COMMUNICATIONs

All media requests are directed through the Communications Department. Please contact our Communications Coordinator 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
Jefferson County School District 509J Celebrates WSK8 Six Classroom Addition with Groundbreaking Ceremony
(Left to Right) Myra Shawaway Orange - Culture and Heritage Committee Chair, Lonnie Henderson - WSK8 Principal, Valerie Switzler - General Manager, Warm Springs Education Administration, Chico Holliday - Warm Springs Public Utilities & Water Manager, Laurie...
509J Vision Clinic Provides eye exams and glasses for nearly 200 students at no cost
Madras High School Junior Keith Charley III waited patiently in a hallway at Warm Springs K-8 Academy for a brand-new pair of prescription eyeglasses during the 509J Vision Project last week. “It's a really cool experience that it comes the same day you get your eyes...
JCSD 509J Teacher get his own children’s book published
By 509J Communications Congrats to 509J Online Teacher, Geoffrey Svoboda! He is now the author of a published children’s book titled “The Fly and the Horse.” He recently read the book aloud to a few 509J Online students. He created the story several years ago when...
Jefferson County School District Celebrates with Groundbreaking for MHS Soccer Complex Bond Project
By 509J Communications Jefferson County School District 509J's groundbreaking ceremony celebrates the start of Madras High School Soccer Complex Construction. This project was made possible by voters supporting the November 2021 Bond. The ceremony kicked off with...
Jefferson County School District 509J Announces Groundbreaking for Madras High School Soccer Complex Project
March 13, 2023MEDIA CONTACT:Joseph Prechtl, Communications Coordinatorjprechtl@509j.net | 541-475-6192 Ext. 2225 Jefferson County School District 509J Announces Groundbreaking for Madras High School Soccer Complex Project Madras, OR — The Jefferson County School...