Immunization Exclusion Day is right around the corner. If your student is missing school required vaccines, now is the time to catch up. The annual exclusion date, traditionally in February, was extended to April 20th this year. Immunizations are required by state law for children and students in attendance at public and…

Dear David Douglas School District Community: We live in an interconnected world that requires us to master technological tools and develop the necessary skills to be able to belong and interact with others. Digital inequity for many families may have adverse effects on children’s learning and development as information, services and opportunities…

To Our David Douglas Community, Students and adults entering David Douglas schools and facilities will no longer be required to wear masks as of Monday, March 14, though mask wearing continues to be encouraged, supported and welcomed for those who want or need that proven extra protection. As you likely are aware, the State of Oregon…

Celebrate with Us! Each year at this time, the David Douglas School District joins school districts from throughout Oregon to honor our staff members who do the heavy lifting and behind-the-scenes work to make our schools great places to teach and learn. March 7-11 is Classified School Employees Week. While our students…

Formula Grant Through the Office of Indian Education David Douglas School District will host a virtual public hearing regarding our application for the Indian Education Formula Grant Program (Title VI).  This program is designed to address the unique cultural, language, and educationally related academic needs of American Indian and Alaska Native students,…

To Our David Douglas District Families,Sadly, over the past couple of days two Portland-area teenagers have died after what were believed to be accidental overdoses of the synthetic opioid Fentanyl. Neither of these students were attending school in David Douglas, though one of them did grow up in our District before moving…

About the New Adoption Throughout the year, a team of teachers from each of our schools have been researching, evaluating, and are now field-testing new Language Arts curriculum for K-12 students. We have narrowed it down to two choices at the elementary, middle school, and high school levels. The curriculum is the materials, textbooks…

We are about to begin assembling our District budget for the 2022-23 school year. But we need your help. Please take our survey below to tell us what our spending priorities should be for next year. We encourage parents, guardians, students, staff and community partners to let us know what you think.…

Our Staff of Color Affinity Group has created three Freedom Dreams, their hopes and demands for bringing true equity, diversity and inclusion to our curriculum, our professional development, and, in Freedom Dream #3, our hiring and retention of staff. Freedom Dream #3: We want to build a district culture that is unapologetic…

To Our David Douglas Families, As we prepare to close schools Thursday and Friday, we wanted to provide you with this update. First, we want you to know that with the exception of one elementary school our intent is to reopen schools on Tuesday, Jan. 18, following the long holiday weekend. Next…