BOARD OF DIRECTORS Marty Heyen, Chairperson • Jesse Lippold, Vice Chairperson Danielle Bethell • Sheronne Blasi • Satya Chandragiri Kathy Goss • Paul Kyllo PO Box 12024, Salem, Oregon 97309-0024 503-399-3001 Christy Perry, Superintendent AGENDA BOARD MEETING April 14, 2020 6 p.m. Electronic, Live-stream The board meeting will be held electronically due to social distancing guidelines in accordance with the governor’s executive orders and COVID-19. The link to view the meeting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVOhhhG8rlA&list=PLSUQ1gg6M78ULFnXJ8vjVWYnIsKZADJV5&index=3&t=0s The meeting will be broadcast on CCTV, channel 21. 1. CALL TO ORDER Chairperson a. Board Attendance b. Pledge of Allegiance c. Agenda Modifications 2. SPOTLIGHTS Superintendent a. Spotlights are postponed to a future meeting 3. PUBLIC COMMENT: Agenda Items (only) Chairperson This section of the agenda is for public comment directly related to items on this agenda. Please click here to submit your written public comment, prerecorded video comment, or to sign up to call in during the meeting. Sign-up for public comment opens with posting of the agenda and closes 15 minutes prior to the meeting start time. Guidelines for public comment are listed on the form, with general guidelines available on our website as well. 4. ACTION ITEMS Chairperson a. *Approve the Teacher Appreciation Week Proclamation b. *Approve the Jane Goodall Environmental Middle School (JGEMS) Charter Renewal c. *Adopt Resolution No. 201920-5: A Resolution of Salem-Keizer School District No. 24J, Marion and Polk Counties, Oregon, Authorizing the Issuance, Sale, and Delivery of General Obligation Bonds; Designating an Authorized Representative; Delegating the Negotiation and Approval of Financial Documents and Related Matters 5. CONSENT CALENDAR Chairperson a. *Approval of Grant Acceptance b. *Approval of Personnel Actions c. *Approval of Contract for Assistant Superintendent Iton Udosenata SALEM-KEIZER PUBLIC SCHOOLS Salem Keizer Public Schools • Board Meeting Agenda • April 14, 2020 6. REPORTS Chairperson a. *District Status Update re COVID-19 b. *Superintendent Evaluation Summary 7. READINGS Chairperson a. *Superintendent Contract b. *CTEC Lease – Third Lease Amendment c. *Mid-Willamette Homeless Alliance Intergovernmental Agreement 8. INFORMATION Chairperson a. *Board and Budget Committee Meeting Schedule (Updated) 9. PUBLIC COMMENT: Non-agenda Items Chairperson This section of the agenda is for public comment not necessarily related to the agenda. Please click here to submit your written public comment, prerecorded video comment, or to sign up to call in during the meeting. Sign-up for public comment opens with posting of the agenda and closes 15 minutes prior to the meeting start time. Guidelines for public comment are listed on the form, with general guidelines available on our website as well. 10. BOARD ACTIVITY REPORT School Board 11. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT Superintendent 12. ADJOURNMENT Chairperson *Support Material Included SALEM-KEIZER PUBLIC SCHOOLS ACTION 4.a April 14, 2020 TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK PROCLAMATION Background/Discussion Each year, the school board votes to approve the Teacher Appreciation Week Proclamation in recognition of the valuable work of our teachers. This year, Teacher Appreciation Week is observed May 4-8, 2020. Recommendation/Board Action Staff recommends the board approve the Teacher Appreciation Week Proclamation. TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, the education of youth is essential to the future of our community, state, country, and world; and WHEREAS, teachers mold future citizens through guidance and education; and WHEREAS, this is one of the most challenging times to be a teacher in the history of public education; and WHEREAS, teachers embrace students of widely differing backgrounds; and WHEREAS, our teachers are committed to stopping at nothing to remove barriers to high quality education for all of our 42,000 students; and WHEREAS, our country’s future depends upon providing quality education to all students; and WHEREAS, teachers spend countless hours preparing lessons, evaluating progress, counseling and coaching students, and performing community service; and WHERAS, our teachers are committed to learning new technologies and innovations in order to learn how to effectively teach virtually so as to meet all of the requirements outlined in Governor Brown’s Executive Order; and WHEREAS, distance learning is an entirely new process for our teachers, but one that they have embraced wholeheartedly, making more than 97,000 phone calls to connect with and care for our students and families; and WHEREAS, our teachers go beyond teaching to provide social and emotional learning, mental health support, address hunger and support the