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main function of the Board is
passing a budget that refl ects
the needs of our students and
continued from Page A2 employees in an equitable
manner. At the end of the day,
In addition to the sadness the Board needs to take an ac-
we are seeing in our students tive role in lobbying the legis-
faces, we are seeing them dis- lature for complete funding of
engage in what should be our schools. Current funding
the best years of their lives. is not even close to providing
Whether we blame that on the resources that our stu-
technology or not, disengage- dents need and deserve. My
experience
ment is a se-
and contacts at
rious issue. It
the legislature
fosters a lack
make me the
of ownership,
legitimate and
self-worth and
best candidate
the feelings of
for this posi-
acceptance. I
tion.
am seeing stu-
KT: Giv-
dents
work
en
all the im-
less
towards
p rove m e n t s
something
coming to the
they once en-
district in the
joyed,
and
near
future,
harder to fi nd
what do you
more excuses
hope to ac-
to fail than to
complish
in
succeed. We
the
oversight
are losing our
role the board
children’s in-
— Chuck Lee
will have?
terest in edu-
DB:
We
cation, we are
can
look
at
the
pushing them
opportunities
down a tunnel
we have at our
that only earns
ready and fi nd
them
adult-
new ways to
hood, without
get access to
feeling and liv-
students across
ing the joys of
the district to
childhood. We
those oppor-
have lost the
importance of knowing what tunities. I would like to look
is developmentally appropri- at creating a new path of ac-
cess for students to reach out
ate for children.
We need to take a deep and gain CTE skills, and not
look at what is preventing have to transfer from their
student investment. We need home school. We have done
to talk to those on the ground an excellent job as a com-
level, students and parents, munity supporting CTEC,
they are the experts. We need now we need to fi nd a way
to build on their passions, and to broaden the access to what
investments and create envi- we already have in place. I
ronments everyone wants to know fi rsthand what it looks
be in. Creativity doesn’t have like in the job market today, I
to cost money, it may just re- work with hundreds of local
quire thoughtful listening and businesses who are beggin g
for access to young, capable
adjustment.
CL:The school board has minds, who present well with
one employee and that is the a base set of skills.
CL: During the past two
Superintendent, Christy Perry.
bond
measures I was the lead
Mrs. Perry has demonstrated
the willingness and ability to Board member on the cam-
address the major issues facing paigns. I helped raise over
our District and students. It $200,000 for both successful
is important for the Board to campaigns. I advocated for
monitor her performance on keeping Keizer kids at Mc-
critical issues and support her Nary rather than opening a
where appropriate. The other new school. Instead, we will
SCHOOL,
“The Board
needs to
take an
active role in
lobbying the
Legislature
for complete
funding of
our schools.”
be increasing the capacity at
McNary. I was pleased that
we were able to negotiate
a win-win with St. Edward
[Catholic Church] for the
needed additional land need-
ed for expansion while giv-
ing St. Edward funds to meet
some of their needs. I have
been invited to attend the fi rst
meeting with contractors on
March 15 at McNary to get
updated on the project. In the
next four years, I am commit-
ted to transparent and respon-
sible oversight of the 2018
bond measure; providing the
fi scal and policy leadership to
give students hands-on inte-
grated learning opportunities
that blend academic, profes-
sional and technical skills.
KT: What issues, if any,
would you like to see the
school board address with
greater urgency in the next
four years?
DB: I want to look long
and hard at the impacts of
mental illness in our schools,
identify what is missing and
charge after solutions. I want
to work within our commu-
nities to bring parents, neigh-
bors and professionals to the
forefront to solve the tragedies
we are seeing far to often.
I would like the board
to take a deep long look at
the behavior issues we have
within every building in our
district. I want to review the
policy and hand tying that
has been done to prevent our
spaces from being safe for all
children to be successful/hap-
py learners in. I would like
to see a task force developed
community-wide to take on
both of these major issues, and
if necessary, work with state
level leaders to undo policies
or develop policies that give
the professionals in our build-
ings the tools they need to
focus on educational success.
I want to meet these kids
where they are, let them be
seen, show them they are
loved and that we all want
them to succeed. I want them
to want to succeed and we
need to collaborate and secure
the tools, steps or whatever
necessary to get them there.
CL:I can not emphasize
enough the important and
urgent need to stabilize public
education in Oregon. In De-
cember, the governor released
a recommended budget for
the State School Fund at $8.9
billion. This is barely current
service level! The Co-chairs
of Joint Committee on Ways
and Means released their pro-
posed budget for 2019-21 last
week which was a reduction
of $100 million from the gov-
ernor’s proposed budget. If
this amount is approved, it
would mean a reduction of
$3.5 million or $7 million for
the biennium. This is equiva-
lent to approximately 33 few-
er teachers across our district.
Without adequate and consis-
tent school funding, we can
not address class size, gradu-
ation rates, and best practice
education.
In reality, the most import-
ant thing for the school board
is to work with the superin-
tendent and district leadership
to identify the really import-
ant work, remove personal in-
terests, and establish laser-like
focus on our students.
Measles case
confi rmed in
Marion County
The Oregon Health Au-
thority (OHA) has confi rmed
a case of measles in a resident
of Marion County. The case is
linked to a traveler who recent-
ly visited Marion County.
Marion County health offi -
cials were monitoring an addi-
tional suspect case with lab tests
pending at press time Wednes-
day, March 13.
The county is working with
the Oregon Health Authority
to notify individuals of their
potential exposure and help
them take steps to prevent ex-
posing others should they be-
come ill.
Most Oregonians have been
vaccinated against measles and
their risk is low. Risk may be
higher for unvaccinated persons
who may have been exposed at
one of these locations during
these times only:
• Youth With a Mission,
7085 Battle Creek Road SE,
Salem, Feb. 18, 7 a.m. through
March 11, 5 p.m.
• Get Air Trampoline Park,
3910 Rickey St. SE, Salem, Feb.
21, 1:45-5 p.m.
• Red Robin, 831 Lancaster
Dr. NE, Salem, Feb. 21, 12:30-
3:30 p.m.
• Portland International Air-
port: Southwest Airlines check-
in area and Concourse C, Feb.
22, 12:30–5 p.m.
If you or someone you
know is not immunized, been
exposed and is displaying
symptoms, call a health care
provider or urgent care center
by telephone to create an entry
plan to avoid exposing others in
waiting rooms.
Measles poses the high-
est risk to unvaccinated preg-
nant women, infants under 12
months of age, and people with
weakened immune systems.
The symptoms of measles
start with a fever, cough, runny
nose and red eyes, followed by a
rash that usually begins on the
face and spreads to the rest of
the body.
Common complications of
measles include ear infection,
lung infection, and diarrhea.
Swelling of the brain is a rare
but much more serious com-
plication.
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