Tribal Council in January
The following are some of
the items on the Tribal Coun-
cil agenda for the rest of Janu-
ar y (subject to change at
Council discretion):
Wednesday, January 13
Committee reports:
9 a.m.: Timber Commit-
tee.
10: Health and Welfare
Committee.
11: Land Use Planning
Committee.
1:30 p.m.: Range and Ag
Committee.
2:30: Fish and Wildlife
Committee—Off Reserva-
tion.
3:30: Water Board up-
date.
4: Central Oregon Inter-
governmental
Council
projects.
Monday, January 18
9 a.m.: Secretary-Trea-
surer update.
9:30: February agenda/
review minutes.
10: Draft resolutions with
the S-T.
11: Covid-19 update with
the Response Team.
1:30: Legislative update
calls.
2:30: Enrollments.
3: Development Office
update with Bruce Irwin.
3:30: Human Resources
update with Cheryl Tom.
4: Finance update with
Alfred Estimo.
Tuesday, January 19
9 a.m.: Governmental
Affairs update with Louie
Pitt.
9:30: Managed Care up-
date with Michael Collins.
10: Administrative Ser-
vices update with Michele
Stacona.
10:30: Procurement up-
date with Libby Chase.
11: Tribal Court update
with Lisa Lomas.
1:30 p.m.: Public Safety
update with Carmen Smith.
2:30: Natural Resources
update with Robert Brunoe.
Wednesday, January 20
9 a.m.: Health and Hu-
man Services with Caroline
Cruz.
10: Education with Valerie
Switzler.
11: Public Utilities with
Travis Wells.
Monday
through
Thursday, January 25-28:
2021 Winter conference the
Affiliated Tribes of North-
west Indians (virtual).
Items for further consid-
eration: November/Decem-
ber 2020 financials. Water
quality standards. Annual
health report. Beaver Butte
discussion—AT&T.
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Spilyay Tymoo
January 13
For the third quarter at MHS
To Madras High School
students and families,
We understand this
year has been unconven-
tional and challenging for
most. While these chal-
lenges have been felt in-
dividually, we hope to re-
unite the Madras High
School White Buffalo
family. We are excited to
welcome our freshmen
class to our school for the
first time this year, and to
celebrate our senior class
for all they’ve accom-
plished and overcome.
When we return to
school in February, things
still won’t look like they
used to, but your Madras
High School staff are
committed to making the
remainder of the school
year feel as welcoming,
supportive and normal as
possible.
While we don’t yet
have all the answers, we
wanted to communicate
with our families what we
do know so far:
Madras High School
students grades 9-12 will
return to in-person learn-
ing the week of February
1.
High school students
have two options for
learning beginning the
third quarter: Either in-
person or CASA. (Note:
Comprehensive Distance
Learning will no longer be
an option).
The deadline for par-
ents to deter mine
whether their student or
students will attend third
quarter in-person
or CASA is this
Friday, Januar y
15. To change
your student’s
learning option,
you’ll need to
contact the district office at
541-475-6192.
Students will return in co-
horts. Instead of students
moving between periods,
teachers will be moving be-
tween classrooms to teach.
This will greatly reduce ex-
posure between cohorts and
keep everyone as safe and
healthy as possible.
The remainder of the
school year 2020-21 will be
in quarters rather than se-
mesters.
The third quarter sched-
ule will remain the same
four-period schedule that
exists for the second quar-
ter.
Questions and answers
Question: Can students
make changes to their third
quarter schedule?
Answer: No, Our Madras
High School counselors did
the best they could to ensure
the best possible student
schedules as we transition
back into the building. With
that in mind, third quarter
schedules were created us-
ing metrics and formulas
that were required by the
state to meet health proto-
cols.
Can students change to
CASA if they don’t like be-
ing in-person?
No, Not after the quar-
ter has started. Changes can
only be made be-
tween quarters.
Will students
need to bring their
Chromebook to
class with them?
Yes, Students
need to bring their
Chromebooks with them
daily, along with chargers.
Please make sure the bat-
ter is charged and ready
to go.
Do students need to
bring any other supplies
with them daily to class?
Yes, Students need to
bring their school-pro-
vided materials that were
handed out during the
first quarter. If your stu-
dent did not pick one up,
he or she can still get them
during school hours when
we return to school.
When we return to
school, Will clubs return?
Clubs are able to con-
tinue meeting in their vir-
tual format. It will be a
case-by-case basis for
clubs/activities to begin
meeting in-person.
What about sports? If
students return, Does that
mean sports will return
also?
No, The school’s abil-
ity to bring students back
in-person is separate
from the OSAA’s rules
and regulations pertaining
to sports. Visit osaa.org
for more information on
sports during Covid-19.
How and when will
students get materials for
the third quarter?
See MHS LETTER on 4