Ethan Wright & Letty Deker

Magi Allen & Kyler Kim

Cody Anderson & Kristin Wilson

 Safeguarding students during a crisis situation

 

During times of crisis, it is the Oregon Trail School District's intent to safeguard our students and staff while managing the safety and security of our schools. The District has in place an Emergency Operations Plan that was developed in cooperation with local emergency response agencies. The plan includes staff training requirements, practice drills, and guidelines for responding to specific incidents.

 

In the event of a crisis, we will work in tandem with our emergency response partners to care for our students and to secure and manage the crisis. Of course during any crisis situation, we will need cooperation and help with the following:

• Do not call the school. We must keep phone lines open for emergency responders.
• Do not immediately drive to the school. The school access route and street entrance areas must remain clear for emergency vehicles.
• Information will be disseminated to parents and the community through local news media, the district web site, FlashAlert, Twitter, and email.

Whenever possible during a crisis, it is preferred that students remain in their classrooms under their teacher's supervision. However, there may be times when students and staff will need to evacuate the building or relocate to another site.

 

When it is determined that a potentially dangerous situation is outside/near the building, the school will go into lockdown until the situation is resolved. 

 

• When it is determined that a potentially dangerous situation is inside the building, the school may go into partial lockdown, evacuate to a large-group area on the school site, or evacuate to an off-site location.
• If necessary, parents will be notified as soon as possible with directions for picking up their child.
  • No student will be dismissed unless a parent (or designee) comes for him or her.
  • All parents or designees who may come for students will need to show photo ID.
  • No child will be allowed to leave with another person, even a relative or babysitter, unless we have written permission or that person is listed on the student's emergency card.

 For more information about the District Emergency Response Plan, contact Julia Monteith at 503-668-0679 or julia.monteith@ortrail.k12.or.us 

 HALLOWEEN COSTUMES

On Friday, October 28th, students will be allowed to wear costumes to school, but they may not wear masks of any kind. They may wear face paint, but it must be the kind that does not rub off onto desks, books, computers, etc. Face painting needs to be completed at home. All costumes need to be put on at home, not at school. Also, aerosol cans (such as spray on hair color) are NOT to be brought to school. No props of any kind are allowed (swords, brooms etc...)

eScrip...(?)

eScrip is a hassle-free way for schools and groups that support children's programs to raise funds through everyday purchases made at eScrip merchants. (In our area its Safeway.)

Simple registration:

•  Log on to www.eScrip.com and go to "sign up".
•  Designate Boring Middle School to receive contributions.
•  Register your Safeway card and your debit/credit cards.

Be sure to use: Oregon Trail SD-Boring Middle School for the Group Name and 8560586 for the Group ID# when registering.

 

Register for emergency text messages

The Oregon Trail School District uses an internet-based system for delivering emergency messages, such as weather closures, to parents and the media. Message delivery has now been extended directly to the public through a system called FlashAlert. You may self-register and manage up to three e-mail and/or Twitter addresses, or cell phone text message numbers, and receive emergency information just minutes after we post it, at no cost to you.

To get started, go to FlashAlert.net and follow the registration instructions. All addresses registered on FlashAlert will remain confidential and shall not be released to any person or organization. Once a year, you will receive an e-mail at your registered e-mail address asking if you wish to continue your subscription.

Important: Please be aware that with the proliferation of spam and the resulting spam filters, it is impossible to guarantee message delivery. After registering at FlashAlert, have a test message sent to verify it will pass through your mail server's filters. However, be aware that while a single message may make it through a filter, a whole group of messages at the same time might not, appearing to be spam. Also note that if you are using a "challenge/response" system (where a person must type in a number or word), there is no way to respond to your mail server's e-mail challenge.

If you have any questions, contact Julia Monteith at monteitj@ortrail.k12.or.us or 503-668-0679.

TECHNOLOGY DEVICES

Students and cell phones - Phones are to be left in lockers 7:40AM-2:20PM (6th graders' in teacher designated areas).  Cell phones that are outside of a locker will be confiscated. Caution to parents- Cell phone communication and texting is common practice with adolescents. Be sure to supervise and view their communication to adequately safeguard your child from any harassment or bullying.

Students and IPods/music devices- may be used while riding on school buses. However, these items MUST be placed in student lockers 7:40 AM-2:20PM (6th graders in teacher designated areas). Students will only be allowed to use these devices during school hours on designated reward days. IPods/music devices that are outside of a locker will be confiscated.

Students and other technology- Pagers, laser pointers, cameras, electronic gaming devices, or any other non-school related device will not be permitted at school or on buses and will be confiscated. Cameras will be allowed during lunch recess on the last Friday of every month, but must be put away at all other times during the school day or bus time.

Technology items that are confiscated are held by the office and students are issued a "Strike" for not responsibly following the BMS technology policy. All violations after the 2nd violation will result in the technology item being held by the office until a parent or guardian is able to pick them up. As a condition of your child bringing technology devices to school, be aware it is not the school's responsibility to safeguard these items. If these items are lost or stolen, the school can not be held responsible.