Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 12, 2004 - THREE
Latinos speak out to keep favorite teacher at Sam Boardman
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d au g h ters also spoke in
ex cellen t E nglish to the
assembly. One daughter who
spoke, Alejandra Pacheco,
went on to Oregon State
U niversity.
A nother
daughter, lima Torres, 21, a
student at Smith College, a
prestigious private college in
N orthham pton, MA, said
th a t she w as able to
acco m p lish her goals
because of Dawson’s drive,
“the drive that let me see my
potential.”
Ironically, Dawson
does not speak Spanish.
Irm a
Torres
presented a petition to the
board that contained 199
sig n atu res in D aw so n ’s
favor.
Dawson also plead
h er case to the board.
“Please give me a job next
year. I hope you understand
how important it is to have
a m aster te a c h e r,” said
D aw son. “P lease let me
keep my job as a second
grade teacher.”
Board C hair John
Renfro told those testifying
that the board appreciated
their involvement and input,
however, the board did not
act on the request, instead
settin g a w orkshop for
Tuesday, May 25, at 7 p.m.
at Windy River Elementary
in B oardm an to d iscuss
board policy on that and
other issues.
Monday evening the
board approved an extensive
English Language Learners
P rogram , subm itted by
Chavez, which outlines the
ELL v ision and g oals,
id e n tific a tio n o f ELL
stu d en ts,
stu d en t
assessment, services for the
stu d en ts and paren ts,
financial commitment of the
district to the ELL program,
staffing and professional
development, reassessment,
reclassification, monitoring
and e x itin g o f the ELL
student.
The plan provides
ELL students with equal
access to all other district
program and calls for parent
and
com m unity
involvement. In addition,
the plan calls for compliance
with the program, specifying
that “all other education
-voted five to two in
In a surprise move with grades seven through
services agencies contracted
math
10.
Irrig
o
n
ju
n
io
rs
and
favor of remodeling the 90- RHS ad v an ced
with the MCSD will respect near the conclusion of the
position,
replacing
Adam
the district’s ELL program m eeting, board m em ber seniors this fall will continue y ear-o ld d istric t office Eldridge; Jean Strange, from
building in Lexington with
visio n , philo so p h y and Julie Weikel, who at various to attend RHS.
CMS PE teacher to Sam
O
f
her
four-year
stint
W
eikel and M cN am ee
tim
es
had
ex
p
ressed
goals” and “will seek to
B oardm an E lem en tary /
comply with the nature of philosophical differences as board member, which dissenting from the majority. W RE PE te ac h e r; Ellen
this same plan as it relates with other board members, includes acting as board “I’m opposed to spending Rollis, from HES half time
to the ELL stu d en ts.” It submitted her resignation. chair, Weikel commented, any m oney on that library tech and two-hour
fu rth er states th at “ all R enfro said W eik el’s “It’s been kind of a long four building,” said McNamee. food serv ice clerical
“I don’t support having the
em ployees and volunteer resignation was a “total years.”
assistant to full time Title I
W
eik
el’s
board
district
office 45 miles away
rep resen tativ es w ith the surprise” and said that the
ed
a ssistan t;
Kathy
MCSD will also uphold and board appreciated her time p o sitio n w ill now be from 80 percent o f the C u tsfo rth from CMS
The
support the directives of this and effort. He said that while advertised for 20 days and stu d e n ts.”
assistant custodian to HES
which
he and W eikel often then a board member will be im provem ents,
plan.”
assistant custodian.
