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EIGHT- Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, May 11, 2016 LEXINGTON SCHOOL -Continued from PAGE ONE the loor in the old gymna- weddings or other events; use,” said Morrow County School District Su- perintendent Dirk Dirksen after turning over keys to the property last week. Sykes Real Estate of Heppner handled writing of the zone change application and sale of the property for the district. As far as future com- mercial uses, the new own- er says the irst thing he is going to do is set up his pump shop there. “I plan on taking out sium, pouring concrete in there and using that for my shop,” says Bellamy, who is the long-time owner of Lex- ington Pump. He says he has added new employees to his business and wants to see the business thrive and grow in the future. The main school building is a possible location for ofices. Meanwhile, he’s con- sidering putting a new shine on the second-loor audito- rium and renting it out for May Kay Bellamy stands in the former classroom right where her desk was located; she attended school in the building irst through fourth grade. Mary Kay and husband Sam Bellamy recently purchased the school building. -Photo by David Sykes he wants to ind someone who might develop those ideas. The auditorium cur- rently has 370 wood seats and a stage with curtains. Mary Kay Bellamy says she can remember putting on school programs on that stage, and even pointed out the spot in another room where her fourth-grade desk was located. She estimated that the school closed around 1964, and said she attended grades one through four there. Her mother graduated from high school there when the graduating class had three students. She said at one time the grade school was downstairs and the high school upstairs. “I have good memories of school here,” says Mary Kay Bellamy, and recalls when Mrs. Jones was her teacher in the fourth grade and she sat at her desk reading her favorite book, “Strawberry Girl.” Sam says other plans for the building and proper- ty include somehow “hon- oring my Creator. I want to Mary Kay Bellamy’s irst-grade class at the Lexington school. Left to right front row: Un- identiied, Pat Kilkenny, Linda Cooper, Mark Pointer, Karen Edwards. Second Row: Ronnie MaCorkel, Kiana Cutsforth, Ricky Jeannine Hunt, Penny Papineau. Back row: Mrs. Pratt, Debbie Majeske, Vicki Irvin, Michelle Miller, Mary Kay Hughes, Vicki Steagall, Connie Pap- ineau, Glenda Kay Van Winkle. The photo was taken in front of the Lexington Schoolhouse now owned by Mary Kay Bellamy and her husband Sam. -Contributed photo honor Him somehow with a billboard or a display of some kind.” He also said he would like to do something on the property to teach creation science, in which he believes strongly. On the one hand, it may seem a strange time to take on the investment, with Sam Bellamy think- ing of retiring from the pump business. His wife, who at one time worked in the building when the district ofices were located there, also is nearing retir- ing from the school district. However, the couple says it is important to keep active and not completely retire. “This property (which both say is in pretty good condition) will be a work in progress, that’s for sure” says Mary Kay. MCSD MEETING -Continued from PAGE ONE Scrivner-assistant golf, resignations/non-renew- assessment policy reads as test impropriety” means Sr. High School, March Sweeney; Heppner Jr./ Sr. High: library tech-Gin- ger Bowman, department secretary-Tracie Bunch, head custodian-Michael Doherty, head secretary- Darcy Hostetler-Robinson, ed assistants-Jessica Lentz, Jessica Stelk, Robert Wil- son, Amy Wolters, assistant custodian-Teresa Parret, head cook-Lori McCabe. -approved the follow- ing 2015-16 extra duty coaching contracts recom- mended for 2016-17: Hep- pner High School: Greg Grant-athletic director, head football, head golf, Virginia Grant-half-time cheerleading, Les Payne- assistant football, Kevin Payne-assistant football, Petra Payne-head softball, Jeremy Rosenbalm-half- time