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Looking back, looking forward
The past couple years have been an exceptionally challenging time for our families, our schools, and our society. Now, at the end of the 2021–22 school year, the pandemic is waning and life is returning to a semblance of normal.
Despite the many challenges, Eugene School District 4J and our students and staff have accomplished a great deal over the past few years and have much to look forward to in the years ahead.
Back In Schools, Healthy & Safe
When the pandemic struck in March 2019, our district and community paused, took stock, then got right back to work building a brand new way of doing school. Every 4J teacher, specialist, administrator, and classified employee had a hand in making school work when students couldn’t be in school buildings—from getting students connected with technology, to feeding students with free grab-and-go meals, to delivering instruction through a computer screen. Families, students, staff and the community gathered their strengths and resources and joined together to make it the best it could be.
In spring 2021, students returned to school buildings, using a newly developed hybrid schedule designed to bring back some in-person learning while maintaining health and safety protocols to protect students, staff and families. In fall 2021 4J school buildings opened once again to full-time in-person learning with safety measures in place, while also offering online learning for students and families who preferred that option.
Over the past two years, 4J has worked closely with public health officials and other community partners to support health and safety, including providing lifesaving vaccines and viral testing to our staff, students, families and community members. Our facilities team installed cleaner air systems in every building. Custodians learned new techniques and practices to help keep our staff and students healthy. Nutrition services staff worked nonstop to prepare millions of free youth meals and distribute thousands of meal boxes to families. Bus drivers pitched in to help beautify school campuses and deliver food to families when school buildings were closed. We’ve kept families informed, with tremendously increased districtwide communications to parents. And of course, our teachers and specialists learned new skills, technology and teaching techniques and made great efforts to keep students learning and connected through each challenging change.
Throughout the pandemic, our students also showed their resilience, learning new technology and learning systems, how to wear masks and stay physically distanced, and the importance of rigorous handwashing. Our families showed grace and understanding, as 4J schools did our best to serve our students and families through a global pandemic, as well as raging wildfires and social unrest. This pandemic period has affected all parts of our community, and we have come through the greatest challenges together.
Strengthened Supports for Students
Despite the challenges, the district has added new programs and strengthened others to better support the growing needs of students and families through and following the last two years of COVID impacts. We are at a very hopeful point as 4J has been growing our mental health services, providing needed supports for students, adding career technical education programs that support both our students and community, and providing services to our families in need.
Equity and Inclusion
We have have strengthened and built on our efforts to increase equity and inclusion, elevating our focus and establishing two directors of equity, regional equity coordinators, and dedicated staff to coordinate and support school-based affinity groups (aka “student unions”). Affinity groups help students develop healthy self-identity and build networks both within and beyond the group through sharing experiences and belonging strategies. Every 4J high school—and soon middle schools as well—now supports five affinity groups: Black Student Union (BSU), Latinx Student Union (LSU), Native American Student Union (NASU), Asian, Pacific Islander Student Union (APISU), and Gender Sexuality Alliance (GSA).
We’ve added dedicated staff to provide Spanish translation support for district communications, as well as staff to coordinate translation and interpretation needs across the district.
To support our most vulnerable students and families we created a wraparound program, which began with providing weekly household supplies and food at the start of the pandemic, and have continued to expand the program since. It has now moved into a permanent Welcome Center that provides basic needs and supports for 4J families, particularly those from marginalized and underserved communities, as well as help navigating the educational system so their students are best positioned for academic and social success.
Student Safety and Wellbeing
We have added mental health specialists and other positions to support student wellbeing, including four social workers to support each high school region and a districtwide coordinator. These licensed staff members provide systematic, developmental and culturally responsive guidance and support essential to the success of each and every student. We have established a suicide prevention specialist (making 4J the first district in Oregon to do so), and developed a suicide prevention plan that includes training staff for suicide prevention and mental health support.
4J is partnering with public health and other community providers to hold a series of parent information events on youth mental health and wellbeing. To add another layer of support, the district also is providing staff and families free access to Care Solace, a confidential care coordination service for mental health care and substance abuse treatment.
Starting in fall 2021, the district has eight full-time campus security and safety monitors, two assigned to each high school region. The campus monitors now work in all 4J schools to help keep our students and schools safe and secure. We partnered with Youth Era and 15th Night to help create the Eugene Drop Center at 44 West Broadway to provide a safe space and services for unhoused youth.
