HITEON'S BACK TO SCHOOL PACKET

😊 Here Comes the Bus - Transportation Information

😊 Parent Teacher Club - PTC

😊 Hiteon Student Handbook & the Beaverton School District's Parent/Student Handbook

Hiteon Community,

We are so looking forward to welcoming students and families back to school and beginning another great year of learning, growth, and connection! Start the year off strong by joining us for Meet Your Teacher Night on Thursday, August 20. Students can meet their teacher, see their classroom, and connect with friends. Families will have a chance to visit community tables (including our amazing PTC) while students play on the playground. It is a great way to build excitement for the year ahead. We can't wait to see you there!

Janet Maza, Principal

Krystin Murphy, Assistant Principal

Administrators

Janet Maza, Principal

Krystin Murphy, Assistant Principal

🤗 Kindergarten

Jennifer Ashley

Jennifer Rogers

Sandy Griffith

🤗 1st Grade

Chrissy Horne

Christina Lorntson

Michelle Maddux

🤗 2nd Grade

Amy Bernert

Hong Hanson

Katelyn Christie

🤗 3rd Grade

Jodi Weisz

Kevin Killian

Leah Kunicki

🤗 4th Grade

Carole Hildebrandt

Emma Giraldi

Katie Hoffman

Krista Dorr

🤗 5th Grade

Kristy Castor

Kristy Dodd

Laura Drucks

Molly Cartwright

🤗 Emotional Growth Centers

Alex Moyer

Hayden Moses

Speech: Lauren Lukens

Resource Room: Heidi Beaty & Emma Lapp

Social Worker: Joseph Oneil

ESL: Tina Strub

Music: Maria Rivera & Craig Carney

PE: Molly Nelson & Brent Van Volkinburg

School Psychologist: Ryan Hook

Counselor: Sarah Chartz

Instructional Coach: Lexi Ross

Student Behavioral Specialist: Jenni Schmidt

School Nurse: Kanesha Phillips

School Health Assistant: Jami Lapp

Join us for Meet Your Teacher & Bring Your Supplies on Thursday, August 20

If your student's last name starts with A thru L, you can visit between 4:30 - 5:30pm

If your student's last name starts with M thru Z, you can visit between 5:30 - 6:30pm

This is an opportunity to get a quick look at your new classroom, say "HELLO" to your new teacher, drop off your supplies and enjoy play time and meet some of our awesome Hiteon partners and our incredible Parent Teacher Club (PTC).

We understand that some families schedules may not work for their designated time. We hope you are able to make it on the alternative time if possible.

We are excited to offer building tours for any students K-5 that are new to the Hiteon community. If you have a kindergartner but have other children attending Hiteon, this tour may not be for your family. The tours will be held on Thursday, August 20, during the Meet Your Teacher event between 4:30 - 5:30 pm. Tours will be hosted by our Counselor, Sarah Chartz and our Student Behavioral Specialist, Jenni Schmidt with the help of some of our awesome PARA Educators. Please take a moment to fill out the attached Google form so we can plan accordingly for all our NEW Families!

The tours will begin at the main yellow entrance near the office. There will be signs to help you find your way.

Hiteon Family Tour

If you haven't purchased your student's school supplies yet, here is the lists for each grade. Click on the picture below to go to the supply link.

Welcome to the FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!

School hours are 7:45am - 2:20pm for all students/grades

All 1st through 5th grade students will start school on Tuesday, August 25

Kindergarten students will split their first few days of school as follows:

Students whose last names start with the letters A - L start on Thursday, August 27

Students whose last names start with the letters M - Z start on Friday, August 28

On Monday, August 31st all grades will attend school together.

In alignment with Governor Tina Kotek’s executive order, the district has made adjustments to the personal electronic device policy. All personal devices — including cell phones, earbuds, headphones and smartwatches — must be stored in backpacks during the school day, including restroom breaks and lunchtime. Students with IEPs or 504 plans that include device-related accommodations are exempt. If you need to get an urgent message to your child during the school day, please call the main office at 503-356-2140.

Please take a moment to review this policy with your child to ensure a smooth start to the school year.

HITEON'S DAILY SCHEDULE

7:30 – Cafeteria opens for breakfast

7:45 - School promptly begins

2:20 - Dismissal

Attendance is very important to student success!

Classroom instruction begins promptly at 7:45 am. Students are expected to be at school and on time every day that they are healthy. Additionally, we appreciate your efforts to schedule appointments after school hours.

We also appreciate your efforts to make sure students enter the school building no earlier than 7:30 am and no later than 7:45 am. Arriving by 7:40 am allows students to calmly report to class and settle before the school day begins at 7:45 am.

