Hillsboro School District Weekly Hot News, April 10, 2023 - Superintendent search, Liberty solar array

After a months-long process involving an outside consulting firm and a nationwide search, the Hillsboro School Board has announced its three finalists for the Superintendent position: Jon Franco of Portland Public Schools; Rita Raichoudhuri, most recently of Kalamazoo Public Schools in Michigan; and Travis Reiman of the Hillsboro School District.  Please see our website for additional information about the candidates’ scheduled meetings and their full biographies. The Board anticipates announcing the new Superintendent the week of April 17th.  Third quarter ends on Thursday, April 13th and there will be no school for all students on Friday, April 14th. School resumes and fourth quarter begins on Monday, April 17th.  April is Arab American Heritage Month - a time to recognize and celebrate the diverse backgrounds and faiths, vibrant traditions, bold innovations, hard work, commitment to community, and patriotism of Arab Americans. Learn more at arabamericafoundation.org. Our bond update is on Liberty High School’s solar array project. With all panels installed, and final wiring and equipment installation in process in the shed, the 64 kilowatt-hour solar array is nearly completed. All that remains is delivery and installation of the roll-up door for the shed in May. Students will soon begin working with the array to learn about solar technology. View the archive for this and other projects at hillsboro-bond.org. Hot News is produced and emailed to HSD families and staff each week school is in session. Please add the address to your “safe sender” list to make sure you always receive the latest issue. Please also bookmark our district website: hsd.k12.or.us and the 2022-23 School Year page: hsd.k12.or.us/202223schoolyear to stay informed about what’s happening in our district and schools.