Student teacher Rachel Nelson, left, shares a laugh with South Salem High School teacher Joy Anna Forsythe as they clean their classroom on Sept. 1, 2020 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Classes don’t start until Sept. 15, but South Salem High School teachers got a chance Tuesday to head back into the[Read More…]

An empty classroom at Stevens Middle School on Aug. 18, 2020 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) [ NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing this information free as a community service. You can support dissemination by subscribing. ] About 2% of school employees and 1% of students would become infected with Covid between September and[Read More…]

McKay High School senior Joseph Jacobsen works with assistant principal Aaron Johnson and science teacher Lori Hunt on August 18, 2020 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Lori Hunt glanced from her phone to a spiral-bound notebook on the desk in front of her. “I just got hung up on,” said the McKay[Read More…]

Salem-Keizer superintendent Christy Perry talks during a virtual school board meeting on Tuesday, April 14. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) [ NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing this information free as a community service. You can support dissemination by subscribing. ] Salem-Keizer Superintendent Christy Perry was preparing for a school board meeting Aug. 11[Read More…]

Highland Elementary 2nd grade teacher Becky Montgomery works with a student during a computer math exercise Wednesday March 13, 2019. (Fred Joe/Special to Salem Reporter) Salem students who receive special education services, are learning English or don’t have reliable Internet access could see the inside of a classroom much sooner[Read More…]

Yasmine Duarte, right, and Jennifer Duarte, left, hold up their sister, Genesis, following her graduation from North Salem High School on Thursday, August 6. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Local high schools worked overtime to celebrate the Class of 2020 last week, staging six to eight ceremonies back-to-back so seniors could receive[Read More…]

The Salem-Keizer School Board meets virtually for a work session on July 28, 2020 (Screenshot) Salem-Keizer School Board directors will hear the latest district plans for all-remote fall classes in a work session and meeting Tuesday evening, though they won’t vote on the plans. District administrators will first update the[Read More…]

Dressed in a mini cap and gown, Luis Torres, 18 months, greets mother Lupe following her graduation during the Early College High School and Roberts Teen Parent Program combined commencement ceremony at Sprague High School on Thursday, August 6. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Salem-Keizer’s Teen Parent Program is a high school[Read More…]

Subhi Aryan, left, and sister Majida, wait their turn to walk the stage during the 3:30 p.m. North Salem High School graduation ceremony on Thursday, August 6. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) They waited months to don caps and gowns, hoping they’d be able to enjoy one traditional rite of passage for[Read More…]

Luke Clifton, Esha Puri and Pranav Ramesh stand in front of South Salem High School. The three rising seniors set up the free tutoring program, Connect Oregon Students, to assist K-12 students with distance learning. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) South Salem High School seniors Esha Puri, Luke Clifton and Pranav Ramesh[Read More…]