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Salem-Keizer Eyes Middle School Closures Next as Enrollment Keeps Shrinking
Salem-Keizer Public Schools leaders told the Salem Chamber of Commerce on Monday that middle schools are the district's next likely target for closures, as a wave of smaller elementary classes works its way toward secondary school in the coming years. Chief Operations Officer Paul Odenthal delivered the warning just weeks after the district recommended shuttering six elementary campuses.
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Cascade Caps 13-Win Turnaround With Eight All-League Honorees
TURNER, Ore. – Cascade High School boys soccer finished 13-2-1, turning a season of improvement into a playoff appearance and eight all-league selections. The Cougars outscored opponents 79-8. One year after posting a 1-6-3 league record, Cascade combined a productive attack with a defense that repeatedly kept opponents off the scoreboard.
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Staff member accuses Oregon Trail School District leadership of bullying, harassment
SANDY, Ore. (KATU) -- An Oregon school district employee is accusing leadership of creating a toxic work environment with harassment, bullying, and retaliation. One current and one former staff member of the Oregon Trail School District addressed the school board on Monday night. The current employee, Mallory Ling, said district...
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Canby football season comes to close with playoff loss at Summit
A trip over the mountains ended with a state playoff loss for the Canby High football team Friday night. The battle with Summit on Nov. 6 ended in a 26-20 loss, but not without the Cougars overcoming a slow start and having an opportunity to take a lead late in the game. In the end, Canby’s football season came to a close in Bend.
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Canby’s Cutsforth runs to top-20 finish at 5A girl’s state meet
For Canby’s Macallan Cutsforth, finishing her high school cross country career with a top-20 finish at the state championships puts a nice capper on her career. Cutsforth churned through the tough 5,000 meter state meet course Saturday, Nov. 7, at Lane Community College, in a time of 19 minutes, 30.2 seconds, good enough for 19th place overall in the hyper-competitive 5A girl’s division.
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Voters paid for school improvements. Salem-Keizer wants to close them
Salem-Keizer voters approved a $620 million bond measure in 2018 to address overcrowded schools, improve building safety, and expand educational opportunities across one of Oregon's largest school districts. Eight years later, the district is considering closing six elementary schools , including several that received bond-funded improvements. For families who remember the 2018 campaign, the closures have them questioning whether they'll support another construction bond. "There are many of us who believe that if this continues, the district is on a path to the following outcomes: drop in elementary achievement scores, a failed bond, a broken relationship with the community," parent Nick Sayen said at a recent school board meeting . The 2018 measure, known as Measure 24-429, funded renovations and expansions throughout Salem-Keizer Public Schools. Projects included improvements to classrooms, labs, cafeterias, security systems and aging infrastructure. It was the largest bond effort in district history and, at the time, the third-largest bond measure in Oregon. Voters narrowly approved it , with 53% voting in favor and 47% opposed. "I am very pleased that the citizens of Salem and Keizer continue to support the schools and trust the district to use the money wisely and as promised," said then-school board