Sherwood Schools: District Updates

Earlier this week, Sherwood School District staff were treated to a surprise from our community -- free items from the Sherwood Dutch Bros and the Hungry Hero Dessert Company! This event was made possible by community donations, in the amount of $2,610 dollars, and was an amazing way to show our staff members how much they matter. Everyone in our district is truly grateful for the support of our families and community members, and we are honored to continue to serve you and your students during this time.

With schools closed for the year and potential construction delays related to COVID-19, the District is working with our construction teams to move up our bond project timelines. This includes all of the work for our Transformations projects, originally scheduled to begin in June.

During the last two weeks of April, District staff worked very hard to pack up all schools, and this week we have moved everything out of all construction zones. Construction begins on Monday, May 11 at the current high school (to become Sherwood Middle School), Hopkins (to become the new District Office) and Laurel/Edy Ridge (to become Ridges Elementary). Construction continues to progress at SMS (to become Hawks View Elementary) and the new high school. You will begin to notice construction activity increasing throughout the District next week.

A huge thanks to all of our staff for their amazing work packing buildings and returning student items to families!

Construction at the new high school continues to progress despite challenges related to COVID-19, and will be complete this summer. In recent weeks, the main front parking lot has been completed, the west multi-use field has been completed, the main gym and surrounding running track are nearly complete, seat installation in the theater has begun, the classrooms are nearing completion, and the courtyard is almost complete. We are truly grateful to our construction crews for their hard work as we get closer to the completion of the new high school campus.

Through the remainder of the 2019-20 academic year, Nutrition Services will be expanding our food distribution services for students.

• In addition to our existing hubs at Hopkins and Edy Ridge, we will be adding hubs at our Archer Glen and Middleton locations.

• All elementary school hubs will operate daily 9:00-11:00am.

• In addition to our school hubs, we will begin providing additional rural distribution stops:

• Rural Hub 1: 17855 Leander Dr. - 8:30-8:45am

• Rural Hub 2: The Purple Hen 20345 Scholls-Sherwood Rd. - 9:00-9:15am

• Rural Hub 3: 14560 SW Forest Glen Ln - 8:45-9:00am

• Rural Hub 4: Tonquin Lp at Old Tonquin Lp (just south of Tonquin Pl) - 9:30-9:45am

• Please maintain social distancing guidelines of 6ft while waiting at our rural distribution stops, or wait in your vehicle until the van arrives.

Thank you to The Purple Hen for allowing us to use their location as a distribution stop!

Starting this week, our SHARE Center will be temporarily located at Archer Glen Elementary, in Portable 21/22, on the following schedule:

• Monday 10:30am to 1:30pm

• Tuesday - CLOSED

• Wednesday - CLOSED

• Thursday - 10:30 am to 2:00pm

• Friday - by appointment only

The SHARE Center is continuing to collect items via our Distance Donation Drive. Please see the flyer below for more information (and our new delivery address!)

To Access Help with Technology

• Troubleshoot on the Distance Learning Support page

• Reach out to your teacher first for support with class programs and apps

• Contact the school district’s Technology Help Desk:

• helpdesk@sherwood.k12.or.us

• 503-825-5050

• Email and phone will be monitored on school days only from 8am-4pm

• Response time may vary depending on the volume of requests

• We've received many requests for hotspots and are awaiting our shipment; in the meantime, families can access public wi-fi for free in the parking lots of several local businesses. A list of these locations can be found at https://wifi.xfinity.com/

Device Repair and Pick-Up Hub

The District has created a location to drop off damaged devices and pick up replacements.

• Location: Archer Glen Elementary rear covered area

• Hours:

• Monday and Wednesday from 8am-10am

• Tuesday and Thursday from 2pm-4pm

As a reminder, all Sherwood School District buildings and properties remain closed to the public until further notice. This includes playgrounds, basketball courts, and other District facilities.

Although essential staff may be working at our buildings, including all schools and our Main Office location, these buildings are not open to the public. For assistance, please call the main phone number of the building you are attempting to contact.

We encourage the ongoing use of social distancing guidelines, and ask that groups not congregate on athletic fields, running tracks, or other areas on our campuses.

Are you or your family in need of additional resources at this time? For additional information about available community resources, please see a list of local resources here, call 211, or visit www.211info.org/corona-virus

Website: http://www.sherwood.k12.or.us/
Location: 23295 Southwest Main Street, Sherwood, OR, USA
Phone: 503-825-5000
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sherwoodschooldistrict88J/
Twitter: @SherwoodSD