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August 26, 2020 Dear PPS Families, At Portland Public Schools, we are continuing to work to ensure students and families have the support they need to start the 2020-21 school year online. We want to share a number of resources available to you: PPS Fall 2020 Resource Page PPS Technology Help Desk
PPS Multilingual Family Line
We hope you take advantage of the resources above if you have any questions about the learning technology your student will soon be using. We are here to help! |
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I hope that you are healthy and well. In this update, I’d like to point you to some resources. Please read carefully and if you have questions, don’t hesitate to reach out via email at cgalindo@pps.net.
The PPS website dedicated to COVID-19 response will be the best source for timely information. There, you will find updates on the following and more:
Friday, September 4, 2020
Dear Stephenson Families,
We are off to a great start! I hope the beginning of the year is going well and that the first few days of the school year have gone smoothly in your homes. Clearly, the start to this school year is like no other, filled with uncertainty, challenges, and many unanswered questions. While at times it does feel daunting, we are an incredibly capable community and each day as we continue to work together and support one another will bring success. Stephenson families our a critical piece to the relationship between students and teachers by providing the best support you can. We are grateful to you and look forward to the partnership.
Music Teacher Update:
Welcome Mark Anderson, our newest staff member to join Stephenson. Mr. Anderson will be a great addition to our staff for Quarter 1 while Mrs. K Jacobs is on leave. Mr. Anderson has an extensive music background and most recently taught in the Hillsboro School District. Mr. Anderson will be formally introduced at our next all staff meeting. At this time, Mr. Anderson does not have a PPS email address, but he should get one soon. The enrichment staff is working on a Lunch Time Meet and Greet for next week so all the students can meet their enrichment teachers before they begin.
Fall 2020: What Students and Families Need to Know about Attendance:
We are very excited to see your student back at school this year. While we cannot see them in person, we will connect with them virtually through online distance learning. It is very important that students attend and participate in classes. We want to provide multiple ways for our teachers to account for your child’s attendance in school. You can find several ways listed below. Please review them with your student and please stress the importance of their participation and engagement in school this year. Thank you in advance for your partnership with us during online learning.
Students will have 24 hours (from 12:01 a.m. until 11:59 p.m.) to participate in one of the following ways:
Please note that students in grades 6-12 must attend in one of the above mentioned ways for every scheduled class on a particular day.
To understand the difference between synchronous and asynchronous learning, please check out our Instructional Delivery model document. For the most current information about the beginning of the school year, visit the Fall 2020 website.
K-5 Daily Schedules:
By now, all Stephenson 1st-5th teachers have sent their classroom daily schedules to families. The Kindergarten team will send their daily schedule on Tuesday, September 8th the first day of school for our youngest students. For now, all K-5th grade families have received the “Soft Start” schedule that continues until September 11, 2020. Hearing from several of the staff they have appreciated meeting students and families during this time. Thank you families and students for your participation during our school’s “Soft Start”. You will notice each child will have four enrichments throughout the week. Mr. Pierson, Ms. Johnson, Mr. Rocha and Mr. Anderson, our current long term Music substitute will be teaching synchronous lessons to our students weekly starting the week of September 14, 2020.
Student Enrollment at Stephenson as of 9-4-2020:
Our total enrollment as of today is 328 students present and current classroom enrollment numbers are K-2 CB: 10; K: 53; 1st grade: 52; 2nd grade: 63; 3rd grade: 45; 4th grade: 52 and 5th grade: 55. I also want you to know our enrollment dropped by 55 students this Fall 2020 due to homeschooling, private schools and transferred out of PPS.
PPS and State Assessments:
Fall K-2 DIBELS/IDEL SUSPENDED:
Fall DIBELS/IDEL assessments are suspended at this time. Teachers will not remote assess students and will not schedule any individual face-to-face assessments at other events outside the school building. As we receive additional assessment guidance from ODE we will be exploring options to afford in-person assessment opportunities.
3rd-5th FALL MAP Testing:
MAP testing will be conducted remotely this fall with a delayed window. The fall window will be open September 28 through October 23. All 3rd-5th staff administering a remote MAP assessment this year are required to take the supplemental Pepper course PA1014 MAP Remote Test Administration. Additional resources available for supporting remote MAP testing include: Parent Guide (will be sent by Communications Dept. to parents third week of September).
SW Boones Ferry Bridge & Restoration Project Update September 3, 2020:
Between September 3 and September 25, crews will continue to install water control measures for the stream enhancement, excavate the wetland area, and place stream stabilization measures. Once the water control measures are in place, crews will resume building the pedestrian access under the bridge. This pedestrian access will provide a safe connection to the Tryon Creek State Natural Area North Creek Trailhead for people using the trail once construction of the bridge is complete. The schedule may change due to a variety of factors, including weather, conditions underground, availability of materials and labor, and other factors. Work hours are from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, and Saturdays as needed.
News from our School Counselors:
We hope everyone had a great first week of school during our “Soft Start”. Thanks for being a part of the wonderful Stephenson Community. As we get started, we wanted to send you some local resources that are helpful this fall.
Please lets us know of any support your child needs to help start the school year off successfully. Thanks and let us know any support your need to help get your child off to a successful start to the school year!
Erik, eseavey@pps.net and Nicole, ngekov@pps.net
In closing, please reach out to your teachers or me if any questions or concerns arise as we are here to provide our families and students support. I enjoyed my breakfast with students on Wednesday morning. It was therapeutic for me to see smiling faces and excitement from students on the first day of school.
A special WELCOME to our Kindergarten students who will start on Tuesday, September 8, 2020
Be well,
Carlos Galindo, Principal
Stephenson Elementary
Go Lions!
Dear PPS Students, Families and Colleagues,
Today we celebrate and honor the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a hero of mine. As his influence is seen and felt in the ongoing movement for racial justice, I want to share this video created by the Boise-Eliot/Humboldt Elementary School community. They found a creative way to unify their voices to bring us a unique reading of Dr. King’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech of 1963, originally delivered to a crowd of almost a quarter million people at the March for Jobs and Freedom in Washington D.C. I think you will enjoy this collaboratively produced presentation of Dr. King’s words brought to life by a new generation of change-makers for justice at PPS.
Dear PPS Families,
We are so grateful to our educators and our community who have continued to support our students through these times of transition this year. The presidential election and its fallout, especially the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, have been disturbing and unsettling for all of us, and the feeling of unease continues as next week’s inauguration of Joe Biden nears. We know it can be an especially difficult time for our students and we remain optimistic about the power of democracy and education as they try to make sense of the events and issues.
The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) has issued adapted versions of its annual reports for every school and school district, including Portland Public Schools. The 2019-20 reports do not include data on statewide assessments, class size or attendance. That data is typically included but was not gatherable because classes were conducted online starting in March during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dear PPS Families,
I join all those in public education across the country who denounce the attack on the U.S. Capitol yesterday. The violent and ultimately failed insurrection at the U.S. Capitol was traumatic to witness for all of us, including our students, but I remain optimistic about their future and our country’s.
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2627 SW Stephenson St.
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