Superintendent: bond passed with strong support; district readies designs, surveys and monitors state funding forecast
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Dr. Shealy said the district's bond passed with about 72% support; staff will complete design/permitting and begin strategic-plan surveys and listening sessions. She also reviewed SAT/ACT results and warned that ODE's forecast may require cuts.
Superintendent Dr. Shealy opened her report by thanking voters and volunteers after the district bond passed with roughly 72% yes on election returns shown to staff.
She outlined immediate next steps: complete design work and seek city permits for facilities work, with main construction activity targeted for next June; the district is also hiring a realtor to secure a home for the CTP program. She credited campaign volunteers—naming Heather Ramsey as the chair—and said the community turnout aided passage.
Dr. Shealy also described upcoming strategic-plan outreach: mid-November input surveys for students, staff, administrators and families; listening sessions in December and January; K–12 meetings and open sessions both in person and virtually to gather comprehensive feedback.
On assessments, staff presented SAT/PSAT/ACT data. Dr. Shealy reported a district SAT total score of 1,241 compared with an Oregon total of 1,127 and a national total of 1,029, and noted differing participation by test. She reported an ACT mean of 27.5 among the smaller group who took it versus Oregon's 20.8 and the national 19.4, noting interpretations should triangulate multiple data sources and participation rates. She emphasized that aggregate test points are most informative when read alongside other measures.
Board members pressed for updates on state funding; Dr. Shealy said the Oregon Department of Education indicated planners are considering cuts in the roughly mid-single-digit percentage range and that a new revenue forecast due Nov. 19 will clarify the scope. She warned the district could face $1 million–$3 million-level impacts depending on legislative action and that advocacy with legislators will be necessary during the short session in February.
The superintendent also highlighted district efforts around local food assistance, volunteer coordination for drives and a Women in STEM alumni panel at LO High.