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Salem-Keizer schools will remain all-online for most students through at least Feb. 1
Teacher Kara Buchheit talks with Kristen Gough and son James, an incoming kindergartner at Kalapuya Elementary School on Thursday, September 17. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Nearly all of Salem-Keizer’s 41,000 students will continue school online through at least Feb. 1, the district announced Tuesday, citing a…
As Salem student task force nears recommendations on police in schools, conflicts erupt over process
Vinny Olivas, center, protests outside a Salem-Keizer School District building with other members of Latinos Unidos Siempre after walking out of a student task force meeting on Sept. 25 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Three months have passed since Christy Perry, superintendent of the Salem-Keizer School District,…
Excuse me teacher, you’re frozen again’ – navigating kindergarten in a pandemic
James Gough, an incoming kindergartner at Kalapuya Elementary School, laughs after making a mistake on an assessment test to gauge his alphabet comprehension on Thursday, September 17. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The twenty-one students in Emma Kubishta’s kindergarten class started with the basics: a capital letter…
School leaders select Salem-Keizer’s Christy Perry as Oregon Superintendent of the Year
\ In 2016, Heidi Sipe faced a challenging year as superintendent of the Umatilla School District. She was dealing with changes on the local school board and among staff and seeking advice for how to run her eastern Oregon district. Christy Perry, superintendent of Salem-Keizer…
SURVEY: Salem families split between cautious optimism, frustration as kids head back to school
An empty classroom at Stevens Middle School on Aug. 18, 2020 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Salem-area residents are split on whether it’s a good idea for students to return to classrooms this fall, according to a Salem Reporter survey, but most reported concerns about the academic…
After students wait outside in smoky air, South Salem making changes to back-to-school event
The South Salem High School office in Sept. 1, 2020 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) When Alex Goldberg showed up at South Salem High School Monday to get a new Chromebook for her daughter, she found a line of students waiting outside in smoky air. It was…
Salem-Keizer delays start of school to Sept. 17 in response to wildfires
First grade teacher Jenna Miller hands a math workbook to Nikolas Buczynski at Kalapuya Elementary School on Thursday, September 3. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) All Salem-Keizer School District students will start classes next Thursday, Sept. 17 after multiple schools had to cancel events preparing for the…
PHOTOS: Kalapuya students reconnect with lost jackets, spring artwork at drive-though event
Piper Miller, 6, picks up school materials during a drive-in event at Kalapuya Elementary on Thursday, September 3. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Salem schools are getting ready for an online start to school with drive-by events where students can return library books, pick up needed supplies,…
“It’s not pretty”: Salem high schools scramble to finish student schedules in a world with fewer options
Shari Dixon, student data specialist at McKay High School, works through the intricacies of class scheduling at her desk on Thursday, September 3. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Sam Mendez says building a high school schedule is like a game of Jenga: you move one block and…