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South Umpqua superintendent outlines new 'Waypoint' choice program, $210,000 summer school grant; governor order may force calendar changes
Summary
Superintendent Bare told the board the district is launching a new choice program called 'Waypoint' and has received a $210,000 summer school grant for June and early July for grades 1–5; a recent governor executive order on instructional days could require the district to revisit use of conference and PD days when setting the 2026–27 calendar.
Superintendent Bare updated the board on the district’s new choice program, Waypoint, and said family outreach has generated interest from multiple households. She said the district received a $210,000 summer school grant to operate programming in June and early July for students in grades 1–5.
Bare also briefed the board on a recently issued governor executive order that aims to protect instructional days for students by changing how districts must count time. The district currently calculates instructional time in hours and uses up to 30 hours of conference or professional development time toward that total; the executive order would require the same number of instructional days in 2026–27 as the district used in 2024–25, which may force the district to re-evaluate its use of conference or professional development days when drafting the 2026–27 calendar. Board members were told to contact Tabtiha Roberts if they want to sign up for two upcoming trainings mentioned by the superintendent.
