Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, September 14,2005 - THREE
Third year begins positively for lone School District
District has fewer students than expected
By the lone Journalism Club
continued from page one
T he first day o f
school saw 12 new students
enrolled at lone Community
School along with 2-l/ t new
teachers. Four exchange
students have also made
their way to lone for the
2005-2006 school year.
K evin C am pbell
joins the lone staff from
Unity to teach middle school
and high school sciences
along with a new high school
elective science class. The
research science class will
explore different areas of
science such as astronomy,
ecology, en v iro n m e n ta l
science and oceanography
through the building of large
class projects. They will
tackle a salt-water aquarium
first.
Another new face at
ICS is that o f lone alum,
Brandi (Ball) Orem, who is
teaching the 2/3 grade class.
Orem has taught for several
years in the Morrow County
School District and has taken
on the L ady C ard in al
V olleyball head coach
position as well.
Finally, lone is happy
to have Tom Shear on staff
full time. Tom is teaching art
to grades 1-12 along with
another new high school
elective, horticulture, and
th ree shop c lasses. The
horticulture class will take
adv an tag e o f the new
g reen h o u se and lone
Community Garden sights
for their class projects.
The
e lem en tary
classes
have
been
reconfigured and the 4/5
grade stu d en ts are now
receiving instruction from
three teachers. M ichelle
Stone focuses on reading,
writing and language arts in
the morning and then heads
off to teach music in the
afternoon. Karen Holland
steps in and focuses on social
studies, health and science
after teaching a morning of
high school Spanish classes.
Finally, Karen and Steve
Schaber team teach math
and physical education to
finish out the day. “This is
working out great and each
teach er has som ething
special to o ffer the 4/5
students. Karen integrates
Spanish into her instruction,
w hich the stu d en ts are
picking up quickly. Michelle
utilizes three uninterrupted
hours in the morning for
lite ra c y in stru c tio n and
having Steve assist with
m ath and P.E. gives the
students their first learning
e x p erien c e w ith a m ale
te a c h e r along w ith the
opportunity for small group
in s tru c tio n ,”
ex p lain s
S uperinten d en t/P rin cip al
Bryn Browning.
With the addition of
new staff, high school
students at lone now have an
increased selection of classes
to take beyond the core
cu rric u lu m . M en tio n ed
above were research science,
h o rtic u ltu re , and shop,
however, students can also
take business/publications,
advanced biology, music, art,
drama, physics, technology,
a d v an ced h isto ry or an
online course including law
and justice, creative writing,
w riting 121, psychology,
aero sp a ce stu d ie s, auto
fundamentals and speech. “I
was proud of our high school
students this year when it
came time to register for
classes. While many seniors
only needed two to three
core classes to graduate and
could have taken study halls,
partial loads or signed up to
be a teacher’s assistant, all
have full schedules in order
to take advantage of the new
classes or classes available
for
co lleg e
c re d it,”
comments Browning. “Our
new classes are interesting
and able to acco m p lish
advanced syllabuses through
fu n d in g by the lone
Education Foundation and
outside donations or grants.”
One example is that
of the business/publications
c la ss and a g ran t they
re c eiv e d to p u rch ase
photography equipment in
order to take, develop and
market the sports’ pictures
and group classroom photos.
Last year the class published
lo n e ’s first all co lo r
yearbook and launched the
lone Small Business Club.
In June, the lone
School Board of Directors
held a goal setting session to
brainstorm and identify goals
for the board, district, school
Condon
f f a
and adm inistration. "This
session was very productive
and successful with a lot of
great ideas brought up,”
reflects board vice chair,
Gregg Rietmann. “We have
a positive board who work
well together to allow our
stu d en ts a g reat school
experience.” Professional
Staff Development on Friday
in -se rv ic es w ill now be
focused rather than used for
general staff meetings and
classroom work time. Topics
in clu d e
L anguage
A cquisition for ELL and
poverty students, assistance
with alignment of curriculum
to state standards, using data
to en h an ce c lassro o m
le arn in g ,
co o p erativ e
team in g p ra c tic e s, and
im p le m e n ta tio n
of
supplemental reading and
math programs.
