District News

Update to meals program
Posted on 03/02/2021

Beginning March 15, 2021, McMinnville School District will move to hybrid learning at the elementary level.  Children attending hybrid will be offered three meals to take home at the end of their in-person session. Bus route meal service will transition to pick-up at elementary schools after Friday, March 12, 2021. CDL students in middle and…

Planning update
Posted on 02/22/2021

Feb. 22, 2021

Elementary Hybrid Plan
Posted on 02/08/2021

(Español) During the week of Feb. 8, MSD will send families a survey to gather information on the number of elementary families who want to stay in Comprehensive Distance Learning (CDL) and those who prefer to move into in-person hybrid instruction. At this time, middle and high schools will continue in CDL, as well as…

Mac High students honored in Scholastic Art Awards
Posted on 01/29/2021

Two McMinnville High School seniors won Silver Key awards, and three other students garnered Honorable Mention recognition for a variety of artworks. The five are students of MHS art teacher Christine Garrison. Amaya Williams won three Silver Keys for architectural design work and three Honorable Mentions for her paintings, and Bredin Blanchard won a Silver…

County offers free COVID tests
Posted on 01/27/2021

Yamhill County is offering free, drive-through COVID-19 testing events on Fridays through February. The events are held at the Yamhill County Fairgrounds at 2070 NE Lafayette Avenue in McMinnville (follow the signs) on a rotating schedule of mornings and afternoons. Friday, February 5th 4:00-7:00 p.m. Friday, February 12th 9:00 a.m. -12:00 noon Friday, February 19th…

Inclement weather information
Posted on 02/11/2021

(Spanish) Today, Thursday, February 11: All afternoon limited in-person Instruction, clubs, and activities, including athletic practice and events are canceled. Bear Hugs will close at 2:30 pm today. Morning limited in-person instruction (LIPI) operates as scheduled. Mid-day meal delivery and pick up operate as scheduled except for those students who pick up three meals will…

Inclement weather during CDL
Posted on 01/24/2021

CDL schedules will continue as usual during inclement weather events. Student bus transportation to and from school is not a major factor during CDL when most students are engaged with instruction in their homes. The asynchronous portion of the student’s day provides time to play in the snow during day time hours for those who…

District names new director of Finance
Posted on 01/15/2021

McMinnville School District welcomes Samantha Nelson as the district’s new Finance Director. She replaces Susan Escure, who is retiring. Samantha comes from the Gladstone School District where she served for more than five years. Prior to that, she worked in city government and the medical field. Welcome Samantha! Jan. 15, 2021

January is Board Appreciation Month!
Posted on 01/14/2021

January is Board Appreciation Month, a time to honor the hard work of school boards across the country. At this week’s McMinnville School Board meeting, the following proclamation was entered into the record: WHEREAS, school boards create a vision for what students should know and be able to do; WHEREAS, school boards establish clear standards…

Update on reopening schools
Posted on 01/11/2021

The COVID-19 metrics for Yamhill County continue to be too high for the reopening of McMinnville schools to large groups of students according to the current Oregon Department of Education metrics which advises that schools do not fully open if the COVID-19 case count is greater than 200 cases per 100,000 population. The number of COVID-19 cases…

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