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North Salem students get on track to graduate in summer school
Jon Duff, left, discusses his biology grade with North Salem science teacher Daniel Ortiz at summer school (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) When Briana Ender failed English her freshman year of high school, delayed making up the class so she wouldn’t have to tell her father, who…
Marty Heyen, Jesse Lippold, to lead school board
Marty Heyen, left, and Jesse Lippold, right, take new seats during a Salem-Keizer School Board meeting after being unanimously elected chair and vice chair for the 2019-20 school year. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) A northeast Salem school board director who won re-election in May will lead…
State faults Salem-Keizer for failing to investigate staff injuries caused by students
The Salem-Keizer School District failed to report or investigate staff injuries caused earlier this year by students at Mary Eyre Elementary School and now faces state penalties. The state Occupational Safety and Health Administration found evidence of two serious workplace safety violations and a third…
Migrant summer school brings Mexican culture into the classroom for Salem students
First-grade teacher Alvato Centeno reads a story to students during migrant summer school at Scott Elementary. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) A dozen third-graders stepped in two lines, moving one hand back and forth as if holding a shaker. “Turn!” yelled teacher Antonio de los Santos as…
At migrant high school, Salem-Keizer students explore firefighting
Amy Froylan laughs as she breaths through a firefighter’s regulator for the first time during Salem-Keizer’s migrant high school program on the Chemeketa Community College Brooks campus (Anna CK Smith/Special to Salem Reporter) Ted Farr addressed a room of about 15 Salem-Keizer high school students…
New principals announced for Salem-Keizer middle schools; Bush Elementary
Jenny Madland, top left, David Wood, Denny McCarthy, Tara Baldridge, Robin Farup-Romero and Kimberly Ingram, bottom right, are taking on new leadership roles in Salem-Keizer schools for the 2019-20 year. Three Salem-Keizer middle schools and Bush Elementary School will have new principals when school starts…
More science classes, less crowded lunches in store for Judson Middle School
Judson Middle School student Gabby Mora and Salem Mayor Chuck Bennett shovel dirt at a groundbreaking for school construction. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Gabby Mora sometimes has trouble finding a spot to sit during lunch in the Judson Middle School cafeteria. The rising 7th grader said…
After decades evaluating school threats in Salem, John van Dreal retiring to spend more time on his art
John van Dreal sits in his office at the Salem-Keizer School District (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) When John van Dreal started a new job four years ago, his bosses were thousands of miles away. Van Dreal, a school psychologist specializing in threat assessment, was heading up…
Six Salem-Keizer schools to start 2019-20 with new principals
Straub Middle School principal Laura Perez, top left, is taking a district job in the fall. New principals for the 2019-20 school year are Beth Freeborn, top center, (Battle Creek), Ingrid Ceballos (Four Corners) Karl Paulson, bottom left (Forest Ridge), Tom Charboneau (Gubser) and Dave…