Superintendent Message

O C T O B E R 2 0 1 5 N E W S L E T T E R A D R I A N S D . C O M

CALENDAR

County Teacher In-

Service, Oct. 2; No

School

School Board Mtg,

Oct. 12

Homecoming Week,

Oct. 5th-9th

RSD Friday, Oct. 9

Senior Night for

Football/Volleyball

End Quarter 1,

Oct. 15

No School Friday

Mammogram Bus,

Oct. 23

RSD Friday, Oct. 23

Red Cross Blood

Drive, Oct. 23

Town Hall Meeting

Rep. Bentz, Sen.

Ferrioli discuss the

proposed Owyhee

Canyonlands

Monument, Oct. 29

No School Friday,

Oct. 30

High School Principal

On September 15th, Andrew Weber and Brad Garrett of the OSAA presented the Oregonian Cup to our high school. The award is for outstanding achievement in athletics, academics, and sportsmanship. This special recognition covered the 2014-2015 school year. Great Job! Students, coaches, teachers… Enrollment figures show another increase in student population. We now have over 280 total – k thru 12. Our school is a great place to get an education in a safe and welcoming environment. Please attend as many activities as possible. Our school deserves, and appreciates, your support. When you come to school during the academic day, be sure to check in at the office(s). I would like to thank Michelle Dudley, Tera Rushton, and the PTO for put-ting together the ‘Back to School Night’. It was well attended and appreciated. The Adrian PTO is a service organization that works to provide many activities for our school. Great Job! Not doing your very best on every task means you are sacrificing your ‘gift’. “If you sincerely try to do your best to make each day your masterpiece, angels can do no better”. John Wooden! Thank you! Gene Mills

Wow, five weeks into the school year and the calendar fills up fast. Conferences were held this past week and we would love to get your feedback on the new schedule in regards differences between the elementary and middle school/high school times.

If you are a parent of a child who is actively involved in the events going on in and out of school, you know what I am talking about. Football, volleyball, FFA, The Glean Team and International Club are just a handful of the things going on to keep the kids (and parents) busy! Throw in the junior high activities and I can only guess that you have installed a revolving door and buffet style eating at your house as well. The varsity football and volleyball teams are off to solid starts and opened up league play this week. FFA has already competed in a Dairy Judging and did quite well. We were honored to have OSAA Assistant Executive Directors Brad Garrett and Peter Weber here on September 15

th to present the student body with the Ore-

gonian Cup. It was a great presentation and a wonderful turnout as the student body was presented with the prestigious and beautiful Oregonian Cup!

The Glean Team has been busy gathering potatoes and onions from local fields and sheds and donating the produce to local citizens as well as other schools and communities throughout the state. A big “thank you” goes out to the local farm-ers for their generosity and to Mrs. Chamberlain, Mr. Johnson and Hunter Phelps for taking the lead with the gleaners. Homecoming will soon be here, so be sure to mark your calendars. The pa-rade and pep assembly will be held during the afternoon of October 8

th. That evening

we will hold the annual Powder Puff football game.

The Oregon Council of Teachers of Mathematics has listed problem-solving strategies that parents can suggest when working with the inevitable problems their student encounters in math classes. These strategies include the following. Act it out. Choose the method of computation. Determine reasonableness. Draw a diagram. Eliminate possibilities. Find a pattern. Guess and check. Make a list. Make a model. Make a table. Solve a simpler problem. Use an equation. Use a formula. Use a graph. Work backwards. The 10 worst problem-solving habits suggested include the following. Trying to do it all in your head, not writing anything down. Arbitrarily choosing a strategy. Staying with a strategy when it is not work-ing. Giving up on a strategy too early. Getting fixed on a single strategy and trying to use it for everything. Not asking yourself, “Does this make sense?”. Being afraid to ask for help. Not checking your answer. Not noticing patterns. Going through the motions instead of thinking. Practice. perseverance and thinking seem to be key components related to successful problem-solving. T.S.

I believe that until you have a senior student living in your home, you cannot truly appreciate how busy they are or the amount of mail they now receive! If you are a parent of a senior, you really need to be encouraging your child to stay on top of their work. There are many deadlines to be aware of: SAT and ACT tests, early application deadlines for colleges, scholarship deadlines and even Senior Project deadlines! Parents of sophomore or junior students, this is a reminder that your child will be taking the PSAT/NMSQT on Wednesday, October 16

th. This test presents an opportunity for your child to prepare for the SAT

and possibly earn a National Merit Scholarship. Each sophomore and junior student has already received a study guide to help prepare them for this exam. Please take the time over the next three weeks to encour-age your child to spend a little time each night looking over the study guide!

