BOARD OF DIRECTORS Kathy Goss, Chairperson • Sheronne Blasi, Vice Chairperson Jim Green • Marty Heyen • Paul Kyllo Chuck Lee • Jesse Lippold PO Box 12024, Salem, Oregon 97309-0024 503-399-3001
Christy Perry, Superintendent
AGENDA BOARD MEETING May 14, 2019 5:15 p.m. (Work Session) – 6 p.m. (Business Session) Support Services Center, 2575 Commercial Street SE, Salem, Oregon 97302
1. CALL TO ORDER Chairperson a. Board Attendance
2. WORK SESSION Chairperson a. Mid-Willamette Homeless Initiative Continuum of Care
3. RECONVENE (Business Session) 6 p.m. Chairperson a. Pledge of Allegiance b. Agenda Modifications
4. SPOTLIGHTS Superintendent a. *Spotlights on Success b. Sodexo Presentation
5. PUBLIC COMMENT Chairperson a. Public Comment – Agenda Items Only Please sign in at the table prior to the meeting. Refer to the district website for complete procedures. Meetings may be recorded and televised by the media.
6. 2018-19 SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET HEARING Chairperson a. Open Hearing b. Summary of 2018-19 Supplemental Budget c. Public Testimony on 2018-19 Supplemental Budget Please sign in at the table prior to the meeting. Refer to the district website for complete procedures. Meetings may be recorded and televised by the media. d. Close Hearing
7. ACTION ITEMS Chairperson a. *Approve the Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Proclamation b. *Adopt Resolution No. 201819-8: Adopting Supplemental Budget and Making Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2018-19 c. *Vote on Candidate for Willamette Education Service District’s Board of Directors, Zone 4
8. CONSENT CALENDAR Chairperson a. *Acceptance of Grants b. *Personnel Actions
SALEM-KEIZER PUBLIC SCHOOLS • Executive Administration • May 14, 2019
Salem Keizer Public Schools • Board Meeting Agenda • May 14, 2019
9. READINGS Chairperson a. *Resolution No. 201819-9: Authorizing Agreement of Request from the City of Salem to the Salem-Keizer School District Taxing District b. *Resolution No. 201819-10: Support of Continuum of Care for Mid-Willamette Region c. *Property Transaction with City of Keizer and Signature Authority
10. REPORTS Superintendent a. *Bond Progress Update
11. INFORMATION Chairperson a. *Board and Budget Committee Meeting Schedule
12. PUBLIC COMMENT Chairperson a. Public Comment – Non-agenda Items Only Please sign in at the table prior to the meeting. Refer to the district website for complete procedures. Meetings may be recorded and televised by the media.
13. BOARD ACTIVITY REPORT School Board
14. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT Superintendent
15. EXECUTIVE SESSION 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. 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 leave the room. 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.
16. ADJOURNMENT Chairperson
*Support Material Included
SALEM-KEIZER PUBLIC SCHOOLS • Executive Administration • May 14, 2019
SPOTLIGHTS 4.a May 14, 2019
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: Boys and Girls Club of Salem (Sue Bloom, Chief Executive Officer) Recognition: Business Partner of the Month Presented by: Eric Richards, Director of Student Services
Honoring: South Salem Broadcast Journalism Recognition: First Amendment Press Freedom Award Presented by: Jim Orth, Interim Assistant Superintendent
Honoring: Carter Lovell (5th Grader from Schirle); Cate Nickel (4th Grader from Candalaria) Recognition: 24 Challenge Math Competition Presented by: Laura Lethe, Secondary Curriculum Math Program Associate
Honoring: Straub Middle School Students; Waldo Middle School Students Recognition: Pentagames Math Competition Presented by: Laura Lethe, Secondary Curriculum Math Program Associate
Honoring: West Salem High School Students Recognition: Chemeketa Regional Math Contest Presented by: Laura Lethe, Secondary Curriculum Math Program Associate
Recommendation/Board Action For Information Only
ACTION 7.a May 14, 2019
ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH PROCLAMATION
Background/Discussion The Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Proclamation for May 2019 recognizes and celebrates the numerous contributions Asian Pacific American people have made and continue to make in the United States of America. Salem-Keizer Public Schools celebrates and appreciates the hundreds of Asian Pacific American students we serve. Asian Pacific American Heritage Month is recognized nationally in the month of May.
