District News

Dr. Tim Roberts has officially retired from the McMinnville School Board. Roberts, a retired dentist, has served since 2007 when he won a write-in campaign. He has re-elected three times since. Roberts joins several district employees in retiring this summer, including Jeff Autencio, Elementary PE Teacher, (1984-2020) Roxanne Blankenship, LRC Assistant, (1994-2020) Sharon Buehler, Library…

The McMinnville Education Foundation (MEF) has launched a contest to encourage art-making and to raise funds for programs that benefit students in the McMinnville School District. Children are invited to create a chalk design on a sidewalk, take a photo of it and submit the image for voting in age-group categories.    The contest is…

(Español)   After piloting the system in a few schools this year, the McMinnville School District is launching a new communication tool to keep families updated on district and school activities. ParentSquare will replace our current notification system SchoolMessenger with a consolidated platform that features targeted messages by classroom, school or district level. Messages will primarily…

Spanish | We are making plans for the 2020-21 school year to provide a quality education for our students based on information that exists today.Following guidance from the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) and the Oregon Health Authority (OHA), we have identified educational models we will be able to deliver next fall. To ensure both…

Join us on Monday, June 29, for two parent listening sessions to hear your feedback on planning updates for the reopening of schools in the fall. Elementary session @ 5 p.m. Middle/High schools session @ 6:30 p.m Note: registration deadline is Monday, June 29 @ 3 p.m.

The McMinnville School District is launching an enrichment program, “Summer Explorations,” to help students stay engaged throughout the vacation weeks. Each week through August 24, a different themed activity will be offered for four different grade levels:  kindergarten through second grade; grades three through five, middle school, and high school. The weekly offerings will be…

This week, the letter below was mailed to all district families (Spanish): Dear families and stakeholders: First and most importantly, I hope that you and your family are healthy and safe. As the superintendent of the McMinnville School District, I know that these are unprecedented times. Many of you are being asked to step into…

The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) has released “Ready Schools, Safe Learners,” the initial guidance for how school districts will develop an operational blueprint for the 2020-21 school year. The blueprint will evolve throughout the year based on school district, public health and community feedback, as well as incorporate new health and safety guidance to…

School principals will be hosting Parent Listening Sessions in the coming week. We will discuss the most recent guidance from the Oregon Department of Education about opening schools in the fall and get your feedback on how we can improve going forward. These meetings will take place remotely using Zoom. Please register for the conversation…

The McMinnville School District would like your feedback on the Distance Learning model currently in use during the state-wide school closure.  Should schools across the state be required to open using a hybrid model in the fall, we are working to explore models that could include both Distance Learning and face-to-face instruction using what works…