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Superintendent praises cellphone policy; flags CTE tuition concern and Cascade pool financial stress
Summary
Superintendent Kovach reported improved classroom engagement after stricter cellphone rules, described an expensive CTE regional center proposal (tuition ~$8,300 per student) that could exceed district funding, and warned Cascade pool is in financial distress with potential district implications for facility ownership.
Superintendent Kovach told the board Oct. 22 that the district’s renewed enforcement of its cell‑phone policy has visibly increased classroom engagement and improved transitions between classes.
Kovach also described a Southern Oregon ESD proposal to create a regional CTE center near Rogue Community College focused initially on medical trades (EMT,…
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