Kindergarten Open House Schedule Released
March 19, 2008 03:46 PM
Parents who will have children in kindergarten next year are invited to attend open houses planned at the elementary schools.
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Linn-Benton Community College Opportunity Available to 08-09 Juniors and Seniors
February 15, 2008 03:53 PM
The 2005 Oregon Legislature enacted Senate Bill 300, which created the Expanded Options program.
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District Responds to Beef Alert
February 1, 2008 05:03 PM
In response to concerns about the safety of beef supplied by the Westland and Hallmark Meat Packing Companies, the Corvallis School District has set aside all meat purchased from these sources. The two companies under investigation are major suppliers of beef to the national school lunch program. Currently, there are no reports of children becoming ill from eating the beef. However, as a precaution, federal and state officials have requested that all school programs put a hold on using any of the suspect beef products until further testing is completed.
509J students will make-up any additional closure days
February 1, 2008 02:39 PM
Corvallis superintendent Dawn Tarzian announced today that if 509J has any additional district-wide school closure days, they will be rescheduled.
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Corvallis Community Vision for Education
February 1, 2008 02:03 PM
Last year more than 1300 community members, parents, staff, and students participated in the Corvallis School District visioning process, with 32 face-to-face sessions and 540 people taking an online survey. The purpose of the visioning process was to give the community a voice in shaping our collective vision of what we want for our children’s education into the future. Three guiding questions focused the process:
High School Students to Attend Classes Thursday, 1/31
January 28, 2008 05:16 PM
Thursday, January 31, will be a school day for high school students at Crescent Valley High, Corvallis High and College Hill School.
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School Cancellations, Late Starts and Make-up Days
January 28, 2008 04:58 PM
Read this for information on how the school closure decisions are made, how to get the latest information on a potential closure day, and what might be in store for make-up days.
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Keeping Our Children Safe & Healthy
December 5, 2007 12:00 PM
This information is written to provide you with information about Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). There was been great media attention related to (MRSA) and schools.
Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a type of “staph” bacteria that is resistant to methicillin, which is a form of penicillin, as well as some other common antibiotics. MRSA commonly causes skin infections that may look like spider bits, infected burns, impetigo, boils or abscess. It is spread by touching the infection/drainage or by touching surfaces that have come in contact with the infection/drainage. When treated with the proper antibiotic, MRSA rarely causes significant health problems.
The 509J Corvallis School District is practicing measures recommended by the Benton County Health Department (BCHD) to prevent the spread of disease.
Health Advisory for parents
October 12, 2007 02:26 PM
Benton County Health Department has received reports of clusters of people with similar symptoms of stomach and intestinal illness. Reported symptoms include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and stomach cramping. Although laboratory tests are still pending, these symptoms are consistent with Norovirus – sometimes called the “cruise ship virus”.
Norovirus illness often begins suddenly, and the infected person may feel very sick. The illness is usually brief, with symptoms lasting only about 1 or 2 days. In general, children experience more vomiting than adults.
These viruses are very contagious and are easily passed from person-to-person through infected stool and vomit. A sick person may shed the virus for 72 hours (3 days) after the last diarrhea or vomiting.
School Boundary Change – Updated 11/7/07
October 8, 2007 09:49 AM
New Boundaries Assigned to Schools – Effective September 2008
Updated 11-7-07
