Molalla Elementary

Final update 2:24 pm - emailed and texted to parents

Molalla High School is re-occupied. Earlier the school had a gas leak.
This is what we know:
-Gas leak was detected around 12:40 pm
-Molalla High School evacuated fully to safe distance
-Due to cold people were relocated into school buses for warmth
-NW Natural gas located the source of the leak (kitchen)
-NW Natural capped off the leak
-Molalla High was re-occupied
-NO INJURIES
-Students who have second lunch were not served and we are serving grab and go from available food.
-Parents and staff received three messages about the incident as information was available.
-Molalla Fire, Molalla Police, NW Natural Gas and First Student responded and their quick response is GREATLY appreciated.

Vaccine Exclusion Day is February 25, 2026. Information about this Oregon Health Authority law is available in English and Spanish at: /o/mrsd/page/immunization-information

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Updated date on 1/14/2026.

Family Calendars for 26-27 and 27-28 are available in English and Spanish.

For the 2026-27 school year, the Board of Directors approved starting school BEFORE Labor Day, on August 31, 2026 in order to facilitate the earlier end date of June 9, 2027. The new Molalla River Middle School will open in September 2027 and ample time is needed for staff to move classrooms, the old building to be abated and demolished, new parking and bus lanes to be installed and the final stages of the school to be completed. We want to provide sufficient time for staff and contractors to complete this exciting project. Starting BEFORE Labor Day will be invaluable and will only be for the 2026-27 school year. We will return to a post Labor Day start in 2027-2028.

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MRSD Social Studies Curriculum Adoption

Molalla River School District has engaged in an extensive vetting process of instructional materials for Social Studies. We coordinated teams of teachers and staff in reviewing materials that the Oregon Department of Education has identified as high quality based on the Oregon Instructional Materials Evaluation Toolkit (OR-IMET) rubric. The teams used specific criteria and district instructional priorities to select the programs that best meet the needs of our students. We seek public feedback to help our School Board finalize their decision.
Materials: https://www.molallariverschools.org/page/curriculum-adoption

We ask willing community members to review these materials and give feedback to our school board. The school board will consider public comment as it decides whether to accept the recommendations of the adoption committees.
Feedback Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScZhYmJedJNSommkVF90kT-G914eXFRnPxl4b9FSyisiSug8A/viewform

For more information visit our Curriculum Adoption page.

For those community members who would like to see the materials in person, viewing will be available at Molalla Public Library on April 13th from 4:00-6:00 PM.

Looking to help out? The annual Jog a Thon is a great way to get involved! April 10, 2026
Jog a Thon Sign up - https://forms.gle/5zwJtoKkzeZkBgc17

MES Conference Sign Up

https://molallariverschools.edurooms.com/engage/molalla-elementary/newsletters/conference-sign-up

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