SCHOOLS

McNary’s Erik Jespersen named Oregon Principal of the Year

McNary principal Erik Jespersen, left, student body president-elect Griffen Hubbard and sophomore class president-elect Mariah Benitez shovel dirt at the McNary groundbreaking ceremony on May 17, 2019. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Erik Jespersen, principal of McNary High School in Keizer, is the Oregon 2021 High School Principal of the Year. Jespersen’s[Read More…]

In violation of state policies, Salem-Keizer students won’t be given standardized tests this spring

Giovanni Fajardo Perez, a student in Crystal Magee’s kindergarten and first grade classroom, uses colored pencils on the first day back to school at Richmond Elementary on Tuesday, March 2. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Students in Salem-Keizer schools won’t take state standardized tests this spring after a split school board voted[Read More…]

After years of work, North Salem High School will offer students a program that’ll give them a leg up with a global focus

North Salem High School students at a graduation ceremony on Thursday, August 6, 2020 (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) North Salem High School students will have a new slate of classes available in the fall that’ll offer more chances to earn college credit. The school was recently authorized as an International Baccalaureate[Read More…]