Recommendation/Board Action Staff recommends the board approve the Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Proclamation, a copy of which will be presented to the McKay High School Pacific Islander Club.
ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN 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 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, the achievement of Asian and Pacific Islander students is growing at high rates; and
WHEREAS, Salem-Keizer Public Schools is dedicated to providing resources to directly support continued achievement growth for Asian and Pacific American students; and
WHEREAS, only two percent of Salem-Keizer employees identify as Asian and Pacific American – 39 identify as Hawaiian and Pacific Islander and 124 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 2019 to be ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN 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.
______Kathy Goss, Chairperson, Board of Directors Date Salem-Keizer Public Schools ACTION 7.b May 14, 2019
RESOLUTION NO. 201819-8 ADOPTING SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET AND MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018-19
Background/Discussion In accordance with the Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) 294.463, 294.471, and 294.473, a supplemental budget modifies the adopted budget and must be approved by the school board. A supplemental budget must be adopted before any expenditure exceeds existing appropriations, be only for the current fiscal year, and must not increase tax levy. Additionally, a supplemental budget is used to increase or decrease appropriations, create new appropriation categories, create new funds, and/or make contingency transfers in excess of the 15% limit.
The grants the school board accepted throughout the year exceed the adopted budget for the Grants Fund. We have received more revenue than expected when the budget was adopted. The grant fund is fund 240, summarized on page 35 of the 2018-19 Adopted Budget. A supplemental budget is necessary to allow continued spending for the remainder of the fiscal year.
Resolution No. 201819-8 receipts the additional revenue and adjusts appropriation categories based on expected spending.
Recommendation/Board Action Staff recommends the board adopt Resolution No. 201819-8: Adopting Supplemental Budget and Making Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2018-19. RESOLUTION NO. 201819-8 ADOPTING SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET AND MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2018-19
RESOLUTION ADOPTING SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Directors of the Salem‐Keizer Public Schools 24J/32, Marion/Polk Counties, Oregon hereby adopts a supplemental budget for the fiscal year 2018-19 pursuant to ORS 294.471.
RESOLUTION MAKING APPROPRIATIONS BE IT RESOLVED that the amounts shown below are needed due to additional grant revenue and for the purposes shown:
SUMMARY OF PROPOSED BUDGET CHANGES AMOUNTS SHOWN ARE REVISED TOTALS IN THOSE FUNDS BEING MODIFIED Grants Fund Resource Original Change Revised Requirement Original Change Revised State Sources 12,838,500 3,000,000 15,838,500 Instruction 24,327,910 500,000 24,827,910 Federal Sources 29,089,625 1,000,000 30,089,625 Support Services 16,246,491 2,000,000 18,246,491 Enterprise & Comm Svcs 750,308 1,500,000 2,250,308
Revised Total Fund Resources 47,323,709 Revised Total Fund Requirements 47,323,709 Comments: Appropriate additional grant funds and grant carry forwards.
The above resolution statements were approved and declared adopted on this 14th day of May, 2019.
Kathy Goss, Board of Directors Chairperson Salem-Keizer Public Schools ACTION 7.c May 14, 2019
CANDIDATE FOR WILLAMETTE EDUCATION SERVICE DISTRICT’S (WESD) BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ZONE 4
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 to serve on WESD’s board of directors. WESD will provide results of the vote by June 1, 2019.
There is one position for SKPS’s Zone 4, and one candidate, Qurat “Anna” Ali, who has been invited to attend tonight’s board meeting.
Recommendation/Board Action The board is requested to vote on Qurat “Anna” Ali for zone 4.
CONSENT CALENDAR 8.a May 14, 2019
ADOPTION AND APPROPRIATION OF GRANT BUDGETS
Background/Discussion Grant funds for special projects, which are consistent with district goals and objectives, are recognized as desirable funding sources. Each year millions of dollars in grant fund budgets are submitted to the school board for approval.
G19P7 South Metro-Salem STEM Partnership $5,000 Executive Administration Funds will support SKPS teachers who are participating in South Metro-Salem STEM Partnership’s professional development workshops
Funding breakdown: Instruction $0 Support Services $5,000 Enterprise and Community Services $0 Funding Source: Oregon Tech Foundation
G183H Title IC Regular School Program 17-18 (carryover) $288,611 Migrant Education This grant provides for identification and comprehensive educational programs for migrant children.