SAT and ACT Test Dates

Important dates for Seniors (and Juniors) to know:

Next SAT Date Registration Deadline Late Registration Deadline

Mail Phone / Online

Nov 7 Oct 9 Oct 23 Oct 27

Dec 5 Nov 5 Nov 20 Nov 23

Jan 23 Dec 28 Jan 8 Jan 12

Mar 5 Feb 5 Feb 19 Feb 23

May 7 Apr 8 Apr 22 Apr 26

Jun 4 May 5 May 20 May 25

COUNSELOR’S CORNER

Next ACT test date Registration deadline Late Fee Required

October 24, 2015 September 18, 2015 September 19–October 2, 2015

December 12, 2015 November 6, 2015 November 7–20, 2015

February 6, 2016* January 8, 2016 January 9–15, 2016

April 9, 2016 March 4, 2016 March 5–18, 2016

Additional fees apply if you register late or make changes to your test type, center or date after registering.

Math 30 Seconds

K-8 Principals Office

Students of the Month—September

We are enjoying your students. They are working hard. This year we are having Parent/Teacher conferences early so we may communicate with parents about any problems impeding a student’s learning and facilitate a solution. Middle School Athletics has started. There is much to be learned about working and being part of team. Our community has been a good example of how to pull to-

gether in good times and in times of tragedy. I am happy to

be part of this community.

This year all library books are being checked out through Adrian’s imple-mentation of the Koha Library System so it is easy to tell how many books are checked out each day. In the first 5 weeks of school, 2024 books have been checked out. So far the most books checked out in a single day was 149. The average number of books checked out on regular school days is 96. Books for this year’s Oregon Battle of the Books (OBOB) at elementary, middle school and high school levels are now available in the library. Stu-dents who plan to participate in the OBOB program this year may want to begin reading the books now so as to compete effectively at the regional contest in March. In fact, some stu-dents started reading the books last summer. A used book sale was held in the li-brary during parent-teacher confer-ences in September. If you didn’t get to browse through the books then, feel free to visit the library at any time to investigate the books that are for sale because they are no longer needed in the library. Any withdrawn book may be purchased for 25 cents and for $1.00 you can get 5 books (1 bonus book!). In addition to the story time for pre-school children held each Tuesday at10:30 at the library, this year the program ABC Music and Me will be presented on the second Wednesday of each month at 10:00 a.m. in the Adrian School Library. Children aged 2 to 5 are the target of the program sponsored by Grow EO to support parents in their task of growing strong children. Please spread the word about this valuable resource for par-ents/caregivers of young children

.

Kindergarten Clara Wood & Ely Dittmer—Listening Ears & Staying Focused Grade 1 Kash Morford—Master Mathematician Juan Bahen—Excellent Reader

Grade 2 Max Hansen—Outstanding AR Reader Keegan Johnston—Excellent Citizenship Award Mya Osborn—Excellent Academics

Grade 3 Hailee Cutlip & Gavin Allaire—Working Hard Towards AR Goals Samuel Stephens & Rancem Jordan—Magnificent Mathematicians

Grade 4 Natalia Redburn, Presley Speelmon, Diana Arias— Always on Task

Grade 5 Deserae Wood—Excellent Adjustment to a New Environment

Thanks for all of your support. William H. Ellsworth K-8 Principal

Once again the Oregon FFA is partnering with Les Schwab to host a food drive during the month of October. The Adrian FFA is implementing a 3-part plan to optimize their impact in this state-wide activity. The first component is nearly complete as chapter and student body members have been gleaning local onions and potatoes to give away to community members and programs, neighboring school districts and even the Oregon Food Bank. Thanks to the generosity of local farmers and Giant Produce in Parma, over 40,000 pounds has been collected and dispersed locally so far. Student hours and total pounds have been documented and this total will be submitted to the Oregon FFA as soon as the program gets underway. In addition, chapter officers will be implementing a food drive to collect non-perishable food items and also a “Changing Hunger” loose change drive in the K-12 grades. Within the K-8 classes, the top class will receive an ice cream sundae party and the individual from each class who brings in the most pounds of food or greatest dollar converted pounds of food will receive a prize! In the high school, the top three contributing students will have the opportunity to win free milk for a month! Watch for more details to come! In other news, Adrian members recently participated in the District Dairy Judging Career Development Event (CDE) hosted at Dairylain Farms of Vale. The advanced team finished 3

rd and Thayne Schulthies

was tied for the fifth high individual. In the beginning contest the Adrian chapter was fifth and Maricruz Robles was third. The next CDE for Adrian students is Soils judging the end of September. Next month, the Adrian FFA members will be hosting a night at Spooky Lanes, a local Halloween venue. Thursday, October 15

th will be FFA night where local members will be running the event and a portion of the

nights proceeds will go to the FFA Chapter. Mark your calendars and plan to come out to Spooky Lanes on this date to support our local FFA members. More information to come!

