Student Achievement Page

Academics are at the core of the Scappoose School District, with the goal of having each educator, parent, and the greater community collectively contribute to cultivating passionate lifelong learners for an ever-changing world.

When choosing a community to call home, the quality of the public schools almost always ranks at the top of the list. Here in Scappoose, businesses choose to relocate to this area because of our academic excellence and partnerships with the community. Families look for homes in Scappoose when their children are ready to start school because of our commitment to the whole child. But sometimes, academic excellence is confused with test scores and rigor. In Scappoose schools, our academics are about much more.

We want our students to be ready for the future. We want to give them a wide variety of opportunities and experiences to prepare them for education and employment after high school. We want our students to be productive, responsible members of society who can compete in the global economy.

For us, it's about understanding each student as an individual and respecting their needs. For some of our students, it is about academic rigor and that's where our Advanced Academics options and Advanced Placement programs are available. For others, it is about learning a trade or other skills to take beyond the college experience. That's why we offer Career and Technical Education and multiple high school academies.

In all our schools, at all ages and all levels of ability, SSD students have the chance to explore academics, athletics, the arts, and more. This is where they begin to open the door to possibilities. Take a look at all we have to offer.

Revised Oregon State Review Cycle

2020 World Languages

Adopted: Edinumen USA: Mundo Real

For Use in Classrooms by Fall 2021
To learn more about this tool explore this website

2021 English Language Learner (ELL)

Adopted: National Geographic Cengage : K-5 Reach; 6-8 Inside; 9-12 Edge

For Use in Classrooms by Fall 2022
To learn more about these tools explore these sites: Reach, Inside, Edge

2021 English Language Arts (ELA)

Adopted: SAVVAS: myView (K-5); my Perspectives (6-12); Successmaker (TIER 3 Intervention)

For Use in Classrooms by Fall 2022
To learn more about these tools explore these sites: myView, myPerspectives

2022 Mathematics

Adopted: HMH Into Math (K-5), McGraw-Hill Reveal (6-12); ALEKS (6-12)
For Use in Classrooms by Fall 2023
To learn more about these tools explore these sites: HMH Into Math, McGraw Hill Reveal, ALEKS

2023 Science

Adopted Mystery Science (K-6)

For Use in Classrooms by Fall 2024
To learn more about this tool explore this website

2024 Health & P.E.

Previously The Great Body Shop (K-6); McGraw-Hill Teen Health 2014; Glencoe Health (previous edition)

For Use in Classrooms by Fall 2025
To learn more about these tools explore these sites: The Great Body Shop, Teen Health, Glencoe Health

2025 Social Sciences

Previously SAVVAS myWorld (K-6) Adopted, not purchased; Get Oregonized (4); McGraw-Hill Discovering

For Use in Classrooms by Fall 2026 Adopted: Our Past (7/8); McGraw-Hill American History (9/10/11); McGraw-Hill Civics and Economics (12)
To learn more about these tools explore these sites: myWorld, Get Oregonized, Discovering Our Past, American History, Civics and Economics

2026 The Arts & World Languages

For Use in Classrooms by Fall 2027

SAVVAS Video Resources for Students and Parents/Caregivers

Language Arts

Elementary; Kindergarten - 5th Grade

Elementary reading instruction plays a critical role in a student’s future academic success. Reading skills acquired in elementary school allow students to access curriculum across content areas, as well as improve other skills such as language, writing, speaking and listening. We also believe that elementary reading instruction should be a fun, engaging, and hands-on experience for young children.

When teaching students to read, their success is a reflection of high expectations. With that in mind, we provide effective reading instruction using a research-based core curriculum, aligned to the science of reading. Important elements of Scappoose’s core reading instruction in elementary school include:

Core reading instruction is delivered for 90 minutes per day, 5 days per week
All students receive core reading instruction - we meet students where they are and provide differentiated instruction appropriate to their individual rate and level of learning
The core reading curriculum is delivered with fidelity by skilled and trained classroom teachers
Teachers include active engagement/effective instructional strategies throughout core reading instruction
Core reading instruction includes both whole-group and small-group learning opportunities

Elementary Instructional Resources

SAVVAS mvView

SAVVAS myView is our current K-5 reading curriculum. This adoption was most recently renewed by the school board in the spring of 2022. Teachers utilize the myView curriculum to deliver instruction in Phonemic Awareness, Phonics, Vocabulary, Fluency, and Comprehension. MyView features a variety of text types: decodable text aligned to phonics instruction, complex anchor texts, and leveled text for small-group instruction.