ABSENCES

If your child will be absent or arriving late, please call the school at 503-356-2140, follow the prompts to leave a message regarding that absence. Messages may be left in the attendance voice mailbox 24 hours a day. Please call before 8:00 a.m. on the day of the absence. If it is not possible to report the absence before 8:00 a.m., please call the school office, at 503-356-2140. If a student’s parent does not call or fill out the Attendance Notification Form to report an absence or tardy, a courtesy call will be made to the student’s home to determine the reason for the student not being in school.

SUPERVISION

For your child’s safety, students must NOT arrive at school prior to supervision (7:30am) and must not remain after supervision hours (2:20pm) unless they are involved in a supervised after-school activity.

Students who stay on school property past dismissal of 2:20 pm must have parent supervision.

ATTENDANCE MONITORING

Teachers and the principal will monitor student attendance. The parents of students with excessive absences or tardies will receive written communication from the principal, alerting them to the problem. We will be following ORS 339.065, which states:

Eight unexcused one-half day absences in any four-week period during which the school is in session shall be considered irregular attendance. Students who meet these criteria will be reported to ODE as truant. Excused absences are not to exceed five days in a term of three months or not to exceed ten days in any term of at least six months.

LATE ARRIVAL

A student who is not in the school building at 7:45 a.m. is considered tardy. A student who is tardy must check in at the office before going to class. This procedure not only helps us keep track of student tardiness but also serves to maintain the accuracy of our attendance records.

LEAVING EARLY

Please try to schedule doctor and dentist appointments after school hours whenever possible.

For your child’s safety, our school operates under a closed-campus policy. This policy requires the school office to be notified when:

• Parents are taking children out of school for appointments, vacations, or transfers.

• Parents or visitors enter the building for any reason.

• A child is not allowed to have contact with a specific person by court order.

If you must take your child out of school before the end of the school day, please send a note to the teacher and have the note verified in the office so that your child will be prepared to leave school at the designated time.

When coming to school to pick up your child, please report to the school office. Be prepared to show a photo ID every time you pick up your child early. You must sign your child out in the office. The office will then call your child out of class to meet you in the office. Parents may not go directly to classrooms to get their children.

If a child leaves school and returns to school on the same day, she/he must report to the office before returning to class.

STUDENT DISMISSAL PLANS & CHANGES

At the beginning of the year, teachers ask parents to provide information about students’ regular dismissal plans. Teachers work very hard to ensure students leave school according to these plans.

Any change to a student’s regular dismissal plan requires a written note (dated and signed) from the parent/guardian. This note must be signed by both the teacher and someone from the office. The office staff keeps track of these changes. Parents are encouraged to plan ahead and make changes to student dismissal plans before the child arrives at school. Students will not be allowed to arrange after-school play dates during the school day. If there is a same-day change, you may call the office before 1:30 pm. Also, for safety reasons, we will not release students after 2:10 pm. They will be released at the 2:20 pm dismissal time. If we receive no written note or phone call, we will always honor the regular plan.

Remember, we have two different student building entrances depending on your child’s grade level. Below is an explanation of the arrival locations.

All grades K-5 students arriving by car will be dropped off at the main entrance Yellow Zone.

Cars can enter the parking lot for arrival and dismissal from Brockman Road and Davies Road ONLY. But cars can ONLY exit the parking from through Brockman Road. Picture below.

URGENT: DO NOT BLOCK THE DRIVEWAY TO THE FIRE STATION!!

Please do not send students to school before 7:30 am. We have no adult supervision until 7:30, and when students arrive at 7:45, they go directly to their classrooms or to get breakfast.

Also, remember we have two different building entries depending on your child’s grade level. Below is an explanation of the arrival locations.

Arrival Locations:

Kindergarten & First Grades: Enter at the PURPLE Door

Second thru Fifth Grades: Enter at the YELLOW Door

Navigating Hiteon’s Parking Lot - see picture above

• Yellow Zone entrances from Brockman Road is open for parking and drop-off.

(There is no through traffic in these areas)

• Purple Zone entrance - No parking, no drop-off, and no pick up during Arrival or Dismissal (Buses & Daycare Drop Off Only).

• Drop off is at the Yellow Zone but the Kindergarteners and First Graders enter the building through the Purple Zone. We prefer you walk your child into Hiteon and/or use our parent drop-off lane.

Students arriving by car will be dropped off at the main entrance (Yellow Entrance) and then walk to their grade level entrances.