The next identified
goal fo r the 20 0 5 -2 0 0 6
school year includes the
creation o f CAM P 5, an
e x ten d e d
learn in g
o p p o rtu n ity
fo r lone
students that will be held on
Fridays. CAMP 5 will use
co m m u n ity m em bers to
enhance subjects such as
welding, home economics,
graphic design, electrical
e n g in e e rin g ,
p erso n al
finance, writing and art. For
the elem entary students,
classes will include literacy
activities and extended math
sessions.
A n o th er
goal
includes carrying out the
regulations set forth in the
charter to partner with the
community in an educational
setting. This will be done
th ro u g h
te ach in g
opportunities at CAMP 5,
the new S.M.A.R.T. reading
program for grades K-3,
Read-n-Play for ages 0-5,
and on-site work experience
for the high school students.
Teachers are also gearing up
to have spotlight visits and
p resen tatio n s during the
school day by community
m em bers and b u sin ess
leaders each quarter, with
some being held weekly. If
interested in volunteering at
the lone Community School,
please contact the school
o ffice
fo r ad d itio n a l
information at 422-7131.
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concerning target class size.
He said that studies have
show n
that
stu d en t
perform ance increases as
class size decreases, if the
teacher changes his teaching
style away from a lecture
type presentation. He also
said that optimum class sizes
were probably around 20
children in primary grades
and 25 in the upper grades.
B urrow s reported
that he m et w ith D ean
Kegler and other Boardman
re sid en ts to w ork out a
so lu tio n co n cern in g the
request for $ 17,000 from the
district to provide additional
paving for the Riverside
High School track. Burrows
said he was able to budget
about half the cost through
RHS's current budget and
will budget the remainder in
next year’s budget.
He also reported that
the E d u catio n S erv ice
District was not approved
for a safety grant to partner
with the school district to
provide funds for a safety
officer at Morrow County
Schools.
Assi stant
Superintendent Wade Smith
m ade a p resen ta tio n ,
including photographs, of
progress on the Riverside
High School and Irrigon
High School multipurpose
room s. He said that the
second layer of concrete for
the multipurpose room tilt-
up walls is in the process of
being poured for 1HS.
Smith also discussed
the A dequate
Y early
Progress report for MCSD
for the 2004-05 year. The
AYP stems from the federal
No Child Left Behind Act.
He reported that all district
schools have met the AYP.
R iv ersid e Ju n io r/S e n io r
High School and Irrigon
Junior/Senior High School
were exempt from the AYP
this year because o f the
population changes between
the schools. He added that
generally, elementary school
stu d en ts did b etter than
m iddle and high school
stu d en ts and C au casian
students did better than their
n o n -w h ite c o u n terp arts.
(See story by Smith on the
AYP in this issue.)
He said that state
rep o rt card s on O regon
schools will be issued soon.
Smith also reported
on a d istric t-w id e sta ff
d ev elo p m en t p rogram ,
which calls for a core group
of
teach ers
and
administrators to learn the
program and then teach it to
the rem aining staff. The
p ro g ram ,
S h eltered
In stru ctio n O b serv atio n
Protocol (SIOP), is designed
to incorporate good teaching
methods to all the staff.
The d istric t is
focusing on retaining staff, as
around 15 percent of staff.
ap p ro x im a te ly
25
employees, left the district
this year. A larger proportion
o f teachers left the north
Morrow schools.
Smith also outlined
feedback on the district in-
service held prior to the start
of school.
Also at the meeting
the board adopted a new
p o licy c o n cern in g the
promotion and retention of
students. According to the
p o licy , "S tu d en ts w ill
normally progress annually
from g rad e to grade.
Exceptions may be made
when, in the judgment of the
p ro fessio n al staff, such
exceptions are in the best
education interest o f the
stu d en ts
involved.
Exceptions will always be
made after prior notification
and ex p lan atio n to the
student's parents, but the
final decision will rest with
school authorities.
“ H igh
school
s tu d e n ts ’ class statu s
(fresh m an , sophom ore,
junior senior) is determined
by the num ber of credit
hours earned. Junior high
students may be required to
pass core classes (language
arts, math social studies,
science) to advance to the
next grade level.”
The d istric t has
developed a ju n io r high
academic success flow chart
to illustrate the progress of
junior high school students.
