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Polk County Education Polk County Itemizer-Observer • May 18, 2016 13A Perrydale School Brazeau to serve finds space for double in ’16-17 will be interim preschool class Superintendent principal at Central High School By Jolene Guzman The Itemizer-Observer JENNIFER HALLEY/for the Itemizer-Observer Central’s production of “Almost Maine” begins Wednes- day (today) and runs through Saturday. Performances are at 7 p.m. each night. Almost: Dallas earns come Continued from Page 14A He said it didn’t matter what the audience thought of that scene. “It’s up to them,” Eschette added. “Everyone experi- ences love in different ways, and we hope people can see that.” “Almost, Maine” opens Wednesday (today) at 7 p.m. and runs through Saturday. Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for students. All proceeds go to fund the drama department. “We’re self-sufficient, so we have to make what we spend,” Witt said. He also said he hopes this play — which is better known than the school’s last production, “Once on the Is- land” — will bring in more people. According to him, putting on lesser-known plays is a risk, but it gets his students more exposure to what’s out there. “It’s gotta be a balance.” Whitworth seismic work slated for 2017 By Jolene Guzman The Itemizer-Observer DALLAS — Work on seis- mic upgrades at Whitworth Elementary School in Dallas are scheduled to take place in the summer of 2017. The school is the recipient of a $1.492 million state grant specifically for retro- fitting schools to withstand earthquakes, including the anticipated Cascadia sub- duction zone rupture that could result in a 9.0 magni- tude quake. The work would addresses structural deficiencies iden- tified in a seismic assess- ment of the building. According to a schedule in the grant application, plans should be final by January, and construction should begin in July 2017. PERRYDALE — Creative scheduling and a generous offer from a teacher has en- sured that preschool will continue at Perr ydale School next year. Superintendent Eric Mil- burn shared the develop- ment with the Perrydale School Board at its meeting Monday night. At a meeting in April, the board and school leaders had discussions of ending the program due to lack of space at the school. Cur- rently, the program serves 10 children. Perrydale Vice Principal Dan Dugan said music and drama teacher Misty Matthews offered a solu- tion: using what would be her classroom for the early part of the day to hold pre- school. Dugan said Matthews has a unique perspective on the problem as she oversees the school’s art program and another that has high school students involved in helping teach students in early education classes. He said that she didn’t need a classroom until fifth- and sixth-period music classes. Her class- room would be free for pre- school if art classes could be held elsewhere. “She said, ‘I’m willing to give up this idea of my own room in order to m a k e t h i s h a p p e n ,’ ” Dugan said. “I just thought that was a pretty noble move on her part.” Under the new arrange- ment, art teachers would need to take their lessons into home rooms instead of having students come to them. Milburn said elementary school teachers were sup- portive of the idea. That was confirmed Monday by kindergarten teacher Janeen Thomson, who had an artist visit her classroom recently. She said those sessions went well. “I think art in our class- rooms is the way to go,” she said. Board member Anna Scharf mentioned that the district still needed to con- sider how the program would be paid for in the long term. Milburn said the school was still planning on form- ing a committee to explore funding possibilities. In other business, the board: • Voted to change a con- tract with a candidate for its soon-to-be vacant busi- ness manager post. The contract had already been accepted by the candidate, but had not been reviewed by the board before it was offered. The changes were re- ducing the amount of va- cation days from 17 to 10 and removing bereave- ment days included in the contract. Milburn said he based the contract on what was included in the job posting and the contract with longtime Business Manag- er Julie Braxling, and didn’t know the board wanted input on negotiations. He warned that if the candi- date rejects the changes, the district may have to start over with filling the post, which would be va- cant in a month. Board member Trina Comerford said she wor- ried that the contract would set a precedent by offering first-year employ- ees more than three weeks of vacation. Scharf noted the district needed to establish job de- scriptions for the business manager position and oth- ers. Board Chairman John Cruickshank said the dis- trict needed to have clearer guidelines for negotiating administrative contracts. By Emily Mentzer The Itemizer-Observer I NDEPENDENCE — Central School District Super intendent Buzz Brazeau announced that he will serve as interim principal at Central High School for the 2016-17 year. The school board voted unanimously at its May 2 meeting to adjust Brazeau’s contract to allow him to serve as both interim principal and continue as the district’s superintendent. Ben Gorman, president of the Central Education Association and English teacher at CHS, said teach- ers were excited about the renewed emphasis on im- proved communication in the district. “Though we were dis- heartened by Brazeau’s handling of the situation at the high school, we believe that he recognizes that there is some significant healing that needs to take place, and we hope he will make it a priority to foster positive, collaborative rela- tionships with teachers,” he said. Brazeau will use the high school as his headquarters. Jann Jobe will serve as as- sistant principal. “This allows us to get things moved forward with the culture in the district,” Brazeau said. Gorman said teachers take the naming of Jobe to assistant principal as a good sign. “In the short time she’s returned to help out at CHS, she has already demonstrated the combi- nation of competence and caring that CHS needs in order to heal and move for- ward,” he said. Gorman said teachers are optimistic about the c o m i n g s c h o o l y e a r, adding that he and other teachers at the high school are counting on Brazeau and the school board to ensure that the high school’s needs for a principal are met while not short-changing other district buildings of a su- perintendent. The intent is to begin the search for a permanent high school principal in the normal timeframe, which is February to March, Brazeau said. Gorman said teachers would like to be “fully in- cluded” in the search process for the next princi- pal. The move came after Greg Mitchell accepted a job as the principal at Baker City High School, ef- fective July 1. Mitchell took the job in Baker City after months of complaints from high school teachers about a hostile work environ- ment — which Assistant Superintendent Rich Mc- Farland said were investi- gated and unfounded — and formal grievances filed regarding scheduling and grading. Early Deadlines! Our office will be closed May 30 th 2016 in observance of Memorial Day. Deadlines: Community Events . . .Thursday Noon Matinees are all shows before 6pm. New pricing for matinees are: Adult $7.25 Children $6.75 • Senior $7.00 Pricing does not reflect 3D showings. Passes not allowed on starred items. 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