The Beaverton School District includes 34 elementary schools, nine middle schools, six high schools, five option schools, 19 option programs and two charter schools. We have more than 39,000 students and nearly 4,500 staff members.

The Beaverton School Board has seven elected community members who serve four-year terms.  They are volunteers. Though candidates are nominated from the Board Zone they live in, voters in the District elect them at-large.  Each Board member has several school assignments that may or may not be in their zone. 

Safe Routes to School (SRTS) programs often start with encouragement programs to get people to try walking or biking to school. Walking and Biking to school is fun, and celebrating those who choose to be active on their way to school can be fun also! You can start with one of our large semi-annual events, or start your own monthly event. We are here to support and encourage participation throughout the district. Our resources below will walk you through how to create simple events, monthly events, as well as large annual events.  

There are many options for your first event! The first step is getting other parents and staff involved. Talk to your Principal to get their endorsement,  and your Parent Group to get other parents involved. Decide what event you want to do. Here are some simple event ideas to get you started!

A Walking School Bus is a group of students walking together with or without supervision. With a little advanced planning, picking a good route and sharing key safety messages, everybody can have a great time! This program is voluntary and is most successful when it is initiated by the PTO or other parent group. We have maps of your walk zone we can provide for planning, as well as starting incentives such as stickers and pencils to encourage participation.  

Walking School Bus Training and Planning 

Bike Trains enable students to get to school while enjoying the outdoors and the company of other bicyclists. Bike Trains are led by adults - one at the front and one at the rear of the train - that accompany students as they bike to and from school. Bike Trains can be a great way to instill a love of bicycling while developing life-long safety skills. 

Bike Train Planning and Training 

A wheel fairy anonymously places stickers/notes of encouragement on every bicycle/scooter in the bike racks at school for students to find as they bike or scooter home. It’s a small, but mighty, year-round incentive — a great way to keep students excited, motivated and encouraged to ride to school! 

Celebrate "We love the bus" to encourage children to ride the bus! Create a one time event, or monthly encouragement to ride the bus to school!  Riding the bus decreases traffic congestion and emissions at the school, creating a safer environment. Bus stops let your children meet others in the neighborhood and builds community. Plan with your school to encourage students to ride the bus on the advertised day and give rewards as simple as a sticker or a high five!  

1.  Get Organized. Form a "We love the bus" School team that includes students, parents, teachers. Make sure the Principal is on board.

Start planning your event.  You can add many things to a bus event to increase children's ability to participate!  

Will it be a one time event or a regular occurrence?

Decide rewards such as a sticker for riding the bus.

Set a goal and let the students in on it!  Create a poster or tracking sheet to publish results.  

Create a simple sign-in and draw for prizes.

Post dates in school newsletter and throughout school.

2.  Recruit Volunteers. Check with your PTO, Neighborhood Association and school staff to help with greeting students and the school’s celebration.

3.  Promote. Post in school’s newsletter and put posters up throughout school and neighborhood.

4.  Plan for Safety. Promote safe riding with this video! 

Stay in touch with Beaverton’s SRTS program through the website and Facebook page: learn about other opportunities and resources.

A bike rodeo is an event that provides students with the opportunity to learn, practice, and demonstrate bike handling skills in a fun, safe, and encouraging atmosphere. Numerous obstacle courses are set up with chalk and traffic cones. Adult volunteers run each activity station or obstacle course, with the objective of teaching the children how to better control their bikes. Contact us for support and prizes!

May is Walk + Roll Challenge month. Our Beaverton schools celebrate this event in a variety of ways, however, the goal is the same: to encourage and promote active transportation (walking, biking, scooting, skateboarding and riding the school bus). It’s great for us, our kids and it’s great for the community. Schools around the nation celebrate biking to school in May on National Bike to School Day. Many district schools choose this day to celebrate their May Walk + Roll challenge. Whether you and your school celebrate on one day, multiple days or all month long, the following benefits are important for the health and well-being of our communities:

The possibilities are endless, use your creativity to create a unique challenge that your community can enjoy. 

Are you interested in supporting students and your community with cleaner air around schools? Cars can be found idling for up to 30 minutes prior to picking up students in parking lots. Those extra exhaust fumes from cars are linked to increases in asthma, allergies, heart and lung disease and cancer, in addition to the environmental impacts for our planet. Follow this toolkit to create a fun and engaging way to teach kids about the impacts of carbon emissions, while working together to help the earth.

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