The Current

Message from the Superintendent

Celebrating Classified Appreciation Week

Pace-HER Recognizes Women's History Month

Immersion Program Lottery Deadline TODAY

Advisory Committee Applications Due Soon

Workshop About Substance Use & Prevention

Congratulations to Our Nominees for Teacher of the Year

Hands-only CPR Challenge Raises Awareness in Our Schools

You're Invited: Asian Cultural Festival

Prepare for Shifting Gears Gifting Gears Event

2023-24 School Year Registration Now Open

Provide Your Input in YouthTruth Survey

LO High Presents Legally Blond The Musical

Health Information:

• Reminders from Our District Nurses
• LOSD COVID-19 Dashboard
  
• Community Level: Low

Community Reminders:

• LO Public Library Visioning Community Forums
  
• You're Invited to the SASEE Awards Ceremony

Regular Reminders:

• Hunger Fighters Oregon
  
• Safe Oregon
  
• School Incident Reporting
  
• Get Social with LOSD

We have many ways for our parents/guardians, students, staff members, and residents to contribute to the success of our schools. Now is when most school and district committees and organizations start seeking volunteers to help lead and serve for the next school year. Think about how you might want to get involved and volunteer your time and talent for the benefit of our students.

Volunteer opportunities include serving on the district and school advisory committees. Those applications are due Friday, April. Below in this newsletter is more information on how you may apply. School parent clubs and booster organizations are always looking for helping hands, and now is the time to think about raising yours for board slates that come together in April and May.

Our district is very fortunate to have such an engaged community and we recognize our volunteers in many ways, too. We are co-hosting the Lake Oswego Rotary SASEE Awards Celebration at Lakeridge High School Auditorium next Wednesday, Mar. 15. All families are invited. Below is a link for more details. I would love to see you there as Rotary honors volunteers who have gone above and beyond in serving our schools and community. Thank you!

Our district celebrated Classified Employee Appreciation Week with notes and gifts of gratitude. Our school board kicked off the week with a resolution read at Monday's board meeting to honor a valued group of people who help run our schools. Lake Oswego School Employee Association President, Lakeridge High School Building Engineer, and everyone's favorite coach Sierra Avila was at the meeting to accept the gift on behalf of all of our classified employees. There's a reason classified staff are often referred to as the backbone of public education. Our schools and districts simply could not function without them. Thank you!

At Monday's school board meeting, Lakeridge student-athletes Romy Howell and Keelie O'Hollaren presented the new Pace-HER Club celebrating women's athletics. They also read the school board's proclamation for Women's History Month.

Women’s History Month is a way to honor contributions women make in society throughout history. The month focuses on the past and present impacts powerful women make. Our schools infuse instructional learning activities to incorporate the contributions of women this month, and every month.

Today, Friday, Mar. 10, at 3:30 p.m. is the lottery deadline for our Elementary Immersion Program applications. Should we receive more applications than spaces available, a lottery will be held for spots in the newest cohorts. Applicants will be notified of their placement by Friday, Mar. 17.

For the fall of 2023, Spanish Immersion is accepting applications for students entering kindergarten and Chinese Mandarin Immersion is accepting applications for students entering either kindergarten or first grade.

We need you! Please consider applying for our school or district advisory committee for terms starting next school year. There is one application for all committees; in the form mark the committee that is of interest to you. Only committees with vacancies -- School Advisory Committees (SAC) and Long Range Facility Planning (LRFP) -- are listed in the application for this period. See the charters posted on the School Board Advisory Committees web page for more information about each committee.

Applications are due Friday, April 7 at 5 p.m. Recommendations and selections will be made in April. All applicants will be notified by May 1.

Children as young as elementary-school age are reporting the use of alcohol and illicit drugs. To support students’ social, emotional, and physical health, LOSD CARES is hosting a virtual workshop with Brian McCrady of the Clackamas County Prevention Coalition discussing substance abuse prevention for children in grades kindergarten through 12th grade.

During the 1-hour online workshop, parents/guardians will learn how to identify signs of substance abuse, how to talk with their child about it, and how to find help. This workshop is for adults only and is relevant to parents/guardians of children in all grade levels.

