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Roseburg School District #4 Position 2

Special districts in Oregon are formed to govern specific resources. Examples are people’s utility districts, library districts, sewer districts, irrigation districts, ports and cemetery districts. Some districts get revenue only from taxes. Others, such as water districts, get revenue from ratepayers. Others may combine the two sources. Each district is governed by a board of directors which is responsible for the operation of the district and its financial accountability. ( https://www.oregonlaws.org/ors/198.010 ) Qualifications: Candidate must be a registered voter and a resident of the district for 1 year. Employees of the district are not eligible unless employed as a substitute driver. ORS 332.016 and 332.018(2)Salary: A member of the governing body of a district may receive an amount not to exceed $50 for each day or portion thereof as compensation for services performed as a member of the governing body. Such compensation shall not be deemed lucrative. The governing body may provide for reimbursement of a member for actual and reasonable traveling and other expenses necessarily incurred by a member in performing official duties. [1971 c.403 §2; 1983 c.327 §2; 1983 c.740 §53a; 1989 c.517 §1; 1995 c.79 §74] In event of Vacancy: Except as otherwise provided by law, a vacancy in an elected office in the membership of the governing body of a district shall be filled by appointment by a majority of the remaining members of the governing body. If a majority of the membership of the governing body is vacant or if a majority cannot agree, the vacancies shall be filled promptly by the county court of the county in which the administrative office of the district is located. [ORS 198.320]

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    Micki J Hall
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    Andrew Shirtcliff 
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Even before COVID and the transition to online learning, school districts struggled with disparities in academic achievement. Educators fear even greater gaps upon their return to classrooms. What strategies will you consider to address these increased disparities?

COVID has shown us the importance of family support in facilitating students’ education. How will you build on this understanding to increase the role of parents in decision making and promote parental involvement in schools?

What is the impact of the pandemic on school budgets and spending priorities? How do you propose meeting these new challenges?

Los distritos escolares ya tenían dificultades con las disparidades en el desempeño académico, inclusive antes del COVID y de la transición al aprendizaje por internet. Los educadores temen que aparezcan vacíos aún mayores cuando el estudiantado vuelva a los salones de clase. ¿Qué estrategias considerará usted para enfrentar el aumento de estas dificultades?

El COVID nos ha mostrado la importancia del apoyo de las familias para facilitar la educación de los estudiantes. ¿Cómo utilizará este hecho para ampliar la función de los padres en la toma de decisiones y promover la participación de los padres de familia en las escuelas?

¿Cuál es el impacto de la pandemia en los presupuestos escolares y en las prioridades de gasto? ¿Qué propone usted para enfrentar estos nuevos desafíos?

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Campaign Phone (public) (541) 430-4787
Campaign Address 134 W. Berdine St.
Roseburg, Or 97471
Town Where You Live Roseburg
Your Experience/Qualificatons Bachelor of Arts, Indiana University, 1973 Doctorate of Jurisprudence, Indiana University, 1977 Southern Oregon University, Teaching Certificate, 1986 School Board, Position #2, 2018–present
County Douglas
Term 2021-2025
I would begin by saying, research shows the individual teacher is by far the most important factor in a child’s education.Disparities in achievement and how to address them has created a plethora of questions that teachers have tried to answer over the centuries. It seems each year teachers get better at addressing those disparities that are within their control. Teaching tools, support staff, specialists in reading and math, analysis of student learning, and a robust relationship with the students and their families have helped the classroom teachers to continue to address the disparities and help each student to meet their highest potential.
There are many stakeholders in any school district: students, staff, teachers, administrators, parents, and community members. In the Roseburg School District, parental and family support has always been encouraged and supported. This is evidenced by conferences, email correspondence, webpages for each school, online grading, and teacher-parent interaction, not to mention activities and athletics participation. Over the past year, parents have become increasingly involved due to the necessity of online learning, and the District in general and each individual school will continue to encourage avid parental-guardian participation. I believe everyone involved in a child’s learning this last year will be able and willing to reinforce the involvement of all stakeholders in a child’s education.
Many school districts across the country have had difficulty with the costs of the pandemic, but I believe Roseburg School District, a District with a history of frugal spending and savings, has stepped up to the challenge of the costs involved. With the help of federal aid, the conservative spending policies of our district, and incredible planning on the part of administrators, our district has met the challenges with exacting efficiency. I am proud to have been a part of that planning, and praise our district for its work, which I believe will continue.
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Campaign Phone (public) (541) 863-5268
Campaign Address PO Box 6003
Myrtle Creek, OR 97457
Town Where You Live Roseburg
Your Experience/Qualificatons I have operated Shirtcliff Oil Co. for the past 7 years. I am experienced in handling the daily operations of a large organization.
County Douglas
Term 4 years
Disparities exist in life as in school. It is the individuals responsibility to address their own disparities, and it is the boards responsibility to make sure individuals have the tools they need to accomplish that.
It cannot be stated enough how important family support is to education. I believe we need to repair the relationship between schools and parents that has been so badly damaged over this past year. Educators can only do so much, it is a parents job to be a positive part of a students education if they are to be successful.
This is a difficult question to answer unless you are a current board member. Budgets and spending priorities are 2 of my strongest attributes. As a business owner I am making and reviewing theses financial decisions daily. I enjoy eliminating inefficiencies in systems that result in bottom line savings. Every business could be ran more efficiently and in doing so, save money. In my experience this is doubly true in government operated organizations. I do not see these as new challenges, they are just simply part of doing business.
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