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SIUSLAW NEWS | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 2019 | 9A PAC from page 1A That contention, as well as the divided pub- lic response to the mural, directly resulted in a June decision by the city coun- cil to either more firmly control the operation and procedures of the PAC and its members or elim- inate the committee alto- gether. Since that June deci- sion, the Florence City Council has allowed PAC to operate under city aus- pices for 90 days, giving the current members of PAC that amount of time to work on an update to its by-laws, which govern PAC responsibilities and contributions to the city art collection. Harlen Springer, the current chairperson for PAC, has been the sub- ject of accusations of unprofessional behavior by Henry and City Coun- cilor Geraldine Lucio, regarding comments he made to a Eugene televi- sion station. Springer has denied acting or speaking inap- propriately and contin- ues to advocate for an independent and self-di- rected group. As such, he has remained involved in the work done by PAC, unlike other members of the committee, some of who have resigned due to the tumult surrounding the mural. Springer has worked over the past month to formulate a path forward for PAC without relin- quishing the progress made by the commit- tee during the past four years. According to Springer, he remains committed to maintaining a vital, more-inclusive public art component to the city’s work plan and is using the 90-day window to re-imagine the way in which the PAC operates within the overall um- brella of city authority. At last Monday’s pub- lic work session, Spring- er provided his goals in rewriting the PAC By- Laws. “[Our goals] include improved communica- tions with the city coun- cil and recognition of the role of the PAC under the city council, along with improved and updated public outreach pro- cesses to ensure broad public exposure to key PAC activities. Also, an improved selection pro- cess on all major projects to involve more stake- holders,” Springer said. “These are significant upgrades to the PAC process and we believe the result will be a clos- er working relationship with the council — and an improved information flow to the public. We are currently finalizing the documents and plan to present them at a Council work session.” The next PAC work session is tentatively set for Oct. 7, and the next PAC meeting is Sept. 23. All city work sessions and committee meetings are open to the public. ACT from page 1A “Education Governance: Creating a seamless edu- cation infrastructure that meets the diverse learning needs of Oregonians from birth through college and career.” The education discussion was one of the first of the conference and one of the centerpiece presentations of the day. Oregon Sen. Arnie Ro- blan was the Oregon Coast- al Caucus member who moderated the panel, and his positive take on the new bill was reflected in the ma- jority of comments made by panel members. The discussion group consisted of education pro- fessionals from both the state and the private sector, who shared observations with those in attendance at the workshop. The speakers on the pan- el shared data showing that many of the state’s students are not receiving the edu- cational support needed to prepare them for the future demands of an ever-chang- ing work force. Colt Gill, the Deputy Su- perintendent of Public In- struction and the Director of the Oregon Department of Education, was the lead speaker of the panel. His assessment of the Student Success Act was positive, primarily because the bill was written after a number of education town meetings were held across the state to assess and rec- ommend changes to the way Oregon educates its young people. “They listened really carefully, and they designed a bill, The Student Suc- cess Act, that really comes through with what they heard across the state of Or- egon, and also recognized that the solutions look dif- ferent in different commu- nities in our state,” Gill said. “They built in a lot of flexi- bility for local communities, school districts and other learning hubs to be able to implement them differently in different communities to meet the needs there.” Gill said he is a product of the Oregon education system, having been a spe- cial education student when younger and later graduat- ing from the University of Oregon. His experiences as a special education stu- dent and the wide array of parents, teachers and stu- dents he and his staff have met with while crafting the Student Success Act has in- formed his position as Ore- gon’s leading educator. “The schools are not serving every community well, though, and where we are failing in many ways are serving our students of color, our students with disabilities, our bilingual students, our tribal com- munities and those students that are navigating poverty, homelessness or the foster care system,” Gill said. Locally, the Siuslaw School District is struggling with the prospect of return- ing to the voters with anoth- er request for approval of a bond to upgrade and replace some of the district’s aging structures. The passage and implementation of the Stu- dent Success Act gives the district a clear sense of the available funding for the next fiscal year and beyond. “The education panel was laying out the bigger pic- ture for public education in Oregon for the future,” said Siuslaw School Dis- trict Superintendent Andy Grzeskowiak. “Much of the work will be done through Get Results...List With Mike. Mike Blankenship Broker 541 991-7826 See Jim for your auto sales needs! 