Bethel School District Superintendent Chris Parra has announced her retirement, effective at the end of the current school year. This news was shared at Monday night’s School Board meeting. Chris will leave big shoes to fill because in her 5 years as Superintendent she has done – and continues to do – so much. Chris...Read More

Bethel voters have given a resounding Yes to the Bethel School District bond measure. The 66% Yes vote means Bethel will be able to replace its oldest school, Cascade Middle School, which opened in 1955. A new Vocational Education Center will be built at Willamette High School and Vocational Ed classrooms added at Kalapuya High...Read More

Some state COVID-19 requirements have been relaxed, bringing Oregon closer to the standards recommended by the CDC and more in line with the requirements set by most states. This means possibly allowing students to return to in-school instruction sooner. Currently, Lane County’s COVID-19 case rate is still too high for us to welcome students back...Read More

We are entering our 5th week of Comprehensive Distance Learning. As promised when school started in September, the District is constantly reviewing the COVID metrics for the possibility of reopening schools for in-person instruction. You may know that the COVID rates in Lane County have gone the opposite way we had hoped, which is not...Read More