Heppner Gazette-Times. Heppner. Oregon Wednesday. October 18.2006 - THREE
lone School Board hears weight room proposal
Plans were to locate
the weight room as near as
possible to the gym and
locker rooms and have the
facility open to the public.
One site suggested was over
the district’s wading pool
(which was officially closed
at the m eeting, due to
deterioration) with storage
included and b leach ers
attached.
Board member Joe
M cE lligott stressed that
because
o f fin an cial
constraints, district funding
of the weight room was not
possible and academics will
take p re c ed e n ce , but
indicated board support of
the idea. Board m em ber
John Rietinann said that the
club should present a plan to
the buildings and grounds
com m ittee, which would
ultim ately be subject to
board approval.
In other business, at
a board workshop prior to
the
re g u la r m eeting,
S u p erin ten d en t
Bryn
Browning gave the board a
“heads up” concerning a
possible lawsuit by a Eugene
man, which would prohibit
funding of extracurricular
a c tiv itie s th ro u g h the
M orrow C ounty U nified
R ecreatio n
D istrict.
B row ning said that the
possible suit was primarily
directed against the Morrow
C ounty School D istrict,
which has a much more
ex p an siv e c o -c u rric u la r
program and did not believe
the lone School D istrict
w ould
be
targ eted .
Browning said that the man
th reaten in g the law suit
m aintained
that
extracurricular activities
should be funded through
the school district. Browning
said that the school may have
to keep more extensive data
concerning participation and
attendance at those events.
Also at the meeting
the board:
-le a rn e d that the
s c h o o l’s rep o rt
card
indicated an overall "strong”
rating and the district was up
“a few points from last year.”
“ I ’m very sa tisfie d and
happy,” said Browning. “1
think w e ’re m aking a
difference all around for all
kids.” Browning said she
expects the district to do
even better next year.
-le a rn e d
that
enrollment as of Oct. 16 was
149
stu d e n ts-1 6
in
kindergarten through grade
five; 38 in grades six through
eight; and 51 in grades nine
through 12.
-le a rn e d that the
school’s walkie-talkie radios
were insufficient and four to
five new h ig h er q u ality
radios will be purchased
which can be incorporated
into the school’s “lockdown”
procedures and used in the
event the office does not
have a phone or personnel to
initiate a lockdown event.
-new double doors
have arrived to replace those
damaged earlier and will be
installed by Mark Bruno; the
k itch en w alk -in co o ler
co n tro l unit has been
replaced with a cost estimate
of $1,500; a new popcorn
machine has been purchased
and wired in the cafeteria;
and a new sander has been
installed in the shop.
-the shop class has
received a joint grant from
the
lone
E d ucation
F o u n d atio n and Jordan
E lev a to r C om pany to
purchase shop tools.
-the lone Education
Foundation has awarded a
grant to the school for $3500
to fund the C A M P 5
program on Fridays. The
program o ffers “ fun,
educational and interesting”
activities for students in
kindergarten through 12'h
grade on F rid ay s w hen
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school is not in session.
-receiv ed O regon
Department of Education
approval for the district’s
Title I-A budget as follows:
$9261 for an instructional
aide to provide targeted
in stru ctio n to targ eted
stu d en ts; $4200 fo r a
sum m er school te a c h e r’s
salary for targeted students;
$350 as a set-asid e for
hom eless stu d en ts as
required by state; and $2621
for an instructional aide for
targeted instruction.
-heard a report from
teacher Jim Raible on the
dire situation concerning the
state's student assessment
req u irem en ts versus the
federal requirements. Raible
said the federal officials say
that the O regon testin g
standards are not sufficient
and the system m ust be
overhauled immediately to
be b rought in line w ith
federal
re q u ire m e n ts.
According to Raible, federal
officials told the Oregon
Department of Education
that there will be no more
targ etin g dow n, w hich
w ould
affect special
e d u catio n stu d en ts who
were previously tested at a
low er lev el; no m ore
targeting up for advanced
students, who must now be
tested at their own grade
levels; other modifications
do not count and there will
be
no
m ore
ju rie d
assessments. Currently, most
Oregon schools that receive
acceptable scores by Oregon
stan d ard s do not m eet
stric te r fed eral c rite ria .
However, the state has not
yet determined new testing
c rite ria and it may take
m onths to do so. In the
m ean tim e, sch o o ls and
students are in limbo until
new stan d a rd s can be
established and standards
will be retroactive. He also
said that previous passing
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-ap p ro v ed
jo in t
a th le tic p ro g ram s w ith
Heppner High School for
golf, baseball and softball
and with A rlington High
School for tennis.