If a ju n io r high student
passes all classes, he will
participate in the end-of-the-
year activity and go onto the
next grade. If a junior high
stu d en t p asses all core
classes, but not all classes, he
will not participate in the end
of the year activity, but will
go onto the next grade. If the
student does not pass one to
three core classes, he will
attend sum m er school or
second
sem ester
remediation. If that student
passes summer school or
second
sem ester
remediation, he could attend
up to tw o rem ed iatio n
classes in the next grade, if
needed. If that student does
not pass summer school or
second
sem ester
remediation, he will repeat
that grade. If the student
does not pass four core
classes he will repeat the
grade.
Ju n io r high core
classes are math, science,
language arts and social
studies.
In other business, the
board:
-heard a report on
d istric t-w id e co m p u ter
technology from an ESD
representative;
-approved the first
reading of an early return to
work policy, rescinding the
current policy and replacing
it w ith the new policy,
concerning employee light
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CROP MEETING
All are invited to attend a Crop Meeting
to be held Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 7 p.m.
at the lone Grange Hall
Topic of discussion w ill be
crop
changes for 2006
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C ro p in s u ra n rr u available to all eligible producer* regardle**
o f race, color, n atio n al origin, *ex, age o r diaabiUry
duty and return to work.
Burrows said the new policy
will lessen “malingering and
get people back to work
earlier.” He said the policy
was on the recommendation
of
SAIF,
O re g o n ’s
workman’s comp company.
-approved an OSEA
m em orandum
of
understanding concerning
alternative ed assistants’ job
description/salary change.
This would allow people
who are not bus drivers to
drive buses.
-approved the first
reading o f a new policy
concerning venders who
provide the sale and rental of
equipment to students and
their parents. It establishes a
more equal playing field for
vendors, such as those who
sell or rent band equipment
to students and parents, for
example.
-a ccep ted
the
following resignations: Susie
Stillman, part-time ACH ed
assistant; Becky Sanchez,
WRE English as a second
language ed assistant.
-ap p ro v ed
the
fo llo w in g em p lo y m en t:
B randi S w eeney, HES
special ed o n e-o n -o n e
assistant; Jeanne Collins,
half-time temporary contract
addition to existing half-time
contract to meet increased
student population at HHS.
-ap p ro v ed
the
fo llo w in g e x tra duty
contracts: Forrest McKinnis,
Morrow Education Center
D istric t
A ssessm ent
R esource Team (testing)
coordinator, MEC English
L anguage
L earn er
coordinator; Jennifer Cox,
WRE DART coordinator;
Jake McElligott, IES DART
coordinator; Jay Rogers,
RHS Talented and Gifted
program coordinator; Lisa
C o n sta n tin e , IJSH ELL
c o o rd in a to r;
C olleen
C unningham , ACH ELL
coordinator; Laura Rowe,
IES ELL c o o rd in a to r;
T h eresa P ro cto r-R eece,
W RE ELL co o rd in a to r;
Mary Gressley Grow, SBE
ELL c o o rd in a to r; Ron
P rin d le,
RHS
ELL
c o o rd in a to r;
M aryann
E lg u ezab al,
H eppner
schools ELL coordinator;
Robert Marshall, IJSH head
football coach; Ray Davis,
IJSH a ssistan t fo o tb all
coach; Blaine Ganvoa, IJSH
assistant volleyball coach;
David W estenskow, IJSH
head boys’ soccer coach;
Danica Harjo, IJSH head
girls’ soccer coach; Erich
Harjo, from IJSH assistant
w restling coach to head
w restling coach; W illiam
C o ltrin , IJH a ssistan t
football coach.
-received the 2005-
06 classified em p lo y ees’
salary sch e d u le , w hich
includes 15 steps for head
and assistant cooks, laundry,
head
and
assistan t
c u sto d ia n s,
fa c ilitie s
coordinators, school/family
liaiso n and e d u catio n
assistants.
-heard the following
announcements: Boardman
CEC meeting. Sept. 20, 7
p.m., WRE; Irrigon CEC
meeting. Sept. 21, 7 p.m.
IES; Board work session.
Sept. 22. Polycom at district
office and IES; next board
meeting, Oct. 10, RHS. 7
p.m.; Oregon School Boards
fall regional meeting, Oct.
26. BMCC, 6 p.m.; OSBA
annual convention, Nov. 11 -
13, Portland M arriott. A
H eppner CEC m eetin g ,
scheduled for Sept. 19, was
cancelled because a lack of
interest in membership.
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