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The INDEPENDENT, January 20, 2011
Banks School Board hears that donated computers are in use
by Dalan Lee
The Banks School Board
meeting on January 12 and
covered many items regarding
the new semester, and includ-
ed three annual presentations
– district finances, insurance
coverage and education servic-
es. Administrators also report-
ed that state testing was under-
way.
The recent school district au-
dit results were presented to
the board. The auditors, who
worked with Banks School Dis-
tricts Business Manager Simon
Levear, found no major dis-
crepancies within the district
but did find over-expenditures.
The board recommended a
second opinion regarding the
results.
Another presentation ex-
plained the insurance policy
used by the district, detailing
the dollar amounts of insurance
for items from single students
to catastrophe coverage on the
entire district.
The last presentation, by the
Northwest Regional Education
Service District (ESD), ex-
plained education programs
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available for Banks School Dis-
trict use, and how allocated
state funds are used within the
ESD.
Banks School District Tech-
nology Director Mike O’Reilly
told the board that 50 percent
of the many computers recently
donated by Nike, are up and
running, and being used largely
in the elementary school. Ele-
mentary School Principal Bob
Huston reported, “These com-
puters give students a lot of
pride.” Huston added that state
testing is being met but there
are some problems due to an
antiquated math curriculum and
that he was proud of his staff
for working together on this
matter to bring about the best
testing outcome.
Junior High Principal Mark
Everett and High School Princi-
pal Jim Smith discussed moti-
vating students and doing
classroom check-ins to remind
everyone of what is expected
now that winter vacation is
over. Both principals expressed
appreciation to maintenance
man “Skip” for his undoubted
hard work on the old heating
system in the schools. Board
members then spoke, with grat-
itude, of the administrators and
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future.
The meeting was adjourned
at 7:39 p.m. To be personally
informed, the next regular
meeting is scheduled for Feb-
ruary 14 at 7:00 p.m.
Banks Curves hosts Open House
Banks Curves will be hosting
an Open House on Tuesday,
January 25, from 5–7:00 p.m.
Members and non-members
are welcome to check out our
Zumba on the Circuit classes (if
you want to join in you will need
to complete some paperwork
ahead of time) as well as enjoy-
ing some refreshments and en-
tering for our door prize draw-
ing. Bring a friend and see what
Banks Curves has to offer you
in the New Year!!
During
the
30-minute
Curves Circuit with Zumba Fit-
ness class, participants work
out on each Curves strength
machine for one minute, alter-
nating upper, lower and core
muscles. After one minute, the
music cues the participant to
change stations on the circuit,
and she moves to an area be-
tween machines to do Zumba
moves, which tone and sculpt
the body while burning fat. A li-
censed Zumba instructor from
the Zumba Instructor Network
(ZIN) teaches simple, modified
Zumba moves from the center
of the circuit.
Banks Curves is located in
Oak Village Shopping Center
next to Jim’s Thriftway. The
phone number is 503-324-
9262.
Homeless project on January 28
Washington County Project
Homeless Connect will be held
at Sonrise Church in Hillsboro
on January 28. The only Pro-
ject Homeless Connect held in
the tri-county region, Washing-
ton County Project Homeless
Connect is in its fifth year and
is an important strategy in the
County’s 10-Year Plan to End
Homelessness.
The mission of Project
Homeless Connect is to bring
communities together to create
and promote tangible solutions
that remedy the homelessness
of their neighbors. The event is
a one-day, one-stop project
that is designed to connect in-
dividuals in need to services
and supports, as well as mobi-
lize the community around this
growing issue. The number of
individuals and families experi-
encing financial distress has
grown tremendously over the
past two years, and continues
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