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

May 2025

New Athletic Director

We have selected a new Athletic Director at the high school and we formally announced him on Monday, April 28th.  Brandon Standridge will be joining the high school staff as our AD next school year.  He is currently the AD at Creswell High School and he spent four years in the same position in Bandon prior to that.  We are excited to bring a person onboard with such a high level of experience and we are looking forward to the impact he will have on our athletic program.

Legislative Update

We have kept track of the many bills that may impact school throughout the month of April through the tireless work of the legislative team at COSA.  The governor’s accountability measure bills have moved forward and there have been endless conversations and amendments that have brought to light some of the specifics in relation to the various aspects of the legislation.  May is a critical month in terms of school finance in the legislature. The May economic forecast will impact the legislature’s comfort as they move forward with the budget process.  We still expect the legislature to fund school at the 11.36 billion dollar level but the uncertainty at the federal level may cause legislators to exercise caution they may decrease any number of funding streams that may come to school districts. 

Sports

By the time we meet again in June, nearly all of our sports seasons will be complete.  Softball and baseball are looking to get into the post season and our track athletes are vying for State Track Meet qualifications.  We have the defending state champion in girls tennis singles who will be looking to repeat and our golf teams are hoping to have great showings at our district meet which would qualify them for State as well. 

Graduation

We are just about a month away from celebrating the graduation of the class of 2025.  This will be a month of special events and recognition for those graduating so I encourage you to put the graduation evening on your calendar. You are, of course, invited to attend and join me on stage during the graduation ceremony.

Budget Process

The budget process begins in earnest this month with two, and possibly three, meetings of the North Bend Budget Committee.  We will meet the evening of May 8th and May 15th with an “as needed” meeting scheduled for May 22nd.  Our office hosted a budget training session for budget committee members on April 23rd.  After the budget committee approves the budget, it will go to the full Board for ratification during the June 5th regular meeting.

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