Overview

Our mission is to serve Hillsboro staff, students, and community. Here you will find resources that help guide and support staff towards positive growth and development in the educational setting. The Human Resources Department is committed to developing and supporting a highly qualified workforce, dedicated to ensuring academic success for all Hillsboro students. By focusing on recruitment, hiring, retention, employee excellence, and quality customer service, our Human Resources Department supports staff in providing valued service to our students and community. 

Vision: Committed to developing and supporting a highly qualified workforce dedicated to ensuring academic success for all students.

Brian Haats has been selected as the District’s Chief Human Resources Officer, effective July 1. 

Haats began his educational career as a teaching assistant at Pals Preschool at Summit Elementary School in Divide, Colorado, in 1995. He then taught second grade at Gateway Elementary School in Woodland Park, Colorado from 1997 to 1999 before moving to Oregon and joining Patterson Elementary School in 2000. He taught grades 2-5 at Patterson for eight years, and then served as an elementary dean from 2008-2011 at Witch Hazel, Lincoln Street, and Mooberry. In 2011, he was selected as Mooberry’s principal and remained there until 2016 when he transitioned to his current position at the District Office. 

As the HR Director overseeing licensed staff, Haats has been instrumental in building and maintaining relationships with the district’s union partners, staffing, bargaining, conducting investigations, and much more for nearly ten years. 

Mykle Rojas has been selected as the District’s Human Resources director overseeing licensed staff, effective July 1. 

Rojas began his educational career as a first grade teacher in the Reynolds School District in 2013, then worked at Lenox Elementary School in the Hillsboro School District for the 2015-16 school year before returning to Reynolds as a restorative justice interventionist and interim assistant principal. He became the assistant principal in 2019, and began serving as the interim principal in April 2022, before accepting the position as principal of HSD’s Imlay Elementary School later that spring (for the 2022-23 school year). 

He participated in collective bargaining and/or related activities in both districts while holding different positions. He has a vision for the Human Resources department as a driver of HSD culture. Rojas believes that through effective hiring, retention, and development of staff, every student can be assured of access to top quality teachers. 

Over the years, Rojas has coached chess and LEGO robotics, has played a leadership role in integrating STEAM and instructional technology to the schools where he has worked, and facilitates family engagement on an ongoing basis. He consistently builds culture and establishes strong relationships with students, staff, families, and community members.

Martha Rodriguez began her journey in education as a bilingual instructional assistant, Summer School teacher and instructional coach for the Hillsboro School District. After earning her Master’s in Teaching, she served as a Dual Language classroom teacher at Minter Bridge from 2010 to 2016. She then moved to Eastwood Elementary School where she was an instructional coach, test coordinator, and behavior support specialist for three years. From 2017 to 2019, she was the Summer School Lead, developing the program schedule and school improvement plan; designing and aligning the curriculum, instruction, and assessments; planning, organizing, and facilitating professional development; and coordinating and supporting binational teachers from Mexico. She was named principal of Minter Bridge in 2019 and has been serving in that capacity ever since. Rodriguez shares that she is passionate about the journey our district is taking with adopting a new Strategic Plan where we know, value, and empower every student to achieve their dreams. She plans to do everything in her power to build capacity, increase diversity, and support all schools and departments in order to make every school day the best possible for each and every student. She further details excitement for supporting professional growth pathways for classified staff and working in collaboration with classified union partners.