May 17, 2012

Corbett School District Honored by the College Board

Corbett School District 39 Placed on the College Board’s 2nd Annual AP® District Honor Roll for Significant Gains in Advanced Placement® Access and Student Performance  367 School Districts Across the Nation Are Honored  [Corbett, OR] — Corbett School District 39 is one of fewer than 400 public school districts in the nation being honored by… [Read More...]

Special Board Meeting Thursday November 3rd 7:30 Grade School Cafeteria

The Corbett School District School Board will hold a special board meeting at 7:30 in the Grade School Cafeteria.  The purpose of the meeting will be for the board to determine if it will move forward with energy upgrades on the main campus. The district was contacted Monday by the Oregon Department of Energy (ODOE)… [Read More...]

Corbett Arts Program at Springdale School: A Vision.

People have asked me what my vision is for Springdale School.  What follows is my vision for Springdale School.  It is a visionary work of fiction, but a work of fiction that could become a reality. The Corbett Arts Program at Springdale School The First Ten Years Superintendent’s Corner May 2023 Today I followed our… [Read More...]

What I am Hearing from the Community

A Recap of the First Month of School We are drawing close to finishing our first month of school and I wanted to pause, look back at all of the great things that have happened on campus so far, and reflect upon conversations I am hearing from the community.  The start of each year is… [Read More...]

Community Back To School Celebration

I wanted to take the time to thank all of the people that made our Community Back to School Celebration a wild success!  We had more than 1000 people attend the event. There were community groups represented, student athletes were honored, and Advanced Placement Scholars were identified. The weather was perfect, hot dogs and hamburgers… [Read More...]

Administrative Structure

Hello All, I have thought long and hard about what this week’s post topic should be.  There is so much to talk about!!   A new school year, people have asked me about the high school AP program, Springdale School is a considerable issue for the district to consider, an analysis of the district’s financial picture… [Read More...]

Communication: A Look Ahead

This summer I had the pleasure of working with 13 individuals whom I asked to volunteer to help hone the District’s communications efforts. The dedication of these individuals has been remarkable. The staff and I have taken the results of the communication committee’s work and have been working to turn those recommendations into a reality…. [Read More...]

Advanced Placement Update

During the 2005 school year Corbett School began expanding the AP program from a few select students taking a dozen or so tests per year to 166 exams during the 2007 school year.  During 2007 about one third of the student body participated in the AP program. This growth represented a huge improvement in access… [Read More...]

Corbett Continues to Refine Communication

  To view a rough draft of the Corbett School District’s Community Relations program you can download the following PDF version. Building on the new communication policy adopted recently by the School Board Superintendent Trani and a team of 12 individuals from around the community will review the results of the communication surveys.  The District has… [Read More...]