Superintendent Vince Swagerty has served students since 1985 as a teacher, principal, and superintendent.  He graduated from Thurston High School in Springfield, Oregon and then earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Oregon in 1985 and his master’s degree from Portland State University in 2000.  He returns to the North Bend School District having served as the North Bend Middle School principal from 2007-2009.  Most recently, he led the Mitchell School District in eastern Oregon for five years from 2018-2023.  His wife, Valerie, is a long-time school employee serving as an educational assistant for most of her career and then as an administrative assistant in Mitchell.  His daughter, Melissa, is a 2009 North Bend graduate who currently is an educational assistant in the Wilsonville High School special education department.  His son, Matthew, recently finished his Speech Pathology program at Idaho State University and completing his clinical fellowship to obtain his Speech Pathology CCC.

Please call the North Bend District office at (541) 756-2521 or email mbrix@nbend.k12.or.us to setup a meeting.

Superintendent Report

October 2024

Bitty Bulldogs Preschool
September 24th marked the beginning of our Bitty Bulldogs preschool program at North Bay.
Eighteen students are enrolled in the preschool program and they began their first day with
smiles on their faces, excited for their new adventure. We had 15 students in attendance and
our three preschool staff members were ready to go. I want to continue to recognize both
Dayna Cahill and Bruce Martin for their tireless efforts to bring the program to life. We still have
continued work to be done to install safety mats and playground equipment as well as put in
permanent fencing where the temporary fencing is located at this time. We will continue to work
with Mid Columbia to adjust routes to make the transportation process more efficient. However,
the first day started without any significant issues and class is now officially in session for our
little ones.

National School Lunch Week
The National School Lunch Week is October 14th through October 18th and we invite each of
the Board members to enjoy a school lunch at one or more of our schools during that week.
Amey Moldt, Gina Berrian, and our entire food service staff provide healthy, nutritious, and
delicious food daily to our kids and we appreciate each of them for the impact they have to
support our schools

Strategic Planning
October is a very big month for strategic planning. The Core Team and Alignment Team will
actually begin their work on September 30th with the Core Team meeting on October 1st as
well. We then have the Instructional Focus Team meeting on October 14th and 15th and a
Family Forum on the evening of the 14th. We are excited to get the process started in earnest
as we bring voices together to help us build the plan.

State Inservice Day
Each year in October, the State sets aside a day to provide professional development for school
staff all across the state. This year our inservice day is October 11th and we are partnering with
the South Coast ESD to launch a full day of training opportunities for staff throughout the region.
Nearly all of the sessions will be held at Marshfield High School.

Homecoming Week
Our Homecoming Game this year will be on October 4th when we play Ashland. As usual, there
will be dress up days, competitions, fun, and hopefully a homecoming victory. It is typical for the
middle school to dress up as well and have festivities in their school as well.
Staffing Change at the District Office

The opening of the preschool brought about staffing changes that have impacted the district
office. Chrissie Cook was hired as the teacher of the preschool which meant we needed to fill
the secretary position in the maintenance department. Marti McCallister was selected to fill that
role so Marti’s registrar position opened at the middle school. Jon Davison selected one of their
office staff, Rebecca Boras, to move to registrar and we decided to save some district funds by
filling the remaining position with Carrie Mecklenburg who served the district office as our
receptionist. We will leave that position unfilled and we will operate the front door/reception in
the same way we do during the summer since Carrie only had a ten month contract.

Navigating a successful course for every student, every day, every way
1913 MEADE STREET • NORTH BEND. OREGON 97459-3432
Phone: (541) 756-2521 • Fax: (541) 756-1313
Superintendent Vince Swagerty