Category Schools
Salem-Keizer schools roll back in-person instruction, stop youth sports as Oregon shuts down
Highland Elementary School students enter the school library for brief in-person classes on Oct. 20, 2020 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Thousands of Salem students who had been getting in-person help with school will be back to virtual class this week, Salem-Keizer Superintendent Christy Perry has announced.…
AGENDA: Salem-Keizer board to consider adding student advisor, revised public comment policy
The Salem-Keizer School Board meets virtually for a work session on July 28, 2020 (Screenshot) Members of the Salem-Keizer School Board will vote Nov. 10 on a plan to add a student advisor to their ranks while also considering a policy that would allow the…
With one week left in quarter, half of Salem-Keizer high school students failing at least one class
More than 6,700 local high school students are on track to fail at least one class during the fall quarter, a result that administrators in the Salem-Keizer School District find “alarming.” They said that reflects the challenges of teaching online. At least one high school…
For three teachers, online wood shop now includes ghost stories, costumes and plenty of teamwork
Construction and woodworking teachers Michelle Zielinski, left, and Andrew Chidwick, set up for class on Oct. 23 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Pies to the face. Ghost stories over Zoom. A shawl and bright lipstick for a touch of drama. For three Salem wood shop teachers, it’s…
Oregon relaxes school reopening metrics, but little change ahead for Salem students
Highland Elementary School students enter the school library for brief in-person classes on Oct. 20, 2020 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) A change to Oregon’s school reopening guidelines means tens of thousands more students could soon return to the classroom, but Salem students will see little change.…
In Salem, a handful of elementary school students get in-person help with school
Highland Elementary School students enter the school library for brief in-person classes on Oct. 20, 2020 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) At 9:15 a.m. on a recent morning, Highland Elementary School principal Christi Cheever stood outside the school’s side entrance. The school’s online morning classes had already…
A month in, local schools report most kids are showing up for virtual classes
Miranda Lara Ruiz, 16, left, and Marina Melnychuk pick up items from their lockers at McKay High School on Thursday, September 3. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Oregon so far has little picture of how hundreds of thousands of students are faring with virtual learning this year…
School board signs off on $11 million plan to hire more reading teachers, community outreach and social workers
Jared Vergara Santana writes down research questions for his newspaper article in the Hoover Elementary School library on Oct. 29, 2019 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Salem-Keizer schools will begin hiring more social workers and teachers this week after the school board approved a multimillion-dollar plan to…
EDUCATION ROUNDUP: More money for Salem-Keizer construction, WOU president to retire, pumpkin patch fundraiser
An expansion of the commons under ongoing construction at Waldo Middle School on May 6, 2020. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) There’s a lot going on in local schools, colleges and universities. To help keep you up to speed, Salem Reporter is launching a semi-regular roundup of…