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March 1, 2019 T he C olumbia P ress 4 Superintendent: Will prioritize building a culture of caring around students Continued from Page 1 he can do, what he’s capable of.” Added board member Greg Morrill: “I’m just really happy that we have somebody already in the district who’s qualified, capable and on board with what’s happening in the dis- trict.” Unlike Jeffery, who was being paid as a part-time superinten- dent, Rogozinski was hired to fill a full-time post with a sala- ry in the range of $115,000 to $130,000. Details of his con- tract will be approved at a future school board meeting. The Columbia Press talked with Rogozinski about his plans at the district’s helm. What is working well al- ready? Putting relationships first with kids is working well and it would be unwise to change it. The stresses that teachers … (and other staff) have is they have to worry about whether the standards have been met, did they cover the curriculum. It’s increasingly important we equip our teachers and staff to form those positive relationships with kids. They almost have to plan for some of that during the day. Having those good relationships drives better academic out- comes. What would you like to change? We have some initiatives I’d like to continue to grow. Cer- tainly, the work Mr. Heyen (the principal) and Mr. Jannusch (vice principal in charge of sci- ence, technology, engineering and math) are doing at the high school with the CTE program for next fall, we’ve already had some discussions about the edu- cational program for that. I want to expand project-based learning, how students interact with the material. Examples are themes such as Lewis and Clark, oceans, community gardens and the use of the theme to connect across every subject with lots of variety. Find the thing that res- onates with kids and put that in play. What’s the first thing you’ll do when you step in? I’ll have the advantage of work- relationship with Mr. (Rod) Heyen with the idea of being one who could work with Rod to get solutions in play. What could War- renton schools do better? We’re increasingly faced with trying to educate students who have challenges be- yond school and it im- Debbie Morrow/for The Columbia Press pacts them in school. Tom Rogozinski and school board Vice It’s a trend nationwide. Chairman Greg Morrill after the vote at Any of society’s defi- the Feb. 21 meeting in the Warrenton ciencies will play out High School library. in the school. … Build- ing a culture of care ing closely with Mr. Jeffery as around our students. It is our we work through the construc- mission statement so the kids tion process for the new school. that really struggle are being That’s going to be a priority right helped through that. Ultimately, the high school from the start. It’s very technical and very foreign. Most admin- graduation rate … will continue istrators don’t necessarily have to be an area we want to get bet- access to walking through the ter. I’m not sure it’s ever going to be 100 percent, but to that ex- bond process. The second thing is concur- tent, we have to keep looking for rent: working to get a better un- ways to engineer success. What are the district’s derstanding of our high school and developing a good working current strengths? Our leadership team. Mrs. (Robbie) Porter has been my as- sistant principal for all of my six years. We have been tremendous- ly successful in co-piloting a change in the culture at the cam- pus and with Mr. (Sean) O’Mal- ley joining us last year – he was the best of 27 applicants so that tells you the caliber we got when we hired him. Mr. (Ian) O’Brien, Mr. (Josh) Jannusch, they’re all highly motivated, driven educa- tors on our leadership team. What are you most look- ing forward to? That three-year plan. I’m ex- cited to have that building up on the hill (ready) for students by Fall 2021 at the earliest. I want to build programs, push bigger leverage points to have a bigger effect. Things that are really worthy to do -- working with the system and the culture we already have in place – you morph it, meld it and you con- tinue to grow it. I want to look back in a few years and say, ‘Wow, we’re real- ly doing something special here.’ Public safety calls Continued from Page 2 Bridge. Driver cited for driving without insurance and having no valid operator’s license. • Traffic stop, 11:37 a.m. Feb. 22, Ensign Lane at Alternate High- way 101. Driver cited for failing to renew registration. • Three-vehicle noninjury colli- sion, 1:28 p.m. Feb. 22, Highway 101 near Rite Aid. • Speeding, 7:40 a.m. Feb. 23, Highway 101 at Alternate High- way 101. Driver cited for going 65 in a 45 mph zone. • Hit-and-run collision, 2:37 p.m. Feb. 23, Fred Meyer. • Four-vehicle collision with multiple injuries, 11:08 a.m. Feb. 24, Highway 101 at Sunset Beach Lane. • Traffic stop, 4:55 p.m. Feb. 24, Highway 101 at Ensign Lane. Driver cited for driving without insurance. • Two-vehicle noninjury crash, 11:27 a.m. Feb. 25, Goodwill parking lot. • Traffic stop, 11:41 a.m. Feb. 25, Highway 101 at Ensign Lane. Driver cited for expired plates. • Running a stop sign, 1:48 p.m. Feb. 25, Main Avenue at Harbor Drive. Cody Blocker-Osborne, 21, of Warrenton was cited for criminal failure to carry and present a license, driving while suspended and failing to obey a traffic-control device. f ire and serViCe Calls • Unattended burn, 5:29 p.m. Feb. 21, 0-100 block North Main Avenue. • People stuck in elevator, 5:55 p.m. Feb. 24, 1400 block Snow- berry Lane. M ediCal Calls • Female with head and stomach pain, 1:11 a.m. Feb. 18, 1100 block Northwest Warrenton Drive. • Female with possible stroke, 12:12 p.m. Feb. 18, 700 block Southwest Eighth Street. • Female who fell and is unre- sponsive, 6:35 p.m. Feb. 18, 2200 block Dolphin Avenue. • Male with difficulty breathing, 5:54 a.m. Feb. 19, 1000 block Northwest Warrenton Drive. • Male choking, 12:36 p.m. Feb. 19, 2200 block Dolphin Avenue. • Female lifeline activation, 4:51 a.m. Feb. 20, 300 block North- east Skipanon Drive. • Female fall victim with head injury, 10:58 p.m. Feb. 20, 1300 block South Main Avenue. • Female with weakness, 2:05 p.m. Feb. 21, 700 block Fifth Avenue. • Male with difficulty breathing, 3:50 p.m. Feb. 21, 2200 block Dolphin Avenue. • Male who’s vomiting, 5:01 p.m. Feb. 21, 600 block South High- way 101. • Suicidal female, 5:01 p.m. Feb. 21, 600 block South Highway 101. • Male with diabetic issue, 7:38 p.m. Feb. 21, 200 block South- west Alder Avenue. • Unconscious male, 8:21 p.m. Feb. 23, 0-100 block Southwest 14th Street. • Male child with fever, 6:46 a.m. Feb. 24, 100 block Southeast 14th Place. • Female with difficulty breath- ing, 11:06 a.m. Feb. 24, 300 block Pacific Drive. • Male who needs lift assist, 10:42 p.m. Feb. 24, 1100 block Northwest Warrenton Drive.
