Newberg-Dundee Public Schools

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Newberg-Dundee Public Schools
714 E 6th Street
Newberg
, Oregon , 97132
District information
GradesK-12
SuperintendentPaula Radich
Schools10
NCES District ID4108720
Students and staff
Students4,150 [1]
Other information
Website newberg.k12.or.us

Newberg-Dundee Public Schools 29J (Sometimes Newberg School District) is a public school district headquartered in Newberg in the U.S. state of Oregon. The main office is located at 714 E. Sixth Street in Newberg. [2]

Contents

It is mostly in Yamhill County, where it serves the cities of Newberg and Dundee. [3] Portions are in Clackamas County and Washington County. [4] [5]

Demographics

In the 2009 school year, the district had 156 students classified as homeless by the Department of Education, or 3.0% of students in the district. [6]

School Board

There are seven school board members, each serving four-year terms. [7]

ZoneNameTerm Ends
1Andy Byerley2029
2Deb Bridges (chair)2027
3Jeremy Hayden2027
4Celeste Jones2029
5Aubrey Nichols2029
6James Wolfer (vice chair)2027
7Sol Allen2027

Schools

Elementary schools

Middle schools

High school

Controversies

In 2021, the conservative Community Oriented Public Servants (COPS) PAC allied with The Oregon Republican Party to elect Newberg School Board candidates. [8] Their recurring slogan was SOS, (Save Our Schools!). [8] This campaign secured a 4-3 conservative majority after the May 2021 election. [9] Former school security guard Dave Brown became chairman. [9] The year prior, Dave Brown was the sole dissenting vote in a 5-1 antiracism resolution. [10]

In July 2021, the Newberg School Board voted to ban Pride and Black Lives Matter symbols. [11] In September, Newberg High School students participated in a "virtual slave trade", targeting black students. [12] On September 20, a Newberg Public Schools employee was placed on administrative leave after reporting for work while wearing blackface, referring to herself as the "Rosa Parks of vaccines" to protest COVID-19 vaccine mandates. [13] [14]

In September 2022, the targeted ban of modern civil rights movements was ruled unlawful by a Yamhill judge. [15] The ban was dropped in January 2023. [16]

As of July 2024, the Newberg School District is now 3.7 million dollars in debt, and is expecting a 10 million dollar shortfall in 2025. [17]

In late 2024, a $90,000 was paid to a teacher after the principal of Mountain View Middle School said, in paraphrase, “it’s not ok to tell kids it’s ok to be gay or trans.” The teacher who reported this incident was reprimanded. [18]

References

  1. ↑ "About Us – About Us – Newberg-Dundee Public Schools". www.newberg.k12.or.us. Retrieved August 30, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Newberg Public Schools Contact Information". Newberg School District. Retrieved March 10, 2012.
  3. ↑ "2020 Census – School District Reference Map: Yamhill County, OR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved January 20, 2023. - Text list
  4. ↑ "2020 Census – School District Reference Map: Clackamas County, OR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 1 (PDF p. 2/3). Retrieved January 20, 2023. UNI 08720 Newberg School District 29J - Text list
  5. ↑ "2020 Census – School District Reference Map: Washington County, OR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved January 20, 2023. UNI 08720 Newberg School District 29J - Text list
  6. ↑ "Count of homeless students in Oregon school districts, 2008-2009" (PDF). The Oregonian. p. 6. Retrieved September 18, 2009.
  7. ↑ "School Board". www.newberg.k12.or.us. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
  8. 1 2 Clarke, Ryan (April 28, 2021). "School board race targeted by outside political organizations". NewbergGraphic.com. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  9. 1 2 Clarke, Ryan (July 17, 2021). "Newberg school board members at odds". NewbergGraphic.com. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  10. ↑ Clarke, Ryan (July 20, 2020). "Brown stands behind vote on racism resolution". NewbergGraphic.com. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  11. ↑ Campuzano, Eder (September 3, 2021). "'Deal with it:' Newberg school board's conservative majority defends banning Pride, Black Lives Matter symbols". The Oregonian . Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  12. ↑ Koch, Ashley (September 14, 2021). "Newberg High School students participated in virtual 'slave trade'". KGW . Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Newberg Public Schools employee on leave after reporting to work in 'Blackface'". KPTV. September 20, 2021. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  14. ↑ Rachel Pannett (September 21, 2021). "Oregon school worker suspended for showing up in blackface in apparent protest of vaccine mandate". The Washington Post . Washington, D.C. ISSN   0190-8286. OCLC   1330888409.
  15. ↑ "Newberg school board rescinds ban on Black Lives Matter, pride symbols". oregonlive. Associated Press. January 19, 2023. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  16. ↑ Selsky, Andrew (January 18, 2023). "Oregon school board drops ban on LGBTQ pride, Black Lives Matter and other symbols". Statesman Journal . Associated Press . Retrieved January 20, 2023.
  17. ↑ "Acting superintendent takes over as Newberg faces end-of-month deadline to resolve unexpected deficit". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  18. ↑ Oregonian/OregonLive, Maxine Bernstein | The (December 10, 2024). "Newberg school district to pay $90,000 to settle teacher's whistleblower retaliation suit over LBGTQ+ support". oregonlive. Retrieved December 13, 2024.

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