Polk County News
Polk County Itemizer-Observer • September 14, 2016 5A
Tests: Central’s 11th-grade
marks fall below state
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Those earning level 2 or
lower are behind.
Statewide in all grades,
students achieved a level 3
and above at a 55 percent
rate for language arts and
at 42 percent rate for
math.
For last year’s high school
juniors — for whom the test
is one way of showing they
have mastered the skills
needed to graduate — the
state averages were 68.5 per-
cent for language arts and 33
percent for math.
C e n t r a l ’s 1 1 t h - g r a d e
scores fell below those aver-
ages, 59 percent and 18 per-
cent, respectively.
But that doesn’t mean the
district will scramble to
graduate more than 80 per-
cent of the Class of 2017.
Brazeau said some of
that class had already
passed the test under the
old format — Oregon As-
sessment of Knowledge and
Skills — and were “grandfa-
thered in.”
Others demonstrated
those “essential skills” in
math and English through
work samples submitted in
class.
He said taking the test
knowing that they had al-
ready achieved the skills
needed to graduate may
have influenced how seri-
ously they took the test.
Brazeau said none of this
year’s juniors will have taken
the OAKS test, so scores
should shift upward accord-
ingly.
Dallas School District’s
scores for 11th grade im-
proved from the first year
and were well above state
averages for that grade.
L a s t y e a r ’s j u n i o r s
achieved “college and ca-
reer ready” scores at a 77
percent rate in language
arts, compared to 72 per-
cent last year and 45 per-
cent in math, up from 33
percent in 2015.
“That is really good news
for us,” said Steve Martinelli,
the district’s instructional
services director.
Martinelli noted some
marked improvement for
last year’s eighth-graders,
who struggled in the inaugu-
ral year of the Smarter Bal-
anced assessment.
“We know we have some
work to do with this class,
but the trend is moving in
the right direction with
more and more of our class
of 2020 students meeting
standards in reading and
math each year,” Martinelli
said.
In Falls City, Superinten-
dent Jack Thompson said, as
in Central, many of the jun-
iors who took the test had
already achieved their es-
sential skills.
The Class of 2017 scored
college and career ready at
50 percent for language arts
and 30 percent on math.
That changed from 65 per-
cent and 25 percent last
year, respectively.
“We start testing them on
their essential skills back as
sophomores,” Thompson
said.
He added that the district
emphasizes that juniors are
supposed to perform their
best on the test, but that
doesn’t always happen.
Thompson said he attrib-
utes the gains made in math
to new Common Core-
aligned curriculum added
last year.
“I’m hoping that trend
will continue,” he said.
Perrydale saw improve-
ment at most grade levels in
both testing topics, and dra-
matic improvement for last
year’s juniors.
In languages arts, level 3
and 4 scores were up to 71
percent from 54 percent.
Math scores improved from
18 percent to 38.5.
Brazeau said he hopes as
the Smarter Balanced sys-
tem develops, the data will
become more valuable and
be available to districts
sooner so they can make
better decisions about stu-
dent placement.
“I think it is valuable to
assess and to use those as-
sessments appropriately,”
Brazeau said. “We don’t
want to be chasing test
scores. We want to keep our
eye focused on the true goal
of getting students college
and career ready. If confi-
dent if we do that, the rest
will take care of itself.”
For more information, or
to see more results:
www.ode.state.or.us.
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AUDIOLOGY
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COUNSELING
• CROSS AND CROWN COUNSELING ~ KATE KOENS,
NCCA Licensed Clinical Christian Counselor and Cer-
tified Temperament Therapist is accepting new clients
at her Dallas and Falls City offices. She works with in-
dividuals in a safe environment to help individuals
find healing and fulfillment by teaching good com-
munication skills, appreciation for self and others, ap-
propriate responses to individual and family needs,
how to build relationships of trust, appropriate crisis
responses, and how to obtain overall family wellness
emotionally, mentally and spiritually. Some specific
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grief, identity crisis, divorce, childhood losses, and
feelings of hopelessness. Our goal is to help individu-
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with truth, relevance, perspective and purpose. For
more information or to schedule an appointment
please call 503-917-1625 or visit our website:
www.crossand crowncounseling.com
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cosmetic dentistry. Complete dentistry for the entire
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Monmouth, OR 503-838-2998. Providing all phases of
dental care for children and adults. We welcome new
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GYNECOLOGY SERVICES
Gynecological care is available in Dallas at the Salem
Health West Valley Specialty Clinic. Gynecologist Keita
Sakon, MD, specializes in gynecology exams and pro-
cedures, including hysteroscopy and laparoscopy, as
well as family planning, abnormal Pap evaluation,
treatment of pelvic pain, symptom control for
menopause and abnormal periods. Dr. Sakon works in
Dallas on Friday afternoons from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m.
seeing patients at the clinic and performing gynecol-
ogical procedures in the Salem Health West Valley sur-
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St., Dallas. Call 503-831-0784 for an appointment. Visit
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HEARING HEALTH
• JOYFUL SOUND HEARING SERVICES, INC. Mark
Sturtevant, 312 Main Street, Dallas OR, 503-623-0290.