Elementary Curriculum Maps

Kindergarten - 5th Grade Common Core State Standards (hyperlinks)

Secondary; 6th Grade - 12th Grade

All students must have the opportunities and resources to develop the language and communication skills they need to pursue life's goals and to participate fully as informed, productive, and responsive members in an information-rich society. In addition, we give children the opportunity to explore reading and writing as enjoyable lifelong processes. Strategic and explicit teaching of the language arts curriculum ensures students develop these skills of reading, writing, speaking, and listening. The articulation of a Language-Arts curriculum should be done within and between grade levels and courses, to ensure that teachers can draw on students' shared literacy background.

Dialogue and reflection are necessary to remain knowledgeable and accountable for teaching students reading, writing, and speaking skills in all content areas, therefore it is imperative that all teachers engage in ongoing professional development. Teachers will differentiate to meet the range of literacy and language skills of all students. The following principles allow for innovation and creativity, realizing that curriculum and instruction are interrelated and should be considered as a whole.

Secondary Instructional Resources

SAVVAS myPerspectives

SAVVAS myPerspectives is our current 6-12 reading curriculum. This adoption was most recently renewed by the school board in the spring of 2022. Teachers utilize the myPerspectives curriculum to deliver instruction that addresses the Common Core Standards.

Secondary Curriculum Maps

Secondary Grades 6-12 Common Core State Standards (hyperlinks)

Oregon Common Core State English Language Arts Standards

Math

Elementary; Kindergarten - 5th Grade

Elementary Math in the Scappoose School District is hands-on with math that incorporates exploring, discussing, and demonstrating an understanding of key math concepts. We combine elements of standards-based instruction with the best traditional approaches to help students understand mathematics through drawings, conceptual language, inquiry, and real-world examples. Technology is included to motivate learners and provide valuable ongoing real-time data for teachers to differentiate instruction for various learner needs.

Elementary Instructional Resources

HMH Into Math is our current K-5 reading curriculum. This adoption was most recently renewed by the school board in the spring of 2023. Into Math is focused on meeting the needs of the whole child, inspiring students to see themselves as doers of mathematics, and instilling a positive attitude toward math.

eSpark is a playfully personalized supplemental instruction and practice tool for K-3 math students in SSD. With standards-based games, videos, and other interactive math activities, each student works independently to succeed at their own level and pace. Every Quest includes both direct instruction and personalized activities to teach students key standards.

Kindergarten - 5th Grade Common Core State Standards (hyperlinks)

Secondary; 6th Grade - 12th Grade

Secondary Math in the Scappoose School District advances students’ conceptual understanding, procedural fluency, and applications of standards-based mathematical concepts exploration, in-class activities, differentiated practice and culminating tasks. Students have opportunities to solve problems in mathematical and real-world contexts, construct arguments, and apply concepts and skills to new situations. The secondary math program is built upon the Comprehensive Mathematics Instruction Framework to meet the expectations of College and Career Ready Standards.

Secondary Instructional Resources

McGraw Hill Reveal Math 6-8

Reveal Math is our current 6-12 math curriculum. This adoption was most recently renewed by the school board in the spring of 2023. Teachers utilize the Reveal Math curriculum to deliver instruction that addresses the Common Core Standards.

Math Courses Include:

Course 1
Course 2
Accelerated
Course 3; Pre-Algebra
Algebra 1
Geometry
Algebra 2
Pre-Calculus (materials not adopted)
Math 111/112 Dual Credit (materials subject to the university partnership)
Math 251 Dual Credit (materials subject to the university partnership)

ALEKS

SSD wanted to address unfinished learning, offer targeted differentiation, and provide extended learning activities for students, therefore the 2023 math adoption included a supplemental instruction and practice tool for our students in grades 6-12. ALEKS helps us meet all students at their level, and it addresses their individual learning needs with supplemental solutions that blend seamlessly with the Reveal Math core curriculum.

