A Pathway Built to Last in Central Point

In Jackson County, Central Point School District serves just under 5,000 students, representing a community rich in language, culture, and lived experience. Across the district, students speak 20 languages, and classrooms reflect a wide range of identities and learning journeys.

It is within this context that Central Point made a deliberate, long-term commitment to multilingual education. In 2013, the district launched its Two-Way Immersion (TWI) program grounded in a simple belief: language is not a barrier to overcome, but an asset to be nurtured.

More than a decade later, that commitment has grown into a full K–12 pathway—one designed to support students academically, culturally, and socially from their earliest school years through graduation.Central Point remains the only district in the region offering a dual-language pathway that spans kindergarten through high school, with its first graduating cohort set for spring 2026.

As the district prepares to celebrate this milestone, Title III and Two-Way Immersion Coordinator Tess Siemer and district leaders remain focused on what comes next—deepening impact, strengthening pathways beyond high school, and continuing to center student experience in every decision so that language, belonging, and opportunity remain at the heart of the system.

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National School Lunch Week

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) serves nearly 30 million children every school day. President John F. Kennedy created National School Lunch Week (NSLW) in 1962 to promote the importance of a healthy school lunch in a child’s life and the impact it has inside and outside of the classroom.

This year National School Lunch Week is October 13-17. The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) and the Oregon School Boards Association (OSBA) are teaming up to raise awareness about the importance of Child Nutrition Programs in schools. 

CPSD6 is proud to host our own School Lunch Program! Many districts have a third party vendor provide meals. OUR D6 Breakfast and Lunch Program is the OUTSTANDING and it is prepared by CPSD6 employees! 

La Clinica provides School-Based Health Centers in all CPSD6 Schools. They bring basic medical, dental and psychological care to students. For more information contact them at La Clinica’s school-based health centers provide quality health care for students. For more information, laclinicahealth.org.

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