SALEM-KEIZER PUBLIC SCHOOLS Salem Keizer Public Schools • Board Meeting Agenda • May 11, 2021
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS Satya Chandragiri, Chairperson Danielle Bethell, Vice Chairperson Sheronne Blasi Kathy Goss Marty Heyen Paul Kyllo Jesse Lippold Peone PO Box 12024, Salem, Oregon 97309-0024 503-399-3001 Christy Perry, Superintendent AGENDA BOARD MEETING May 11, 2021 5:30 p.m. Executive Session (non-public session) 6:00 p.m. Business Session (public session) Board Members/Designated Staff only: Support Services Center, 2575 Commercial Street SE, Salem, OR 97305 Currently, only board members and designated staff will be admitted to the board room; public access is online only. Public Access: Electronic, Live-stream English: https://youtu.be/3Vy08FQF0CA Spanish: https://youtu.be/hz1SrN9_GeQ The meeting will also be broadcast on CC:Media, channel 21. 1. CALL TO ORDER/EXECUTIVE SESSION 5:30 p.m. Chairperson The Board will meet in executive session under the following Oregon Revised Statutes: a. ORS 192.660(2)(d) to conduct deliberations with persons designated to carry on labor negotiations. b. ORS 192.660(2)(e) to conduct deliberations with persons designated to negotiate real property transactions. Representatives of the news media are allowed to attend executive sessions, except for those sessions held in regard to expulsions. All other audience members are excluded from executive sessions and are asked to exit the meeting area. Representatives of the news media are specifically directed not to report on any of the deliberations during executive sessions, except to state the general subject of the session as listed on the agenda. No recording of executive sessions is allowed without express permission from the board. 2. RECONVENE/BUSINESS SESSION (PUBLIC) 6 p.m. Chairperson a. Board Attendance b. Land Acknowledgement c. Pledge of Allegiance d. Agenda Modifications 3. SPOTLIGHTS Superintendent a. *Spotlights on Success 4. PUBLIC COMMENT: Agenda and Non-Agenda Items Chairperson In the interest of the Salem-Keizer community of stakeholders, the board would like to hear broad input from the community related to board decisions and effectively carry out the business of the board. Typically, the largest number of comments are submitted in written form, which, due to time constraints, have not been heard or read in a timely manner. Therefore, we are accepting written comments only, with an earlier submission deadline, as it will provide the board the ability to read, digest, and consider the public comment prior to their decisions. During the board meeting, the board will hear a summary of the comments and acknowledge that they have read and reviewed the community feedback related to the business of the board. SALEM-KEIZER PUBLIC SCHOOLS Salem Keizer Public Schools • Board Meeting Agenda • May 11, 2021 Public comment will open when the agenda is posted (usually 5 p.m. the Friday prior to the board meeting) and will close at noon the Monday before the Tuesday board meeting. Please click here to submit your written comment. This timeframe provides the board a full day to review the comments prior to their decision-making. The summary and all the submitted public comments will be posted to the SKPS website the next business day. Thank you for your input. 5. REPORTS Superintendent a. Superintendent’s Report b. Transition to Hybrid Learning Update c. Reimagining School Discipline, Student Safety & Well-being Summit Process Update d. Student Success Act (High School Success/Measure 98 and Early Learning) 6. ACTION ITEMS Chairperson a. *Approve the Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Proclamation b. *Vote on Larry Trott for Willamette Education Service District Board of Directors, Zone 5 c. *Approve the sale of the Rosedale property and authorize the superintendent or the chief operations officer as the superintendent’s designee to execute all documents and take all actions necessary to complete the property transaction, with the proceeds to be recorded to the Asset Replacement Fund to support the transportation investment package financial plan to mitigate future impacts to the general operating fund. 7. CONSENT CALENDAR Chairperson a. *Acceptance of Grants b. *Approval of Personnel Action Items 8. READINGS Chairperson a. None 9. INFORMATION/STANDARD REPORTS Superintendent a. *Monitoring Data Report b. *2020-21 Student Investment Account (SIA) c. *Board Meeting Schedule Note: The June board meeting will be held June 15 instead of June 8 to allow focus on students and graduation the week of June 7-11. 