The Oregon School District Board of Education on Monday approved a slate of motions including the administration-recommended positions on Wisconsin Association of School Boards (WASB) resolutions, renewals and contracts for athletics cooperative programs, adoption of a voluntary vision insurance benefit for employees and the 2025–26 academic calendar.
The board convened at 6:30 p.m. at the OSD Innovation Center and approved the consent calendar (donations, retirements and routine personnel items) by roll call. The consent calendar included donations totaling $10,875 (anonymous $125 to Friends of FES; Oregon Rotary Foundation $1,250 and $8,000 for scholarships; Tom and Diane Kirchdorfer $1,500 for the splash pad) and retirements for Nate Marr (OMS science teacher, effective June 11) and Julie Hagstrom (health office paraprofessional, Netherwood Knoll, effective Feb. 14). The board voted to approve the consent items 6–0.
On action items, the board: supported the administration’s recommended positions at the WASB delegate assembly except for three resolutions the board chose not to endorse (25-02, 25-03 and 25-08) and authorized the district’s delegate to register that position at the WASB convention; approved renewals and contracts for girls lacrosse, boys lacrosse and girls hockey cooperatives and associated per-player billing arrangements; approved offering a two-tier Delta vision full plan to employees (employee-paid premiums) beginning July 1, 2025; and adopted the 2025–26 school calendar with fall, winter and spring breaks as proposed. All formal votes recorded in open session passed unanimously, 6–0.
Votes recorded in open session (summary):
- Consent calendar (donations, retirements, field trip and scholarships): approved, 6–0.
- WASB resolutions position (recommend approval of all resolutions except 25-02, 25-03 and 25-08): approved, 6–0.
- Girls lacrosse WIAA cooperative renewal (sponsorship) and cooperative contract for spring season (C3 and associated contract): approved, 6–0.
- Boys lacrosse WIAA cooperative renewal and cooperative contract (C5 and associated contract): approved, 6–0.
- Girls hockey WIAA cooperative renewal and cooperative contract (including revised deficit-sharing language limiting booster liability to $2,000): approved, 6–0.
- Vision insurance: approved to offer two-tier Delta Vision plan (employee-paid premiums) effective July 1, 2025; no district premium cost, 6–0.
- 2025–26 school-year calendar (including Oct. 30 professional development day, Oct. 31 no school, Nov. 27 no school, winter break Dec. 22–Jan. 2 and spring break March 30–April 3): approved, 6–0.
The board announced it would move to closed session at the end of the evening, and members said they would report back at their Jan. 27 meeting after attending the WASB convention in Milwaukee.