Superintendent Vince Swagerty has served students since 1985 as a teacher, principal, and superintendent.  He graduated from Thurston High School in Springfield, Oregon and then earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Oregon in 1985 and his master’s degree from Portland State University in 2000.  He returns to the North Bend School District having served as the North Bend Middle School principal from 2007-2009.  Most recently, he led the Mitchell School District in eastern Oregon for five years from 2018-2023.  His wife, Valerie, is a long-time school employee serving as an educational assistant for most of her career and then as an administrative assistant in Mitchell.  His daughter, Melissa, is a 2009 North Bend graduate who currently is an educational assistant in the Wilsonville High School special education department.  His son, Matthew, recently finished his Speech Pathology program at Idaho State University and completing his clinical fellowship to obtain his Speech Pathology CCC.

Please call the North Bend District office at (541) 756-2521 or email mbrix@nbend.k12.or.us to setup a meeting.

Superintendent Report

December 2024

Holiday Music Programs and Fun Activities

At Hillcrest, they had their holiday performances for the first and second grade students on December 9th.  On December 16th, the 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students will take the stage to perform for their families.  The Hillcrest kindergarten will perform at 1:45 PM on December 19th. 

North Bay had their winter concert on the evening of December 10th at 6:30pm.  Their 4th and 5th grade students performed.  Their Turkey Trot was rained out in November so they switched to a December Dash and they had that on Monday the 9th.

The middle school choir concert will be at 7:00 PM on December 12th (unfortunately, the night of our Board meeting) and the middle school band will be performing at 7:00 PM on December 17th.

The high school choirs and bands will be performing at the Egyptian Theater on December 19th at 7:00 PM. 

Once again, I encourage you to attend as many of these events as possible.

Strategic Planning

The Student Voice team met again on December 9th.  That was the second meeting of that team.  The Core Team and the Instructional Team will meet on the 12th with the same format they used in November. 

Chamber of Commerce Luncheon

I really enjoyed my opportunity to speak at the Bay Area Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Wednesday, December 4th.  I spoke with the attendees about our strategic planning process, our recently published At-a-Glance Profiles from ODE, and I shared about some of the great things happening throughout the district.

COSA Law Conference

A large team of NBSD administrators attended the COSA Law Conference in Eugene.  There will be a significant focus on current trends and hot topics in school law.  We expect there will be opportunities to learn more about the recent changes at the federal level in Title IX guidance.  There will also be a great deal of discussion about potential laws that may be introduced in the upcoming legislative session. 

Christmas Vacation

December 20th will be the last day of school before our Christmas break and we will return to school on January 6th, 2025.  The district office will be open on all days that are not holidays on the contracts of the 12 month employees.  We will have several employees taking vacation days during the break so our services will be limited during the break.

Navigating a successful course for every student, every day, every way
1913 MEADE STREET • NORTH BEND. OREGON 97459-3432
Phone: (541) 756-2521 • Fax: (541) 756-1313
Superintendent Vince Swagerty