whole child; and WHEREAS, our community recognizes and supports its teachers in educating the children of Salem and Keizer; NOW, THEREFORE, the Salem-Keizer School District Board of Directors proclaims May 4-8, 2020, to be TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK and encourages all members of our community to join with the board in personally expressing appreciation to our teachers for their dedication and devotion to their work. __________________________________________ _________________________ Marty Heyen, Chairperson, Board of Directors Date Salem-Keizer Public Schools ACTION 4.b April 14, 2020 JANE GOODALL ENVIRONMENTAL MIDDLE SCHOOL (JGEMS) CHARTER RENEWAL Background/Discussion The Jane Goodall Environmental Middle School (JGEMS) opened in 2000 and subsequently the school board renewed the school’s charter with the last renewal occurring on March 10, 2015, for a five-year contract beginning July 1, 2015, ending June 30, 2020. On February 12, 2020, the district received a letter of intent to renew their charter for a five-year period beginning July 1, 2020. The first step in the renewal process is for the school board to approve the renewal of the charter and direct the superintendent or her designee to work with JGEMS to negotiate a new charter contract to replace the current charter that is expiring. This charter contract will be brought to the school board for approval. Recommendation/Board Action This item was presented for a first reading at the March 10, 2020, board meeting and is now being presented for action. Staff recommends the board approve the Jane Goodall Environmental Middle School (JGEMS) Charter Renewal. Summary Data - 2020 Participated in equity training provided by ODE to charter schools - 2016 Contracted with John Lenssen for equity workshop for JGEMS staff – 2016 Developed equity plan - 2017 “Targeted marketing” implemented in 2017 with permission from the District and ODE Doug Gunter received ESOL endorsement - 2018 Odion Campos, from the Marion-Polk Oregon Child Development Coalition, joins the JGEMS Board of Directors – 2018 Zyanja Aguilar-Nelson, from the Salem Leadership Foundation, joins the JGEMS Board of Directors - 2019 Survey of ethnic diversity of JGEMS applications - 2019 Information about JGEMS and our lottery is sent to all elementary schools in both English and Spanish Presentations are made to the LSACs of schools with high Latino populations At these presentations, we always have a native Spanish speaking student, parent or board member to interpret and answer questions. Our application process is very simple, requiring only a visit to the school to fully understand what JGEMS does that is unique. There is no essay, video or anything other than a simple one-page application with school and contact information and a pledge to be willing to get cold and muddy working to help our local environment. Ethnic Group SKSD - % JGEMS - % White 47 78 Hispanic/Latino 41 9 Multiracial 5 7 Native 2 3 Hawaiian/Pacific Islander & Asian American 1 1 Indian/Alaska Native & Black/African American SKSD – % JGEMS – % English Language 33 6 Learners Students with 17 16 Disabilities Free/Reduced Lunch 70 19 Continue to implement equity plan Track ethnic diversity of JGEMS applications Continue to offer an outstanding academic and environmental program Group Numbers-2019 Numbers-2020 White 79 67 Hispanic 11 15 Multiracial 4 14 Native 2 2 Hawaiian/Pacific Islander & Asian American 4 2 Indian/Alaska Native & Black/African American Total 21% non-White Total 33% non-White Combined (6-8) Average ELA/Math Percentages for the Past 5 Years 80 70 74 60 63 50 51 52 40 43 30 36 20 10 0 JGEMS SKSD State ELA Scores Math Scores ODE awarded JGEMS a Dissemination Grant for 2016 – 2018 to share successful projects and strategies with other Oregon public schools. ◦ Worked with 301 teachers from 136 schools ◦ Helped 42 schools receive grants from the Diack Ecology Education Program for a total of $147,953.44 JGEMS Teacher Workshop at Opal Creek, partnering with the Diack Ecology Education Program. ◦ 2020 will be our 7th year ◦ Over 150 teachers have participated. International partnerships ◦ The Snow Leopard Conservancy – Ladakh, India ◦ The Cheetah Conservation Fund – Namibia ◦ Research Center for Alpine Ecosystems – Chamonix, France ◦ Center for Marine Education – Huahine Middle School, French Polynesia ACTION 4.c April 14, 2020 RESOLUTION NO. 201920-5 A RESOLUTION OF SALEM-KEIZER SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 24J, MARION AND POLK COUNTIES, OREGON AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE, SALE, AND DELIVERY OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS Background/Discussion On May 15, 2018, voters approved a general obligation bond measure not to exceed $619,700,000. On July 15, 2018, the district issued $383,230,000 of the $619,700,000 general