Central Point School District #6

We are excited for D6 Summer Connect Session 3 (July 26-Aug 5) to begin on Monday. Please see the information below on bus route locations and times.

Dear D6 Families-

Central Point School District expects to reopen schools to full-day, five-day, in-person learning this fall. We maintain those expectations today in light of the Oregon Department of Education announcement of the Resiliency Framework for the 2021-2022 school year.  As you might expect, there are always many details to opening school in the fall, and this year those details will include COVID-19 safety measures.  It is encouraging to see many of the previous mandates (such as face covering requirements & cohorting) move to recommendations.  Under the new guidance, general decisions of school health and safety reside with school and district officials.  We will continue to monitor the situation and partner with public health officials to keep families updated as we finalize those details over the summer.  Under our current conditions, we continue to promote the following practices on our D6 campuses for our students and staff:

• Facial coverings are advised, but no longer required. Students staff, parents, volunteers, and community, regardless of vaccination status, may elect to continue wearing masks but will not be required.
• Physical distancing is advised, but not required. We will continue to promote physical distancing, maintaining at least 3 feet between students, to the extent possible in our daily activities.
• Screening of students is not required, but we will continue to screen students, including temperature checks, upon arrival at our campuses for Summer School.
• Cohorting of students is not required. However, contact tracing will continue in order to monitor possible exposure for students/staff.
• Frequent handwashing, environmental cleaning/disinfection and air purification will continue to be key practices in D6 buildings.
• Quarantine and isolation requirements for exposure to Covid-19 will be followed in accordance with Jackson County Health Authority regulations.

For further information about the guidance, please follow this link.

If your student(s) is a returning D6 student, please complete online registration here.

Thank you for your ongoing support of our schools.  Our community is simply amazing.

Onward!

Walt Davenport

Superintendent

D6 is currently accepting applications for two vacancies on the Board of Directors “Bond Oversight Committee.” This committee of D6 citizens meets regularly to monitor the progress of the bond, issue regular reports and ensure that projects are being managed responsibly. Bond Oversight Committee members are selected by the Board of Directors from a pool of available applicants.

Please return applications to the Central Point School District Office at 300 Ash Street, Central Point or by email to amy.shipley@district6.org.

Bond Oversight Committee Application

Join us in welcoming our new Superintendent, Walt Davenport! A familiar face around D6, we are excited for Walt to lead us into a new school year full of opportunity and promise. To learn more about Walt and his vision for D6, read his Letter to the Community.

On June 25^th, the Oregon Department of Education and Oregon Health Authority released guidance for the upcoming school year. This framework may be utilized for both our summer school sessions and in preparation for the 2021-2022 school year.  These changes will go into effect for D6 schools today, June 30, 2021.

• Facial coverings are advised, but no longer required. Students, staff, parents, volunteers, and community, regardless of vaccination status, may elect to continue wearing masks but will not be required.
• Physical distancing is advised, but not required. We will continue to promote physical distancing, maintaining at least 3 feet between students, to the extent possible in our daily activities.
• Screening of students is not required, but we will continue to screen students, including temperature checks, upon arrival at our campuses for Summer School.
• Cohorting of students is not required. However, contact tracing will continue in order to monitor possible exposure for students/staff.
• Frequent handwashing, environmental cleaning/disinfection and air purification will continue to be key practices in D6 buildings.
• Quarantine and isolation requirements for exposure to Covid-19 will be followed in accordance with Jackson County Health Authority regulations.

Learn more about the guidance here.

With a positive outlook, we will continue to build opportunities for our students and community. Thank you for your support.

Sincerely,

Walt Davenport

Superintendent

Our district was awarded Summer Learning grant money to support our students. We are offering K-8th Enrichment and 9-12 Academic Support sessions during this upcoming summer break. The sessions are designed for students grade levels that they are currently enrolled in this 20-21 school year. The application to enroll in the K-8 enrichment program is now open and the deadline to complete the application is June 4, 2021.

Detailed information and how to sign your child up for K-8 Summer Enrichment or 9-12 Academic Support can be found on our D6 Webpage under Parents/Students or by clicking here.

For the D6 Summer Connected Calendar, please click here.

The Oregon Department of Education announced on May 19th that facial coverings are no longer required outdoors.  Students staff, parents, volunteers and community, regardless of vaccination status, may participate in outdoor activities during the school day and before or after school without masks or face coverings.

• Masks/face coverings are not required for any outdoor activity, including recess, PE, athletics and activities.
• Masks/face coverings are no longer required indoors for individuals who are fully vaccinated AND when students are not present.
• Masks/face coverings are not required for fully vaccinated individuals (includes athletes, spectators and volunteers) at OSAA indoor sports and activities. Vaccination status will be checked at the door.
• Masks/face coverings are not required at outdoor events such as graduations, honors nights or other events, but physical distancing and capacity requirements remain.
• During the school day at school sites mask/face coverings are required for all individuals while indoors.

You may learn more about the details of the new facial covering/mask rules in this document from ODE:   new ODE guidance.  You can find a table version of the facial covering/mask update here.  An FAQ about the D6 updated mask guidance is here.   The ODE requirements for schools, Ready Schools, Safe Learners is here.

The requirements for schools change rapidly.  Please know that we will respond to these changes immediately to assure that our students have the best school experience possible.

A public meeting of the Budget Committee of the CENTRAL POINT SCHOOL DISTRICT #6, JACKSON COUNTY, State of Oregon, to discuss the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. The location and/or format will be posted on the district website as soon as a decision has been made.  The meeting will take place on May 3rd, 2021 at 5:30 p.m.  The purpose of the meeting is to receive the budget message.  This is a public meeting where deliberation of the Budget Committee will take place.  An additional, separate meeting of the Budget Committee will be held to take public comment.  Any person may appear at the meeting and discuss the proposed programs with the Budget Committee.  The meeting for public comment will be on May 17th, 2021 at 5:30 p.m., again the final location and/or format will be posted on the district website as soon as a decision has been made.  A copy of the budget document may be inspected or obtained in pdf format from the district website after May 3rd, 2021 beginning at 5:30 p.m. 

Due to physical distancing requirements, in-person attendance of Budget meetings has been suspended. The public may view the meeting live at this link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81862270167?pwd=bzdZSjdtN1ZkVjB1cjBEak5mY1lrdz09

Meeting ID: 818 6227 0167
Passcode: 93576

Updated bus routes beginning Monday, April 5 can be found here.

If you do not see a stop with your address, please find the closest stop to your house. Please expect the bus 10 minutes either before or after the posted time as routes continue to be refined.

*Updates were made to Route 30 (SVE only) and Route 34 (HMS only) as of 4/3/21.

*Updates were made to Route 33 (SVE & Crater) as of 4/6/21.