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JANUARY 30, 2015, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE 5 KeizerCommunity KEIZERTIMES.COM Case closed School board struggles to defi ne success Colleges say local students ‘underprepared’ KEIZERTIMES/Eric A. Howald Fatima Falcon (right), as a dress seller, presents Elle Woods (Julia Fegles) with an engagement outfi t in dress rehearsals for Legally Blonde. The play, which drew raves from audiences last weekend, ends its run Saturday, Jan. 31. Final performances are slated: Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 1:30 and 7 p.m. By HERB SWETT For the Keizertimes Academic results were the concern of the Salem-Keizer School Board at a work session Tuesday. Superintendent Christy Perry advised the board to fol- low the guidelines known as Carver’s Perspective, which say that anything, to be considered a result, must describe what good, for whom or at what cost. Board members, while gen- erally satisfi ed with the results of district goals so far, had some different ideas about setting goals and evaluating student performance. Urging her colleagues to look at the plans of high school seniors, Vice Chairperson Nan- cy MacMorris-Adix said their plans should indicate how close the district is to the state’s 40- 40-20 goals. Chairperson Rick Kimball commented that although he was satisfi ed with the results at the moment, the board needs progress reports. Chris Brantley observed that there has been feedback from colleges and career schools that “our kids are underprepared.” Jim Green said he would like information on academic achievement of minority stu- dents and those from low-in- come families. “We should focus on the dropout rate,” he said. Green added that there has been no scientifi c research on the data for the 40-40-20 ratio. Brantley replied, “From what I have read, our goal is the most ambitious in the country.” Board members agreed that district offi cials should focus on the means to achieve 40-40-20. KFD honors employees, volunteers TEDxSalem seeks new The Keizer Fire District held its annual Firefi ghter Re- ception on Monday, Jan, 26. The ceremony introduced new recruits, swearing in of new fi refi ghters by State Fire Mar- shal Jim Walker and the presen- tation of the district’s service awards. Volunteer fi refi ghter Jason Perkins was recognized as the Keizer Fire District’s Volunteer Firefi ghter of the Year. The Em- ployee of the Year Award was presented to Public Education Specialist Anne-Marie Storms. The EMT of the Year award was presented to fi refi ghter/ paramedic Rachel Brozovich. Jarhed Ascencio was tabbed as Rookie of the Year. Length of Service awards were presented to: Deputy Chief Randy Jackson, 30 years; Kelby Frazier and Dale Slat- er, 20 years; Christie Maben, 10 years; and Brozovich and Storms, fi ve years. Retiring Fire Board Direc- tor Mike Hart was awarded a helmet signed by district fi re- fi ghters for his 11 years of ser- vice to the Fire District. New recruits are Josh De- Boer, Bryce Denfeld, Ted Mc- Clung, Mike McIntosh and Andrea Tardio; all are fi refi ght- er-paramedics KAA features MHS students Keizer Art Association will be hosting an exhibit of art by McNary High School students in February. Entries will be the artist’s choice of subject and medium with up to two per student. The show runs Feb. 5 to Feb. 28. An artists’ reception will be held on Saturday, Feb. 7, from 2 to 4 p.m. Awards will be presented at that time. The public is invited to come and discuss the works with the artists during the reception. ideas worth spreading TEDxSalem, Salem’s in- dependently organized TED event, is seeking speaker ap- plicants for its third annual event Saturday, Oct. 3. TEDxSalem speaker com- mittee is looking for experts in varied fi elds who have new and dynamic ideas worth spreading. “We are aiming for a di- verse selection of speakers and topics highlighting the fl avor of the Pacifi c North- west so we encourage anyone with an ‘idea worth spread- ing’ to fi ll out our online ap- plication,” said Brian Hart, one of the event organizers. “We want to hear from our community members about the issues and subjects of which they are passionate. We are look ing for speak ers with mes sages that are inno- Oregon - Utah (Valid 35 States) OR /Utah: Valid in WA $80 or Oregon only $45 Sam Goesch Ins Agcy Inc 3 WAYS TO SIGN UP! Sam Goesch CLU, Agent 3975 River Road North Keizer, OR 97303 Bus: 503-393-6252 www.FirearmTrainingNW.com — WEB 360-921-2071 — CALL FirearmTrainingNW@gmail.com — EMAIL State Farm , Bloomington, IL 1211999 v a tive, inspir ing and chal- leng ing.” Some talk ideas the speak- er selection committee are par tic u larly inter ested in are: micro bio mes, the Inter net of Things vs. inter net pri vacy, 3-D print ing, inter net secu- rity, advances in pros thet ics, ultra-running/ultra-sports, high level math, big data, hybrid elec tric trains, pas sive houses, new advances in brain sci ence or any other sci ence, and ani mal psy chol ogy. The TEDxSalem 2015 speaker application is avail- able online at http://tedxsa- lem.us/speaker-application. The application closes on Thursday, Feb. 19. Tickets will be on sale in the spring. For more infor- mation, visit www.tedxsa- lem.us. CONCEAL CARRY PERMIT CLASS Thu, Feb 19th AND Fri, Feb 20th Thu, Feb 19th at 1pm or 6pm Salem Days Inn, 1600 Motor Court NE Fri, Feb 20th at 1pm or 6pm Keizer Civic Center, 930 Chemawa Rd NE 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, 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