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| Location | |
| Washington CountyGreater Hillsboro, Oregon United States | |
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Established | 1851 |
| Superintendent | Mike Scott (interim, permanent on 6/1/2009) |
| Budget | $216 million |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 20,401 |
| Teachers | 1,105 |
| Staff | 1,089 |
| Athletic conference | Northwest Oregon Conference |
| Other information | |
| High Schools | 4 |
| Middle Schools | 4 |
| Elementary Schools | 24 |
| Website | www.hsd.k12.or.us |
The Hillsboro School District 1J is a unified school district located in Hillsboro, Oregon, United States. It operates 24 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. 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. The district has drawn criticism for a 12-year contract signed with Coca-Cola to provide soft drinks to the district’s schools.
History
Hillsboro’s first school district was formed in 1851 as School District 7. The Reverend Horace Lyman established the district and was the first commissioner, with that title later becoming school superintendent. 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. In 1875, a new frame constructed school was built, with the smaller log cabin kept for additional space.
Then in 1890 a new eight-room schoolhouse was finished at the present site of David Hill Elementary. In 1929, a high school was finished with additional buildings and the wings added later. Brookwood Elementary was opened in 1953, followed by Poynter Junior High, Brown Junior High, and Mooberry Elementary all in 1963. In 1962, the high school district and the elementary districts partially merged with the high school district composed of grades seven through twelve. The district opened Hare Field in 1965, a multi-sport facility with a track, baseball stadium, and football field. In 1970, a new senior high school opened on 48 acres (190,000 m) on the south side of Hillsboro, with enrollment of the high school district reaching 3,621 students that year. By 1987 enrollment in all the districts feeding into the high school district along with the high school district reached approximately 12,325 students.
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. 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. 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.
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. That year enrollment reached 18,951 for the unified district. In 2006 the district implemented a statistical tracking program that keeps track of all student information such as demographics, attendance, and academic achievement.
Schools
The district operates 32 schools, including four high schools, four middle schools, and 23 elementary schools. 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. Staffing includes 1,089 full-time classified employees, 1,105 full-time teachers, and 73 administrator staff members. The average student to teacher ratio is 26:1 with a 3.5% drop-out rate for the 2005 to 2006 school year. The annual budget is $216 million.
Elementary schools
- Brookwood
- Butternut Creek
- Eastwood
- Farmington View
- Free Orchards
- Groner
- W.L. Henry
- David Hill
- Imlay
- Indian Hills
- Jackson
- Ladd Acres
- Lenox
- Lincoln Street
- W. Verne McKinney
- Minter Bridge
- Mooberry
- North Plains
- Orenco
- Paul L. Patterson
- Quatama
- Reedville
- L.C. Tobias
- West Union
- Witch Hazel
Middle schools
- Brown Middle School
- Evergreen Middle School
- Poynter Middle School
- Thomas Middle School
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.
See also
References
- Owen, Wendy (May 7, 2009). "Hillsboro School District names new superintendent". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
- 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Fast Facts. Hillsboro School District. Retrieved on March 28 2008.
- 2006-2007 Annual Report. Hillsboro School District. Retrieved on April 1 2008.
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