Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 16,1997 - T H R E E
State approves additional funds for schools
Marriage Licenses
The Morrow County Clerk’s
office at the courthouse in Hepp
ner reports issuing the following
marriage license dunng the past
month:-
June 17: Jerod Lee Bmgaman,
22, Spokane; and
Kassandra Ann Hyder, 27,
Hermiston.
Births
Barney Lindsay
Morrow County School
Superintendent Chuck Starr told
the school board, at their regular
Monday night meeting, that the
state legislature has approved
additional funds earmarked for
schools. Starr said that the
Morrow County School District
(MCSD) will receive around
$226,000 or $140 per pupil from
the state as part of the basic
school grant.
Starr said the money will allow
the district to cover its entire
budget and provide a $126,000
carryover reserve for the 1998-99
budget. He said that if MCSD
had not received the additional
monies, the district would have
had to either cut or move staff.
Starr added that this would be the
first time in nine years the
district has not had to take a cut.
The district will also receive
$218,000 or $82 per pupil as a
one-time classroom grant. This
grant covers funds to purchase
textbooks, computer software,
instructional materials, some
computer technology and some
maintenance.
Starr also told-the board that a
bond issue which would fund
major capital improvements for
schools will be up before the
voters in November. This bond
issue, if passed, would provide
$600,000 for the district, $245
per student, for new building
projects and purchase of land for
school construction. He said that
the monies would probably be
spread out to $ 150,000 each year
for four years.
The board also heard a bond
projects update from Bob Baker.
Baker said that bond projects at
Sam Boardman Elementary in
Boardman were about 94 percent
complete at the end of June and
projects at Riverside High School
were
around
89
percent
complete. He said that he expects
to get
an answer soon
concerning the time line of the
Heppner project and has got the
information on the lone project
to the architect. .' '
In other business, the board:
-heard of the death of a student,
Jared Vandecar, during the
summer.
Starr - expressed
condolences and said that a crisis
intervention team was on hand to
help students deal with the loss.
-heard the district's technology
report. The board learned that 70
percent of the student accessible
computers are Pentium 100 level,
which are less than one year old
and the ratio of total computers
to students is one to three and
total lab computers to students is
one to 10. "You won't find a
district in the state that has a
better ratio than that," said Starr.
-heard a report on the district's
successes. Starr told the board
that: bond projects have been
completed at Irngon and are
nearing completion in Boardman
s c h o o l s ;
t he
technology/computer program
has been installed district-wide,
providing $2.3 million in
updates; staff has increased by
eight teachers, 14 full-time
educational assistants, four part-
time ed assistants, two part-time
custodians,
one
technology/computer technician,
two assistant principals and one
assistant superintendent; the
English as a second language
(ESL) program has been
implemented; an alternative
school program and schools-to-
career program was implemented
in south Morrow County; the
district dropout rate is below the
state average; district SAT scores
are above average; staff has been
trained in technology; the budget
year was completed on target;
and, said Starr, "Students
continue to feel safe and loved in
Morrow County schools. We're
very fortunate."
-approved a co-sponsorship
between lone and Condon
schools to allow a cross-country
program for one year at no
Dwayne Carroll
additional cost to the district;
-approved second readings of
Spanish and calculus planned
course statements and textbook
adoption;
-heard reports on the
C o n s o lid a te d
D is tric t
Improvement Plan, technology
plan and grant application from
assistant superintendent Mike
Keown;
-heard that Pam Files and Betty
Rietmann received Associated
Oregon
Industries Teacher
Awards;
-awarded bids for: roofing for
A.C. Houghton (ACH) to Palmer
Roofing of Pendleton; diesel
furnace fuel and propane to
Morrow County Gram Growers;
network and phone cable to
WAHCO Network Services;
Riverside High School phone
system to Lucent Technologies;
-rejected all bids for LAN
electronics;
-took care of annual
organizational details;
- approved resignations for:
Karla Waterland from her
position as Heppner Elementary
School
(HES)
educational
assistant; Benn Houk, extra duty
Columbia Middle School (CMS)
football, basketball and track
coach; Marvin House, CMS
football coach; Barney Lindsay,
Heppner Junior High (HJHS)
track coach; Jill Scanlan,
Riverside High School (RHS)
music teacher; John Scanlan,
RHS language arts teacher;
-approved transfers for: Shelley
Key, from ESL ed assistant to
assistant cook at lone Schools;
Dawn Bradley, from CMS social
students/language arts teacher to
Sam Boardman Elementary
(SBE) kindergarten teacher;
-approved extra duty contracts
for: technology trainers-Bob
Deeter at RHS, Bob Sagely,
Heppner High School (HHS),
Bobbi Childers, lone Schools,
Georgia Van Winkle, HES, Rod
Luce, ACH, Carol Oswald, SBE;
assistant
football
coaches-
Wendel Kreder, RHS, and
Dennis Stefani, lone High School
(IHS);
-approved employment of
classified employees: Curtis
Johnson, SBE custodian; Lisa
Connell, SBE ed assistant;
Kimberly Bedortha, SBE library
technician; Kathy Goad, RHS
ESL ed assistant; Magdalena
Mejia, ACH 3-1/2 hour ESL ed
assistant; Lori McCabe, lone
Elementary School (IES) ed
assistant; Elaine Miller, HHS
office assistant;
-approved employment of
Scott Bauska
licensed
employees:
Juan
Elguezabal, temporary contract
to teach Spanish at HJHS/HHS;
Melissa Cvarak, probationary
contract to teach fifth/sixth grade
at HES;
Tanya
Scanlon,
probationary contract to teach
special education at Heppner and
lone schools; Micki Fabian,
probationary contract, SBE
counselor; Donna Neighbors,
probationary contract, CMS
John Rietmann (L), Scott Johnson
language arts/social students
teacher;
Darin
Presto,
probationary
CMS
science
teacher;
Chad
Ottemess,
probationary CMS special ed
teacher; G. Ann Thomas-Heddle,
probationary RHS language arts
teacher;
-accepted donations from:
Riverside Booster Club-$ 1,200
RHS gymnasium sound system;
Umatilla Electric Corporation-
BM CC sponsors community surveys
she will mail you one. The
Around 2,500 Blue
survey may be returned
Mountain Community College
through the mail at the
community needs surveys
college's expense.
