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NEW! Family School Co-Location at Camas Ridge
Family School Co-Location at Camas Ridge
Dr. Mickelson has recommended that Family School co-locate with Camas Ridge Community School in 4J’s newest school building, located along 30th Avenue.
The superintendent announced her recommendation during the Jan. 21 board meeting where she outlined the last of three phases of budget reductions to close a $30 million budget shortfall for the coming 2026-27 school year. The school board will consider and vote to approve on the proposed co-location at its Feb. 4 school board meeting.
Dr. Mickelson arrived at her recommendation after meetings with families and staff from both schools and careful deliberation. Camas Ridge opened in 2009, itself the result of a merger between neighborhood and alternative elementary schools during 4J’s last major downsizing in the midst of the Great Recession.
In announcing her recommendation to the families and staffs of both schools, the superintendent expressed her confidence that the same spirit of inclusion and collaboration that created Camas Ridge would energize and shepherd the proposed co-location within it.
“I trust that the vision, care, creativity and commitment of the staff and families of both programs will collaborate and strengthen these much-loved school models and create a community that everyone will be proud of,” she said.
Family School is one of 4J’s smallest elementary schools, with slightly more than 100 enrolled students. It’s the last remaining alternative school at the elementary level that is not part of a language immersion program. Families must request enrollment through 4J’s school choice process and receive placement via lottery.
Last year, Camas Ridge moved into a new two-story school building designed to accommodate up to 450 students. Camas Ridge’s projected enrollment for the coming school year is 250 and its current enrollment sits at 263. The construction project was paid for with proceeds of the bond measure district voters approved in November 2018.
Get Involved
Families and staff can share thoughts about the proposal with the school board by writing to board@4j.lane.edu, or by signing up to speak at the Feb. 4 meeting by submitting a request online before 5 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 2.