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Middle school report, teacher perspectives and classified-employee awards highlighted at board meeting
Summary
Silverton Middle School Principal Brett Davisson reviewed enrollment, electives, and extracurriculars; SFEA and a veteran teacher described classroom conditions and social-emotional learning responsibilities; three classified employees were recognized as employees of the year.
Silverton Middle School Principal Brett Davisson reported on enrollment, STAR data, building age and extracurricular offerings, saying the entire sixth-grade class attended Outdoor School and that about 400 students attended the most recent middle-school dance. He described staffing challenges that required creative scheduling but said electives including art, band, choir, drama, robotics and greenhouse programming remain available.
Emily Rao of the Silver Falls Education Association told the board the association meets every other month with administration and asked that educators be given opportunities to speak directly to the board about day-to-day life in their schools. Carrie Brown, a second-grade teacher at Robert Frost with 27 years’ experience, described teaching students with higher needs and emphasized social-emotional learning responsibilities.
Superintendent Kim Kellison recognized classified employees of the year: Natalia Escobar (Sequoia Falls Academy, Lead Office Specialist), Terry Mills (Silverton High School, Custodian) and Kriston Norris (Mark Twain Elementary School, Special Needs Support Specialist). Brett Davisson also highlighted a new 'How It Works' program by Sheldon Lesire that gives students hands-on maintenance experience. The board took no formal action on the school report items beyond acknowledgement.
