Kindergarten Orientation Please join us at this special meeting for parents and kindergarten students.We will talk about what a typical day is like, tour the school and share some ways you can help prepare your child be ready for kindergarten. Date: Tuesday, May 7th Time: 3:30-4PM Place: Chapman Hill Elementary Address: 1500 Doaks Ferry Rd [...]
***Story has been updated to reflect the removal of Waldo Middle School from the exceptions list, which NOW ONLY includes Judson, North Salem and McNary. Because of those inclement weather-related school closures, all Salem-Keizer Public Schools, with the exception of three secondary schools scheduled for major construction, will add one day to the 2018-19 school [...]
The Salem-Keizer Board of Directors voted 5-2 last night to approve the boundary adjustment proposal brought forward by the Boundary Review Task Force. Directors Blasi and Lippold opposed. The boundary adjustments will go into effect for the 2019-20 school year and only apply to incoming kindergarten through third-graders, sixth-graders and ninth-graders. Students entering grades four, [...]
Marion County Health & Human Services has asked us to share this information with you regarding a measles outbreak in Clark County, Washington. "Due to the current measles outbreak investigation in Clark County, Washington, we've received numerous questions about the local county public health response in schools. Below (linked PDF), you'll find a list of standard procedures [...]
The district has created resources to help explain the boundary adjustment process. If adopted by the Salem-Keizer School Board on February 12, the proposed boundary adjustments would go into effect in Fall 2019. Parents and guardians of students who could change schools because of boundary adjustment will receive a letter soon as firm information is [...]
Join Us at West Salem High School for an Educational Community Event We invite you to join us for this exciting and educational community event at West Salem High School on Monday, Jan. 14! Valley Inquiry Charter School Principal Dr. Jesse Payne will share foundations of basic brain science and how it applies to all [...]
Links to surveys on Task Force Proposal #4 can be found on the boundary adjustments page. Parents, students, school neighbors and community members are invited to attend a Boundary Review Task Force Listening Session on Dec. 4 to share feedback on possible school attendance area boundary adjustments. Boundary adjustments are needed to relieve overcrowding and [...]
The free event features storytelling, dancing, dinner and more! There are nearly 700 students in Salem-Keizer Public Schools (SKPS) who identify as Native American or Alaska Natives from 65 tribes, and on Friday, Nov. 30, they will be celebrated through native music, dancing, storytelling and a special native dinner. November is Native American Heritage Month, [...]
The ShakeOut Drill is scheduled for 10:18 a.m. on October 18, 2018. This means that wherever you are at that moment—at home, at work, at school, anywhere—you should Drop, Cover, and Hold On as if there were a major earthquake occurring at that very moment. Stay in this position for at least 60 seconds. There will not [...]
Sept 28 homework letter Hello families, Please see the attached letter for homework information. Sept 28, 2018 Dear parents, This year at Chapman Hill we are continuing with limited homework. If your child does not complete classwork, it will come home for them to complete. Please check your child’s backpack each day [...]