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The consent agenda — which included minutes, personnel recommendations and several policies previously introduced for first reading — was moved by Peggy and seconded by Susan; the board chair called for those in favor and the item was approved and entered into the public record. The meeting packet included the superintendent evaluation and multiple policy approvals as listed in the packet.

The 2024–25 calendar was moved by Melanie and seconded by Steve. After brief discussion the board approved the calendar; the chair said the motion “stands approved, unanimous.” The board noted the calendar had been developed in consultation with staff and bargaining associations and that a draft two-year calendar (2025–26) was also included in the packet for planning purposes.

Votes recorded at the meeting:
- Consent agenda: Motion to approve moved by Peggy; seconded by Susan. Outcome: approved (tally not specified on the record).
- 2024–25 calendar: Motion to approve moved by Melanie; seconded by Steve. Outcome: approved, unanimous.

Both items were approved during the business portion of the meeting; no roll-call vote tallies were recorded in the transcript for the consent agenda beyond the chair’s call for those in favor.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","CSD 13J Board of Directors Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","At the June meeting the Central SD 13J board approved the consent agenda and unanimously approved the 2024–25 school calendar; details of motions and movers are recorded below.","taxTitle","Central SD 13J, School Districts, Oregon","taxId",51019,"location","Oregon","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6556827,"Central SD 13J reports preliminary gains in English-language proficiency; 63 students reached proficiency",320,2289000,2609000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3339801-3fe8a5d547e0947c6b259d7388136ae1&start=2289&end=2609","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3339801-3fe8a5d547e0947c6b259d7388136ae1/thumbnail_2289000.jpg","/articles/6556827/Oregon/Central-SD-13J-reports-preliminary-gains-in-English-language-proficiency-63-students-reached-proficiency","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6556827-a496f0150800cc6eaa2e41ba639b893b/orig.mp4?Expires=1774281460&Signature=Dsya3aHjnMsUEapWRXSli28zFVEgFxEUObCWfq2aLFBCCrGHb7LbJLF4zMaWcHrbn46v59cefFhho7dXRFQAvzaV6w0ORmkwCH7I8UhNx-h9-myn9~OU-kLTyNHy9zKTFXSzQDl3CHcgH1HqbXBiArz96-ZmN4kCY0Z3fw0Mqf4y5Bisiw30SBo2P8XB6UrxRyc65xlCuvZMB8RzxEEKInfKtm3qfOtfn78V-vn771y4lBzXAYGS3rrealYTneWU8ga3z4r9e178jb~YNg8yq9nn1SR0wTQztwiYStfSf7b3MTKeNjKzXvqcbo0u0eWQVZYoRJ935ndnTHoUWVHxWg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Holly Monroy, emergent bilingual program director for Central School District 13J, reported preliminary, unofficial results from the district’s English language proficiency assessments at the board’s June meeting, saying the number of students meeting overall proficiency increased from 45 last year to 63 this year.

Monroy said the district received earlier-than-expected results for the ELPA (English Language Proficiency Assessment) summative and the newer alternate ELPA, which provide overall proficiency levels of emerging, progressing or proficient. She gave school-level counts for students who reached proficiency this spring: Central High School, 4; Talmadge, 8; Ash Creek, 15; Independence Elementary School, 16; and Monmouth Elementary School, 20.

Monroy also presented growth figures. She said district-wide the proportion of students making proficiency-level growth moved from roughly 10% two years ago to 22% this year, and highlighted positive trends at Monmouth Elementary and Ash Creek.

The director cautioned that the figures are preliminary and that the district will publish official totals and more detailed growth-by-domain data (reading, writing, speaking, listening) when the state releases finalized results. She said roughly 606 students in the district were identified as emergent bilinguals at the time of testing.

Board members congratulated the students and staff for the gains. Monroy said the district will bring full data, including domain-specific growth and student counts by school, in a later report.