assistant football, head boys’ basketball, Dieter Waite-head volleyball, Min- dy Wilson-assistant volley- ball, Antonia Nichols-half- time head cross country, Russ Nichols, half-time head cross country, head/ assistant track, Ken Grieb- assistant boys’ basketball, Mike Ehrsam-C-team boys’ basketball, Robert Wilson- head girls’ basketball, Mark Lemmon-head wrestling, Jim Kindle-head baseball, Todd Lindsay-assistant baseball, Laura Winters- head/assistant track, Matt Janelle Ellis-half-time as- sistant softball, Shelley McCabe-half-time assistant softball, Vacant-assistant girls’ basketball; Heppner Junior High School: Chad Doherty-head football, Joe Armato-assistant football, Terri Gentry-head volley- ball, Darcee Mitchell-as- sistant volleyball, assistant girls’ basketball, Rocky Turner-head boys’ bas- ketball, Jeremy Arbogast- assistant boys’ basketball, Adam Doherty-head girls’ basketball, Dieter Waite- head wrestling, Antonia Nichols-head track, Brandi Sweeney- assistant track. -approved the follow- ing 2015-16 extra-duty non-coaching positions recommended for rehire for 2016-17: Heppner Elemen- tary: Madison Rosenbalm- Talented and Gifted coor- dinator, Sarah Matheny- half-time DART, Melissa Coiner-half-time DART, RTI coordinator, Mary Ann Elguezabal-English Lan- guage Learner coordinator; HJSHS: Rick Drake-band, Alaina Lemmon-drama advisor, John Flaherty- half-time TAG coordinator, DART, Petra Payne-half- time TAG coordinator, an- nual advisor- to be deter- mined. -approved the follow- ing employment action: VOTE JIM D OHERT Y COMMISSIONER • BORN AND RAISED ON THE DOHERTY SHEEP RANCH • 18 YEAR MORROW COUNTY RESIDENT • PRODUCTION AG DEGREE; BA IN BUSINESS & HISTORY • LONG TIME LIVESTOCK BUSINESS OWNER • HAS VISION, FORESIGHT & COMMON SENSE • UNDERSTANDS CHALLENGES OF RURAL LIFE & WANTS TO MOVE MORROW COUNTY TO THE FOREFRONT OF LIVABILITY & COMMERCE als: Anna Browne, WRE ifth/sixth grade to end of 2015-16 school year; Betty Hall, IJSHS language arts teacher, end of 2015-16 school year, Emily Sarha, IJSHS science teacher, end of 2015-16 school year, Jar- rett Thompson, RJHS social studies, end of 2015-16 school year, head baseball coach, end of 2015-16 sea- son, Laura Thompson, SBE second grade teacher, end of 2015-16 school year. -approved the follow- ing retirements: Louise Kienzie, WRE/SBE music teacher, end of school year; Dianne Skoubo, RJSHA library tech, end of school year. -approved the follow- ing employment/promo- tions/transfers: Michele Ashbeck, WRE/SBE ifth grade teacher 2016-17, An- drea Chairez, MEC/District Ofice, part-time assistant custodian, Franca Drake, ACH first grade teacher 2016-17, Leah Gadsden, IJSHS art teacher 2016- 17, Bruce Kernal, SBE assistant custodian, Gary Klinger, IJSHS assistant custodian, Adam Lemmon, ACH/IES elementary PE teacher, 2016-17, Chelsae Linehan, SBE/WRE K- sixth grade music teacher 2016-17; Elizabeth Rosen, RJSHS counselor 2016-17, Leticia Zuniga, SBE assis- tant custodian. -approved the follow- ing extra duty contract- Matthew Scrivner, HJSHS assistant golf. -approved the first readings of rescinded, new or revised policies on local wellness program, drug free workplace and public conduct on district property. -adopted rescinded, new or revised policy on criminal records checks. -heard a request for clariication from a board member concerning chang- es in the district’s assess- ment program. The new follows, “A student may opt-out of the Smarter Bal- anced and/or alternate Ore- gon Extended Assessments in English language arts and mathematics as provided in state law. The district shall provide the required notice and necessary forms to the student. The district shall provide supervised study time for students who are excused from participating in the assessment. Parents and adult students will be provided the required no- tices that include a time frame in which statewide assessments will take place and an adult student’s or parent’s right to request an exemption from taking the statewide summative as- sessments. “For all other state- wide assessments (OAKS