Anna-Marie Chamberlain Adrian Agricultural Education Instructor & FFA Advisor

PO Box 108 Adrian, OR. 97901 541-372-2335

Come support the Antelopes on

October 2nd, 2015

in the gym at

5:00pm for volleyball and 7:00pm for football!

We will be hosting a pink out to

spread awareness about breast cancer.

We hope to see you there in pink!

Well, another year is here, and we are really excited for the 2015-2016 school year. We have an impressive range of exchange students this year—from Germany, Thailand, and Spain! We are very excited to have them all. Besides the new exchange students, we have a handful of new students to add to the student body. Football and volleyball season is here! Homecoming will be held on October 9

th, and we hope to see you there!

Please come and support the volleyball as well as football players. We are looking forward to an impressive school year with good grades and good times. Thank you, Erin Nielson, ASB reporter.

Adrian Community!

Attention All Women!!! No more EXCUSES for not doing your

ANNUAL MAMMOGRAM!!!

Do you know: About 1 in 8 U.S. women (just over 12%) will

develop invasive breast cancer over the course of her lifetime!

The earlier the problem can be discovered, the easier the cure.

What are you waiting for??? Come and join the Mammogram Bus Program!

Date: October 23 (Friday) Time: 9am-3pm Where: Adrian Cafeteria Phone: 541-372-2335 Contact: Brooke Meyer or Stephanie Allison

Homecoming Parade-1:45 Community Pep Assembly-2:15-3:15

Sports Booster Chili Feed-5:00 Announcement of K-12 Sports Teams-5:30

Powder-Puff Football Game-6:00 Bonfire at Sunset

Middle School Volleyball 1:00 Middle School Football 2:00

Volleyball – J.V. game starts at 3:00 4:00 Varsity Burnt River

Senior Night for Girls Volleyball – game starts at 5:00 Senior Night for Boys start of the Football game 7:00 During half time of the football game we will have the coronation parade,

presentation of the Fireman of the Day, & Crowning of the Homecoming Court. Homecoming Royalty Court

Freshman: Princess Roby Young— Prince Levy Obendorf Sophomores: Princess Bailey Martinez—Prince Eduardo Munoz

Juniors: Princess Anna Hutchings—Prince Dennis Dick Seniors: Princess Brooke Meyer, Princess C.C. Martin del Campo,

Princess Kylie Skerjanec Prince Bryson Shira, Prince Colton Nielsen , Prince Luke Campbell

FRIDAY, OCT. 8TH

THURSDAY, OCT. 7TH

International Club Trip to Europe We would like to thank everyone who helped us make this wonderful trip!

We visited Spain, Italy, France, Greece and Turkey , we were fortunate to experience so much in each country. We really enjoyed the different cultures, food, and history. It is something we will never forget.

The Vatican, Rome

Ephesus, Turkey

The Acropolis, Greece

La Sagrada, Barcelona

Toulon, France

Pompeii & Mt. Vesuvius ,

GLEANING 2015

By: Mariah McLay

Everyone has a dream in life but how often does one pursue it? Dennis Dick decided to pursue his dream of experiencing the American lifestyle by becoming an exchange student.

Dennis traveled to America from Hamburg, Germany—population 1.7 million. His dad, Eugen is employed as an I.T programmer (computer genius) and his mother, Katharina, a care-taker, working with individuals who need assistance. Den-nis’s parents are originally from Russia but moved to Germany and started a family. Dennis has a brother, Alex, and a sister Lea.

Dennis is a 16 year old teenager who enjoys playing video games, his favorite being NBA 2K. He also enjoys spending time with friends, and watching movies.

Dennis is currently playing football for the Antelopes. This is his first experience playing the sport and he states “it is really cool and fun.” Dennis is being utilized as an offensive center and defensive end. Dennis’s favorite sport is basketball on a city club team, SVNA. He plays the shooting guard position but states he can play any position. Dennis has played on the youth program for six years.

When Dennis first arrived here his first thought was how much smaller Adrian was than Hamburg. Although it is small Dennis said he likes all the beautiful country land and how open every-thing is. He likes the fact that in Adrian here everyone knows each other and are very nice and welcoming.

Dennis mentioned the major difference between attending schools in Germany and Adrian is “in Germany, students stay in one classroom and the teachers go to the different rooms for instructing.” He said school days are shorter in Germany and due to no school sports, there is more free time. Dennis speaks 3 languages, Russian, German, and English. He believes the Russian to be the most diffi-cult.

Dennis stated he misses his family, friends, and the delicious Russian dish pelmeni (a dumpling dish with various meats). . Dennis lives at the dorm with six other young men during the week and his host-parents are Kevin and Heidi

Purnell for one weekend a month and holidays.