We care deeply about our students’ safety and wellbeing, and these are just a few of the ways we are working to support it.
Good Things Are Building
The pandemic hasn’t stopped us from building spaces and supports for our students. We have good things on the horizon to celebrate.
School Programs
In the immediate future, we’re looking ahead to summer programs. The district offers summer school classes for students identified as needing extra support every year, and we’ve been able to expand the program this summer with additional funding from the state. 4J teachers are again offering free innovative, short-term summer courses for students entering high school. We also are partnering with community organizations to offer free summer camps and enrichment activities for 4J students in elementary and middle school.
Looking to next school year, we plan to continue to provide equitable and inclusive access to full-time, in-person learning for every student, every school day, all year. The district will continue to offer the Eugene Online Academy as an option for families who prefer to keep learning from home.
Modern Learning Materials
To provide students with a 21st century learning experience that prepares them to thrive after high school, as well as elevate historically underserved groups, 4J staff have undertaken the rigorous process of adopting new curriculum and expanding career technical education offerings.
New language arts curriculum is coming to elementary schools this fall. Students in grades K–5 will begin the new school year with brand-new books and other materials to help them learn to read and write.
The processes to adopt new social studies curriculum for grades 6–12 and new learning materials for math education in all grades also are underway. The district also is supporting equitable opportunities and outcomes by adding two high school math pathways, data science and career technical education (CTE).
Expanded career and technical education opportunities include 4J’s new Future Build Project to teach high-demand, high-wage trade skills in home construction, providing authentic learning opportunities for students and helping families transition from homelessness to homeownership.
Bond-Funded School Construction
New school buildings are rising! Three new state-of-the-art school buildings are underway, on track, and will be opening over the next three years, starting this fall:
• Opening Fall 2022: New Edison Elementary School building. Construction is nearly complete and site work is being completed this summer and fall.
• Opening Fall 2022: Gilham Elementary School‘s second phase of building renovations, including a major expansion to relieve overcrowding, also will be completed this fall.
• Opening Fall 2023: New North Eugene High School building. Construction is halfway through and progressing rapidly on the first new high school building in the Eugene–Springfield area in over 50 years.
• Opening Fall 2024: New Camas Ridge Elementary School building. Design, permitting and bidding is complete, and construction of the new school building will begin this later this year. The 73-year-old original building will be torn down this summer.
These new buildings are designed for safety and security, efficiency and sustainability, and 21st century learning, and will provide high-quality learning environments and community assets for generations to come. Our community’s commitment to education and support of the 2018 school bond measure have made these new school buildings possible.
We Did It Together
It has been my honor to lead Eugene School District 4J through the pandemic as the interim superintendent. I love this district and am so proud of the successes of our schools and programs, because all of our successes lead to the successes of our students. We do not do any of this work alone.
These have been exceptionally challenging times, and throughout it all our staff, students and families have really stepped in and stepped up to the challenges.
I am proud of all of our students including our 2022 graduating seniors. I’m deeply appreciative of every member of our staff team. And I’m so grateful to our families and community for your grace and support of our local public schools through the pandemic and beyond.
Together, we have accomplished so much.
Have a wonderful summer, and we’ll see you in the fall!
–Cydney Vandercar
Interim Superintendent
Eugene School District 4J
¡Se acabó el año escolar 2021–22!
Mirando hacia atrás, mirando hacia adelante
Los últimos dos años han sido un momento excepcionalmente desafiante para nuestras familias, nuestras escuelas y nuestra sociedad. Ahora, al final del año escolar 2021-22, la pandemia está disminuyendo y la vida está volviendo a una apariencia de normalidad.
A pesar de los muchos desafíos, el Distrito Escolar de Eugene 4J y nuestros estudiantes y personal han logrado mucho en los últimos años y tienen mucho que esperar en los próximos años.
Regreso a las escuelas, saludable y seguro
Cuando se produjo la pandemia en marzo del 2019, nuestro distrito y nuestra comunidad hicieron una pausa, hicieron un balance y luego se pusieron a trabajar en construir una forma completamente nueva de hacer escuela. Cada maestro, especialista, administrador y empleado clasificado del 4J participó en hacer que la escuela funcionara cuando los estudiantes no podían estar en los edificios escolares, desde conectar a los estudiantes con la tecnología, alimentar a los estudiantes con comidas gratis para llevar y hasta impartir la enseñanza a través de una pantalla de computadora. Las familias, los estudiantes, el personal y la comunidad reunieron sus fortalezas y recursos y se unieron para hacerlo lo mejor posible.
