Technology update for high school students only (April 2):

In response to the new direction from ODE about the shift to Online Learning versus supplemental learning, PPS is prioritizing technology for high school students.

Any high school student that is in need of a device can go to any of the 9 distribution sites immediately to receive a chromebook from 8 am - 4 pm: Benson, Cleveland, Franklin, Grant, Jefferson, BESC, Madison @ Marshall, Roosevelt, and Wilson.

Students DO NOT need to be accompanied by a parent, nor will they be asked or required to complete a Device Loan Agreement. Students will need the following information to receive their device:

1. A current school ID card OR;

2. Picture ID and be able to provide their student ID # OR;

3. Simply provide their student ID # to staff on site

Any of the three above will allow them to check out a device. 

High school students are not allowed to check out a device for a younger sibling, other family, or a friend. Nor will families that have NOT completed the device request form for children in lower grades be able to be able to get devices for them when helping get their high school student a device. 

Additionally, PPS is not prepared at this time to open up the collection of a device to any other person other than the student, their parent/guardian, or a PPS administrator. We will be making this an option in the next distribution, but our staff on site are not able to support this option at this time.

KD Parman, Ed.D.

Principal

Roosevelt High School

Hi Rider Families,

Teachers and support staff are working this week trying to figure out how to work from home and deliver instruction to students starting next Monday, April 6th. 

Roosevelt Weekly Memo to Families
Monday, March 2, 2020

College Ready ‐ Career Focused ‐ Committed to a Socially Just World

Dear families,

So much is happening at Roosevelt right now!  We had AVID students head to the OSU extension campus in downtown Portland to have a “first day of college” experience with students from Wilson and Grant.  Our Emergent Bilingual students attended the International Youth Leadership Conference with students from around the district.  Our Unified Basketball team beat the Grant Generals in front of a packed gym at Grant. And, our Jazz Band went to Idaho for a band competition and received the highest honor - a Superior Rating at the festival.  Winter sports are wrapping up.  We narrowly missed the playoffs in boys’ basketball, and spring sports are just around the corner!  Make sure to get your tickets for Bring It On the Musical.  The show starts March 5th and runs for two weeks.  

Thanks to all of the families that have supported their students to ensure they could access these amazing oppotunities.  I am so proud to be a Rider, and I feel so fortunate to be able to work with all of these amazing students!

Go Riders!

~KD Parman, Principal 

Message about Coronoavirus - The district sent out a message about Covid-19 (Coronavirus).  We will be following the lead of the MESD, Multnomah County Health, and the district on any messaging or information.  We will communicate through phone, email, and text if we need to make any announcements.  Remind your students to wash their hands regularly and stay home if they are sick. 

Roosevelt Weekly Memo to Families
Monday, February 24, 2020

College Ready ‐ Career Focused ‐ Committed to a Socially Just World

Dear families,

It’s looking like spring!  The warmer weather has students leaving campus for lunch in larger numbers.  Remind your student that they represent Roosevelt while they are in the community.  Most students make great choices when they are out and about, but some students are leaving trash in the neighborhood, and a few neighbors are concerned about how that looks.  We are reminding students through announcements at school, but it’s always a good message to get from different adults in their lives. 

SAT Day will be March 4th for all of our juniors.  If you have a junior, make sure they get a good night sleep and eat breakfast on that day.  March 4th is also an early dismissal, so all students will be heading home at 1:30.  Have a great week!

~KD Parman, Principal 

Roosevelt Weekly Memo to Families
Wednesday, February 19, 2020

College Ready ‐ Career Focused ‐ Committed to a Socially Just World

Dear families,

Congratulations to our wrestling and swimming teams for their participation at the district meets this weekend.  We had students place in districts in both sports, and we had a district champion in wrestling.   Thank you to all of you who have volunteered to take tickets, run concessions, and support our athletes this winter sports season.  If you want to help out, get in touch with Sanjay Bedi, our athletic director.  

Over the past few weeks, some of our students have been involved in fighting both on and off campus (and during and after school).  As we work with students to ensure they are safe both at school and in the community, you all are important partners in making sure our students are making good decisions.  Talk with your student about how they navigate complicated situations and what they can do if they are having issues with other students.  Counselors, administrators, and teachers are all folks that students can talk to if they are struggling to figure out how to deal with hard situations.  Many of the issues start on social media, so talk with your student about responsible ways to interact with others online.  It takes all of us working together to ensure our students make good choices and stay safe.  

~KD Parman, Principal 

Roosevelt Weekly Memo to Families
Tuesday, February 11, 2020

College Ready ‐ Career Focused ‐ Committed to a Socially Just World

Dear families,

There’s a lot of information below!  Make sure you take some time to review the information about all of the upcoming events and the great things our students and staff are doing in and around Roosevelt.  Also, take a moment to complete the Successful Schools Survey that is linked below!  Have a great week.

~KD Parman, Principal 

Families – We want to know what you think!  Please complete the Successful Schools Survey before February 28^th.  It should only take a few minutes, and we value your input!

• Go to: http://surveys.panoramaed.com/portlandor/ppsfamily

Estimados Riders,

Ha sido una semana muy atareada.  Tengo el plan de enviar mensajes de correo electrónico todos los martes y viernes. Si me llegara otra información que se necesite con urgencia (como los requisitos de graduación para los estudiantes de último año), la enviaré tan pronto como la reciba (todavía no tenemos la información de parte de ODE). Cualquier otra información será compartida los martes y viernes, y voy a utilizar encabezamientos con letras oscuras para hacer más fácil la lectura de la información.

