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

The Bethel School Board is seeking community members interested in serving on the District’s Budget Committee. There are two openings. Positions 4 and 7 are open for 3-year terms. The Budget Committee provides budget advice and direction, examines the District’s entire budget, and recommends a budget to the School Board.  The School Board will select applicants...Read More

A big surprise was announced during a Zoom staff meeting Tuesday afternoon. Irving teacher Nicole Butler-Hooton has been named Oregon’s 2021 Teacher of the Year. Governor Kate Brown and Oregon Department of Education Director Colt Gill surprised everyone by joining the Irving staff meeting to make the announcement. Nicole is being recognized for her close...Read More

The District is providing school supplies to students for learning at home, and is happily receiving a significant amount of unsolicited support from the community. Office Depot OfficeMax raised close to $5,000 by collecting donations throughout the summer. Josh Higbee and Ean Lynum from the South Lane Buzzards of the Pacific Northwest Football League dropped...Read More