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Hughes described academic indicators from the Oregon Assessment of Student Standards (OSAS) for grades 3'5 and internal diagnostic data. He said 46 percent of students scored at least grade level on a building diagnostic at the end of last year, and that the district is seeing \"gap score changes\" indicating catch-up growth for some students. Hughes outlined targeted interventions including empathy interviews for roughly 52 students identified with marginal attendance and additional teacher-led meetings to address learning deficits.

Hughes also described a Monday-morning video message to families and partnerships with community organizations and noted investments in staff to support social-emotional learning.

Roseburg High representatives Ryan Wilson and Janelle Melling gave the high-school report, citing a successful freshman orientation hosted by Link Crew, a senior sunrise event and a well-attended home football tailgate. They said auditions and casting for the fall production of Macbeth are complete and performances are expected in mid-November. Marching band director Mr. Hanson was credited with a strong start to the season, and Wilson/Melling outlined athletic schedules and upcoming home games for football, volleyball and soccer.

The high-school presentation included a Link Crew video; Link Crew advisor Caitlin Weaver described the program as \"a group of sophomores, juniors, and seniors that come together to create an experience where freshmen are able to come inside with their nervousness and we knock off that nervousness by just having our confidence and our ability of what we know around the school.\" The board and presenters said Link Crew and the middle-school WEB program help students in transitional grades feel connected to the school community.

No formal board action was taken on the reports; both building teams will return with additional updates during the school year.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","September 17, 2025 School Board Meeting and Work Session","oneSentenceSummary","Eastwood Principal Jay Hughes and Roseburg High representatives gave building reports. Eastwood emphasized attendance outreach, an upcoming science push and K-5 literacy work; Roseburg High reviewed activities from freshman orientation to athletics, marching band and Link Crew peer-mentoring.","taxTitle","Douglas County SD 4, School Districts, Oregon","taxId",38600,"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},6468218,"Board work session updates safety upgrades and school-culture efforts; visitor management and detection systems underway",544,3231000,3775000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5782637-65aa57e8f8775c394ac1f7c3185157cb&start=3231&end=3775","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5782637-65aa57e8f8775c394ac1f7c3185157cb/thumbnail_3231000.jpg","/articles/6468218/Oregon/Board-work-session-updates-safety-upgrades-and-school-culture-efforts-visitor-management-and-detection-systems-underway","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6468218-cb7afdfda7f4890a5c910da41fb5ce50/orig.mp4?Expires=1770639889&Signature=lLmUHPpAC98XWu6fpJjaklIUm2OLyCZAFWhDannBSlSdwaoPit3VtF0Sg23uYRjiIz0dRtj8ZiqOHh6HVSLmfvyU4Gd6KdahUeNgdJQlsD80SOXRoX5vZgzEfwUtOsykeHGK6Syi~EVzhSWqxnk0P7G89nURtjBCBtqGvUp6i0EhL-xveb5sQBGatW5HJhAhZRA4wQwnuyY8jEpxbfx6HDoF89bLcgdXD~5j-TaPzIhY4DYWh7t8dMBascEl~SyUBs-6WJVps8wUaHGFQ4~dyEhI~8tdN9E5NSKjy2t3LIjUopCkDwPbkDFQWlDxKIp7wiODVik0WYETqNDeDkxPgg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Superintendent Jared Gordon reviewed the district's recent investments to improve school safety and student belonging during a work session on the district strategic plan's Safe & Inclusive component.

Gordon said the district has focused on creating single access points at nearly all schools through fences and secured vestibules, and has deployed a visitor-management system to track and badge campus visitors. \"We have been able to create with fencing and vestibules a single access point,\" Gordon said, and added that the systems are paired with badging, photos and staff processes so adults on campus are accounted for.

Gordon listed additional actions: upgraded cameras to address blind spots, improved intercom systems, seismic retrofits on some buildings done with grant support, lighting upgrades at Findlay Field, vape detectors at the high school and a bus-monitoring system for parents. He said the district spent a mix of grant and general-fund dollars, including approximately $10 million of ESSER funds directed to safety-related projects; he characterized total safety-related investments over several years as \"comfortably\" in the tens of millions of dollars.

