Kinnaman Community Newsletter
December 2024
Meet our K-2 School Counselor
Hello Kinnaman Families!
I am so glad to be back at Kinnaman for another school year! As the school counselor I look forward to continuing to support you and your students in Kindergarten through 2nd grade. Entering into my 3rd year at Kinnaman I hope to continue my work in supporting your students to grow and learn socially, emotionally, and academically. Some of the ways that I support students here at Kinnaman is by teaching social emotional lessons in the classroom, working with small groups of students on skill building and individual check ins with students. I look forward to supporting you, your student(s) and our Kinnaman community this school year.
A little about me: I grew up mostly in Southern California, and come from a big family. Growing up, education was always a big focus in my parents home. My mom worked as a secretary in schools and as I got older I would spend time volunteering in classrooms at her school. I knew I would continue to work towards obtaining being a part of the world of education in some way. I attended Cal State Fullerton and received a Bachelor's of Science in Child Adolescent Studies. I eventually decided that I waned to put my focus into becoming a School Counselor. I moved to Oregon to pursue my Master's degree in Counselor Education with a focus in School Counseling at Portland State University.
I am so happy to be here supporting the Kinnaman Community! Go Coyotes!
PROCEDURES FOR INCLEMENT WEATHER
Decisions about school closure or delayed start will typically be communicated to media outlets and posted on the district website, ParentSquare and social media by 5:30 a.m.
When schools open on time, and buses are on snow routes:
All staff report as regularly scheduled.
If road conditions are unsafe to drive where you live, report to work when conditions improve.
Bus service will not be provided to the following schools/programs:
Arata Creek
Bonny Slope Elementary
Fanno Farmhouse THPRD
Jenkins Estate THPRD
McKinney-Vento and/or Newcomer students living outside BSD boundaries
Nancy Ryles Elementary
Oregon State School for the Deaf
Parry Center at Edwards Elementary
Portland Lifeworks
Sato Elementary
Serendipity
Tucker Maxon
Wheatley
When schools open on a 2-hour delay, and buses are on snow routes:
All schools will open two hours later than regularly scheduled.
All staff report at regularly scheduled time or as soon as it’s safe for the employee to travel.
If road conditions are unsafe to drive where you live, report to work when conditions improve.
All nutrition services staff follow their school site-specific nutrition services plan for reporting to work.
The following classes, programs and transportation are canceled:
All Head Start classes
Morning Little Warriors program
All Pre-K classes
All CTE Programs
Terra Nova Science & Sustainability program
All after-school programs
Bus service will not be provided to the following schools/programs:
Arata Creek
Beaverton Early Childhood Center (BECC); classes beginning prior to 1:00 p.m.
Any student with a modified schedule; classes beginning prior to 12:00 p.m.
All morning preschool classes (including Mustard Seed Preschool)
Bonny Slope Elementary
Fanno Farmhouse THPRD
Jenkins Estate THPRD
McKinney-Vento and/or Newcomer students living outside BSD boundaries
Nancy Ryles Elementary
Oregon State School for the Deaf
Parry Center at Edwards Elementary
Portland Lifeworks
Sato Elementary
Serendipity
Tucker Maxon
Wheatley
Bus service will be provided to the following schools/programs:
All BSD in-district special education programs other than those listed above.
Beaverton Early Childhood Center (BECC); classes beginning after 1:00 .pm.
Full-day Preschool Promise at Elmonica Elementary School
Special education students receiving services at Cascade Academy, Columbia Academy, Groner Elementary, Levi Anderson, Pacific Academy and Tigard Lifeworks
When all district schools and facilities are closed:
All daytime and evening activities/events will be canceled.
Staff report as indicated below:
Designated essential staff will report to work on site at their regular reporting time.
Year-round employees, including administrators and confidential supervisors, should work remotely, if able.
Centrally-based employees on 182, 187, 212 or 222-day calendars should work remotely, if able.
School-based employees on 182, 187, 194, 212 or 222-day calendars are not required to report to work or work remotely but will be paid. Employees will be required to make up missed school days later in the year, if scheduled.
When weather conditions necessitate an early dismissal/closure of schools:
All daytime and evening activities/events will be canceled.
Night custodians do not report unless directed to do so.
All BSD personnel are dismissed at their normal time, unless otherwise notified by their supervisor/administrator.
Buses will be on snow routes. Some regular stops may not be accessible because of snow and/or ice; in some cases, a stop may be moved from one route to another route for safety and efficiency. Stop information can be accessed at the Snow Routes webpage.
If you haven’t done so already, please reapply to be a volunteer or visitor in the Beaverton School District. We’re implementing a new volunteer management system and need time to process and complete the criminal background checks for all applicants.
Please note, that to enter the school building during regular student hours, you must have completed the background check. It takes about 10 days to process so please plan ahead.
Start on the Volunteer webpage on the district website. The entire process — including the review of the Child Abuse Prevention & Reporting and Adult Sexual Misconduct training materials — should take less than 10 minutes to complete.
Thank you for prioritizing our students’ safety and for your willingness to volunteer in BSD.
