Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, January 18,2006 - SEVEN
School board approves six-classroom addition to Windy River Elementary
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-heard from district
while it shows some growth, principals as to how they
is
not
gro w in g
at deal w ith h a ra ssm e n t
Boardman’s rate.
com plaints, bullying and
Also at the meeting, retaliation at the schools.
the board u n an im o u sly Heppner High/Junior High
approved salary increases for School Principal Daye Stone
c o n fid e n tia l em p lo y ees. said that he may receive one
D istric t
C onfidential com plaint a month while
em ployees will receive a Irrigon H igh/Junior High
three-percent increase for S ch o o l P rin cip al Ron
the first year, two percent for Anthony said he may receive
the second year and tw o one a week and perhaps a
percent for the third year. serious one once a semester.
The board also implemented The principals said that often
five steps in the confidential a parent may complain of an
salary sch e d u le . T h e ir incid en t, rath er than the
sch ed u le had no step s stu d e n t. T hey said that
previously. All confidential so m etim es
stu d en ts,
employees will be placed on especially younger ones,
step one. The district also may not be always be aware
shortened the confidential th at th e ir b e h a v io r is
contract by 10 days to 250 offensive. They said that
days per year.
resolution of issues ranges
For the first y ear,’ from talking to the students,
2 0 0 6 -0 7 , w ith a th re e - com m unicating with their
percent increase, the district p a re n ts, re q u irin g an
food service director will apology, suspension and, if
earn $35,847 at step one, the issue is not able to be
w hich w ill in c re ase to resolved, expulsion.
$38,802 by step five; an
-le a rn e d th at the
administrative assistant will d is tr ic t’s
c o m p la in t
start out at $26,233 at step procedure will be available
one, which will increase to in both English and Spanish
$28,395 at step five; a fiscal at each school, a school
services specialist will start employee will be trained in
out at $34,343 at step one a ss is tin g p eo p le w ith
to $37,174 at step five; and complaints, information will
a student services technician be available via school and
will start out at $30,300 at district newsletters and a link
step one to $32,797 at step to the complaint policy will
five.
be placed on the district’s
The next year, 2007- web page.
OS, w ith a tw o -p e rc en t
-h eard
from
increase, classified salaries Burrows that the district’s
will be increased to; food complaint procedure will be
service d irecto r-$ 3 6 ,5 6 4 available in both English and
step one to $39,578 step Spanish at each school, a
five; administrative assistant- school em ployee will be
$26,747 step one to $28,963 trained in assisting people
step five; fiscal services with complaints, information
specialist $35,030 step one will be available via school
to $37,917 step five; student and district newsletters and
services technician $30,906 a link to the complaint policy
step one to $33,453 step w ill be p laced on the
five.
district’s web page.
In the 2 0 0 8 -0 9
-approved a revision
schedule, with a two-percent on the district’s discipline,
increase, confidential salaries suspension and expulsion
are as follows: food services policy , “G ro u n d s for
director-$37,295 step one to D is c ip lin e /S u s p e n s io n /
$ 4 0 ,3 7 0
step
five; Expulsion,” which would
ad m in istrativ e assistan t- ex p an d the d is tr ic t’s
$27,292 step one to $29,542 au th o rity w ith regard to
step five; fiscal services s tu d e n ts ’
o ff-cam p u s
specialist-$35,730 step one b eh av io r.
S tudent
to $38,675; student services prohibitions will now include
technician-$31,524 step one “ O ff cam pus m isconduct
to $34,122 step five.
that disrupts educational
Som e
of
the p ro cess or th re a ten s the
confidential staff work under safety and welfare o f the
two job classifications, so student body.”
their increases will be based
-h eard a req u est
on the percentage of time from board m em ber Ken
they spend working in each. M atlack, who is also the
The confidential staff Morrow County Sheriff, to
currently has no cap on their m eet w ith the d istric t
in su ra n ce b e n e fits. The a tto rn e y and ju v e n ile
district pays full medical, department to request that
dental, vision, life and long ju v e n ile in fo rm atio n be
term disability insurance for allowed to be discussed with
confidential employees. The or forwarded to the principal
district also picks up the six of the affected school when
percent PERS contribution a student has been arrested
for those employees.
for a crime that may impact
B u r r o w s school safety.
recommended the increases
-recognized
and c o m p lem en ted the R iv e rsid e H igh School
confidential staff, saying they language arts teacher Lea
w ere “ loyal and hard M ath ieu on ach ie v in g
working” and were generally national board certification,
u n d er c o m p en sa ted in a very
d istin g u ish e d
c o m p ariso n to th o se in achievement. Mathieu will
sim ila r jo b s in nearby take a year's sabbatical to
districts.
teach in Mexico but will then
In other business, the re tu rn to h er teach in g
board:
position at RHS.
