In November 2008 the Oregon Trail Community made a remarkable commitment to our students by approving a $114.9M bond, and in 2010 we broke ground for our new Sandy High School on the Bell Street property.

Construction of the school provided work for many local businesses and hundreds of local construction workers – feeding the local economy and creating a community-wide sense of pride.

Because of our community’s high interest in Career & Technical Education (CTE), the district collaborated with local businessesm, teachers and community members to design the classroom space for courses that meet business and industry standards and provide a pathway for students to enter high-demand high-wage careers.

Current Sandy High CTE programs include: Agriculture, Art Production, Automotive Technology, Business, Computer Science, Engineering, Health Sciences and Manufacturing Technology.

• Our new 21st century Sandy High School opened in Fall 2012!
• Every Oregon Trail school upgrade with:
  • Wifi network
  • Security Cameras
  • New phone system
  • Electronic security/card-access
  • Single button lockdown capability
• Critical repairs were completed to some of our schools’ roofs, siding, windows/doors and HVAC systems
• Security upgrades: single point of entry vestibules constructed and perimeter fencing installed around every school

An indepdendent volunteer citizens’ Bond Oversight Committee monitored bond expenditures and the completion of bond projects. The bond fund was audited annually, as mandated by Oregon Budget Law.

• Oregon Trail is ranked 11 out of 206 Oregon school districts by SchoolDigger for 2022-23.
• Sandy High’s graduation rate has increased by nearly 25% since the new school opened.
• Students who participate in Sandy High CTE programs graduate at a rate of 95-99%.

Smart fiscal and project management enabled the district to complete the bond projects on time and within budget, allowing us to accomplish these additional projects:

• Two additional classrooms built at Naas Elementary to accommodate growing enrollment
• Sandy High track replaced
• Turf fields installed at Sandy High: Varisty football field, JV baseball and softball infields, Varsity baseball and softball infields and outfields

As our community has grown, more property owners are sharing the bond costs, lowering taxes for everyone. And in 2017 the district refinanced an eligible portion of the bond, saving Oregon Trail taxpayers more than $10 million, resulting in an additional property tax rate decrease.

In 2008 when voters approved the bond measure to build a new high school, possibilities opened up for the Pioneer campus on Bluff Road.

Two seriously deteriorated buildings on the campus were razed in 2015, including the North Building and the old modular building near the tennis courts.

The City of Sandy approved a conditional use permit for the school to serve up to 650 middle school students, renovations to the main school building begain in early spring 2017 and students were welcomed to their new middle school in November 2017.

The Cedar Ridge renovation was funded with bond residuals and interest earnings, the construction excise tax and proceeds from the City of Sandy’s purchase of the Cedar Ridge/Aquatic Center campus for a future community recreation site.

Passage of the 2008 Facility Bond resulted in security upgrades that include: a single point of entry at each school, perimeter fencing, video intercoms for visitor entry to schools, and automated lockdown/alert systems. All visitors must enter through their school’s main entrance vestibule and be cleared by staff before entering the school. School building exterior doors remain locked throughout the day.