As of Thursday, Oct. 24, district contractors with GB Manchester, Inc were climbing into the century-old Jennie Ranes building and the newer main school building after school had let out for the day, installing parts of a $138,298 fire alarm system.
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October 22 Forest Grove School Board report
Homecoming, school security, Oregon Statewide Assessment System (OSAS) and local benchmarks and more were discussed at Tuesday’s Forest Grove School District board meeting.
State lawmakers push to expand free school meals program for all in Oregon
Though a large majority of public schools feed students free breakfast and lunch, 65 do not, something Democratic lawmakers hope to fix.
Gov. Kotek proposes changes to Oregon school funding and half billion dollar boost in next budget
The proposal aims to narrow district funding gaps caused by rising costs and an end of extra federal funding in September.
Forest Grove School Board selects Dr. Suzanne West as next superintendent
About three dozen people attended the Forest Grove School District board meeting Wednesday to witness just one action item on the agenda: the selection of the next superintendent of the Forest Grove School District.
That choice, adopted unanimously by the board, is Dr. Suzanne West.
Forest Grove School District narrows superintendent search to three finalists
The search process for the next Forest Grove School District Superintendent has narrowed to three undisclosed finalists.
School district sues state in attempt to undo forest habitat conservation plan
The Jewell School District in the Clatsop State Forest predicts it could lose nearly $1 million in revenue if a plan to scale back logging is implemented.
FGSD board narrows superintendent candidates from 30 to five
The Forest Grove School Board has whittled 30 applicants down to five for the soon-to-be-vacated position of Forest Grove School District Superintendent.
Forest Grove School District launches candidate search for new superintendent
The Forest Grove School District board met Monday evening for a special board meeting to discuss the next steps in selecting a new superintendent to lead the administration of schools in Gales Creek, Dilley, Forest Grove, and Cornelius.
FGSD superintendent criteria survey opens
A survey to gather input from community members, staff, students and other stakeholders in the Forest Grove School District as the district begins a search for a new superintendent has opened as of Monday, January 8.