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Educating ALL Students to be Successful Adults

At a Glance

  • #1 Parent Choice District in the High Desert
  • 7000+ Students served across 3 counties
  • 100% Meals free of charge
  • 20+ Dual Enrollment classes offered district-wide
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Superintendent's Message

Welcome to the Oro Grande School District.
 
It is an honor to serve as Superintendent of a district with a proud history, dedicated employees, remarkable students, and a community that cares deeply about its schools. As we look toward the future, I believe we have an extraordinary opportunity before us—not simply to maintain what we have built, but to continue raising up our district.
Growth does not happen by accident. Improvement requires us to honestly evaluate where we are, recognize what we do well, identify where we can be better, and then have the courage and discipline to do the work necessary to move forward.
 
That responsibility belongs to all of us.
 
Every student, teacher, classified employee, administrator, parent, and community partner contributes to the culture and success of the Oro Grande School District. Each of us has an opportunity to ask a simple question: What can I do today to make our district better?
 
Sometimes the answer is found in significant changes and new initiatives. More often, however, improvement comes through the small decisions we make every day—providing exceptional service, communicating more effectively, supporting a colleague, maintaining high expectations, solving a problem rather than passing it along, taking pride in our schools and facilities, and ensuring that every student knows that their success matters to us.
 
Individual responsibility is essential to organizational excellence. We cannot expect improvement from others without first examining what we can improve within ourselves. When each of us takes ownership of our role and commits to doing it exceptionally well, our collective capacity becomes tremendous.
 
Our goal is not perfection. Our goal is continuous improvement.
 
We will celebrate our successes while remaining willing to learn. We will honor the traditions that have made our district special while embracing opportunities to grow. We will hold ourselves accountable while supporting one another as we become better. Most importantly, we will keep students at the center of the decisions we make.
 
For more than twenty years, I have believed deeply in the potential of the Oro Grande School District. I believe in our students. I believe in our families. I believe in our employees. And I believe that our greatest accomplishments are still ahead of us.
 
We can do more. We can become more. And every one of us has a role in getting there.
 
Together, we will continue to raise up our district—one student, one classroom, one department, and one decision at a time.
 
S. Shawn Bell
Superintendent
Oro Grande School District
 
One District, One School, One Purpose.
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District Leadership Appointments

Oro Grande School District is pleased to announce the appointment of Shawn Bell as Superintendent, along with the confirmation of Scott Heitman as Executive Director of Educational Services and Amy Bracco as Executive Director of Personnel and Human Resources.
Oro Grande SD math curriculum preview, April 24–May 24, weekdays 8 AM–3 PM at DO #3.

Oro Grande Notice of Math Publisher Curriculum Adoption

📢 What: Oro Grande Notice of Math Publisher Curriculum Adoption (District-Wide)
📅 When: April 24, 2026 – May 24, 2026
⏰ Time: 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM
📍 Where: Oro Grande District Building, DO 3 – ED Services
📞 Contact: Aprill Hall | ✉️ [email protected]


📢 Qué: Aviso de Adopción del Currículo de Matemáticas del Distrito de Oro Grande (a nivel distrital)
📅 Cuándo: 24 de abril de 2026 – 24 de mayo de 2026
⏰ Hora: 8:00 a. m. – 3:00 p. m.
📍 Dónde: Edificio del Distrito de Oro Grande, DO 3 – Servicios Educativos
📞 Contacto: Aprill Hall | ✉️ [email protected]
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