Linda Lyon, Board President, and Crystle Nehrmeyer, Superintendent This November, the Oracle School District (OSD) will be asking voters to approve a ballot measure called an Override Continuation (Proposition 481). This is locally supported funding to supplement the basic budget. This will not be a new tax, but rather a continuation of the tax rate you…
Crystle Nehrmeyer, Superintendent On Oct. 31, Arizona Department of Education (ADE) released the 2022 A-F School Letter Grades for all public schools statewide. School letter grades provide insight and information about student achievement, college and career readiness, student academic growth, and other key areas of interest to families and the general public. Before the pandemic,…
Crystle Nehrmeyer, District Superintendent Our annual Stuff the Bus events in SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch are valuable opportunities for our students, staff, and community to come together and help the students at Mt. Vista K-8 School in Oracle start their school year strong. The event is traditionally scheduled for a Saturday. This year, to allow more students…
Linda Lyon Just as in 2020, communities of the Oracle School District (OSD) came through recently to ensure students did not go hungry. This time though, the effort, renamed “Fueling the Future,” was even more successful. The brainchild of governing board member Edie Crall, this year’s food drive collected over 120 large bags of nonperishable…
Crystle Nehrmeyer, Superintendent As students in the Oracle Elementary School District returned to school on a hybrid schedule in early March, district staff were also engaged with design and construction partners to finalize the $13.2M bond project designs and construction planning. With the help of our project manager at H2 Group, architects at BWS Architects,…
Crystal Nehrmeyer, Superintendent Even during one of the most unique academic school years with complex challenges, the Oracle Schools Foundation continues to exceed the mission’s expectation to provide financial and related support to ensure that every Oracle student has unlimited opportunity to succeed. Inspired by the personal story of a parent with a child attending…
Resiliency at Mountain Vista K-8 School Crystle Nehrmeyer, Superintendent The second academic semester is off to a strong start at Mountain Vista K-8 School. Students in Kindergarten through 8th grade continue to learn from home at this time. It is our goal to welcome students and staff back to campus when the pandemic is under…
Linda Lyon The campus may be closed for now, but coordination and planning for Oracle School District (OSD) bond projects continues behind the scenes. The goal—deliver maximum return on your investment in terms of student and staff safety, student achievement, and operational efficiency. To meet that goal, in March our Governing Board approved the selection…
Linda Lyon, president, Oracle School District Governing Board and John Tancock, board member, Oracle Schools Foundation If you live in a certain 300 sq. mile area surrounding Oracle, SaddleBrooke Ranch, SaddleBrooke, Oracle, and Eagle Crest Ranch, the Oracle Elementary School District (OSD) is your school district. Established in 1905, OSD offers preschool through 8th grade in…
Ronald Green, Focus on the Future Committee This November, the Pinal County has an election, in which residents will receive their ballot in early October. This election is a “mail in only” election. We would like to provide you information on two propositions that will be on the ballot, Proposition 438 and Proposition 439, both supporting important…