Parents

The David Douglas School District seeks to create a Native American/Alaska Native parent advisory group to help us reach out to our Native American community. Any Native American parent is invited to attend our Native American/Alaska Native Night to begin talking about the purpose and goals of this advisory group. The next meeting…

Looking for some new activities to entertain the family? Check out these inexpensive ideas around town. Before you visit one of these venues, please double check their website or call ahead for up-to-date details, incase their hours, rates or programming has changed.   Craft Workshops Home Depot Free Offers a kids workshop the…

Once again, music programs from across the country are celebrating Music In Our Schools Month (MIOSM). The nationally recognized celebration, led by the National Association for Music Education, has been taking place since 1985. What began as an advocacy day in New York on March 14th, 1973 expanded nationwide to a month…

Become a SMART (Start Making a Reader Today) reader at one of our elementary schools! SMART is currently in need of volunteers now through mid-May. Volunteers, read one-on-one with students grades K-3. The consistent, one-on-one time helps build literacy skills and self-confidence. SMART is fun and further encourages children to read outside the classroom…

Two DDSD schools recently worked on a very neat collaborative project together. At Floyd Light Middle School, Jeanne Drake’s 8th grade Advanced English students created very thoughtful poems about what it feels like to be 13/14 years old. Then Michelle Colbert’s art students, at Fir Ridge, created water color illustrations to accompany…

In 2015, the Oregon Legislature passed a law requiring all school districts to develop a plan for radon testing in all of its buildings. Accordingly, the David Douglas School District has developed a state-approved plan and has begun implementing its testing program. The health and safety of our students and staff is…

The David Douglas School District seeks to create a Native American/Alaska Native parent advisory group to help us reach out to our Native American community. Any Native American parent is invited to attend our Native American/Alaska Native Night to begin talking about the purpose and goals of this advisory group. Our next…

It’s time to nominate your favorite teacher for Oregon’s 2019 Regional Teachers of the Year! Anyone can make a nomination. All Oregonians are encouraged to nominate their favorite teacher today at oregonteacheroftheyear.org The Oregon Department of Education, in partnership with the Oregon Lottery, is pleased to announce that the Oregon Teacher of the Year program…

This letter is also available in Spanish, Russian, Vietnamese, Chinese and Somali   Dear Parent/Guardian Statewide assessments are just around the corner, and we want to remind parents/guardians of their rights to opt their children out of these tests. Last spring, students in the David Douglas School District and around Oregon took…

The State of Oregon requires schools and districts to share immunization and exemption rates with families twice per year. The latest information is available in your school’s office, on the District’s website under the ‘Parents’ menu (Immunization and Medication Requirements) and during parent-teacher conferences. Visit the Immunization and Medication Requirements page to view…