WLWV Community Update

In an effort to inform our community and keep our schools safe and secure for students, we will be sharing a weekly Safety Spotlight, highlighting a component of safety and security in our school district.

This week's Safety Spotlight focuses on our district's Threat Assessment Process. The Threat Assessment Process is utilized in occasions where a student may demonstrate an action that may be deemed as potentially harmful to the physical well-being of other students or staff. To learn about the district's Threat Assessment Process, please access the dedicated webpage on the district website. In particular, note the Threat Assessment Flow Chart, which outlines procedure and protocol in the event of a Threat Assessment.

To learn more about safety and security in the West Linn-Wilsonville School District, please view the Safety/Security Channel on the district website.

The West Linn-Wilsonville School District’s Nutrition Services Department is looking for part-time employees! The Nutrition Services Department currently has five openings as well as a number of part-time openings throughout the year for interested community members. Positions last 10 months during the school year and 3.5 hours per day. Working in school kitchens, employees will prepare school cafeterias, cook, and serve food to our grateful students among other duties. To learn more about openings in the nutrition services department, visit the district website.

Guest Speakers Collin Kartchner and Katey McPherson will headline a free event hosted by local parents with help from West Linn-Wilsonville PTA groups and other community sponsors. The nationally-recognized speakers will share their message, which highlights the importance of balancing screen time and device-use while protecting and cultivating self-worth in today’s students. For more information, please go to www.savethekids.us. Parents from all WLWV schools are invited to attend this free event.

When: Oct. 17, 7 p.m.

Where: Rolling Hills Church

Cost: FREE

Audience: The Parent Information Night is recommended for parents and high school students, but anyone is welcome

The annual CREST Harvest Festival is an opportunity for all WLWV students and families to learn more about what CREST has to offer. Complete with food, agricultural tours and activities, games, and music, the Harvest Festival is the perfect fall afternoon for the entire family. Watch a video from last year's eventful Harvest Festival.

Date: Saturday, Oct. 6

Time: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Location: 7151 Boeckman Road, Wilsonville

In an effort to improve student safety across all West Linn-Wilsonville schools, we are continuing our partnership with SafeOregon and the SafeOregon TipLine this school year. In an effort to provide even more resources for students, the State of Oregon has developed an additional channel and method for obtaining help called the SafeOregon Tip Line.

The goal of the SafeOregon tip line is to prevent threats to school safety by providing schools and communities with a relevant reporting tool. Tips can be submitted by students through email, phone, text messages, the Safe Oregon mobile app or web portal. Tips are quickly reviewed by SafeOregon technicians, and are then passed to school administrators and local law enforcement agencies. If the tip requires an urgent response, technicians from Safe Oregon will call 911 for immediate help, as well as provide information to West Linn-Wilsonville school administration or school officials.

West Linn-Wilsonville administration responds to all tips in an appropriate and timely matter, which can include gathering more information, communicating with key stakeholders, using the District Threat Assessment System, using the District Suicide Risk Assessment process, connecting the student with additional resources, contacting law enforcement, or any other responses that are appropriate.

You can learn more about Safe Oregon at http://safeoregon.com/, or contact your child’s counselor for more information.

About once a month, West Linn-Wilsonville students leave school two hours early for the District’s Professional Growth Wednesdays. Those two hours are used as time for teacher learning, giving staff throughout the District an opportunity to collaborate and engage in professional development. That work leads to better teachers and, in turn, a better education for WLWV students.

Clackamas County is again holding its “Drive with a Cop” event in coordination with National Safe Teen Driving Week” on Saturday, Oct. 20. Open to all teens who are licensed drivers, Drive With a Cop is meant to help prevent teen car crashes, which is the number one killer of teens nationwide.

Clackamas County deputies, who are certified driving instructors, take teens through a driver course. Drivers hear from speakers impacted by teen car crashes, practice wearing “impaired goggles,” and learn about the dangers of driving distracted and impaired.

Registration is now open and costs $10. Register at http://www.drivewithacop.com. The event takes place from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Oct. 20 at Portland International Raceway.

School Board Work Session: Monday, Sept. 24 — The West Linn-Wilsonville School District will hold a public work session on Sept. 24 starting at 5 p.m. in the District Office; 22210 SW Stafford Road, Tualatin.

Early Release, Professional Growth Wednesday: Sept. 26 — There will be an Early Release, Professional Growth Wednesday on Sept. 26. School will let out TWO hours early.

CREST Fall Festival: Saturday, Oct. 6 — CREST will host its annual Fall Festival on Oct. 6 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the CREST Farm; 7154 Boeckman Road, Wilsonville. The whole family is invited for a fun afternoon of food, music, and agricultural education!

• Safety/Security in WLWV Schools

• Updated 9/15/2017 Student Rights and Responsibilities

• FlashAlert

• ListServ

• 2018-19 Registration Information

• Preschool/Kindergarten Registration Information

• Updated Equity Action Plan

• Education Foundation

• Music and Arts Partners (MAP)

• Volunteer in WLWV Schools

• SafeOregon Tip Line

• Bus Routes

The West Linn-Wilsonville School District is nationally recognized for its high student and staff achievement, including one of the top graduation rates in the State of Oregon. West Linn-Wilsonville serves nearly 10,000 K-12 students across 16 schools in West Linn and Wilsonville, with a mission of creating learning communities for the greatest thinkers and the most thoughtful people for the world. WLWV strives to provide challenging education opportunities that prepare students to be college and career ready.

Email: kilstroa@wlwv.k12.or.us
Website: www.wlwv.k12.or.us
Location: 22210 Southwest Stafford Road, Tualatin, OR, USA
Phone: 503-673-7000
Facebook: facebook.com/wlwvschools
Twitter: @wlwvdistrict