elementary School, a neighborhood school in the Sheldon region in northeast Eugene. To map the route forward, the district hired GMA Architects, working with Bassetti Architects, to provide a master plan for ...

Surveys on family engagement and special education open through June 5 Family engagement survey in English / Spanish Special education survey in English / Spanish Parents and guardians of students in Eugene School District 4J are invited to provide input to the district through surveys on school–family communication and engagement and on special education services. The surveys are open through ...

District seeks input, distributes report on special education services  Survey: English / Encuesta en español Report Card: English / Reporte en español Eugene School District 4J is seeking input from parents, staff, students and community members about the special education services they have experienced. This input will be used to help improve special education services for 4J students. Department leaders are reviewing how special ...

Nittler elected; Hays, Torrey, Walston re-elected The Eugene School Board will have one new member and three returning members for the 2015–2019 term. Eileen Nittler was elected to replace Craig Smith in Position 4 over two other candidates, Scott Landgreen and John Baumann. Outgoing director Craig Smith, who has served on the school board for 20 years, did ...

Proposal includes full-day kindergarten, nearly full school year, more elementary music and PE  Proposed Budget Document Superintendent Dr. Sheldon Berman has released his budget message and preliminary budget proposal for the 2015–16 school year. The proposed general fund budget for the coming year is $170.1 million. The proposed budget includes new investments in: implementing full-day kindergarten restoring nearly a full school year expanding ...

School–family engagement survey open through May 28 Survey in English / Encuesta en español  Parents and guardians of students in Eugene School District 4J are invited to provide input through the 2015 Parent and Family Engagement & Partnership Survey. The survey is open through May 28.* This feedback will be used to inform our efforts to continually improve our ...

6 will be appointed to volunteer committee  Learn more & apply online by May 28 The 4J school board is seeking community members interested in serving on the district’s Equity Committee. Applications are due Thursday, May 28. The Equity Committee is appointed by the board to provide guidance, support, information and advice about issues of equity, diversity and inclusion in our schools. ...

Ballots due by May 19 at 8 p.m. Ballots have been mailed to voters in the May 19 election, which includes four positions on the Eugene School District board of directors. To be counted, ballots must be received by the elections office no later than Tuesday, May 19, at 8 p.m. The 4J school board is elected from the district ...

LEGAL NOTICE:  School District No. 4J, Lane County, Oregon Notice of Budget Committee Meeting A public meeting of the Budget Committee of Lane County School District 4J (Eugene Public Schools), Lane County, State of Oregon, to discuss the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016, will be held at the Education Center Auditorium ...