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North Bend SD 13 outlines elementary reconfiguration plan and summer-school proposals
Summary
District leaders described progress on elementary reconfiguration (one-district model, new transfer process, modular ADA restroom, seismic upgrades) and a pending competitive summer school grant application to fund a four-week literacy-focused program for up to 200 elementary students; partners include Champions and a Code-to-Dance program.
District leaders told the North Bend School Board on April 2 that planning for elementary reconfiguration and associated supports is underway and that several operational steps will follow in the coming weeks.
Superintendent Tim said the district will remove school boundaries for the coming year so students will enroll in a single district-wide system; staff have revamped the transfer process so interdistrict applications opened April 1 and families placed on a wait list until space is confirmed. Tim said initial space projections are expected in May so the district can notify families whether seats are available.
Tim described several facilities and logistics actions tied to the reconfiguration: teacher and staff notifications have been sent and preference lists collected; room assignments will be finalized in upcoming PLC meetings; an ADA-compliant modular restroom unit has been ordered for North Bay; and a seismic upgrade plan for the North Bay gym includes reconfiguring bathrooms into single-use facilities. Staff also outlined summer cleaning, moving and labeling protocols and the district's plan to limit building-visit groups to three board members when space is constrained.
On programming, the district applied for a competitive Oregon Department of Education summer-school grant (application due March 20) that would fund a four-week, 80-hour literacy-focused program for incoming first through fifth graders; the application was written for 200 students and includes Champions as a community partner to provide day programming so families would receive four weeks of free child care if the grant is awarded. The grant decision is expected in April, and district staff cautioned that it is competitive; if awarded, the funding would be available for three summers (three-year funding cycle).
Administrators also highlighted additional summer offerings. A Splash program for incoming kindergarten students will run regardless of grant outcome; Code to Dance (a program from Western Oregon University) was identified as a partner for middle-school programming; and the high school plans an expanded credit recovery program with early-start and August sessions to help students regain course credits.
'We are excited about the revamped transfer process and the opportunity to give families earlier information about placement,' Tim said, noting the district will return to the board with finalized timelines and any adjustments based on the grant outcome and staffing availability.
Next steps: staff will provide space projections in May, confirm building-move timelines, and report back to the board on the summer-grant award decision and any required scaling of the program.