2150 Hwy. 101 • Florence (541) 997-3475 • 1-800-348-3475 Hwy 126 #2603 - Excellent op- portunity for builders and inves- tors. When a conditional use permit is obtained and passed by the City Planning commis- sion, this property can be split into three residential lots that would allow the building of 3 SF residences or 3 duplexes. $64,500. #3007-19244619 1749 Highway 101 • 541-997-1200 expanding services in typi- cal K-12 school districts to increase opportunities and ways to learn for all students in Oregon. In essence, many districts will take on supple- mental work to support ear- ly and extended learned as well as diversifying oppor- tunities during the school day for all. “There is a sizable portion of the Student Success Act funds set aside for career and technical education, as well as college readiness, and then smaller portions of the act support school ser- vices and safety to enhance the learning environment. In many smaller commu- nities, without ready access to county or state resourc- es, local schools will serve many needs and roles that were once outside of educa- tion. Services that were cut are being restored and now housed under one roof.” There are some aspects of the Student Success Act that have been controversial, pri- marily because the money collected for the act is com- ing from businesses. The act requires all Oregon busi- nesses that have commercial activity above $1 million to pay a $250 and .057 percent tax on revenue. Earlier this legislative session, Republicans were determined to squelch de- bate and opposed a vote by staging a coordinated walk- out during the legislative session dedicated to the act. These walkouts were re- ported nationally, and the impasse was finally resolved when House and Senate Democrats, who have the majority in both bodies and therefore control the legisla- tive agenda, agreed to defer action on gun control and vaccine requirements. The act also reduces the personal income tax rates for three of the state’s lowest income brackets. Another important com- ponent of the law is the es- tablishment of a “Fund for Student Success.” The tax changes that fund the act will take effect in 2020 and pay for a series of initiatives to address the underserved in the student community, according to Gill. “The act has 12 entirely new programs for students in Oregon and enhances and grows 16 others. It pro- vides all kinds of new ser- vices in early learning and assistance for children and families,” he said. “The Stu- dent Investment Accounts will provide funds so school districts can increase in- structional time and reduce class size or case-loads. It addresses student health and safety in a number of different ways, implement- ing a more well-rounded education.” Locally, Grzeskowiak feels the Student Invest- ment accounts will be an added benefit for students, although the changes in funding and program focus will take some time to make their way to the individual schools across the state. “The Student Success Act funds and any staffing or program changes will take a few years to phase in. The district started with some last year and this year, using the funds guaranteed at that time for budget planning. The rest of the act’s funds role out in January, so much of this year will be reviewing needs and planning,” Grz- eskowiak said. “The needs planning began last year during the budget process. It will take some time to see the payoffs for these in- vestments. The younger the grade level that funds are dedicated to typically means a longer time before results are seen, but targeting in- terventions and services for younger learners tends to be a more efficient use of re- sources. … When students are more prepared to learn and grow earlier in their education, they can make more use of the expanded opportunities at the middle and high school levels.” According to Gill, there are some overriding long- term goals guiding the cre- ation and implementation of the Student Success Act: equity, engagement and ac- countability. “We are holding onto these three principals, or values, as we drive imple- mentation to our districts and throughout our com- munities. We held onto these three values because we read them through the multiple pages of the sur- veys and we see these needs repeated over and over again,” he said. For more information about the Student Success Act, visit olis.leg.state. or.us/liz/2019R1/Measures/ Overview/HB3427. 7th Annual 8 201 Florence Area VOTED F E BEST O F LO E N C R 541•999•6078 PETERSENAUTODETAIL @GMAIL.COM September -, 2019 FACEBOOK.COM/PETERSENAUTODETAIL How To Participate The fee to participate is $20. An ad for the Community Wide Garage Sale with a map of all participation sales will be published in the Siuslaw News on September th and th. Because of print deadlines, the registration deadline is 5pm Thursday August 2019. <RXZLOODOVRUHFHLYHWZRRI¿FLDO&RPPXQLW\:LGH*DUDJH6DOHVLJQVDVZHOODVDWLSVKHHWRQKRZWRKDYHDJUHDWVDOH Maps will be available in the Siusalw News, online and at the Florence Visitors Center. Please post signs only on private property with the owner’s consent. 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Leather furniture, 8ft. metal ladder, canning jars, wheel- lots of high-end knick-knacks, wom- barrow & more! en’s clothers, Indian collectibles.
