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WEDNESDAy, DECEMbER 19, 2018
‘Tis the season of giving (and receiving)
Staff photo by E.J. Harris/East Oregonian
Hermiston High School teacher Erika Keefauver passes
out worksheets during a Oregon Teacher Pathways class in
September in Hermiston.
School Success Committee
draws up $3 billion wish list
By PARIS ACHEN
OREGON CAPITAL BUREAU
SALEM — In an effort
to put more Oregon students
on track to graduate, the
Legislature’s Joint Commit-
tee on School Success has
proposed everything from
expanding access to pre-
school to expanding the
school year to 180 days.
The committee’s wish list
of education reforms totaled
50 and together cost more
than $3 billion, according to
rough estimates by the Leg-
islative Fiscal Office. “It
just illustrates the need that
is out there,” said Rep. Julie
Fahey, D-Eugene.
Committee leaders will
draft a report on the rec-
ommendations by the first
day of the legislative ses-
sion, which begins Jan. 22,
said Committee Co-Chair
Sen. Arnie Roblan, D-Coos
Bay. The report will pro-
vide a foundation for later
developing policies, a cost
containment plan and a
spending plan to improve
graduation rates and school
attendance — measures
where Oregon lags behind
most of the nation.
The
committee
is
unlikely to offer a legisla-
tive spending package equal
to that amount. “We are
going to really quickly have
to start thinking about how
to prioritize all of the things
on this spreadsheet,” Fahey
said. “My prioritization per-
sonally is going to be what
has the biggest bang for
buck in terms of increased
student outcomes … and
then what is the best return
on investment for our tax-
payer dollars.”
Investment in early
learning typically delivers
the strongest results in over-
all educational outcomes,
said Michael Griffith of the
Education Commission of
the States who spoke to the
committee Thursday night,
Dec. 13.
Sen. Kathleen Taylor,
D-Portland, pushed back
on the idea of prioritiz-
ing the recommendations.
“If we want to see the out-
comes … I don’t see how
we are going to have these
great improvements without
doing basically all of this,”
Taylor said.
Rep. Greg Smith, R-Hep-
pner, said the committee
needs to craft a long-term
vision for what they want a
prized educator and prized
student to look like and
draft legislation to gradually
accomplish that goal.
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Bill Belichick is the National
down the raised letters before writing
Football League’s version of the
“dogs.” How appropriate that I ended
Grinch. The head coach of the New
up using our doggie pedicure nail
England Patriots recently said Christ- grinder — it worked perfectly. I can
mas is very inconvenient — coming
only imagine the look on gram-ma-
ma’s face when she opened it.
in the middle of the football season.
In addition to giving, I also like
Whatever. I enjoy the Christmas
to receive. When the package came
season — the festive music, holi-
day parties, tasty treats and the
from my parents last week,
approaching NFL postseason.
I rifled through the box. My
But mostly, I like to give. I
mom had hinted about send-
ing money as one of our gifts.
love finding the perfect gift for
I look at monetary presents
those that are special in my life.
as an opportunity to purchase
I enjoy seeing people open a
something that I may not oth-
gift I chose especially for them
erwise buy. Since I still had
or hearing them share about
TAMMY
some shopping to do on Ama-
what it means to them.
MALGE-
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One thing I purchased/cre-
SINI
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much I might have in case
a special Christmas ornament. EDITOR
something caught my eye.
Since John and I only have
I found two identical gifts
canine kids, my mommy is gram-
in the box. I told John I suspected
mama to Lucifer and the General.
they contained checks for each of us
I found an ornament that had a
and suggested that we open them. He
picture frame opening and underneath was more than happy to take a peek.
is written, “Grandkids.” I decided to
My parents enjoy knowing what
alter it to say, “Granddogs.”
we buy with our present money. The
I decided it would be best to sand
first year, we pooled our money and
bought a flat screen TV. Last year,
we spent half of it on heavy-duty dog
harnesses (and I also purchased some
titanium earrings and John got some
vinyl records).
While I have yet to spend this
year’s gift money, John ordered a
really nice Hamilton Beach elec-
tric countertop stand mixer. I don’t
think my folks will be too upset
that he already spent the money. He
promptly used it to make several
dozen cookies, which were shipped
off to them the next morning.
Despite Grinch Belichick’s senti-
ments about the holiday season, I’m
looking forward to the regular sea-
son wrapping up. While my friends
that are Seahawks fans are still on
the edge of their seats, my Rams and
Saints have already punched their
tickets to the postseason.
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Tammy Malgesini is the community
editor. Her column, Inside my Shoes,
includes general musings about life.
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