April 01 2021
Katrise Perera will leave in June to take a job in a Texas school district to be closer to her family.
Katrise Perera, superintendent of the Gresham-Barlow School District announced Wednesday, March 31, that she is leaving the district after four years to take a superintendent s job in Texas.
Perera will leave at the end of this school year for the top job in the Lancaster Independent School District in Texas. It has been a great honor to serve the students, staff, families and community of the Gresham-Barlow School District, Perera said in the announcement Wednesday, March 31. The decision to leave GSBD has been a difficult one; however, this opportunity will allow me to live closer to my family, who need support and assistance.
February 26 2021
A group of protesters says online learning is a failure and it is safe to go back to in-person learning.
Naomi Haring is hurtling toward the end of her freshman at Barlow High School, but she has never taken a class in the Barlow building. She joined a clutch of people at the administrative offices of the Gresham-Barlow School District this week, calling for schools to reopen buildings for in-person classes. We re not being effectively educated online. It s not possible to get a good education and be prepared for college, she said at the afternoon rally Wednesday, Feb. 24. Our mental health is going down really fast. It s taken a big impact on students of all ages, she added.