NOTICE OF BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETINGS

The public meetings of the Budget Committee of the Pendleton School District 16R, Umatilla County, State of Oregon, to discuss the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022, will be held May 20, 2021 at 6pm. The purpose of the meeting will be to receive the budget message and to receive comment from the public on the budget. In response to the current health emergency resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, the meetings will be held electronically.

These are public meetings where deliberation of the Budget Committee will take place.  Any person may participate in the meetings and discuss the proposed programs with the Budget Committee.

The meeting will be available via Google Meet, if you would like join the meeting virtually please email rthornburg@pendletonsd.org  for login information.

Public comment will also be taken in written format.  Written comments received by 3 pm on May 19, 2021 will be read during the public comment section of the meeting on May 20, 2021.  Comments will be subject to a three minute limit per community member.  To provide written public comment, please provide your name, phone number, and address to the Director of Business Services via mail at 107 NW 10^th Street, Pendleton OR 97801 or email to mijones@pendletonsd.org.

A copy of the budget document may be inspected online at www.pendleton.k12.or.us, via email request to mijones@pendletonsd.org or obtained by mail or in person from the District Administrative Offices located at 107 NW 10^th Street on or after May 14, 2021.  Notice of publication is also available at www.pendleton.k12.or.us.

Dated this 4^th day of May.

Welcome to the Pendleton School District

Welcome to the Pendleton School District.  We are located at the base of the Blue Mountains in Northeastern Oregon.  Pendleton is known worldwide for the Pendleton Round Up, which takes place the second week of September for more than a 100 years.  We are equally proud of our school district that provides diverse opportunities for students in preparation for their lives after high school.

We are home to 3100 students, 165 licensed staff and 150 support staff.  We operate four elementary schools, one middle school, one comprehensive high school and one alternative high school.  In addition, we are the host to Nixya’awii Charter School that serves students on the Confederate Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.

Our work is driven by four main goals that are the focus of our efforts and they include: