Public Notices & Agency Updates

Parents/guardians who wish to opt their child from the Oregon English Language Arts (ELA) or Mathematics tests in 2018-19 may download and use the packet/opt-out form below or obtain it from their schools office. 
 
Summative Assessment Information Packet, Including Opt-Out Forms:
English (PDF) | Spanish (PDF) | Somali (PDF) | Russian (PDF) | Vietnamese (PDF) | Chinese (PDF) 
 
This assessment packet contains:

• Oregon Department of Education 2018-19 30 Day Notice for Statewide Tests
• Oregon Department of Education Opt-Out Form (for Smarter Balanced ELA and Math)

Please sign and return the forms included in the packet to your child's school office. Families are encouraged to submit the form by February 1, 2019, but will be accepted at any time. School staff members will submit the form to the district office. If a form is submitted after a student has begun testing, the student may stop testing but items answered up to that point will be scored and the student may still receive an overall score and/or performance level. 

for May 15, 2018

A public hearing will be held by the Tax Supervising and Conservation Commission on the budget approved by the budget committee for the Multnomah Education Service District, Multnomah County, State of Oregon, for the fiscal year July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019. The hearing will be held at 11611 NE Ainsworth Circle, Portland, OR 97220 in the Board Room on the 15th day of May, 2018 at 6:00 pm. The purpose of the hearing is to discuss the budget with interested persons. A copy of the budget document may be inspected or obtained in the Business Office at 11611 NE Ainsworth Circle, Portland, OR 97220 between the hours of 7:30 am and 4:30 pm, or viewed on the MESD website: www.mesd.k12.or.us.

The Multnomah Education Service District (MESD) is pleased to present the proposed budget for fiscal year 2018-2019. This document represents the collective work of all MESD departments and has been prepared in accordance with local budget law, Oregon regulations, and MESD Board of Directors policies.

The specified revenue and expenditures are based upon educated suppositions as of April 5, 2018. We expect adjustments will be made before June 30, 2018 dependent upon the availability of additional information. Our level of service is contingent upon what our component school districts order from the MESD Local Service Plan. Our preliminary estimates are based on enrollment and selections of Local Service Plan services as of January 31, 2018 and our budget is largely based on these estimates. Once our customer’s final selections are known in May 2018, the MESD will adjust its budget and staffing levels accordingly.

A public meeting of the MESD Budget Committee of the Multnomah Education Service District, Multnomah County, State of Oregon, to discuss the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019, will be held at 11611 NE Ainsworth Circle, Portland, Oregon 97220 in the Board Room. The meeting will take place on Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at 6:00 p.m.

The purpose of the meeting is to receive the budget message and to receive public comment on the budget. A copy of the budget document may be inspected or obtained in the Business Services Office at 11611 NE Ainsworth Circle, Portland, OR 97220, beginning Friday, April 6, 2018 between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. or viewed on the MESD website: www.mesd.k12.or.us.

This is a public meeting where deliberation of the MESD Budget Committee will take place. Any person may appear at the meeting and discuss the proposed programs with the MESD Budget Committee.

Additional MESD Budget Committee meetings, if needed, are scheduled to be held on Wednesday, April 18, 2018, and Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. at the same location. All meetings are open to the public.

Sam Breyer
Budget Officer
Multnomah Education Service District