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TTSD Community, in our ongoing commitment to keep you updated on important topics relative to our extended school closures, we are sending along the district’s most recent FAQ.

TIGARD-TUALATIN SCHOOL DISTRICT COVID-19 CLOSURE RESPONSE FAQ

Updated March 23, 2020

BASIC NEEDS/ RESOURCES

• How do I access food and other basic needs?

School meal sites are suspended during spring break. If you or someone you know is in need of food support please visit our local food resources page for organizations currently serving the Tigard-Tualatin community.

Breakfast and lunch grab-and-go meal service will resume the week of March 30th from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM at Tualatin and Metzger Elementary Schools. Meal service is available for all TTSD students Pre-K to 12th grade. No dining will be available inside the school.

Please watch for future announcements regarding the potential of additional district food sites.

211 Information Line

The 211Info line is a statewide resource to navigate families to needed resources. In partnership with the Oregon Health Authority (OHA), 211Info has activated a statewide call center where people can call to receive current information about COVID-19.

Please visit the District Family Resource Page for more options: Family Resource Center. You may also call 503.603.1585.

Please also visit the Packed with Pride website to learn more about a wonderful community movement led by TTSD Board members, the TTSD Teachers Association (TTEA), the Foundation for Tigard Tualatin Schools, and the TTSD Student Union, created to benefit the students and families of TTSD.

• How do I help my family manage anxiety at this time?

The unprecedented events occurring at this time can be upsetting and dysregulating. Previous and current life stressors can have an additional impact. We encourage you to pay attention to how you are feeling and take steps to regulate stress. You can use our attached Family Stress Continuum and Family Strategies for Stress guides which are adapted from leading child traumatologist, Dr. Bruce Perry. These guides have useful information about navigating stress and useful links for available resources. If students need emotional support, you can refer them to the Oregon Youth Line at https://oregonyouthline.org/. You can also refer them to trauma-informed school specialist Alfonso Ramírez at aramirez@ttsd.k12.or.us.

If you want to access immediate support, you can contact: The Washington County Crisis Line 503-291-9111.

• How should I explain COVID-19 to my children?

Please take a minute to review The National Associate of School Psychologist’s resource for families and teachers about talking to children:

Talking to Children about COVID 19

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THE OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FAQ