PAGE 6, KEIZERTIMES, JANUARY 23, 2015
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School board calls for
increased state funding
By HERB SWETT
For the Keizertimes
A statewide campaign to
improve education in Oregon
won Salem-Keizer School
Board approval Tuesday, Jan. 13.
The board approved the
Promise of Oregon resolution,
which recognizes the recent
turnaround in state funding for
schools, calls for further prog-
ress in funding, and supports
improved curriculums and
school facilities.
The resolution recogniz-
es “unstable and inadequate
funding that has resulted in
thousands of teacher and staff
layoffs, unacceptably large class
sizes and one of the shortest
school years in the country.”
It is part of the state’s 40-40-
20 program, which has the goal
of 40 percent of Oregonians
holding bachelors’ degrees,
40 percent holding associate
degrees or other meaningful
post-secondary credentials and
the remaining 20 percent hav-
ing high school diplomas or
GEDs (general education de-
velopment certifi cates).
Also approved were grants
totaling $212,642, most of
it from the Oregon Depart-
ment of Education. ODE has
provided $125,000 to create
a single online portal to man-
age a teacher-leader evaluation
system, as well as $12,558 for
two co-facilitators for the Ore-
gon Mentor Project. The other
grants are $55,000 from Early
Learning Hub, Inc., for kinder-
garten readiness and $20,084
for after-school programs
at Leslie and Walker middle
schools.
Superintendent
Christy
Perry announced the hiring of
Terry Gallagher as temporary
principal of Wright Elemen-
tary School and Robert Silva
as the district’s director of tech-
nology. Gallagher is a former
principal of Lake Labish El-
ementary School and retired as
principal of Kennedy Elemen-
tary School.
The board also approved
personnel actions that included
a teacher hire and two resig-
nations in the McNary High
School attendance area. Emma
Winters was hired as a second-
grade English for speakers of
other languages teacher at Wed-
dle Elementary School, Isaac
New charter school in works?
By HERB SWETT
For the Keizertimes
Another charter school may be on its way for the Salem-
Keizer School District.
The district now has four, one in Keizer, all with long
waiting lists, and a group of district residents is preparing to
apply to start Capital Preparatory Charter School.
Public charter schools operate under school districts, of-
fering more fl exible programs than other public schools in
order to help students who need individual attention in
various ways.
The district’s current charter schools include OLE
(Optimal Learning Environment), which is within Forest
Ridge Elementary School. The charter schools in Salem
are Valley Inquiry Elementary School and Jane Goodall and
Howard Street middle schools.
A Keizer couple, Scott and Celeste Guptill, are leading
the effort to add a charter school in the Salem-Keizer dis-
trict. The board approved the move for fi rst reading and is
expected to vote on it in February. Ken Parshall, assistant
superintendent, said that the application would be submit-
ted to the state Board of Education and that no location
had been chosen for the school.
Parker resigned as an advanced
mathematics teacher and head
football coach at McNary, and
Amy Hiebert resigned as an
English teacher at Claggett
Creek Middle School.
MHS AWARE Club hosts movie screening
McNary High School’s
AWARE Club is hosting a
viewing of Sex+Money Thurs-
day, Feb. 5, at McNary.
The fi lm is about sex traf-
fi cking in the United States and
the modern-day abolitionist
movement fi ghting to stop it
with appearances by recover-
ing pimps, johns and prosti-
tutes, and government offi cials
from Portland to Washington
DC. This event is free, but fi -
nancial donations and discarded
cell phones will be donated to
Salem’s Center for Hope and
Safety. The viewing begins at 7
p.m.
The McNary High School
AWARE Club focuses on rais-
ing awareness concerning issues
of human traffi cking.
On Tuesday, April 7, the club
will host In Plain Sight, at 7 p.m.
Local experts will weigh in on
the problem of human traffi ck-
ing and how individuals can get
involved to help prevent it and
assist in recovery for victims. Fi-
nancial donations and discarded
cell phones will be accepted for
the Center of Hope and Safety.
Interpreters will be present for
the event.
Both events are rated PG-
13, but students in grades eight
through 12 are invited along
with their parents.
Jazz Night Feb. 7
McNary High School’s jazz
band will be performing at
Salem’s 50+ Center Saturday,
Feb. 7.