By: Brooke Meyer Two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions, on a sesame seed bun. All the ingredi-ents to the famous McDonalds big-mac, which oddly enough is the favorite food of our exchange student from Spain—Pau Roget.

By: Mariah McLay

Everyone has a dream in life but how often does one pursue it? Dennis Dick decided to pursue his dream of experiencing the American lifestyle by becoming an exchange student.

Dennis traveled to America from Hamburg, Germany—population 1.7 million. His dad, Eugen is employed as an I.T programmer (computer genius) and his mother, Katharina, a care-taker, working with individuals who need assistance. Den-nis’s parents are originally from Russia but moved to Germany and started a family. Dennis has a brother, Alex, and a sister Lea.

Dennis is a 16 year old teenager who enjoys playing video games, his favorite being NBA 2K. He also enjoys spending time with friends, and watching movies.

Dennis is currently playing football for the Antelopes. This is his first experience playing the sport and he states “it is really cool and fun.” Dennis is being utilized as an offensive center and defensive end. Dennis’s favorite sport is basketball on a city club team, SVNA. He plays the shooting guard position but states he can play any position. Dennis has played on the youth program for six years.

When Dennis first arrived here his first thought was how much smaller Adrian was than Hamburg. Although it is small Dennis said he likes all the beautiful country land and how open every-thing is. He likes the fact that in Adrian here everyone knows each other and are very nice and welcoming.

Dennis mentioned the major difference between attending schools in Germany and Adrian is “in Germany, students stay in one classroom and the teachers go to the different rooms for instructing.” He said school days are shorter in Germany and due to no school sports, there is more free time. Dennis speaks 3 languages, Russian, German, and English. He believes the Russian to be the most diffi-cult.

Dennis stated he misses his family, friends, and the delicious Russian dish pelmeni (a dumpling dish with various meats). . Dennis lives at the dorm with six other young men during the week and his host-parents are Kevin and Heidi

Purnell for one weekend a month and holidays.

By: Brooke Meyer Two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions, on a sesame seed bun. All the ingredi-ents to the famous McDonalds big-mac, which oddly enough is the favorite food of our exchange student from Spain—Pau Roget.

Pau is from a small city in Catalonia (Spain) named Cardedeu. His city has a population of 17,000 resi-dents. He traveled all the way to America so he could spend a year living like an American teenager. Gratefully he was placed in Adrian. We all know that some students can be disappointed with the size of our town and our school, but not Pau! Pau’s first impression of Adrian, was “So small, but so beautiful.” Pau is 16 and currently a member of the junior class at Adrian High School. For his exchange year he plans on participating in football, basketball, and track. His favorite is basketball, he plays it back in Spain. He has played on a several club basketball teams since the age of six. He plays the forward position. Last year he was a member of the C.B.Cardedeu basketball team. Aside from enjoying his favorite American food, the cheese-burger . . . you can find Pau hanging out with friends and playing guitar. Pau is the son of Xavier Roget and Silvia Palou. His dad is the boss of all the national parks in Barcelona, Spain, and surrounding areas. Pau’s mother works as a phycologist. He has two siblings, a sister and a brother. In Spain, Pau’s school differs from ours. Unlike having multi-ple classrooms to change throughout the day, he only has one. The only things that change through the day is the pro-fessor and the class subject. Pau’s school starts at 8:00 am and ends at 2:00 pm. Some fun facts about Pau is that he is a very talented singer and guitarist, is very good at art, and speaks five languages—Catalan, Spanish, English and Italian. H Pau lives at the dorm with host parents Bill and Lorine VanCorbach and spends holidays and one weekend a month with Nolan and Nickie Shira. When Pau returns home to Spain, he plans on going to college in Barcelona to study music.

By: KrissAnn Nelson What was I afraid of? Aliens, little chilren, and teenagers. Everyone has fears. Mr. Bill Wortman greatest fear—Aliens. Strangely enough, some may consider small children and teenagers associated with the term aliens. Mr. Wortman has know his calling card in life since the age of twelve—he wanted to be a teacher. Mr. Wortman was born in Charleston, South Carolina and grew up and graduated in Black Foot, Idaho. There was no break for Mr. Wortman, right after he graduated high school he went straight to college. Playing Baseball for Olympic College in Bremerton, Washington. Then decided to finish his Education

