COMMUNICATIONs
All media requests are directed through the Communications Department. Please contact our Communications Director at Jprechtl@509j.net or call the number below.
541-475-6192
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Our Communications Plan
Jefferson County School District 509J is committed to providing timely, accurate and clear communication to all stakeholders. We seek to provide resources and materials to ensure families, students, staff, partners, media, citizens, and other members of the community are kept informed about our key priorities, successes, and challenges.
The Communications department works with schools and departments to ensure that everyone is informed and up to date on student’s, staff’s, and faculty’s experience in 509J schools.
We aim to ensure that families, students, staff, and the community know that students flourish here, we care for each other, and we get better every day.
We aim to celebrate the successes that happen every day in our buildings. If you wish to share an idea with us, please reach out at communications@509j.net.
We communicate through multiple channels including social media networks and our direct communication tool, ParentSquare. In order to receive important updates from the district, please ensure your contact information is up to date by checking with your children’s school.
509J Communication Resources
District News
Upstart Program Registration
There is an exciting opportunity for Jefferson County School District Families to sign up their child for a pre-school program at no extra cost. Waterford Upstart is a kindergarten readiness program. It provides four-year-old children access to some of the highest...
Students compete in first ever Jefferson County district wide Oregon Battle of the Books Competition
Months of preparation and lots of reading brought four teams to go head-to-head in the first ever district wide Oregon battle of the Books Competition. Teams from Madras, Buff, and Metolius Elementary Schools battled it out at the school level to see who would be the...
Madras High School Hires new Athletic Director
MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release May 26, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT: Joseph Prechtl, Communications Coordinator jprechtl@509j.net | 541-475-6192 Ext. 2225 Madras High Hires New Athletic Director Madras, Ore - Madras High School with have a new but familiar face leading the...
Madras Elementary Receives Seismic Retrofit Grant
Oregon Business is distributing the grant to schools and emergency services buildings across the state. Madras, Ore – The Jefferson County School District is one of almost two dozen school districts across Oregon to receive a seismic rehabilitation grant from Business...
1st and 2nd Graders Get a Taste of Authorship
MEDIA RELEASE For Immediate Release May 26, 2021 MEDIA CONTACT: Joseph Prechtl, Communications Coordinator jprechtl@509j.net | 541-475-6192 Ext. 2225 On Tuesday, June 1, from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., first and second-grade students from the Jefferson County school...