Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
November 23, 2016
509-J: superintendent announces resignation
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Meanwhile, the school
district and the tribes con-
tinue to consider a new
multi-year Memorandum
of Understanding. The dis-
trict and tribes currently are
operating under the previ-
ous agreement, which ex-
pired this summer but will
continue in effect until a new
one is adopted.
Superintendent
resigning
Superintendent Molitor
announced he will be resign-
ing at the end of the school
year (see his letter on page 4).
“I have multiple career
opportunities I am explor-
ing for my future, while
knowing this early notice of
resignation will provide the
Jefferson County School
District an opportunity to
Rick Molitor
find a new superintendent to
lead the district in a positive
direction,” he said in part.
About 25 to 30 district
superintendent positions
come open each year.
Molitor announced his res-
ignation this month so the
district would be among the
first to announce the job
opening.
One of his goals before
leaving is to develop a good
memorandum of under-
standing between the tribes
and the district.
A point of focus during
the process, he said, is the
overall graduation rate in the
district, and the Native
American student graduation
rate.
“I feel one area where we
haven’t done enough is with
the Native American gradu-
ation rate,” Molitor said.
The Native American stu-
dent graduation rate in the
district is below 50 percent,
which is below the statewide
average for Native American
students. The overall gradu-
ation rate in 509-J is 61 per-
cent.
A goal of the district is to
bring the graduation rate to
80 percent, which would be
higher than the state average.
The school board mem-
bers who are planning to at-
tend the Impact Aid heairng
on Monday are chair Tom
Norton, vice chair Laurie
Danzuka, Stan Sullivan, Lyle
Raywinkle and Courtney
Snead. Three positions will
be up for election in the
spring.
Anybody wishing to at-
tend the November 28
meeting, and who has a dis-
ability requiring assistance,
please advise Cindy
Stanfield at 541-475-6192.
Please specify the arrange-
ments that may accommo-
date your participation in
this meeting.
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Employee open enrollment
The Confederated
Tribes’ Comp and Ben-
efits open enrollment pe-
riod will end on Wednes-
day, November 30.
Open enrollment is a
chance to either sign up
for employee benefits,
or make any desired
changes for 2017.
If you are already
signed up and you do not
wish to make any
changes, you do not have
to complete any of the
attached forms, with one
exception. If you are in-
terested in Allegiance
flexible spending, you
must re-enroll every
year.
If
you
have
HealthComp health in-
surance as of August
2016, and you did not
pick up your new 2017
cards at the benefits fair,
please contact your su-
pervisor. The cards have
been delivered to your
branch and your branch
manager will determine
how they will be distrib-
uted. These cards are to
be used starting January
1, 2017. Please use your
current cards through
the end of the year.
If you are making
any changes to your cov-
erage, or enrolling in
new coverage, please
submit all forms to the
Compensation and Ben-
efits department no later
than November 30.
Please note, supple-
mental coverage from
UNUM will be coming
in a separate packet, and
will be delivered to you
at a later date with a dif-
ferent due date.
If you have any
questions please call the
Comp and Benefits at
541-553-3391 or 541-
553-3327 to speak to a
Comp and Benefits
staff member.
Museum on holiday hours
The Museum At Warm
Springs announced its holi-
day hours earlier this week.
On Wednesday of this
week, November 23, the
Museum will close at 12 p.m.
The museum will be
closed Thursday, Thanksgiv-
ing Day and Friday, Novem-
ber 25.
Regular hours will resume
on Saturday, November 26 at
9 a.m.
Please note, the museum
is closed on Sundays and
Mondays.
COCC offers nursing orientation
Jayson Smith/Spilyay
At the Honor Veterans Powwow at the Agency Longhouse.
Pipeline: company has worked with the tribe
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Another point, said Jim
Manion, general manager of
Power & Water:
Natural gas is a carbon
resource, but does not in-
volve the same environmen-
tal impact as the burning of
coal or oil.
Oregon in particular is in-
terested in developing
sources of energy that are
alternatives to coal and oil,
Manion said.
Another point mentioned
during the discussion:
Tribes across Indian
Country, including the Con-
federated Tribes of Warm
Springs, support the Stand-
ing Rock Sioux in opposing
the current route of the Da-
kota Access Pipeline
(DAPL).
The natural gas pipeline
situation with Warm Springs
is different: The developer
here has been in full coop-
eration and negotiation with
the tribes, which was not the
case with the DAPL devel-
oper.
The gas pipeline, if con-
structed, would bring natu-
ral gas from Canada to the
Willamette Valley for distri-
bution by Northwest Natu-
ral Gas. This may happen
some years from now, or
possibly never.