Secondary Curriculum Maps

Secondary Grades 6-12 Common Core State Standards

Grade 6 Mathematics Standards

Grade 7 Mathematics Standards

Grade 8 Mathematics Standards

High School Mathematics Standards

Health

Elementary; Kindergarten - 6th Grade

The academic success of America's youth is strongly linked with their health. Health literacy is essential for preparing students to be healthy and productive members of society.

Health Education is achieved through a partnership of teachers, students, families, administrators, schools, and the community. The task of the Scappoose School District is to create a learning environment in which all students are valued for their diversity, fostered in their wellness development, challenged, and motivated to continue learning and leading a healthy lifestyle throughout their lifetime.

Elementary Instructional Resources

The Great Body Shop

The Great Body Shop is our current K-6 health curriculum. This adoption was most recently renewed by the school board in the spring of 2026.

According to Policy IGAI, the Board shall approve the plan of instruction and require that it be reviewed and updated biennially in accordance with new scientific information and effective educational strategies. In August 2026, a team of parents, teachers, school administrators, local health department staff, other community representatives, and persons from the medical community who are knowledgeable of the latest scientific information and effective education strategies reviewed the plan of instruction and made recommendations to the SSD School Board.

Fight Child Abuse

Fightchildabuse.org is the instructional resource to teach sexual abuse prevention learning targets (Erin's Law).

Elementary Curriculum Scope & Sequence

K-6 Oregon Health Education Standards

Standards

Exemption from Instruction: Parent Preview of Materials and Opt-Out Process

Parent Notification/Preview/Opt-Out Information

Parents and guardians are a child’s first and most influential teachers and as such, can choose to opt their student(s) out of Comprehensive Human Growth and Development Education. Families considering this option may do so with or without previewing the materials.

A school-wide Parent/Guardian Notification Letter regarding elementary health instruction will be disseminated by your child's teacher and/or principal both digitally and on paper each year prior to instruction in human growth and development and sexual abuse prevention education.

The materials preview process is as follows:

Parents may preview all health curriculum materials either online or in person.
The digital Parent Notification Letter will contain directions and links for parents to preview the Great Body Shop curriculum online.
If you would prefer to preview health materials in person, you can fill out the Scappoose Request for In-person Preview of Elementary Human Growth and Development Health Materials Google form linked here and within the digital Notification Letter, and the school or a district administrator will contact you to schedule a time.
After previewing materials, if a parent would like to excuse their child from specific units, follow the Opt-Out Process below.

Exemption from Instruction (Opting-Out)

According to Oregon Law (OAR Rule 581-022-1440), parents can opt their children out of any or all sexuality education components. However, parents cannot opt their children out of the entire health curriculum without written documentation of a religious or disability-related reason.

The Exemption from Instruction (Opt-Out) process is as follows:

After previewing materials, if a parent/guardian would like to excuse their child from specific units or lessons of instruction, complete and submit a digital or paper copy of the Student Opt-Out Notice form. A link to the digital Student Opt-Out Notice Google form can be found here and in the Parent Notification Letter. Paper copies of the Student Opt-Out Notice are available upon request in your child’s school office.

Plan for Alternative Instruction

If a student is opted out of a portion of the instruction, the teacher and/or school principal will work with the parent/guardian to determine the appropriate alternative materials and instruction.

Secondary; 7th Grade - 12th Grade

The academic success of America's youth is strongly linked with their health. Health literacy is essential for preparing students to be healthy and productive members of society.

Goodheart-Wilcox Comprehensive Health Skills for Middle School, 4th Edition, and Goodheart-Wilcox Comprehensive Health Skills for High School, 4th Edition is our current Middle School and High School health curriculum. Additionally, the Health Instructional Materials Adoption Committee and the Scappoose School Board adopted the Human Kinetics Live Well: Reproductive and Sexual Health materials. This adoption was most recently renewed by the school board in the spring of 2026.

According to Policy IGAI, the Board shall approve the plan of instruction and require that it be reviewed and updated biennially in accordance with new scientific information and effective educational strategies. In August 2026, a team of parents, teachers, school administrators, local health department staff, other community representatives, and persons from the medical community who are knowledgeable of the latest scientific information and effective education strategies, reviewed the plan of instruction and made recommendations to the SSD School Board.

