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It’s official: The North Marion School District has kicked off the 2021-22 school year!

North Marion School District leaders and the School Board Chair offered information and a warm welcome during New Staff Orientation this week, in keeping with a school community culture that emphasizes care and connection.

“We stand behind you guys and are very appreciative of the work that you are going to do for us,” School Board Chair Glenn Holum told the crowd.

The Oregon Department of Education is specifying that school districts create an operational plan.

Overview

There will be an online learning option for students who would like to stay home in the coming school year. The North Marion School District has partnering with Pearson Connexus Learning Platform to create a Virtual Online Program for the 2021-22 school year. 

By Jillian Daley

Kindergarteners leapt into the classroom last week during the fourth annual Jump Start, a program to prepare students for North Marion Primary School.

By Jillian Daley

A North Marion High School 2020 graduate and student firefighter was instrumental in saving a Woodburn food pantry from being destroyed in a fire on Aug. 16.

All students will be able to eat both breakfast and lunch at no charge (free) during the 2021-22 school year.

Oregon Department of Education officials notified North Marion School District Director of Nutrition Services Lori Gamboa that there will be a federal nutrition waiver that will allow meals to be offered without charge to all students for the 2021-2022 school year.  The lunch and breakfast programs for this school year are open to any enrolled North Marion student at no charge.

The North Marion School District maintenance team has taken care of the high water on the grounds by the District Office and Middle School. 

To learn what to expect for the 2021-22 Academic Year, please read this message from Oregon Department of Education Director Colt Gill:

To Oregon's School and District Leaders:

Looking to the 2021-22 school year, we see a brighter future.

A future with a continued emphasis on the value of community, caring for one another, and recognition of the essential role schools play in the lives of our students, schools and staff. 

By Jillian Daley

When several Hispanic students at North Marion High School approached School Board Vice Chair Bill Graupp about racial issues in the classroom at the start of the 2020-21 school year, he made the choice to not only listen to them, but to take action.

That’s because, for Graupp, a School District is only as strong as the students within it.

School Board Adopts 2021-2022 School District Academic Calendar: The calendar committee this year collaborated together with representation from our parent group, educational assistants, teachers, school board and administration and worked very hard to capture the values of maximizing instructional time, we are pleased with the outcome. We approached the design of this calendar with the mindset, "Plan for what we know, remain nimble and respond as need arises."