have been returned, according
M artinez explains the
to Tina M artinez, BMCC
purpose o f the survey is to
sociology
instructor
and
help BMCC formulate a vision
project coordinator.
for the future. The survey
"I'm really excited about the
assesses what district residents
response to the survey," says
need and want from BMCC as
Martinez.
well as their level o f
Approximately 35,000
awareness relative to the kinds
surveys were mailed to all
o f programs, activities and
boxholders in Morrow and
services BMCC offers.
Umatilla counties. The 2,500
Survey results will
surveys returned result in a
support the evolution o f
7.1 percent response rate. A
marketing, recruiting and
10 percent response rate is
retention
plans;
furnish
considered very high and 7.1
inform ation
on
the
is above average, according to
com m unity's
knowledge
Martinez.
regarding
BMCC's
offerings
M artinez says the survey is
and
provide
direction
that may
in the "throes o f data entry and
help
in
allocation
o
f
college
anyone with a survey lurking
resources.
around the house can still mail
Once data entry is
it in."
"I would like to
com
plete
Martinez will do a
encourage anyone who has not
survey
analysis.
She is
mailed their survey in to go
projecting
a
late
August
date
ahead and do so," she says.
for
a
finished
project.
"I
am
"We want to give as many
overwhelmed
at
the
number
of
district residents as possible
written
responses
we
have
the opportunity to share their
received," notes Martinez. "Of
educational needs with Blue
the 2,500 responses over 500
M o u n tain
C o m m u n ity
include some type o f written
College."
comment.
It is obvious from
Anyone who did not receive
what
I've
seen so far that
a survey and who would like
BMCC
has
a tremendous
to fill one out may call ■
community
following."
Martinez at 541/278-5925 and
Closed fire season declared
Closed fire season was de
clared on the John Day Unit
within the Central Oregon District
of the Oregon Department of For
estry on July 7.
During closed fire season, open
burning is restricted except by
permit. The following require
ments for forest operations will
be in effect: equipment must be
equipped with spark arresters and
fire extinguishers; fire tools must
be carried; watchman service is
plotter ($300) and drafting table
($75) to RHS; Bauska family-
$100 toward SBE TAG students'
tnp to OMSI.
-elected John Rietmann as
board chairman, and Scott
Johnson, vice-chairman;
-witnessed the swearing in of
re-elected
board
members
Dwayne Carroll and Scott
Bauska and new member Barney
Lindsay.
W O SC announces
spring term honors
A total of 92 students have
been named to the president's list
and another 528 students have
been named to the honor roll for
spring term 1997 at Western
Oregon University.
President's list students
achieved a perfect 4.0 grade-
point average, while honor roll
students earned a 3.5 to 3.99
average.
Local honor students include
Stacie Bates, Boardman.
Megan Rynae Flanagan-a
daughter Megan Rynae was bom
to Luanne and David Flanagan of
Imgon on June 18, 1997 at Good
Shepherd Community Hospital in
Hermiston. The baby weighed 7
lbs. 6 oz.
Gabriel Mathew Flores-a son
Gabriel Mathew was bom to
Goral and Gabriel Flores of
Irngon on June 20, 1997 at Good
Shepherd Community Hospital in
Hermiston. The baby weighed 6
lbs. 4 oz.
Skye M arie W h iteh ead -a
daughter Skye Mane was bom to
Ronnie Whitehead of Boardman
on June 28, 1997 at Good Shep
herd Community Hospital in Her
miston. The baby weighed 5 lbs.
12 oz.
Rheo Dail Wilson-a son Rheo
Dail was bom to Katrina Rea and
Rob Wilson of Vale on July 8,
1997 at Holy Rosary Medical
Center in Ontario. The baby
weighed 7 lbs., 0 oz.
His grandparents are Mary and
Lee Picknell of Westfall, Tom
and Patricia Wilson of Astoria,
and Marilyn Eldred and Greg
Johnston, both of Heppner.
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