Snapshot of Oregon
NORTH CLACKAMAS SCHOOL DISTRICT
Snapshot of Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific
Northwest region of the western US . The Columbia River provides a natural boundary to the north with Washington , while the Snake River acts as an eastern boundary with Idaho to the south is California and Nevada . While Salem is the state capital , Portland is the largest with a population of 647,000 .
Oregon is one of the most geographically diverse states in the US marked by volcanoes , dense evergreen , and mixed forests , as well as high deserts and semi-arid shrublands . Standing 3,429m is Mount Hood , a stratovolcano , which is the state ' s highest point . Oregon ' s only national park , Crater Lake National Park , comprises the caldera surrounding Crater Lake , the deepest lake in the US .
Verizon to provide hotspots to students and families that needed access to the internet .
“ We use a single sign-on tool called ClassLink in order for all students and teachers to securely and seamlessly access digital curriculum and online instructional resources . It ’ s one of our biggest partners that helps us to provide digital resources in a single sign-on tool . And so with the click of a button , if you ' re a student on a Chromebook , it immediately takes you to a single pane and the student can see all of the resources that are available to them by their grade level ,” commented Brown .
“ Our district made it clear that if any family needed access to the internet , we would provide it . “ Although we provided hotspots at the height of the pandemic thanks to T-Mobile and Verizon , they didn ' t work for everyone because of the cellular service in their area . Some families found that their internet service was not fast enough so they had to stagger their time online .
This period of disruption also coincided with the retirement of NCSD Superintendent Matt Utterback after three decades and the arrival of newly selected Superintendent Dr Shay James . “ Previously , Dr James was the Assistant Superintendent of Education so we have a smooth transition of leadership ,” said Brown .
“ Matt Utterback spent his entire career here which is rare in education . He had planned to retire in 2019 but was asked by the board of education to walk us through the pandemic . He finally retired in 2021 . Our internal candidate Dr Shay James became the new superintendent here at NCDS on July 1 . I ' m excited about our new leadership in sync with revising NCSD ' s strategic goals this year facilitated by Studer Education ,” said Brown .
404 November 2021