Gordon said the district has contracted with the county sheriff's office for school resource officers (SROs) and has hired staff to operationalize safety systems. He also said the district received a grant for OmnAlert, a weapons-detection system, and that the district was \"ready for testing\" though OmnAlert had not been made live at the time of the meeting.

Board members discussed the emotional impact of safety drills. One board member encouraged fellow board members to participate in a drill to better understand the experience of staff and students. Gordon and other leaders emphasized balancing necessary preparedness with attention to students' emotional responses.

On inclusivity and student supports, Gordon outlined work to redesign services for students with special education needs, investments in certified behavioral/mental-health staff (CDSs), reduced rates of expulsions and restraints, an ed center for alternative programming, free school meals districtwide and partnerships with local organizations such as Thrive Umqua and Umpqua Health.

The work session included a short Link Crew video showcasing the high school peer-mentoring program and a description of a new \"WEB\" transition program in middle schools designed to help sixth graders adjust; the board and presenters characterized both programs as tools to strengthen belonging during transitional grades.

No formal board action was taken during the work session; the discussion was presented as an update and an opportunity for board direction.","Superintendent Jared Gordon and staff reviewed safety investments and inclusive-school initiatives, describing facility upgrades (vestibules, fences), a visitor-management system, camera and intercom improvements, an OmnAlert weapons-detection system in testing, SRO contracts, and investments in counseling and student-support services.",{"_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},6468222,"Board approves multiple policies for first reading; cell-phone policy to return to committee",157,2060000,2217000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5782637-65aa57e8f8775c394ac1f7c3185157cb&start=2060&end=2217","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5782637-65aa57e8f8775c394ac1f7c3185157cb/thumbnail_2060000.jpg","/articles/6468222/Oregon/Board-approves-multiple-policies-for-first-reading-cell-phone-policy-to-return-to-committee","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6468222-945e0b188f603d93d0c3928263998379/orig.mp4?Expires=1770639889&Signature=Njf1V26XN4VG1e2F~IVCbNd4Ksytq18G7bDkSHWTVSsWdU-LhhJ00Q~88FqhKnzgBc0BeBfyKPfCZSC1Z~xUQBQ9zgJCoXArnv1dA7PUovOi8JGbhBGRbHCUR9wp9VmtDFyBv9tPeVOZ-GH8o0rvRmsvQxNaDziex-~J3jx3R9-yEwZZMeV9A3QRxcdka9TWZLBN~~NrUkNVZl2Ki7Xm6Pb7VgO5LEJClEQtUfqk~OykWgWQAJeMDDjaSU6F7oHypCeDEIc9FR5O3Jr82Agxzh~bn6JrZ5GlCT9zTwUsEnn1FmLzxRkMusn6rcDPj48uv1sihn8K7l6v4xOLmnAwjg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Douglas County School District 4 Board of Education voted to approve several policies for first reading and directed further work on the district's student cell-phone policy.

At the meeting the board approved for first reading: policy IGBAB/J O A R (educational records of students with disabilities management), policy IKF (graduation requirements) with an edit removing a reference to completion of the International Baccalaureate diploma program because the district does not offer an IB diploma, policy JHCA (immunization, school sports participation, concussion and other brain injuries) and policy JOA (directory information).

Chair Minor said the policy committee had focused most heavily on the student cell-phone policy and that committee members were working to align the district policy with the governor's executive order. \"The committee is working hard to ensure that the district's current cell phone policy, JFC EB, aligns with the governor's EO, you know, as closely as possible,\" Policy Committee Chair Director Hamerson said during the report; he added the committee favored teaching-focused responses over punitive discipline for policy violations.

The board took separate voice votes on the four first-reading items and recorded each motion as approved for first reading. The motions and seconds were made on the record; individual aye/yea votes were recorded by voice and the meeting minutes will show the formal roll call if required by policy.

Director Hamerson told the board the policy committee recommended only minor clerical changes in the items on the agenda, but that the cell-phone policy would return to policy committee for further work before a recommendation to the full board.

