Foster Care

Educational stability is a key component in a foster care student's success. Consistent access to quality education provides stability and a sense of normalcy in their lives. When foster care students have access to supportive school environments, committed educators, and resources that address their unique needs, it can significantly improve their educational outcomes. Continuity in schooling, through efforts such as maintaining school enrollment despite placement changes, promoting educational stability, and minimizing disruptions, can enhance their chances of academic success. At the federal and state level, laws have been passed that require local and state child welfare and education agencies to fully and faithfully understand and implement legislation focusing on continuity and stability in a foster care student’s education. Every school district in Oregon has at least one designated Housing Insecurity/ Foster Care Student Liaison to provide direct assistance to homeless families and unaccompanied youths to access and achieve in school. 

Foster Care Transportation Request Form- DHS

Foster Care School Notification Form

ODE foster Care Information

Mckinney- Vento Act

The McKinney-Vento Act’s Education of Homeless Children and Youth Program, ensures that homeless children and youth are provided a free, appropriate public education, despite lack of a fixed place of residence or a supervising parent or guardian. 

How is “Homeless” Defined? For the purposes of the Education of Homeless Children and Youth Programs under the Elementary and Secondary Schools Act, homeless children and youth “lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence.” A homeless family could live in an emergency shelter or transitional housing unit, share housing with others due to loss of housing or economic hardship, reside in motels, or live in tents or trailers for lack of alternative, adequate housing. Unaccompanied minors who have been abandoned by their parents or who have run away from home – whatever the reason - are also eligible for educational rights and services as homeless students.

Homeless Student Assistance (Mckinney-Vento) 

If you live in any of the following situations, you may qualify for certain rights or protections under the Mckinney- Vento Assistance Act: 

• Do not have a permanent address
• Share housing with relatives or friends because you lost your housing or employment
• Live in a shelter or motel
• Live in a campground, car, park, street, or other temporary shelter

Eligible Students Have The Right To: 

• Enroll in school immediately even without proof of address
• Choose your child's last school or school closest to where you are living
• Get transportation to and from school for your child
• Participate in your child's education
• Dispute enrollment or transportation decisions
• Receive program services
  • School Supplies
  • Clothing
  • hygiene Products 
  • Immediate access to school meals
  • Educational advocacy and support
  • referrals to community agencies
  • Special events and activities 

If you have questions or think you may be eligible, Please contact Katrina Womack, Mckinney- Vento Coordinator at (541) 327-3337 ext 2000

 

 

Academic Achievement Report

Informe de Educación Especial

2016-2017 Special Education Report​​

2017-2018 Special Education Report

2018-2019 Special Education Report

2022-2023 Special Education Report

2019-2020 Restrain & Seclusion Report

2021-2022 Restraint & Seclusion Report

2022-2023 Restraint & Seclusion Report

2023-2024 Restraint & Seclusion Report

Jefferson School District believes that every child is entitled to a free and appropriate public education regardless of the nature or severity of his or her disability. Our staff seeks not only to educate, but to affirm the individual dignity and self-worth of each child with a disability.

Once a parent or school staff person believes a child may have a disability, a team is convened to review specific information about the child and determine whether or not an evaluation is needed. If the team suspects a disability may exist, that child is referred to Special Education staff for a formal assessment.

Once a student is identified as having a disability, he or she is served through an Individualized Education Plan or IEP. The IEP is a collaborative effort on the part of the IEP Team, of which parents are an integral part. The IEP Team also consists of special and regular educators, as well as other specialists knowledgeable about the student’s individualized needs. In addition, every child served through special education has a set of procedural safeguards in place to ensure that his or her right to a free and appropriate education is maintained.

Eligible Categories: 

• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Deaf-Blindness
• Deafness or Hard of Hearing
• Developmental Delay
• Emotional Behavior Disability
• Intellectual Disability 
• Orthopedic Impairment
• Other Health Impairment
• Speech or Language Impairment
• Specific Learning Disability 
• Traumatic Brain Injury

Oregon Standard IEP: This link provides information about Oregon's Standard IEP guidelines. 

Procedural Safeguards: This document defines a parents special education rights for students in school age services (KG-21)

Procedural Safeguards Spanish Version

Child Find Notice

Jefferson School District works with Willamette Education Service District (WESD) to provide Speech and Language Pathologists (SLP), Occupational Therapists (OT) , Physical Therapists (PT), Vision Specialists (VS), Deaf and Hard of Hearing Specialists (DHH), Augmentative Communication (AAC), and Orientation and Mobility Specialists (O&M). 

If you believe your student should be receiving special Education services please contact Katrina Womack, Student Services Director at (541) 327-3337 ext 2000
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Philosophy

Jefferson School District 14J is committed to an educational program that recognizes, identifies, and serves the unique needs of talented and gifted students. Talented and gifted students are those who have been identified as academically talented, and/or intellectually gifted as defined by state law and administrative rule. Our goal is to provide classroom instruction and implement appropriate strategies designed to meet their advanced level and rate of learning, maximizing all TAG student individual potential. 

Identification

District students are currently identified in one or more of the following six areas: 

Intellectually Gifted

Academically Talented in Reading

Academically Talented in Math

Creative Ability

Leadership Ability

Ability in the Visual or Performing Arts

 

Services

Jefferson School District 14J serves elementary TAG students in a regular classroom model. The classroom teacher makes appropriate modifications and completes a TAG plan for each TAG student's rate and level of learning. 

Middle and high school students have a variety of service options. These include, but are not limited to, advanced placement classes, Honor's options, Honor's Diploma, college Credit for some classes, Modifications within classes and enrichment options. In all classes TAG students should receive modifications that address their assessed rate and level of learning. in some cases, the adaptation may be the advanced or above level course. This is determined as part of the students TAG plan. 

Rights of Parents of TAG Students

Jefferson SD TAG Plan

If you have questions, concerns or comments about TAG for your student please contact Katrina Womack, Tag Coordinator at (541) 327-3337 ext 2000