001We are ready to call the meeting to order. It is 5:34. H A, would you please lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance. Hello. Thank you. We will do additions, deletions, approval of the agenda. Do we have any additions or deletions to the agenda? Nope. May I have a motion? I motion. Approve the agenda. I'll second. Uh I am going to ask the board to keep your mics hot. It doesn't seem to have any problems with feedback and it uh does help with the playback to hear what we're saying. Uh any discussion? All those in favor? Opposed? Motion passes. Uh consent agenda 2.01 approve regular board meeting minutes. Oh, I'm sorry. Public input for items on the agenda. Do we have anyone who has something to say for that? Up, step right up. Uh hold
002on, I'm going to write this down. May you please piece of paper right there. You see? Yes. Somebody stole my pen, though. Yeah. Go ahead. Okay. For those of you who don't know me, my name's Anna Cruz. I'm a parent of a BHS graduate and a current student at BHS. Um So, members of the board, um you're being asked tonight to approve the superintendent's evaluation, which is item 5.02. Um but that evaluation is not in the board packet. Um so, it was not available for the community to review in advance. I feel like this undermines transparency around one of your most important responsibilities. Um in the special session that was held on January 26th, uh it was stated that the board decided back in August and September to evaluate the superintendent. Yet the process did
003not begin until late January. That delay effectively eliminated any realistic chance to conduct community surveys, even though OSBA described in that meeting stakeholder feedback as a recommended part of a fair and thorough evaluation process. The result is that the community voice has been treated as an afterthought and that it will not shape the document going into the superintendent's personnel file. At best, this is ineffective governance. At worst, it appears to be intentional stonewalling to insulate your employee from potential negative feedback. Whatever the case may be, I'm asking you not to approve this evaluation tonight and instead publicly commit to a clear, timely, and transparent process that includes meaningful community input from the beginning. I also want to follow up on the board's binding vote at the January school board meeting where a quorum was present
004to hire Keith Osbury as a third-party investigator. I emailed each of you asking where that stands, but I have as yet not received a direct answer from anyone. At the recent community listening session, two board members who were there said the board voted at the last meeting to table the decision until the new members were seated. When I went back and watched that meeting, I only saw a motion by Martha Lane to table the housing issue. I did not see any motion to vote or delay hiring the investigator. Cuz my emails have gone unanswered, I'm bringing this here tonight so students and parents and taxpayers and community members in Bandon can hear your response. We deserve a board that follows its own votes and takes the whole community's experiences into account when evaluating the superintendent.
005Thank you. Uh just so you know, the evaluation was done on the timeline of OSBA when we do the evaluation. And the way it works is in August, we choose the list of goals in which she is to follow and which she will be evaluated on. Those are a list from OSBA. There's like eight to choose from. We choose four or five in August. And then those goals are actually year-long goals. Um and we have had this discussion with OSBA many, many times. It It is strange. It should be more of a mid-year thing. The goals are school year long. However, the evaluation process does begin in February or the actual OSBA-led evaluation is in February. And this is This is all on the timeline of >> But how would that align with the goals
006that OSBA said is part of Yeah, it doesn't. It's confusing. Yeah. I agree with you. to address the community. Same thing we've done every year for all time. The uh district at a glance, which is included in each of the board package every single month, is aligned with those goals in which that are set in August. And they are meant to be a month-to-month check-in of those goals. And you're right. It It It is confusing. And basically, according to OSBA, we should be evaluating each and every month according to those goals. And the dis- the district at a glance does do that. Yeah, I would hope that since this has happened in previous years, you would see community input as being valuable and Absolutely. We We absolutely have not have have said we will do
007a community-wide survey, and that will also be led by OSBA. But they didn't have time to do it this year. >> But it won't have any bearing on the evaluation that you prepared now. It The evaluation is based on the goals that were set in August and it was led by OSBA and compiled by OSBA. And we all participated in it the way we always do. Can you clarify um what's going on with the Osbury investigation hiring that the board voted voted on? Yes, that is on the agenda today and we will be talking about that. We had an executive session with lawyer to discuss that um last week. Okay. So, only in executive session. There's no update available to the public. That will happen right now. Yep, that will happen today. Yep. Thank you.
008Okay. Anyone else uh public input for items on the agenda? Oh, okay. Uh okay. Go ahead. I want to express my concern regarding the Ocean Park Workforce Housing Partnership and whether it's an appropriate use of school district land. First, to accomplish the project, the school district is proposing possible sacrifice of one of the girls' softball fields to create a a required egress for the housing project. While the plan includes a new and improved softball field, which will fulfill the district's required compliance with Title IX, it is still a loss. Has the community had a chance to understand and weigh in on this? Secondly, as our community grows, our school district may need to build facilities to accommodate a larger school population, and land is a finite resource in Bandon. Why are we letting go of
009land that we that could be used for a new school buildings or sports facilities? Most importantly, I do not believe that this proposal meets the most urgent housing needs in our community. The term workforce housing is not synonymous with the term affordable housing. The targeted market for housing for the proposed housing is middle-income families making 80 to 120% of the area median income with a target home price starting at or below 300,000. However, according to the report published by Perk Development titled Bandon Workforce Mapping the Housing Gap, the current rental inventory is concentrated in price bands affordable to those who earning above 50,000. Additionally, they note they also note that Bandon's income profile is heavily weighted towards low and moderate wage levels with a median household income of approximately 36,875. While workforce housing needs are