-le a rn e d
from
-re c o g n iz e d the
Burrows that the district’s sch o o l board w ith g ift
English Language Learner certificates and cake for their
program has been audited work and dedication to a
and
has
re c eiv e d d iffic u lt jo b
w ith o u t
commendations. “ It was a compensation.
really good rep o rt,” said
- e x p r e s s e d
Burrows, who added that appreciation to the Morrow
data was com piled from County Health District for
p arent in te rv ie w s. He paying for defibrillators for
credited ELL director Joel each of the district’s high
Chavez for his “hard work schools.
and d e d ic a tio n ” in the
-h e a rd
from
success of the program. One Burrows about an Oregon
suggested correction to the School Boards Association
program was to develop a project, which would entail
program for advanced ELL a series of public meetings
students as well as for those planned in all communities
with more rudimentary skills throughout the district in late
WINDY RIVER ELEMENTARY
500 TATONE STREET
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C u rre n t floor plan at W indy R iver Elem entary, which
February or early March. fo r L isa K onecny from
Burrows asked the board to special ed assistant to ESL
develop questions for the a ssistan t, rep lacin g Noe
meetings.
Melendez.
-le a rn e d that the
- a p p r o v e d
Irrigon Booster Club and e m p lo y m en t fo r D arron
community raised over $800 T ro w b rid g e , B oardm an
for the Umatilla coach who sch o o ls
fa c ilitie s
had a heart attack at an coordinator, replacing Jack
Irrigon basketball game. The Donovan; Joel Chavez, Jr.,
co ach had grow n up in sp ecial
ed
a ss is ta n t,
Irrigon and graduated from replacing Lisa Konecny.
Riverside High School.
-h e a rd
from
- a p p r o v e d Burrows that the district is
re sig n a tio n s for: H o llie compliant with the standard
M cG ill, RHS T itle 3 of assurance.
e d u c a tio n a l
a ssista n t;
-approved extra duty
Kresimir Waite, HHS math contracts for: Ron Prindle,
teacher, effective the end of R iv ersid e Ju n io r High
the school year.
School a ssista n t g ir ls ’
-approved a transfer b a sk e tb a ll co ach ; E rich
would be expanded to include six m ore classrooms.
Harjo, Irrigon High School
attendance variance for two
head baseball coach; Robert
students in a family from
Marshall, IHS assistant track
Umatilla School District to
coach; and Heather Miller,
attend Irrigon Elementary
drama advisor.
School and A.C. Houghton
- a p p r o v e d
Elementary School.
appointing board members
-heard the following
to atten d C om m unity
a n n o u n ce m e n ts:
the
E d u catio n
C o m m ittee
H ep p n er and B oardm an
m eetings. Board mem ber
CEC m eetings were both
Barney Lindsay cast the lone
scheduled for Jan. 17; the
d isse n tin g
vote.
He
Irrigon CEC meeting was
m a in tain ed that board
scheduled for Jan. 18; a
members should attend the
board work session was set
various CEC meetings on a
for Jan. 16 at 7 p.m. via
ro ta tin g ,
ra th e r
than
Polycom ; the next board
permanent basis.
meeting will be Feb. 13 at 7
-a c ce p te d
Beth
p.m . at Sam B oardm an
W heeler's resignation from
Elementary.
the Irrigon CEC.
-ap p ro v ed
an
Community members and business honored at Town and Country
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and a strong work ethic.
In sch o o l, she is
ranked #6 in her class and
holds and overall GPA of
3.6. She has been a member
o f the N atio n al H onor
Society for the past three
years and currently serves as
president. She is also active
in sports as a member of the
HHS varsity volleyball team.
She has also been active in
4-H since fourth grade. She
has also been a 4-H Junior
Leader and currently serves
as the president of her 4-H
club.
To help better the
community, she has been
activ e in v o lu n te e rin g ,
helping to serve lunches at
St. Patrick’s Senior Center
and Willow Creek Terrace
Assisted Living Center. She
is also a m em ber o f the
Wellness Committee Task
Force.
To round out her
time, she shows a strong
work ethic in working as a
teacher’s aide at Heppner
Elementary, working for the
Youth Conservation Corp,
as well as working at the
Shell Station in Heppner. In
school she also works as
publicity director for the
student council and as an
aide in the office.
A fter high school.
Rill plans on attending dental
hygienist school at Oregon
Institute of Technology in
Klamath Falls.
Two
L ifetim e
Achievement awards were
p re sen te d , one going to
Gwen Healy and the other to
Don McElligott.