Secondary Curriculum Maps

Secondary Grades 6-12 Common Core State Standards (hyperlinks)

Oregon Common Core State English Language Arts Standards

Exemption from Instruction: Parent Preview of Materials and Opt-Out Process

PARENT/GUARDIAN NOTIFICATION, PREVIEW OF MATERIALS, AND OPT-OUT PROCESS

Parent/Guardian Notification

A Parent/Guardian Notification Letter will be disseminated by your student’s Middle or High School teacher or administrator each year prior to instruction in human growth and development and sexual abuse prevention education. This communication to parents/guardians is provided 2-3 weeks prior to instruction. Parents/guardians must opt out their child prior to the start of the unit.

Additionally, parents must also be informed in advance of all guest speakers on potentially controversial issues and an opportunity must be provided to opt their child out of the presentation.

Health Materials Preview Process

Upon receipt of the Parent/Guardian Notification letter, parents/guardians first point of contact is the health teacher. Parents/guardians may contact their student’s teacher for clarifying questions or to schedule an opportunity to preview all human growth and development instructional materials at the school. The district office also has a set of materials available for preview. Parents/guardians can contact Jen Hickman, Director of Student Achievement, at the district office to schedule an appointment for preview. Contact information is jhickman@scappoose.k12.or.us, or 971-200-8000.

A school or district staff member will be available for parents/guardians to ask questions regarding the human growth and development instructional materials or scope and sequence of instruction.
If a parent would like to excuse their child from specific lessons or the unit of instruction, follow the Exemption from Instruction (Opt-Out) Process below.
Paper copies of the Parent/Guardian Notification Letter are available upon request in your school office. A Digital Copy of the Secondary Notification Letter and Opt-Out Form is linked here.

Exemption from Instruction (Opting-Out)

According to Oregon Law, parents can opt their children out of any or all comprehensive sexuality education components ORS 336.035 and OAR 581-022-2050. However, parents cannot opt their children out of the entire health curriculum without written documentation of a religious or disability-related reason and a board-approved plan for an alternative individualized learning activity that substitutes for the period of time exempt from the program and meets the goals of the learning activity or course being exempt (OAR Rule 581-021-0009).

The Exemption from Instruction (Opt-Out) process is as follows:

If a parent/guardian would like to excuse their child from specific lessons or the full unit of comprehensive human growth and development, they can complete and submit the opt-out portion of Parent/Guardian Notification Letter prior to the start of the unit.
Paper copies of the Parent/Guardian Notification Letter are available upon request in your school office.
Copies of your student’s completed Opt-Out will be shared with your student’s teacher, and administrator, and will be added to your student’s permanent school record.

Plan for Alternative Instruction

If a student is opted-out of a portion of the instruction, the health teacher will work with the parent/guardian to determine the appropriate alternative materials and instruction. Alternative lessons and materials are supervised by an adult. If a student is opted-out of the entire human growth and development unit, the parent/guardian is responsible for providing alternative instruction that complies with the health education standards (OAR Rule 581-021-0009).

Additional Health Education Resources

The following resources contain information and guidance on the Health Standards required by the State of Oregon.

Oregon Department of Education Health Guidance

Comprehensive Sexuality Education in Oregon

SHAPE America

Science

Interactive and hands-on learning plays an essential part in understanding science. At SSD, we blend Interactive and hands-on investigations with literacy-rich activities, and digital tools to empower students to think, read, write, and argue like real scientists and engineers. Science education engages students in a relevant, real-world problem where they investigate scientific phenomena, engage in collaboration and discussion, and develop models or explanations in order to arrive at solutions. Students engage with science and engineering practices, figure out disciplinary core ideas, and utilize and apply crosscutting concepts in multiple modalities across thoughtful, structured lessons, all centered around engaging anchor phenomena.

