Bend-La Pine Schools is a school district in the U.S. state of Oregon that serves the cities of Bend and La Pine in Central Oregon and the surrounding area, including Sunriver. The district has an enrollment of more than 18,000 students,[1] and is the fifth largest in the state as of 2016.[2]
| Bend-La Pine Schools | |
|---|---|
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| District information | |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Established | 1883 |
| Superintendent | Dr. Steven Cook |
| Other information | |
| Website | www.bend.k12.or.us |
Board
editThe district's school board has seven elected members.[3]
Board members 2021-22:
- Carrie McPherson - Zone 1
- Marcus LeGrand - Zone 2
- Cameron Fischer - Zone 3
- Shirley Olson - Zone 4
- Amy Tatom - Zone 5
- Melissa Barnes Dholakia - Zone 6
- Kina Chadwick - Zone 7
Demographics
editIn the 2009 school year, the district had 709 students classified as homeless by the Department of Education, or 4.4% of students in the district.[4] In the 2016–17 school year there are 18,034 students enrolled district-wide.[5]
List of Teachers That Have Been Arrested in the District
editErik Duane Ekstrom - On September 15, 2022, Ekstrom was arrested for possession of sexually explicit content containing minors and grooming g a 13-year-old. Two acts of first- and second-degree encouragement of child sexual abuse and one act of grooming a child.[6] Ekstrom taught music at Highland Elementary School at Kenwood, Cascade Middle School, Pacific Crest Middle School, and Summit High School.[7]
Deborah Parker - On May 29, 2020, Parker was arrested for sex abuse charges. She had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old. Eight acts of second-degree sex abuse charges.[8]
Jason Brian Jackson - On June 6, 2018, Jackson was arrested for viewing sexually explicit images of minors. At least 100 images of minors were found in his computer, and three videos containing similar content were found. He was brought into court on 24 counts of encouraging child sexual abuse.[9]
Schools
editThe district has 30 schools.[10]
Elementary schools
edit- Amity Creek Magnet School - at Thompson
- Bear Creek School
- Buckingham School
- Elk Meadow School
- Ensworth School
- High Lakes School
- Highland Magnet School - at Kenwood
- Juniper School
- La Pine Elementary School
- Lava Ridge School
- Pine Ridge School
- Ponderosa School
- R.E. Jewell School
- Rosland Elementary
- Silver Rail Elementary School
- Three Rivers School
- Westside Village School - at Kingston
- William E. Miller School
Middle schools
edit- Cascade Middle School
- High Desert Middle School
- La Pine Middle School
- Pacific Crest Middle School
- Pilot Butte Middle School
- Sky View Middle School
- REALMS - Rimrock Expeditionary Alternative Learning Middle School
High schools
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Bend - la Pine Schools - Quick Facts". Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
- ^ Fuller, Kathy (February 13, 2015). "Enrollment data places Hillsboro as fourth-largest Oregon district". Hillsboro Tribune. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
- ^ "Bend-La Pine Schools :: School Board Members".
- ^ "Count of homeless students in Oregon school districts, 2008-2009" (PDF). The Oregonian. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 10, 2012. Retrieved September 18, 2009.
- ^ "Bend-La Pine Schools :: district". www.bend.k12.or.us. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
- ^ "Bend Police Dept. news". FlashAlert.net. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
- ^ "▶️Bend teacher assigned to multiple schools arrested over explicit child images". Central Oregon Daily. September 16, 2022. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
- ^ sources, KTVZ news (May 30, 2020). "La Pine HS teacher charged with abusing student nearly decade ago". KTVZ. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
- ^ Bulletin, Garrett Andrews The. "Former teacher gets 8 months jail for viewing child porn". The Bulletin. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
- ^ http://www.bend.k12.or.us/schools[permanent dead link]
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