Funding breakdown: Instruction $228,413 Support Services $56,143 Enterprise and Community Services $4,055 Funding Source: ODE
G20Q8 Oregon School Capital Improvement Match (OSCIM) $8,000,000 Facilities Department This grant will fund Capital Improvements to include an addition and renovations at McKay High School.
Funding breakdown: Instruction $0 Support Services $0 Enterprise and Community Services $0 Facilities Acquisition and Construction $8,000,000 Funding Source: ODE
Recommendation/Board Action Staff recommends the board approve the grant/contract budgets and authorize the chief operations officer to enter into a contract with the organizations in the above listed grant/contract awards. Additionally, the board is requested to authorize an inter-fund loan if necessary from the General Fund to the Special Revenue Fund for the period between program expenditures and the receipt of program reimbursement. Money so loaned will be returned to the General Fund. CONSENT CALENDAR 8.b May 14, 2019 PERSONNEL ACTIONS
Licensed Actions
Last First Location Start Date End Date Status Johnson Edyth Student Services 8/27/19 6/11/20 Less than half-time
Last First Location Start Date End Date Status Noble Jamie McKay High School 4/29/19 6/14/19 Temporary part-time
Last First Location Start Date End Date Status Barnes Vanessa Liberty Elementary School 4/15/19 6/14/19 Temporary full-time Corporan Maria Lee Elementary School 5/6/19 6/14/19 Temporary full-time Dhevaphalin Valistha Parrish Middle School 4/29/19 6/14/19 Temporary full-time Ehlers Timothy West High School 4/29/19 6/13/19 Temporary full-time Etzel Michael Claggett Creek Middle School 5/20/19 6/11/20 Temporary full-time Farina-Miller Adria Schirle Elementary School 4/29/19 6/14/19 Temporary full-time Kruger Mary Kennedy Elementary School 5/8/19 6/12/19 Temporary full-time La Nasa Tawna Stephens Middle School 4/9/19 5/17/19 Temporary full-time Presleigh Kezra Eyre Elementary School 4/29/19 6/14/19 Temporary full-time Soboloski Alea Swegle Elementary School 4/15/19 6/14/19 Temporary full-time Spencer Alyssa Leslie Middle School 4/1/19 6/14/19 Temporary full-time Staatz-Martinez Catherine Richmond Elementary School 4/10/19 6/14/19 Temporary full-time Stephens Kaitlyn Houck Middle School 4/15/19 6/14/19 Temporary full-time Tellez Adrina Swegle Elementary School 4/8/19 6/14/19 Temporary full-time Turner Jacob South High School 8/27/19 6/11/20 Temporary full-time VanWyngarden Brian Keizer Elementary School 8/27/19 6/11/20 Temporary full-time
Last First Location Start Date End Date Status Stutzman Amber Student Services 8/27/19 6/11/20 First year probation part-time
Last First Location Start Date End Date Status Burdick Kelly McNary High School 8/27/19 6/11/20 First year probation full-time Decker Philip McKay High School 8/27/19 6/11/20 First year probation full-time Harris Jason McNary High School 8/27/19 6/11/20 First year probation full-time Hassan Shannon Student Services 8/27/19 6/11/20 First year probation full-time Hogue Christina Student Services 8/27/19 6/11/20 First year probation full-time Kuch Morgan Schirle Elementary School 8/27/19 6/11/20 First year probation full-time Leikem Angela Student Services 8/27/19 6/11/20 First year probation full-time Nyssen Beth Student Services 8/27/19 6/11/20 First year probation full-time Patterson Emma Walker Middle School 8/27/19 6/11/20 First year probation full-time Ricketts Sara Weddle Elementary School 3/11/19 6/13/19 First year probation full-time Salisbury Autumn Houck Middle School 8/27/19 6/11/20 First year probation full-time Stukel Haley Student Services 8/27/19 6/11/20 First year probation full-time Sutter Andrea Student Services 8/27/19 6/11/20 First year probation full-time Vossen Michelle Student Services 8/27/19 6/11/20 First year probation full-time Wilkins Melissa Lee Elementary School 8/27/19 6/11/20 First year probation full-time
Last First Location Start Date End Date Status Van Kessel Sarah Wright Elementary School 8/27/19 6/11/20 Second year probation full-time
