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EIGHT - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, November 20,2013
SCHOOL DISTRICT MEETING
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build a 150-foot cell tower
on the Irrigon High School
Campus. He said the district
is expecting to receive a
lease proposal and then
see how other issues work
out, such as zoning, public
meetings and how the city
of Irrigon will handle the
proposal.
-the district adjusted
th e ir state school fund
projections to reflect the
“true student count” and
anticipates approximately
$300 thousand in reductions.
He rep o rted , how ever,
that the state funded the
district’s small school grant
for $108 thousand.
-the district is moving
forward to develop a 10-
year plan.
-the H eppner High
School boiler project is
on schedule and the three
boilers have been fired;
however, one o f the new
boilers had broken down.
He said he expected some
fluctuations as the boiler
controls are fine tuned.
He also said the district
was looking at a retro-
commissioning project at
Windy River Elementary
and p o s s ib ly Irrig o n
Elementary.
In other business, the
board:
-approved graduation
requirements for modified
and extended diplom as
for students who are not
able to meet the full set of
academic standards.
To obtain a modified
diplom a students m ust
complete 24 credits: three
in English; two each in
math, science and social
studies; one each in health,
P E , c a r e e r te c h n ic a l
education, the arts or a
second language; one in
career education; and 11
electives.
To obtain an extended
diplom a students m ust
c o m p le te 12 c r e d its ,
i n c l u d i n g t w o in
mathematics, English and
science; three in history,
g eo g rap h y , eco n o m ics
or civics; one in health,
PE and in the arts or a
“world” language. Students
o b tain in g an extended
d ip lo m a m u st hav e a
docum ented h istory o f
“an inability to maintain
grade level achievement
due to significant learning
and instructional barriers;
or a m edical condition
that creates a barrier to
achievement; or a change
in the student’s ability to
participate in grade level
activities as a result o f a
serious illness or injury
that occurred after grade
eight.” The new regulation
specifies that “beginning
in grade five or after a
docum ented h isto ry to
qualify for an extended
diploma has established,”
the district will provide, on
an annual basis, information
about the availability and
requirements of a modified
d ip lo m a, an ex ten d ed
diploma and an alternative
certificate.
Alternative certificates
w i l l be a w a r d e d to
students to do not meet the
requirements for a diploma,
a modified diploma
or extended diplom a if
the stu d e n ts m eet the
district’s minimum credit
requirements.
G r a d u a t i o n
r e q u i r e m e n t s fo r the
upcoming class o f 2014,
based on a seven-period
day are as follows: English
language arts-4 credits;
mathematics at Algebra 1
or above-3 credits; science
(scien tific inquiry with
three lab experiences)-3;
social studies (U.S.
history, world history and
go vemment/econom ics)-3;
h ealth -1, arts (fine arts,
w orld language, career
and tech ed)-3 in any one
course or a combination;
career education-1; PE-1;
electives-5; total course
credits-24.
S t a r t i n g in 2 0 1 7 ,
graduation requirements
for an eight-period day
will increase to 26 course
credits. Starting in 2017
r e qui r e me nt s i ncl ude:
English language arts-4
credits; m athem atics-3;
science (scientific
inquiry with th ree lab
e x p e rie n c e s)-3 ; so cial
st udi es (U. S. h isto ry ,
world history, government/
economics)-3; health-1; arts
(fine arts, world language,
career & tech ed)-3 in any
one course or a combination;
career education-1, PE-1;
electives-7; total course
credits-26.
- a p p r o v e d
administrative regulations
concerning federal and state
family and medical leave.
-a p p ro v ed change s
in policy for ethics and
conflicts of interest for board
members, board member
ethics and nepotism.
- appr oved changes
in policy on injuries and
illness reports.
-approved changes in
policy for special education-
free public education; use
o f restraint and seclusion;
adm inistering injectable
medicines to students.
-approved an increase
in liability coverage for
use of school facilities to
$l million.
-approved a resolution
to m odify the adopted
budget.
-approved
the
foll owi ng empl oyment
action: resignations for-
Tom G rim es, Riverside
High School assistant track
coach; Steve Brown, A.C.
Houg h t o n El e me nt a r y
School assistant custodian;
Teiko Szasz, RHS assistant
g irls’ basketball coach;
retirement for Linda Fox,
Irrigon Junior/Senior High
School head cook; extra duty
contracts for-Tom Grimes,
RHS head track coach;
Rocky Turner, H eppner
Junior High School head
b o y s’ basketball coach;
Jeremy A rbogast, HJH
assistant boys’ basketball
coach; Jesse Rodriguez,
HJH head girls’ basketball
coach; Linsey M itchell,
H JH a s s i s t a n t g i r l s ’
basketball coach; Tristan
Holechek, Riverside Junior
High School assistant girls’
basketball coach.