In the program , disagreed, he “respected her appointed by the board to include p ain tin g , new
- a p p r o v e d
serve only until the next carp etin g ,
w indow
Chavez lays out a five-year position.”
em
ploym
ent for 2004-05
rep lacem en t,
m inor
Weikel stressed that election.
financial goal concerning
for:
Karen
C ooley ACH
In other business, electrical work, refurbishing
commitment of resources to her resignation should in no
half-time
special
ed teacher;
o f heating
and
air
the ELL program, starting way be connected with the the board:
-voted unanimously conditioning systems and Jessica Beutler, SBE second
out with 65 percent of ELL hiring of Mark Burrows as
grade teach er; A m ber
American Disabilities Act superintendent and added against raising junior/senior some remodeling to provide Kellison, SBE second grade
funding going toward the th at he had her “to tal high student lunch prices a more private office for teacher; Anna Bonney, WRE
district program the first support.” (W eikel earlier from $1.75 to $2. The Ju lie A shbeck, board fifth
grade
teacher;
year, 75 percent the second voted in favor o f hiring district had proposed raising secretary and personnel Marianne Smith, SBE, third
year, 85 percent the third fo rm er R iv ersid e High the lunch prices to offset director, are scheduled to be grade teacher; Larry French,
year, 90 percent the fourth School P rin cip al D uane anticipated costs in opening co m pleted as soon as Irrigon H igh School PE
year and 95 percent the fifth Yecha as superintendent, but two new kitchens at the two possible, before the new teacher/athletic director; Issa
he subsequently withdrew as new elem entary schools, superintendent begins work.
year.
El H ayak, RHS ESOL
A sch ed u le for a result of a four-three split Irrigon E lem entary and Funds had been set aside for teacher; Jeffrey Searles, IHS
“hiring qualified endorsed vote, although it was in his Windy River Elementary, the remodeling.
m usic teach er; Johanna
-learned
from
ELL bilingual licensed staff favor.) But, she added that and other increased costs.
Cochran,
IHS counselor;
-voted five to two in deputy clerk Rhonda Lorenz
w ith
schoo ls
having while the board voted earlier
C
hris
D
avis,
IHS social
sig n ific a n t ELL student in a split vote to have board favor of increasing extra in the budget com m ittee studies teach er; Jake
p o p u la tio n ” req u ires 10 members elected at large, curricular pay-to-participate meeting that the district will McElligott, IES sixth-grade
percent of the ELL teaching she has come to believe that student fees from $35 to $50 spend approxim ately $1 teacher.
staff in place for 2004-06,20 move was “misguided” and fo r ju n io r high school m illion m ore than it is
- a p p r o v e d
percent for 2006-09, 30 su g g ests in stead th at it students and from $50 to expected to take in during classified/confidential staff
percent for 2009-12; 40 would be preferable to have $75 for high school students. the 04-05 fiscal year, but still for 2004-05 as presented.
percent for 2013-2016; and two board members each Renfro dissented from the anticipates having at least a
-approved the food
50 percent for 2017-2020. elected from the Boardman, majority, saying, “I find it $1.5 m illion carry o v er service breakfast program
som ething
“Teachers hired that do not Irrig o n and H eppner- difficult to put additional “ unless
beginning 2004-05.
undue
hardship
on
students
catastrophic
happens.”
L
exington
areas
and
the
have an English as a second
-ap p o in ted K elly
-learn ed that the
lan g u ag e, ESO L or a seventh member elected at and parents. I’m not sure
Doherty
to the Boardman
why we charge these kids to district is in the process of
TESOL (English as a second large.
C
om
m
unity
E ducation
contract negotiations with
Weikel had earlier in play anyway.”
language) endorsement will
Committee.
The increase is the
M orrow
C ounty
be encouraged to acquire an the meeting voted in favor
-approved renewal
expected
to
raise
around
Education
Association,
the
o
f
granting
variances
to
ESL endorsement within a
of
attendance
variance for a
three-year period from the Irrigon students who wanted $13,000 in additional funds te a c h e rs ’ union. The student from M CSD to
to co n tin u e atten d in g for that fund. Matlack also district’s contract with the
time they are hired."
Arlington School District.
The educational goal R iv ersid e H igh School, voted against the increase, teachers expires in June.
