Newberg School District

Newberg School District (29J) is a public school district headquartered in Newberg in the U.S. state of Oregon. The main office is located at 714 E. Sixth Street in Newberg.[1]

Newberg School District
Location
714 E 6th St.
Newberg, Oregon 97132
District information
SuperintendentStephen Phillips
NCES District ID4108720
Other information
Websitenewberg.k12.or.us

It is mostly in Yamhill County, where it serves the cities of Newberg and Dundee.[2] Portions are in Clackamas County and Washington County.[3][4]

Demographics

In the 2009 school year, the district had 156 students classified as homeless by the Department of Education, or 3.0% of students in the district.[5]

School Board

There are seven school board members, each serving four-year terms.[6]

Zone Name Term Ends
1 Trevor DeHart 2025
2 Shelley Kolb 2023
3 Ron Rilee 2023
4 Raquel Peregrino de Brito 2023
5 Renee Powell 2025
6 Dave Brown (chair) 2023
7 Brian Shannon (vice chair) 2023

Schools

Elementary schools
  • Mabel Rush Elementary School
  • Joan Austin Elementary School
  • Antonia Crater Elementary School
  • Edwards Elementary School
  • Ewing Young Elementary School
  • Dundee Elementary School

Middle schools
  • Mountain View Middle School
  • Chehalem Valley Middle School

High school

Controversies

The Newberg School District made news headlines for voting to ban "political" symbols from school grounds, including Pride and Black Lives Matter imagery.[7] This ban ended in 2023.[8]

An elementary school employee of the district reported to work wearing blackface in "protest" of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The employee was terminated from her position.[9]

References
  1. "Newberg Public Schools Contact Information". Newberg School District. Retrieved 2012-03-10.
  2. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Yamhill County, OR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2023-01-20. - Text list
  3. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Clackamas County, OR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 1 (PDF p. 2/3). Retrieved 2023-01-20. UNI 08720 Newberg School District 29J - Text list
  4. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Washington County, OR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2023-01-20. UNI 08720 Newberg School District 29J - Text list
  5. "Count of homeless students in Oregon school districts, 2008-2009" (PDF). The Oregonian. p. 6. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
  6. "School Board". www.newberg.k12.or.us. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  7. "The Newberg school board issue: How did we get here?". 28 September 2021.
  8. Selsky, Andrew (2023-01-18). "Oregon school board drops ban on LGBTQ pride, Black Lives Matter and other symbols". Statesman Journal. Associated Press. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
  9. Rachel Pannett (2021-09-21). "Oregon school worker suspended for showing up in blackface in apparent protest of vaccine mandate". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409.


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