The Current

Message from the Superintendent

Earning Oregon Green School Certification

Proclaiming Dyslexia Awareness Month

Due Today: Required Technology Consent

Gear Up at Lake Oswego Ski Swap

Tech Drive for Used Robotics

LOSD COVID-19 Information:

• LOSD COVID-19 Dashboard
• Community Level: Low

After School Programs:

• Laker Cheer Youth Clinic
• Laker Dance Game Day Workshop
• Register for Basketball Programs Now

Community Reminders:

• Respond to Racism Community Meeting
• City Council Candidate Forum
• Save the Date: Diwali Celebration
• Oregon Health Plan Open Enrollment

Regular Reminders:

• What's New at Community School
  
• Hunger Fighters Oregon
• Safe Oregon
  
• School Incident Reporting
  
• Get Social with LOSD

Now that many have participated in at least one back-to-school night, I want to reinforce a key takeaway: our learning community is committed to creating a culture of belonging and educational excellence.

Back-to-school nights invited parents/guardians into schools to meet their student's teachers and receive information about curriculum standards, assessments provided, and descriptions of routines for the school day. Parents/guardians also learned ways our staff prioritize and nurture care and connection in their classrooms and across the school. Research shows that when students feel a sense of belonging, they engage more fully in learning, persevere, employ critical thinking, build relationships, and have a more positive attitude about school.

Through supportive teaching and learning practices, our teachers, staff, and school leaders are committed to high academic standards in our schools. Every LOSD student participates in rigorous core classes taught to Oregon standards by highly-qualified teachers. In addition to diploma requirements, LOSD continues to offer exceptional academic programs in our high schools, including:

• More than 85 percent of our high school students take at least one honors, Advanced Placement (AP), or dual-credit course before graduating. These classes meet a college-level course standard and allow students to gain college credit before even graduating high school;

• More than 140 of our high school graduates have earned the Oregon Seal of Biliteracy, an award offered since 2018 for meeting rigorous academic and linguistic proficiency in two or more languages;

• Our high schools offer four Career Technical Education (CTE) pathways, a series of courses that provide academic and technical skills, knowledge and training taught by licensed teachers with industry experience.

• Our current 97.4% graduation rate leads the state for large comprehensive K-12 school districts. As importantly is the climbing graduation rate of students in our focal groups, with 93.6% of LOSD students with an IEP and 84.6% of LOSD students who are English language learners graduating in four years.

• 100% of our elementary students learn music from qualified instructors, contributing to more than 70% of our students continuing to take at least one music course during their secondary-level tenure.

I am proud of the commitment of our learning community to delivering rigorous lessons while creating opportunities for students to practice skills, find new interests, and pursue passions in a supportive learning environment.

All eleven LOSD schools were recently certified as an Oregon Green Schools (Green Lunchrooms Certification). The OGS certification recognizes our schools for outstanding efforts in lunchroom waste reduction and resource conservation.

Each school did a lunch waste audit last year that led to working on systems to reduce waste. Students, kitchen staff, engineers, and teachers worked together to conduct the audits. This year we will repeat the waste audits, compare the data, and look for new ways to become more sustainable.

Our next step is for each school's sustainability team, including student green teams, the new high school sustainability elective classes, leadership classes, and staff, to decide which area of OGS they want to focus on this year. Find more information about the program on the Oregon Green School website.

Each year the Lake Oswego School Board proclaims October Dyslexia Awareness Month in LOSD. We will share information about Dyslexia in our newsletters starting in October to build awareness and understanding and share resources for our learning community.

LOSD is committed to equitable educational opportunities by identifying obstacles to educational advancement and endeavoring to remove those obstacles. Dyslexia is a neurological difference, often inherited, that makes it difficult for students to read, write, and spell, and may include problems in reading comprehension and reduced reading experience, which can impede vocabulary growth and acquisition of knowledge. Dyslexia affects all segments of society, regardless of race, income, educational background, or ability. Literacy is a critical skill needed for educational success, and students who do not read at grade level by third grade are four times more likely not to graduate from high school with a diploma.

