The Current

Message from the Superintendent

Directors Aird & Wallin Elected for 4 More Years

Hosting State's First Unified Sports Track & Field Meet

Social Media Workshop: Helping Your Child Navigate Our Digital World

You're Invited: Seal of Biliteracy Ceremony

A "Do-Over" for Device Lottery

School Board Meeting

No Elementary School May 26

Save the Date: Smart Start 2023

Verify Your Student's Information

Hiring School Bus Drivers

Health Information:

• Changes to COVID-19 Response
• Reminders from Our District Nurses

Enrichment & Recreational Programs

• Swim Lessons at Lake Grove Swim Park
• Registration Open for Spring, Summer Enrichment & Recreation
  

Community News:

• You're Invited: YAC STEM Fair

Regular Reminders:

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

Thank you, voters, for passing our Lake Oswego School Levy Measure 3-592. We are grateful to our community for your steadfast support of our schools.

LOSD voters passed Measure 3-592, now with more than 73% of ballots cast in favor of our local option school levy in the Special Election on May 16, 2023. The more ballots that get counted, the higher the approval ratings! It's a significant vote of confidence for how our community values education and supports students.

Passing the levy is a big win for our students, protecting educational excellence by funding essential resources in our district. With our community's support, we have our level of staffing and quality of programming to help students thrive in school and life.

Much of the election's success is credited to our fantastic volunteers who helped get out the vote. I'd especially like to recognize the Citizen Campaign Steering Committee Co-Chairs Courtney Clements and Heather Wick, along with their right hands Jen Peterson and Mark Birge, for rallying volunteers to write 3,000 postcards, speak at countless community gatherings, host honk and waves, espouse advocacy on social media, secure endorsements, and much more! They would tell you the best way to honor them is by heeding the call to help when asked to support our schools!

Thank you for voting -- and volunteering! -- in this and every election.

LOSD voters elected Director Kirsten Aird and Director John Wallin to the Lake Oswego School Board for a second and third term, respectively. Each board term is four years of volunteer service to our district. Both candidates ran unopposed in the Special Election on May 16, 2023. Congratulations on being re-elected, and thank you for your dedication to our students and learning community.

LOSD is hosting Oregon’s first Special Olympics Unified Sports track and field meet at Lake Oswego High (LOH), with teams from Lake Oswego and Milwaukie High Schools competing in the dual event today from 4:30-5:45 p.m.

Unified Sports is an inclusive sports program that unites Special Olympics athletes (individuals with intellectual disabilities) and partners (individuals without intellectual disabilities) as teammates for training and competition.

Track races include 50 and 100-meter walks, 100, 200, and 400-meter runs, and 400-meter relays. Field events include shot put, softball throw, running long jump, and standing long jump.

Erin Cealey, LOH Learning Support Center teacher, serves as the school’s Unified Sports Coordinator. Under her leadership, LOH became a Unified Champion School in the spring of 2022. We have fielded Unified Sports teams in soccer and basketball for the past two years. Track and field is new for LOSD this spring. The program serves more than 50 athletes.

Finishing off the spring season, the LOH Unified Sports 400-meter relay team is competing in the OSAA State Track and Field Championships during the Special Olympics race. Congratulations!

We are delighted to invite you to the LOSD Seal of Biliteracy ceremony recognizing the Class of 2023 on Thursday, May 25, 6:30 p.m., at Palisades World Language School. Family and friends are welcome to join the gathering.

The Class of 2023 has many accomplishments to celebrate:

• The class has the most students in one LOSD cohort to earn the Oregon State Seal of Biliteracy!
• Amongst this year's Seal earners are the most students from our English Learner program to achieve the Seal in one year!
• All graduates from the inaugural class of our LOSD Spanish Immersion program earned a Seal!

First, thank you to everyone interested in entering our lottery to purchase an LOSD device. We received a great response in one week.

Secondly, after receiving the forms, we realized that one crucial piece of information was missing -- your name and contact information! Our apologies, but we need you to complete the form again so that we know who to contact when your name is pulled. We hope the possibility of receiving a device at a competitive price is worth this minor inconvenience.

Used devices for sale:

• Dell (Windows 10) for $200

• Macbook (MacOS Ventura) for $350

Please complete this form to add your name to the lottery to purchase a device from Lake Oswego School District.

Monday, May 22

Executive Session 5:15 p.m.

Contract Review Board approximately 6:00 p.m.

Regular Session approximately 6:10 p.m.

Click here for the agenda posted on district website

LOSD Administration Building

The Lake Oswego School Board meetings are in-person and open to the public. In-person attendance is limited to those who occupy available seating first and observe meeting guidelines for conduct. Doors will open approximately 15 minutes before the start of the public session. All may follow the general session remotely by clicking here.