Degree in Eastern Oregon University. Mr. Wortman stated “teaching and coaching is the two main things he likes to do.” Once Mr. Wortman received his degree he had a job offer in Teller, Alaska and accepted the offer. He began his teaching career instructing 3

rd grade reading and 4

th – 6

th grade

science. Once Mr. Wortman moved to Adrian he became involved at the school district by substitute teaching and functioning as an assistant coach for the Adrian Football team. Hired during the summer. Mr. Wortman was assigned the duties of teaching our high school physical education classes and afternoon teacher for the 1

st grade class. Mr. Wortman was a natural fit

for the positions due to his athletic involvement and elementary teaching experience. A reader, Mr. Wortman understands the benefits of reading. Reading stories to the first grade class, Mr. Wortman is hopeful students will develop a love for reading, learning to comprehend stories and develop the ability to read alone. Besides coaching and teaching, Mr. Wortman enjoys reading short stories by Jack London, binge watching documentaries, comedies, and dramas on Netflix, he also loves spending time with his wife Heather and their dog Marley. Our school district is fortunate to have Mr. Bill Wortman as a new teacher. We are delighted that he wasn’t scared to come into our community and instruct students at the Adrian School District. Just be weary of the aliens—and teenagers.

Desktop Publishing students are searching for individuals to spotlight in our newsletter. Do you know someone who is making a difference?

Our school is also interested in our alumni—where are they now?

Please contact Mr. Johnson at the high school . 541-473-3708

ABC Music

& Me ABC Music & Me is a program by Kindermusik and is proud to help children, teachers and families build

listening and early skills through music and movement.

Targeted toward parents and caregivers of young

children ages 2 to 5.

Join us at the Adrian School Library

on the 2nd Wednesday

of each month at 10 am.

Next Session:

Wednesday

October 14, 2015

@ 10 AM

Theme: Animals Abound

presents

Each session includes interactive

play and movement with instru-

ments and music.

Eight different sessions each with a

different theme ensures a variety of

educational opportunities.

A parent/care giver guide with addi-

tional activities, information and

ideas are provided with each session.

Carnival games . Spook trailer . Prizes .

Costume contest . Cupcake walk . Fish

EARLY INTERVENTION/EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM

Developmental Screening For Children

Ages Birth to 5 years (Who are not attending public kindergarten)

DO Y0U HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT

How your child walks, talks, hears, sees, plays with toys or responds to others?

If you do, please fill out the form below and return it ot us.

This is a public service FREE to all families.

What are your concerns with your child: ______________________

Please complete this form and return it to ESD

or mail to address above

Child’s Name: ______________________________________ Date of Birth: ________________ Telephone ________________ Parent’s Name: _______________________________________ Address: ____________________________________________ City__________________ State_______ Zip _____________ Today’s Date: _______________________

PROGAMA de EDUCACIÓN ESPECIAL INTERVENCIÓN TEMPRANA INFANCIA TEMPRANA

EVALUACIÓN de DESARROLLO

PARA NIÑOS Edades nacimiento hasta 5 anos

(QUE NO ESTAN ASISTIENDO EN KINDER PÚBLICO)

TIENE PREOCUPACIONES SOBRE:

¿Como su niño camina, hable, ve, juega con juguetes o repsonde a otros?

Si lo tiene, por favor llene la forma de abajo y regrésela a nosotros.

Este es un servicio publico GRATUITO para todas familias.

Que son sus preocupaciones con su niño/niña: __________________

Por favor complete esta forma v regrésela al ESD o por correo a la dirección de arriba:

Nombre del niño/niña: _______________________________________ Fecha de nacimiento: _________________ Teléfono: _____________ Nombres de Padres: ________________________________________ Dirección: _________________________________________________ Cuidad:_______________ Estado _______ Código Postal _________

Adrian School District #61 Condensed Board of Directors Meeting Minutes

July 9, 2015

Members present were: Ryan Martin, Eddie Kinkade, and Jake Speelmon. Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 8:23 p.m. by Board Chairman, Ryan Martin. The meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance.

Oath of Office for New Board Members Eddie Kinkade took the Oath of Office to serve as Adrian School Board Director representing Zone #4 for a four year term beginning 7/1/2015.

Adopt Agenda The agenda was amended to add item 5 i). Appoint Audit Committee. Motion was made and was seconded to adopt the agenda as amended. Motion carried unanimously.

Insurance Report Ray Waldo, Insurance Agent of Record, presented a summary of the 2015-2016 insurance coverage.

