Sherwood School District

Sherwood School District is a small school district that serves Sherwood, Oregon, United States. The administrative offices are at 23295 Southwest Main Street in Sherwood.[1]

The district currently has four elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school. They include Archer Glen Elementary School, Hawks' View Elementary School, Middleton Elementary School, Edy Ridge Elementary School, Sherwood Middle School, and Sherwood High School. The Sherwood Elementary School District 88J was established in about 1891, with other elementary districts later merged into the district.[2] The high school district (9J) and elementary districts later consolidated to form a unified school district.[2] Heather H. Cordie has been the district superintendent since 2010.[3][4]

Demographics

In the 2009 school year, the district had 35 students classified as homeless by the Department of Education, or 0.8% of students in the district.[5]

2016 Capital Bond

The Sherwood Schools 2016 Capital Bond is a plan to generally improve various schools throughout the district, as well as construct a new High School, which will replace the existing Sherwood High School as of the 2020-21 School Year. Laurel Ridge will be converted into Two Elementary Schools (Currently Joined Middle and Elementary School). In addition, various buildings will be modified or moved to accommodate the district's increasing size.[6]

Existing Structure New Purpose
New High School → Sherwood High School
Sherwood High School → Sherwood Middle School & Laurel Ridge Middle School
Sherwood Middle School → Hawks' View Elementary School
J. Clyde Hopkins Elementary School → District Office

References
  1. "Contact Us". Sherwood School District. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
  2. Benson, Robert L. (October 19, 1976). "Historic Potpourri: Courthouse fire destroys school records in '20s". Hillsboro Argus. p. 10.
  3. "Superintendent's Corner". Sherwood School District. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
  4. Navas, Melissa (February 11, 2010). "Sherwood School District Superintendent Dan Jamison announces retirement". The Oregonian. Retrieved February 12, 2010.
  5. "Count of homeless students in Oregon school districts, 2008-2009" (PDF). The Oregonian. p. 6. Retrieved September 18, 2009.
  6. "2016 Capital Bond Information". sites.google.com. Retrieved September 24, 2019.

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