Hillsboro School District Weekly Hot News Podcast

Hillsboro School District graduated more students on-time than ever in 2024, with 87.55% of seniors districtwide achieving graduation within four years of their first entry into high school. Graduation rates at two high schools, Century and Glencoe, crested the 90% threshold - a first for Glencoe and just the second time for Century since Oregon began using the cohort calculation method in 2008-09...

Febrero es el Mes Nacional de la Educación Técnica Profesional (CTE, por sus siglas en inglés), una campaña anual de concientización pública patrocinada por la Association for Career and Technical Education, que nos invita a celebrar la importancia de CTE, así como las contribuciones de los programas y maestros de CTE en todo el país.  En Hillsboro, tenemos mucho que celebrar a medida que continua...

February is National Career and Technical Education Month, an annual public awareness campaign sponsored by the Association for Career and Technical Education, which encourages us to celebrate the value of CTE and the achievements of CTE programs and educators across the nation. Here in Hillsboro, we have much to celebrate as we continue to expand and enhance opportunities for students through our...

Febrero es el Mes de la Historia de la Raza Negra, y si bien estudiamos y celebramos la diversidad y las contribuciones de las personas de raza negra/africana/afroamericana durante este tiempo, estas conversaciones y lecciones no se limitan al mes de febrero sino que se llevan a cabo durante todo el año. Cuando la diversidad de nuestros estudiantes es apreciada y visible, todos prosperan aprendien...

February is Black History Month, and while we do study and celebrate the diversity and contributions of Black/African/African Americans during this time, these conversations and lessons are not limited to the month of February - they take place throughout the entire year. When our students’ diversity is appreciated and visible, they all thrive from learning about one another. Black History Month c...

In this episode we hear all about the work that goes on behind the scenes to support our district at night! These great staff work around the clock, literally, to keep the district running smoothly. Let’s take a look into what happens around the district after dark and celebrate the accomplishments of our employees who fulfill the duties of these unique positions! Episode Host: Jany Jovel Featured...

Un componente fundamental de nuestro Plan Estratégico 2023-2027 es la incorporación de las voces de nuestros constituyentes. Hemos trabajado arduamente para asegurarnos de que las oportunidades para compartir opiniones y comentarios sean variadas, significativas e impliquen un alcance intencional a los grupos focales identificados y poblaciones históricamente marginadas.  Estas oportunidades inclu...

A key component of our 2023-2027 Strategic Plan is the incorporation of constituent voice. We have worked hard to ensure opportunities to share thoughts and feedback are varied, meaningful, and involve intentional outreach to identified focal groups and historically underserved populations. This includes our annual student survey in the spring, meetings with our parent advisory committees, one-on-...

¡Enero es el Mes de Agradecimiento a la Mesa Directiva! Nos gustaría aprovechar esta oportunidad para agradecer sinceramente a nuestros siete miembros electos de la Mesa Directiva por su servicio voluntario al distrito y a la gran comunidad de Hillsboro: la presidenta Ivette Pantoja, el vicepresidente Mark Watson y los directores See Eun Kim, Erika López, Patrick Maguire, Nancy Thomas y Monique Wa...

January is School Board Appreciation Month! We’d like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank our seven elected School Board members for their voluntary service to the District and to the greater Hillsboro community: Chair Ivette Pantoja, Vice Chair Mark Watson, and Directors See Eun Kim, Erika Lopez, Patrick Maguire, Nancy Thomas, and Monique Ward. We would also like to recognize and thank ou...

In this episode we hear from employees who have creatively utilized grant funding to support their work at HSD. Did you know that HSD manages around 150 grants in an average year? There are many interesting ways that these resources provide for services throughout our district and we definitely don’t take it for granted. We are excited to share stories about what can be achieved for our staff and...

La Ley para el Éxito Estudiantil de Oregón de 2019 estableció las Subvenciones del Plan para el Éxito Estudiantil (SSP, por sus siglas en inglés) para abordar las disparidades educativas y promover el éxito entre los estudiantes históricamente marginados.  Estas subvenciones apoyan programas diseñados para mejorar los resultados educativos de grupos de estudiantes específicos, incluyendo afroameri...

Oregon’s 2019 Student Success Act established Student Success Plan grants to address educational disparities and promote success among historically underserved students.  These grants support programs tailored to improve educational outcomes for specific student groups, including African American/Black, Native American, Latino, and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander. Funding through these grants wil...