The data presented at the meeting focused on overall proficiency changes and short-term growth and did not include student-level disaggregation in the preview shared with the board. Monroy emphasized the results represent collaborative work by teachers and staff across the district.","The district’s emergent bilingual director reported preliminary ELPA results showing growth in students reaching proficiency from 45 to 63 year over year and district-wide proficiency growth from 10% to 22% over two years; data are unofficial and will be detailed later.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6556832,"Students and teachers urge district to restore overnight outdoor school; administrators cited new supervision rules",807,659000,1466000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3339801-3fe8a5d547e0947c6b259d7388136ae1&start=659&end=1466","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3339801-3fe8a5d547e0947c6b259d7388136ae1/thumbnail_659000.jpg","/articles/6556832/Oregon/Students-and-teachers-urge-district-to-restore-overnight-outdoor-school-administrators-cited-new-supervision-rules","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6556832-50bdd0482cdf4a329cf2c2932840ddda/orig.mp4?Expires=1774281460&Signature=KMdEIElqxc7vgYmBUbDk7~s-aYPG~nxkPTZ3WfCXl-yd3PdUnI8gK9evQNBL4MSzPkQ4PPFraenX2mIu5bNinFE4T-VIzCNLju92ZLbafVLutTcHXEv3yyFqLx4FDgfwzZNvYqn7AGRMxNFMEmtdxnQLSaFqlroatvSAU731z30tcf79sUPyy2X3EH6uXYVc0gOpHrXicoUZXo6a7R5awY9X6tgiPbDTEimwSJGVNyhJtz0R1AfWZYiV3JlzltEYoS4lUPufUuPuXWX~Dn1d73y4pUnheDjU6DmvKw39ZJRaHYrQQP~Bg4N0in0tTZHfil7avlTHjnNRInGwxczE2w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Fifth graders from Ash Creek Elementary, their teachers and community members told the Central School District 13J board at its June meeting that overnight outdoor school produced measurable social and emotional benefits, and they urged the district to make it easier for other elementary schools to offer similar overnight experiences.

“Outdoor school gave us the opportunity to develop those leadership skills and to practice those skills over the course of three days,” said Emily Bettger, a teacher who introduced the Ash Creek students. Student speakers described cabin activities, ziplining, evening programs and games they said helped them build friendships and confidence. “Overnight outdoor school helped me make friendships, conquer my fears, and have fun,” said a student identified as Kailani.

Several teachers and community members described barriers. Sean Beam, a veteran district teacher who helped run overnight trips, said Ash Creek has managed to return to multi-night programs by accessing the Outdoor School Education Fund, a state lottery-supported fund created in 2017 to provide outdoor experiences to fifth- and sixth-grade students. “We were able to access this money,” Beam said, adding the fund covered camp fees, charter buses, extra staff hours and materials.

Beam and other presenters said district administrators introduced new supervisory and staffing requirements last fall that many schools cannot meet, including a district requirement that staff members be present in every cabin — a standard they characterized as more restrictive than typical outdoor-school practice, which usually relies on parent chaperones or trained high school volunteers to staff cabins.

“It’s my understanding that the other elementary schools are no longer even given the option for overnight outdoor school,” Beam said. Presenters said they had not been given a specific reason why the district implemented the cabin-staffing rule.

Several speakers — including Nathan Mutai, who spoke about his experience attending camp after an accident that left him in a wheelchair — described the overnight stay as formative, improving students’ social skills, confidence and ability to trust adults. Mutai and teachers said the students’ reported memories focus on cabin activities and friendships rather than bad weather or logistical problems.

Board members asked questions and said they would follow up. One board director, Jan, said she would investigate the supervisory-level expectations and suggested the topic could be on a future professional learning community (PLC) agenda so the district could evaluate supervision rules and how to expand overnight opportunities.

Presenters described Ash Creek’s 2022 overnight experience at Canyon View Camp (outside Silverton) as an example of how district use of the Outdoor School Education Fund can cover nearly all program costs. The board did not adopt new policies at the meeting but directed staff to consider the community input and to raise the issue at the June 20 retreat and future PLC discussions.

