Medford School District (Oregon)

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Medford School District (549C) is a school district in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is the largest school district of southern Oregon. (Others include Ashland School District, Grants Pass School District, Klamath Falls School District). Today, district 549C encompasses 14 primary schools, two secondary schools, and two high schools in three cities: Medford, Jacksonville, and Ruch.

The Medford School District passed a school bond in November 2006 that will collect $189 million to completely rebuild South Medford High School and Lone Pine Elementary School.[1] Major remodeling will be done to North Medford High School. All schools will receive a part of the bond money. Construction has started on some of the schools.

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[edit] Administration

[edit] Superintendent and cabinet

  • Dr. Philip Long, Superintendent
  • Mr. Douglas Jantzi, Director of Secondary Education & Athletics
  • Mr. Richard Miles, Director of Elementary Education
  • Mr. Todd Bloomquist, Director of Curriculum & Assessment
  • Mrs. Julie York, Director of Student Services
  • Mr. Kent Stephens, Chief Financial Officer
  • Dr. Daniel Zaklan, Director of Human Resources

[edit] School board members

  • Eric Dziura, Director
  • Mike Moran, Board Vice Chair
  • Larry Nicholson, Board Chair
  • Brian Penland, Director
  • Tricia Prendergast, Director
  • Cynthia Wright, Director
  • Robin Stroh, Director

[edit] Primary schools

  • Abraham Lincoln Elementary School[2]
  • Griffin Creek Elementary School[3]
  • Hoover Elementary School[4]
  • Howard Elementary School[5]
  • Jackson Elementary School[6]
  • Jacksonville Elementary School[7]
  • Jefferson Elementary School[8]
  • Kennedy Elementary School[9]
  • Lone Pine Elementary School[10]
  • Oak Grove Elementary School[11]
  • Roosevelt Elementary School[12]
  • Ruch Elementary School[13]
  • Washington Elementary School[14]
  • Wilson Elementary School[15]

[edit] Secondary schools

Medford's secondary schools offer education services to students of grade level 7 and 8.

[edit] Hedrick Middle School

Hedrick Middle School
Motto Share the joy of learning
Established 1955
Type Public Secondary
Principal Paul Cataldo
Faculty 73
Students 955 (2006)
Grades 7–8
Location 1501 E. Jackson St,
Medford, Oregon, USA
Oversight Medford School District
Colors Gold & Maroon
Mascot Hornet
Website Hedrick Middle School Web Page

Hedrick Middle School[16], built in 1955, is one of the two middle schools located in Medford, and with 955 students, the largest middle school in Oregon.[16] The grade levels taught at Hedrick are 7th and 8th. As of the 2007-08 school year, Hedrick has been housing students in grades 4-6 from Roosevelt Elementary. Roosevelt was closed because it was deemed unsafe.

Since construction, Hedrick Middle School has undergone major renovations. Most notably between 1996 and 1998, the school was extensively remodeled with new air conditioning systems, many new classrooms, and a new cafeteria and office. As of October 1, 2007, the school has 955 Hedrick students and 73 staff members.[16]

The following primary schools provide students to Hedrick Middle School:

  • Abraham Lincoln Elementary - 5.1 km (3.2 mi)
  • Hoover Elementary - 2.3 km (1.4 mi)
  • Kennedy Elementary - 4.3 km (2.7 mi)
  • Lone Pine Elementary - 3.4 km (2.1 mi)
  • Roosevelt Elementary - 0.5 km (0.3 mi)
  • Wilson Elementary - 3.2 km (2.0 mi)

Hedrick currently offers students the chance to work with video production. The Morning Show is a closed captioned program offered to students to participate in. Only about 8 students per year are accepted. The main jobs that are offered include Mixer, Titler, Announcers and Director. The Morning Show still runs every morning in spite of budget cuts.

In 2001, Hedrick Middle School began a pilot program to expand grade level acceptance. Under the program, both of Medford's middle schools will accept 6th grade students from elementary schools in their enrollment area. The program was cancelled in 2004 due to school budget cuts.[17]

Hedrick's mission statement is Hedrick is a community where each member is unique and shares the joy of learning.

[edit] Other secondary schools

  • McLoughlin Middle School[18]

[edit] High Schools

Medford's high schools offer grades 9-12

[edit] References

  1. ^ Achen, Paris (2007-04-09). Learn details about Medford school bond construction projects. Mail Tribune. Retrieved on 2008-02-11.
  2. ^ Abraham Lincoln Elementary Homepage. Medford School District. Retrieved on 2008-04-30.
  3. ^ Griffin Creek Elementary Homepage. Medford School District. Retrieved on 2008-04-30.
  4. ^ Hoover Elementary Homepage. Medford School District. Retrieved on 2008-04-30.
  5. ^ Howard Elementary Homepage. Medford School District. Retrieved on 2008-04-30.
  6. ^ Jackson Elementary Homepage. Medford School District. Retrieved on 2008-04-30.
  7. ^ Jacksonville Elementary Homepage. Medford School District. Retrieved on 2008-04-30.
  8. ^ Jefferson Elementary Homepage. Medford School District. Retrieved on 2008-04-30.
  9. ^ Kennedy Elementary Homepage. Medford School District. Retrieved on 2008-04-30.
  10. ^ Lone Pine Elementary Homepage. Medford School District. Retrieved on 2008-04-30.
  11. ^ Oak Grove Elementary Homepage. Medford School District. Retrieved on 2008-04-30.
  12. ^ Roosevelt Elementary Homepage. Medford School District. Retrieved on 2008-04-30.
  13. ^ Ruch Elementary Homepage. Medford School District. Retrieved on 2008-04-30.
  14. ^ Washington Elementary Homepage. Medford School District. Retrieved on 2008-04-30.
  15. ^ Wilson Elementary Homepage. Medford School District. Retrieved on 2008-04-30.
  16. ^ a b c Hedrick Middle School Web Page. Medford School District. Retrieved on 2008-02-11.
  17. ^ Mann, Damian (2001-04-19). Middle school program's a hit. Mail Tribune. Retrieved on 2008-02-11.
  18. ^ McLoughlin Middle School Homepage. Medford School District. Retrieved on 2008-04-30.
  19. ^ North Medford High School Homepage. Medford School District. Retrieved on 2008-04-30.
  20. ^ South Medford High School Homepage. Medford School District. Retrieved on 2008-04-30.

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