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Schools Update
By Aaron Miller
Once again the Vernonia School
District is sponsoring its Summer Meals
Program held at the Grace Family
Fellowship Church located at 957 State
Avenue.
Lunch is free for children up
to 18 years of age. There is no income
requirement, no paperwork and anyone
can participate whether they live in
Vernonia, or not. Adults are encouraged
to eat lunch as well, with a price of $3.00
for anyone over the age of 18. Lunch is
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served from 11:30 am – 1 pm, Monday
through Friday. Volunteers are always
welcome.
There is always a choice of
entrees and a very nice salad bar that
is supplied with many local fruits and
vegetables. The service is great and the
company is always friendly.
In addition to providing meals
for children who drop in for lunch, this
program has also been able to serve
meals to a variety of youth during
summer camps and other events.
Summer soccer, basketball
School Board Report
At the July 14 School Board Meeting:
Bond Advanced Refund Finalized – Superintendent
Aaron Miller told the Board that the refinancing and
advanced refund on the $13 million bond approved by
voters in 2009 has been finalized and that taxpayers
will receive approximately $691,000 in savings from
the refinancing over the life of the bond.
Board Approves Bond Resolution – The Board
approved Resolution 1617-01 to place a General
Obligation Bond for $6.8 million on the November 8,
2016 election ballot. (See full story on front page.)
Board Accepts Teacher Resignations – The Board
accepted resignations from three teachers: grade school
teacher Theresa Dee, high school science teacher Jean
Riley, and high school science teacher and head girls
basketball coach Steve Whiteman.
Board Elects Chair and Vice Chair – The Board
elected Brett Costley to serve as the Chair of the Board
and elected Greg Kintz as the Vice Chair for the 2016-
17 school year.
Board Approves Employee Contracts – The Board
approved contracts with the Oregon School Employees
Association, representing classified employees
within the District, and with the Vernonia Education
Association, representing licensed personnel. Both
contracts once again include no Cost of Living
Adjustment (COLA), with the salary schedule
remaining the same as the previous year. Both contracts
do include step increases as scheduled.
Sports Fields Update – Superintendent Aaron Miller
told the Board that the contract for construction of
the new baseball field at the school campus has been
awarded to Dan Titus.
Board Approves Schedules, Rates and Fees – The
Board approved the School Board Meeting Schedule
for 2016-17 with meetings on August 11, September
8, October 13, November 10, December 8, January 12,
February 9, March 9, April 13, May 11, June 8, and
July 13. The October and April meetings are scheduled
Vernonia
Veterinary Clinic
Small and Large Animals
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and church camps have all come to eat
for free, and the Echoing Evergreens
Summer Day Camp also takes advantage
of this service during their August camp
at Airport Park.
Vernonia Elementary School’s
newly formed Kindercamp, a program
to help incoming kindergarten students
transition into their new school
environment, will have their daily snack
and lunch provided by Summer Meals,
free of charge and delivered to the
school.
Please stop by and visit us at
to be held at Mist Grade School. A Board Workshop is
scheduled for October 29. All meetings begin at 6:00
pm.
The Board approved a rate of $180 per day for
substitute teachers for the 2016-17 school year.
The Board approved the Student Fee Schedule
for 2016-17. The Fee Schedule remains the same as
last year except for an increase of $0.10 for student
lunches and a decrease in adult entree costs.
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the Summer Meals Program. Bring
your children, or just come for lunch
yourself and see what a great service
Cathy Meyer, Nic Welch, Traci Kish and
our student volunteers provide for our
children and community.
If you have any questions
regarding the Summer Meals Program, or
any other business regarding the school
district, please call Superintendent
Miller at the District Office, (503) 429-
5891.
the Facilities (Long Range Planning) Committee.
Levenseller and Kintz will serve on the Vernonia
Education Foundation Committee.
Superintendent Report – Superintendent Aaron
Miller told the Board that the District has eight students
working in internship positions this summer: one at
Stub Stewart State Park, two with the Upper Nehalem
Watershed Council, and five working with the school
custodial and maintenance crew.
Board Approves Out of State Travel for Training –
Miller told the Board the District has opened
The Board approved a request from high school prin- up two positions to replace teachers who have resigned
cipal Nate Underwood for six staff members to travel and is now accepting applications for a first/second
to San Diego, California on August 1-3 for Advance- grade teacher and a high school science teacher.
ment Via Individual Determination
(AVID) training. All expenses will
be paid through the College and Ca-
reer Readiness Grant the District re-
ceived from the Oregon Department
of Education. Staff members that
will attend are Underwood, teachers
Juliet Safier, Teri Willard, and Doran
Lower, counselor Pete Weisel, and
special education teacher Susanne
Myer.
Board Selects Committee Liaisons
and Assignments – Board members
selected District and Board
Committees they will serve on for
the upcoming school year. Cari
Levenseller will serve as liaison to
the Curriculum, Technology, and
Safety Committees. Susan Wagner
will serve as liaison to the Talented
and Gifted, and the Positive Behavior
and Intervention Support (PBIS)
Committees. Brett Costley will
serve as liaison to the School Based
Health Center Committee. Ernie
Smith, Costley, and Greg Kintz will
serve on the Board’s Negotiation
Committee. Levenseller, Katie Cook
and Brittanie Roberts will serve
on the Policy Revue Committee.
Smith and Wagner will serve on
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