010real in this community, I believe that the proposed Ocean Park partnership is not the not the answer to our most urgent housing needs. I'd like to say something. You mentioned Perk, and Perk is the not ours. That's not us. It's a study that was done in 2019. >> Okay. Oh, okay. That's not who we're partnering with. Just FYI. >> Just wanted to make sure that was not a confusion. Uh and there will be a part There are apartments that are uh included with that. It's not just homes. Thank you. [clears throat] You Okay. You have housing for service industry employees. I agree. They cannot live in any of those places that you're discussing. I agree and I'm not going to argue with you about it. Plus, you're not on mic, so No one can hear
011you. >> can hear. Let's just argue with me. I did. Thank you. Anyone else on the agenda? Okay. Then that will be at the end before we go into executive session. Thank you. 2.0 consent agenda approve regular board meeting minutes for February 9th, 2026. I move. Second. Any discussion? All those in favor? Motion passed. Uh approve special session meeting minutes for March 3rd, 2026. May have a motion? I do. Uh Breanna first, AJ second. Yes, please. Any discussion? All those in favor? Motion passed. Thank you. Uh information, we do have hiring of Scott Brewster for bus driver, hired Trisha Hutton for interim high school assistant track coach, intent to return to classroom Courtney Wayner, and uh OC presentation by Mrs. Tullis's students. Yay. We'll do it right now. When you're ready. >> Go ahead whenever
012you're ready. I was told that the fourth grade students will do all the talking, so I don't even have to introduce them. Okay. Oh, perfect. Wait. Hang on. Hold on, 1 second. >> [laughter] >> We want to be able to hear you, and we want the people at home to be able to hear you, too. Go ahead. First, we picked two animals, so we thought were good to compare. Next, we looked up facts and wrote them down. We took those facts and put them on a piece of paper, so we make sure we could correct them. Then, we wrote it down on our final our on our final draft. Then, we drew our two pictures of our animals, and we read them to our class. That's how we did it. Yeah. >> [laughter] >> May
013we see it? Can we see it? Oh. >> Oh, they are. Okay, yes, please. Go ahead. Hi, I'm Scarlett, and I'm going to and I'm going to tell you about Florida panthers and jaguars. Did you know there are at least Did you know there are less than 250 panthers left on Earth? I will be writing about panthers and jaguars on this paper. Panthers have retractable claws and a good sense of smell. Retractable claws means the panthers claws go back into its paws. Panthers are carnivores, meaning they only eat meat. They have a good They have good eyesight, too. They can see at night. Panthers can jump up to 20 ft high. They like to climb trees, and from the trees, they jump on their prey. They can run up from 30 to 40 mph. Panthers
014love to swim, and they are great swimmers, too. Hunters keep killing panthers. Now, I will tell you about jaguars. Jaguars are the third biggest cats in the world. They grow They grow up to be 5 and 1/2 ft long. They live alone, and they are carnivores. They like to swim, but not often. They are really skilled hunters, too. There are 1,7300 left on Earth. They live in southern USA and northern Argentina. Now, I will tell you the similarities of them. They both are big cats. They They both are big cats and have sharp claws and strong jaws and bite. I think panthers are really cool because they can see at night, and they have a cool They have some cool spots. I hope you like this paper. Oh, that looks great. Such nice handwriting. Hi,
015my name is Kylie, and I'm going to be reading my animal report. 2500 left. Did you know that >> Kylie, can you hold on 1 second? Can you lower the whole thing now? I don't do it. Uh-oh, Adam's coming. >> [laughter] >> There we go. Perfect. Thank you. Start over, please. Did you know that in the Sciuridae family, chipmunks are the smallest member? Did you know that the two front teeth of a squirrel are always expanding? I'm going to be writing about chipmunks and squirrels. In this paragraph, I'm going to be telling you about chipmunks. To begin, chipmunks can shove whatever they want in their mouth. And did you know that chipmunks often build burrows that are more than 3.5 m long? Chipmunks sleep 15 hours every day. Chipmunks create two distinct noises. In this
016paragraph, I'm going to be writing about squirrels. Did you know that the two front teeth of a squirrel are always expanding? And I bet you did not know that squirrels are capable of jumping up to 20 ft. A male squirrel can detect a female squirrel in heat up to a mile away. Squirrels and chipmunks both love acorn, tree buds, berries, leaves, twigs, insects, fungi, and eggs. They both share the same family. Squirrels and chipmunks are both the most common yard animals in North America. They hoard nuts and seeds to eat during the winter. Squirrels and chipmunks use sounds to claim territory. I hope you like squirrels and chipmunks, too. Next time you see a squirrel or chipmunk, remember all the facts you learned. Oh, nice. Thank you. Hi, my name is Lulu. I'm going to
017be telling you about pandas and red pandas. Did you know that pandas and red pandas both eat thick bamboo? They are known for their mask on their face. In this paragraph, I will tell you all about red pandas and pandas. First, I will tell you about what I've learned about red pandas. First, red pandas are endangered. There are less than 2,500 left due to a threatened habitat. Next, did you know that red pandas are vegetarians? They eat bamboo and leaves. Red pandas are from Austria and it live in mountains and forest. Red pandas are about the size of a cat. They weigh about 6, I mean, 8 to 17 lb. Last, red pandas are known for their amazing climbing skills. Red pandas spend 90% of the time in trees. In this paragraph, I will tell
018you what I've learned about pandas. First, pandas mostly eat thick bamboo and spend time in the center of China. A baby panda is called a cub. Newborn cubs weigh 4 to 8 oz and are about 6 to 8 in long, about the size of a stick of butter. Next, a panda is a mammal, which means that it is warm-blooded. A panda is a vegetarian. It eats bamboo and leaves. Last, a panda is one of the world's most threatened animals, and a panda can live to about 5 to 20 years old. When pandas are born, they are not white or black. They are brown. In this paragraph, I will tell you the similarities about red pandas and pandas. First, both eat thick bamboo and spend time in the mountains and trees. They both are hunted for
019their fur. Next, both have enlarged wrist bone to hold bamboo stems while they eat. This is called a false thumb. Both pandas and red pandas babies are called cubs. Both weigh 2 3 to 8 oz when they're born. Both eat leaves and bamboo, and they are a vegetarian. Last, both are known for the Wait. Both are one of the world's most threatened animals. I hope you like learning about red pandas and pandas. I love learning about how both have a large wrist bone and are called a false thumb to hold their bamboo. Hello. My name is Jake, and I will be telling you about capybaras and nutria. Did you know capybaras are the biggest rodents in the world? In this paper, I'll be telling you about capybaras and nutria. In this paragraph, I'll be telling