10. BOARD REPORTS Chairperson 11. ADJOURNMENT Chairperson *Support Material Included SALEM-KEIZER PUBLIC SCHOOLS SPOTLIGHTS 3.a May 11, 2021 SPOTLIGHT ON SUCCESS Background/Discussion The superintendent and her executive cabinet are pleased to recognize the following individuals and/or groups for their outstanding work and/or contributions to our school district and community. Honoring: Salem Health Recognition: Community Partner of the Month Presented by: Jodi Peterson, Coordinator of Health Services Management Honoring: The Clypian – South Salem High School Student Newspaper Recognition: National Press Freedom Award 2021 Presented by: Lara Tiffin, Principal of South Salem High School Honoring: Erik Jespersen, Principal of McNary High School Recognition: Oregon High School Principal of the Year 2021 Presented by: Iton Udosenata, Assistant Superintendent of Secondary Education Recommendation/Board Action For Information Only ACTION 6.a May 11, 2021 ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH PROCLAMATION Bacground/Discussion Salem-Keizer Public Schools serves students of multiple ethnic and cultural backgrounds. The Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Proclamation for May 2021 recognizes and celebrates the numerous generational contributions Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have made and continue to make in the United States of America. Salem-Keizer Public Schools celebrates and appreciates the hundreds of Asian American and Pacific Islander students we serve. Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month is recognized nationally the month of May. Recommendation/Board Action Staff recommends the board approve the Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Proclamation. ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH PROCLAMATION WHEREAS Salem-Keizer Public Schools is committed to reflecting the concerns and needs of the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities; and WHEREAS Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have played a significant role in America’s history, with their enormous contributions to science, arts, industry, government, and commerce; and WHEREAS the term “Asian/Pacific” encompasses all of the Asian continent and the Pacific islands of Melanesia, which includes New Guinea, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji and the Solomon Islands in addition to Micronesia, which includes Marianas, Guam, Wake Island, Palau, Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Nauru and the Federated States of Micronesia and finally Polynesia, which includes New Zealand, Hawaiian Islands, Rotuma, Midway Islands, Samoa, American Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Cook Islands, French Polynesia and Easter Island; and WHEREAS traders from the Asia-Pacific region reached North America as early as the 16th century, but the first significant wave of immigration began during the late 1800s; and WHEREAS citizens of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau can live and work in the U.S. without visas and work permits because of a 1986 law called the Compact of Free Association, or COFA; and WHEREAS a third of the Marshall Islands’ population has moved to the U.S., with the population growing exponentially in the Salem-Keizer area; and WHEREAS five percent of Salem-Keizer students identify as Asian or Pacific Islander; and WHEREAS 314 Salem-Keizer students identify as Marshallese and 310 students identify as Chuukese; and WHEREAS the achievement of Asian and Pacific Islander students is improving, with graduation rates on the increase and dropout rates on the decrease; and WHEREAS Salem-Keizer Public Schools is dedicated to providing resources to directly support continued achievement growth for Asian American and Pacific Islander students; and WHEREAS only 2.36 percent of Salem-Keizer employees identify as Asian or Pacific Islander – 33 identify as Hawaiian and Pacific Islander and 93 identify as Asian; and WHEREAS Salem-Keizer is committed to expanding employment opportunities for advancement of historically underserved populations; NOW, THEREFORE, the Salem-Keizer School District Board of Directors proclaims May 2021 to be ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER HERITAGE MONTH and urges our community to join together in celebrating our students and staff of Asian and Pacific Island heritage and in making this period of rededication to the principles of justice and equality for all people. _________________________________________ ___________________ Satya Chandragiri, Chairperson, Board of Directors Date Salem-Keizer Public Schools ACTION 6.b May 11, 2021 CANDIDATE FOR WILLAMETTE EDUCATION SERVICE DISTRICT’S (WESD) BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ZONE 5 Background/Discussion The Willamette Education Service District (WESD) has a governance structure that differs from school districts. Of the nine-member board, five members are elected by the boards of the school districts WESD serves. This includes districts that have withdrawn from WESD. The remaining four members are then appointed by the newly elected WESD board members. WESD policy requires the SKPS school board vote for candidates from the district’s zones