Category Schools
Salem student athletes need officials – but they’re hard to find
A sharp decline in youth sports officials during the pandemic has led to more canceled games. Local athletic directions are trying to step up recruitment efforts.
School board will consider firm for superintendent search
Four search firms have submitted proposals to find a replacement for Christy Perry, who's retiring at the end of the school year.
Olympians return to School on the Hill for 40th reunion
The Sprague High School Class of 1982 got a tour of the building as part of a weekend reunion. A renovation and expansion of the school is wrapping up this fall.
Fire foundation gets grant to translate CPR videos for Salem students
For years, local firefighters and paramedics have taught CPR in middle schools. Now, that training will be accessible in eight other languages.
Breakfast, lunch will be free for all Salem-Keizer students this year
Though some federal programs providing free school meals during the pandemic have ended, local schools won't be affected.
Classroom aides to see 8% raise in Salem
Under agreements with employee unions, teachers and other licensed workers will see a 4.5% raise for the upcoming school year, plus a retention bonus.
Salem-Keizer board will start superintendent search Sept. 1
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…
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…
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.