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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
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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.