May 25, 2013

Facilities Committee to Host Three Community Information Meetings

You Are Invited!! Please Attend the Corbett School District Facilities Information Meetings May 15th, 9:00 AM Until 6:00 PM Springdale School (Presentations Every Hour with Q and A to Follow.) June 3rd, 10:00 AM Until 8:00 PM Springdale School (Presentations… [Read More...]

Corbett School District Opens Inter-District Transfer Process for 2013-14

Update: I am writing to clarify any confusion around the lottery process for Corbett School and Corbett Charter School.  Corbett Charter School held their lottery for the 2013-2014 school year.  If you were admitted to Corbett Charter School or are… [Read More...]

Facilites Steering Commitee Begins Three Month Process

Facilities Steering Committee to meet for their second meeting Thursday, February 28th at 6:00 in the Grade School Cafeteria. Facilities Assessment Part 1 Rommel Facilities Assessment Part 2 Rommel Facilities Assessment Part 3 Rommel Facilities Assessment Part 4 Rommel Project… [Read More...]

The Ideal District IS SMALL!

The Ideal District IS SMALL! For most of my life I learned in small school districts.  For most of my professional life I have worked in small districts.  For more almost a quarter century I have devoted myself academically to… [Read More...]

Facilities Assessment and Community Engagement

The Board wrestled with selecting a firm to conduct facilities assessments and to help direct a community engagement effort with regard to possible future facility upgrades.   The decision was difficult as all four firms brought strengths to the table along… [Read More...]

Two Board Meetings This Week

We will have two board meetings this week.  The first will be Tuesday at 7:00 while the regular board meeting will be held on Wednesday at 7:00.   The School Board has made a priority of examining facilities and planing for… [Read More...]

A Report on the Recent Increases in Corbett School District’s Resident Population:

This weekend, I ran into another educator who lives in Eastern Oregon. He shared with me that their neighbors were moving to Corbett in a few months because of the “great school system” in Corbett.  Stories like this prompted me… [Read More...]

State Releases District Report Cards

The Oregon Department of Education has released district and school report cards for the 2011-12 school year.  Corbett Schools did very well again this year.  The state testing regime has seen dramatic changes in the last two years with passing… [Read More...]

District Size and Conditional Use

Currently the District is working through the conditional use process as required by Multnomah County.  Judging from some of the questions I have received and worries I have responded to I can tell there is a need to get some… [Read More...]

CAPS at Springdale Opens On Time!

I am happy to announce that The Corbett Arts Program with Spanish (CAPS) will open on time on Monday August 27th at the Springdale School.  I do not have enough time to thank every person who has had a hand… [Read More...]