School Board Organization and Annual Procedural Business Elect Board Chairman and Vice – Chairman Jake Speelmon nominated Ryan Martin for Chairman. Ryan Martin nominated Jake Speelmon for Vice-Chairman. There were no other nominations. Ryan Martin was elected Chairman and Jake Speelmon Vice-Chairman unanimously. Designations Motion was made and was seconded to designate the following: Chief Administrative Officer and Clerk - Gene Mills; Deputy Clerk/Business Manager – Darla Witty; Custodian of Funds, Darla Witty, and authorize Gene Mills and Ryan Martin as co- signers, with two signatures required on the US Bank checking account, to authorize no second signature on the Scholarship Fund account at Umpqua Bank, and to authorize Kevin Purnell, Stephanie Allison, and Bailey Martinez as authorized signers on the Student Body Accounts at Umpqua Bank, with two signatures required; to set the borrowing limit for the custodian of funds, at $75,000; Budget Officer, Darla Witty; Official Auditors, Seydel, Lewis, Poe, Moeller, and Gunderson, LLC. of La Grande; Regular monthly board meeting as the second Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time and 8:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Savings Time, in the Adrian School Library; Depositories for District Funds US Bank, Checking Account, Local Government Investment Pool, Investment Account, Umpqua Bank, Scholarship Funds, and Umpqua Bank, Student Body Fund Accounts; Legal Counsel, none designated; Asbestos Program Manager, Pete Vasquez; and Insurance Agent of Record, Ray Waldo, of Field-Waldo Insurance. Motion carried unanimously. Set Fidelity Bond Amounts Motion was made and seconded to set crime coverage, including forgery and alteration coverage; theft, disappearance, and destruction coverage; computer fraud coverage; funds transfer fraud, faithful performance of duty; money order and counterfeit money at $500,000, with a $5,000 deducti-ble, and loss investigation expense coverage of $25,000 provided in the PACE Comprehensive Crime Policy Certificate. Motion carried unanimously. Adopt Inter-fund Borrowing Resolution Motion was made and was seconded to adopt Resolution 15-16.1, Resolution for Inter-fund Borrowing. Motion carried unanimously. Authorize Superintendent to apply for Grants Motion was made and was seconded to authorize the superin-tendent to apply for grants. Motion carried unanimously. Determine Open Accounts Motion was made and was seconded to approve the open accounts as listed. Motion carried unanimously. Appoint Budget Committee Member – Zone #2 Jake Speelmon recommended Vicky Osborn be appointed as the Zone #2 budget committee representative. Motion was made and was seconded to appoint Vicky Osborn to a three year term as Zone #2 representative on the Budget Committee. Motion carried unani-mously. Authorize Superintendent and Deputy Clerk to pay bills untimely with the board meeting Motion was made and was seconded to authorize the Superintendent and Deputy Clerk to pay bills untimely with the board meeting, Motion carried unanimously. Jake Speelmon and Eddie Kinkade volunteered to serve on the audit committee. Motion was made and was seconded to appoint Jake Speelmon and Eddie Kinkade as the audit committee. Motion carried unanimous-ly.

Elementary Principal Report Mr. Ellsworth, on behalf of the 4th of July committee, thanked the school for the

use of the park and facilities for the annual 4th of July Breakfast. He will be attending the Malheur Institute

July 20 -24. High School Principal Report Mr. Purnell reported that he attended the Confederation of Oregon School Ad-ministrators conference and pre-conference in Seaside in June. He found the conference to be beneficial. He will be attending the Malheur Institute. The state will be moving to a new reporting system, Indistar; there will be three training dates to learn to use the system. The remodel of the classrooms is moving along. We have four boys committed to the dorm at this time, 2 from Spain and 2 from Germany. The preliminary Smarter Balanced results have been released and the scores are about as expected. Students who didn’t pass may still meet using alternate assessments, such as, OAKS, SAT, ACT, or Work Keys. Adrian High School achieved a 100% graduation rate for 2014-2015. Superintendent Report Mr. Mills reported that the benefit for the Findling Family will be held on July 17, 2015. The All-Star football and volleyball games were good. Quincy Pendergrass and Kellie Barraza competed in the 1A/2A volleyball game. Summer basketball for the girls and boys has finished. The legislature has ad-journed and the bond matching program for facilities passed. Financial Report Darla Witty reported that the 2014-2015 fiscal year books are nearly closed and it looks like the carryover into 2015-2016 will be about $630,000. A summary of receipts and expenditures for all funds as of June 30, 2015 was presented. A final report of student body funds was also presented.

Consent Agenda Motion was made and was seconded to adopt the June 9, 2015 minutes as presented and to approve payment of the bills as listed in the amount of $246,568.10. Motion carried unanimously.

