Good morning, McDaniel High School!

Today is the first day for Cohort A (Red). All students will be online for 5th and 6th periods. Cohort A will be in-person (starting at 1:05pm.) CDL (Comprehensive Distance Learning) and Cohort B (Blue) students will check in to 7th period online at 1:20pm & 8th period at 2:45pm.  

Click here for the schedule

Cohort A students please bring a Backpack, fully charged Chromebook, and Charger today. If you do not have a Backpack or Chromebook we will have one for you to pick up when you arrive. 

There will be staff here to help you in the building! 

McDaniel families,

Please see the community message for information and videos about hybrid learning, which begins Monday, 4/19.

ENGLISH

SPANISH

VIETNAMESE

Please also see the newsletter for this week for updates on our mascot vote, SATs for Juniors, and graduation information for the class of 2021!

Family Newsletter 4/15

• 11th graders received a confirmation email (PPS student email) last week from Dr. Boyer.
• If they’re assigned to take the SAT on Tuesday, April 13th you received an email with your arrival time.
• If you’re not sure if you assigned for April 13 or April 27th, please click this link & find your Student’s ID number:

SAT Test List - April 13th

SAT Test List - April 27th 

• If you choose not to take the SAT, please send an email to Trinh Ngo at tngo@pps.net today.

McDaniel families, 

Please see important CDL Hybrid information from Principal Skyles:

Video on CDL/HYBRID instruction (April 12)

If you were unable to attend the Family Night meetings to learn about In-Person learning, you may watch the recorded sessions linked below: 

Dear High School Families,

We are excited to announce the opportunity for your student to return to in-person hybrid learning this spring.  In accordance with Governor Brown’s recent announcement and executive order, students in grades 9-12 will be able to return to schools beginning April 19, 2021. Please note that you may choose to have your student remain in distance learning for the fourth quarter of the school year, if you prefer. 

Over the weekend, we reached a tentative agreement with our teacher’s union and we are currently finalizing schedules for each high school.  We are required to follow health guidelines including masks and physical distancing, which limits the number of students we can have in our classrooms at one time.  

We are working hard to safely welcome students and staff back for in-person hybrid learning

We will follow the Oregon Department of Education Ready Schools, Safe Learners guidelines. In addition to many other safety protocols, we have implemented a number of health and safety measures to allow us to open schools safely to students and staff: 

• All classrooms will have HEPA filters. 
• All PPS teachers and student-facing staff have had access to COVID-19 vaccines.
• All high schools have a social worker.

The schedule outlined below maintains current student-teacher relationships and academic progress, limits transitions and different schedules. It provides an opportunity for students to come to school in person to continue their studies and participate in peer and socio-emotional learning. The schedule works for in person learning and for students remaining in comprehensive distance learning.

What will your student’s day look like? 

All students in comprehensive high schools will continue their morning schedule of distance learning to maintain consistency, academic progress and classroom routines. In the afternoons, students will be split into groups.  Most comprehensive schools will have two groups for in-person instruction and a third for students remaining in distance learning based on our current best plan at grouping students and class capacity limits.  This schedule will vary in some alternative and other Multiple Pathways schools. 

Students in comprehensive high schools participating in in-person hybrid learning will:

•  Attend school two days a week, 
•  Attend two classes each day,
•  For two and a half hours each day.  

All student IDs also serve as TriMet bus passes.  Students in distance learning will continue with asynchronous assignments in the afternoon.  

During in person learning, students and teachers will be going deeper on the content presented in the morning sessions.  Students who are completing asynchronous learning in the afternoon will be doing the guided and independent practice, just as they are currently doing in the afternoon.  Your school’s specific schedule will be posted on your school’s website.

4x4 Schedule - Click on this sample schedule link to see what the schedule may look like if your student is on a 4x4 schedule.

Is in-person hybrid learning for your student?

Knowing how many students will participate in in-person learning this spring will help us plan for reopening.  The priority date for completing the survey is March 24th, 2021 so that we may finalize student groupings, transportation arrangements and other logistics.  This is your chance to choose in-person learning.  It is critical that we hear from you so we can communicate with students about their fourth quarter schedule.  We look forward to your response!

We are including the CDC Checklist for Families to help your family make an informed decision. If you have any questions, please submit them through Let’s Talk on the PPS Website Contact Page given the upcoming Spring Break.

We are excited to safely welcome students back to our schools. Thank you for your continuing partnership as we get closer to launching hybrid instruction at PPS.

Sincerely, 

Shawn Bird, Ed.D. 

Chief of  Schools

McDaniel families,

Please see the community message for information and videos about hybrid learning, which begins Monday, 4/19.

-McDaniel Administration

ENGLISH

SPANISH

VIETNAMESE

Dear McDaniel Families,

At McDaniel High School, our values are Community, Respect, Education, Equity, and Diversity (C.R.E.E.D.).  A rise in anti-Asian hate has taken place since the Covid-19 pandemic. For the past year, Asian American Pacific Islanders have suffered over 3,000 racist acts of verbal and physical assault.  A recent article/radio segment on NPR (National Public Radio) and other sources say that the increase in hate crimes against Asian Americans has continued to rise over the last year.  

We know that some of our Asian American Pacific Island students and families may have experienced hate speech and physical assaults in the community. 

All students should feel safe at school and in their communities. SafeOregon gives kids, parents, schools, and their communities a way to report safety threats or potential acts of violence.  If you or your student want to use the Safe Oregon reporting system, you can report concerns anonymously. Click the link: www.safeoregon.com/report-a-tip/

As we plan to welcome students back, we will work with our community partners and student organizations to make sure there are supports in place for students.  

-Principal Adam Skyles

Please see this week's Newsletter from Principal Skyles from March 2, 2021, with information about SATs, spring conferences, and more!

Weekly Newsletter 3/2/21

The PPS Youth Transition Program, in collaboration with Community Services Network, DePaul Industries, Meadowlark and Easter Seals of Oregon, is pleased to host a Virtual Special Education & Transition Resource Fair on April 27 and 28 from 6-8 p.m. Participants will receive information and valuable resources from a variety of local community agencies that provide support and services for students while in high school and beyond. 

Portland Public Schools is thrilled to announce the availability of $10 million to support partners who provide summer safety and enrichment programming for students this summer. 

Dear PPS Community,

As we continue welcoming our students to hybrid in-person learning, today we want to share a new resource that is available to you. For this project, we ReImagine a Digital Experience – an experience that is easy to navigate, multilingual, user-friendly and welcoming for ALL.

Dear PPS Families,

We have been working hard to put the finishing touches on the safe return of students to our schools for hybrid learning, and are excited to see students in grades 6-8 starting next week! For families whose students will participate in hybrid instruction, we have included information and reminders to help you prepare for the first days of in-person learning this school year.