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Chemeketa Community College reviews partnership with Central SD 13J, outlines May bond renewal and career‑training priorities
Summary
Chemeketa Community College President Jessica Howard and board member Betsy Earls briefed the Central SD 13J board on enrollment and partnership statistics, and described a renewal bond on the May ballot to fund career and technical education, safety and technology upgrades.
Chemeketa Community College President Jessica Howard and board member Betsy Earls presented to the Central SD 13J Board of Education on March 3 about the college's partnership with the district and a proposed bond renewal that will appear on the May ballot.
Jessica Howard said Chemeketa serves between “17 and 18,000 students every year” and described a post‑election survey after a November bond loss that found 40% of surveyed voters believed the measure would raise their tax rate and about 20% said they did not know what the bond funded. Howard described the May measure as a renewal that would “keep the tax rate the same” and said the college “guarantee[s] it will not…
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