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Consent agenda: A board member moved to approve the consent agenda and a second was recorded. The board proceeded to subsequent items; the meeting record shows the consent agenda was adopted (specific vote tally not recorded in the transcript).

Board-member development funds: A motion to approve a board-member development fund request for a trustee to attend a conference was moved and seconded. Board members spoke in support; the motion passed (tally not specified in the transcript).

Academic calendar change: The board approved a change to the 2025–26 academic calendar to move the first day for newly hired staff to Thursday and to provide CPI training on the following Friday (a noncontract day to be paid). A motion to approve the calendar change was moved and seconded. Recorded votes in the transcript were: Nancy — yes; Rebecca — yes; Dawn — yes; and another board member said, \"I vote yes as well,\" producing four recorded yes votes. The board noted there were only four members present that night.

Ending: Several items discussed at the meeting will return on the July agenda as action items for final approval or review.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Phoenix-Talent School Board meeting 06-18-2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Phoenix-Talent SD 4 board approved a consent agenda and an adjustment to the 2025–26 academic calendar for newly hired staff; the board also approved a board-member development funding request for a trustee to attend a conference.","taxTitle","Phoenix-Talent SD 4, School Districts, Oregon","taxId",48415,"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},6553986,"Board hears state funding updates and May financial report; district flags grants and timing issues",194,2021000,2215000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5033211-aa1a4b02824e42b5411b353eb9c5c02f&start=2021&end=2215","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5033211-aa1a4b02824e42b5411b353eb9c5c02f/thumbnail_2021000.jpg","/articles/6553986/Oregon/Board-hears-state-funding-updates-and-May-financial-report-district-flags-grants-and-timing-issues","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6553986-8d67fcb44e8fdfee0ffa60e55fb83004/orig.mp4?Expires=1773597788&Signature=hujdzpT3iCBanXplHqJKjg28sT0EaUrEpHRptuIIYXcC-l8aCYQXUSueqbhAarCMemijfJeeAyRg3woqcqeiXmzthAm1CBD6oMQNV34jK5bPiMfmKkCrOzhha-as3wldGaESozwwfrAdPYbfQjoXXImu-AWM3om6y8JkwqCn7VpBqdHAZZnRMSEQOtJVsvz-ZOTUE~PGCoW3YP4b4YSdXHmc9ezQXnexz2Ju245vmVHGr8j67Kcf35TxL811jny5SUX8IDLBpvtJ~4Fc2GOFr1fvO2ZQ0Xu66fjyo2OP0x6JP~5O9BoyuFEkDun37yD~9DPTPiQ4dbN9t~VX4GQNVQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Phoenix-Talent SD 4 finance staff and board members discussed state funding uncertainty and a May financial update during Thursday's meeting.

State funding and advocacy: Board members said the Oregon School Boards Association (OSBA) update indicated cuts to early childhood programs and pressure on some grant programs. The superintendent said some items have passed and \"are going to be a challenge to our districts,\" and she plans to attend the American Association of School Administrators (AASA) advocacy conference in Washington, D.C., in July to press for continuation of a mental-health grant the district expects to lose in December.

May financial report and grants: The district's business manager presented May estimates and noted several items that could affect final numbers after the audit. Highlights presented to the board included an available ABL security grant (the district may claim funds for next year), an estimated $75,000 in interest and a projected PSE/PSE revenue item in the range of $215,000–$300,000. The business manager said some figures are finalized while others may change slightly after audit adjustments.

Bond, CET and project timing: The business manager reported a lower-than-expected bond fund balance (about $100,000 less than anticipated) because of invoices for finishing projects including tennis courts. The CET (Construction Excise Tax) fund shows a higher balance than in March because completion of the TMS solar project is delayed to July or August; as a result the district removed $322,000 from June estimates and now projects about $674,000 available.

Ending: Staff said they will continue to finalize figures in the audit process and will return with more detailed numbers as they are available. Board members encouraged continued monitoring of grant timing and the potential loss of specific state grants.","Board members and finance staff said some state-level cuts and uncertainties are affecting program funding; the business manager presented a May report with several one-time revenues, an available ABL security grant, and timing changes that affect bond and CET balances.",{"_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},6553991,"PTEA announces tentative contract ratified; district to place ratified agreement on July agenda",2298,34000,2332000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5033211-aa1a4b02824e42b5411b353eb9c5c02f&start=34&end=2332","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5033211-aa1a4b02824e42b5411b353eb9c5c02f/thumbnail_34000.jpg","/articles/6553991/Oregon/PTEA-announces-tentative-contract-ratified-district-to-place-ratified-agreement-on-July-agenda","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6553991-89385c2bf8476c5fe46d7652ba9a5d74/orig.mp4?Expires=1773597788&Signature=VNRsJ3LXyT4tUfGpw~WvGIr39Zp9-~rEHgOVncvO99zIYLALGkmsnSxdyxxtHuKlm9Pa5kAVylnoMx7QBAV~ZpDP2vMEX9Estz8Iz7AC~D0D5T2yIn44ikL9xUR8fqlHtnPhJKJycoP-uLCtwffnax-y6tJV0BsvR189NSou0ZILPM-Sxn9d9nhIoOLhdskqiR91rD2BVXB~404kTeYV~NHF4fMhRvvCndvdi05I5u5mLE-UgwMNd~Y6cJQPJJ4RvTZWbWV019LzUpxX6fzFMnPldRaVhMB6BQAD3WcUABPBvek18bAf4ZReb2slMKiahzDtnpjSZWdHBHLc9e4s8g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A statement read at the Phoenix-Talent SD 4 board meeting said the Phoenix-Talent Education Association (PTEA) reached a tentative contract agreement with the district on June 6 and that PTEA membership ratified the agreement on the last day of the school year. The statement said the agreement will take effect July 1.

