Harding Learning Center, Coos Bay School
Harding News
Principal’s Message
Parents, Students and Friends of Harding Learning
Center,
You may have noticed that the exterior of the Harding
building is going through some changes. Students
who are in the Environmental Science class along
with their school mates from all Destinations classes
are working on creating a Demonstration Garden
highlighting the different coastal regions found here in Coos Bay.
Students are working hard to remove weeds and replace them with plants
native to our environment. The Dunes area is underway and can be seen on
the southeast side of our building. Stay tuned for more progress!
I would like to encourage you to contact us here at the Harding building if
you have any questions about the variety of programs that we offer or
concerns regarding your child's education. We are here to support Coos Bay
kids!
Shelly McKnight
Harding Learning
Center, Coos Bay
School District
Important Announcements
Parents and Families
755 S. 7th St
Coos Bay, Or 97420
Tel: 541-267-1485
Fax: 541-266-7314
E-mail: [email protected]
Enter To Learn–
Leave To Achieve
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We are still looking for 2 volunteers to serve on the Superintendent’s Advisory Team.
Meetings are usually scheduled for the first Monday of every month. Please contact Shelly McKnight
at 541-267-1480 or email [email protected]
Destinations School Site Council meets the 3rd Tuesday of every month. Our next
meeting will be on May 19 at 3:30pm in our staff room at the Harding building.
SMARTER BALANCED PARENT NIGHT
On Monday, April 27, Coos Bay Public Schools invite parents and community members to join
them for the Regional Smarter Balance Parent Night. This region-wide event will be an introduction and round table discussion about the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) student tests and how they differ from our old tests.
Last month, students in Oregon started taking the new Smarter Balanced assessment. This
marked a huge milestone in a multi-year process that began with Oregon’s adoption of the Common Core back in 2010. The new test mirrors the rich instruction going on in Oregon classrooms with questions that ask our students to explain, describe, analyze, and reflect. It is, without a doubt, a better test than our previous fill-in-the-bubble assessment and will provide us with
valuable information about what students know and can do. This feedback on student learning
will help us to identify gaps as early as third grade, adjust instruction as needed, measure the
growth in student learning over time, and target efforts and resources to where they are needed
most. – Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction Rob Saxton
You’re welcome to join us in this discussion. The meeting will be held at Milner Crest April 27th
from 6:00 – 7:30 PM. It’s located at 1255 Hemlock Ave. in Coos Bay, off N 10th St. above Mingus Park. Please call Chad Putman, Director of Teaching and Learning at 541-267-1319 or
[email protected] for more information.
Student Recognitions
In addition to our Registered Guard Student of the Month, each quarter Destinations students are recognized for attendance and also by staff for making positive contributions to
our school. Students who were recognized earlier this month are listed here:
Richard Steinbrook
Britney Preston
Bree Ekblad
Juan Bravo
Sevin McCauley
Stephaine Gurley
McKayla Oakes—Registered Guard Student of the Month-March
Bobby Boyle—Registered Guard Student of the Month-April
18 additional students recognized for 86% attendance or higher!