Keizer Jazz Night begins at
7 p.m. The 50+ Center is lo-
cated at 2615 Portland Road
N.E., in Salem.
Tickets are $15 and include
dessert. To purchase, call 503-
383-9377 or e-mail tjaarda-
jen@aol.com.
KMUZ gets stronger signal
The mid-Willamette Val-
ley’s community radio station
is boosting its signal meaning
a better listening experience
for Keizerites.
KMUZ has been on the
air at 88.5 FM since Decem-
ber 2011. While its studios
and offi ces are in Salem, its
transmitter is located on high
ground near Turner. The sig-
nal has had a weak relay in
Salem since its inception, but
beginning Saturday, Jan. 24, at
10 a.m. the station will intro-
duce a new, stronger signal at
100.7 FM in Salem-Keizer.
“While not a megawatt
blowtorch like some Portland
broadcasters,” said KMUZ
Administrator Dave Ham-
mock, “the new repeater will
be transmitting from much
closer to Salem with about
three times the power of
88.5. We will fi nally be deliv-
ering a reliable signal to our
supporters and friends in Sa-
lem and Keizer.”
Programmed by volunteer
hosts and DJs, KMUZ is a
non-commercial and inde-
pendent community radio
station. Funded primarily by
listeners, KMUZ’s mission is
to celebrate the people, cul-
ture and civic life of the mid-
Willamette Valley.
“Our vision is to be a local
resource to assist service or-
ganizations and non-profi ts,
as well as our municipalities,
to communicate with their
constituencies.” said KMUZ
President Melanie Zermer,
“Our volunteer DJs present
music from all genres. Every-
thing from zydeco to Celtic
to indie rock can be heard on
KMUZ.”
KMUZ is a non-commer-
cial, independent community
radio service owned and op-
erated by a local non-profi t
organization, Willamette In-
formation, News & Enter-
tainment Service (WINES).
The operations are funded
almost exclusively by dona-
tions from listeners and un-
derwriting from area busi-
nesses. Several Keizerites also
produce programming for
the station.
Information about the sta-
tion, including a detailed pro-
gram schedule, can be found
at the website kmuz.org. The
station’s programs can also be
streamed from the website.
Bunco at Gubser Jan. 30
Fifth grade parents at Gubser Elementary School, 6610 14th
Avenue N.E., are hosting a Community Bunco Night Friday,
Jan. 30.
The event is a 50/50 fundraiser to support fi eld trips for
Gubser’s fi fth graders. Cost is $10 per person and no experience
is necessary. Only those age 16 and older may play. Doors open
at 5:30 p.m. and games begin at 6:30 p.m.
Those who RSVP to Jennifer Howald at jenhowald@gmail.
com will be entered into a special prize drawing. Concessions
will be available throughout the event.
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WorshipDirectory
These Salem-Keizer houses of worship invite you to visit.
Call to list your church in our Worship Directory: (503) 390-1051
John Knox Presbyterian Church
JOIN US FOR
SUNDAY WORSHIP
8:30 am • 10 am • 11:30 am • 6 pm
PEOPLESCHURCH
4500 LANCASTER DR NE | SALEM
503.304.4000 • www.peopleschurch.com
Celebration
Services
Saturday Evening
6:00 pm
Children’s Programs, Student and Adult Ministries
1755 Lockhaven Dr. NE Keizer
503-390-3900
www.dayspringfellowship.com
452 Cummings Lane North • 393-0404
Father Gary L. Zerr, Pastor
Saturday Vigil Liturgy: 5:30 p.m.
Sundays: 8:15 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.
La Misa en Español: 12:30 p.m.
Rev. Dr. John Neal, Interim Pastor
Worship - 10:30 a.m.
Education Hour - 10:00 a.m.
Nursery Care Available
www.keizerjkpres.org
Jason Lee UMC
820 Jeff erson St. NE
Salem OR 97301
9:00 am
Dr. Jon F. Langenwalter, Pastor
The church with the purple doors
10:45 am
Worship at 9:30 am • Child Care Available
Sunday Morning
and
503-364-2844
Faith Lutheran Church
4505 River Rd N • 393-4507
Sunday Schedule:
9:00 a.m. Children’s Church
9:15 a.m. Adult Bible Study
9:30 a.m. Children’s Activities
Pastor
Virginia Eggert 10:30 a.m. Worship with Communion