Action Items Fall Extra-duty Contracts The following extra-duty contracts were recommended: Lorine VanCorbach, Band/Chorus, Geary Johnson, Annual Advisor with a class period, Aimee Esplin, Head Volleyball Coach, Brenda Reay, Assistant Volleyball Coach, Aimee Esplin and Brenda Reay will split the Head Middle School Volleyball Coaching duties, Bill Ellsworth and Nolan Shira, Middle School Football Co-coaches with Nolan Shira to receive the full MS Football Coaching Stipend, Paul Shenk, Head HS Football Coach, Quinten Shenk, Assistant HS Football Coach and Bill Wortman, Assistant HS Football Coach. Mr. Shenk would like to volunteer his time again this year and would like to have the head coach stipend and the assistant coach stipend added together and distributed between the assistants with Bill Wortman receiving $400 more than Quinten Shenk. Motion was made and was seconded to offer extra-duty contracts as recommended. Motion carried unanimously. First Reading on Policy A first reading was held on Policy AC Nondiscrimination, AC-AR Discrimination Complaint Procedure, GBK/JFCG/KGC Prohibited Use, Possession, Distribution or Sale of Tobacco Products and Inhalant Delivery Systems also as JFCG/KGC/GBK and KGC//GBK/JFCG, GCDA/GDDA Criminal Records Checks/Fingerprinting, JFCG/JFCH/JFCI Use of Tobacco Products, Alcohol, or Drugs or Inhalant Delivery Systems, JFCG-AR Discipline for Use, Possession, Distribution, or Sale of Tobacco Products or Inhalant Delivery Systems (version 1 or 2). A second reading will be held at the August meeting. Offer Teaching Contracts It was recommended that teaching contracts be offered to Bill Wortman to teach first grade .5 FTE and to Kelly Tolman to teach high school and middle school essential skills and a middle school social studies class .5 FTE. Motion was made and was seconded to offer teaching contracts as rec-ommended. Motion carried unanimously. Offer Work Agreement It was recommended that a work agreement be offered to Jennifer Nielson for a 3 ½ hour Instructional Assistant to be paid with federal funds. Motion was made and was seconded to offer the work agreement as recommended. Motion carried unanimously. Dorm Supervisor Contract It was recommended that a contract be offered to Lorine and Bil VanCorbach to serve as the dorm supervisors for 2015-2016. This contract is based on the number of students in the dorm and the number of days per week the students are in the dorm. Motion was made and was seconded to offer the Dorm Supervisor Contract as recommended. Motion carried unanimously.

Facility Report Mr. Mills reported that we have contracted with SKG Construction to do remodeling work in classrooms in the west wing of the high school. The quotes we received on the practice track were too high so we will not be doing that project this year. Maintenance work is planned for the girl’s locker room and some sidewalks. Mr. Purnell shared his thoughts on getting the pictures back up in the hallway. It is too costly to get all of the pictures reframed as he would like, so he is planning to have a rail put up to hang all of the pic-tures as they are and then, as funds allow, get frames starting with the new pictures that need to go up and those that are broken and then over time replace all of the frames so they are the same.

Adjournment Motion was made and was seconded to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried unanimously. The meeting was declared adjourned at 9:50 p.m.

August 17, 2015

Members present were: Ryan Martin, Eddie Kinkade, Bobby Davis, and Jake Speelmon.

Call to Order The meeting was called to order at 8:00 p.m. by Board Chairman, Ryan Martin. The meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. Oath of Office for New Board Members Bobby Davis took the Oath of Office to serve as Adrian School Board Director representing Zone #5 for a four year term beginning 7/1/2015.

Adopt Agenda The agenda was amended by adding action item h). Resignation Motion was made and was seconded to adopt the agenda as amended. Motion carried unanimously. Statewide Literacy Campaign Teresa Martinez from the Malheur Education Service District presented Story Time, an early literacy program. The kindergarten students were invited to travel to Treasure Valley Communi-ty College to attend a literacy event on September 15, 2015. There will be a family literacy event that evening. Student and Personnel Communications Elementary Principal Report Mr. Ellsworth reported that the staff is excitedly getting ready for the school year. Based on registration numbers, the K-8 enrollment will be up about 10 students. Jennifer Nielson has been hired as an instructional assistant to work in the middle school. High School Principal Report Mr. Purnell reported that teachers returned to work today. Based on registration, there are 73 high school students. Aaron Mills resigned to accept a position in another district. Kelly Tolman will be teaching social studies and Billy Wortman will be teaching PE, giving them both full time employment. Adrian High School was selected as the 1A Oregonian Cup winner for 2014-2015. OSAA will be coming to present the award later this fall. The high school has also received a Bronze Award by US News and World Report. The high school remodel is finished and looks great. It has been decided to purchase new bulletin and white boards for the rooms. Superintendent Report Mr. Mills reported that the cost of the high school remodel came in a bit over the expected amount. The sidewalk on the north side of the high school has been reconstructed. The PTO will be hosting the Back to School Night at 6 p.m. tomorrow, August 18, 2015, and the board members were invited to attend. Financial Report Darla Witty presented the financial report that was provided to the auditors for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014. The general fund carryover into 2015-2016 is $629,715.87, which is greater than budg-eted. A balance sheet and summary of receipts and expenditures as of 7/31/2015 was also provided to the board. The auditors were onsite July 21-23, 2015 and the field work went well.

