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 Deb Bridges (vice chair) 2027
3 Jeremy Hayden 2027
4 Nancy Woodward (chair) 2025
5 Renee Powell 2025
6 James Wolfer 2027
7 Sol Allen 2027

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 March 10, 2012.
  2. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Yamhill County, OR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 20, 2023. - Text list
  3. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Clackamas County, OR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 1 (PDF p. 2/3). Retrieved January 20, 2023. UNI 08720 Newberg School District 29J - Text list
  4. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Washington County, OR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 20, 2023. 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 September 18, 2009.
  6. "School Board". www.newberg.k12.or.us. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  7. "The Newberg school board issue: How did we get here?". September 28, 2021.
  8. Selsky, Andrew (January 18, 2023). "Oregon school board drops ban on LGBTQ pride, Black Lives Matter and other symbols". Statesman Journal. Associated Press. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  9. Rachel Pannett (September 21, 2021). "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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