En la primavera del 2021, los estudiantes regresaron a los edificios escolares, utilizando un horario híbrido recién desarrollado y diseñado para recuperar algo del aprendizaje en persona mientras se mantenían los protocolos de salud y seguridad para proteger a los estudiantes, el personal y las familias. En el otoño de 2021, los edificios escolares del 4J se abrieron una vez más al aprendizaje en persona a tiempo completo con todas las medidas de salubridad, a la vez que se ofreció aprendizaje en línea para los estudiantes y las familias que prefirieron esa opción.
En los dos últimos años, el 4J ha trabajado en estrecha colaboración con los funcionarios de salud pública y otros socios de la comunidad para apoyar la salud y la seguridad, incluyendo la provisión de vacunas y pruebas virales a nuestro personal, estudiantes, familias y miembros de la comunidad. Nuestro equipo de instalaciones instaló sistemas de aire más limpios en cada edificio. Los conserjes aprendieron nuevas técnicas para mantener saludables a nuestro personal y estudiantes. El personal de servicios de nutrición trabajó sin parar para preparar millones de comidas gratuitas para jóvenes y distribuir miles de cajas de comida a las familias. Los choferes de autobuses colaboraron para ayudar a embellecer los planteles escolares y llevar comida a las familias cuando las escuelas estuvieron cerradas. Mantuvimos a las familias informadas, con un gran aumento en todo el distrito de comunicaciones a los padres. Además, por supuesto, nuestros maestros y especialistas aprendieron nuevas habilidades, tecnología y técnicas de enseñanza e hicieron grandes esfuerzos para mantener a los estudiantes aprendiendo y conectados a través de cada cambio desafiante.
A través de la pandemia, nuestros estudiantes demostraron su resiliencia, aprendiendo nuevas tecnologías y sistemas de aprendizaje, cómo usar mascarillas y mantenerse físicamente distanciados, y la importancia de lavarse las manos rigurosamente. Nuestras familias mostraron gracia y comprensión mientras las escuelas del 4J hacían todo lo posible para servir a nuestros estudiantes y familias durante la pandemia mundial, así como durante los incendios forestales y los disturbios sociales. Este período de pandemia afectó a todas las partes de nuestra comunidad, y nosotros pudimos resistir a los retos más difíciles al hacerlo juntos.
Apoyos reforzados para los estudiantes
A pesar de los desafíos, el distrito ha agregado nuevos programas y fortalecido otros para apoyar mejor las crecientes necesidades de los estudiantes y las familias durante y después de los últimos dos años de impactos de COVID. Estamos en un punto muy esperanzador ya que el 4J ha estado aumentando nuestros servicios de salud mental, dando a los estudiantes los apoyos de aprendizaje necesarios, agregando programas de educación técnica profesional que apoyan tanto a nuestros estudiantes como a la comunidad, y brindando servicios a nuestras familias necesitadas.
Equidad e inclusión
Hemos fortalecido y construido más nuestros esfuerzos para incrementar la equidad e inclusión, elevando nuestro enfoque y estableciendo dos directores de equidad, coordinadores regionales de equidad y personal dedicado para coordinar y apoyar grupos de afinidad (también conocidos como “sindicatos de estudiantes”). Los grupos de afinidad ayudan a los estudiantes a desarrollar una identidad propia saludable y a construir redes tanto dentro como fuera del grupo a través del intercambio de experiencias y estrategias de pertenencia. Cada escuela preparatoria del 4J, y pronto también las secundarias, ahora apoyan cinco grupos de afinidad: Black Student Union (BSU), Latinx Student Union (LSU), Native American Student Union (NASU), Asian, Pacific Islander Student Union (APISU), y Alianza de Sexualidad de Género (GSA).
Hemos contratado personal dedicado para traducir los mensajes del distrito al español, soporte de traducción para las comunicaciones del distrito, así como personal para coordinar la traducción e interpretación para las escuelas.
Para apoyar a nuestros estudiantes y familias más vulnerables, creamos un programa integral (Wraparound), que empezó con el suministro semanal de artículos para el hogar y alimentos al comienzo de la pandemia, y ha continuado expandiendo el programa. Ahora se ha mudado al Centro de Bienvenida que brinda apoyo y necesidades básicas a las familias del 4J, en particular a las de comunidades marginadas y desatendidas, así como también ayuda a navegar el sistema educativo para que sus estudiantes estén mejor posicionados para el éxito académico y social.