020you about capybaras. Capybaras are 2 ft tall, and some people even say they're barrels with legs. They are really good swimmers, and their real name is the hydrochoerus hydrochaeris, and that actually means water pig. They live in South America and in South or South America and and around forests. Capybaras are aquatic plants, roots, and class grasses. Capybaras are really friendly and are highly social creatures and and live in usually groups of 10 to 20. In this paragraph, I will be telling you about nutria. Nutrias are like beavers and muskrats, but they can be told apart by their hunchback and white whiskers. They are medium-sized rodents that live in freshwater and are native to South America. They have webbed feet to help them swim. Nutrias are are abundant in Gulf Coast states, but they also cause
021problems in the southeastern states that Pacific in the Pacific coast. They are considered pests and are being removed at the tax. They were brought into the United States in the 1880s and were and were brought into Oregon in the 1930s. In this paragraph, I will be telling you the similarities about capybaras and nutria. They are both rodents. They both live in They both live in water. All capybaras and nutria have the webbed feet to help them swim. They all have long teeth. Both live in South America. They are both born with fur, both born with a set of teeth. Capybaras and nutria are also born with their eyes wide open. I loved learning about capybaras and nutria. My favorite part about each of them is that they're born with fur. One thing I still wonder
022is what is your favorite, capybaras or nutria? Nutria. Uh the answer is capybaras, Jay. Oh yeah, capybaras. Capybaras are way cuter. And did you Did you know that capybaras were brought into Oregon to replace an over-hunted beaver, and they were trying to replace beaver pelts with nutria, but nutria are gross. And so, it didn't take off like they were hoping it would. Hi, my name is Colin and I will be telling you all about peregrine falcons and bald eagles. Did you know bald eagles live up to 38 years old in the wild. In this paragraph, I will be telling you In this paper, I will be telling you all about peregrine falcon and a bald eagle. In this paragraph, I will be telling you all about the peregrine falcon. Did you know the peregrine falcon's
023favorite food is star starlings, pigeons, and doves. Peregrine falcons don't don't build nests. Peregrine falcons can dive up to 200 mph to catch their the their prey when flying. In this paragraph, I will be telling you all about the bald eagle. Did you know bald eagles don't get their white head until they turn four or five. Bald eagles were on the edge of extinction because of pollution and hunting. Female bald eagles are bigger than male eagles. In this paragraph, I will be telling you all about the similarities between peregrine falcon and bald eagle. And peregrine falcons and bald eagles are both raptors, which means they're birds of prey and are somewhat both wait somewhat related. Both are excellent fliers and hunt from the air, swooping down on their prey. I enjoyed learning about bald eagles
024and peregrine falcons, so I hope you did, too. A fun fact, did you know the peregrine falcon almost went extinct? Good job. Thanks, both of you. It's Taylor. Did you know polar bears and bears are both mammals? They're both very strong swimmers. In this paper, I will be comparing and contrasting polar bears and bears. In this paragraph, I'm going to be talking about polar bears. Did you know polar bears live in the icy cold Arctic? They also usually eat seals for food. Guess what? Polar bears sometimes are called a pack of seals. Did you know the population of polar bears in the wild is 26,000? They also have 42 teeth. In this paragraph, I'm going to be writing about bears. Did you know bears weight changes often throughout the year? The population of bears is
025200,000. Guess what? Bears have the largest relative brain size of any carnivore. Did you know bears have great memory skills? Bears actually don't eat don't drink, eat, or go to the bathroom when they're hibernating. In this paragraph, I'm going to be writing about polar bears and bears similarities. Did you know they are both apex predators? This means they don't have any predators trying to kill them. They both have a really strong bite that can crush any animal they want to eat. Guess what? Polar bears and bears both weigh over 1,000 lb. They can run up to 25 mph. Did you know they need their habitats protected so they don't go extinct? I have loved learning about polar bears and bears. I also think something cool is how they are both apex predators. I hope you
026like this paper. Hello, I am Thomas and I'm going to read to you alligators and crocodiles. Did you know that alligators cannot die of old age? Today, I will be writing about crocodiles and alligators. In this paragraph, I'm going to write about crocodiles. >> [snorts] >> Crocodiles can dash out at 15 mph. They are called hatchlings at birth. Crocodiles are strong swimmers. In this paragraph, I'm going to write about alligators. Alligator Alligators are shy to humans. Baby alligators gender depends on the temperature of the nest. The similarities for a crocodile and a alligator are they have long snouts, powerful tails, and short legs. They have the same scales. I loved learning about alligators and crocodiles. I hope you liked my writing. Thank you. Hi, my name is Natalie and Wait. Hi, I'm Natalie and I'm
027going to be writing about squirrels and chipmunks. Did you know chipmunks are the smallest of the Sciuridae family? For this paragraph, I will tell you about chipmunks. Most chipmunks live in North America. Did you know they eat fruit, berries, seeds, nuts, and insects? Well, they do. Chipmunks are the smallest of the Sciuridae family. For this paragraph, I will tell you about squirrels. Did you know that squirrels can fight find food buried under a foot of snow? Their front teeth never stop growing. Fun fact, squirrels zigzag to escape predators. Did you know that squirrels may pretend to bury a nut to throw off thieves? For this paragraph, I will tell you about squirrels and chipmunks similarities. They are both common yard pests. There are a lot of them in North America. They are rodents. They use
028[snorts] sounds to find mates and stay away from predators. I loved learning that squirrels can find food under a foot of snow. I still wonder how they dig that deep. They are so small creatures. Unfortunately, I can't be a squirrel or a chipmunk. Now, I have to be a kid and write about them instead. Hi, my name is Cadence and I'm writing about the snow leopard and the Amur leopard. Did you know that the scientific name for the Amur leopard is Panthera pardus orientalis? Also, the scientific name for the snow leopard is Panthera uncia. In this paper, I will be telling you about the snow leopard and the Amur leopard. In this paragraph, I will introduce you to the Amur leopard. Guess what? The Amur leopard can be up to 6 to 7 ft tall.
