Academic calendar
School Year 2026-2027 runs Sep 1, 2026 – Jun 11, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- School Year 2026-2027Relevant now
- School Year 2027-2028
Campus language
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Showing 9 of 9 terms
A
- Async
- Short for Asynchronous learning, referring to self-paced schoolwork done outside of live sessions.
C
- Canvas
- The Learning Management System (LMS) where all course content, assignments, and grades are housed.
H
- HOA
- Hillsboro Online Academy, the school's primary abbreviation.
- HSD
- Hillsboro School District, the parent district for the academy.
I
- IEP
- Individualized Education Program for students receiving special education services.
M
- Modules
- The organizational units within Canvas that contain a week's or unit's worth of lessons and assignments.
O
- OSAS
- Oregon Statewide Assessment System, the mandatory state testing students must attend in person.
S
- Sync
- Short for Synchronous learning, referring to live virtual class sessions via video call.
T
- TAG
- Talented and Gifted program for accelerated learners.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Advisory
- A mandatory weekly synchronous meeting where students check in with their assigned staff advisor.
- Chromebook
- The district-issued laptop provided to all students to complete their online coursework.
- Hotspot
- A cellular Wi-Fi device provided by the district to students who do not have reliable home internet access.
- MEC
- Miller Education Center, the physical building in Hillsboro that houses the HOA offices and computer labs.
- oak_street_campus_cafeteria
- Oak Street Campus Cafeteria
- ParentVUE
- The companion portal for parents to monitor student progress and communicate with the school.
- StudentVUE
- The official portal used by students to check their official course grades, attendance, and district records.
- tamarack_elementary_cafeteria
- Tamarack Elementary Cafeteria
- The Lab
- The physical workspace at the Miller Education Center where online students can go for in-person teacher support.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- School Year 2026-2027 runs Sep 1, 2026 – Jun 11, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 9 approved campus terms and 9 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.