NOVEMBER 13, 2020, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A3
School board will add student advisor
BY MATT RAWLINGS
Of the Keizertimes
The Salem Keizer Public
Schools (SKPS) Board of Di-
rectors voted to add a student
advisor to the school board,
accepted a proclamation to
recognize the month of No-
vember as Native American
Heritage Month, and elected
two community members to
serve on the budget com-
mittee during a virtual board
meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 10.
Multiple Native American
students in the district were
able to share some of their ex-
periences within the district
via video submission. Board
member Jesse Lippold, who is
of Native American descent,
talked about the importance
of this proclamation and the
progress the district has made
in recognizing tribal mem-
bers.
“It’s been a tough path for
our people. While it’s easy to
get into the mentality that
the world’s against you, I be-
lieve that our school district is
making leaps and bounds in
the right direction,” Lippold
said.
The proclamation, which
recognizes the role Indig-
enous people played in the
country’s history while cele-
brating the nearly 1,700 stu-
dents in SKPS who identify
as Alaska Natives or Native
American, was passed unani-
mously by the board.
In
October,
Lippold
brought a proposal before
the board that would allow a
student advisor to the school
board that would act as a li-
aison between the board and
the student advisory commit-
tee.
“This is a systemic way to
give students a voice within
our school district and have
them be a part of the conver-
sations we are having,” Lip-
pold said.
Board Chairperson Satya
Chandragiri was vocal about
his approval of the proposal.
“I really think this is a great
opportunity to build the pipe-
line for future leaders,” Chan-
dragiri said.
While members were a tad
skeptical, the board ultimately
decided to pass the new policy
of selecting a student advisor.
Board member Marty Heyen
was the only dissenting vote.
“I am a data person and
I just don’t feel like I have
enough information at this
time,” Heyen said.
Eight members of the
community vying for a spot
on the budget committee got
a chance to share their creden-
tials and convince the board
why they would be a good fi t.
The board wound up choos-
ing Wilma Marchbanks and
Lisa Harnisch to fi ll the two
vacant roles.
Harnisch is a parent of two
former SKPS students and ex-
pressed that she is a strong ad-
vocate for the district.
“As part of the budget
committee, I will advocate
that we actively listen to stu-
dents, families, community
partners and staff to align re-
sources to meet the current
needs of children to assure
that they have the opportunity
to achieve educational excel-
lence,” Harnisch said.
Marchbanks is a parent of
seven former SKPS students
and shared that she plans to
use her role as a way to distrib-
ute resources through an equi-
ty lens and boost the voice of
minorities in the process.
“I will ensure that the dis-
tribution of funds is allocated
through an equity lens as it
relates to the budgeting com-
mittee. I hope to amplify the
voices that have been histor-
ically unheard and silenced in
this process,” Marchbanks said.
Since June, hostility during
the public comment section
of board meetings has been
prevalent due to the board’s
rejection of community pleas
to remove Student Resource
Offi cers (SROs) from schools.
There have also been numer-
ous complaints that the board
has been dismissive of students
of color.
Chandragiri gave a fi rst
reading of a proposal that
would give himself, as the
chairperson, additional au-
thority to manage public
comment.
Board member Sheronne
Blasi was critical of Chandra-
giri proposal at the previous
board meeting and continued
to share her displeasure with
the possible revision.
“This is a step in the wrong
direction, versus a step that
is inviting and encouraging
public comment,” Blasi said.
“The community feels that
this is another opportunity
for the board to potentially si-
lence them, and I agree with
them.”
Board member Kathy Goss,
however, believes that the re-
vision is necessary.
“I don’t think anybody
on the board is saying people
can’t speak. But anything they
want to be said can be said
without ripping up everyone
on the board personally. I ob-
ject to that. I don’t think it’s
healthy,” Goss said.
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