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Engage and challenge all learners to ensure academic excellence WELCOME 2014-15 Edition A STRATEGIC FOCUS ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT Hillsboro School District is guided by a primary learning styles and expand opportunities. We mission: to ensure students graduate prepared currently have eight elementary schools, one for college and career by reaching achievement middle school and one high school that provide benchmarks throughout their K-12 experience. Dual Language (English-Spanish) programs for students. We also have four elementary Framing that mission are five strategies: schools that have been identified as STEM Focus Schools, with STEM standing for Sci- • Instruction: Ensure that systems of in- ence, Technology, Engineering and Math. One structional improvement lead to the highest of those schools—Quatama Elementary —has levels of learning for all students and staff. added an “A” for Art to create “STEAM.” In ad- • Engagement: Inform, involve and engage dition, we have seven elementary schools that Mike Scott all stakeholders. have partnered with The Right Brain Initiative to infuse the arts into student learning. Superintendent • Equity: Ensure increased awareness and action in the implementation of equitable Our comprehensive high schools offer a systems, programs and practices. myriad of college preparatory and career- technical education opportunities, in addition to • Facilities: Utilize resources effectively and rich extracurricular programs. Miller Education equitably, and plan for future growth. Center and Hillsboro Online Academy deliver • Safety: Create and ensure a safe learning education through alternative means that are and working environment. more accessible and meaningful to some of our students. We have also identified a strategic priority: closing the achievement gap that exists be- Regardless of where they go, we are com- tween our white, English-speaking students and mitted to providing a high-quality education to our English language learners. all students. Read on to learn more, or visit our website at www.hsd.k12.or.us. Welcome to Over the past several years the District Hillsboro! has been growing our options programs to provide students with programs that fit their HILLSBORO SCHOOL DISTRICT FAST FACTS Hillsboro School District is the fourth-largest public school Student Demographics district in the state of Oregon, currently serving over American Indian/Alaskan Native: 0.8% 20,900 students in Grades K-12 who reside in the cities of Hillsboro, North Plains and parts of Cornelius, Aloha and Asian/Pacific Islander: 7.2% Sherwood. We are committed to providing quality schools Black: 2.1% to the students and families we serve. Hispanic: 35.7% Multi-Ethnic: 4.7% Total Enrollment: 20,567 (October 1, 2014) White: 49.5% Elementary schools (K-6):11,031 Middle school (7-8): 3,051 High school (9-12): 6,485 Staff FTE stands for Full-Time Equivalent or full-time positions. There are more staff members than FTE because some staff are half or Schools: 36 part-time employees. Elementary schools (K-6): 25 Total employees: Middle schools (7-8): 4 Teachers: 1,072 High schools (9-12): 4 Classified: 1,209 Alternative educational programs: 2 Administrators: 70 Online academy: 1 About our teachers Charter school: 1 Average years of experience: 12.3 years Classes taught by Highly Qualified Teachers: 100% Students (October 1, 2013) Special Education students: 12.9% English Language Learners: 14.6% Percentage of students qualifying for free and reduced lunch: 49.0% OUR DISTRICT HILLSBORO SCHOOLS Hillsboro schools are organized into four feeder groups, each comprising one high school, one middle school and six to seven elementary schools, allowing for conti- nuity and alignment of curriculum. More information about individual schools is available in the school section of the District’s web site, www.hsd.k12.or.us. Century High Hillsboro High (Hilhi) Principal: Ted Zehr Principal: Arturo Lomeli Enrollment: 1,639 Enrollment: 1,373 Feeder schools: Brown Middle; Feeder schools: South Meadows Middle; Butternut Creek, Imlay, Indian Hills, Brookwood, Farmington View, Groner, Ladd Acres, Reedville and Tobias W.L. Henry, Minter Bridge, Rosedale Elementary Schools and Witch Hazel Elementary Schools Glencoe High Liberty High Principal: Robert Macauley Principal: Greg Timmons Enrollment: 1,629 Enrollment: 1,484 Feeder schools: Evergreen Middle; Feeder schools: Poynter Middle; Free Orchards, Jackson, Lincoln St., Eastwood, Lenox, Mooberry, McKinney, North Plains and Patterson Orenco, Quatama and West Union Elementary Schools Elementary Schools COLLEGE & CAREER PATHWAYS PROJECT Preparing our students for college and careers is nothing new, but our approach to it is changing drastically. Over the