Inclement Weather Update

With Winter storms arrive the possibility of school closures or delays. For the most current information, please check with local media or FlashAlert Newswire. Please see our School Closures and Emergency Information page for details.

Calendar Revision

ue to the need to align with outside agencies providing services to Gladstone School District, a revision has been made to the 2011-2012 school calendar.

January 2, 2012 will now be a Reduction Day and February 17, 2012 will be a regular instruction day for all staff.

Solar Power Coming to Three Gladstone Schools

Gladstone School District is one of the first school districts in Oregon to receive a solar power incentive under PGE's new Solar Payment Option program, which was authorized by the Oregon Public Utility Commission in 2010. Gladstone High School, Kraxberger Middle School and the Gladstone Center for Children and Families each received an allocation allowing installation of up to 100kW of photovoltaic solar at each site.

The District worked with Gerding Edlen Sustainable Solutions and Kenyon Energy to secure third-party financing for the full cost of the three installations. The District will have no upfront or on-going costs and will be credited for all the energy produced by the projects. REC Solar is the design, engineering, and construction firm who will be installing the solar systems, which is currently slated for kickoff in early August, with completion scheduled for mid-September. Direct access to solar production data for classroom use will also be part of each installation.

The GHS array will consist of traditional high-efficiency crystalline solar panels installed on the new roof areas of the auditorium and Applied Science and Technology wing. At WLK and the GCCF, where roof load limitations are an issue, new-generation, lightweight thin-film solar panels will be used. More information about the projects will be available in future issues of the GladReport.

Budget Reductions for 2011-12

Click on the "Superintendent's Message" tab to see preliminary budget reductions from the administration. If you wish to receive occasional email updates from Bob Stewart, you can be added to the list by emailing .

Licensed Substitute Openings

Gladstone School District is now accepting licensed substitute applications for the 2011-2012 school year. Please see our Licensed Substitute page for details on how to register.

Updates available by email

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