Last First Location Start Date End Date Status Richardson Helen Student Equity, Access & Advancement 8/27/19 6/11/20 Contract full-time
Administrator Actions Last First Location Start Date End Date Status Harris Mark Sprague High School 7/22/19 6/24/20 First year probation full-time Howard Michelle South High School 7/22/19 6/24/20 First year probation full-time Larios Ricardo McKay High School 7/22/19 6/24/20 First year probation full-time
Resign/Retire Last First Location Eff. Date Action Bell Elizabeth Houck Middle School 6/30/19 Resignation Berkovitz Tiffany Houck Middle School 6/30/19 Resignation Bess Arryn Bush/Auburn Elementary Schools 6/30/19 Resignation Feetham Mary Myers Elementary School 6/30/19 Retirement Ficker Leslie Houck Middle School 6/30/19 Retirement Gerlitz Elizabeth Richmond Elementary School 6/30/19 Resignation Gordon Joseph Leslie Middle School 6/30/19 Retirement Gordon Karrin North High School 6/30/19 Retirement Gorsuch Talana Schirle Elementary School 6/13/19 Resignation Greenwood Richard Sprague High School 6/30/19 Retirement Hanson Kimberly Cummings Elementary School 6/30/19 Resignation Hatzenbihler Bryan Sprague High School 6/30/19 Retirement Haws Vicky Richmond Elementary School 6/30/19 Resignation Hazel Charlotte Student Services 6/30/19 Retirement Healy Meagan Hammond Elementary School 6/30/19 Resignation Johnson Edyth Student Services 6/30/19 Resignation Jokerst Kara Student Services 6/30/19 Resignation Lembcke Pamela Morningside Elementary School 6/30/19 Retirement McDermeit Megan North High School 6/30/19 Resignation McGuffie Kelly Hammond Elementary School 6/30/19 Resignation Merritt Michelle Weddle Elementary School 6/30/19 Resignation Mills Daniel South High School 6/30/19 Retirement Monghate Nava Parrish Middle School 6/30/19 Resignation Nelson Susan Kalapuya Elementary School 6/30/19 Retirement Pagett Christen Parrish Middle School 6/30/19 Resignation Richardson Abby South High School 6/30/19 Resignation Rudd Hunter Student Services 6/30/19 Resignation Schiedler Christina West High School 6/30/19 Resignation Sexton Donna Pringle Elementary School 6/30/19 Retirement Stalpes Allie Student Services 6/30/19 Resignation Stanfield Douglas Morningside Elementary School 4/30/19 Resignation Stefani Susanne McNary High School 7/1/19 Resignation Stoyles Scott Miller Elementary School 6/30/19 Retirement Stroup Andrea Liberty Elementary School 6/30/19 Resignation Summer Celeste Student Services 6/30/19 Resignation Walker A. Carol West High School 6/30/19 Retirement Welter Sally Crossler Middle School 6/30/19 Resignation Zehr Heather McNary High School 6/30/19 Resignation Zepp Melanie Hayesville Elementary School 6/30/19 Resignation
Change the status of Graham Dey, Physical Science teacher at Sprague High School, from contract full-time to contract part-time, August 27, 2019.
Change the status of Alyssa Darnell, Spanish/Dual Language Math teacher at Parrish Middle School, from contract full-time to contract part-time, August 27, 2019. READING 9.a May 14, 2019
RESOLUTION NO. 201819-9 AUTHORIZING AGREEMENT OF REQUEST FROM THE CITY OF SALEM TO THE SALEM-KEIZER SCHOOL DISTRICT TAXING DISTRICT
Background/Discussion In June 1976, Salem City Council (Council) enacted the Multiple-Unit Housing Tax Incentive Program (Program), Salem Revised Code (SRC) 2.790-2.835. The Program is authorized by Oregon Revised Statute (ORS) 307,600-307.691, which allows local governments to establish a program for property tax exemptions to “stimulate the construction of transit supportive multiple-unit housing in the core areas of Oregon’s urban centers to improve the balance between the residential and commercial nature of those areas, and to ensure full-time use of the areas as places where citizens of the community have an opportunity to live as well as work.” The Program provides a property tax exemption for up to ten years.
On March 25, 2019, the Council approved Resolution No. 2019-9 approving Koz on State Street, LLC (Applicant’s) participation in the Program. The application proposed a 148-unit, 74,413 square feet apartment complex.