past year and a half, we’ve been working on pulling together a cross-agency team of District staff, students, community, business, and higher education partners to get really clear about this work and ensure that there is predictability and reliability for students and their families about what to expect as they move through our system—from kindergar- ten through 12th grade and beyond. We describe that effort as making sure students are college and career AWARE, ELIGIBLE and PREPARED. Awareness involves early exposure to college and careers and interest mapping; eligibility involves students completing the necessary steps to engage in the post-secondary option of their choos- ing; and preparedness involves the acquisition of content knowledge and development of ‘habits of mind’ that lead to success in post-secondary learning or employment. OUR SCHOOLS POINTS OF PRIDE • One of the highest graduation rates in Washington County: 79.84% —11.18% higher than the state average. • Dual Language (English-Spanish) programs at eight elementary schools, one middle school and one high school. • STEM/STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) focus at four el- ementary schools; several additional schools provide STEM-related programming for students. • Right Brain Initiative partnership at seven elementary schools. • Online learning option provided by Hillsboro Online Academy to students in grades 4-12. • Alternative education options provided by Miller Education Center programs. • Career-Technical education, AP and IB courses, and dual-credit opportunities at our high schools. • Commitment to equity; multiple training/learning opportunities provided to staff, stu- dents and parents each year. • Long-range planning committee tracks population growth and facility needs. • Over 4,000 registered volunteers! • Thriving robotics program that spans all grade levels. • Hillsboro Schools Foundation raises private funds to help support students through after-school programming, innovative grants, and direct support to student clubs. • Strong relationships with our community partners: City of Hillsboro, Washington County, Hillsboro Chamber of Commerce, local businesses, higher education, and many more! FROM FARMING ROOTS TO THE ECONOMIC ENGINE OF THE STATE Hillsboro has a rich and interesting history, starting with the Native American Indians that once inhabited the area to the arrival of Europeans and Americans in the 1830s to the settlement and growth of Hillsboro to what it is today Now Oregon’s fifth largest city with more than 93,000 residents, Hillsboro enjoys award-winning urban planning, an affordable cost of living, a strong economic base and one of the state’s most diverse populations. It supports the state’s fourth largest school district, two higher-education campuses, over 1,500 acres of designated green spaces including the Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve. Hillsboro hosts one of Oregon’s largest 4th of July parades as well as other key annual events: the Latino Cultural Festival in April, Celebrate Hillsboro in July, and the Oregon International Air Show in July/August. Hillsboro is also home to the Portland metro area’s only professional baseball team—the Hillsboro Hops. On any given day, you’ll find community events from free concerts and art exhibits to local produce to sports competitions at one of the City’s more than 24 parks, Civic Center Plaza, Hillsboro Stadium, the county fairgrounds or another local gathering place. In historic downtown Hillsboro and at the award-winning Orenco Station neighborhood, residents enjoy great gathering spaces and farmers’ markets as well as easy access to public transportation. Even as it evolves, Hillsboro is helping to grow Oregon’s future with its hometown values and agrarian roots. Its people, businesses, nonprofits and government take great pride in their town as they work side by side, giving as much attention to community and livability as to development and industrial growth. With a healthy patchwork of history, business opportunities, neighborhoods, education, recreation and culture, great things are growing in Hillsboro. OUR COMMUNITY Engage and challenge all learners to ensure academic excellence. Engage and challenge all learners to ensure academic excellence. Engage and challenge all learners to ensure academic excellence. Engage and challenge all learners to ensure academic excellence. Engage and challenge all learners to ensure academic excellence. Engage and challenge all learners to ensure academic excellence. Engage and chal- lenge all learners to ensure academic excellence. Engage and challenge all learners to ensure academic excellence. Engage and challenge all learners to ensure academic excellence. Engage and challenge all learners to ensure academic excellence. Engage and challenge