Instructional Resources:
In Spring 2024, the Scappoose School Board adopted the following instructional Materials:

Elementary Science: Grades Kindergarten-5
- SAVVAS My View Literacy
- Mystery Science was adopted as a supplementary tool
Secondary Science: Grades 6-12
- Accelerate Learning StemScopes

K-12 Oregon Department of Education Science Standards; Adopted June 2022

Social Science

Interactive, inquiry-based learning is an essential part of understanding social studies. At SSD, we blend rich primary and secondary sources, collaborative discussions, inquiry-driven investigations, and digital tools to empower students to think, read, write, and communicate like historians, geographers, economists, and civic leaders. Social studies instruction engages students in examining compelling questions, analyzing multiple perspectives, evaluating evidence, and making connections between the past, present, and future. Students develop disciplinary thinking by engaging in historical inquiry, geographic reasoning, civic participation, and economic decision-making while building the knowledge and skills needed to become informed, thoughtful, and engaged members of their communities.

Instructional Resources:
In Spring 2026, the Scappoose School Board adopted the following instructional Materials:

Elementary Social Science: Grades Kindergarten-5
- SAVVAS My View Literacy
Secondary Social Science: Grades 6-12
- Cengage National Geographic

K-12 Oregon Department of Education Science Standards; Adopted June 2024

Oregon Department of Education Lesson Plans:
Lessons for K-5 are implemented during designated content time blocks, while lessons for 8th and 10th grades are taught within ELA, Science, Math, Social Service, and Health. K-5th, 8th, and 10th Grade Lesson Plans

Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde (CTGR) Curriculum
Scappoose educators are also committed to teaching the CTGR Tribal History Curriculum in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding established between the Scappoose School District and the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. PK–12 Tribal Studies Lessons are available through the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Education Department.

Tribal History/Shared History:

In 2017, the Oregon Legislature enacted Senate Bill (SB) 13, now known as Tribal History/Shared History. This law directs the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) to create K-12 Native American Curriculum for inclusion in Oregon public schools and provide professional development to educators. The law also directs the ODE to provide funds to each of the nine federally recognized tribes in Oregon to create individual place-based curriculum.

For years the state has been missing a critical opportunity to fully leverage the strengths, assets, and contributions our Native American students bring to their communities. The lack of accurate and complete curricula may contribute to the persistent achievement and opportunity gaps between Native American and other students.

In 2014, the ODE’s State Board adopted the Native American/Alaska Native Education State Plan. Objective 7 of the plan states, “Every school district in Oregon implements (K-12) historically accurate, culturally embedded, place-based, contemporary, and developmentally appropriate Native American/Alaska Native curriculum….”

Native Americans lived in this state since time immemorial, long before it became Oregon. How can we teach youth about Oregon history without including the voice of Oregon’s Native American peoples – both past and present? This general lack of knowledge about Native American people extends to curricula - thus the need for Tribal History/Shared History. Currently, ODE includes required teaching about Native Americans in ODE’s Social Studies State Standards. Tribal History/Shared History will create opportunities to expand those requirements across multiple content areas.

Implementation of Tribal History/ Shared History
Learning about tribal nations in Oregon is important for all students. Each nation has a distinct origin story, worldview, and timeline of their history and contemporary context. However, much of that information has been presented to the general American public from a non-Native American perspective, filled with clichés, misconceptions and falsehoods. The ODE partnered with representatives of the nine federally recognized Tribal governments in Oregon to create Essential Understandings of Native Americans in Oregon. These nine essential understandings have been created to serve as an introduction into the vast diversity of the Oregon Native American experience.

ODE contracted with Education Northwest to create lesson plans (in grades K-5th, 8th, and 10th) informed by the Essential Understandings and aligned to state standards. Eventually, ODE will create lessons Pre-K-12. These lessons embody indigenous teaching and learning opportunities specific to Native Americans.
Critical orientations for Indigenous studies curriculum focus on Place, Presence, Perspectives, Political Nationhood, Power, and Partnerships. To learn more about Tribal History/ Shared History Please visit the Essential Understandings of Native Americans in Oregon.

