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NORTH COAST 3A Hoppes says schools could get shortchanged In late February, Coast Rehabilitation Services was awarded an Employment First Grant for $62,000. The purpose of the grant is to expand Clatsop County’s capacity to provide indi- vidual integrated employment services for individuals with intellectual and devel- RSPHQWDO GLVDELOLWLHV &56 D QRQSUR¿W was one of 12 organizations statewide to receive such a grant. The majority of Oregonians with developmental disabilities are under- employed or unemployed, despite their demonstrated ability to become valued employees. Some surveys, such as the National Snapshot of Adults with Intellectual Dis- abilities in the Labor Force, conducted by the University of Massachusetts in Bos- ton, place the unemployment rate as high as 75 percent. People with disabilities continue to IDFH VLJQL¿FDQW EDUULHUV DQG FKDOOHQJHV the budget, attended a leg- islative forum in Astoria in mid-January, just after her group’s proposed budget came out, with the $7.235 billion funding figure for education. By EDWARD STRATTON The Daily Astorian County seeks applicants for human services committee Benson Beach cleanup slated N orth w es t H a rdw oods • Lon gview , W A To Benefit the Students & Programs of Contact: Steve Axtell • 360-430-0885 or John Anderson • 360-269-2500 Clatsop Community College PLEASE ADOPT A PET! Tucker CONTACTS Sen. Betsy Johnson Phone: 503-986-1716 Address: 900 Court St NE, S-209, Salem, OR, 97301 Email: Sen.BetsyJohn- son@state.or.us Rep. Deborah Boone Phone: 503-986-1432 Address: 900 Court St NE, H-481, Salem, OR 97301 Email: Rep.Deborah- Boone@state.or.us Le gio n r Alder and Maple Saw Logs & Standing Timber full-day kindergarten and a special focus on early learn- ing and helping kids read proficiently by third grade. School leaders said it would have left schools with bud- get, staff and program cuts. School leaders have pointed to $7.235 billion as still inadequate; $7.5 billion as keeping the status quo with increasing costs and full-day kindergarten; and $7.875 billion as an invest- ment budget that allows dis- tricts to restore various pro- grams, electives and student services. The Quality Education Model was created to show what funding schools needs to realistically meet the Or- egon Legislature’s ambi- tious 40-40-20 goal, created by Senate Bill 253. The goal states that by 2025, 40 percent of Orego- nians will have at least a bachelor’s degree, 40 per- cent will have an associate or career certificate and that every Oregonian will have graduated high school. For the 2013-15, The Quality Education Model estimated $8.755 billion as the proper amount of fund- ing to reach that goal. For 2015-17, the estimate was $9.613 billion. State Sen. Betsy John- son, a co-vice chairwoman on the Joint Committee on Ways and Means crafting la W A NTED Craig Hoppes ies Au xi Celebrate CCC’s Veteran’s Center Wednesday Moving quickly “It is the May revenue forecast that is the north star against which the final budget is put together,” said Johnson at the forum. Administrators have im- plored legislators to wait until the May revenue fore- cast to decide how schools should be funded. In his email to parents, Hoppes asked them to con- tact Johnson and state Rep. Deborah Boone (see box). Lad Legislators have talk- ed about deciding 2015-17 school funding within two weeks, and their current fig- ure of $7.235 billion for the 2015-17 biennium means a reduction for Astoria, said in obtaining and maintaining integrated Superintendent Craig Hop- competitive employment. pes Wednesday. Part of Coast Rehabilitation Services’ “The bottom line is this: mission is to seek and support employ- State School Funding must ment opportunities for individuals with be at least $7.5 billion for developmental disabilities. This grant will the 2015-17 biennium and provide funds to hire and train an employ- preferably at $7.875 bil- ment specialist to provide integrated, com- lion,” wrote Hoppes in a munity job services for Clatsop County. In letter emailed March 6 to addition, the grant will provide Coast the parents and guardians in opportunity to further explore high school the Astoria School District. transition services to better support young “Since 2003, the percentage SHRSOHLQ¿QGLQJPHDQLQJIXOZRUN of state’s budget allocated to K-12 education has gone from 44.8 (percent) down to 39.37 (percent); this is not acceptable.” The reduction to $7.235 billion could cost the Astoria School District Clatsop County is seeking applicants to ates services and provides a link to the public $220,000, wrote Hoppes, serve on the Human Services Advisory Com- through advocacy and education. and it falls $300 million mittee. The opening on the committee is for an un- short of covering the addi- The committee advises the Clatsop County expired term ending in February 2016. tional costs of full-day kin- Board of Commissioners on services for lo- The Board of Commissioners will appoint- dergarten, a state mandate cal residents with developmental disabilities, ment the member to the position. as of next year. mental illness and drug or alcohol addictions. Application forms are available online at Administrators have 7KH FRPPLWWHH LGHQWL¿HV QHHGV HVWDEOLVK- ZZZFRFODWVRSRUXV IURP WKH RI¿FH DW estimated the equivalent es priorities for publicly funded services and Exchange St., Suite 410, or by calling 503- of about 28,000 addition- assists in selection of service providers, evalu- 325-1000. al students will be added with full-day kindergarten, which currently is only funded for a half day. Superintendent Mark ILWACO, Wash. — The from the restrooms at the a Discover Pass for entry Jeffery said the Warren- GrassRoots Garbage Gang is Waikiki Beach entrance at into the park, can stop by the ton-Hammond School Dis- holding a community beach 1:45 p.m. The cleanup runs park office near the entrance trict would be all right with cleanup Sunday at Cape till 4 p.m., and bags will be to get a free volunteer day that funding, but it would Disappointment’s Benson provided. pass. nix his ability to fund any Beach. The group is meeting Those who want to par- For questions, contact improvements. Warrenton in the parking area across ticipate, but who don’t have Shelly@ourbeach.org and Knappa school districts are two that already volun- tarily offer full-day kinder- garten. Clatsop Community Col- and their families can come to pleased to add this modest Vet- Ascending budgets lege will hold an opening cer- study, meet with veteran’s ser- eran’s Center in support of our Ex-Gov. John Kitzhaber’s emony for its new Veteran’s vices representatives and gath- student-veteran population,” Center, located in the former er with other veterans. CCC said CCC President Lawrence budget, released in Decem- ber, included $6.914 bil- Student Services Building at Board member Paul Gillum is Galizio. 1717 Lexington Ave. in Asto- the main speaker. Josh Corder, The opening is public, and lion for education, includ- ria, at 11 a.m. Wednesday. a nursing student and a veter- light refreshments will be ing $240 million for the statewide introduction of The Veteran’s Center is an, will also speak at the event. served. designed to be a place where “As a designated Mili- veterans, active duty military tary-Friendly College, CCC is er A m ic a n Coast Rehabilitation awarded employment grant y THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2015 St. Patrick’s Day Dinner M a r . 14 • 5-8 PM • $ 10 a t the S EAS ID E AM ERICAN L EG IO N 1 31 5 Broa dw a y • Sea side PU BL IC W EL CO M E Proceeds Benefit H igh School Schola rships AS TO RIA ELK S LO DGE #180 St . P atric k’ s G ET YOU R G REEN ON SATU RDAY D Corned IN N Beef E R & Cabbage W IT H AL L T H E T RIM M IN GS M ARCH 14 TH $ 1 0 AT 6PM K a ra ok e & D a n cin g sta rts a t 6:30 Reserva tion s suggested 453 11th Street • Astoria | 503.325.2806 E ight-yea r-old blu e Tick H ou n d . 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