KCSD & Me

• Sept. 4: Labor Day. No school
• Sept. 5: First day of school for most KCSD students*
• Sept. 6: School for all students*
• Sept. 21: KCSD Board of Directors meeting
  
  

*NOTE: Information about the kindergarten schedule is below. Some of our junior high and high schools reserve Sept. 5 for 7th and 9th graders only. Your school will provide details.

Are you ready for a new school year! We are!

The district is hosting a day-long inservice for all teachers next week, and schools have been contacting parents and gearing up for students. Be sure to check your school's website and social media accounts for important dates and information. Go to www.kcsd.k12.or.us, click on Our Schools and then on your school's name.

The district's KCSD & Me newsletter publishes once a month during the school year, providing important updates and information as well as fun stories about our schools, staff, and students. If you did not receive this via email, you can subscribe at the end of this newsletter to receive the monthly KCSD & Me in your inbox.

Here's to a great school year!!

The district is offering online registration through its new student information system, PowerSchool. If you are new to the district, please complete the pre-registration form HERE.

When your school has approved your pre- registration form, you will receive an email and you can complete your registration forms.

If you are a returning KCSD family: Parents who had an email on file with KCSD should have received information on how to create a Parent Portal Account. If you did not receive this information, please contact your school.

For more detailed instructions about registration or paying fees online, please visit our REGISTRATION and PAYMENTS PAGE on the district website -- www.kcsd.k12.or.us

KCSD is offering Kindergarten Conversations for families the first week of school. Kindergarten teachers will be calling parents and guardians the last week of August to schedule family conversations for the week of Sept. 5. Kindergarten students will come with parents and guardians to meet their teacher and become familiar with their classroom.

A phase-in approach to full-time kindergarten will begin the week of Sept. 11. Teachers will provide families with their student’s phase-in schedule during the family conversation.

Kindergarten students will begin all-day school on Friday, Sept. 15.

Bus routes for the 2023-24 school year are available on our website -- https://www.kcsd.k12.or.us/district/transportation.cfm. Route links also are provided below. Please be sure to check your route on the website for any updates as the first day of school nears.

• Bonanza and Gearhart
• Brixner
• Chiloquin
• Falcon Heights
• Ferguson
• Gilchrist
• Henley
• Keno
• Lost River
• Mazama
• Peterson
• Shasta
• Stearns

The district will provide school supplies for elementary students. Junior high and high school students will be provided with a supply list as needed.

Click here for the 2023-24 school year calendar: https://www.kcsd.k12.or.us/cms_files/resources/23-24%20School%20Calendar.pdf

Check out our 2022-23 annual report for fun facts, financial information, and progress towards our goals. You can find copies at the District Office or read it online here: https://www.kcsd.k12.or.us/KCSD_Annual_Report_2022-23.pdf

Construction of a new community center for Lost River got underway in July following five years of planning and fundraising by the Lost River Booster Club and community supporters. In a groundbreaking ceremony July 17 overlooking the recently poured cement foundation of the 13,500-square-foot building, more than 30 people gathered to celebrate the exhaustive effort that raised enough money to make a community’s dream a reality. Read more

Nine students from the Klamath County School District were among 25 high school students chosen to attend a two-week “deep dive” shadowing experience this summer at the Oregon National Primate Research Center.

The two-week program is part of the On Track OHSU! Summer Research Experience. KCSD partners with On Track OHSU! at Chiloquin Junior/Senior High and Mazama High School. Created in 2013, On Track OHSU! works with middle and high schools to increase the number of students from underrepresented minority backgrounds in the health sciences and in Oregon's biomedical workforce.

Seven Chiloquin Junior/Senior High School students applied for and were accepted into the summer experience program. Those students were joined by one student from Mazama High School, one student from the Great Basin Homeschool program, and 16 students from Madras High School, Woodburn High School, and Jefferson High School.

Transportation to and from the Portland area was provided through collaborations with the KCSD Title VI Program, the Klamath Tribes Transportation Department, and the Klamath Tribes Education and Employment Department. The students each received an $800 stipend for completing the program.

Klamath County School District Board of Directors appointed a new board member in June to fill a position vacated by Laura Blair.

Brooke KIiewer will represent the Henley and Keno attendance areas, serving until June 30, 2025, the remainder of Blair’s term.

Kliewer was among five applicants for the position. The four current school board members – Steve Lowell, John Rademacher, Jill O’Donnell, and Marc Staunton – interviewed three of the applicants at the June 15 regular board meeting. Two applicants were eliminated from consideration because they were unable to attend the board interviews.

Her goals as a board member include focusing on academics – math, reading, and writing -- and ensuring KCSD policies reflect the values of the community.

“I want to see the school district thrive now and in the future by strengthening academics, (providing) smaller class sizes, and being an advocate for offering electives that focus on life skills and learning the trades,” she said.

Kliewer and her husband, Ty, have two school-age children. She has lived in the community for 20 years and started her career in Klamath Falls as a substitute teacher for the school district. She also taught animal science at Klamath Community College. She has worked as a commercial loan officer for the past 12 years.

“These experiences have given me the skills to understand the classroom environment, to understand finances and budgeting, and to follow procedures and policies while also being creative to think outside the box and find solutions to achieve goals,” she said.

Kliewer currently volunteers as a 4-H leader, secretary for the Lost River FFA Alumni Association, and as a member of the Klamath County OSU Experiment Station Advisory Board. She is a former board member of the Klamath Lake Counties Food Bank and has volunteered for school activities and events.

This month's KCSD Board of Directors meeting is scheduled for 5 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 21 at the District Office, 2845 Greensprings Drive. When the agenda and livestream links are available, they will be posted here: KCSD School Board Agenda and Materials. Board meetings are now being streamed live on YouTube.

Check out our job openings: KCSD Employment Opportunities

In our KCSD & Me district newsletters, we will provide updates as well as share news from across our district. If you need information between newsletters, go to our webpage at www.kcsd.k12.or.us and follow us on social media. Keep track of KCSD & Me newsletters at: https://www.kcsd.k12.or.us/district/kcsd--me-newsletters.cfm. Follow district news here: https://www.kcsd.k12.or.us/district/district-news.cfm

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Website: www.kcsd.k12.or.us
Location: 2845 Greensprings Drive, Klamath Falls, OR, USA
Phone: 541-883-5000