Providing Polk County with hearing solutions for 30
years. Services include: Hearing evaluations, Diagnos-
ing hearing loss; Impedance; Fitting all types of hear-
ing devices, Servicing all makes and models of hearing
aids; Ear inspections; Wax removal; Hearing protec-
tion. Hours: Monday - Thursday 9-4pm. (Fridays by
appointment only)
IMAGING SERVICES
• SALEM HEALTH WEST VALLEY offers state-of-the-
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physician's referral, we provide bone densitometry, CT
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LABORATORY SERVICES
• SALEM HEALTH WEST VALLEY provides lab services
at two convenient locations in Dallas and Monmouth.
Both labs are fully accredited, providing collections
and testing with healthcare provider referral. Employ-
ment and self-referral drug testing is offered. The West
Valley Hospital lab in Dallas is open 24 hours, seven
days a week, at 525 SE Washington St., 503-623-7303.
The Monmouth lab is located in the Monmouth Med-
ical Center, 512 Main St., Suite 300, 503-838-1388. It is
open Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., closed be-
tween noon and 1 p.m. Appointments are not required.
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Falls City survey
shows true poverty
By Jolene Guzman
The Itemizer-Observer
FALLS CITY — In the
2010 Census, Falls City
showed a low- to moder-
ate-income level of 48.1
percent — bad news for the
city’s efforts to upgrade its
aging wastewater system.
To qualify for a Commu-
nity Development Block
Grant — which city officials
say is essential for Falls City
to afford the upgrade — the
percentage needs to be at
least 51.
City officials suspected
the 48.1 number was low
and conducted a mail,
phone and door-to-door
survey to prove it.
They were right. Results
from the Portland State
University Survey Research
Lab show that 55.1 percent
of households served by
the sewer system fall into
the low- or moderate-in-
come range.
“We were successful.
That was quite a big thing,”
said Terry Ungricht, Falls
City’s mayor and one of the
volunteers who conducted
the door-to-door portion of
the survey.
Of the 157 homes con-
nected to the sewer system,
134 completed the survey, a
response rate of about 85
percent. Eighty-three fami-
lies who responded fell into
the low- to moderate-in-
come range.
On Aug. 29, the state’s In-
frastructure Finance Au-
thority issued the city a let-
ter saying it accepted the
results, which opened the
door for the city to apply
for a grant.
The deadline to apply is
Sept. 30, and city staff
along with the city’s engi-
neer are rushing to get the
paperwork done.
“We are going to be seek-
ing $2.5 million for the ex-
pansion of the capacity to
our sewer system,” Un-
gricht said “The reason we
are trying to hurry is to get
it in on this year’s funding.
If not, we’ve got to wait
until next year’s funding.”
Ungricht said finance
authority has $11.5 million
in resources to provide
grants and between $16
million and $18 million in
requests.
“I’m making every effort
to get this done before the
cutoff date,” he said. “I
hope we can meet the
timeline. I’m not guaran-
teeing it.”
Call the Itemizer-Observer at 503-623-2373
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ORTHODONTICS
• YENNE & SCHOFIELD - SPECIALISTS IN ORTHO-
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5002. Providing Polk County with orthodontic care for
children and adults for functions and cosmetics. Open
Tuesdays & Thursdays.
PHYSICAL THERAPY/
REHABILITATION SERVICES
• PINNACLE PHYSICAL THERAPY is an orthopedic
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both male and female physical therapists. Often no
physician referral is needed to start care. Call us today
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to your physician to see if physical therapy is right for
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occupational therapy, speech therapy and aquatic
therapy (at Dallas Aquatic Center). 503-623-7305. Our
clinic in Monmouth offers physical therapy, occupa-
tional therapy and speech therapy. Located at 512 Main
St. 503-838-1388. Visit www.salemhealth.org/westvalley.
PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS
• DR. CHARLES ESSEX, family medicine, is accepting
new patients at Salem Health West Valley Medical
Clinic, located at 512 Main St., Suite 300, Monmouth,
503-838-1182. With a proactive healthcare approach,
Dr. Essex provides care for the entire family and will
work with you to build a healthy lifestyle with annual
exams, immunizations, lifestyle counseling, sports
physicals, skin care, cancer screenings and more. New
patients are welcome.
• DR. JOHN HADLEY, family medicine, is accepting new
patients at the Salem Health West Valley Medical Clinic
at 555 SE Washington St., Dallas, 503-623-7301. With a
proactive healthcare approach, Dr. Hadley provides of-
fers family medicine for your entire family from new-
borns to adults with annual exams, immunizations,
lifestyle counseling, sports physicals, skin care, cancer
screenings and more. New patients are welcome.
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