Harney County School District 3
school district in Oregon, United States
Harney County School District 3 (HCSD3) is a school district headquartered in Burns, Oregon. It includes Burns and Hines, as well as Harney. The reservation of the Burns Paiute Tribe is in this district.
History
The school district was established in 1989 when the Burns Union High School District, the Burns Elementary School District, and the Hines Elementary School District merged. On Tuesday, May 6, 1975, there was a referendum to combine those three districts, along with the Double O and Suntex school districts. 600 people voted against that proposal, and 331 people voted for it.
In 2016 Steve Quick was hired as superintendent. He previously was at the Oroville School District of Oroville, Washington.
Previously the Harney Educational Service District (Harney ESD) provided some services to the school district. In 2019 HCSD3 's board voted to begin doing these services in-house, with Harney ESD services ending June 30 of that year.
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