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Page 16 The INDEPENDENT, July 17, 2003 Krahn will lead 47 J board, Hamblett is vice-chair, Buckner seated T k /> __ .A — The 2003-04 year for Aft_ the — entation on a subject tied to a volved in extra-curricular activi ment and strategic plan) using board members in general and Vernonia School District started career pathway. ties. Funderburg agreed with a numeric rating scale. Funder in executive session. Funder July 10 with the swearing in of Juniors will give a five- board members Tim Titus and burg told the board a similar burg 4old the board that the new director Ed Buckner and minute presentation based on a Randy Hansen that coaches tool is currently in place for ad Oregon Ethics Commission an second term board members job shadow opportunity, write a should follow the requirements ministrative team members, al- nually receives the most com Tim Titus, Darrell Hamblet and research paper and choose of the Code. lowing a more quantitative and plaints about unpaid members Randy Hansen. of boards such as school The directors elected Jim boards and city councils. Krahn to serve as chairman, Leaky pipeline illustrated with Darrell Hamblet as vice- M aintenance Supervisor chairman. John Lewis brought a piece of Student Amanda Watts galvanized pipe that he had re urged the board to retain alter moved from an exposed water native learning courses, such pipeline in the Washington as the wildlife science and Grade School boiler room, to il forestry courses that were of lustrate its poor condition. The fered last year. Watts told the two-foot section of pipe had board about the classes as part three serious leaks and a great of a speech she made to the deal of corrosion and rust build board. Watts is applying for a up on the interior. Lewis told the State Fair Achievement Schol board that the pipe is probably arship and her speech is part of typical of the entire supply line, the application process. much of which is inside the Randall Aultman was award walls, making leaks inaccessi ed a Partners in Education ble and impossible to repair. (P.I.E.) Award for his efforts in bringing the Lions Club vision In other business the board: and hearing screening tests to • Accepted the resignations Washington Grade School. The of Dennis DeWitt, Joan Met- board also discussed ways to Vernonia School Board, from left, Randy Hansen, Jim Krahn, Leslie O’Leary, Tim Titus, Cari . zger and Leslie Barnes. make P.I.E. awards more Levenseller, Ed Buckner and Darrell Hamblet. • Approved a revised calen meaningful to the recipients. dar for board and budget com Career Learning Project whether to follow a technical or Funderburg said that objective evaluation than has mittee meetings for the 2003- Superintendent Mike Fun- professional endorsement for schools sometimes blame par been the case in the past. Once 2004 fiscal year. derburg presented a new policy the Certificate of Advanced ents for poor behavior but that the evaluation plan is com • Approved various designa for the Career Learning Project Mastery. the school has students for pletely implemented it will be tions, set borrowing limits and (CLP), which will replace the Seniors will complete an in more of their waking hours than consistent throughout the dis established substitute teacher Senior Project beginning in the ternship or project, followed by they are with their families. Ac trict and all employees will re pay. 2004-2005 school year. The a presentation to a panel of cording to Funderburg schools ceive evaluations in March. • Adopted a policy for Char graduating class of 2004 will judges. The presentation must need to provide good, positive Funderburg concluded the ter Schools. continue with the Senior Pro be tied to a career pathway and role models, especially since meeting with a short review of The next board meeting will ject, with a few minor modifica based on the internship or proj the reality is that these often ethical and procedural ques be August 14 in the district of tions. ect opportunity (which requires don’t exist in the home. tions covering the actions of fice. The CLP will be take place an adult mentor). Students will Superintendent evaluation primarily during the advisory be allowed to make their pres tool period. This short period was entation soon after completion Funderburg introduced a su originally instituted as a district of the internship or project, ei perintendent evaluation tool wide silent reading program ther in January or May. that will help the board evaluate but, in the high school, will now Code of Conduct the superintendent on each of be used as a time for students Draft copies of student hand ten standards (leadership and Late 1800s • Early 1900s • Collectables to meet and work with books were distributed to the district culture, policy and gov CIM/CAM advisors. All teach board. Funderburg told the ernance, communications and Furniture • Dishes • Linens • Estates ers will have 10-15 students to board that the administrative community relations, organiza N E W -R A R E - ANTIQUE advise through high school, team will be finalizing the hand tional management, curriculum 58605 N E H A LE M HWY. SO., V E R N O N IA • 503 429-0156 and a student will have the book, including a new hand planning and development, in (1/2 mile south of Vernonia on Hwy. 47, next to Storage, Too) same advisor for all four years. book for coaches, at an all-day structional leadership, human The advisory period will also be work session August 5. Next resources leadership, values used for class meetings, club year, there will also be a Code and ethics of leadership, labor meetings and some assemblies of Conduct for all students in- relations, and district improve- S e e S p ir a lz f o r in order to limit academic time used by these activities. The current careers class will be replaced by CLP proj ects in the ninth and tenth grades. 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