Seguridad y bienestar estudiantil
Hemos agregado especialistas en salud mental y otros puestos para apoyar el bienestar de los estudiantes, incluyendo cuatro trabajadores sociales para apoyar a cada región de escuela secundaria y un coordinador de todo el distrito. Estos miembros del personal con licencia brindan orientación y apoyo sistemáticos de desarrollo, culturalmente sensibles y esenciales para el éxito de todos y cada uno de los estudiantes. Hemos establecido un especialista en prevención del suicidio (haciendo del 4J el primer distrito en Oregón en hacerlo) y desarrollado un plan de prevención del suicidio que incluye capacitación del personal para la prevención del suicidio y apoyo a la salud mental.
El 4J se ha asociado con el departamento de salud pública y otros proveedores comunitarios para sostener eventos informativos para padres sobre salud mental y bienestar. Para añadir otra capa de apoyo, el distrito también brinda al personal y a las familias acceso gratuito a Care Solace, un servicio de coordinación de atención confidencial para atención de salud mental y tratamiento para el abuso de sustancias.
A partir del otoño de 2021, el distrito cuenta con ocho vigilantes de seguridad y protección escolares a tiempo completo, dos asignados a cada región de preparatoria. Los vigilantes escolares ahora trabajan en todas las escuelas del 4J para ayudar a mantener a nuestros estudiantes y escuelas seguros y protegidos. Nos asociamos con Youth Era y 15th Night para ayudar a crear el Eugene Drop Center en 44 West Broadway para brindar un espacio seguro y servicios para jóvenes sin hogar.
Nos importa profundamente la seguridad y bienestar de nuestros estudiantes, y estas son sólo algunas maneras que utilizamos para apoyarlos.
Cosas buenas se están construyendo
La pandemia no nos paró para construir espacios y apoyos para nuestros estudiantes. Tenemos cosas buenas en el horizonte para celebrar.
Programas escolares
En el futuro inmediato, tenemos por iniciar los programas de verano. El distrito ofrece clases de escuela de verano para los estudiantes identificados que necesitan apoyo adicional cada año, y hemos podido ampliar el programa este verano con fondos adicionales del estado. Los maestros del 4J están ofreciendo nuevamente cursos de verano gratuitos e innovadores a corto plazo para estudiantes que ingresan a la preparatoria. También nos asociamos con organizaciones comunitarias para ofrecer campamentos de verano gratuitos y actividades de enriquecimiento para estudiantes del 4J en la escuela primaria y secundaria.
Mirando hacia el próximo año escolar, planeamos continuar brindando acceso equitativo e inclusivo al aprendizaje en persona a tiempo completo para cada estudiante, todos los días escolares, durante todo el año. El distrito continuará ofreciendo la Eugene Online Academy como una opción en línea para las familias que prefieren seguir aprendiendo desde casa.
Materiales de aprendizaje modernos
Para brindar a los estudiantes una experiencia de aprendizaje del siglo XXI que los prepare para prosperar después de la escuela secundaria, así como para elevar a los grupos históricamente desatendidos, el personal del 4J ha emprendido el riguroso proceso de adoptar un nuevo plan de estudios y expandir las ofertas de educación técnica profesional.
El nuevo currículo de artes del lenguaje llegará a las escuelas primarias este otoño. Los estudiantes en los grados K-5 comenzarán el nuevo año escolar con libros nuevos y otros materiales para ayudarlos a aprender a leer y escribir.
Los procesos para adoptar un nuevo currículo de estudios sociales para los grados 6 a 12 y nuevos materiales de aprendizaje para la educación de matemáticas en todos los grados también están en marcha. El distrito también está apoyando oportunidades y resultados equitativos al agregar dos caminos de matemáticas de escuela secundaria, ciencia de datos y educación técnica profesional (CTE).
Las oportunidades ampliadas de educación profesional y técnica incluyen el nuevo Proyecto de construcción futura para enseñar habilidades comerciales de alta demanda y salarios altos en la construcción de viviendas, brindando oportunidades de aprendizaje auténticas para los estudiantes y ayudando a las familias a hacer la transición de la falta de vivienda a la propiedad de la vivienda.
