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The INDEPENDENT, July 17, 2003
Krahn will lead 47 J board, Hamblett is vice-chair, Buckner seated
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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
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