For now, the pipeline de-
veloper is asking the tribes
to keep the right-of-way op-
tion open as a possible route.
The company would pay the
tribes $50,000 a year to keep
the option open.
Before coming to such an
agreement, the Tribal Coun-
cil wants to discuss the mat-
ter with the membership.
Central Oregon Commu-
nity College is offering a
nursing program orientation
session in Redmond and
Bend.
The Redmond gathering
will be from 9 to 10 a.m. on
Monday, December 5, in
room 306 of building 3 on
the COCC Redmond Cam-
pus.
In Bend, the session will
be held from 5 to 6 p.m. on
Wednesday, December 7, in
room 140 of the Health Ca-
reers Center on the COCC
Bend Campus.
The purpose of the meet-
ings is to review the selec-
tion procedure for students
interested in applying to
COCC’s Associate of Ap-
plied Science in Nursing pro-
gram as well as the prerequi-
sites for applying and support
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Holliday St.
courses necessary for the de-
gree.
It is not necessary to be
enrolled at COCC to attend
this orientation, and reserva-
tions are not needed. How-
ever, admission into COCC’s
Nursing program requires in-
district residency. Contact the
Admissions and Records Of-
fice at 541-383-7500 for de-
tails about residency.
For information, call 541-
318-3741.
In advance of college
events, a person needing ac-
commodation or transporta-
tion because of a physical or
mobility disability, contact Joe
Viola: 541-383-7775.
For accommodation be-
cause of other disability such
as hearing impairment, con-
tact the Office of Disability
Services: 541-383-7743.
Call 541-
615-0555
A thank-you from land buy-back program
The Nez Perce Tribe Land
Buy Back Program has been
providing information to
tribal land owners through
outreach events both on and
off the reservation.
The Nez Perce tribe has
been working in conjunction
with the Yakama Nation and
Colville tribe to ensure suc-
cessful outcomes for each
tribe.
All three tribes have strong
inter-tribal ties in terms of
tribal land ownership from
inheritance, intermarriages,
and enrollment. These past
few weeks all three tribes
have been sharing resources,
assisting tribal land owners
with IIM statements or up-
dating account addresses, and
answering concerns/ques-
tions that may arise during
meetings or informational
booth locations.
The three tribes have been
to each reservation as well as
other surrounding tribes like
Warm Springs, Umatilla and
Coeur d’ Alene.
Each tribe develops their
outreach strategy locations
based on their data base of
land owners comprised from
eligible purchasable tracts
unique to each tribe.
We would like to thank
each tribe and organization
who have allowed us to host
meetings at their facilities,
announcement postings, and
provided space for informa-
tion/brochures.
We appreciate being al-
lowed to your senior program
events, general council meet-
ings, tribal facilities, and In-
dian Health service facilities.
Thanks to Spokane Indian
Center, tribal radio stations
such as KWSO, and tribal
papers. Outcomes were suc-
cessful thanks to your assis-
tance!
Upcoming events are
posted in local bulletins
boards or mass email. Listen
for PSAs on local tribal radio
stations, tribal newspaper, or
view calendars of events on
tribal web sites.
All three tribes welcome
any tribal land owners to ev-
ery meeting/booth held. For
individuals we would like to
maximize landowner oppor-
tunities to participate as well
as strengthen tribal sover-
eignty based on tribal involve-
ment and priorities.
Please note: There are no
determinations made on who
will receive an offer, nor does
this guarantee an offer will be
made to you, this is strictly
informational only for mak-
ing an informed decision.
Please discuss this among
your family and relatives to
ensure this decision is right
for you. Thank you for your
time and attention to this time
sensitive notice.
Central Oregon Community College is offering “Get-
ting Started” presentations in early December at all
four COCC campuses.
This is an opportunity for prospective students,
whether seeking a degree or just a few classes, to
meet with a COCC admissions representative for guid-
ance through time-sensitive steps for enrollment, in-
cluding federal financial aid, choosing appropriate
courses and the use of academic support services.
In Madras, the next session is at 2 p.m. on Tues-
day, Dec. 6 in Room 105 on the COCC Madras Cam-
pus.
In Redmond, the next session is at 4:30 p.m. on
Monday, Dec. 5 in Room 218 of the Technology Edu-
cation Center at the COCC Redmond Campus.
In Prineville, the next session is at 9:30 a.m. on
Wednesday, Dec. 7 in Room 112 at the COCC Crook
County Open Campus.
In Bend, the next session is at 11 a.m. on Friday,
Dec. 9 in Room 156 in the Boyle Education Center on
the COCC Bend Campus. For information or to RSVP,
call 541-383-7500.