-received the following
e n r o l l me n t r epor t for
November: A.C. Houghton
E l e me n t a r y - 2 8 3 ; Sam
Boardman Elementary-331;
Heppner Elementary-169;
Irrigon Elementary
School-175; Windy River
Elementary, Boardman-201;
Heppner High School-171;
Irrigon Junior Senior High
S ch o o l-3 8 7 ; Riversi de
High School-392; Morrow
E d u c a t i o n Ce n t e r - 3 3 ;
total-2,128.
-received the following
calendar: Oregon School
Board Association annual
c o n v e n t i o n , Por t l and,
November 14-17; next
board meeting, Monday,
December 9, Sam Boardman
Elementary School, 7 p.m.;
finals w eek, D ecem ber
12-15; Christm as break,
December 20-January 3.
-held an execut i ve
session concerning
personnel and negotiations.
Sheriff’s Report
September 26 (cont.):
-Boardman Ambulance,
Boardman Fire Department
received report of smoke
from a building. It turned
out to be a fog machine at
a dance. No response was
required.
-Heppner Ambulance
received report from hunters
in the Tupper Work Center
of a 61-year-old man with
diabetic problems. They
reported they were headed
back to Heppner and had
their flash ers on. The
subject was transported to
Pioneer Memorial Hospital
in Heppner.
S e p t e m b e r 28:
Morrow County Sheriff’s
Office received report of a
brown cow on the side of
the road on I-84/Tower Rd.,
Boardman.
-MCSO received report
of a big black dog with a
white stripe on his chest at
Divide Wells/Four Comers,
Heppner.
-MCSO received report
of dogs in a fenced yard that
growl and try to jump the
fence in Irrigon.
-MCSO received
report from a woman in
Heppner that her husband
didn’t make it to camp. Her
husband called while she
was making the report.
-MCSO received report
from an Irrigon woman that
people keep parking in front
of her house and blocking
her mai l box for Little
League games across the
street. A deputy responded
and vehicles were moved.
-MCSO received report
from a man in Irrigon that
he has seen a woman whom
MCSO is seeking for fraud.
He had a description of her.
-MCSO received report
from a woman in Irrigon
that a subject’s girlfriend
took his cell phone and
w ouldn’t give it back to
him. The caller said she
was threatening to run into
her car, which was parked
behind the girl wanting to
leave. MCSO responded,
but was unable to locate the
vehicle.
-MCSO received report
from an Irrigon woman who
had earlier been the victim
o f dom estic abuse that
she could hear something
outside and wanted a deputy
to check the area. MCSO
responded, but was unable
to locate anyone in the area.
-MCSO received report
o f a fight in progress on
Hwy. 730 in Irrigon with
a window broken. It was
unknown if there were
w eapons involved or if
there were injuries. Five
individuals were reported
to be out s i de. MCS O
responded and completed
interviews.
-H eppner
Fire
Department received report
o f a bum pile in an alley in
Heppner that was sparking
and wind was coming up.
The reporter said she had
been running back and forth
M ED IC AR E P A R T D
O p e n E n ro llm en t b eg in s
O cto ber 15 th !
Morrow County Health District
will again offer free Medicare
Part D assistance during open
enrollment.
Please call 541-676-9133 or
1-800-737-4113 to make an
appointment.
Pioneer Memorial Clinic
& irrigon Medical Clinic will
no longer accept
Famiiycare Health Plans
(Premier care)
effective January 1, 2014.
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M O R R O W C O U N TY
HEALTH DISTRICT
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putting buckets of water on
the pile, but the fire was not
going out. Heppner Fire
Department responded and
put the fire out.
-Irrigon Ambul ance
received report of a 71 -year-
old male unable to get out of
bed. The caller was not sure
if he was injured. There was
no transport.
-MCSO received report
of suspicious circumstances
at an Irrigon residence.
The caller said someone
knocked on her door about
10 minutes earlier. She
reported she heard loud
rapping and requested a
patrol.
-MCSO received
report from a caregiver
at a location on Hwy. 75-
Lena, Heppner, that she
was having a problem with
cats. She reported she had
two feral cats trapped in the
mud room and wanted them
taken away.
-MCSO received report
that Heath B. Colvin, 30,
was arrested by the Umatilla
Tribal Police on a Morrow
County warrant for Failure
to Appear/Driving While
Suspended-misdemeanor.
He was lodged at Umatilla
County Jail with $1,682
bail in full.
-MCSO received report
from an Irrigon woman
that a male subject made a
phone call to a third party,
violating the restraining
order she has against him.
-MCSO received report
of a blue heeler/dingo mix
found in the mountains and
dropped o ff in Heppner.