Construcción de escuelas financiadas por los bonos escolares
¡Se levantan nuevos edificios escolares! Tres nuevos edificios escolares de última generación están en marcha, en camino, y se abrirán durante los próximos tres años, a partir de este otoño:
- Otoño de 2022: Nuevo edificio para la Escuela Primaria Edison se inaugura. La construcción del edificio está casi completa y los campos se completarán durante el verano y otoño.
- Otoño de 2022: La segunda fase de las renovaciones del edificio de la Escuela Primaria Gilham, incluyendo la gran ampliación para aliviar el hacinamiento, también se completará este otoño.
- Otoño de 2023: Se inaugura el nuevo edificio de la Preparatoria North Eugene. La construcción está a mitad de camino y progresa rápidamente en el primer edificio nuevo de preparatoria en el área de Eugene–Springfield en más de 50 años.
- Otoño de 2024: Se inaugura el nuevo edificio de la Escuela Primaria Camas Ridge . El edificio original de 73 años será demolido este verano y la construcción del nuevo edificio escolar comenzará a fines de este año.
Estos nuevos edificios están diseñados para la seguridad, la eficiencia y la sostenibilidad, y el aprendizaje del siglo XXI, y proporcionarán entornos de aprendizaje de alta calidad y recursos comunitarios para las generaciones venideras. El compromiso de nuestra comunidad con la educación y el apoyo a la medida de bonos escolares de 2018 han hecho posible estos nuevos edificios escolares.
Lo hicimos juntos
Ha sido un honor para mí liderar el Distrito Escolar de Eugene 4J a través de la pandemia como superintendente interina. Amo este distrito y estoy muy orgullosa de los éxitos de nuestras escuelas y programas, porque todos nuestros éxitos conducen a los éxitos de nuestros estudiantes. No hacemos nada de este trabajo solos.
Estos han sido tiempos excepcionalmente desafiantes y, a lo largo de todo esto, todos nuestros estudiantes, el personal y las familias realmente han intervenido y se han enfrentado a los desafíos.
Estoy orgullosa de todos nuestros estudiantes, incluyendo a nuestros estudiantes de último año que se graduaron en 2022. Agradezco profundamente a cada miembro de nuestro equipo de personal. Estoy muy agradecida con nuestras familias y comunidad por su gracia y apoyo a nuestras escuelas públicas durante y después de la pandemia.
Juntos, hemos logrado mucho.
¡Que tengan un verano maravilloso y los veremos en el otoño!
–Cydney Vandercar
Superintendente Interina
Distrito Escolar de Eugene 4J
Awbrey Park Principal: Jared Tiecke
Camas Ridge Principal: Dr. Hobie Blackhorn
Joe Hadley will be the new principal of Charlemagne French Immersion Elementary School, moving from South Eugene High School where he is currently an assistant principal. 
Edison Principal: David Hulbert
Spring Creek Principal: K.C Bodily
Kennedy Middle School & Chinese Immersion Principal: Jen Hebard
Paula Nolan will be the new principal of Spencer Butte Middle School, replacing Peter Tromba who is moving out of state. Ms. Nolan is currently 4J’s alternative education administrator, overseeing ECCO and other Eugene Education Options programs as well as the Eugene Online Academy. Before coming to Eugene and 4J, Ms. Nolan served as principal and assistant principal of Redmond High School in Central Oregon. She was an experienced middle and high school teacher before becoming a school administrator. Ms. Nolan is looking forward to returning to middle school, where she is committed to building positive and productive relationships with students, staff, parents and community members to create a school environment that is welcoming and supports academic success for all students.
Missy Cole will be principal of Churchill High School, replacing Greg Borgerding. Ms. Cole has been an assistant principal at Churchill for the past year and previously at Thurston High School for eight years. She is a 4J graduate but began her education career in Washington state. Before moving to Oregon and into the administrative realm, she spent 15 years as a high school physical education and health teacher, federal PE grant coordinator, middle school athletic director and dean of students. She makes it a priority to build trust with each student, staff member and community member she encounters. 
Kay Graham will be Sheldon High School’s interim principal this school year, replacing Mike Ingman. Ms. Graham has been an assistant principal at Sheldon since 2020. She served as a high school, secondary school and K–12 principal in Cottage Grove and Lowell during the prior decade, and previously spent several years in 4J as an assistant principal and small school principal at North Eugene High School. She taught high school science for 15 years before becoming a school administrator. Ms. Graham brings to her new role a wealth of knowledge and experience, as well as a commitment to learning at high levels for all students at Sheldon. 