Hola Familias Riders,

Los maestros y personal de apoyo hemos estado trabajando esta semana tratando de encontrar la mejor manera de trabajar desde casa e impartir instrucción a los estudiantes a partir del próximo lunes 6, abril. Fue genial ver a todo nuestro personal a través de Google Meets cuando nos reunimos para hablar de cómo volver a conectarnos los unos con los otros, con los estudiantes y con las familias. El Departamento de Educación de Oregon acaba de compartir nuevas directrices con las escuelas y la comunidad. Estamos trabajando para asegurarnos de que estamos cumpliendo con esas nuevas expectativas. Los estudiantes se conectarán con sus maestros vía ‘aprendizaje en línea’ a partir del 6 de abril. Hasta el momento la información que tenemos es que regresaremos a la escuela para las clases regulares el 29 de abril. Sin embargo, esta fecha podría cambiar a medida que los gobiernos estatales y federales tomen decisiones basadas en información nueva acerca de la necesidad de distanciamiento social y / o de otras medidas para reducir la propagación del coronavirus.

Noticias Semanales para las Familias de Roosevelt
Lunes, 9 de marzo de 2020

Listos para la Universidad, Enfocados en la Carrera, Comprometidos con un Mundo de Justicia.

Estimadas familias:

Tuvimos otra gran semana en Roosevelt. Nuestro musical de primavera "Bring It On" abrió esta semana. Todos los que lo han visto dicen que es una producción increíble. ¡No puedo esperar para verlo esta semana! Softbol tuvo su recaudación anual de fondos para el desayuno de panqueques. Gracias a todos los que vinieron a apoyar al equipo. Ya empezó esa época del año en que estamos comenzando a recibir información de las universidades y los comités de becas sobre admisión y dinero para el próximo año. Dos estudiantes de Roosevelt, Lisa y Abdi, recibieron la beca Dell, que cuesta $ 20,000 y una computadora. ¡Felicitaciones a los dos! Los deportes de primavera han comenzado, y tenemos más estudiantes que salen a practicar deportes en esta temporada. Estoy emocionada de poder salir afuera esta primavera para ver competir a nuestros estudiantes.

¡Adelante Jinetes!
~ KD Parman, Directora 

Mensaje sobre Coronavirus - El distrito envió un mensaje sobre Covid-19 (Coronavirus). Seguiremos el ejemplo del MESD, Multnomah County Health y el distrito en cualquier mensaje o información. Nos comunicaremos por teléfono, correo electrónico y mensaje de texto si necesitamos hacer algún anuncio. Recuerde a sus alumnos que se laven las manos regularmente y que se queden en casa si están enfermos. 

Noticias Semanales para las Familias de Roosevelt
Lunes, 2 de marzo de 2020

Listos para la Universidad, Enfocados en la Carrera, Comprometidos con un Mundo de Justicia.

Estimadas familias,
¡En este momento están sucediendo muchas cosas en Roosevelt! Hicimos que los estudiantes de AVID se dirigieran al campus adjunto de OSU en el centro de Portland para tener una experiencia de "primer día de universidad" con estudiantes de Wilson y Grant. Nuestros estudiantes bilingües emergentes asistieron a la Conferencia Internacional de Liderazgo Juvenil con estudiantes de todo el distrito. Nuestro equipo de baloncesto unificado venció a los generales de Grant frente a un gimnasio repleto en Grant. Y nuestra banda de jazz fue a Idaho para una competencia de banda y recibió el honor más alto: una calificación superior en el festival. Los deportes de invierno están terminando. Por poco nos perdimos  los playoffs en el baloncesto masculino, ¡y los deportes de primavera están a la vuelta de la esquina! Asegúrate de conseguir tus entradas para Bring It On the Musical. El espectáculo comienza el 5 de marzo y dura dos semanas.  

Gracias a todas las familias que han apoyado a sus estudiantes para garantizar que puedan tener acceso a estas increíbles oportunidades. ¡Estoy muy orgullosa de ser una Jinete, y me siento muy afortunada de poder trabajar con todos estos increíbles estudiantes!

¡Adelante Jinetes!
~ KD Parman, Directora  

Mensaje sobre Coronavirus - El distrito envió un mensaje sobre Covid-19 (Coronavirus). Seguiremos el ejemplo del MESD, Multnomah County Health y el distrito en cualquier mensaje o información. Nos comunicaremos por teléfono, correo electrónico y mensaje de texto si necesitamos hacer algún anuncio. Recuerde a sus alumnos que se laven las manos regularmente y que se queden en casa si están enfermos.

Hello everyone, I hope that you are all staying positive and in good health.

I wanted to send a quick message to our students, families, and to our entire dedicated PPS team, to give you an update on what we’ve been up to since Governor Kate Brown announced schools would be closed across the state of Oregon.

Dear PPS families,

Any PPS high school student that is in need of a device can now go to any of the nine distribution sites this Thursday or Friday from 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. to receive a chromebook. Even if you did not already fill out a device loan survey, you may still pick up a device at:

Dear PPS Families and Staff,

Monday night, the Oregon Department of Education released significant new guidance, expanding “supplemental learning” to encompass “distance learning for all.” 

Dear Families of PPS High School Seniors,

This is an unprecedented time in our community, with the COVID-19 public health situation causing us all to significantly alter our day-to-day lives. We know that these changes and the disruption to our school schedule has caused confusion, stress and anxiety for students and families across the school district. For high school seniors, who should be enjoying the final weeks of their PPS careers, this is a time of particular uncertainty.