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SIX- Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 12, 2011 SC H O O L BOARD -Continuedfrom PAGE on the number of students ONE who qualify for “free and like to see MCSD estab lish an education founda tion. Finance director Andy Fletcher said he would research the feasibility of establishing such an orga nization and report back to the board. The lone School District has such an orga nization, the lone Educa tion Foundation, which spearheads fundraising and charitable donations to the lone schools, often funding particular items or educa tional programs. -learned from Dirk- sen that the district has re ceived a $140,000 “Gear Up” grant each year for seven years, beginning this year. The grant, designed to assist students in “gearing up for college, was based reduced” lunches, so would apply only to north end schools, not Heppner High School, which does not have enough students who qualify for the reduced rates. -le a rn e d from Apple of the first school district training day on the Eastern Promise program November 4 a* Eastern Oregon University. The Eastern Promise program, created by Mark Mulvihill, InterMountain ESD super intendent, was designed to better coordinate education from kindergarten through the college level and would allow high school students to earn college credits while still in high school. Eastern Oregon school districts, including MCSD and 1SD, Blue Mountain Community College, Treasure Valley Community College and Eastern Oregon University are participants. Dirksen indicated MCSD’s support of the pilot program. -heard from parent Leonardo Martinez, who indicated his appreciation to the board for the district going forward in teaching English to Spanish-speak ing students. -learned from Dirk- sen that a Title 9 complaint against Oregon schools, including MCSD, has been dropped. Title 9 is the fed eral regulation mandating equal opportunities for girls and boys. -received the fol lowing enrollment report as of October 3: A.C. Hough ton Elementary School, lrrigon-274; Irrigon High School-347; Heppner Ele mentary School-184; Hepp ner High School-188; Irrig on Elementary School-213; Riverside High School, B o a rd m an -4 1 9; Sam Boardman Elementary-308; Windy River Elementary School, Boardman-205; Morrow Education Cen- ter-MCSD students-38; MEC-other students-10; total-2186. -approved the fol lowing employment action: extra duty resignations- Breena Tolar, Irrigon Junior High School assistant vol leyball coach; employment- Jessica Lentz, HHS special education assistant, Marissa Turner, Irrigon Junior/Se- nior High School special ed teacher, George Shimer, IJSHS Spanish teacher; extra duty contracts-Betsy Shane, RHS Talented and Gifted program coordina tor, Kristi Richmond, IJH assistant volleyball coach, Norma Ayala, RHS assis tant girls’ soccer coach. -approved modify ing 2011 -12 appropriations as follows: General Fund- decreasing instruction by $264,121 to $12,780,122, decreasing support services by $279,378 to $7,335,446, increasing transfers by $63,500 for a decrease in the general fund total of $229,999 to $21,554,068; Special Revenue Funds- increasing instruction by $399,911 to $2,609,335, de creasing support services by $1,529,564 to $1,315,580, increasing enterprise and community by $619,035 to W WW.LESSCHWAB.COM INSTANT SAVINGS W HEN YOU PURCHASE A SET OF 4 SELECT TIRES NO hassles, NO mailing, NO waiting! 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The new policy: states that students may attend any school in the Morrow County School District where their parents or guardians reside; sets up legal transportation bound aries; states that students may be assigned to a school other than the one where their parents or guardians reside, with a one time written application submit ted to the superintendent for a transfer prior to the first student day and then annually with an applica tion; students may also be permitted to transfer to an other district school subject to applicable provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. -accepted the first reading on policies on at tendance and student ab sences and excuses. -heard the follow ing announcements: Oct. 27-end o f the first nine weeks; Nov. 10-13-Oregon School Board Association fall convention, Portland Marriott; Nov. 11-Veteran’s Day holiday; November 14-next board meeting, Morrow Education Center, Irrigon, 7 p.m. -held an executive session concerning nego tiations. DA’s Report The Morrow Coun ty District Attorney’s office has released the following report: -A n g ela M arie Currin, 39, was convicted of possession o f meth- amphetamine, a Class C felony, based on a plea of guilty. The defendant was sentenced to 18 months formal probation and a drug package, with treatment to be provided by Morrow County Behavioral Health. Total fines, fees and assess ments were $208. -D arw in D avid Smith, 24, was convicted of one count of contempt of court - punitive. The court waived 150 days of the 180 days of incarceration; the defendant was sentenced to 30 days jail time and two years bench probation. Marriage Licenses The Morrow Coun ty Clerk has issued the fol lowing marriage licenses: S ep tem b er 29: -Hank Brandon Moore, 33, of Irrigon and Trena Marie Day, 32, of Irrigon. October 3: -Saul Llamas, 26, of Boardman and Kindra Sherry Leigh Johnson, 27, of Boardman. 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