The students’ presentations and teacher testimony emphasized that overnight trips contribute to social-emotional growth, school-community bonds and student confidence, and presenters asked the district to reconsider supervision requirements that they said prevent many schools from offering overnight options.","Ash Creek fifth graders, teachers and community members described social and emotional benefits of overnight outdoor school and said district supervisory requirements implemented last fall have limited other schools from offering overnight trips.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6556837,"Central SD 13J to pursue turf and track replacement after community pledges $790,000",629,2766000,3395000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3339801-3fe8a5d547e0947c6b259d7388136ae1&start=2766&end=3395","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3339801-3fe8a5d547e0947c6b259d7388136ae1/thumbnail_2766000.jpg","/articles/6556837/Oregon/Central-SD-13J-to-pursue-turf-and-track-replacement-after-community-pledges-790000","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6556837-0b0462a8399eaee20d7e261a32d24d90/orig.mp4?Expires=1774281460&Signature=Fl~lyOBfx5ahEsGpFjamUnEQsYiYx638qJxCAi2Qxd9ZYksLyy4mmgi0F7feyGLYRzI38Nc2RXgSylALSy7uToDtfQXYbhry5~fSICSjIxUyHvnyxMbxOXGNllxkMvjbTtpbPEWIrGJOy21CUKxjREU2POonGT5w-MZC02p-5PAXvmDcJnHZLx1c349RGd8tpetJhEU~kKW6~--gFGENd6Ei6Al2cynx~deWxW384VON2n49TW7aHle-x3-AiP8dMqvq9PqCVv1KWDM5lMhIQhHjKn0k0nsLZsULGKdeBvjpaf6JQdZSGIpAWgrvec2bV1R8BEjS5lUKAzQzl-cjdA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At its June meeting, the Central School District 13J Board of Directors asked the superintendent and district staff to pursue feasibility, legal advice and procurement steps for replacing the high school turf and resurfacing the track after community organizers said they had raised or pledged about $790,000 toward the project.

Community members described the field as a daily-used facility for athletics and community events, and said recent safety testing shows the turf and track are degrading. “We’re asking that you partner with us in the way of $790,000,” said Drew Baker, a community member speaking on behalf of a group of parents and donors. Baker told the board the group had secured donations and in-kind offers that reduced the project cost from an earlier estimate.

The request for district partnership followed technical details the group presented about safety testing. Baker said the campaign’s best GMAX results averaged about 72, with some spots testing as high as 92; he said ideal GMAX values are about 90 to 115 and that a GMAX reading of 200 is treated as condemning a field. “At 200, the field is condemned and is not usable, and they start using words like death and serious injury,” Baker said.

Eli Sereno, a district physical-education teacher and track and field coach, urged prompt action. “There is no question that the track surface at Central High School needs help … The time to act is now,” he said, citing safety, performance and the risk that a deteriorating surface could lead to a larger, more expensive rebuild.

Board members discussed next steps and agreed to ask the superintendent and staff to begin the administrative work needed to determine whether the district can commit funds and to draft a request for proposals. Board members said staff should get legal advice about the use of district funds and the procurement rules that apply, and begin preparing an RFP so the district would be ready if it can contribute. One board member noted that statutory procurement processes require multiple bids.

Board members also discussed meeting with the community group as part of a retreat scheduled for June 20 to consider a joint approach and possible subcommittee work. The board emphasized that, while the district will work with community partners, the field is a district asset and must follow regular oversight and procurement procedures.

Clarifying details provided at the meeting included the community’s requested district partnership amount ($790,000), the GMAX testing figures presented (average ~72 on the group’s best day; some spots ~92; ideal 90–115), and the group’s claim that donations and in-kind offers reduced the project cost from an original higher estimate. Board members asked that the community flag any hard deadlines so staff can try to meet them while following required timelines.

The board did not hold a formal vote on funding at the June meeting; instead members gave staff direction to proceed with feasibility, legal review and the RFP process.

The board said it expects continuing public updates as staff and community partners develop a formal project plan and contract procurement steps.","Board directed staff to explore supporting a community-led $790,000 track and turf replacement effort, start procurement steps and seek legal advice; speakers cited safety GMAX test results and community donations.","actionData","errors"]

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Central SD 13J to pursue turf and track replacement after community pledges $790,000