029Also, the Amur leopard can weigh up to 70 to 105 lb. The average Amur Amur leopard's lifespan is 10 to 15 years. Now, I will tell you about the snow leopard. Did you know that a baby snow leopard is called a cub? It's true. Bears, leopards, and lots of others lots of other animals are called cubs. A snow leopard can weigh up to 60 to 120 lb. Also, the average lifespan of a snow leopard is 15 to 25 years. Snow leopards also Snow leopards also are 4 to 5 ft tall. Also, snow leopards can run up to 35 to 40 to 40 mph. Snow leopards live in Asia, Mongolia. One similarity between the snow leopard and the Amur leopard is they both have a long lifespan. Also, when they're born, they're both called cubs. Did
030you know that the that both snow leopard Amur leopards are carnivores. Also, they are both endangered. Both leopards can run at fast speeds and they leap high into the air. I am so glad you stopped and read about these two animals and I hope you will have an interest in these animals and research about them. Oh. Good job. Thank you so much. We really appreciate you guys coming and educating us on those awesome animals. Right. Thank you. Woo. Very. Maybe so. You did your speech. >> Don't get any better than that if I ever saw them. >> Right. Oh, man. I mean Fantastic. All right. Thank you for that lightness. On to 4.0, reports and discussions, enrollment. So, our enrollment's staying at about a little over 600. Um when you look at the bottom of
031transfer in and transfer out, you will notice that um at the beginning of the school year, transfer out of our district was 50. We are now only at 44 transfer out and transfer in was at um about 60. I'm already needing glasses. I think that's 60 and we're at 58, so we've only lost a couple within there. Um if you look at the trend um if of where we start in the beginning of the year, we hardly ever end with the same amount that we start with. We always seem to be going down even if you go all the way forward two decades, you'll see that that fluctuation is there. So, we did start higher than we thought we were this year. We were we were anticipating um to be under 600 when we started.
032We started at 633 and we're at 603. Um 10 years ago, we were at uh 769. So, you can kind of see the trending of uh where we're at as a school district along with 98% of the other districts in Oregon that are losing enrollment. Um Oregon lost over 20,000 students during COVID and they never came back to public ed. So, they don't know exactly where they went. Any other questions? I've got a question. Uh it seems like there's consistently about 25 kids that drop off from the beginning of the year till about March when you look over this um um enrollment statistic. Um It seems like there's about 25 kids that drop out between the beginning of the school year and March consistently um over the past decade plus. And I'm just curious um
033you know why that might be. Like 15 kids from the beginning of the year to March. And then two, looking at this current year um you know, it seems like eighth, ninth, and 11th has the biggest drop with 20 plus kids. Like what is it between eighth, ninth, and 11th grade that's, you know Um I can't talk about eighth. Usually high school um you see that especially as that the 11th and 12th grade is having the credits that they need. Like failed enough classes to where our traditional classrooms don't work for them, so they look for an online option like Winter Lake School Keel has. That's where a lot of our kids go to um because we don't offer that online option. Um eighth grade, we started That's a class that has been small and
034it's fluctuated I think from day one that it's like been we thought we were going to start with 38, then it was 37, then it was well, before school even started, it was going to be like 31 and then it was and then it was 34 and then back to 31 and then up to 38 and then now we're at what, 31 again. So, I think that >> at 32 on Wednesday. We just had [laughter] someone join. This is a group we've got a variety of reasons why people leave. We had some that were counted in our September num- numbers, but had not ever shown up. They had anticipated, but did not arrive. We have families that have relocated. We have um a few parents that have chosen a different option for their child. The
035bulk of what we've had this year from that group is relocation based on uh parents' jobs. And so, but again, then we have people who relocate into the district based on a variety of family uh reasons. And so, again, we'll be up one starting Wednesday. We had a new child today, so And Brian, I usually look at what we have in September at all the different grade level and to see as it goes across where our trend is. And a lot of it is in that middle school, high school. It's usually the elementary that carries us cuz they they may fluctuate, but usually it's coming in, not going out. So, um that's the part where if you look even down 10 years ago, that's kind of uh and Connie can pull that information for for
036you that the grade levels it's around the same kind of grade levels that usually fluctuate. Um we have a lot of transient families um coming in and out of Bandon. Um sometimes they'll start here and then their family moves to Coos Bay, but we're still responsible for them to here our homeless families. So, um but we have a lot of transient families that are that are coming in and out of our district. So, um there's some that I think have started with us, they left us, came back to us, left us, and then came back to us within the school year. So, Thank you. All right. Any other questions on enrollment? Isn't there also a lack of truancy uh enforcement >> enforcement in Oregon? Yeah, there's no truancy anymore. Uh so, you can come every
03710 days to still stay enrolled. Um or if you drop out of school, there's nobody looking out to where you're at. And that becomes some issues between us and Coquille to where now we tell each other if we have a student that's IDT to us or IDT to them, we'll tell them that "Hey, this student has, you know, checked out. We just want you to know that they're no longer here at our district." And they have done the same with us, but it's trying to keep track, but after that, we have no idea where they go. Um a lot of the times their contact information isn't the same. And so, trying to find those individual families or students is almost nearly impossible. No, our secretaries do a lot of reaching out to where we've heard
038a child may be going if we don't get a records request. And so, at the front office, we're really tracking cuz we know when a child has left us and we know when they have re-enrolled because that district will reach out asking for their records. So, if we don't get that records request in a timely manner, we will either reach out to the district that we anticipate they're going to. We'll try to reach out to family if we can. Um but there's not a whole lot other than our due diligence and at some point we run out of leads. And and we don't have the the opportunity to reach them cuz if we can't get them on the phone and we don't know where they're going, we just hope and pray that they land somewhere
039that is going to eventually reach out to us so that we can get them their school records. All right. Thanks so much. Uh anything else on enrollment? District at a glance. Who's first? Me. Uh I have a couple things. Um I was at the K's and I saw this handsome bearded music man. He was all dressed up and I said, "Hey, what are you doing? I haven't seen you forever." Said he was reading books at the elementary school. And uh So, what happened March 2nd? We had our annual reading day and that was Jim Sylvester. That's right. >> Since you called out the bearded man. Um We traditionally have a reading day and it used to be an evening event um but when you're looking at how many families have access to evening events, the
