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Board honors retiring member Mike Shea, recognizes master teachers and accepts community donations
Summary
At its Nov. 10 meeting the board recognized retiring member Mike Shea, presented master-teacher designations for three educators and accepted several donations to support transportation, therapy services and student needs.
The Oregon City Board of Education used part of its Nov. 10 meeting to honor retiring board member Mike Shea and to recognize educators and community donors.
Ben Pfeiffer, president of the Oregon City Federation of Teachers, presented Mike Shea with a "friend of education" award and praised Shea's decades of service as a classroom teacher, coach, union officer and board member. "It is my great honor to stand here tonight to recognize and celebrate the last regular Oregon Board of Education meeting of an endowable leader... Mike Shea," Pfeiffer said. Shea responded with brief remarks thanking family and the community.
Lisa Anderson, the district lead teacher, introduced three educators who earned the district's master teacher designation: Angela Maher (first-grade teacher, Coy Elementary), Wendy McGrady (second-grade teacher, Coy Elementary) and Erin Weicker (social studies teacher, Clay High School). The board presented certificates and invited staff to a group photo.
The board accepted donations listed in the agenda: $4,120 from Brad Morrison for charter buses for cheer and football teams; $2,200 and $2,300 from the Graham family for team meal and girls' basketball fundraising; $8,000 from the Oregon Schools Foundation for a therapy dog at Star Elementary; $1,500 toward vending; $200 from a private donor to cover special-needs shoes at Bassett Junior High; $1,800 toward YMCA swimming lesson transportation; and two anonymous $500 donations for school lunch accounts. The agenda indicated these gifts benefited about 1,327 students in total.
Board members offered community updates and congratulations to student athletes and academic achievers during a "good news" segment before adjourning to an executive session on negotiations.
