The Salem-Keizer School District’s board expects to begin finding a new superintendent by Sept. 1 after first securing a firm to aid in the search. On Tuesday, board chair Ashley Carson Cottingham updated the board on the search giving a rough timeline culminating in a Sept. 1 start date. Requests[Read More…]
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Oregon schools lean heavily on emergency teachers, including untrained ones
Struggling with staffing shortages exacerbated by the pandemic, Oregon schools leaned heavily last year on teachers who received emergency licenses from the state. During the 2021-22 school year, districts employed 438 emergency licensed teachers, up from 181 the year prior and a low of 134 five years ago, according to[Read More…]
Divided school board bans concealed carry in Salem-Keizer
The vote prohibits visitors from conceal carrying on school property and comes after Senate Bill 554 passed in 2021 allowing districts to set their own policies in regards to banning guns.
Oregon schools need billions to close funding gap, education commission says
Years of underfunding has lead to a widening gap between what schools need and what they’re getting, a new report says.
AGENDA: Salem-Keizer board to vote on concealed weapons ban
The Salem-Keizer School Board will vote Tuesday on a policy banning concealed weapons from district schools. Currently, state law prohibits open carry of guns in public buildings, which includes schools, with exceptions for law enforcement officers. That law does not apply to those with concealed carry licenses who have concealed weapons. The[Read More…]
Summer camp unites Latino Salemites to learn, play as families
Now in its second year, the program put on by the Salem-Keizer Coalition for Equality blends reading and math with traditional dance and cuisine over a month of classes and field trips for parents and kids.
Two seniors hope to tackle mental health, bullying as student school board advisors
Raylin Brennan and Isaac McDonald will advise the Salem-Keizer School Board for the 2022-23 school year.
Christy Perry announces she’ll retire at end of school year
Salem-Keizer Superintendent Christy Perry takes a selfie with summer 2019 graduates from Roberts High School. Perry announced she’s retiring at the end of the 2022-23 school year (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Superintendent Christy Perry says her ninth year leading the Salem-Keizer School District will be her last. Perry, 56, announced her[Read More…]
West Salem students take gold in medical, robotics competitions
West Salem High School’s winning EMT team at from the 2022 SkillsUSA national competition, from left: Natalie Stauffer, Madison Wilch, Lt. Jennifer Stanislaw, Advisor, Alexis Williams (Courtesy/Salem-Keizer School District) Local students are shining a little brighter this summer after taking home gold medals in a national competition. West Salem High[Read More…]
Salem high schools will keep “Gender Queer” on shelves following grandparent challenge
The graphic novel memoir “Gender Queer” by Maia Kobebe will remain in three Salem-Keizer high school libraries following a challenge by grandparents. Three Salem high schools will keep copies of the graphic novel “Gender Queer” in their libraries after a district committee voted unanimously against a parent’s request to remove[Read More…]
