Nord Founding Group
Most of the founders of the Nord Country School are members of the Nord Cana Community Association, an organization that represents the interests of the community surrounding Nord located near Chico, California.
Over many years the Nord Cana Community Association has supported Nord School so when the Chico Unified School Board voted to close Nord Elementary School, these people came together with the parents and staff to form a charter school. The founding group wanted to make sure that families had the option to attend a small neighborhood school.
As a charter school, the Nord Country School welcomes all students whose families share our vision of education. The vision of the founding group is to provide a quality basic education for students in a small rural school which provides a safe, respectful, nurturing and supportive learning environment. Their past support for Nord School is evidence of their sincere commitment to the charter school project.
Mr. John Dahlgren
CAD Teacher, Butte College
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Mr. Ernest Dalton
BS University of California, Berkeley, Plant Science
Substitute instructional aide and volunteer garden grant writer at Nord Elementary School |
Mrs. Barbara Hennigan
Master in Library Science, University of Pittsburgh, Researcher
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Mr. Robert Hennigan
BA Liberal Arts, CSU San Jose, Teaching Credential
Commercial Pilot Agribusiness man |
Mrs. Junell Lawrence
Small School Office Manager for six years
Four years experience assistant manager of Wards Foster parent for nine years Instructional aide for CUSD for four years Publicity manager for Wings of Eagles for two years Mother of 4 children who graduated from Nord School |
Mrs. Donna Messenger
BS Speech Pathology, CSU Chico
Account Technician Mother of two children, one Nord Country School graduate and one Nord School graduate |
Mr. Luke Messenger
BA Industrial Arts, CSU Humboldt
General Contractor Owns property adjacent to Nord Country School Father of one Nord Country School graduate and one Nord School graduate |
Mrs. Catherine Oviedo
BA Spanish, University of Nevada, Reno
Teaching Credentials: Single Subject in Spanish & English, Multiple Subject, Language Specialist Retired teacher (Elementary School, High School, Junior College) |
Mr. James Paiva
Agribusiness man
Owner/Operator of Paiva Hulling and Shelling and River West Processing Thirty years in agriculture Parent of two children who attended Nord School Grandparent of two children who attended Nord Country School |
Mrs. Shelly Paiva
Mother of two children who attended Nord Country School
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Mr. Edgar Oviedo
AS Electrical Engineering, UNR
Agribusiness man Volunteered for Stone Soup at Nord Country School Father of two Nord School graduates |
Mrs. Emma Roney
Past School Board Member of Nord School District
Retired counselor and teacher of 20 years - CUSD Parent of three children and one grandchild who graduated from Nord School |
Mr. Roy Roney
Agribusiness man, alumni of Nord School
Parent of one child who attended Nord School and graduated from college |
Dr. John Worden, PhD.
PhD from University of Southern California
Retired Professor, CSU Chico |
Mrs. Marcia Worden
BA University of California, Berkeley
Retired elementary school teacher
Retired elementary school teacher