2018-12-04T11:46:36+00:00Salem-Keizer Public Schools Seeks Community Input on School Boundary Adjustments at Dec. 4 Listening Sessions2018-12-04T11:46:36+00:00November 30, 2018|Comments Off on Salem-Keizer Public Schools Seeks Community Input on School Boundary Adjustments at Dec. 4 Listening SessionsLinks 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 [...]
2018-11-29T14:53:09+00:00Salem-Keizer Public Schools to Host Native American Awareness Gathering2018-11-29T14:53:09+00:00November 18, 2018|Comments Off on Salem-Keizer Public Schools to Host Native American Awareness GatheringThe 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, [...]
2018-10-12T11:02:39+00:00Salem-Keizer Public Schools Seeks Vendors for Bond-Related School Safety Upgrades2018-10-12T11:02:39+00:00October 7, 2018|Comments Off on Salem-Keizer Public Schools Seeks Vendors for Bond-Related School Safety UpgradesSalem-Keizer Public Schools (SKPS) continues to post requests for proposals (RFPs) to deliver work promised in the $619.7 million 2018 bond program on its procurement website. One recent RFP and a soon-to-be-released RFP support the [...]
2018-10-08T16:34:23+00:00Salem-Keizer Budget Committee Seeking Two New Community Members2018-10-08T16:34:23+00:00September 26, 2018|Comments Off on Salem-Keizer Budget Committee Seeking Two New Community MembersSalem-Keizer Public Schools is seeking two community members to serve on the budget committee. Each appointee will serve a three-year term ending June 30, 2021. Committee members will review and approve budgets for adoption by [...]
2018-09-21T11:06:47+00:00Salem-Keizer Public Schools Offers Meeting for General Contractors Interested in Bidding on 2018 Construction Bond Projects2018-09-21T11:06:47+00:00September 21, 2018|Comments Off on Salem-Keizer Public Schools Offers Meeting for General Contractors Interested in Bidding on 2018 Construction Bond ProjectsSalem-Keizer Public Schools will hold a pre-proposal meeting for general contractors on Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018 at 1 p.m. at the Lancaster Professional Center, 2450 Lancaster Drive NE in Salem. The meeting is for firms [...]
2018-09-20T10:35:56+00:00Student Cohorts Show Growth in State Assessments2018-09-20T10:35:56+00:00September 20, 2018|Comments Off on Student Cohorts Show Growth in State AssessmentsEleventh-graders outperform state in math and English Language Arts, five pilot schools for math curriculum also demonstrate meaningful gains While Salem-Keizer Public Schools (SKPS) students start off behind their peers across the state on assessment [...]
2018-09-19T14:28:56+00:00Jim Orth Named SKPS Interim Assistant Superintendent2018-09-19T14:28:56+00:00September 19, 2018|Comments Off on Jim Orth Named SKPS Interim Assistant SuperintendentOrth has nearly 30 years in education as a teacher, principal and administrator Jim Orth, Director of Career and Technical Education (CTE) for Salem-Keizer Public Schools (SKPS), has been named interim assistant superintendent for the [...]
2018-09-12T16:36:08+00:00Salem-Keizer Public Schools Board of Directors Reaffirms Safe and Welcoming Schools Resolution2018-09-12T16:36:08+00:00September 12, 2018|Comments Off on Salem-Keizer Public Schools Board of Directors Reaffirms Safe and Welcoming Schools ResolutionAt its meeting Tuesday night, the Salem-Keizer Public Schools (SKPS) Board of Directors reaffirmed Resolution No. 201819-2, “Safe and Welcoming Schools.” Originally adopted in 2016, the resolution commits to an inclusive, barrier-free environment where all [...]
2018-09-07T10:16:21+00:00Salem-Keizer Public Schools’ Career-Technical Education Center to Hold Ribbon-Cutting and Recognition Event for Two New Programs2018-09-07T10:16:21+00:00September 7, 2018|Comments Off on Salem-Keizer Public Schools’ Career-Technical Education Center to Hold Ribbon-Cutting and Recognition Event for Two New ProgramsCTEC Celebrates Business Development and Leadership and Law Enforcement Program Launch on September 7 at 11 a.m. Salem-Keizer Public Schools’ (SKPS) Career-Technical Education Center (CTEC) is celebrating the opening of two new Career Technical Education [...]
2018-09-19T16:10:32+00:00Salem-Keizer Public Schools Launches “Every Day 24J!” to Address Chronic Absenteeism2018-09-19T16:10:32+00:00September 5, 2018|Comments Off on Salem-Keizer Public Schools Launches “Every Day 24J!” to Address Chronic AbsenteeismBuses were rolling this morning carrying almost half of Salem-Keizer Public Schools’ (SKPS) 42,000 students, but with the back-to-school excitement was another message: “Every Day 24J!” Nearly one in three students in SKPS is chronically [...]
2018-08-28T11:33:48+00:00Salem-Keizer Public Schools Suspends Outdoor Athletics for August 23, 20182018-08-28T11:33:48+00:00August 23, 2018|Comments Off on Salem-Keizer Public Schools Suspends Outdoor Athletics for August 23, 2018Due to air quality concerns, all Salem-Keizer Public Schools (SKPS) outdoor athletics have been suspended for Thursday, Aug. 23. Outdoor marching band rehearsals also have been suspended. Per Oregon School Activities Association guidelines, practices may [...]
2018-08-16T15:00:14+00:00Salem-Keizer Public Schools’ Career-Technical Education Center Offers Two New CTE Programs2018-08-16T15:00:14+00:00August 16, 2018|Comments Off on Salem-Keizer Public Schools’ Career-Technical Education Center Offers Two New CTE ProgramsSalem-Keizer Public Schools’ (SKPS) Career-Technical Education Center (CTEC) is introducing two new programs this fall, Law Enforcement and Business Development and Leadership. “We are excited to add two new programs to our center,” said Rhonda [...]
