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District details Student Investment Account spending; highlights teacher pathway, STEAM night and youth basketball
Summary
District staff presented a quarter‑2 update on the Student Investment Account (SIA) and the High School Success (HSS) grant, showing that salaries comprise the largest share of both grants and describing programs funded — teacher pathways, STEAM events and a growing youth basketball league.
Teaching and learning staff presented a quarter‑two update on the Student Investment Account (SIA) and the High School Success (HSS) grant, describing how the district has spent the biennial funds and highlighting community programs financed by the grants.
The presentation said the largest single expenditure category for both grants is salaries and benefits. Staff described uses that include instructional coaches, new‑teacher supports, athletic equipment and transportation for middle‑school athletics, STEAM materials and partnerships with outside providers. District staff noted the SIA and HSS grants are supporting pathways that aim to diversify the teacher pipeline and to provide college exposure for middle‑school students.
The presenter described a “diverse teacher pathways” example, identifying Warren Williams — who started as an Elevate mentor, worked as a dean and is now a licensed PE teacher after district‑supported coursework — as a success story enabled by district support and tuition assistance. Staff also described a fall STEAM night where students built simple windmill projects and a Parkrose Youth Basketball program that ran kindergarten through fifth‑grade skill and scrimmage sessions; the district reported participation numbers for several divisions (e.g., roughly 55 kindergarten participants and 35 first‑graders in one program block).
Staff showed a budget pie chart and said salaries account for about 78% of SIA expenditures (presented as a percentage on a chart). The district also described HSS investments in middle‑college partnerships, college tours for eighth‑graders, and a contract with Northwest College of Construction to transport high‑school students to off‑site construction instruction.
Board members praised the community opportunities and emphasized the importance of finding ways to publicize successful programs. The superintendent said the district would explore more ways to share positive program highlights and asked board members to volunteer at community events when possible.
