Osvaldo Avila, Salem-Keizer School Board director, is sworn in at a July 13, 2021 meeting (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Two fresh faces will lead the Salem-Keizer School Board for the next year – and they’re getting to work on a new public comment policy. Board directors unanimously elected Osvaldo Avila as[Read More…]

Eddy Binford-Ross, a junior at South Salem High School, photographs the March for Floyd on Saturday, June 6. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The chair of the Salem-Keizer School Board is delaying the planned recognition of a high school journalist after her article critical of some board members was shared on Facebook[Read More…]

The Salem-Keizer School Board in 2019 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) The Salem-Keizer School Board on Monday said they’ll reevaluate how board elections are conducted, but won’t make any changes to the process ahead of the May 2021 contest where four seats are up for election. The resolution, approved on a 4-3[Read More…]

Seven high school students are vying for a voice on the Salem-Keizer School Board. Board members will appoint one applicant to serve as the board’s first student advisor at a Tuesday evening meeting, a position intended to make the board more responsive to student concerns. The student will serve through[Read More…]

A screenshot from Jesse Lippold’s Instagram shows him attending a maskless New Year’s party with about a dozen friends. A Salem-Keizer School Board Director is facing criticism after attending a maskless New Year’s party with about a dozen friends. Jesse Lippold posted photos on his Instagram page over the weekend[Read More…]

School board members discuss the comment policy during a Dec. 8 meeting (Screenshot from YouTube) After facing months of criticism over their handling of racial justice issues, the Salem-Keizer School Board narrowly voted to rein in public comment Tuesday night. The policy, approved on a 4-3 vote, is intended to[Read More…]

Salem-Keizer School Board members elected Satya Chandragiri chair for the 2019-20 school year in a split vote after hundreds of public comments. (Screenshot from public meeting) The two newest members of the Salem-Keizer School Board will serve as chair and vice chair for the coming year after a divided vote[Read More…]

The 2019 Salem-Keizer School Board (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) A normally routine task for the Salem-Keizer School Board – the election of a chair and vice chair for the coming year – will take place Wednesday, July 1 with a heightened level of public interest as at least two director vie[Read More…]

Marty Heyen, left, and Jesse Lippold, right, take new seats during a Salem-Keizer School Board meeting after being unanimously elected chair and vice chair for the 2019-20 school year next to Superintendent Christy Perry, center. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Marty Heyen was braced for a long school board meeting as community[Read More…]