-ap p ro v ed
the
second reading and adopted
a policy on personnel.
-ap p ro v ed
the
second reading and adopted
p o lic ie s on w e lln ess,
nutrition and food services
and h ealth e d u catio n to
enable the district to receive
free and red u ced lunch
funding.
-passed resolutions
opposing upcoming ballot
m easures 48 and 41 and
urging parents, students,
s ta ff and co m m u n ity
members to actively oppose
these measures.
A cco rd in g to an
estimated impact statement,
if Ballot Measure 48 (which
institutes a population-plus-
in flatio n c o n stitu tio n a l
sp en d in g cap on m ost
services funded by the state
general fund) passes, the
lone School District could
lose up to $219,022 for the
2005-07 biennium and from
$192,739-$438,044 for the
20 0 7 -0 9
biennium .
According to the estimates,
the state could lose up to
$2.5 billion for 05-07 and
between $2.2 billion to $4.9
billion for 07-09; the general
fund would lose up to $1
billion for 05-07 and $880
million to $2 billion for 07-
09; the state school fund
could lose $460 million for
05 -0 7 and from $404.8
million to $920 million for
07-09.
A cco rd in g to the
impact statement, if Ballot
M easure 41 (a state tax
break for most individuals by
reducing the amount of gross
incom e used to calculate
taxes) passes, ISD could lose
$178,503 for 07-09. The
state general fund could lose
$815 million and the state
school fund could lose
$374.9 million.
-learn ed
that
h a n d ra ils for the gym
bleachers were built by Dick
Allen and Ron Haguewood,
which brings the bleachers
up to code.
-h o n o red
Joe
McElligott with a plaque for
his service as board chair
from 2003-06.
-toured the school
shop, led by teacher Tom
Shear, and viewed a garden
shed built entirely by his
students, including planter
boxes, shelves, doors and
even hinges.
-heard a power-point
presentation on a field trip by
wildlife management and
natural resources classes.
At the work session
held prior to the meeting, the
board-
-h eard
from
R obinson and Brow ning
about reducing the amount
of instructional time lost
during basketball season for
Tuesday contests. They said
they will look into acquiring
two additional referees for
the five home contests so
that both JV games can run
at the same time and begin
at the end of the school day.
The Tuesday away contests
will be only for the varsity
teams, allowing the students
to finish the school day
before leaving.
-looked at a proposal
from Jim Swanson and Joel
B arnett to replace aging
valves in the pool chamber.
The building committee of
Joe McElligott and Gregg
Rietmann will assist Barnett
in replacing the valves which
will be paid by the lone Pool
a cc o u n t, m o n ito red by
Swanson.
-postponed action
on the 2006-07 goals and
bring revised detailed goals
to the next meeting on Nov.
20 .
-heard the following
an n o u n cem en t: O regon
School Board Association
annual conference Nov. JO-
12, Portland; next board
meeting, Monday, Nov. 20.
County hands out $132,839
to local groups
The Morrow County Court earlier this month aw arded
over $132,000 of “tippage fee” money to local groups,
organizations and governments.
The money comes each year from fees received by the
county for every ton of garbage dumped at the Finley Buttes
Landfill.
The county uses much of the money in the county
budget, but awards a certain amount for projects throughout
the county.
Various groups submit applications each year for the
money and a citizen’s group prioritizes the projects for the
county court.
Follow ing is a list of the projects and amounts selected
this year.
City of Lexington
Alarm System for Current Well
City of lone
Sidewalk for Flood Control
City of Irrigon
SE Thirteenth Street and SE Idaho Ave
City of Boardnian
Four Basketball Courts at City Park
Heppner Little League
Softball Field Concessions Building
Heppner Day Care & Preschool
Curriculum Expansion & Program
Improvements
Including Supplies and Equipment
Irrigon Community Park and Recreation
District
Irrigon Youth Sports Complex
Boardman Community Development
Association
City Entrance Beautification Project
Morrow County Sheriff's Office
Dive/Rescue Team
Inland Development Corporation
Morrow County Telemedicine/Distance
Learning
Creative Care Preschool
Equipment
Willow Creek Valley Assisted Living
Required Extension of Fore Protection
Sprinklers
Heppner Little League
Minor Field Concessions Building
City of Irrigon
Relocation of Recycle Bins
lone Community Agricultural and
Business Organization
lone Park Project
North Morrow Community Foundation
Boardman Historic Relocation Documentary
Project Expansion
Holly Rebekah/IOOF
Upkeep and Remodel of IOOF
Hall/Community Hall
City of Irrigon
High Way 730 Green Way Project
City of Heppner
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