-approved resolution
-learn ed
that
of the program is to have rather than the new Irrigon w ith W eikel, M cN am ee,
to
estab
lish Fund 213-
100 percent o f the ELL High School, but the board Kuhn and Miles voting in com parable services will technology grant.
students reach academic and voted four to three against favor. C olum bia M iddle continue to be provided by
- a p p r o v e d
social fluency in English in granting those variances, School P rin cip al Ron the Umatilla-Morrow ESD, m aintenance to upgrade
with the exception of one Anthony told the board that despite reduced revenues.
five years.
HVAC controls at CMS,
-heard a report from
Also at the meeting, request concerning a special sch o larsh ip s could help
RHS.
SBE and HES.
bridge the gap for students R iv ersid e High School
needs student.
the board approved:
-heard the following
B esides W eikel, who can n o t affo rd the Principal Dirk Dirksen on announcements: next board
-a tax rate of
in
pay-to- the d is tric t’s expanded
$4.0342 per thousand Boardman, Pat McNamee, in crease
meeting, RHS, June 14, 7
participate
fees.
“We
never distance education program.
assessed value for operating Irrigon, and Craig M iles,
p.m.;
Heppner-Lexington
purposes for the 2004-05 Heppner, voted in favor of turn a kid away from a sports Dirksen said that the district C om m unity E ducation
hopes to offer seven periods
granting the variances, while program,” said Anthony.
fiscal year;
Committee meeting, HES,
The
board,
at
a
of
V-tel between Riverside,
Barney
Lindsay,
Lexington
-fund 300, debt
May 18, 7 p.m.; Boardman
service, for a tax levy of area, Bill Kuhn, Heppner, budget committee meeting Heppner and Irrigon high CEC meeting. WRE. May
$1,669,624 and fund 301, Renfro, Lexington, and Ken prior to the regular meeting schools, including vo-ag, 19, 7 p.m.; Irrigon CEC
debit service, for a tax levy M atlack, Irrig o n , voted heard that while Morrow physics, advanced math, meeting, CMS, May 20, 7
ag ain st
g ran tin g
the County Unified Recreation psychology and advanced p.m.; Oregon School Boards
for $1,772,115;
-all o th er funds v arian ces. “ We have D istrict has granted the S panish, in addition to A sso ciatio n w orkshop,
changed the boundaries to district $349,000 for extra distance education classes ESD. May 18; OSBA
totaling $6,189,399.
accom m odate a Heppner curricular programs for the and “cyber school,” “about sum m er
co n feren ce,
resid en t (board m em ber 2004-05 year, M CURD any class that you would Beaverton. July 10-11.
Barney Lindsay, who lives anticipates a reduction in want to take,” said Dirksen.
- a p p r o v e d lone School to
slightly outside the Heppner revenues the following year.
attendance area, but whose “W hile we have 04-05 term in atio n of: A udrey
fam ily has tra d itio n a lly covered, 05-06 could have a Amaral, Columbia Middle complete first
pro b atio n ary phase of brick
attended Heppner schools), very large gap,” said Lisanne School
C
urrin,
a
member
of
the
assistant
custodian.
and we’re denying boundary
-approved
n on sale
changes to other patrons,” MCSD Budget Committee
and also a member of the extension of probationary
The lone School
protested Weikel.
classified em ployee for: Brick Sale will complete its
Irrigon High School MCURD Board.
Deborah Riley, Windy River first phase of orders on June
is scheduled to open this fall.
E lem entary
ESL
ed 1. This deadline is needed to
assistant.
assure the installation of
- a c c e p t e d phase one bricks at the lone
resig n atio n s from : Poul School Plaza by Fall 2004.
Murtha, CMS math teacher; All bricks purchased after
Teena Sirucek, Riverside June 1 will be installed in the
High School departm ent second phase.
secretary at the end of the
H ow ard M ullins,
school year; Adam Eldridge, vice ch air o f the lone
RHS advanced
math E d ucation
F o u n d atio n
teaching position; Marta commented that they had
B arron, A.C. H oughton great p articip atio n from
E lem entary
ESL
ed friends of the lone School.
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H
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RHS ESOL (English as a
Hot Water Heaters
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