Healy, who was bom
in M innesota and headed
west with her family during
the Great Depression, landed
in Morrow County in the
early 1940s, graduating from
lone High and serving as
M orrow C ounty F air
P rin ce ss in 1946. A fter
m eetin g the man o f her
I
dreams, Healy moved away
from the area for a year, but
returned to Heppner and has
been a dedicated community
member ever since.
She is activ e in
h elp in g the sch o o ls by
donating time and items to
events such as the Booster
C lub A u ctio n and the
SMART program. She also
m akes alteratio n s to the
school sports uniforms. After
her husband passed away,
she also made a donation the
Heppner High School for the
purchase of chairs for senior
c itiz e n s’ use during ball
games.
In the community,
she has been active with 4-
H, the M orrow C ounty
Election Board and the St.
Patrick’s Day Celebration.
She is also an active member
o f St. P a trick ’s C atholic
Church. She devotes much
of her time to helping senior
citizens in everything from
meal delivery to helping fill
out any paperwork someone
needs help with. She also has
made hundreds of quilts for
C h ild re n ’s S erv ices and
disabled veterans. She is also
activ e in h elp in g raise
aw areness and funds for
juvenile diabetes research.
McElligott’s life has
encompassed many areas.
He was bom in the Eight-
m ile area and a fte r
g ra d u a tin g
from
the
U niversity of Portland in
1941, he returned to the
area, married in 1948, raised
11 children and dedicated
num erous hours to many
community projects.
He has been an
activ e m em ber o f St.
William's Catholic Church
and the Holy Name Society.
He was also an active high
school catechism teacher for
10-plus years.
B eing an activ e
farmer, he was involved with
many farming boards and
committees, including the
Oregon Wheat Growers and
Oregon Farm Bureau. He
also served as the Eastern
Oregon grain representative
to the National F arm ers’
Organization.
During World War II
he served in the US Army Air
Force and d e v elo p e d a
loyalty to the military and the
US. He is a member of the
lone American Legion and
Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Mostly likely due to
his many children, he also
became active in the school
systems serving on the lone
School
B oard,
lo n e
Advisory Board, M orrow
County School Board and
the
lone
E d u catio n
Foundation.
He has also be active
w ith
m any
o th e r
organizations including the
H ep p n er E lks, W illow s
Grange, lone Fire District,
M orrow
C o u n ty
Commissioners and he was
a Morrow County Judge for
seven years.
P rep arin g
to
celebrate its 76,h year in
business. Morrow County
Grain Growers was honored
as this year’s Business of the
Year.
M CGG began in
M arch 1930 w ith 100
farmers pledging 183,000
b u sh els o f w heat to
co o p erativ e sellin g . The
company now operates eight
grain elevators, one of which
is leased, and has a total
license capacity of 3,934,000
bushels.
Over its many years
of operation. M CGG has
expanded its business to
c o v er
m any
a sp e c ts
including oil sales, fertilizer
and chem ical sales, farm
eq u ip m en t sales
and
purchased the Lexington
Convenience Store. MCGG
also had a market in tires, but
in 2002 exited that business.
MCGG has also expanded to
reach way beyond Morrow
I
C ounty, serv icin g seven
counties in north central
Oregon, as well as Klickitat
County in Washington.
Ju st
recen tly ,
M CG G also pu rch ased
Green Feed and Seed and
Heppner Auto Parts. With
these purchases, MCGG will
move part of its business to
Heppner and will bring the
au to p arts b u sin ess to
Lexington.
T h ro u g h o u t
the
years, MCGG shown that it
is a b u sin ess able to
consolidate many businesses
into one, giving it the ability
to expand and diversify.
owe to hold
annual research
review
The Oregon Wheat
Com m ission will hold its
Annual Research Review on
Tuesday, Jan. 24 at 10 a.m.
at the C o lu m b ia G orge
D iscovery C enter in The
Dalles.
A regular meeting
will be held the following
day, Jan. 25, at 8:30 a.m.. to
d iscu ss
co m m issio n
business. This meeting will
be held at C o u s in ’s
Restaurant in The Dalles.
The meeting location
is accessible to persons with
d is a b ilitie s. The ADA
p ro h ib its d iscrim in a tio n
ag ain st p erso n s w ith
disabilities. A request for an
interpreter for the hearing
im p aired or for o th e r
accommodations for person
w ith d is a b ilitie s, please
contact the OWC office 48
hours in advance at (503)
229-6665 or TTY (5 0 3 )
986-4762.
Commission
m eetings are open to the
public and anyone wishing to
attend is encouraged and
welcome to do so. Dress is
business casual
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