The read statement said, \"The PTE is pleased to share the tentative contract agreement that was reached with the Phoenix talent schools on June 6. [It] was ratified by our membership on the last day of the school year, and we look forward to this new contract starting July 1.\" The reader added appreciation for the long hours both teams invested to reach the deal.

District leaders later told the board that administrators and PTEA negotiators worked late into the night on the June agreement and that the negotiated contract will appear as an action item at the July board meeting for formal board approval.

Ending: Board members thanked negotiators and district staff; the board will consider the final contract language during its July meeting.","Representatives reading a statement said the Phoenix-Talent Education Association membership ratified a tentative agreement reached June 6; the contract takes effect July 1 and will be presented to the board for final action in July.",{"_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},6553994,"Phoenix-Talent SD 4 board hears plan to shift elementary special-education services toward inclusive model",1549,215000,1764000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5033211-aa1a4b02824e42b5411b353eb9c5c02f&start=215&end=1764","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5033211-aa1a4b02824e42b5411b353eb9c5c02f/thumbnail_215000.jpg","/articles/6553994/Oregon/Phoenix-Talent-SD-4-board-hears-plan-to-shift-elementary-special-education-services-toward-inclusive-model","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6553994-a02bcb25cf49c771ec1c97e2cfc290a1/orig.mp4?Expires=1773597788&Signature=d4P4zv~gLNAQ2YzoMflhdCpSToIlA12-aX8LA~-5YCeRk4ZwZB~VISnILIoTbS2SV43iFmjL5LYmnVSqQT-HPmpmpsdpQQj07jiTcEeV7xIpeZij6FtFUCZYH7WtTKqpfFg65UuUEjAQ67324PhyM~y8zoltXLCmlknWelnyNHhDh8yrEBoYrBpWECscVfbHz0a7Roi0cdTtdW29rz64Qz2nLUd8WRsIa1PYjI8S-NqhRPnQw55Yq~v4FRPZI7DNScj3HQ~ecsiXzosSzQN23CQaNDl9pjgllUAGnobGDHCoCV9m5arttu8Xcesyv~jd3TdWefubW7YB720jb93tQw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Phoenix-Talent SD 4 staff told the school board on Thursday that the district will move its elementary special-education services toward a cohesive, inclusion-first model for the 2025–26 school year, enrolling all elementary students with individualized education programs (IEPs) in their neighborhood general-education classrooms while providing individualized supports.

The change is intended to make general education the default placement for elementary students with disabilities, district staff said. \"Special ed is a service, not a place,\" the presenter said, adding the district will keep pull-out spaces such as sensory rooms and continue to provide all services listed on students' IEPs.

District staff said the shift grew from several years of incremental changes: contracting with neighboring districts for some classes, developing in-district programs, adding staff including speech-language pathologists and a district nurse, and relocating classrooms to ensure a continuum of services at each building. Every school in the district now has a site-based self-contained classroom (TLC) and resource-room (ERC) capacity, the presenter said, and the plan will phase out siloed labels in favor of a unified special-education program that assigns services by need and not by fixed classroom assignment.

Why it matters: Staff and several board members framed the move as a step to improve academic and social outcomes for students with disabilities and to reduce stigma. Board members and parents at the meeting described long experience with separate placements and urged the district to keep supports in place as the program expands.

What staff described: The district's presenter said inclusion will not reduce services. Some students will receive only minutes in general education at first; others will be with general-education peers for most of the day, depending on individualized needs. The district plans to keep sensory rooms and pull-out groups for academic or social-skills instruction. Case-management responsibilities will be reorganized so each manager carries a caseload similar to regional models; staff said this will redistribute paperwork more fairly while increasing collaboration between special-education and general-education teachers.

Staff said the district studied West Linn–Wilsonville's fully inclusive model and visited schools to observe practices such as co-teaching and classroom design. \"We are under the belief that special ed is a service, not a place,\" the presenter said. The district plans more professional development next year focused on inclusive instruction, universal design for learning and implementation of accommodations.

Board and public reaction: Board members and multiple parents praised the direction. One board member said inclusion had been a long fight for local families and that the change would allow students to learn rules and routines with their peers from day one. Another board member asked how the district will prepare students and staff for the transition; staff replied they have been introducing \"entry points\" (examples: PE, recess, lunchtime) and said many students already receive some mainstream time.

Safety, staffing and implementation concerns: Several board members and speakers emphasized safety and staffing. A board member asked how the district will protect students and staff when a student has behavioral or medical needs that might create unsafe situations. The presenter said district planning includes behavior plans, safety plans, and—where needed—1:1 or 2:1 staffing. The presenter also noted the district has hired additional staff and acknowledged that inclusive practices generally require more staff and training, not fewer. She referred to the district's experience after a statewide change (referred to in the meeting as \"Senate Bill 8 19\") that removed abbreviated-day options and required full-school-day placements for some students; staff said that change created challenges but was being mitigated with added supports.

Monitoring and follow-up: Board members asked for regular updates as the initiative expands. One asked for periodic reports similar to the district's referral or implementation metrics; staff agreed that updates during the school year would be helpful as the district learns from early implementation.

Ending: Board members thanked staff and parents for their work and asked staff to return with more details and progress reports as the district puts the new elementary model into practice.","District staff outlined a multi-year shift to an inclusive model that will enroll every elementary student with an IEP in a neighborhood general-education classroom while maintaining individualized services; board members and parents expressed strong support and questions about safety, staffing and monitoring.","actionData","errors"]

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