Emergency / Incumbent Weather Updates,
School Closure and Bus Rout Information

• Safety Information
• District Strategic Goals 
• Community Master Calendar 09/10
• School District Calendar 09/10
• Board Meeting Dates 09/10
• Community Meetings Dates and Times
• Superintendent Message 2009-2010

Welcome to Clatskanie School District's web site.  Clatskanie’s school district is comprised of an excellent group of educators, administrators, support staff and school board members dedicated to providing a quality education for each of the students we serve. Our web site is an important component of the District’s comprehensive communication plan through which we wish to convey to the community a view of the District’s commitment to providing a safe place to receive a high quality education.

To ensure sustained change and positive educational outcomes, we must work together to achieve a respect for learning.  High expectations must continue to be set and met.  Our students must be provided with the tools to challenge themselves and to learn from their errors. We must help our children develop resilience, a sense of self, and confidence in order to ensure that they are prepared to face and overcome the challenges of our ever-changing society.  This is the essence of our mission and vision for the school district. 

We are proud of the excellent team of dedicated employees all working to achieve our goal and mission.  Working together great things for our students have been accomplished---but the work is unfinished.  We will continue to challenge each one of our students to higher levels of achievement, rededicating ourselves to providing the resources and tools necessary to close the achievement gap between each student’s accomplishments and each student’s potential.

The community has elected an exemplary Board of Trustees to provide policy direction for the district.  Together with district staff and parents, they maintain a focus on the district “Vision” elements and ensure support for quality programs to enhance student success.  To support the District Vision, a Five-Year Plan is being developed to identify specific student performance and other District objectives.  The five year plan identifies key focus areas for the immediate school year and the subsequent four years. Each year the plan is modified depending on the progress made to meet the performance objectives and is adopted by the Board in September.  The five year plan will eventually be available on our website or from the Clatskanie district office.

Clatskanie is a rural community. Our educational facilities are well maintained and the community can be assured a healthy and safe environment exists for our students and staff.  In the coming days and weeks, we will all go through transitions associated with a new year.  If we work together, your children, our students, will have the best chance to thrive.  With this in mind, I look forward to seeing you at the many events that are planned in the schools and throughout the district during the school year.  If I can be of help with anything, please e-mail me at ed.serra@clat6j.k12.or.us or call me at 503-728-0587.

Ed Serra/Superintendent

Clatskanie School District