Oberon School District

Oberon Public School District 16 is a school district headquartered in Oberon, North Dakota. It has grades K-8.[1] It operates one school, Oberon Elementary School a.k.a. Oberon Public School.

Located in Benson County, the school serves Oberon and a portion of Fort Totten.[2]

The district serves the Spirit Lake Tribe,[3] and is on the Spirit Lake Indian Reservation.[4]

History

The school was built prior to 1918. In 2018 it received a federal grant of $4,691,494, intended for school districts that educate Native Americans.[3]

In 2020 the district had 55 students. In 2020 four board members were criminally charged, accused of not properly using $150,000 in school money.[5] Governor of North Dakota Doug Burgum and North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction Kirsten Baesler suspended the four.[6] North Dakota state officials appointed their replacements.[7]

In the midst of the controversy, the district replaced its former superintendent with Jordan Brown and replaced the principal.[5]

References
  1. "Oberon 16". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
  2. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Benson County, ND" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
  3. "Funding awarded for new schools in Indian Country". Bismarck Tribune. 2018-03-13. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
  4. "Century makes history with two 'A' titles". Bismarck Tribune. 2018-03-19. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
  5. Mook, Sydney (2020-06-08). "Oberon school district hires new principal, superintendent amid school board controversy". Grand Forks Herald. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
  6. Turley, Jeremy (2020-06-01). "North Dakota governor suspends rural school board members over alleged misuse of funds". Grand Forks Herald. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
  7. Amundson, Barry (2020-06-02). "ND officials appoint new Oberon school board members after 4 were suspended over criminal charges". Grand Forks Herald. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
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