Governor Brown has issued new two-week restrictions throughout the state in an attempt to curb the surging number of COVID-19 cases. If the restrictions (including travel restrictions) are successful, the COVID rates could decline and allow us to inch closer to reopening schools to Hybrid Instruction (2 days in school and 3 days online from home)....Read More

The State of Oregon is helping eligible families pay for childcare during the COVID-19 pandemic. Working parents are strongly encouraged to click here for more information about the ERDC – Employment-Related Day Care – program. Eligible families can use a childcare center or a registered or certified family childcare home. You also may be able...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

Lane County has released its updated COVID-19 case rates, and they are still too high to meet the standards for a return to in-person learning. However, our COVID rates have improved, and the lower the numbers the better our chances of reopening schools to at least some in-person instruction. Last Friday, the state instituted new...Read More