In partnership with families and the community, Scappoose School District is dedicated to cultivating students who are leaders, communicators, thinkers, principled, and caring by:

Ensuring a safe, healthy, and supportive environment that promotes the emotional, social, and psychological wellness of each person
Providing rigorous and innovative programs through high standards of teaching and learning
Preparing students to demonstrate leadership, self-direction, confidence, and a strong work ethic to help guarantee a sustainable future
Building, supporting, and retaining a caring, highly trained staff who promote creative expression and critical thinking
Developing cultural competence while embracing diversity for all students
Offering a variety of experiences and opportunities in and out of the classroom.

Dual Credit Options

Career & Technical Education (CTE)

English Language Learners (ELL)

Title Services, Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS), and Response to Intervention (RTI)

Scappoose schools use a framework of interventions and supports designed to address academic, attendance, social-emotional, and behavioral needs. This framework, known as Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS), helps educators to identify struggling students early so that they may receive assistance quickly.

Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) takes a proactive approach to identify students with academic, attendance, social-emotional, or behavioral needs. Early assessment and intervention for these students can help them catch up with their peers sooner. The key components of MTSS include:

Universal screening of all students early in the school year
Tiers of interventions that can be amplified in response to levels of need
Ongoing data collection and continual assessment
Schoolwide approach to expectations and supports
Parent partnership

The integrated instruction model of MTSS uses collected data to assess student needs and provide them with interventions in appropriate tiers.

MTSS: A Guide for Elementary Parents (2022-23)

Scappoose SD MTSS Handbook (Revised 9/27/2022)

MTSS Training Resources for Staff

Response to Intervention (RTI)

Title I is a federal program that provides additional math and/or reading instruction. The students who qualify are not learning disabled. They just need extra help with math or reading.

What are the goals of Title I? The Title I program strives to provide an environment that:

Promotes a positive attitude toward reading
Improves student achievement in reading/writing
Builds students’ self-esteem and confidence
Enables parents to be math and reading partners with their child

How does my child qualify for Title I? Several different criteria are used to qualify a student. Although standardized test scores must be used for students in third and fourth grades, other criteria are used in addition. Teacher recommendations, parent recommendations, student screening information, and other current student data are used to determine eligibility for Title I services.

Will my child always be in the program? No. We work closely with the classroom teacher to monitor student progress. When a student’s reading or math achievement reaches their appropriate grade level, the student is exited from the program if the Title I teachers and the classroom teacher feels the student no longer needs the extra support.

Title Reading

Goals:

To develop awareness of how letter sounds are used to form words.
To improve basic early reading skills for struggling students.
To build accurate and fluent reading and improve comprehension.
To help children reach their reading potential.
To foster a love of books and a desire to read.

Title Math

Goals:

To develop awareness of how numbers are used to express relationships.
To improve basic math skills early for struggling students.
To build a better math foundation and develop faster math use to improve math understanding.
To help children reach their mathematics potential.
To foster a love of math and an ability to use math.

Parents + Teachers = Successful Kids

Scappoose Schools seek the active participation of all Title I students’ parents in improving their children’s academic achievement. Parents are encouraged to communicate regularly with the Title 1 instructors to discuss the progress of their child.

We encourage your help and assistance in a variety of ways:

Participation in parent/teacher conference days scheduled throughout the school year
Letters and notes to and from home
Telephone conversations between parents and teachers
Activities for families

Experts agree that reading is the basis for school success. Parents play a key role in that success, especially in building necessary reading skills. Parents provide a strong foundation through encouragement, practice, and appropriate setting which are all vital in student success. We thank you in advance for all of your help and assistance in working together with your child to help them succeed in school.

Special Education

Library Services

S.T.E.A.M.

Professional Development

Here in the Scappoose School District, we offer outstanding opportunities for both our new and returning teachers

We recognize the value of teachers with multiple skills and so our remodeled professional development program addresses the renewal and improvement of instructional delivery in the classroom.

This includes:

Robust August Inservice
Monthly PD Cycle on Early Release Wednesdays
Teachers Coaching Teachers (TCT)
Workshop or Book Club Models Menu
Curriculum, Assessment, and Data Analysis Days

Teachers new to the Scappoose School District and those probationary teachers in the first three years of service will have the opportunity to participate in the Teacher Induction Program (aligned with Oregon's Teaching Standards).

