September 16, 2021 at 6:00 PM - Regular Session

Description:  The Regular Session of the North Santiam School District’s Board of Directors is called to order at 6:00 pm. It is an open meeting of the Board and the public is allowed to observe either on site or via the Zoom link listed below. On the agenda is a place for public comment. Those in attendance that wish to address the Board during this time must complete a public comment request prior to this point in the agenda. Comment cards are available at each meeting site and also at the link PUBLIC COMMENT CARD. Speakers may offer objective criticism of school operations and programs however, the law prohibits the Board from hearing complaints regarding any personally identifiable District staff member. The Board asks that anyone wishing to communicate a complaint of this manner follow the proper administrative process in Board policy KL (Public Complaints). This information is available on the District website. 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: ALISHA OLIVER
Mike Wagner and Tayven Whieldon will be absent with notice. Laura Wipper will attend the meeting via Zoom. 

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: ALISHA OLIVER

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Description:  Any changes to the agenda after posting on September 10, 2021 are noted below:

Added Attachments-

• 6.1-8/19/21 Meeting Minutes-Draft3 (revised)                                    8/11/21 Meeting Minutes-Draft
• 8.1-September 2021 Enrollment Totals

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Removed Agenda Items-

RECOMMENDED MOTION-AGENDA APPROVAL

Motion that the Board approves the meeting agenda as modified.  Motion Made By: Vote:

Description:  The meeting will now be opened to receive public comment. We value the time and initiative members of the public take to share their thoughts with the Board. The Board’s role during public comment is not to immediately respond, but to listen. If there is follow-up necessary, we will direct our Superintendent to do so. Remember that we all model the way for our students, and we ask that everyone share their thoughts in a respectful way. Should any public comment include complaints regarding a personally identifiable District staff member, the Board chair may direct the speaker to the proper administrative process found in Board policy KL which can be found on the table near the entrance of the room and on the District's website. Anyone who has filled out a public comment card is now asked to step forward and state their name and address. Please note that speakers will have three minutes to express their thoughts.

Description:  This agenda item is for monthly reports from the Stayton High School ASB president and for other requests/reports from students.  

Description:  The listed District administrators were not able to attend the Leadership Team Goals workshop on August 11, 2021, so they will present their goals for the 2021-22 school year to the Board. 

Description:  Included within the Superintendent’s report will be brief updates from all school principals on the start-up of school in their buildings.
 

Description:  Assoc. Superintendent Dave Bolin will give the Student Success Act. monthly update which typically includes activities and expenditures.  This month he will review the 2020-21 Annual Report.

Description:  In order to make more efficient use of meeting time, items that are routine in nature are placed on the Consent Agenda when no debate is anticipated.  Any item placed on the Consent Agenda may be removed at the request of any Board member prior to the time a vote is taken. All remaining items of the Consent Agenda are then disposed of in a single motion.

Description:  The minutes from the previous month's meeting are submitted for Board review and approval. 

Description:  School boards must approve the hiring and annual renewal and/or extenstions of the Licensed staff contracts. Any changes in Licensed staff since the last board meeting are listed below. Only new hires require board approval; building transfers, resignations and retirements are for information only.

New Hires (Board Action Required)
Taylor Rash SHS SPED Teacher (Replacing Mike Hammond)
Renee Gillbreth SIS 4th Grade Teacher (Replacing Abrams/Moneke)
Allen Regnier Sublimity Music Teacher (Replacing David Lewin)
Jason Platt SHS 3rd Counselor (New)

Resignations 
Mike Hammond SHS
Karin Moneke SIS
Joanna Henderson (prev listed as Abrams)  SIS
David Lewin Sublimity

Leave of Absence
Amy Donaldson SES

Description:  RECOMMENDED MOTION-CONSENT AGENDA

Motion that the Board approve the Consent Agenda including; 6.1-Minutes from the 8/11/21 Special Session and 8/19/21 Regular Session and 6.2-New hires- Taylor Rash, Renee Gillbreth, Allen Regnier, and Jason Platt. Motion Made By: Vote:

Description:  It was discovered that board policy JECDA-AR-Transcript Evaluation was left incomplete during the full policy rewrite in 2017. The District should've noted the areas of the policy that contained [bracket language] and identified which part was to be crossed out and which part would be adopted. The policy has been reviewed by school administrators and been submitted for board review. Since it is an Associated Regulation (AR), it does not require Board approval but it is the standard operating procedure at NSSD to present changes to AR's to Board members prior to their adoption and implementation by NSSD staff.  

Description:  Current enrollment is approximately 2,097 across the District but schools are still working to contact students who are considered enrolled but have yet to attend in person. Some students are still in the process of being switched from in-person learning to Options Academy. Projected numbers for each school are listed below. The breakdowns at each grade are available in the attachment.

Mari-Linn: 157
Sublimity: 336
Stayton Elementary: 353
Stayton Intermediate/Middle: 455
(SIS: 155  SMS: 300)
Stayton High: 698
Options Academy: 98

Description:  A list of possible future agenda items is attached as part of the board packet.  Board members may request that additional items be posted to this list.

Description:  Information regarding activities across the District can be found on the website at www.nsantiam.k12.or.us

September 29, 2021 - Stayton Sublimity Chamber Greeters Weekly Event
8:30 am ~ Stayton's Hobby Hut

October 13, 2021 - Stayton Sublimity Chamber Greeters Weekly Event
8:30 am ~ Stayton Sports Store

October 20, 2021 - Stayton Sublimity Chamber Greeters Weekly Event
8:30 am ~ Mary Artz Tax & Business Services

October 21, 2021 Regular Session-Board Meeting:  
6:00 pm ~ Santiam Room/Zoom

November 18, 2021 Regular Session Board Meeting: 
6:00 pm ~ Santiam Room/Zoom

Description:  Announcements for this meeting:

NSSD Board Meeting Greeter for Next Month:

Stayton Sublimity Chamber Greeters NSSD Rep:
9/29-
10/13-
10/20-

Possible Future Agenda Items:

Description:  Time: