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PAGE A6, KEIZERTIMES, FEBRUARY 13, 2015 ‘No’ vote on charter school ‘Power couple’ gets By HERB SWETT For the Keizertimes A second draft proposal for a fi fth charter school in the Salem-Keizer School District received a negative vote from the School Board on Tuesday on the advice of the school administration. Superintendent Christy Perry told the board an ad- ministrative committee found the second proposal to fall short of a component required by Oregon law and to fall short of several components required by district policy. The board voted 6-1 to send the proposal back to the developers of Capital Prepara- tory Charter School. Jeff Fa- ville, who voted for the draft, said he thought it was ready for the Oregon Department of Education, which must ap- prove any such proposal, to review it. State requirements not ad- dressed in the proposal, the administrative committee had decided, involved a descrip- tion of the expected results of the curriculum and charter school compliance with state and federal mandates. Many more defi ciencies were found where district policy was concerned. They included several curriculum issues and several issues in- volving state and federal poli- cy. Also found not suffi ciently addressed were calculation of student membership, several personnel issues, and matters involving fi nance and budget and staff discipline policies. In other state-related mat- ters, Perry discussed the new policy of funding full-day kin- dergarten statewide. She said that full funding has yet to come from the state and that there is no mandate for full- day kindergarten. “You’ll get a lot more in- formation,” she told the board. A more positive report in- volved the Career and Tech- nical Education Center, for which Perry said the build- ing, now under construction, is “looking good.” CTEC will open in September with 180 students. The board accepted fi ve grants, three from the ODE. The ODE grants were $6,638,403 for costs, mostly involving staffi ng, of special education and related ser- vices; $114,000 for mentor- ing of beginning teachers; and $13,597 for programs for mi- grant children; In other business, the board: • Proclaimed March 2-6 as Classifi ed Employee Appre- ciation Week. • Heard Doris Jarrett of Keizer, a district bus driver, say bus drivers in the Salem- Keizer district are not paid as well as those in other districts of comparable size. • Heard two people speak from the audience against Planned Parenthood involve- ment in the schools. • Approved personnel ac- tions including hiring Sarah Brending as a temporary full- time teacher of English for speakers of other languages for Gubser Elementary School fi rst-graders, and the retire- ment of Darrell Trussell as a mathematics teacher at Mc- Nary High School. traffi c court NOTE: Two weeks worth NO LICENSE Winfred Mawilong, $245; Juan Carlos Alvarez Gonzalez, $542. 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HS Diploma/GED & Computer/Internet needed! 1-877-259- 3880 ONAC Service to Ed award By CRAIG MURPHY Of the Keizertimes Pillow talk in the Lee household revolves around children. No, Chuck and Krina Lee aren’t talking about their children at 3 a.m. They are talking about all students in the Salem-Keizer School District – a district Chuck has wanted to be called Keizer- Salem for years. That dedication to students led to the local “education power couple” being jointly awarded the Service to Education Award at the Jan. 31 Keizer First Citizen Awards Banquet. The Lees received their clock award from Ron Hittner, the 2013 recipient of the award, who noted the service both Lees have done individually over the past decades. That includes Chuck’s time at Blanchet Catholic School, which saw large growth under his leadership. “I had a front row seat to his commitment,” Hittner said. “Chuck’s decisions were always made with children as the top priority. It always came down to what’s best for the kids.” Hittner pointed out the Lees continue to be committed to education, even after all they’ve accomplished. Krina, executive director of the Salem-Keizer Education Foundation, was instrumental in getting the Crystal Apple and Awesome 3000 awards programs going, while Chuck is a longtime member of the Salem-Keizer School Board. “Even with all they’ve accomplished already, they both continue to spend countless hours leading our community constantly to improve our educational environment,” Hittner said. Chuck joked about why he joined the school board seven years ago. “My only real goal has been to change the name from Chuck and Krina Lee give a speech upon accepting the Service to Education Award on Jan. 31. KEIZERTIMES/ Craig Murphy Salem-Keizer School Board to Keizer-Salem School Board,” he quipped. “In all seriousness, this is an incredible award. Thank you very much. I love Keizer. I love representing Keizer on the school board and being involved in education. “What happens at home is reinforced at school and what happens at school is reinforced at home,” he added. “In Keizer we’ve got that. We’ve got a great community that is really tied into what we’re talking about.” Krina joked “pillow talk” in the Lee household revolves around testing assessments, SAT scores and bond measures – at 3 a.m. “Every child, every day deserves the opportunity to be awesome,” Krina said. “Thank you to each and every one of you for acknowledging that and knowing that. We love you, we love each other and we love so much advocating for our children.” Other nominees for the award were Keizer Heritage Center’s JoAnne Beilke (the 1990 Keizer First Citizen), Whiteaker Middle School teacher Scott Coburn, McNary High School teacher Jim Taylor (a President’s Award winner last year) and former MHS principal John Honey, now the principal at the Career and Technology Education Center (CTEC). Chuck paid homage to his crossword fellow nominees. “They deserve it as much as I do. I personally nominated JoAnne Beilke for this award four years ago for her service and commitment to Keizer and Chemeketa Community College,” Chuck said afterwards. “I currently am working with John Honey on CTEC. I’ve only heard amazing things about the Whiteaker teacher. He’s a kid magnet. These are all brilliant, brilliant educators. It was an honor to be recognized. It’s a shame because all of them would have been very worthy of the award.” Chuck fi gured marrying Krina in 2013 raised his chances. “My acknowledgement as a Service to Educator was only enhanced by marrying Krina, with her background and what she brings to the table,” Chuck said. “She touches all 41,000 kids in the Keizer-Salem schools with her foundation.” Krina said getting the award wouldn’t lessen her resolve or mission at all. “Our work, independently and collectively, we care deeply about the kids in this school system,” Krina said. “These awards are wonderful and they give credentials to the organizations we represent. But I’ll wake up tomorrow still thinking of every kid, every day.”