Dismissal Locations:

• Walkers & Bike Riders will dismiss from the playground by their teacher

• Bus Riders will walk to the buses near the Purple Entrance

• Car pickup will be for all grades at the Yellow Entrance (Main Entrance)

Regular Car pickups will be give two bright neon yellow car signs the first week of school. Please use your car signs. Place sign on your passenger window before arriving to the Yellow pickup location. This will help staff pull your students quicker.

If your child is not able to get out of the car quickly, you may need to park in the parking lot and walk your child to the entrance at arrival time. Remember for safety only cross the parking lot at the designated cross walk located in the Yellow Zone entrance. DO NOT CROSS BETWEEN PARKED CARS.

Thank you all for your cooperation with the arrival and dismissal procedures.

Before the beginning of every school year, we request that parents/guardians review and update their family and student information. ​Keeping your family's information up-to-date is crucial to receiving timely communication from the district and ensuring that you can be contacted in case of emergency. These updates can be done online through your ParentVUE account.

https://www.beaverton.k12.or.us/departments/information-technology/parentvue-studentvue/backtoschool

ParentVUE is a web portal that allows parents and guardians access to near real-time information on attendance, class schedules, class websites, course history, grade book, report cards and more.

Access to ParentVUE requires a username and password, which parents/guardians set up with an Activation Key code. Please review the guides below to help you setup your account. If you have questions or would like assistance with ParentVUE, please contact the main office at 503-356-2140

https://www.beaverton.k12.or.us/departments/information-technology/parentvue-studentvue

It is URGENT that ALL medications either over the counter and/or prescription medications be checked into the office by a parent or guardian.

Medications SHOULD NOT be carried by students in pockets, purses, book bags or backpacks. Students are NOT allowed to self administer at school.

Parents or guardians are required to bring all medications over the counter or prescription to the office in their original packaging (No ziplocks or loose items) and fill out an "Administration of Medication form".

This form is REQUIRED if your child needs to take any type of medication (prescription or over the counter) during school hours, and must be completed by a parent or guardian.

Medication policies are strictly adhered to by school personnel.

Please contact the school office at 503-356-2140 if you have questions.

Clothes for Kids appointments for the August - October 2025 time period are now available. The program serves current BSD students whose families have limited income. This appointment window goes through the end of October. There is one appointment per family during this timeframe.

BSD families must log into ParentSquare to make an appointment. Please know:

• One appointment per family, not per child.

• Up to three appointments per school year per family.

• Clothing is only available for current BSD students and is limited to current inventory.

• Appointments are up to one hour in length.

• Bring reusable shopping bags, if available.

• Young children need to be supervised at all times.

To keep on schedule, it's very important to be on time for your Clothes for Kids appointment. If you arrive very early or very late, we may not be able to accommodate you. If you need to cancel, please do so at least 24 hours prior to your appointment.

Clothes for Kids is located on the east side of the

District Support Center at 16550 SW Merlo Road

Just go straight through the gate and look for the Clothes for Kids building on the left.

Please do not delete your appointment signup after you have attended.

Families will be notified via ParentSquare between August 20 - August 24 with bus stop and route information for their students for the 2023-2024 school year.

Students eligible for Transportation Service will be assigned a bus route and a bus stop. The Beaverton School District allows parents to view student bus route information through the E-Link Application.

To Log in:

User Name: Enter your student's 6-digit ID number

Password: Enter your student's birthdate in the format mmddyyyy - For example, enter 05052003 for a birthdate of May 5th, 2003

Click here to access E-Link.​

A blank Transportation Field indicates your student is either ineligible for transportation or transportation has not been set up for the student.

Sign up for "Here Comes The Bus" a tracking app for parents to know where the bus is at any time. Tracking features will include:

• Shows the real-time location of your child's bus on a map
• Gives scheduled and actual arrival times at home and school for bus routes
• Provides push and email notifications when the bus is near

Hiteon has a very active and wonderful Parent Teacher Club.

Please join our PTC and help make Hiteon a fun and successful school for our community

For more detailed information regarding the policies & procedures for both Hiteon and the Beaverton School District, please click on each photo to go to those pages.

Janet Maza, Principal

Hiteon’s Mission Statement

Hiteon is a community dedicated to providing an educational experience in which everyone can reach their full potential and make positive societal contributions. We strive to enhance personal, community, and global identities while developing life-long learners.

Email: janet_maza@beaverton.k12.or.us
Website: https://hiteon.beaverton.k12.or.us/
Location: 13800 Southwest Brockman Road, Beaverton, OR, USA
Phone: 503-356-2140