Ricky Rodriguez will be the assistant principal and athletic director at Sheldon High School. Mr. Rodriguez has more than 15 years of experience as an athletic trainer at high schools around Oregon—currently at Springfield High School, where he has been an athletic trainer and career technical education teacher for the past 8 years. He has served as the head athletic trainer for Oregon Health & Science University in Portland and also has been a professional baseball umpire for the NCAA and for minor league baseball. Mr. Rodriguez is passionate about student outcomes and aims to foster an inclusive and engaging athletic environment in conjunction with academic rigor to prepare students for lifelong success. 
South Eugene Assistant Principal: Ricci Huling
Scott Mayers will be 4J’s alternative education administrator, replacing Paula Nolan. For the past year, Mr. Mayers has been assistant administrator for Eugene Online Academy. Now, he will oversee ECCO and other Eugene Education Options programs, as well as EOA. For 20 years, he has focused on helping non-traditional students find success. He was an assistant principal at North Eugene High School for seven years and also served as an interim assistant administrator at ECCO for part of a school year. Prior to becoming an administrator, Mr. Mayers was dean of students at Gateways alternative high school in Springfield, and taught in Springfield and Bethel schools. He looks forward to furthering the successes EEO’s passionate educators have helped students achieve. 
Beth Kruziki will be 4J’s new alternative education assistant administrator. Ms. Kruziki has worked for the Oakridge School District for the past two years as director of student growth and achievement, including overseeing the creation of a new K–12 online program and implementing a new GED program. She also is currently working with 4J as a summer school administrator. She served as an administrative intern at Churchill High School, Kennedy Middle School and Eugene Online Academy during the 2020–21 school year. Before becoming an administrator, she taught CTE, art and language arts at schools, including ECCO and EOA. Ms. Kruziki aims to make school welcoming and exciting for students and to help teachers meet every student’s needs.
Dr. Rob Hess has been named chief of staff, succeeding Kerry Delf who is departing to take the same position at the Beaverton School District. Dr. Hess has an extensive background in K–12 public education, having been a teacher, principal, administrator, superintendent and education consultant for more than 30 years. He was superintendent of the Lebanon School District for nine years and previously assistant superintendent and student achievement leader at Springfield Public Schools. He joined 4J four years ago as a human resources administrator, focusing on licensed staff growth and support. Dr. Hess, who earned his doctorate in educational leadership from the University of Oregon, was recognized by the Coalition of Oregon School Administrators as its central office administrator of the year in 2008. 
Dr. Brooke Wagner 
Director of Middle School Education:
Dr. Greg Borgerding was selected to serve as 4J’s director of high school education, succeeding Superintendent Andy Dey. Dr. Borgerding has a strong background in secondary school administration spanning both middle and high school levels. He was principal of Churchill High School for six years and previously worked five years as a middle school principal at Spencer Butte and in Washington state. Before that, he was focused on the high school level, including overseeing CTE and AVID programs as a district director, serving as a high school assistant principal, and teaching high school English language arts. Dr. Borgerding, who earned his doctorate in educational leadership from Seattle University, is dedicated to supporting innovation in education, ensuring high levels of learning for all students, and preparing them for success beyond high school. 
Prevention Services Administrator: Dr. Kerry Frazee
Mike Ingman has been chosen to serve in a districtwide role as a human resources administrator. Mr. Ingman has more than two decades of experience as an educator, including time as a high school teacher and football coach before moving into administration. He has been principal of Sheldon High School since 2019, and previously served as a principal and assistant principal for a dozen years in the Albany and South Lane school districts. He and his children grew up in Eugene and attended 4J schools. His broad experience, clear communication, collaboration and thoughtful approach will serve us well in his new role in human resources. 
Nutrition Services Manager: Jill Cuadros
Morgan Christensen will be 4J’s Title IX coordinator on a permanent basis. Mr. Christensen temporarily took on this critical job in the spring, stepping away from his role as principal of Kennedy Middle School and Chinese Immersion School. In his two decades with 4J, he has worked as a teacher at Roosevelt Middle School, an interim assistant principal of Arts & Technology Academy, an assistant principal of Churchill High School and a principal of Kennedy Middle School. He earned his doctorate in educational leadership from the University of Oregon. Mr. Christensen is the point of contact for Title IX and Oregon sexual harassment law. He stands ready to provide support for any Title IX issues, including reports of gender discrimination, sexual harassment, sexual violence and related allegations of sexual misconduct as they impact students or the academic environment.