This includes:

A 2-day Induction Program
Mentors
Coaching Follow-up
Monthly Support Seminars
Ongoing Staff Development Programs

Workshop Model & Book Clubs

Workshop Model: Workshops are all designed to help support the implementation of specific procedures, strategies, or activities to advance student social-emotional health and academic performance. All workshops align with SSD's Strategic Plan and Profile of Graduate. Up to four workshops will be offered each term.

Book Clubs: Interweaving pleasure and practicality makes educator book clubs a powerful option for employees looking for a fresh approach to their professional learning. Busy school days rarely allow staff to talk socially or professionally. With book clubs, educators get together and enjoy literature and the social nature of a book club while they probe topics from different angles. Participants read and discuss literature, analyze their personal preferences for reading, reflect on classroom practices, and modify classroom practices on the basis of what is learned.

Curriculum, Assessment, and Data Analysis Days

Students learn more when their teachers collaborate.

In addition to our Professional Learning Communities (PLCs), we approach student achievement with annual reviews of anecdotal and student performance data. Participating teachers will collaborate with grade-level colleagues and cross-grade-level colleagues to analyze district assessment data and Common Formative Assessment (CFA) data, identify trends, and develop lessons in support of learner needs. Teams will review and refine curricular resources and assessments.

The Student Achievement Team is committed to providing multi-tiered systems of support that allow us to meet the needs of the individual child to create optimal learning experiences. We carefully select guaranteed and viable curriculum that supports learning through aligned academic standards, student-friendly learning targets, and highly effective teaching strategies. The Continuous Improvement Plan (CIP), SSD Strategic Plan, and Federal IA and IIA Programs are also under the umbrella of this department.

Our department strives to ensure instructional leadership and coaching of our staff so they may deliver quality instruction. SSD is grounded in evidence-based practices that strengthen the academic core and address the learning needs of every student. The team is focused on professional development for all staff members to ensure they are prepared for 21st-century teaching and learning.

Teacher Mentorship & Induction

Scappoose Mentoring & Induction Program Handbook

What Can I Expect? A Two-Day Experience + Continuous Professional Learning

Two Full-Days Before School Begins

Late August
1-day without mentor participation
1-day with mentor participation
8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
45-minute planning time provided each day and 45-minute lunch (meal provided; duty-free, but self-care options available)
Facilitated by the Director of Student Achievement and Instructional Coaches

Why Has Scappoose Invested in Educators New to Our District?

Welcome to the Scappoose School District’s Mentoring and Induction Program. A growing body of research confirms that the quality of teaching is what matters most for student achievement. The Scappoose School District also recognizes at a time when the needs of our students and community are great, the need for teachers with multiple skills and understanding is of utmost importance. Commitment and participation in SSD’s Induction program will empower you to grow your professional practices as you are teaching. You will be guided along the way by your Individual Learning Plan (ILP) and your personal Induction Mentor. Your journey and the ultimate destination will be uniquely yours.

The following key understandings are the foundational framework of our program:

hiring the best is one of the most important jobs we have;
the first three years (induction) of a teacher’s career is an important and unique phase of teacher development;
an induction program should be part of a larger system of teacher development, support, accountability, and evaluation;
well-qualified, carefully selected, and extensively trained mentors are important to a new teacher’s success;
effective programs are focused on teaching practices and student learning;
processes of coaching, feedback, and formative assessment guide the development of the new teacher; and
stakeholders will review induction program implementation and impact data to collaboratively plan for program improvement.

The SSD Mentoring and Induction Program is a three-year, job-embedded program with a focus on mentoring and supporting teachers in their first years of teaching. It uses a blended model providing lesson planning, observations, analyzing student work, debriefs, one-on-one meetings with your mentor, content/grade level specific support, and professional development. Together, the participating teacher and their mentor will collaboratively create an Individual Learning Plan (ILP). This working plan will serve as an inquiry road map for the goals participating teachers will focus on over the course of the next three years. The ILP is designed and implemented solely for the professional growth and development of the participating teacher and not for evaluation for employment purposes.

Three years may sound as if you have a long road ahead. However, unlike your foundational teacher preparation course workload, the work you will do for the SSD Mentoring and Induction Program is relevant to your current students, and your immediate teaching context. At the end of the three-year program, participating teachers will grow as a professional and feel greater confidence as a teacher.