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, and the neighborhoods of Oak Grove, Concord, Clackamas, Sunnyside, Mount Scott, Southgate, and Carver. The North Clackamas School District 12 spends $8,053 per pupil in current expenditures. The district spends 59% on instruction, 38% on support services, and 4% on other elementary and secondary expenditures.

Demographics

The North Clackamas School District 12 had a grades 9-12 dropout rate of 4% in 2008. The national grades 9-12 dropout rate in 2007 was 4.4%. In the North Clackamas School District 12, 13% of students have an IEP (Individualized Education Program). An IEP is a written plan for students eligible for special needs services. The North Clackamas School District 12 serves 14% English Language Learners (ELL). ELL students are in the process of acquiring and learning English Language skills.

Student enrollment

Student-teacher ratio

The North Clackamas School District 12 has 20 students for every full-time equivalent teacher, with the Oregon state average being 19 students per full-time equivalent teacher.

Student composite

Some students are in more than one category. In the 2010-11 school year, the district had 344 students classified as homeless by the

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, or 2% of students in the district.

List of schools

Elementary schools (K-5)

*Ardenwald *Bilquist *Beatrice Morrow Cannady *Verne Duncan *Happy Valley *Seth Lewelling *Linwood *Milwaukie *Mount Scott *Oak Grove *Oregon Trail *Riverside *Scouters Mountain *Spring Mountain *Sunnyside *View Acres *Lot Whitcomb

Magnet schools

*Milwaukie El Puente (Bilingual Program) *Sojourner (Multiple Intelligences) *Riverside (Bilingual Program)

Middle schools (6-8)

*Alder Creek Middle School *Happy Valley Middle School *Rock Creek Middle School *Wilber D. Rowe Middle School

High schools (9-12)

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* New Urban High School * Adrienne C. Nelson High School

Professional technical center

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High school programs

*PACE (Parenting, Academics, Careers & Employment)

Charter schools

*Cascade Heights Public Charter School (K-8) * Clackamas Middle College *

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(1-12) * Milwaukie Academy of the Arts

Closed schools

*Milwaukie Junior High School (closed 2002) *Wichita Elementary School (closed 2010) *Campbell Elementary School (closed 2011) *Clackamas Elementary School (closed 2011) *Concord Elementary School (closed 2014)

School Board

The North Clackamas School District Board of Directors consists of seven local citizens, elected at large for four-year terms. The board's responsibility is to represent the community in giving direction and developing policies for the operation of the district, establishing educational goals and objectives, adopting a budget to carry out the programs of the district, and evaluating the programs of the district. The District Superintendent is Dr. Shay James. The current board of directors consists of: *Libra Forde *Kathy Wai *Orlando Perez *Jena Beneloga, Vice Chair *Tory McVay *Mitzi Bauer, Chair *Steven Schroedl

Controversy

In late 2022, following disruptions of a board meeting by parents claiming

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and accusing the district having a pro-

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bias, meetings were moved online. Board member Libra Forde stated that many parents no longer felt safe attending the meetings in person.

References

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External links

North Clackamas School District
(official website)
North Clackamas Schools Introduction FilmNorth Clackamas School District Education.com profile
School districts in Oregon Education in Clackamas County, Oregon