Oregon / School Districts / Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1
At a special meeting the Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1 board approved the district's annual personnel report, following a Feb. 10 executive session and a two-week review; Director Lynch moved the measure, Director Olsen seconded, and the vote was 5-0.
Oregon / School Districts / Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1
After a pilot of two state‑adopted options, Bend‑LaPine teachers recommended Savvas Experience Chemistry for district‑wide sophomore chemistry. Presenters described NGSS alignment, differentiated lab options, a district scope/sequence and training plans; questions focused on AP/IB pathways, hands‑on labs and implementation costs.
Oregon / School Districts / Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1
At its Feb. 10 meeting the Bend‑LaPine Board approved the High Desert ESD 2026–27 Local Service Plan, appointed Bryce Johnson to a vacant budget committee seat, adopted a classified‑employee appreciation resolution and passed a resolution urging strategic use of the Oregon Education Stability Fund. All recorded votes were unanimous.
Oregon / School Districts / Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1
Students and parents urged the board to allow freshmen at Camp Tamarack, create inclusive all‑gender restrooms, and curb non‑curricular iPad use; a guardian reported an unapproved record change. The board also heard the naming committee's three finalists for the new choice high school: Central Bend High School, Deschutes High School and Deschutes River High School.
Oregon / School Districts / Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1
At its Feb. 10 meeting, the Bend‑LaPine Administrative SD 1 board approved a High Desert ESD local service plan, adopted a resolution recognizing Classified Staff Appreciation Week, approved the consent agenda, appointed a budget‑committee member and reviewed a recommended chemistry curriculum and proposed names for a new choice high school.
Oregon / School Districts / Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1
The Bend‑LaPine Administrative SD 1 board met Jan. 27 and voted unanimously to uphold the superintendent’s notice of proposed discipline dated Jan. 15, 2026. Directors said additional complaints listed on page six were excluded because they have not been investigated.
Oregon / School Districts / Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1
The Bend‑LaPine board approved Resolution 2007 to swap two surplus modular classrooms (Buckingham Elementary and LaPine Middle School) with Heart of Oregon, which has two modulars at Bend Tech Academy. The motion passed without recorded opposition.
Oregon / School Districts / Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1
At its Jan. 27 work session the Bend‑LaPine Board began a line‑by‑line review of executive limitations 4.3–4.9, debating multi‑year budget projections, superintendent purchasing limits, performance‑based budgeting, inclusive facility standards, transportation and fleet policy, nutrition services, acceptable‑use and cybersecurity for district devices, and safety/law‑enforcement protocols.
Oregon / School Districts / Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1
The Bend‑LaPine board unanimously accepted the district's Annual Comprehensive Financial Report and approved a corrective action plan to address payroll‑tax overpayments; the board also voted to begin charter negotiations and approved consent items including 21 policy renewals.
Oregon / School Districts / Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1
Four public commenters at the Jan. 13 Bend‑LaPine meeting urged the board to address standards‑based grading impacts on student mental health, concerns about gender‑neutral bathrooms' effects on transgender students, and the need to fill a sustainability coordinator role.