040the number goes way down. And so, we moved uh Bobby was here. This is our third Cynthia, does that seem right? Third or fourth year? Fourth year maybe doing the reading event during the day, so 100% of our students have access to that. And that's always our goal at Ocean Crest is access. Um and we rely on our retired friends and our community members. I listed We had firefighters and we had um retired teachers and we had um anyone willing. The superintendent came and did a session. Um I got to do a session and I say I get to cuz that's really fun for me. Um and they rotated through reading activities. Every kid left that day with a free book to take home. Um we did a cooperative craft and the theme was wild
041about reading. So, our bulletin boards are jungle and before you leave, we have one here and then one big one down our hallway. Um, and so all of the books were non-fiction informational and even kindergarteners like learning about animals. Um, but it was our bulletin boards our craft that 100% of our kids that were in attendance that day got to do and then we put it together as a big collaborative project. So, we'll do it again every year after because it works for kids. >> Well, and it's having the community members in our school just makes it reminds everyone that we're community. And I owe Mr. Sylvester a coffee. >> [laughter] >> Smoke as if I remember correctly. Um, and then you got I'll jump back down since I was already talking to you about
042your walk to read and data going forward and all that fun stuff. Talk to me about walk to read since we're on the topic of discussion of reading. Well, walk to read is our 30 minutes additional reading time five days a week for kindergarten through fourth grade. Um, and our title and reading specialist runs the title and reading group um, based off of data from our data team meetings that we have every six to seven weeks. And I say we meaning it's myself, our special education teacher, our reading specialist, and then the teachers of that grade. So, basically almost every Thursday we're having a data team meeting. Um, but based off of that information then we place students in this walk to read group. So, we have students that have IEPs, so they're working with
043our special education teacher. We have students that are um, if they don't have an IEP, they are the lowest um, eighth of that grade level that need more reading support. They get our title and reading specialist that works with them. And then we have the grade level teachers um, that split the kids up. So, we have students that are just on the cusp of being at grade level and they still need that support. And then we have kids that are at or above grade level and they need to be challenged. So, we do that. That was in place before I came into this position. Um, but what that means is at the elementary school our students are getting an hour of core reading instruction. Then they're getting an additional 30 minutes of reading intervention or
044reading challenge. And then um, we also have a time we call double dose and um, that is another chunk of time for our our lowest readers in each grade level to get an extra bump. And then we also have a separate 30 minute block for writing. So, the elementary school really is packed with getting them ready to learn. Um, so I know it looks different in the other buildings, but that's what's appropriate at this level. Um, and the the groups change every six to seven weeks. So, it's not stagnant groups. Sometimes there's not a lot of shift, but um, it is very very impactful for our students. Well, it's very intentional, too. Very intentional. Super And and every teacher when they fill out their data forms, they're filling out at least five points of data
045for every single one of their children. So, it's not coming with like this is the reading test they had. This is very specific. It's time consuming for teachers and then we have meaningful discussions about every one of those kids in every grade at every meeting. >> [laughter] >> Looks like all three of the buildings are doing these data dives. Is that what I'm seeing? And uh, how they're guiding and targeting um, focus. Yes, one of the things that we're aware of is at the elementary school we have a lot of opportunity for intervention because it is a title one school. We have a title one reading specialist and we don't have that resource at the middle and at the high school. Um, historically when I first came to the district over a decade ago, uh,
046the middle and high school did not look at data in the same way with as much intentionality as the elementary school and we've now moved to what we call a universal screener and so that's that NWEA reading and math so that every building has access to we call it benchmark data and so we look at fall, winter, and spring at the middle and high school and then we use that information to help target what we can do. So, we currently do not have an intervention like a walk to read. But we are looking at where are the trends in our data. So, at the middle school one of the trends that we noticed was that we need extra support in informational text. I'm loving that they're doing informational text reading and writing in fourth grade.
047They are going to be ready when they get to middle school next year, but also we look at how can we address that not only in our English class, but in every single content class that we have. Informational text is something that we can explore in social studies, in science, in math, in electives. We have the opportunity to support that work across different classrooms and so we do that. But those teachers wouldn't know that if we didn't come together and look at the data. And then we look at math and how can we meld the math into some other places. And so I know um, Mrs. Poloy has worked with things like math in health class as we're looking at nutrition. She's worked with math when she was doing PE as far as you know,
048calculating we're not in my zone of excellence, so I'm going to stop talking about PE, but she was able to incorporate calculations there, too. Uh, one of the other things we noticed with our winter data dive was a focus on vocabulary. Academic vocabulary is very different than the vocabulary that we use when we are just out and about talking with our friends and our families. And so we have incorporated a vocabulary word of the week. I share that word in our Monday morning announcements and then they get reminders. Teachers are reminding them and then students are challenged to use that word as they go about their week. So, last week one of our students came to me during uh, cafeteria supervision time and let me know that Miss A, I will adhere to the expectation
049of no cell phones at school. Adhere was our word. He then went on to make sure that I knew that adhere meant to stick to or follow a guideline and I thanked him very much for reminding me. Um, if any of your children come home and use the word boisterous, that's our word of the week today. And so we're choosing words that we know are um, Mariah McMonagle is the one who is selecting some words for us. I believe they're from an SAT list and uh, we would just want to give them access to words and how we can use them to definitions and give them a little challenge. Uh, we're putting all sorts of challenges out at the middle school. So, we've got character dare challenges. We have vocabulary word of the week. Uh,
050keep it fun. Thank you very much. I'm noticing and I also noticed that their leadership groups uh, were mentioned quite a few times and student leadership just going forward and keeping the morale and keeping kids other students engaged. Absolutely. >> And that's always impressive with One one of the things that we're doing as well at the middle school is we're working on creating a cohesive group between the middle and the high school. Once upon a time we talked about like one team, one mission, right? And community with that capital U in the middle. We are looking at not being siloed buildings that work independently, but rather that work interdependently. And so Megan Stallard, the leadership advisor at Harbor Lights works with Jordan Sammons, the leadership advisor at the high school. We've done some combined assemblies.
