Category Education

High school presented with $2,500 for new sound system

CRESWELL’S DEVIN PRATT, FAR LEFT, AN EMPLOYEE OF LITHIA CHRYSLER DODGE IN EUGENE AND LARRY SWARTZ OF OREGON COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION POSE WITH CHS ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL AND ATHLETIC DIRECTOR ALAN STEARNS, FAR RIGHT, AFTER PRESENTING THE SCHOOL WITH A $2,500 DONATION FOR A NEW SOUND…

Quantifying educational quality – Part 4

Editor’s note: This is part four of a five-part series about the statewide problems in Oregon’s education system, and how it affects local schools in the Southern Willamette region. This week’s story follows the Quality Education Model, and Creswell and Pleasant Hill school districts’ aspirations…

Fighting Failure, part 3: Mental health’s toll

Editor’s note: This is part three of a series about the statewide problems in Oregon’s education system, and how it affects local schools in the Southern Willamette region. This week’s story follows mental health’s role in student academics. A school’s primary mission is teaching and…

School Board discusses cap on open enrollment

The Creswell School Board met on Jan. 9 at 7 p.m. for their regular school board meeting. The board also met for executive session, which The Chronicle wrote about on Jan. 17. Enrollment was up by three students in January, brining the total of 1,282…

Fighting Failure, part 2: A neighboring perspective

Editor’s note: This is part two of a series about the statewide problems in Oregon’s education system, and how it affects local schools in the Southern Willamette region. This week’s story follows Pleasant Hill School District test scores. Along with Creswell, the Pleasant Hill School…

School board dismisses complaints

During the Jan. 9 school board regular meeting, the school board held an executive session to consider the dismissal or disciplining of, or to hear complaints or charges brought against a public officer, employee, staff member or agent. The executive session is held pursuant to…

FIGHTING FAILURE: Combatting Oregon school disinvestment

Editor’s note: This is part one of a series about the statewide problems in Oregon’s education system, and how it affects local schools in the Southern Willamette region. This week’s story follows Creswell School Board member Lacey Risdal as she advocates for change in the…