Board members take both written and in-person testimony. Click here for instructions for members of the public who wish to provide in-person testimony. Submit an email to the Board Secretary kelli.cranston@loswego.k12.or.us by 12 p.m. day of the meeting. IMPORTANT: Type “In-Person Testimony” in the subject line.

Elementary students are off school on Friday, May 26, while teachers prepare the end-of-the-year grades. Elementary schools will resume Tuesday, May 30, following Memorial Day on Monday, May 29.

Smart Start is an opportunity specifically for our students with 504s and IEPs, and their parents and guardians to make introductions and connect with their teachers and to feel prepared and welcomed for the start of school. Smart Start is in person on Thursday, Aug. 31,12:30-2:30 p.m.

Teachers will be familiar with your student’s plans and accommodations. To help get to know your students, please complete the attached one-page profile or create one on your own ahead of time, and give it to the teacher at the Smart Start introduction.

Also, to assist in your family’s preparation for the new school year, use the Smart Start checklist for parents and guardians of students with 504s and IEPs. See you on August 31!

We know people appreciate hearing from us. However…52 students in our system have workplace switchboards listed as their family's primary numbers. If possible, please do your coworkers a favor and put your personal line as the primary contact when you verify your student's information.

Log into ParentVUE and review/update your students' information through the Register/Verify tab. If you have forgotten your ParentVUE password, go to the login page, click "I am a Parent," then click "Forgot Password." If you are unsure whether you have a ParentVUE account, contact your student's school. For assistance with the verification process, refer to the user guide on the LOSD website or contact your student's school.

The Oregon Department of Education and Oregon Health Authority has updated requirements for school districts' communicable disease management planning for the 2023-24 school year. Included are the following changes to our COVID-19 response:

Change to Exposure, Isolation Guidance Starting May 11

• A five-day period of isolation for those infected with COVID-19 is no longer recommended for the general population, including people in K-12 education settings. Our schools will continue to follow the recommendation for students and staff to stay home until fever free for 24 hours and symptoms improve.

• Several sources of COVID-19 data ended. We will archive our dashboard and CDC Community Level metrics shared in our newsletter, website, and school signage.

Vaccination No Longer Required For School Staff, Volunteers Starting June 17

• The COVID-19 vaccination requirement for public and private school teachers, staff, and school volunteers (OAR 333-019-1030) will be lifted. That means that after June 16, teachers, school staff, and school volunteers will no longer have to provide proof of vaccination or have a valid medical or religious exception on file to be in direct or indirect contact with students.

Asthma/Allergy Medications at School

It is critical to the health and safety of your student to bring ALL doctor-recommended medications to school. Over the summer, speak with your doctor to get the proper supplies for school, and then go to the LOSD web page to find the proper forms to be completed with the medications. If your student is in Elementary or Secondary and will store their meds at school, watch for a medication drop-off time for your particular school. If they are in secondary and keeping their medication in their possession, please submit the proper paperwork so we know where to find their medication in case of an emergency.

Individualized Health Plan? - Watch for an Email

If your child has an LOSD Individualized Health Plan (IHP) developed in consultation with your District Nurse, please watch for an email! Your response is needed to confirm or update your student's plan. We appreciate your prompt reply.

Immunizations

Please review the OHA requirements and information on required immunizations for students. Please arrange to complete immunizations and update Synergy over the summer to avoid exclusion in 2024.

If you want to speak to your school nurse, click here: contact your district nurse

Lake Grove Swim Park trained lifeguards offer swim lessons in July and August. All children who reside in Lake Oswego are eligible for lessons. Registration is open on losdschools.org under Community Programs / Lake Grove Swim Park.

Image is a painting by Lake Oswego resident and artist James McGrew, " The Leap (My Daughter Learning to Swim in Lake Oswego)"

Register now to join the 2023-24 Lakeridge Youth or Junior Sideline Cheer Team. Cheer at Lakeridge youth football games, show your spirit, and make new friends! Questions? Please email us at lakeridgecheer@yahoo.com.

Youth Sideline Team Registration Link

Junior Sideline Team Registration Link

LOSD facilities are used by community vendors and our schools to offer students enrichment and recreational opportunities after class and during breaks. For a full list of offerings from our schools and community vendors for elementary, middle and high school students, please visit the Community Programs on the district website.

The Youth Action Council and LOHS STEM Club proudly present:

YAC STEM FAIR
Saturday, May 20, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

Christ Church Parish, 1060 Chandler Rd., Lake Oswego

All are welcome to the event celebrating STEM -- Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math! Watch demonstrations from the LO STEM Club and Lake Monsters Robotics Team, Lego activities from Play-Well Teknologies, and much more! The event is free and open to all ages.

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.

Report microaggressions, bias, harassment and discrimination in a school related to race, ethnicity, religion, age, disability, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other aspect of identity:

• Incident Report for Elementary School
  
• Incident Report for Middle Schools
  
• Incident Report for High Schools
  

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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