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A6 • Friday, August 9, 2019 | Seaside Signal | SeasideSignal.com Oregon initiates student success plan By CLAIRE WITHYCOMBE Oregon Capital Bureau SALEM — Oregon’s ambitious and costly plan to transform its public schools begins with one person. On Thursday, Aug. 1, the fi rst employee — one of dozens — charged with put- ting the Student Success Act into action joined the state Department of Education. Lawmakers voted in May to raise new tax dollars to boost the amount of money fl owing toward Oregon’s public schools by $1 billion every year. It’s a major effort to increase academic achieve- ment, improve students’ mental health, boost high school graduation rates and improve Oregon kids’ long- term prospects. That fi rst employee, Tamara Dykeman, will coordinate, plan and put into action the programs paid for by the Student Success Act, according to the job description. While she has myriad duties, much of the work will involve shepherding the agency through the land- mark new program. Dykeman, who previ- Jeff Ter Har Sydney Van Dusen, Seaside High School class of 2018. ously worked as an analyst for the legislative policy and research offi ce, is expected to work with multiple teams, offi ces and divisions of the education department and advise department leaders on how the agency can inno- vate, grow and improve. She will report to the department’s director and deputy superintendent of public instruction, Colt Gill. Among her other duties, Dykeman is also supposed to foster relationships inside and outside the agency, bringing together students, teachers, school districts and other interested people and groups to make the legisla- tion effective. The money raised by the new tax will support new and ongoing state efforts to renew Oregon’s fl agging public education system. Those efforts range from increasing preschool slots to helping Latino, Native American and black stu- dents do better in school to cutting class sizes. Over the next year, the department plans to hire about 70 new workers to make the expanded pro- grams run, including grant managers and research analysts. Lawmakers authorized $25 million to pay for those positions, contracts and “other costs necessary” to implement the law. Legislators directed the department to improve edu- cation for Oregon students who aren’t being adequately served by its public schools, Gill said. For example, a good share of the money will go to school districts and char- ter schools for “student investment.” The state will apply the same formula the state nor- mally uses to distribute money for schools, but with a key tweak. The process will be weighted to account for pov- erty in a given school dis- trict to boost the education money available for poor students. “I think that’s a critical aspect,” Gill said. School districts have to have a plan for spend- ing the money that has been approved by the education department to get the extra state money, according to legislative records. Those positions will include auditors to check that all that new money is spent properly. HIGH SCHOOL GOES ON THE SALES BLOCK Inside the future home of an urgent care and medical center for Columbia Memorial Hospital. Clinic: Work begins on new clinic in Seaside Continued from Page A1 The hospital opened its fi rst primary care clinic in the Warrenton Highlands shopping center in 2013 and added another clinic in Astoria’s Park Medical building last year. The Knight Cancer Collaborative, a partner- ship with Oregon Health and Science University for BUSINESS Directory FLOORING CCB# 205283 Luxury vinyl planks and tile. you walk on our reputation Total asking price for three schools exceeds $10M By R.J. MARX Seaside Signal In mid-July, the Seaside School District’s real estate representative Norris & Ste- vens posted sales listings for two of three school district properties on the market, Broadway Middle School and Gearhart Elementary School, at $3.6 million and $1.9 million respectively. This week, Norris & Stevens posted a $5.2 mil- lion asking price for the third property, Seaside High School, relocating from the tsunami zone to a new site in the city’s Southeast Hills. The total asking price of all three schools com- bined reaches $10.7 mil- lion; a fourth district school, the former Cannon Beach Elementary School, which closed in 2013, is on the market at an estimated $400,000. Zoned for medium den- sity residential units, Nor- ris & Stevens describes the property as “able to accommodate a variety of residential development possibilities.” The Seaside High School campus is located in north- west Seaside with 490,050 square feet of developable land zoned for medium den- sity residential use, accord- ing to agents. Between North Holladay Drive and the Necanicum River, there are three additional, pre- mium ocean view parcels with 32,500 square feet zoned for medium density residential. The main building was originally constructed in 1958 and described as “a classic one-story style common for that era and has undergone multiple additions.” Gym and classrooms received upgrades in 1962; the wrestling building was added in 1995; and media, classroom and kitchen in 1994. Covered walkways, paved parking lots, and a sports fi eld surround the main building along with modular structures on the southern end of the property. After approval of a $99.7 million bond in 2016, Sea- side high school and middle school students will share the new campus; Gear- hart Elementary students will join students at The Heights, which is under- going a remodeling and expansion. All schools are scheduled to open at their new loca- tions in September 2020. chemotherapy and radi- ation therapy, opened in 2017 next to the hospital’s main campus in Astoria. The new clinic will fol- low the model of the hos- pital’s Warrenton clinic, Struve added, offering pri- mary care, urgent care, and some diagnostics, such as X-ray and labs. It may also offer specialty care on rotation. Flooring Installation 3470 Hwy 101 Suite 102 • Gearhart, Oregon 503.739.7577 • carpetcornergearhart.com FLOORING Randall Lee’s 0% FINANCING AVAILABLE Window Treatments, Fabric, Designer Wallpaper, Counter Tops, All Flooring and Miele Vacuums Visit Our Outlet! Randall Lee’s Seaside • 2311 N. 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Although lunch is served from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., Smith gets there early in the morning to start prepping and cooking. She keeps track of how many meals are served each day of the week to estimate how much to prepare on that day Katherine Lacaze Broadway Middle School is the Seaside School District’s site for the Oregon Department of Education’s Summer Food Service Program. Each weekday during the summer, kids can get a free lunch at one of multiple sites across the state. the following week. However, she said, “It’s not our goal to turn any- one away.” If they run out of the designated daily meal option, she willingly puts together a sandwich with fi x- ings on hand or other meal so no one leaves hungry. Adults can also purchase lunch for $3.50, or Smith will give young adults who are just past the age require- ment lunch in exchange for a simple task, such as sweep- ing or wiping down a table. One of Smith’s favor- ite aspects of the job is that, after working for the district several years, she sees “the same people year after year.” She pointed out one family, whose young daughter she remembers being towed in a wagon as an infant. “Now she’s getting her own lunch,” Smith said. Taylor feels the summer program fi lls a tangible need in the community, providing a safety net to ensure all chil- dren have access to a free meal at least fi ve days per week even when school is out. With the middle school being close to the park, Sea- side Public Library, and rec- reation district, families have access to “activity all day long” in one centralized location, she said. Next year, the state will be extending its Farm to School resources to cover not only the school year, but also the summer program, which Taylor looks forward to taking advantage of. She already tries to work with local vendors to incorporate fresh, seasonal foods into the menu. “Unfortunately, the best season is during the sum- mer, so that’s why I’m really excited to have that program come online next year,” she said. E xcavation • u ndErground u tiitiEs r oad w ork • F ill M atErial s itE P rEParation • r ock owned and operated by 503-738-3569 34154 Hwy 26, Seaside, OR P.O. Box 2845, Gearhart, OR S erving the p aCifiC n orthweSt S inCe 1956 • CC48302 LANDSCAPING YAR D D E B R I S D R O P -O F F Continued from Page A1 are so enthralled with these pro players and adults who are an inspiration to them to keep going at an athletic event.” Chamber board mem- ber Andrew Stein said money from the event helps sustain the chamber for off-season months as well. This year, the chamber will compile data on how long people stay and how many people they travel with. 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