Superintendent reports on summer programs, state grant cuts, device executive order, facilities work and USDA nutrition award

Superintendent Owens told the Centennial School Board on July 9 that the district’s summer learning program is operating July 7–25 with a focus on literacy and enrichment and is funded in part by Oregon Department of Education grants. Enrollment figures presented were 282 elementary students (Butler Creek), 108 middle school students (Centennial Middle School), 56 participants in the Ninth Grade Counts program and 253 students in high-school credit recovery at Centennial High School. Owens said eight Centennial High School students of color are serving as educational assistants as part of a district educator pathway program.

Owens said summer programs are supported by $813,000 in funding from the Oregon Department of Education’s 2025 state summer learning grants, described in the meeting as part of “house bill 50 47.” He also warned that the recently passed state budget…