Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, July 13, 2016
Initiative Petition
28 explained
Anita R. Savio
IVN Contributing Writer
In November, Oregonians will have the opportunity
to vote on Initiative Petition 28 (IP 28), which proposes
to increase taxes on certain corporations. Emotions
are already running high, on both sides of the political
spectrum, but thanks to a report by the Oregon Legislative
Revenue Office (LRO), voters have access to a factual
explanation of the measure and its probable effects.
Following are the facts. How to interpret them is, of
course, up to each individual voter.
Measure Description
Currently, corporations pay tax on the net income
they earn in Oregon, their profits. But corporations are
also subject to a minimum tax, based on gross sales, and
must pay the greater of the two taxes. IP 28, for some
corporations with Oregon sales of over $25 million, will
substantially increase the current minimum tax rate to
2.5 percent of sales. IP 28 requires the additional revenue
be spent on early childhood and kindergarten-through-
grade-12-education, health care and senior services. LRO
estimates the additional revenue will amount to an average
of $3 million in each of the next six fiscal years.
Which Businesses Will Pay
The measure applies only to C-Corporations.
C-Corporations are for-profit corporations that have
shareholders. Not affected are nonprofit entities, sole
owner businesses and partnerships.
Only Oregon sales are counted. That affects
businesses such as stores that sell over $25 million in
tangible products within our state, or businesses that
provide services, for instance consulting services that sell
their product anywhere, but are headquartered in Oregon.
Yes, it is complicated.
Which Josephine County Businesses Will Pay?
Which businesses will be affected in Josephine
County? The state Department of Revenue does not
release confidential taxpayer information, but we can
make some educated guesses. The most likely affected are
large, national retail chains with local stores. These might
include national hardware or hardware and appliance
stores, clothing stores, supermarkets; fast food chains,
gasoline companies.
But this would not include WinCo, because WinCo
is not a C-Corporation. It would not include Asante Three
Rivers Medical Center, because Asante is a nonprofit.
It would not include a certain national tax preparation
service, because the company is not headquartered in
Oregon.
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Madrone Adventist Elementary set to expand
By Dan Klapheke
IVN Staff Writer
The Madrone Adventist
Elementary School is expanding
and renovating thanks in part to
grants and community support.
Madrone will be
expanding its grade levels to
preschool and kindergarten this
year, in addition to the already
available grades one through
eight. The grade levels have
been absent at the school for
nearly six years, and Principal
Laura Bowlby said they’re
coming back because the
community needs it.
“We just see this need in
our community, and our goal
is to serve our community,”
Bowlby said. “And we know we
can provide safe, happy, high
quality education for our kids in
the community.”
The preschool and
kindergarten programs were
originally discontinued due to a
lack of staff, Bowlby said. Two
part-time teachers co-taught
the program in the past, but
now Teresa Siddel-Sickau will
be taking over preschool and
kindergarten full-time.
“We’ve basically added
another full-time teacher instead
to, as a private school, teach the
way that we like,” Bowlby said.
“Our kids usually test a couple
years above [average] on state
testing.”
With 10 students currently
enrolled for the 2016-17
school year, Bowlby attributed
Madrone’s success to plenty of
one-on-one learning.
“We teach through
differentiated instruction,”
Bowlby said. “Which means if I
have a student in third grade who
is learning at a different level than
someone else in third grade, I will
meet them where they are.”
Instead of using STEM
(science, technology, engineering
and mathematics) learning like
most schools, Madrone practices
STEAM (science, technology,
engineering, art and mathematics).
The school employs music,
movement, nature, speaking and
listening, logic and field trips to
help its students learn.
“We try to teach all of
the different learning styles that
a student has,” Bowlby said.
“And because of that we’re able
to accommodate students that
sometimes are not successful in
other settings.”
With the expansion of
grade levels, Madrone is also
of doing two half-times,” Bowlby
said.
The two women are the
only teachers in the school,
with Bowlby having a master in
curriculum and instruction, and
Siddel-Sickau with a master in
social work. Both received their
degrees from Andrews University
in Michigan, where they met.
“We’re an accredited
school, and it’s important for us
to have qualified teaching staff,”
Bowlby said.
Madrone receives a lot
of volunteer help, Bowlby said.
All volunteers are background
checked, anywhere from restroom
cleaners to homework graders.
Bowlby said safety is one of
Madrone’s highest priorities.
“I want my son to be able
to have a good, quality education
in a safe environment,” Bowlby
said.
Madrone started in 1980 as
part of a larger network called the
Oregon Conference of Seventh-
Day Adventists (OCSDA),
which has 30 schools across
the state. The schools follow
state and national curriculum,
and enrollment is generally
low, reaching only 200 in some
Portland area schools.
“We also have the flexibility
undergoing renovations with
the help of a beautification
match grant worth $18,000. The
OCSDA-provided grant is worth
$9,000, and Madrone was able
to raise another $9,000. The
money will go toward playground
improvements, property
improvements and furnishing.
Improved technology is also on
the way with the addition of new
computers and iPads, and Bowlby
said every student should have
a computer to themselves in the
coming school year.
Even though Madrone is
a Christian school, she said all
walks of life are accepted.
“We accept all students of
all beliefs systems, and we’re
very welcoming and accepting,”
Bowlby said. “And our goal is
to meet the needs of our students
in our community, and to be a
neighborhood school where our
students can come and thrive and
learn.”
Madrone starts the 2016-17
school year Monday, Aug. 29, and
enrollment stays open throughout
the year. The school runs on a
four-day week, Monday-Thursday
from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more
information call the school at
(541) 592-3330, or Bowlby
directly at (541) 415-1326.
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