Bend‑LaPine board upholds superintendent’s proposed discipline in unanimous vote

The Bend‑LaPine Administrative SD 1 Board of Directors voted unanimously Jan. 27 to uphold the superintendent’s notice of proposed discipline dated Jan. 15, 2026.

Director Amy Tatum moved to uphold the notice while excluding “the additional complaints on page 6” because those items “have not been investigated and therefore have not been substantiated,” she said. Director Shirley Olsen seconded the motion. Chair Marcus Grama called a roll‑call vote; every director present answered “aye.”

Board members said the decision followed an executive session under ORS 192.660. Chair Grama told the board they had met in executive session under that statute and had “the opportunity to deliberate on the information presented.”

The board did not take additional public action on the other complaints noted in the same document; the motion explicitly omitted those items pending investigation. The district clerk confirmed the vote was recorded as a unanimous aye.

No further procedural steps or appeal instructions were announced at the meeting. The board moved on to other agenda items, including a presentation on surplus modular classrooms and an extended work session reviewing executive limitations.