Communication

May 8, 2024

Durham Elementary families,

We’d like to provide more information about a concerning smell that Durham Elementary staff and students noticed yesterday. 

Durham Elementary School is located next to businesses that sometimes emit vapors. Because the businesses and the school building share sewer lines, the vapors can occasionally be pulled in by the school building’s air intake system. 

When a similar situation occurred in 2018, TTSD worked with Clean Water Services to determine the source of the smells inside the school building. They discovered the smell was due to vapors from the shared sewer line. At the time, TTSD Building Operations adjusted the venting system, which solved the issue. 

Today the Operations team spent most of the day at the school, working on solutions that will eliminate the intake of outside vapors for the long term. 

In the meantime, we have shut down the outside air intake system to reduce the intake of outside vapors. This will limit the intake of fresh air to a pod of classrooms. Additionally, HEPA air purifiers will be placed throughout the building and are available for each classroom if needed. 

Sari Hedges
Principal

8 de mayo de 2024

Familias de la primaria Durham,

Nos gustaría brindar más información sobre un olor preocupante que el personal y los estudiantes de la Primaria Durham notaron ayer.

La Escuela Primaria Durham está ubicada junto a negocios que a veces emiten vapores. Debido a que las empresas y el edificio escolar comparten líneas de alcantarillas, los vapores pueden ser aspirados ocasionalmente por el sistema de aire del edificio escolar.

Cuando ocurrió una situación similar en 2018, TTSD trabajó con Clean Water Services para determinar la fuente de los olores dentro del edificio escolar. Descubrieron que el olor se debía a los vapores de la línea de alcantarillado compartida. En ese momento, el Departamento de Operaciones de TTSD ajustó el sistema de ventilación, lo que resolvió el problema.

Hoy, el equipo de Operaciones pasó la mayor parte del día en la escuela, trabajando en soluciones que eliminarán la entrada de vapores externos a largo plazo.

Mientras tanto, hemos cerrado el sistema de entrada de aire exterior para reducir la entrada de vapores exteriores. Esto limitará la entrada de aire fresco a un grupo de aulas. Además, los purificadores de aire HEPA están ubicados en todo el edificio y están disponibles para cada salón de clases si es necesario.

Sari Hedges
Directora

Board Meeting Presentation including updated boundary map

2023-2025 Updated Boundary Map

Durham and Twality Families, 

On April 8, 2024 the school board approved the boundary update for the Durham Elementary, Bridgeport Elementary and Hazelbrook Middle School boundaries.  Current Durham and Twality students in the updated boundary area will be transitioned to Bridgeport and Hazelbrook for the 2024-2025 school year.  The following considerations are available for transitioning families

2024-2025 Rising 5th grade students: 

• 5th grade and siblings will have the option to stay at Durham for the 2024-2025 school year. 

• Families choosing this option will complete the In-district transfer process for enrollment to Durham.

• Families will self transport.

• Siblings will transition to Bridgeport 2025-2026 - district transportation available.

Legacy Option

Current Twality MS Students/Durham 5th graders with Twality Middle school siblings :

• Families with students currently at Twality have the choice to continue at Twality or transition to Hazelbrook MS. 

• If a current 5th grader has an older sibling who will be enrolled at Twality MS in the 2024-2025 school year, the fifth grade student and all younger siblings will have the legacy option to attend Twality. 

• Families choosing this option will complete the In-district transfer process for enrollment into Twality.

• The District is developing transportation support for the legacy option.

If you have questions about the transfer process, please contact Jasmine Indalecio, jindalecio@ttsd.k12.or.us or call 503-431-4003.

Asunto: Cambios a la área de servicio de Durham aprobados por la Junta Directiva Escolar

Familias de Durham y Twality,

El 8 de abril de 2024, la junta escolar aprobó los cambios a las áreas de servicio de las escuelas primarias Durham, Bridgeport y la escuela secundaria Hazelbrook. Los estudiantes actuales en el área límite actualizada de Durham y Twality serán trasladados a Bridgeport y Hazelbrook para el año escolar 2024-2025. Las siguientes consideraciones están disponibles para familias en transición:

2024-2025 Estudiantes entrantes a 5to grado:

• Los estudiantes de quinto grado y sus hermanos tendrán la opción de quedarse en Durham durante el año escolar 2024-2025.

• Las familias que elijan esta opción completarán el proceso de transferencia dentro del distrito para inscribirse en Durham.

• Las familias se transportarán por sí mismas.

• Los hermanos harán la transición a Bridgeport 2025-2026, donde el transporte del distrito será disponible.

Opción heredada

Estudiantes actuales de Twality MS/estudiantes de quinto grado de Durham con hermanos en Twality Middle School:

• Las familias con estudiantes actualmente en Twality tienen la opción de continuar en Twality o hacer la transición a Hazelbrook MS.

• Si un estudiante actual de quinto grado tiene un hermano mayor que se inscribirá en Twality MS en el año escolar 2024-2025, el estudiante de quinto grado y todos los hermanos menores tendrán la opción heredada de asistir a Twality.

• Las familias que elijan esta opción completarán el proceso de transferencia dentro del distrito para inscribirse en Twality.

• El Distrito está desarrollando apoyo de transporte para la opción heredada.

Si tiene preguntas sobre el proceso de transferencia, comuníquese con Jasmine Indalecio, jindalecio@ttsd.k12.or.us o llame al 503-431-4003.

 

March 8, 2024

Durham Community,

The Tigard-Tualatin School District Boundary Committee has reconvened to address overcrowding at Durham Elementary and overall student population distribution within the district. 

A Durham community meeting is scheduled for March 19 from 5:30 to 6:30 PM to share information regarding a boundary update for Durham Elementary.  

Boundary Process Planning for the Tigard-Tualatin School District (TTSD) from October to December 2023 involved several key steps: 

October - December  2023

• Presentation to the School Board: The district boundary assessment process was presented to the school board on October 9, 2023. 
• Evaluation by the Boundary Committee: The Boundary Committee began evaluating school capacity and student and staff populations across the district to determine if boundary updates would be necessary to support impacted schools. 
• Engagement with Constituents: The committee met with school staff and Parent Support groups at impacted schools to share boundary update scenarios.

January 2024

• Leadership reviewed impacts to transportation and demographics, school capacity, and enrollment data to identify boundary adjustments for the 2024-2025 school year.

Priorities For Determining Boundary Updates

• Board Policy JC: School Attendance Areas
• Create and execute the process as guided by the district mission and values TTSD Strategic Plan and TTSD Equity Pillars
• Minimize the number of schools and students impacted by boundary adjustments
• Minimize changes for families who have been impacted by past boundary adjustments
• Make adjustments informed by long-term growth projections
• Consider transportation costs associated with all boundary adjustment
• Identifying and engaging families most impacted
• Guide boundary adjustments to represent inclusive, culturally diverse student populations
• Additionally, the district considered district transfer options to accommodate groups of students who wished to remain at their current school and evaluated the impact of transfer requests to and from other district schools.

We look forward to sharing how this boundary update will positively impact enrollment numbers across the district and begin the process for future boundary updates. 

Tigard-Tualatin School District Boundary Committee