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

November 14, 2024

Strategic Planning

The strategic planning process is moving forward nicely.  We have had several different group meetings including the student voice team, principal’s team, core team, instructional team, alignment team as well as a community forum and, of course, the update to the Board at our last work session.  Each group is bringing their unique perspective to the plan which is being adjusted and modified as we progress.  The core team and instructional team will meet again on December 12th which is the day of our December Board meeting.

Legislative Input

Representative Wright has asked to speak to a group of teachers so we are arranging a session with Boomer and teachers on November 25th.  He is focusing on classroom management and behaviors that disrupt the learning environment.  We also have a session arranged on December 18th with all of our local legislators at the ESD.

Clue

The weekend of the 15th through the 17th is the final chance to see the high school production of the play, Clue.  I would encourage you to see the evening performance on Friday or Saturday or the matinee performance on Sunday.

Holiday Music Programs and Fun Activities

At Hillcrest, they will have holiday performances for the first and second grade students on December 9th beginning at 5:30 PM.  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.  The Hound Dogs are having their Turkey Walk at 2:00 PM on November 21st.

North Bay will have their winter concert on the evening of December 10th at 6:30pm.  They will have performances from their 4th and 5th grade students.  Their Turkey Trot will be the morning of November 22nd at 8:30 AM.

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 as we race toward Thanksgiving, Christmas, and the new year.

Law Conference

Several members of our administration will, once again, be attending the COSA Law Conference in Eugene on December 4th through the 6th.  This conference gives our administrators the opportunity to learn more about current and potential upcoming legislation as well as learn more about current trends in the administration of school law across the country.  Thank you again for your willingness to move the December board meeting to the 12th to accommodate our staff attending this conference.

Winter Sports

The Fall sports season has officially come to an end for the Bulldogs and by the time we meet again in December, the Winter season will be in full swing.  Practices begin for the winter season on Monday, November 18th and our first contests of the new high school season are on December 4th. 

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Phone: (541) 756-2521 • Fax: (541) 756-1313
Superintendent Vince Swagerty