051Together we are doing some combined uh, efforts and just as a way that we can come together and support each other and also at the middle school we want kids to have a voice. And so how can they have a voice in building the culture of our school building, in being a part of getting school spirit up. Uh, I love the fact that we have, you know, some tiger swag and I get compliments whenever I don a sweatshirt and sneakers and uh, the kids aren't always used to seeing me dressed like that, but it's awful fun. Thank you. Yes. Uh, we don't have gym or Yeah. Um, I would give a shout out to boys and girls basketball that both made it to state. Um, uh, boys lost in the first round at Lowell and
052then the girls lost um, to Western Christian and then Western Western McQueen took them out um, on Friday. So, yeah, and then I would also add a huge shout out to Oakland. Um, Oakland fans and parents and band, amazing sportsmanship, amazing um, they showed up for our tigers. Um, our tigers then went and watched them on, but um, our girls in second game we had like a cheering section of a few of our band and siblings and then it was Oakland kids and they were the ones leading the cheers and cheering back and forth with the other school that we were playing against and it was just awesome to see it. Yeah, Oakland really does an amazing job of turning out for for their kids. Hundreds of parents and kids and band and cheerleaders and
053Wow. everybody. So, they ended up I believe fourth. Um, but yeah, we we returned the favor. Sixth, yeah. >> girls. Girls. So, yeah, we returned the favor for them and got to cheer on their team as well. Uh, super physical games. >> [laughter] >> They really uh, the girls uh, really represented themselves well. They had great sportsmanship um and it was really really touching. >> [laughter] >> Sorry. It's good to see how they behave outside of here. Oh yeah, absolutely. And um not to mention one of the teams uh let one of our seniors who's been out for the entire year with an injury um let her play the last few seconds of the game. So, it was really touching. >> [laughter] >> It was really amazing um Jasmine Llewellyn uh got to do it.
054So, I'm not even related, but I was very touched by >> We were all blubbering. We were all blubbering and um I wanted to thank that team uh the Tiger Tiger Cats Tiger Scouts Tiger Scouts Scouts The Tiger Scouts were the ones that >> fake tiger. Yes. So, that was very cool and it was great sportsmanship and um everyone cheering each other on. So, that was very cool. Especially the public schools cheering on the fellow public schools uh cuz they are small representation. So, thank you. Um Lindy is not here, correct? Is she at her play practice? No. No? Oh, I'm sorry. She said that. Let me just say this is her first day off in weeks. And if you haven't seen Diary of a Young Girl, Lindy is absolutely spectacular in it. Uh there's
055going to be two performances this Saturday, one at two and one at seven and the final performance is Sunday at two and I urge you all to come see this play. Fantastic. Love to see our kids out in the community giving back. So, thank you. Uh okay, action items. On to 5.01 bills in the amount of $208,637.53. Um may I have a motion? I move we pay the bills. I second. Any discussion? All those in favor? Opposed? Motion passes. All right. So, now we're on to 5.02 approve superintendent evaluation. Um I will read the public summary. This will be included um this was provided to us by OSBA and will be included uh in the files from now on. The Board of Directors of the Bandon School District have completed the annual evaluation of Superintendent
056Shauna Schmirer for the 2025-26 school year. Four board members have served on the board for at least one full year and have been able to observe and be part of the successes achieved this year. The superintendent was evaluated on five superintendent goals that align with board goals and eight performance standards, which are based on national standards. The evaluation process was facilitated by the Oregon School Boards Association. Regarding the five superintendent goals, the board determined that the superintendent's performance was consistent and effective with goal number one, improve academic growth and close opportunity gaps. Goal number three, ensure responsible fiscal management and operational effectiveness. The board felt the superintendent's performance was occasionally met and still developing. Goal number five, expand community partnerships and two-way communication. The board would like to see continuous growth with improving communication and
057transparency with staff and community, so leadership decisions are clearly understood. Noting that currently community outreach and opportunities from to hear from the public via listening sessions and surveys are in development and will continue to be a focus throughout the rest of the school year. The board acknowledged that although the superintendent has consistently updated the board with progress towards her evaluation goals that were set by the board in August of 2025, that she should also find ways to keep staff better informed on how board direction and data lead to organizational management decisions. The board will be working with the superintendent over the next several weeks to develop professional development goals that align with our district goals and address the areas of growth. We look forward to working together with Superintendent Schmirer to continue to focus on
058student success at Bandon High School. I'm sorry, Bandon School District. Um may I have a motion to approve the superintendent evaluation? I make a motion to approve the superintendent evaluation. May I have a second? I second. Any discussion? All those in favor? Uh all those abstaining? Uh and may may you say why you are abstaining, please? Uh I wasn't present for any of the evaluations. able to agree with the determination. Perfect. Uh any I still I do oppose? All right, motion passes. 5.03 designate Hungerford as general counsel. May I have a motion? I move to Yes. Motion to designate Hungerford. May I have a second? I second that motion. I'll second. Uh discussion? All those in favor? All those opposed? Motion passes. Thank you. 5.04 approve the 2026-2027 district calendar. I make a motion to
059approve the 2026-2027 district calendar. I second. Uh discussion? Uh I thank everybody that sat in and uh contributed to getting this calendar. I like this a lot more than all the half days we had this year and last. >> So, this is a very collaborative. This is the most collaborative we've ever had. >> It's awesome. >> Yeah. Okay, cuz I know we had meetings and everyone got to contribute to that. So, thank you. Thank you to all the teachers and uh community members who contributed to those meetings to get the district calendar put together. Um all those in favor? Opposed? Motion passes. Thank you. 5.05 appoint budget committee members. We have three positions. Uh I make a motion to appoint Jeremy Brown as a committee member. I would >> Second. All those in favor? All
060those opposed? All right, Jeremy is good. All right. Number two. I make a motion to appoint Sharon Haga as a uh committee member. I second. Any discussion? All those in favor? Opposed? Motion passes. I make a motion to uh appoint Whitney Peters as a budget committee member. I second. Any discussion? All those in favor? Opposed? Motion passes. All right, thank you. Three positions for our budget committee. Thank you all for stepping up. You guys are important. Yes, very. Uh okay, 5.06 approve Harbor Lights leadership trip to the Spring Oregon Association of Student Councils conference, April 25th to 27th. Do we have anyone presenting on that or No, Megan just gave her proposal in the last packet. >> Okay. So, this is something they go to every year. It's up in um Seaside. Very cool. It's
