Facing Challenges with School Attendance?

Regular attendance matters, but sometimes families and students face challenges getting to school every day.

Please take a moment to complete one of the short surveys below and help our district learn what supports our students need to attend school regularly. You can also learn more about attendance on our Attendance Matters web page.

Survey for Parents and Caregivers

Your insights are invaluable—please complete the survey to help us better understand and address the challenges families face with school attendance.

Complete the survey for parents/caregivers

Survey for Students

We want to hear from you! Share your thoughts by completing the survey and help us create the support you need to attend school regularly.

Complete the survey for students

Great news for you and your students! Salem-Keizer Public Schools is participating in the federally offered Community Eligibility Provision (CEP).

About the Community Eligibility Provision

This program provides all students attending a public school in the district with one healthy breakfast and one lunch each school day at no charge to your household.

The district will be part of this program for the 2024-2025, 2025-2026, and 2026-2027 school years – throughout this time you will not be required to complete free/reduced-price meal paperwork for your students.

Schools Not Eligible to Participate 

Online, virtual and some private and public charter schools within the Salem-Keizer School District 24J are not able to participate in the CEP and will continue to be responsible for funding their students’ meals.

This includes EDGE Online, Eagle Charter School, Howard Street Charter School, and Jane Goodall Environmental Middle School. If you have any questions regarding meals at these schools, please contact the school.

Contact Us for Support

If you need a letter indicating your students receive free meals at their school or if you have any questions regarding CEP, please reach out to our Food and Nutrition Services team and we will be happy to assist.

• Email: food_service@salkeiz.k12.or.us
• Phone: (503) 399-3091 ext. 2

Each year, the district distributes electronic devices such as Chromebooks, MacBooks, adapters and chargers for students to use to support their education. These devices and their distribution is overseen by each school and all students and families have a responsibility to handle these devices with care while on loan from the district.

Cost of Repairs

Students may be held responsible for any damage to their mobile/electronic device(s) including, but not limited to: broken screens, cracked plastic pieces, loss of function of the device, missing keys, etc. Should the cost to repair exceed the cost of purchasing a new device, the student may be held liable for the full replacement value. Lost items such as cables, adapters, etc. will be charged the actual replacement cost value.

Required Replacement

Families agree to pay all associated costs relating to Chromebook or MacBook (EDGE) replacement not to exceed $250.00 (per Chromebook) or $1,200.00 (per MacBook) should the device be stolen, lost, or damaged in any way. Have questions about district-loaned Chromebook or MacBook? Please contact your child’s school for assistance.