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The INDEPENDENT, January 19, 2006 Page 13 Banks School Board appreciated Lions bring vision and hearing screening to Banks The January meeting of the Banks School Board started with commendations, as Su- perintendent Marv Ott contin- ued his policy of rewarding the positives in the district. Special ed students Mikey McGinnis and Tarik Abdsemeia were issued commendations for their joyous attitudes and positive influence on everyone around them. Principal Marty Voge said that these boys meet the obstacles in their lives with a smile. The head of the lifeskills classroom, Karin Buef- fel, was also commended for her dedication and hard work on behalf of her students. Buef- fel, who is in her second year with the district, has undertak- en many fundraisers for the program and focuses on get- ting her students’ experiences in the world outside of the school, Voge said. In December, the board had discussed a resolution pro- posed by a group of school dis- trict superintendents. The in- tent of the resolution is to de- velop a stable and adequate funding proposal for Oregon schools that will be drafted and ready to go for the 2007-2009 legislative session. Having the proposal in place before the session would allow candi- dates to establish their position regarding it while campaigning. It was brought back as an ac- tion item, but the board voted unanimously not to adopt the resolution. Member Will Moore explained that the board had held a public work session be- fore the meeting and that that discussion was the basis for the decision. Ott said that the board was supportive of many parts of the resolution but did not agree with all of the state- ments. Ott will continue to work with school superintendents around the state toward a fund- ing solution. The only other action item of the evening was a resolution allowing the district to use the services provided by the North- west Regional Education Ser- vice District. The provided serv- ices will be the same as in past years. The board discussed policy updates, suggested by the Oregon School Boards Associ- ation (OSBA), consisting most- ly of changes in language to re- flect state regulations and No Child Left Behind recommen- dations. A few new policies were also proposed for similar reasons. The board had no questions about the policies, which will have a second read- ing and adoption at the next board meeting. Ott delivered the annual re- port to the community. He stat- ed that the district is in compli- ance with all standards. January is school board ap- preciation month so Ott also thanked the board for their hard work. They received certifi- cates from Ott, mugs signed by elementary students and wa- tercolor thank you cards from the high school art department. The board members thanked everyone involved for the gifts. At just 13 members, the Banks Lions Club is small but mighty. This dedicated group provides an impressive array of services to the Banks communi- ty. Banks Lions Club member, Rebecca Clark, adjusts the hear- ing test earphones on a Banks Christian Academy student. Perhaps the most compre- hensive service the group pro- vides is annual vision and hear- ing testing of all elementary students in the area. The state requires that this testing be done and the Lions come in and do the testing at no cost to the school. On January 11, they were testing students at St. Francis in Roy, and the Banks Christian Academy in Buxton. They will test at Banks Elemen- tary School later in the year. Portland Lion Warren Heath- man brings the self-contained screening trailer, sets it up and helps with the testing. School volunteers and Banks Lions conduct the rest of the tests. Banks Lions Rebecca Clark and her mother, Milli Boldman, have many stories of these screenings being the first indi- cator of serious vision or hear- ing problems. 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