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PAGE A2L KEIZERTIMESL MAY 11L 2018 Jerry Howard (right) of the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes accepts a $1L200 donation from The Confederated Tribe of the Siletz Indians of Oregon. Yumm-y Submitted Volcanoes’ salute to vets earns tribal support KEIZERTIMES/Lyndon A. Zaitz The Keizer Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for Cafe Yumm! in Keizer Station TuesdayL May 8. The restaurant is now open daily. By ERIC A. HOWALD Of the Keizertimes The Salem-Keizer Volca- noes were on the receiving end of a donation supporting veter- ans last week. The Confederated Tribe of the Siletz Indians of Or- egon awarded the baseball club $1,200 out of more than $200,000 in donations to the ball club to purchase tickets for its annual Veterans Apprecia- tion game on July 4. “We look at applications that focus on a number of areas like education, housing, health and veterans,” said Dee Pigsley, chairperson of the Confeder- ated Tribes of the Siletz. Teachers ask for better communicationL refocused curriculum By HERB SWETT For the Keizertimes The budget proposal for the Salem-Keizer School Dis- trict took up most of the time of the school board as well as the budget committee meet- ing Tuesday. Mindy Merritt, president of the Salem-Keizer Edu- cation Association, told the board a “breakdown of com- munication” was causing good teachers to resign. She said there was too much stress on reading and mathematics at the expense of science and social studies and called for more balance. Other teachers, speaking from the audience, said that administration decisions had created work for teachers that cut into their focus on teach- ing and that academic coach- ing positions should be re- stored to their previous level. The board approved a policy of property tax ex- emption concurrence with local governments for certain low-income family housing providers. Also approved by the board were six grants, the largest of which was $194,435 from the Oregon Department of Edu- cation for strategic initiatives. Also from ODE were grants of $108,499 for dyslexia training and $17,600 to con- tinue the mentor program for teachers and administrators. The remaining grants were $4,637 from Oregon State University to cover Head Start costs, $8,000 from Early Learning Hub for parenting education and curriculum, and $1,500 from the North- west Health Foundation to encourage students to partici- pate in physical activity. Of the personnel actions approved by the board, the following involved the Mc- Nary High School atten- dance area: • Temporary full-time sta- tus for Corie McPursifull at McNary. • First-year probation sta- tus for Connor Astley, Eliza- beth Gibson, and Heather Zehr at McNary; and Kyle Moeller at Whiteaker Middle School. • Retirement of Melanie Austria from Clear Lake El- ementary School. • Resignations of Kristen Dysinger from Cummings Elementary School and Brit- tany Reuther and Shannon Wellbaum from Keizer El- ementary School. The budget committee meeting followed that of the board and included a hearing. Several people, some speak- ing through an interpreter, Pucker up! Yaira Canchola of Keizer, said the budget should have more room for Latino children to qualify for the bilingual pro- gram. Others said that school nurses were spread too thin to provide enough service and that more attention should be given to behavioral issues. Also at the budget com- mittee meeting, Kelly Carlisle, assistant superintendent, dis- cussed the involvement of the district with AVID (Advance- ment Via Individual Determi- nation). He said that 90 per- The donation will be used to purchase tickets for veteran’s family members who want to attend the game and cannot afford the admission, Pigsley said. Veterans taking part in the ceremonial aspects of the game will be admitted for free. “We have several veterans in our tribe and more that I can think of who have passed away in recent years,” Pigsley said. The request form the Vol- canoes was one of 48 to make the cut this year. More than 80 applications were received. The charitable arm of the tribe is funded through casino rev- enues at Chinook Winds in Lincoln City. Since 2000, the organiza- tion has distributed more than $11.3 million. cent of AVID students have economically disadvantaged backgrounds and that AVID has helped their performance. Linda Myers, director of strategic initiatives, spoke on the progress of the Offi ce of Student Equity, Access, and Advancement. She noted that equity committees were fo- cusing on students who were disadvantaged in specifi c ways. The committee will hold another hearing at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. Sam Goesch Ins Agcy Inc Sam Goesch CLU, Agent 3975 River Road North Keizer, OR 97303 Bus: 503-393-6252 State Farm , Bloomington, IL 1211999 Saturday, May 19 Lemonade Day is the national event that teaches kids how a business works by operating a lemonade stand. With help from parents and sponsors, kids create their own recipe, build a stand and sell lemonade. Create a recipe • Design a stand Attract investors • Do it alone or with friends Presented by Learn more at salemkeizer.lemonadeday.org Main Squeeze Sponsors Fresh Squeeze Sponsors Lemon Drop Sponsors Media Partners