061a great way for these uh leaders, school leaders to meet other school leaders from across the state and um learn new and valuable ways to uh have great leadership here in our district. May I have a motion? I make a motion to approve the middle school leadership trip to Spring Oregon Association of Student Councils conference, April 25th through 27th. Please. I second. Any discussion? Uh whatever Megan wants, I give it to her. Megan is a She's a great asset to these kids, that's for sure. Uh all those in favor? Opposed? Motion passes. They have a great time. >> [laughter] >> 5.07 approve BHS baseball trip to Yreka, California, March 18th to 22nd. I move we approve the BHS baseball trip to Yreka, California, March 18th to 27th. I second. Uh any discussion? I second. Oh,
062he second. He second. I thought he said 27th. 25th, yeah. Uh all those in favor? Opposed? Motion passes. Thank you. Uh okay, then we have from Jordan uh approve BHS girls basketball summer travel. May I have a motion? Uh this is Let me see, four out of state camps and tournaments. Uh okay, so I'm sorry. I move we approve the BHS girls basketball summer travel, wherever that may be. I second. She seconds. >> All right, Breanna got it. Any discussion? Where are they going? Um where are they going? Washington All over. To a basketball camp and Yeah. >> Yeah. Um I would my discussion point would be uh this is how you get such a great team by having them travel together, play ball together, and make memories. That's why we have such a great
063great team. It's a tight group year after year. Uh thank you to Jordan for all the endless hours he puts towards towards girls basketball. I'm sorry did we do more motion? Second any discussion all those in favor? All those opposed. Motion passes. We have 5.09 approved Chamber of Commerce flyer. Go to the beach. >> This is message in a bottle come search the abandoned beaches more information abandoned.com message in a bottle Bandon. May I have a motion? I motion we approve the Chamber of Commerce flyer. Second. Any discussion? Go to the beach. >> Go to the beach. All those in favor? Opposed. Motion passes. All right, we are on to complaints. We are in 5.10. Number one against me. This is the one I have paperwork for. This is Amber Berg plus at all which
064is I think 12 others. This is concerning It's got a number of different things failure to recuse on matters involving superintendent the conflict of interest failure to deliberate and vote on a complaint against board members on the public meeting. Teacher level four union grievance failure to vote in public failure to address board members in proper public commentary during active level four grievance failure to respond appropriately to complaints from teachers staff and community members. Staff survey acting unilaterally unilaterally without board approval seven public posting on Facebook and deletion of comments related to complaints. That's basically it. Yes, there's a lot I have apologized multiple times this is new to me where I've had a really hard time getting help honestly. This is what's going on here at the district is happening statewide nationwide. We have had
065a lot of a hard time getting a hold of or responses from OSBA from attorneys that are good at this sort of thing because they are busy with these sorts of things statewide. Want to thank Robin Miller he did help us through some things when we were having a hard time getting a hold of a lawyer that did help us that was based in school law. We have Hunger for now which is they're experienced in school so we are on the right track. We're getting everything straightened out. Um I I can't apologize more for just I had no idea done this for eight years and um I'd never had a complaint up until now so now we've got a lot and we are trying to dig through them and we've made some mistakes on how
066we do that. And so learning as we go. I'd like to said many times that I don't understand why a school board is compiled of just parents. I'm we're not experts we're not we're not education experts we're here to help. Um and just not I there's not enough hours in the day to learn everything that there is for this. One of the things that I would like to argue against is that I have deleted anything that I posted anything. >> [gasps and sighs] >> And I have not I'm going to read there was a screenshot which I knew there would be from my Facebook page. About a post when I was feeling very overwhelmed and neglected and um didn't have a lot of support to help us get this through this and and I was
067being told everything from every angle and everything contradicted itself and I wanted to do the right thing for the kids in this district because that seems to be something that has been lost. Um this year. Um so I do want to read it it was included in the complaint it's been posted online um it's been screenshot it's been sent around. Um I know a lot of people have seen it but um I wanted to take full and complete credit for what I posted on my own personal website my own personal Facebook page which is not my official one my I do have an official Facebook page that is purely for sharing school things but my private page is for my private thoughts and so I will read this it's from November 4th 2025. Think of
068the smartest most connected charming well-intentioned honest and hardworking person you know. Would they run for public office? Would you? I've officially been a public servant for over eight years now. I thought covid would be the worst I'd been through. I was wrong. In the past six months I and a select group of my peers not everyone have been called horrible names have had private information about us disseminated our children's names have been name dropped in meetings to send a message. We've been sent screenshots we've been screenshots have been sent of our social media photos posts and even as so much of our likes on posts have been used as evidence of impropriety had our morals and honesty questioned constantly been accused of committing actual crimes daily had notes scrolled and left under on our vehicles
069threatening voicemails left from blocked numbers vandalism at our businesses and the list goes on and on. I'm on the school board I'm one of seven. A position I don't get paid a single cent for a position I've actually given up taking the school photos which I loved doing because I was told by a previous superintendent that it wouldn't be ethical to continue doing so. A position that I ran on a post for at the last election because nobody else wanted to do it. So even though I was advised by friends and family to not continue on I did. I committed myself to another four years even though I was already tired of the abuse when the election happened last May. I don't want to quit. I'm not a quitter. I'm tired. I'm tired of researching
070answers providing proof giving my side of the story explaining why I can't legally explain every last detail and how that protects both sides not just mine. Just to be ignored so they can move on to the next accusation rinse repeat. All of this this to say I understand that tensions are high right now not just here but across the country. I take my role seriously. I used to want to run for higher elected office I used to wanted to work in Washington to help people come together for just cause. I don't think anyone wants that anymore. Even down to my tiny little town in the tiny little school district I graduated from and I adore so much that I want to see my son graduate from as well. Who do you think is going to
071do all of this work when you've run us off and burnt us out because you didn't want the job when it was open? Who do you think wants this hate every day? The worry when we walk to our cars the dread of opening that email that letter. I've been told I need to grow a thicker skin and how this goes with the territory and that I signed up for this what should I expect? And to that I say no. No shouldn't expect this and neither should anyone else. This is on my Facebook page from November 4th 2025 it is still on my page I did not delete a single comment I did not delete the post there are 40 comments on that including ones from people who disagreed with me. Um I want I just