Pursuant to ORS 307.606(1), in order for a project to be exempt from property taxes from other taxing districts, such as counties or the school district, the governing bodies of the taxing districts, representing 51% or more of the total combined rate of taxation levied on the property under consideration, must agree by resolution to the exemption. The City of Salem (City) and the Salem-Keizer School District collectively represent approximately 52% of the total property tax levy (29% and 23% respectively). The City estimates that the total tax abatement for all districts in the first full year of assessment is $165,069. The district’s portion is approximately $37,966. The Project is within the Riverfront-Downtown Urban Renewal Area so there will be no change to district’s tax revenue.
Pursuant to ORS 307.606(1), the City of Salem has formally requested that the Salem-Keizer School Board of Education agree by resolution to the policy of providing tax exemptions for multiple-unit housing as approved by the Salem City Council.
Recommendation/Board Action This item is presented for first reading and will be returned for action at the June 11, 2019, board meeting, with staff recommending adoption of the resolution.
RESOLUTION NO. 201819-9 AUTHORIZING AGREEMENT OF REQUEST FROM THE CITY OF SALEM TO THE SALEM-KEIZER SCHOOL DISTRICT TAXING DISTRICT
WHEREAS, ORS 307.606(1) provides that a tax exemption approved under a Multiple-Unit Housing Tax Incentive Program only applies to the tax levy of a city or county that adopts the provisions of ORS 307.600 to 307.637, except that the tax exemption shall apply to the ad valorem property taxes of all taxing districts when upon the request of the city or county that has adopted the provisions of ORS 307.600 to 307.637, the rates of ad valorem taxation of taxing districts whose governing boards agree by resolution to the policy of providing tax exemptions for multiple-unit housing as provided in ORS 307.600 to 307.637 when combined with the rate of taxation of the city or county that adopts the provisions of ORS 307.600 to 307.637, equal 51 percent or more of the total combined rate of taxation levied on the property which is tax exempt under ORS 307.600 to 307.637; and
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Salem has adopted Resolution No. 2019-9 approving Koz on State Street, LLC application for tax exemption under the Multiple-Unit Housing Tax Incentive Program (Program); and
WHEREAS, the City of Salem has officially requested that the Salem Keizer School District Board of Education agree by resolution with the policies established in the City of Salem’s Program,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Salem-Keizer School District Board of Education agrees with the policies established in the City of Salem’s Program, and therefore authorizes an exemption from property taxes of all applicable taxing districts consistent with this decision.
______Kathy Goss, School Board Chairperson Date Salem-Keizer Public Schools
READING 9.b May 14, 2019
RESOLUTION NO. 201819-10 SUPPORT OF CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR MID-WILLAMETTE REGION
Background/Discussion Since 1994, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has required communities to from Continuum of Care to receive federal funds under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act.
Marion and Polk counties originally formed a regional Continuum of Care, administered by the Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency. In July 2011, members of the Mid-Valley Housing and Services Collaborative (the steering committee for the Salem/Marion/Polk Continuum of Care) voted unanimously to join the Rural Oregon Continuum of Care, a “balance of state” model.
Homelessness has become a more prominent community issue in recent years, with increasing numbers of visible homeless people and expectations from constituents that cities and counties take action. The Mid-Willamette Homeless Initiative Task Force discussed the region’s membership in the Rural Oregon Continuum of Care in 2016 and recommended that participating jurisdictions look at the issue.
The Mid-Willamette Homeless Initiative Steering Committee, hosted by the Mid-Willamette Valley Council of Governance, determined that our region could benefit from creating our own Continuum of Care, with enhanced service coordination, local autonomy, and the alignment of goals to bring more resources to our community to more effectively reduce homelessness in our region.
The board held a work session regarding the Continuum of Care as part of today’s board meeting, just prior to reconvening the business session of the board meeting.
Recommendation/Board Action This item is presented for first reading and will be returned for action at the June 11, 2019, board meeting, with the recommendation the board adopt the resolution.