Today is the deadline to give consent for your student to use school district software and technology resources (devices, digital textbooks, etc.). To submit tech consent, log into the portal (not ParentVUE). You will need to set up an account to first access the portal. Find the consent and optional protection program information -- including step-by-step instructions to complete the steps online -- on the district website under Find it Fast / Resources.

The annual Lake Oswego Ski Swap, benefiting Lake Oswego and Lakeridge High School ski teams, is a great way to get gear for you or your growing children.

Saturday, Oct. 8, 4-7 p.m.: Consignment drop offs

Sunday, Oct. 9: All day sale

Lakeridge High School

Consignors receive 60 percent of the sale price and the other 40 percent benefits the teams.

The LOSD COVID-19 Dashboard is updated. The dashboard shows the number of staff and students who have reported testing positive for COVID-19, regardless of school exposure.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) looks at the combination of three metrics — new COVID-19 admissions per 100,000 population in the past 7 days, the percent of staffed inpatient beds occupied by COVID-19 patients, and total new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population in the past 7 days — to determine the COVID-19 community levels. Using this data, the COVID-19 community level is classified as low, medium, or high. Clackamas County is currently in low (green).

Attention all K-8th graders! Lake Oswego High School Cheer Team is holding its annual Laker Cheer Youth Clinic fundraiser. Participants will perform at halftime with the Laker Cheerleaders on Friday, Oct. 28 at the home game vs Lakeridge.

Wednesday, October 26

6-8 p.m.

Lake Oswego High School cafeteria

Register for $65. Cost includes t-shirt, poms, bow, and halftime performance.

The one-day dance workshop, led by the Lake Oswego High School dance team, is open to all youth, pre-K-8th grade.

Friday, Oct. 14 (Professional Day -- No School)

10 a.m. - 1 p.m., check-in at 9:30 a.m.

Lake Oswego High School Gymnasium

$60 for pre-register, $65 at the door

• Youth Workshop t-shirt for each registered dancer
• Showcase performance October 14 for parents and friends
• Football game halftime performance with Laker Dancers October 14
• Laker Dance spirit items available for purchase

Register today! Click HERE. For questions or assistance with registration, contact whitney.woolf@gmail.com or 503-784-9054

Registration is now open for skill-development, recreational and competitive basketball programs open to all students:

• Little Hoopers (Grades K-3)
• Laker Youth (Grades 3-8)
• Pacer Youth (Grades 3-8)

Find program information, registration, and try-out dates (for Laker and Pacer Youth teams) on the website under Community School Fall Programs / Sports.

Respond to Racism is hosting its monthly community meeting Monday, Oct. 3, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Friends from our community will answer a short series of questions—speaking through the lens of their own lived experiences. It is an opportunity for grace and learning. Register for meeting details.

The LOSD Community School is offering virtual enrichment programs and activities for students of all ages including culinary, STEM, arts, language, and athletics. Check out this week's edition.

Visit the food pantry at 4 Monroe Parkway, Suite A. Deliveries are available on Mondays.

Shop in hours:

• Wednesdays 5-7 p.m.
• Friday 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
• Sundays 3-5 p.m.

Learn more at hungerfightersoregon.org.

Reach out to your principal with concerns to maintain strong lines of communication and partnership between students, families, staff, and other resources.

SafeOregon is also an effective way to report a tip regarding safety threats or potential acts of violence to our students or schools. https://www.safeoregon.com/ Be aware that intentionally providing a false report is a serious offense.

LOSD Incident Reports are for students and adults to report incidents that occur in school. Incidents may be microaggressions, harassment or discrimination related to race, ethnicity, religion, age, disability, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other aspect of identity. Find incident reports on each school's website under Find It Fast / Report an Incident.

Incidents may also be reported to an administrator, a trusted staff member, or anonymously to SafeOregon.com.

LOSD has ramped up its social media presence. Please join us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram @weareLOSD

Email: info@loswego.k12.or.us
Website: https://www.losdschools.org
Location: 2455 Country Club Road, Lake Oswego, OR, USA
Phone: (503) 534-2000
Facebook: facebook.com/weareLOSD
Twitter: @weareLOSD

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