High school musicians across the district fared well in choir, band, orchestra and jazz band competitions in May, but years of rebuilding from the pandemic remain ahead.
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PHOTOS: Indigenous Salem-Keizer graduates celebrate heritage
Fifty-two Native Education program graduates from around the district were honored Sunday at McNary High School in one of the first ceremonies for the 2023 graduation season.
Students, teachers bake as Salem classrooms hit high 80s
Despite a five-year, $755 million push to renovate and expand district schools, many classrooms still lack air conditioning.
Salem schools drop Covid vaccine requirement for employees, volunteers
Salem-Keizer School District administrators are planning renewed outreach to bring volunteers into schools as a state vaccination requirement lifts at the end of the school year.
UPDATE: Richardson, Chandragiri, Hudson ahead in Salem-Keizer board races
Candidates backed by liberal and progressive groups are winning two of three races, though incumbent board director Satya Chandragiri was behind by just a few hundred votes in an initial ballot count Tuesday night.
ELECTION RESULTS: 2023 Salem-Keizer School board, Polk County levy
Note: The Salem-Keizer School District includes portions of Marion and Polk County. Results below include voters from both counties, so totals will be different than those reported on each county’s elections website. Contact reporter Rachel Alexander: [email protected] or 503-575-1241. JUST THE FACTS, FOR SALEM – We report on your community with care and[Read More…]
Sumpter teacher builds community one note at a time
Bethea Gliebe was recently recognized as the Salem-Keizer School District’s music educator of the year.
Legislative proposal aims to streamline virtual charter school process
Oregon advocates support House Bill 3204 which is tentatively scheduled for a Senate committee vote this week.
No surprises in financial disclosures for Salem-Keizer board
School board directors in Oregon are required to file financial disclosure forms for the first time in 2023. The filings have prompted mass resignations in several eastern Oregon districts.
YOUR GOVERNMENT: Salem-Keizer board to interview potential student advisors
The board meets at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 8, and will also consider a resolution asking district leaders to create a committee to recommend actions the district can take related to climate change.