Online Science and So- cial Sciences, ELPA21, the Kindergarten Assessment, and the Extended Science Assessment), parents may request that their student be exempted from state testing based on either disability or religion. OAR 581-022- 1910 allows school districts to excuse students from a state required program or learning activity, including state testing, to accommo- date a student’s disabilities or religious beliefs. In order for a school district to ex- cuse a student from testing under this rule, the student’s parent must submit a writ- ten request to the school district, listing the reasons for the request and propos- ing an alternative individu- alized learning activity for the student that meets the same goals that would be accomplished by participa- tion in state testing. Ap- propriate school personnel must evaluate and approve the parent request. “The district shall es- tablish conduct and dis- cipline consequences for student-initiated test impro- priety. “Student-initiated student conduct that is in- consistent with the “Test Administration Manual or accompanying guidance; or results in a score that is invalid.” -approved the follow- ing revised budget calen- dar: March 18-budgets due from superintendent and assistant superintendent, April 1-budgets due from buildings and departments, April 23-publish irst no- tice of budget committee meeting on website, April 27-publish second notice of budget committee meet- ing, May 10-budget com- mittee meeting, district office, Heppner Elemen- tary School, 7 p.m.-elect officers, present budget message, present budget document, receive citizen input, review budget docu- ment, May 24-inal meeting target date for budget com- mittee approval of budget, June 1-publication of notice of budget hearing and bud- get summary and funds, June 13-budget hearing 7 p.m., regular board meet- ing, adopt budget, make appropriations and levy tax. -approve increase in 2016-17 substitute teacher pay to $197.38 per day. -approved a four-year agreement with Mid-Co- lumbia Bus to provide bus services for the district which includes an increase of over $17,000, but with a stipulation for MIDCO to provide additional buses. -reviewed the Oregon Department of Education nutrition services. -approved the follow- ing 2016-17 board calen- dar: July-no meeting, Aug. 8-district ofice, Heppner Elementary, Sept. 12-Sam Boardman Elementary, Boardman, Oct. 10-A.C. Houghton Elementary, Ir- rigon, Nov. 14-Windy River Elementary, Boardman, Dec. 12-Irrigon Jr./Sr. High School, Jan. 2017-no meet- ing, Feb. 13-Heppner Jr./ 13-Morrow Education Cen- ter, Irrigon, April 10-Ir- rigon Elementary, May 8-Heppner Elementary, June 12-Riverside Jr./Sr. High School. -adopted the Property and Casualty Coverage for Education, a self-in- sured property and liabil- ity program with Oregon School Boards Association (OSBA). -received notice of the OSBA summer board con- ference, “Creating a Vision for Student Learning,” at Bend July 15-17. The key- note speech, “Vision for School boards to Effect Positive Change in Student Learning” will be presented by Kip Motta, Richland School District, Utah. Other conference topics include, “Framing the Equity con- versation for Today and the Future,” by Mary Fertakis, National School boards Association; “Address- ing the Needs of Our ELL Students,” by Taffy Carl- isle, Oregon Department of Education, “Closing the Achievement Gap,” by C.J. Robbins, city of Portland, “LGBT Legal and Equity Issues in your Schools,” by Kelly Noor, Garrett Hemann Robertson P.C.; and “Eliminating Barriers for Under-Represented and Students of Color Through Board Policy and Action,” Mary Fertakis, NSBA. -received the following announcements: MCSD budget committee meet- ing, May 10, HES; Crystal Apple awards, May 17, Pendleton Red Lion; se- niors’ last day, Thursday, May 26; Memorial Day holiday, Monday, May 30; graduation, Saturday, June 4-RHS, 10 a.m., IHS, noon, HHS, 2 p.m.; students’ last day, Thursday, June 9; OSBA conference, July 15-17, Bend. -held an executive ses- sion concerning student expulsion.
