Board reviews state-recommended health curriculum and hears facilities updates for Bear Creek and Culver Road

Staff recommended the board adopt the state-recommended health curriculum for the district. Tiffany told the board that, after reviewing the Oregon Department of Education’s list, the district’s recommended materials are Great Body Shop (Children’s Health Market) for K–8 and LiveWell (Human Kinetics) for high school. Tiffany said Great Body Shop is already used in the district, is available in Spanish and online, and that LiveWell is the single high-school choice that met state standards; she said high-school teachers will need to plan how semester credits will be allocated across ninth and eleventh grades. No public comments on the curriculum were submitted during the availability period, and staff invited board members to review materials in the boardroom prior to final action at a future meeting.

The board also received committee updates on facilities and property matters. A Culver Road committee report said work continues to partition land for a Boys & Girls Club site and to scope infrastructure for two soccer fields; the district was assigned a DEQ voluntary cleanup contact who will attend a follow-up meeting. At another point in the meeting, staff reported a community listening session for the Bear Creek Nature Classroom (a district-donated property) that drew about 30 people to discuss possible uses; staff emphasized that the property is district-owned and that some community expectations may be infeasible.

Ending: Tiffany and facilities staff offered to make curriculum materials and specific facility reports available to board members and the public; the health-curriculum item will return for formal adoption at a future meeting.