District staff reported CTE growth (217 students, about 39% of Estacada High School reported) with expanded pathways, dual‑credit lab days at Clackamas Community College, donated vehicles for the auto program, and a May 8 CTE night to showcase student work. FFA and winter‑sports updates also highlighted recent student successes.
At its March 11 meeting the Estacada SD 108 board approved the 2026‑27 budget calendar, voted to extend the superintendent’s contract through FY 2029, and adopted Resolution 2026‑1 to make 'Educator Rangers' the district mascot. Motions were moved, seconded and carried; two board members declared conflicts for the consent package.
Two parents told the Estacada SD 108 board that a high‑school student leader entered a girls’ cabin during shower time at a recent sixth‑grade outdoor school, and they asked the board to release investigation records and adopt sex‑based supervision rules. Superintendent Carpenter said the district has terminated the third‑party provider and will review how outdoor school is run.
Scott Pillar, the Estacada School District director of finance, told a Super 60 update that auditors issued a clean, unmodified opinion for last year and that the district will move to program-based budgeting to link resources to student outcomes; he invited residents to apply for the budget committee.
After reviewing decades of failed bond attempts, the Estacada RISE Committee discussed smaller, targeted bond options, state match opportunities and a communications strategy reframing bonds as investments in community and workforce development. No formal bond was approved.
Superintendent Carpenter told the RISE Committee the district has seen about a 60% decline in incidents of hitting, biting and kicking over three years, credited to new staffing and better tracking via OnCourse; special-education suspension limits and parent-notification practices were discussed.
The parent pickup committee reported quick wins—a clarified second drop-off lane and crosswalk monitors at River Mill—plus proposals for a shuttle bus and improved signage; Superintendent Carpenter also floated unifying school mascots as the 'Rangers,' earning committee backing for further study.
This transcript is a school-district community announcement from Estacada SD 108 (program highlights, mental-health outreach, audit notice) and does not record a civic meeting with motions, votes, or formal public deliberations.
The Estacada School District received a clean, unmodified audit opinion for 2024–25 but auditors reported a recurring material weakness in year‑end closing procedures and a significant deficiency in food‑service claim sign‑offs. Finance director Scott Pillar described corrective actions and will report back in June.
The Estacada School District board carried voice‑vote motions to approve the consent agenda, the 2026–27 Integrated Pest Management plan and the Clackamas ESD Local Service Plan after adding the ESD item to the agenda.