Schools

In two recommendations, Jennifer McGuirk suggests the county strengthen its seat allocation policies and improve the program’s waitlist.

With the beginning of fall comes a now familiar tune: Oregon students continue to post outcomes on the statewide assessment that continue to fall flat from pre-pandemic outcomes

The referral letter cites potential violations of two state laws that prohibit the use of a public position for financial gain.

Title I schools—which have a higher share of families receiving government assistance—have struggled to sustain the enrollment thresholds that the district says are required for robust programming.

Mike Rosen, the former board member behind the filing, says the School Board has shown “no sense of fiduciary responsibility” under Eddie Wang’s leadership.

When PPS has shuttered school properties in the past, it hasn’t taken a uniform approach to what happens next.

In four findings, auditors determined that PPS had failed to establish a sound business case to offload bond management services to Procedeo, and cautioned that the district had become over-reliant on the external consultant.

Declining revenue and rising personnel costs mean the levy, a significant part of the district’s general fund, will support fewer teachers in coming years.

The district has largely retained its educators even as enrollment has fallen and is projected to continue falling for the foreseeable future.

A handful of members of the School Board were more cautious about proceeding with closures after hearing the scale at which they might need to occur. Most gave the green light to go forward.

The majority of the School Board, who approved the contract by a 5-2 vote, said that the new contract would bring Armstrong closer to superintendents of other comparable school districts nationwide.

The pay increase largely comes in the form of a retention incentive that starts in June 2028.