Consent Agenda Motion was made and was seconded to adopt the July 9, 2015 minutes as presented and to approve payment of the bills as listed in the amount of $362,017.35. Motion carried unanimously. Action Items Set meal prices for 2015-2016 Motion was made and was seconded to set the 2015-2016 school meal prices as follows: Student Full Price Reimbursable Breakfast - $1.70, Adult Breakfast -$2.10, Elementary Full Priced Reimbursable Lunch -$2.55, MS/HS Full Price Reimbursable Lunch - $2.70, Adult Lunch - $3.60, Pre-school Lunch Price - $2.55, Extra Entrée - $1.25, and Extra Milk - $.35. The Oregon legislature provided funding to eliminate the reduced price payment for School Breakfast and Lunch. For school year 2015-2016, breakfast and lunch will be accessible at no charge to students who qualify for reduced price meals. Motion carried unanimously. Amend teacher contracts Motion was made and was seconded to amend the teaching contracts for Kelly Tolman and William Wortman to reflect full-time employment. Motion carried unanimously. Second Reading on Policies A second reading was held on policies. Motion was made and was seconded to adopt Policy AC Nondiscrimination, AC-AR Discrimination Complaint Procedure, GBK/JFCG/KGC Prohibited Use, Possession, Distribution or Sale of Tobacco Products and Inhalant Delivery Systems also as JFCG/KGC/GBK and KGC//GBK/JFCG, and JFCG/JFCH/JFCI Use of Tobacco Products, Alcohol, or Drugs or Inhalant

Delivery Systems as read. Motion carried unanimously. First Reading on Policies A first reading was held on Policies JEDA Truancy, JEA-AR Compulsory Attendance Notices and Citations, JFC Student Conduct, JG Student Discipline, JGD Suspension, and JGE Expulsion. Dorm Coordinator Extra-duty Contract Mr. Mills reported that we are still looking for weekend and holiday host families. The host families would be given a $10 per night expense reimbursement for the one weekend per month and holidays that they have the student in their home. Mr. Mills recommended a $3,000 stipend be of-fered to Kevin Purnell to perform duties as the International Student Coordinator, to coordinate all international students, including the dorm students. Motion was made and was seconded to offer the International Student Coordinator extra-duty stipend to Kevin Purnell. Motion carried unanimously. Policy Rewrite Proposal There was $5,155 budgeted to pay Darla Witty an extra duty stipend to do work on up-dating board policy. Darla Witty doesn’t feel that she will be able to complete the task within the fiscal year, so she is proposing that the board contract with Oregon School Boards Association to do a small district desk re-write, and then pay Darla Witty $1,285 to assist with managing the update process on our end. The desk rewrite would involve a four year commitment with an initial cost of $3,500, and then an annual subscription cost of $645 for the next three years. They will review our current policies at their office in Salem and provide policy recom-mendations for the board’s consideration. Once the policies are adopted by the board, they will create an updat-ed policy book for the district. The policy rewrite will involve some board work sessions so that the board meet-ings aren’t overwhelmed with the policies. Motion was made and was seconded to contract with OSBA for a desk rewrite and to pay Darla Witty $1,285 to assist with the policy rewrite at the district end. Motion carried unanimously. Resignation Aaron Mills has tendered his resignation effective immediately to accept an administrative position with the Nyssa School District. Motion was made and was seconded to accept Aaron Mills’ resignation. Motion carried unanimously.

Information Items Activity Bus Mr. Mills would like to investigate the interest in running an activity bus to Vale after practice, as some students might participate if the parent’s didn’t have to make the trip over. The board agreed to Mr. Mills’ investigation into running an activity bus. Invitation to Welcome Students Mr. Purnell invited the board members to greet the students as they come into the buildings on the first day of school from about 7:15 to 7:45 a.m.

Adjournment Motion was made and was seconded to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried unanimously. The meeting was declared adjourned at 9:15 p.m. Complete copies of the minutes are posted in each building and on the district website, www.adriansd.com. Copies may be requested from the District Office.

It is time for our annual

Red Cross Blood Drive The Bloodmobile will be in Adrian on

October 23, 2015

9:00am. to 2:15pm. If you are interested in donating blood to

Red Cross, please contact Brooke Meyer or

Stephanie Allison at the high school.

541-372-2335

The music department will be collecting BOX TOPS for EDUCATION from your favorite grocery store products! If you would like to help the music department earn extra cash, simply look for specially marked packages with the BOX TOPS for EDUCATION labels and then send them to school with your student! A col-lection bin will be available in the K-8 office or you can drop the labels off directly in the Music Classroom! The middle school girls will be participating in a middle school choir Festival in November. High School students are busy preparing for Treasure Valley Honor Band and Choir. Our Music Winter Concert will be held on December 7th. Come out and hear the pep band at our October home Football games! Keep music alive! Mrs. VanCorbach