RESOLUTION NO. 201819-10 SUPPORT OF CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR MID-WILLAMETTE REGION
WHEREAS, homelessness is a critical issue in the Mid-Willamette region, in Oregon, and across the nation; and
WHEREAS, more than 2,600 homeless individuals in Marion and Polk counties were identified through evidence-based assessments between October 2016 and January 2019; and
WHEREAS, children, families, veterans, and chronically homeless individuals experiencing mental illness and addictions comprise a large portion of our region’s homeless population; and
WHEREAS, homelessness affects the well-being of Salem-Keizer students, families, and community, with more than 1,100 K-12 students identified as experiencing homelessness during the 2018-2019 school year; and
WHEREAS, the Mid-Willamette Homeless Initiative was established in 2016 “to identify and launch proven strategies to reduce homelessness” in our region; and
WHEREAS, the Mid-Willamette Homeless Initiative’s strategic plan recommended that the region “assess local inclusion in the Rural Oregon Continuum of Care to understand how best to address the problems of homelessness and needs of people experiencing homelessness”; and
WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development created the Continuum of Care program in 1994 as a means for communities across the nation to “engage in multi-year strategic planning for homeless programs and services that are well integrated with planning for mainstream services,” mainstream services denoting public housing, Section 8 housing choice vouchers, and services for runaway and homeless youth, victims of domestic violence, veterans, seniors, and people experiencing addictions and/or mental illness; and
WHEREAS, in 2011, the Marion-Polk Continuum of Care joined 26 Oregon counties in the “balance of state” Rural Oregon Continuum of Care; and
WHEREAS, the Mid-Willamette Homeless Initiative Steering Committee carefully considered relevant factors and determined that our region could benefit from creating its own Continuum of Care, with enhanced service coordination, local autonomy, and alignment of goals to bring more resources to our community to more effectively reduce homelessness in our region;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Salem-Keizer School District Board of Directors supports establishing a Continuum of Care for the Mid-Willamette region and supports the new Continuum of Care registering with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in 2020.
______Kathy Goss, Chairperson, Board of Directors Date SALEM-KEIZER PUBLIC SCHOOLS READING 9.c May 14, 2019
PROPERTY TRANSACTION WITH CITY OF KEIZER AND SIGNATURE AUTHORITY
Background/Discussion The district entered into a lease agreement with the Keizer Water District in January of 1981 for an area 85 feet by 80 feet in the northwestern portion of the McNary High School property. The purpose was to support a water well and pump station to be constructed and operated as part of the city’s drinking water supply. This lease was for a term of 25 years with two five-year extensions, which resulted in an expiration date of January 15, 2016. This facility has been constructed and in operation for over 35 years. The district and City of Keizer have mutually agreed that an easement is the most desired arrangement for the future.
City of Keizer needs the district to grant a permanent easement, replacing the expired easement, for the area required to operate the public drinking water well and pump station.
Recommendation/Board Action This item is presented for first reading and will be returned for action at the June 11, 2019, board meeting, with staff recommending the board approve the property transaction and authorize the superintendent, or chief operations officer as the superintendent’s designee, to sign all documents related to the successful completion of this transaction.
REPORT 10.a May 14, 2019
BOND PROGRESS UPDATE
Background/Discussion The implementation of the 2018 General Obligation Bond Program is well under way with the first five (McNary and North high schools, Judson and Waldo middle schools, and Gubser Elementary School) projects entering into the construction phase. Construction activities have already started at North and Gubser. These first five projects represent the 2019 construction cohort with project completion scheduled for late summer of 2020.
Each year a new cohort group enters into design as the previous moves into construction. The largest projects in each group are our high schools, with two assigned to each year. For example, the 2020 cohort includes twenty projects, ten of which involve major capital construction. The largest three in this cohort are McKay and South high schools and Auburn Elementary School.
The base program consists of 29 major capital construction projects with work at nearly every school and administrative facility in the district. The total cost of the base program is $619.7 million as approved by the voters in May 2018.
Adjustments to the program have been made to support recommendations received from the boundary review task force, as well as modifications to the original conceptual master plans of some schools through the design-team process. The program adjustments are resourced primarily through additional funds derived from market premiums and earnings on bond proceeds. These adjustments, including specific grants and reimbursements, have increased the total approved bond program to approximately $667.7 million. The program includes two additional major capital construction projects (Kennedy and Miller elementary schools), which are recommendations from the boundary review task force.
Major capital construction is planned to be completed by the end of 2023.
Recommendation/Board Action This report is provided as information. INFORMATION 11.a May 14, 2019
Upcoming School Board and Budget Committee Meetings 2018-19*
Date Meeting 2019 May 20 Budget Meeting May 21 Budget Meeting May 22 Budget Meeting – Tentative May 23 Budget Meeting – Tentative June 11 Board Meeting (Business Session) June 25 Board Meeting (Work Session)
*Meetings subject to change Work sessions (no action items) may be changed to business session (with action items) Meeting notifications and agendas posted prior to meetings as required by ORS