The dog was taken to Pet
Rescue.
-MCSO received report
from an Irrigon woman that
her neighbors have a large
trailer in the back yard that
was full of garbage, smells
terrible and was attracting
rodents.
- MCS O ci ted Li sa
Gaye McCallum, 52, was
cited for using a mobile
communi ca t i on devi ce
while driving on Tower Rd./
Kunze Lane in Boardman.
-MCSO received report
o f telephone harassment
from a Heppner woman
who said that a male subject
had been calling about
three times a day for the
past three weeks, saying
inappropriate things. She
said they had a block put on
their phone, but he was still
getting through.
-MCSO received report
from an Irrigon woman that
someone stole gas out o f
her garage and attempted to
steal gas from her vehicle.
She said they would have
had to get inside the car to
flip the fuel door open. A
deputy responded and took
a report.
-MCSO received report
of a white Four Runner with
a Washington plate that was
passing vehicles and almost
caused several accidents on
Wyoming Ave. in Irrigon. A
deputy located the vehicle.
-M C SO re c e iv e d a
request for warrant service
at an Irrig o n location.
M CSO a rre ste d Virgil
W ayne M organ, 52, on
a Was h i n g t o n Count y
warrant. He was lodged at
Umatilla County Jail.
S e p t e m b e r 30:
Morrow County Sheriff’s
Office, Boardman
Ambulance, Boardman Fire
DA’s Report
Morrow County
D istrict A ttorney Justin
Nelson has released the
following report:
-Gene Ray Ball, 27,
was convicted o f Burglary
II, a Class C felony, and
sentenced to 25 months
prison time with the Oregon
Department o f Corrections
with credit for time served,
sentence to run concurrent
with other sentences, to
include one year p o st
prison supervision. Ball was
further convicted o f three
counts of Theft I, a Class
C felony, and sentenced to
25 months prison time with
the Oregon Department of
Corrections on each count
with credit for time served,
sentences to run concurrent,
to include one year post-
prison supervision. Total
fines, fees, assessments and
restitution were $4,095.49.
Department received report
o f a black Hummer that
had rolled off the road near
Frontage Rd. and the tree
farm, Boardman. Boardman
Ambulance, BFD and OSP
responded.
-Boardman Ambulance
received report from a
subject in Boardman that she
is en route to the ambulance
hall with a 71-year-old
male who was not able
to uri nat e. Bo a r d ma n
Ambulance responded and
transported the subject to
Good Shepherd Hospital in
Hermiston.
-Boardman Ambulance
received report of a subject
in Arlington who had fallen
and had been there all night,
with no visible injuries,
but could not get up. The
caller requested Boardman
Ambulance to respond. The
Ambulance advised they
would not be responding.
-Boardman Ambulance
received report from a
Boardman subject that his
one-year-old nephew was
by a window, and then
started complaining that
his hand hurt. He reported
t h a t t he b o y ’s h a n d
started to swell and turn
purple. Boardman Police
Department and Boardman
Ambulance responded, but
transport was declined.
- B o a r d m a n Fi r e
Department received report
o f a possible illegal bum
on Meadow Loop. BFD
responded and determined
it was a controlled bum.
The subjects had forgotten
to call dispatch to report
burning.
-lone Emergency
Services received report
from a woman who said
her friend had called her to
say she had wrecked her car
and was trapped inside. She
originally advised it was on
Hwy. 74/Emert Addition,
but then called back and
advised Hwy. 74 milepost
34. lone Fire Department,
lone Ambulance, Heppner
Ambulance, Heppner Fire
D epartm ent and MCSO
responded. The driver was
t ransport ed to Pioneer
Memor i al Hospi t al in
Heppner.
-MCSO deputy advised
he was out with a vehicle
with a flat tire. The driver
had roadside assistance en
route.
-MCSO received
request for a behavioral
h e a l t h t r a n s p o r t for
Community Counseling
Solutions.
-MCSO received report
from a Heppner woman that
a family’s dog was missing.
-MCSO Deputy
advised he was out on foot
at the Irrigon Skate Park.
-MCSO received report
from an Irrigon woman that
she owned a 1948 Ford
pickup that was on her
property, but she had lost
the title to it. She said she
contacted the DMV with no
results and wanted MCSO
assistance via telephone.
-MCSO Deputy advised
he located a large green
trash can in Boardman. He
advised he would contact
the local trash company.
-MCSO received
request for agency assistance
from the Hermiston Police
Departm ent, concerning
the possible location of
a vehicle stolen from the
Hermiston area. The vehicle
was a 2008 blue four-door
Saturn Aura.
-MCSO received report
o f a subject threatening
suicide.
-MCSO received report
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