Hillsboro School District
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| Hillsboro School District | |
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| Type | Public |
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| Budget | $216 million |
| Established | 1851 |
| Region | Greater Hillsboro, Oregon |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Superintendent | Jeremy Lyon |
| Contact number | 3083 NE 49th Place, Hillsboro, Oregon 97124 503-844-1500 |
| Teachers | 1,105 |
| Staff | 1,089 |
| Students | 20,401 |
| Athletic Conference | Northwest Oregon Conference |
| High Schools | 4 |
| Middle Schools | 4 |
| Elementary Schools | 23 |
| Location | Washington County United States |
| Website | www.hsd.k12.or.us |
The Hillsboro School District 1J is a unified school district located in Hillsboro, Oregon, United States. It operates 23 elementary schools, four middle schools, and four high schools. The district also runs a special alternative school and the Hare Field athletic complex. The school district covers Hillsboro, Scholls, Reedville, North Plains, West Union, and other area communities. Total enrollment as of the 2007-2008 school year is 20,401 students, fourth largest in the state.[1] The Hillsboro School District Board of Directors (school board) consists of seven elected members serving four-year terms. Board members receive no pay for their work on the Board. The district is part of the Northwest Regional Education Service District.[2] The district has drawn criticism for a 12-year contract signed with Coca-Cola to provide soft drinks to the district’s schools.[3]
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[edit] History
Hillsboro’s first school district was formed in 1851 as School District 7.[4] The Reverand Horace Lyman established the district and was the first commissioner, with that title later becoming school superintendent.[4] The first school in the district was a single-room log cabin built in 1853 after a school levy was passed to raise $600 for construction.[4] In 1875, a new frame constructed school was built, with the smaller log cabin kept for additional space.[4]
Then in 1890 a new eight-room schoolhouse was finished at the present site of David Hill Elementary.[4] In 1929, a high school was finished with additional buildings and the wings added later.[4] Brookwood Elementary was opened in 1953, followed by Poynter Junior High, Brown Junior High, and Mooberry Elementary all in 1963.[4] In 1962, the high school district and the elementary districts partially merged with the high school district composed of grades seven through twelve.[4] The district opened Hare Field in 1965, a multi-sport facility with a track, baseball stadium, and football field.[5][6] In 1970, a new senior high school opened on 48 acres on the south side of Hillsboro, with enrollment of the high school district reaching 3,621 students that year.[4] By 1987 enrollment in all the districts feeding into the high school district along with the high school district reached approximately 12,325 students.[7]
In 1987, the Union High School District began plans to unify the high school district with the six elementary districts that feed into the district's junior and senior high schools.[7] In 1991, the Oregon Legislature passed a law requiring school districts to unify by 1996, which forced some reluctant elementary districts to unify into the Hillsboro School District.[8] On July 1, 1996, Hillsboro Elementary, North Plains, Farmington View, Groner, Reedville, West Union, and Hillsboro Union High School districts unified into a single district, the fifth largest in Oregon at that time.[9]
In 2003, the district made national news when 17 days of classes were cut from the school year which allowed students to be out in May due to budget cuts to education in Oregon.[10] That year enrollment reached 18,951 for the unified district.[11] In 2006 the district implemented a statistical tracking program that keeps track of all student information such as demographics, attendance, and academic achievement.[12]
[edit] Schools
The district operates 32 schools comprised of four high schools, four middle schools, and 23 elementary schools.[13] HSD also operates an alternative combined middle and high school as well as a charter school. As of April 2008, four new elementary schools and one new middle school were under construction.[13] Staffing includes 1,089 full-time classified employees, 1,105 full-time teachers, and 73 administrator staff members.[13] The average student to teacher ratio is 26:1 with a 3.5% drop-out rate for the 2005 to 2006 school year.[13] The annual budget is $216 million.[14]
[edit] Elementary schools
- Peter Boscow
- Brookwood
- Butternut Creek
- Eastwood
- Farmington View
- Groner
- W.L. Henry
- David Hill
- Imlay
- Indian Hills
- Jackson
- Ladd Acres
- Lenox
- W. Verne McKinney
- Minter Bridge
- Mooberry
- North Plains
- Orenco
- Paul L. Patterson
- Reedville
- L.C. Tobias
- West Union
- Witch Hazel
[edit] Middle schools
- Brown Middle School
- Evergreen Middle School
- Poynter Middle School
- Thomas Middle School
[edit] High schools
In order of creation:
- Hillsboro High School (colloquially known as Hilhi) (current campus in 1969)
- Glencoe High School (1980)
- Century High School (1997)
- Liberty High School (2003)
- The district is also home to the Miller Education Center, which services 7-12 grades, and City View Charter School.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Oregon Public School Enrollment Increases during 2007-08. Oregon Department of Education. Retrieved on February 8, 2008.
- ^ Hillsboro board rethinks, accepts education service district budget. The Oregonian, February 27, 2003.
- ^ Warner, Melanie. Lines Are Drawn for Big Suit Over Sodas. The New York Times, December 7, 2005.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Philpott, Betty. Hillsboro school began in one-room log cabin in 1854. The Hillsboro Argus, October 19, 1976.
- ^ McKinney, Dick. Sparts win first game at Hare. The Hillsboro Argus, October 19, 1976.
- ^ Gaynair, Gillian. Hillsboro thinks things will go better with Coke. The Oregonian, May 21, 1998.
- ^ a b Ostergren, Jack. Hillsboro hears report on unified school district plan. The Oregonian, September 9, 1987.
- ^ Di Rado, Alicia. Agness stays true to its history. The Oregonian, October 1, 1995.
- ^ Franzen, Robin. Leaving nothing to chance. The Oregonian, May 30, 1996.
- ^ Oregon schools cutting class. CNN.com. Retrieved on February 8, 2008.
- ^ Most school districts in county see growth. The Oregonian, October 5, 2004.
- ^ Navas, Melissa. 'Data warehouse' tracks students. The Oregonian, May 17, 2007.
- ^ a b c d Fast Facts. Hillsboro School District. Retrieved on March 28, 2008.
- ^ 2006-2007 Annual Report. Hillsboro School District. Retrieved on April 1, 2008.
[edit] External links
- Hillsboro School District is at coordinates Coordinates:
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| Government |
Police · City Hall · Library · County Courthouse · Clean Water Services |
| Transportation |
MAX Blue Line · Main Street Bridge · Airport · Oregon Route 219 · T.V. Highway · Sunset Highway |
| Education |
Hillsboro School District · Century High School · Glencoe High School · Hillsboro High School · Liberty High School · Hare Field · OGI School of Science and Engineering |
| Companies |
FEI · Intel · Lattice · Metro West Ambulance · Parr Lumber · Planar · RadiSys · Rodgers Instruments · Tuality Healthcare |
| Parks & Recreation |
Hillsboro Stadium · Hondo Dog Park · Noble Woods Park · Shute Park · Jackson Bottom · Oregon International Airshow · |
| Other |
The Argus · Glencoe · David Hill · KUIK · Orenco · Orenco Station · Pioneer Cemetery · Primate Research Center · Tanasbourne |
