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“Art In The Schools” often leads to public display of student work.Mission: How do we create learning communities for the greatestthinkers and the most thoughtful people…for the world?Ron Le Blanc2008 Capital Bond:Total Budget - $98 MillionInteractive bond project informationavailable at: www.bond.wlwv.k12.or.us.A little history:The Admin building was built in1896 and functioned as a school until1968. Around 1972 it became theDistrict Administration building.The West Linn-Wilsonville SchoolDistrict covers 42 square miles in thesouth metropolitan area of Portland,Oregon. The district includes two cities,West Linn and Wilsonville, and a ruralarea of Clackamas County. The districtis a K-12 public school system withapproximately 8,400 students.The West Linn-Wilsonville SchoolDistrict prides itself on substantialstaff development opportunities for itsteaching staff. It is the district’s beliefthat a well educated staff serves itsstudents well.Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scoresare among the highest in Oregon,and Oregon consistently ranks first orsecond in SAT scores nationwide forstates in which fifty percent or moreof the graduating seniors take the test.Approximately 90 percent of all WestLinn-Wilsonville graduates go on totwo- and four-year colleges.Fun Facts: Did you know?• The total student membership forthe West Linn - Wilsonville SchoolDistrict was 8,427 students at thestart of the 2009-10 school year.• The state funding allocation was$5,990.00 per student for the 2009-10 school year.• The district has 460 teachers. (Forreporting purposes, two half timeteachers are counted as one full timeteacher.)• There are 181 classified employeesin the district. (Classified employeesare secretaries, cooks, maintenanceworkers, etc.)• There are 30 administrators in theWest Linn - Wilsonville SchoolDistrict.• The district buildings have a total1,170,485 square feet covering 364.03acres.• There are 28 youth and four highschool baseball/softball fields.• The district has 13 youth and 1 highschool soccer field.• There are 5 track and field areas andone lacrosse field.• Basketball, volleyball and danceteams share 13 youth and 5 highschool basketball floors.• District sports teams have a combinedtotal of 6,362 players.• The first class in the district graduatedin 1920.• Last year, 475 students graduatedfrom the West Linn and WilsonvilleHigh Schools.• There were 7 National Merit Scholarslast year. West Linn High had 7Commended Scholars. This yearWest Linn High has 6 National MeritSemi-finalists and 6 CommendedScholars.• The elementary school buses travel3,422 miles daily between home andschool. The middle and high schoolbuses travel 1,792 miles. This doesnot include bus travel for activities.www.westlinnchamber.com West Linn Business & Community Guide 201011