October is National Principal’s Month! Help us celebrate our amazing leaders in Ashland.
October is National Principal’s Month! Help us celebrate our amazing leaders in Ashland.
October is National Principal’s Month! Help us celebrate our amazing leaders in Ashland.
October is National Principal’s Month! Help us celebrate our amazing leaders in Ashland.
ASHLAND SCHOOL BOARD SEEKS BUDGET COMMITTEE MEMBERS
The Ashland School District is seeking two volunteers to serve on its Budget Committee. This committee, comprised of all five school board members and five community members at large, meets 2 or 3 times each spring to review and recommend the annual budget for the next school year. More information about the Budget Committee can be found here: https://www.ashland.k12.or.us/o/school-board/page/budget-committee
There are currently two openings for a term ending June 30, 2025. Requirements for the positions are:
• must be a registered voter in the Ashland School District;
• must have established residency for a minimum of one year;
• must not be an officer or employee of the Ashland School District.
Interested people are asked to submit a letter of application or apply using this form APPLY HERE: https://forms.office.com/r/g59qq4YiMr
The form will forward your application automatically so no further action will be necessary. Applications are due by October 31 or until positions are filled.
If applying by letter, please email to Jacqueline.Schad@ashland.k12.or.us or send to:
Budget Committee
Ashland School District
885 Siskiyou Blvd.
Ashland, OR 97520
Ashland School Board invites you to coffee! Join Chair Victor Chang on THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20 at 9:00 am for an open listening session at Rogue Valley Roasting Company, 917 E. Main. School board members will convene monthly at different locations in the community to hear from parents and community members about your concerns, thoughts, or ideas. Find the complete schedule here: https://www.ashland.k12.or.us/o/school-board/page/coffee-with-the-board
On Friday, October 7th, district staff had a two-part in-service day. A morning of equity, diversity, and inclusion workshops included Foundations of Equity, English Language Learners, and LGBTQIA and Belonging. The afternoon of wellness activities offered workshops on wellness and self-care, flu and COVID-19 shots hosted by La Clinica, and good food from Filipino Fire and Back Porch Streetside. Sun and socializing were included.
With gratitude and enthusiasm, Ashland High School invites you to the community ceremony for the Otterlifter Land & People Recognition!
On Thursday, October 6th, we will host honored guests, hear from speakers and performers, and learn about local climate and social justice activism. Your presence at the event will be truly significant: your support and receptivity makes it possible for ASD to articulate meaningful commitments to our students and community.
Rogue Valley Love Your Neighbor Day September 8, 2022 As we remember the lives, homes, and businesses lost to the Alemda and Obenchain Fires, we also remember how our community united in strength, generosity, and compassion. On September 8th, please do some good for someone else. Let’s fill our community with random acts of kindness and continue supporting each other with #roguevalleylove
Over 130 ASD classified staff engaged in the Foundations of Equity training on their first day back to work yesterday. It was a great day of learning and an important step in making progress toward our strategic goal of creating a safe, welcoming, supportive, and inclusive environment for all students and staff.
We are building a common baseline understanding of many of the facets of equity so that we can have ongoing conversations about our roles in promoting a healthy learning environment that supports all students in developing a sense of belonging and achieving their goals.
Any staff member who hasn't yet participated in the Foundations of Equity class or similar training will do so on October 7.
ASD is so excited to welcome our new teachers for the 22-23 school year! Please join us in extending a warm welcome to this impressive group of educators.
This past week students are making Mini Museums. They are dissecting owl pellets, identifying and cleaning the bones they find. On the final two days they then use their cleaned and sorted bones to construct a mini museum display.
The Learning About Horses group spend the week learning about horse behavior, pack positions, life in the wild, and how to care for domesticated horses, then get to meet a real horse! The kids crawling in the classroom are acting out positions in the pack, and predator and prey behaviors.
In the second session of our summer learning program our K-8 students are getting academic and enrichment opportunities that change each week. Ms. Allana’s cooking class kicked things off with the basics of fat, salt, and acid and made their own salad dressings! Some were were a hit and some were… well… an opportunity to eat greens dressing free!
#asdsummerschool #enrichmentopportunitiesgalore #kidsinthekitchen
SUMMER TIME YUMMM AT AHS! As part of their Culinary “Egg Unit” with teacher, Maryetta Jacques, students Giovanni Jackson (left) and Anthony Mulhall (right) created these brunch staples! Dutch Babies, also called Bismarks, Dutch Puffs, or Hootennanies, are pancakes with an egg base that are baked rather than fried! Although Jackson and Mulhall topped theirs with macerated strawberries for a sweet morning, savory toppings like jalapeños and sour cream are sure to liven up any family breakfast! Kinda makes you want to go back to high school, huh?!
Summer School Art at AHS!
Today, in Mr. Parowski’s art class, students paid homage to famed English sculptor, photographer, and environmentalist Andy Goldsworthy by creating site-specific sculptures and land art.
Our thanks to Mr. Parowski and students Morgan Geness, Evan Whitmire, and Olive Montana for sharing their creations!
DATE CHANGE: The regular Ashland school board meeting will be held this month on TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, at 7:00 pm on Zoom. Details can be found HERE: https://meetings.boardbook.org/Public/Organization/1537
As apart of our summer learning program the second graders enjoyed a "Book Tasting" this morning. Students read a book of their choice and wrote and drew their favorite part from the book.
When a school bus has completed its life of service to students, it can still have more to give. Deep gratitude to the Bus Project, the Skoolie Foundation, Talent Maker City and the collective partnerships that gave new life to some of our retired busses. Thank you to Transportation Director, Stacy Cheshire, the Ashland School Board and all the participating Rogue Valley school districts, students, volunteers and agencies that collaborated to make these retired school buses into homes.
https://www.mailtribune.com/top-stories/2022/07/29/a-new-home-for-almeda-survivor/?fbclid=IwAR0z7sVubz39bkn0vRAka5DF8uYfsjLx0ht5oFR7727UCIMRrS-2O-BOHHc
Verizon hosts 10th Annual Backpack and School Supplies Giveaway
Jackson County, Ore. — Inflation has taken a toll on families in more ways than anyone could have imagined. But, there are a few things that still have to be done no matter what, like making sure your children have back-to-school supplies.
For parents who are struggling and need extra help with that, the Cellular Connection for Verizon is hosting their 10th Annual Backpack and School Supplies Giveaway.
“Every location we have around the country gets from 150-200 backpacks every year and they come filled with school supplies from folders, rulers, paper, pencils and pens,” said Daniel Varela, District Manager for Southern Oregon TCC Verizon.
According to Varela, they have four locations in Southern Oregon and the event will take place July 31 from 1:00-4:00 p.m.
“We ask that when you do show up that you bring your child with you so we can hand them the backpack," Varela said. "We just encourage everyone to come out, we will have food vendors and games for everyone to enjoy as well.”
The locations are:
Grants Pass
498 Union Ave
142 NE Terry Lane
Medford
1779 N. Riverside
1315 Center Drive
“We have five $10,000 scholarships we will be giving away as well across all our locations," Varela said. "There's a little QR code that we can get them signed up for the potential to win one of these $10,000 scholarships, so when they come get a backpack we’ll help them out with that part as well.”
They will be announcing the winner a few weeks after the giveaway and will contact each person that won.
See the original story here:
https://ktvl.com/news/local/backpack-and-school-supplies-giveaway-verizon-cellular-connection-folders-rulers-pens-pencils-southern-oregon-scholarships