Members of the Salem-Keizer School Board during a Dec. 8 meeting (Screenshot from YouTube)
The Salem-Keizer School Board will hear updates on the district’s plan to return students to in-person school during a Tuesday meeting and could move forward with a plan to change the way school board elections are held.
District administrators will update the board on student academic performance and their plans for school reopening. Kindergarten and first grade students will return to classrooms the week of March 2, with other elementary school students to follow.
The board is scheduled to vote on a plan to change school board elections from districtwide races to zoned races. Currently, board members must live in the zone they represent, but are elected by the entire district.
The board failed to reach agreement on the plan, proposed by Director Jesse Lippold, at a preliminary discussion during its January meeting. Board members will vote on a charter renewal for Optimum Learning Environment Charter School, and a proclamation for Black History Month.
The board meets virtually at 6 p.m. Tuesday. The meeting will be broadcast on channel 21 and on YouTube at the links below. The agenda is available online.
English: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohwQz9CY7wc
Spanish: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zv7-lC-U_68
-Rachel Alexander
