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The INDEPENDENT, November 20, 2003
“Help Our Habitat” class picked for county honors by KUIK radio
After hearing the annual re-
port from Northwest Region
Education Service District, the
Banks school board heard ad-
ministrator reports, approved
the budget calendar and dis-
cussed surplus property at their
November 10 meeting.
Administrators’ Reports
Marty Voge, Banks Elemen-
tary Principal, told the board
that the annual Battle of the
Books has started, with the ad-
dition this year of four adult
teams. Voge said that teacher
Pam Brown’s after school Help
Our Habitat class was recog-
nized by KUIK radio as Wash-
ington County Class of the
Month for October, for their
contribution to the community.
A large number of parents
attended junior high confer-
ences, according to Mark Ever-
ett, junior high principal. He
Banks Fire
District #13
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gency Medical Service; MVA,
Motor Vehicle Accident
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– MVA Mallers Rd.
– MVA Banks Rd.
Sick Person
– EMS Assists; Falls (2),
Lockout (1)
– MVA Timber Rd.
Illegal burn (2)
Car fire (1)
– MVA Hwy 6/47
EMS Assist; assault (1)
Trauma (1)
– EMS Assist;
Cardiac arrest
– Auto alarm
– Life flight zone
– MVA Davidson Rd.
EMS Assist; Chest pain
– Auto Alarm
– MVA Timber/Sunset Hwy
– Auto Alarm
– EMS Assist
Unknown spill
– MVA Sunset Hwy
– MVA Sunset Hyw/Pihl Rd
– EMS Assist; Assault
Smoke investigation
– EMS Assist; Unconscious
Wire down
– Mutual aid; F. Grove
– EMS Assist; Med check
Smoke investigation (2)
– Smoke investigation
– MVA Nowakowski Rd.
– Illegal burn
– EMS Assist; Overdose(1)
Seizure (1)
– EMS Assist; Sick person
Auto alarm
Grass Fire
suggested that having junior
high and high school confer-
ences on different evenings
might make it easier for parents
with students in both schools.
Everett told the board that an
active parent group is up and
running and is discussing ways
to provide some financial assis-
tance to teachers. The group is
also considering after school
art activities of some kind.
Banks High School Principal
Jim Foster told the board that
about 130 families attended
conferences. BHS National
Honor society inducted 17 new
members October 30 – Jenny
Oakes, Matt Vandehey, Kelley
Lindstrom, Tyler Blok, Tommy
Bonin, Annie Wood, Denny
Bartha, Amanda Petti, Beth Lip-
pert, Greta Bradford, Kristen
Schmidlin, Alex Polston, Ju-
lianne Kahler, Elizabeth Fish-
back, Alicia Colson, Vanessa
Hancock, and Michelle Carr.
Both the junior high and high
school will be conducting sur-
veys of parents and students to
get input for the next biennial
rewriting of the school improve-
ment plan.
Athletic Director Jim Smith
told the board the BHS had a
great season. The volleyball
team placed second in the
league and the football team
won the Cowapa League
championship for the first time
since 1986.
Technology director Gary
Hartman earned several re-
quests from board and audi-
ence members when he told
the board that he was succeed-
ing in eliminating a portion of e-
mail spam from being forward-
ed to district users.
Surplus Property
Superintendent Marilyn Mc-
Glasson told the board that the
district still owns a very small
portable classroom that was
placed at St. Francis school to
provide special education serv-
ices some time ago. The build-
ing is no longer used for any
purpose and is in very poor
condition, according to McGlas-
son. After reviewing district pol-
icy concerning the disposal of
surplus property, the board de-
clared the building surplus and
directed McGlasson to offer St.
Francis first right of offer.
McGlasson told the board
that she sent a letter to the City
of Banks asking that the school
district be notified and included
in discussions with the West
Hills Development Corporation
(WHDC). WHDS is conducting
meetings with the community
and the homeowner’s associa-
tion in Arbor Village about plans
to request a zoning change for
an area previously zoned in-
dustrial. WHDC would like to
site homes in this area. Mc-
Glasson said that she asked
the city to consider a school im-
pact fee as part of a future
agreement with WHDC. Mc-
Glasson told the board that the
city cannot impose a fee for
schools but it could be included
by negotiation with WHDC and
might improve the chances for
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According to McGlasson,
phase one of the development
included an $800 per home fee
for schools. Though phase two
and three did not include a fee,
WHDC did purchase play
equipment and provide a bus
lane
In other business the board:
• Hired OSBA Executive
Search for the superintendent’s
position starting July 1, 2005.
• Announced four openings
on the budget committee. Two
members, whose terms have
expired will be asked to reap-
ply.
• Heard that junior high en-
rollment had increased by
about 20 students.
McGlasson will stay as head of
schools on half-time schedule
The Banks school board
approved a contract to retain
Marilyn McGlasson as half-
time superintendent for the
2004-2005 school year in an
effort to maintain the conti-
nuity of district leadership and
realize significant savings.
McGlasson, a superin-
tendent for 19 years, includ-
ing six years in Banks, was
scheduled to retire at the
end of the current school
year. McGlasson helped the
district overcome a $1.4 mil-
lion shortfall when she be-
came superintendent in
1998.
Board chair Doug Nord-
holm said “Marilyn under-
stands our district and has
the leadership skills we
need to keep programs and
finances on track while we
conduct a comprehensive
search for the right person to
fill her position. We’ll also be
saving about $70,000, which
we’ll plug back into school
programs.”
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