The board will consider subsequent readings or final approvals in future meetings as required by the district's policy-adoption process.","The Douglas County SD 4 board approved first readings for several policies (educational records for students with disabilities, graduation requirements, immunization/sports/concussion policy, and directory information). The district's broader cell-phone policy remains under policy committee review to align with a gubernatorial executive order.",{"_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},6468227,"District reviews integrated programs annual report, details use of state and federal grants",363,1557000,1920000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5782637-65aa57e8f8775c394ac1f7c3185157cb&start=1557&end=1920","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5782637-65aa57e8f8775c394ac1f7c3185157cb/thumbnail_1557000.jpg","/articles/6468227/Oregon/District-reviews-integrated-programs-annual-report-details-use-of-state-and-federal-grants","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6468227-0870885bd6c0aef9a3d648d46d855383/orig.mp4?Expires=1770639889&Signature=PhRbCBgPQNDseMPq17DWRtL14SBbQA6UmWRRw6SRMEDJWJgjWR4xOnRNZfZgXEsKq0~MgupS4pTZFNt-Ri3OdFh6M1uDWNUWQp0j~l-YBOQfCx1VJcgaX-ZuIK2ARvobavL-wXRjrltvWtDUvRGRSo-ReFMahLAEqfNyiCEYRS~9ASn3rMDEeHCo217aZ0eLMV2rhSUo3dmX~52ZMEWApIDt6pUcanFVY2jXsGcLSFJyWe343m6STio4EQbQn2zEb67jos41TPfu3oWPCOeWRBTjXdNgjOf-sUJIMGasj7l3-F~~dmwWeoSr7qUeLsdFPqc4WyV9GlegqHDcbB7dYQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Assistant Superintendent Michelle Mee presented the district's Integrated Programs annual report for the 2024-25 school year, summarizing how multiple grants were combined into a single year-end submission to the Oregon Department of Education.

The report covers the Student Investment Account, Measure 98 (high school success), the Perkins Career and Technical Education grant, the early indicator/intervention grant and the early literacy grant. \"This report is due on the September 30 and requires that it is shared with the board in a board meeting prior to being submitted,\" Mee said during her presentation.

Mee told the board the Student Investment Account budget for 2024-25 was a little over $5.4 million and that the district used those funds for positions and services including special education teachers and instructional assistants, skills trainers, the STEM/STEAM team, and a K-12 social-emotional learning coordinator. Highlights she cited included elimination of some student fees and investments in personnel to support students.

Measure 98 expenditures were reported at about $1.4 million. Mee said those funds covered graduation coaches, ninth-grade smaller learning communities, CTE teachers, summer school and credit-recovery courses, college dual-credit and AP supports, and a portion of high school counselor salaries.

The Perkins CTE grant for 2024-25 totaled $87,993, Mee said, and was used entirely for equipment, supplies, training and curriculum across CTE pathways (hospitality/tourism/recreation, culinary arts, early childhood education, construction/cabinetry/drafting/engineering, agriculture, welding, manufacturing, automotive, office systems and business). The district also noted newer medical-field pathways were added.

Mee said the early indicator/intervention grant was about $16,000 and helped pay for the Oregon Data Suite, while the early literacy grant totaled $711,000 and supported district literacy coaches, professional learning and a K-5 literacy curriculum adoption.

Board members asked clarifying questions about how the grants are integrated into the district budget and how the reporting process changed. Director Kubik asked whether the integrated report refers to how grants work together in practice. Mee answered that Oregon's ODE now requires a single integrated application/report and that the district uses shared goals and outcomes across grants so they align with the district strategic plan.

When asked whether the grant funds are separate from the general fund, Mee clarified: \"The grants are incorporated into our budget, but they are not our general fund budget. They are grants that we utilize the money to pay for things in the district. So they're included in our overall budget, but they are not part of our general fund.\"","Assistant Superintendent Michelle Mee presented Douglas County SD 4's integrated programs year-end report for 2024-25, summarizing expenditures and outcomes for grant-funded programs including the Student Investment Account, Measure 98, Perkins CTE, early literacy and early indicator grants.","actionData","errors"]

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Eastwood Elementary and Roseburg High give school-year updates; attendance, curriculum and student engagement highlighted

Board work session updates safety upgrades and school-culture efforts; visitor management and detection systems underway

Board approves multiple policies for first reading; cell-phone policy to return to committee

District reviews integrated programs annual report, details use of state and federal grants