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Oberon Public School District 16 is a school district headquartered in Oberon, North Dakota. It has grades K-7.[2] 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.[3]

The district serves the Spirit Lake Tribe,[4] and is on the Spirit Lake Native American Reservation.[5]

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.[4]

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.[6] Governor of North Dakota Doug Burgum and North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction Kirsten Baesler suspended the four.[7] North Dakota state officials appointed their replacements.[8]

In the midst of the controversy, the district replaced its former superintendent and principal with Jordan Brown.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for OBERON 16". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  2. ^ "Oberon 16". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  3. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Benson County, ND" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Funding awarded for new schools in Native American Country". Bismarck Tribune. March 13, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  5. ^ "Century makes history with two 'A' titles". Bismarck Tribune. March 19, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  6. ^ a b Mook, Sydney (June 8, 2020). "Oberon school district hires new principal, superintendent amid school board controversy". Grand Forks Herald. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  7. ^ Turley, Jeremy (June 1, 2020). "North Dakota governor suspends rural school board members over alleged misuse of funds". Grand Forks Herald. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  8. ^ Amundson, Barry (June 2, 2020). "ND officials appoint new Oberon school board members after 4 were suspended over criminal charges". Grand Forks Herald. Retrieved August 22, 2021.

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