We are writing to share that our Budget Reduction Day planned for Friday, May 3 is changed to Wednesday, May 8. Many of you have heard about the education funding concerns in our state, and you know the governor’s proposed budget still means budget reductions for our district and most distri…
The Oregon School Boards Association has set aside the month of January to honor the unpaid elected volunteers who serve on Oregon’s 197 local school boards, our 19 education service district boards, and our 17 community college boards.
It’s time for an appreciation “shout out” for community involvement in our school district.
In addition to individual concerns families have shared directly with our district throughout the school year, we are aware that there have been concerns expressed by local families through social media regarding special education services in the Dallas School District.
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The Oregon School Boards Association has set aside the month of January to honor the unpaid elected volunteers who serve on Oregon’s 197 local school boards, our 19 education service district boards, and our 17 community college boards.
We have exciting news to share; distinguished educators and a Polk County Commissioner’s grant.
I’m often asked, “What’s new at the hospital?”
As I was driving down 16th street between Central High School, Talmadge Middle School, and Ash Creek Elementary, I was reflecting on my first three months in the Central School District community.
Welcome back to school.
We have many celebrations to share from Dallas School District.
April is Child Abuse Awareness month here in Polk County.
It’s hard to believe we are quickly approaching Thanksgiving.
Welcome to the new school year.
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It’s hard to believe, but spring is here. It’s great to see all the flowers blooming and hear the birds chirping. It feels like new beginnings every year at this time.
January is School Board Recognition Month, and the Dallas School District, on behalf of its staff and students, would like to express its deep gratitude to our school board members.
“Can’t we all just get along?” Dallas has been put to the test on this famously problematic question.
The school year is off to a great start, and we already have quite a bit to celebrate.
This is one of my favorite times of year, as staff returns and excitedly prepare for the influx of students.
Monday, June 1 is “National Say Something Nice Day,” an “unofficial” national holiday, that originated in Charleston, S.C.
Cameras of all sorts are everywhere. Sometimes what they record is routine and innocuous, but often the events that are captured raise questions.
The better question to ask, however, may be this: Is the world better off when oil prices fluctuate with high uncertainty?
Call us old-fashioned if you will, but we are growing more and more concerned with what we believe is a disturbing trend: big box retailers opening their doors on Thanksgiving for early Christmas shopping.
The board makes many decisions that affect the operations of our schools, but this November we are asking you to help us with an important decision.
In a sign of how much the world wants to end the habit for nicotine, 179 countries have joined a 2005 treaty that restricts tobacco use.
It can be argued that amateurism vanished quite some time ago in big-time college football and basketball.
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