El jueves, 21 de noviembre, el Departamento de Educación de Oregón publicó los resúmenes de los perfiles escolares y del distrito para el año escolar 2023-2024. Esta publicación está diseñada para proporcionar un conjunto consistente de datos a nivel de escuela y de distrito para las comunidades locales. Contiene datos de evaluaciones previamente publicados correspondientes al año escolar pasado,...

On Thursday, November 21, the Oregon Department of Education released At-A-Glance School and District Profiles for the 2023-24 school year. The Profiles are designed to provide a consistent set of school and district level information to local communities. They contain previously released assessment data for last school year, previously released graduation data for the class of 2023, and some new...

El miércoles, 20 de noviembre, Oregón publicó su pronóstico económico y de ingresos del mes de diciembre.  El pronóstico mostró aumentos significativos que se prevé generarán $982.5 millones adicionales netos en recursos del fondo general y de la lotería para el bienio 2023-25, en comparación con el pronóstico de septiembre de 2024.  La bonificación de impuestos personales proyectada se incrementó...

Oregon released its December Economic and Revenue Forecast on Wednesday, November 20.  The forecast showed significant surges that are projected to generate an additional $982.5 million in Net General Fund and Lottery Resources for the 2023-25 biennium, compared to the September 2024 Forecast. The projected personal kicker jumped to $1.792 billion (up from $987 million) and the projected corporate...

Recientemente, se entregaron cascos de bicicleta nuevos a todos los estudiantes de la Escuela Primaria Lincoln Street, gracias a una colaboración entre la maestra de Educación Física de Lincoln Street, la Sra. Saguchi, el grupo de liderazgo de la Escuela Preparatoria Glencoe, WashCo Bikes, el Departamento de Policía de Hillsboro y los enfermeros especialistas en traumatismos de Legacy Health. La d...

Recently, brand new bicycle helmets were given to all students at Lincoln Street Elementary School, thanks to a collaboration between Lincoln Street P.E. teacher, Mrs. Saguchi, Glencoe High School Leadership, WashCo Bikes, the Hillsboro Police Department, and trauma nurses from Legacy Health. The donation was made in memory of a Lincoln Street 6th grader who was tragically killed when he was struc...

This is the second of two episodes focused on discovering internal growth pathways for employees at HSD.  Employee growth is a broad topic and it can include participation in degree programs that help elevate you to new positions and access to funding opportunities to support your goals, but it can also encompass unique employee directed initiatives.  You will hear stories about those resources an...

¡Del 18 al 22 de noviembre se celebra la Semana de la Educación Estadounidense! ¡Este es un momento en el que destacamos y celebramos el rol fundamental que desempeñan todos los miembros del personal de HSD al brindar una experiencia educativa en la que cada estudiante sea conocido, valorado y empoderado para que logren alcanzar sus sueños! Durante las últimas semanas, hemos estado pidiendo a los...

November 18 through 22 is American Education Week! This is a time where we highlight and celebrate the critical role all HSD staff members play in providing an educational experience in which every student is known, valued, and empowered to achieve their dreams! Over the past few weeks, we have been asking students to share information about who their staff heroes are, and we have received some am...

Los estudiantes del programa de Ciencias Veterinarias de Hilhi pusieron en marcha recientemente un innovador Laboratorio de Cuidado Animal bajo un modelo de empresa escolar como parte de su nuevo curso de Laboratorio de Cuidado Animal.  Diseñado para emular un salón de acicalado profesional para mascotas, el laboratorio permite a los estudiantes aplicar los conocimientos adquiridos en el salón de...

Students in the Veterinary Science program at Hilhi recently launched an innovative grooming lab in a school-based enterprise model as part of their new Animal Care lab course.  Designed to emulate a professional pet salon, the lab allows students to apply their classroom knowledge in a practical, hands-on environment, moving from theory to real-world implementation. It opened with a soft-launch t...

It’s election week, as we have all been reminded multiple times by political ads, flyers, emails, texts, and front porch visits. Everyone who is eligible to vote is encouraged to do so by the deadline of 8 p.m. on Tuesday, November 5.  We are also aware that political divides are deep and have led to contention around the country. As much as we may try to shield our children from the controversy,...