Caregiver and Staff Commitments

Strong collaboration and open communication between the home and school is critical to the success of all learners. This is true for in-person models of learning and arguably more important for virtual settings given the various constraints that are involved. To this end, we are setting expectations for staff and families that…

Student Assessments

Annual student assessments are coming up! For the complete assessment schedule, see the district page with assessment calendars for each grade level. You will also receive scheduling information specific to your student. You can find more information at this link. Oregon State Assessments Students in grades 3-8 and 11 take the English…

Elementary Caregiver Teacher Conferences

Spring Conferences for Kinder-5th grades will be virtual and take place on Wednesday and Thursday, March 19-20, 2025 Contact your student’s teacher if you don’t yet have an appointment. The district created a guidance document to help families understand the Family Information Sheets teachers are providing at conferences. It is available in…

Can DDOA students participate in sports? YES!

David Douglas Soccer Club (DDSC) This is a fun, low-cost recreational youth soccer club for girls and boys ages 4-14. Register now for DDSC spring soccer 2024 at www.ddsoccer.org.  Season starts mid-March and goes through the end of May. More details can be found at ddsoccer.org. Questions? Contact DDSC President Saundra Hardy at pres@ddsoccer.org. 

Progress Reports for Grades 6-12

Every Sunday caregivers receive a progress report email from Apex (no.reply@apexlearning.com).  This gives up to date progress and takes the place of traditional grading reports. The “Detail Report” link will give you real time info that you can access this anytime (not just on Sunday). For more instructions on how to use…

Summer 2023 Resources

Portland Parks and Rec – Free for All – Lunch and Play Dates for families: *Complete schedule and list of of activities / programs: www.portland.gov/parks/freelunch  DDSD Food Pantries Mondays Tuesdays Wednesdays Thursdays *For the Oregon Food Bank Food Pantry Summer Schedule, visit the David Douglas Family Resource Webpage

Spring Break | March 24-28

Enjoy your spring break students and teachers! The DDOA office will be open 10:00am-3:30pm on Monday, 3/24 and Thursday, 3/27 . You can also contact online_academy@ddsd40.org or (503) 389-0288 (call or text) to schedule an appointment. Grades 6-12: While attendance is not required and teachers will not be available, this could be…

Lunar New Year Celebration

Friday, January 20th5:30 pm – 7:30 pmDavid Douglas High School South Cafeteria Bring in the year of the cat/rabbit with your community! Join SUN and DDHS Asian Student Union to share and learn about Lunar New Years’ traditions, and meet community members and organizations. Fun crafts, lucky red envelopes, lion dance, photo…

YouthTruth Survey

David Douglas Online Academy wants to hear from you! We are so excited to be partnering with YouthTruth, a nonprofit organization that supports hundreds of schools and districts across the county – to conduct an anonymous survey on our behalf to gather student and family feedback about their school experience. Student voice…