Wednesday, March 15

11:30-12:30 p.m.

https://loswego-k12-or-us.zoom.us/j/81471437242

LOSD CARES is a connection and resilience education series hosted by our district's team of counselors, social workers, and psychologists to provide our families with greater access to mental health resources.

Congratulations to all of our teachers who have been nominated for Oregon Department of Education’s Teacher of the Year, a program honoring exemplary educators in every region of the state. We encourage all of you to submit your applications to be considered for our regional, state, and national Teacher of the Year!

Allison Newton, Ashley Speer, Breck Foster, Christy Geddes, Darian Todd, Debora Owen, Dennis Lai, Erika Fagan, Franklin Dunwoody, Heather Bryant, Ian Reeves, Jeff Katz, Jen Graver, Jennifer Brazier, Jessica McKiernan, Kennedy Clifford, Kristine Foo, Mia Owens, Mike Noble, and Wendy Conrow.

Our Lake Oswego Fire Department's Hands-Only CPR challenge continued with School Board Directors John Wallin and Kirsten Aird learning the life-saving skill. The board members then challenged our high school student board representatives and student body presidents to learn it, too. Lake Oswego High School's Samantha Jarquin and Arshia Sohal and Lakeridge High School's Jacob Stuckey and Tristan Seber accepted the challenge. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. It's always the time to focus on our hearts while working to prevent, detect and treat the disease. Anyone can save a life. Learn how.

Mark your calendars! Lake Oswego High School’s Asian American Student Union is hosting the second annual Asian Cultural Festival on Saturday, Apr. 8. The event will be feature free Asian food, music, and activities from over 30 organizations/restaurants from 2 p.m .and 6:15 p.m., as well as cultural performances from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tickets for the performances ($5) are limited and will go on sale next week. All are welcome!

River Grove PTO is hosting its second annual Shifting Gears Gifting Gears community service event on April 13-15. All in the community are invited to donate sporting gear in good/working conditions that your family has outgrown. All are also welcome to stop by the event to receive items for free. It's a great way to upcycle sporting gear. More details coming soon. In the meantime, start your spring cleaning!

Registration for the 2023-24 school year is now open for new students who have never enrolled in Lake Oswego before and returning students who are not currently enrolled but will re-enroll for next year. LOSD is pleased to offer online registration through its parent portal, ParentVUE. See the Registration & Transfer Information page of the LOSD website for guidance. Parents/guardians do not need to register students for 2023-24 who are currently attending during the 2022-23 school year.

YouthTruth surveys are now open. We encourage you to participate in the survey as it is an incredibly valuable way to help us improve students’ experiences in our school. Please take the survey provided by your school principal before it closes at midnight on March 24.

Handwashing

While hand sanitizer is a great option, it cannot replace good handwashing. Be sure to wash your hands after using the restroom, sneezing or coughing, or touching your face to help keep our community healthy.

Allergies?

If your student has a health plan that includes an Antihistamine (Benadryl), please be aware that you must provide it. If your child has an allergic reaction or potential exposure to the allergen and you have not provided it, we will have to call 911 per the regulations and guidelines of OHA/ODE/CCESD.

If you would like to speak to your school nurse, click the link below for contact information.

Contact your District Nurse

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).

Join our greater community for one of the upcoming Lake Oswego Public Library Visioning Community Forums:

• Friday, Mar. 10, 5-7 p.m. at Lake Oswego Public Library
• Saturday, Mar. 11, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. at Lake Grove Elementary

The format for these forums will be a 20-minute presentation followed by interactive discussions at various library visioning stations. Feel free to stay the whole time or drop by any point during the event! For more information, visit www.lakeoswego.city/LibraryVisioning.

This is your time to Shape Your Library, Create Our Future!

Show your support for this year's SASEE Award recipients and finalists at the Award Celebration being held in the Lakeridge High School Auditorium, Wednesday, Mar. 15, 6:30-8:30 p.m. It's the first in-person ceremony since before the pandemic.

Purchase your ticket for $10 in advance of the event. Ticket sales contribute to the SASEE scholarships and awards.

It is the 7th year the Rotary Club of Lake Oswego has presented SASEE Awards to educators, students, and community citizens in our community who exemplify Rotary's Service Above Self by an exceptional contribution in support of education.

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
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Twitter: @weareLOSD

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