072want to make sure that I was still there if it's ever open for public comment I it's there even though screenshots are of that I will take full ownership of every mistake that I have made and I welcome it being sent on to higher levels if that's what's called for today. Thank you. I guess at this moment we can call for a motion to pursue or to dismiss. I can do I can do it right? Yeah? Yeah. I make a motion to dismiss this grievance this uh complaint as it stands as is. I second. So I guess I'll I'll turn it over to the vice chair. All in favor dismissal? One two three. All opposed? Unanimous we'll be dismissing that. Moving on to next complaint. It's John Sullivan versus Shawna Schmear Angela Cardis and myself
073AJ Gimble. This complaint from John Sullivan is the one that we could not move forward on because we did not have a quorum of voting members until our two new members came. The the of his complaint is a lengthy pattern of behavior with board leadership being unwilling to address unprofessional treatment by district staff, primarily Mrs. Schmir Ms. Schmir toward me in my role as a board member. Do we have a motion to pursue this or dismiss this? I make a motion to dismiss. Second. Okay, we have a motion to dismiss and a second. All in favor? That is three. Okay, so that's All opposed. All opposed. >> [laughter] >> And since Angela and I are both on it, we're unable to vote on it. You're unable to vote on it. Had there been a tie,
074we could have. Motion to dismiss. Motion to dismiss passes. We are now onto previous complaints of which I have now received recommendations uh from uh the general counsel as to how to proceed with all of those. Um everything was sent uh December 10th. There were three separate complaints presented to the board. These complaints were filed using the district's complaint form. The complaints were listed below. Um there's one from uh Jen Else for the Bandon Education Association. Uh the this is I'm sorry, this is where we are at for the update for sending complaints to uh Keith Usury. Um they have all been sent to him. It has been recommended um by our general counsel how to proceed, which ones he should proceed with and which ones he should not. So, we have to re-evaluate all
075of them again. Um complaint Jen Else for the Bandon Education Association filed complaint against uh the superintendent alleging that she had engaged in practices that created a hostile work environment. Complaint Chris Traversal filed a complaint against uh Superintendent Schmir alleging that the superintendent acted inappropriately with respect to removal of asbestos. Complaints Karina Taylor, Chris Traversal, Amanda Looney, and Caleb Cruz filed a complaint that contained individual complaints of each complainant against Superintendent Schmir related to their employment with the district and alleged misconduct. Um the way it works is complaints are made against the superintendent. They're referred to the board chair on behalf of the board. We're required to present those complaints to the board in a board meeting. Um we decided that it was warranted we decided to move those onto a third party. At December
07610th, uh we decided to send those to the investigator. In the interim to uh I'm sorry, those were the two complaints we already addressed. Um That's just one. Okay, let's start with application of KL time limits. Board policy KL states that the complaint a complainant must file a complaint within the later of two established time limits, within two years after the alleged violation or unlawful incident occurred, or within one year after the affected student has graduated from, moved away, or otherwise left the school district. Application of KL time limits. Board chair Curtis has asked legal counsel to evaluate the viability of five complaints that were received, including those that have already been referred to the investigator. A complaint of Chris Traversal. The complaint fired filed by Chris Traversal contains allegations regarding conduct that took place
077in 2022 related to asbestos abatement. Um this complaint uh does not allege that the conduct is newly known or recently come to light. Based on the time limits spaced by KL, this complaint does not appear to be timely. Uh if is recommended um that it can be established by the investigator of his knowledge of those dates. If it was more than two years ago, the complaint should be dismissed. So, may I have a motion to either dismiss or refer to Keith Usury. I make a motion to dismiss. I have a second. >> Second. All those in favor? Oh, I'm sorry. May we have a re-discussion? Discussion, yeah. Um I I believe we recently received a new complaint basically about that topic. I do not remember from who. It's still It's Chris Traversal. They're all together.
078There was a separate one and there's one um there's a separate one and there's one that's contained in the one that has four. Wasn't there one that we just got in the last week? No, just regarding Oh, no, yeah, we're not going over those. Okay. Okay. >> That'll be next time. So, we do have a motion We have a motion to dismiss and a second. Uh any further discussion on that one? All those in favor? All those opposed? Passed. That is number one. All right. Complaint of Karina Taylor, Chris Traversal, Amanda Looney, and Caleb Cruz. Counsel has reviewed all of the complaints and the individual complaints of the three complainants packaged together with one complaint form. Looking at each of the complaints individually, they do not meet the timeline established by board policy KL and
079are therefore untimely. All of the facts alleged in the complaint made by Karina Taylor refer to actions or events during 2021 when she was employed with the district. There are no facts alleged within the two years directly preceding the filing of this complaint. Similarly, there are no facts alleged that establish that these events or actions recently became known. For these reasons, it's it's advised that the board dismiss the specific allegations made by Karina Taylor. We're going to do all four of these separately. Um so, may I have a motion? Oh, you want all four of those? Nope, just one at a time. So, we're just doing uh Karina's is first. I make a motion to dismiss Karina's complaint. A second. Second. Discussion? All those in favor? All those opposed? Motion passes. Similarly, all the facts
080alleged by complainant Amanda Looney appear to refer to actions or events that fall outside the time limits established by policy KL. Ms. Looney's complaint refers to action or events that took place between 2021 and 2023 during her employment. There are no facts alleged within the two years directly preceding the following filing of this complaint. Similarly, there are no facts alleged that establish that these events or actions only recently became known. For these reasons, it's it's advised that the board dismiss the specific allegations made by Amanda Looney. May I have a motion? I make a motion to dismiss Looney's complaint. A second. I second. Yes, may I have a second? Yep. Uh all right, any discussion? All those in favor? All those opposed? Motion passes. All right. This is the Chris Traversal one that is included
081packaged with this four. Um same uh are to be true. Um uh same all facts alleged by Chris Traversal appear to refer to actions or events that fall outside the time limits established by policy KL. Mr. Traversal's complaint refers to actions or events that took place during his employment with the district between 2019 and 2023. No facts alleged within the two years directly preceding the filing of this complaint. For these reasons, it's advised that the board dismiss the specific allegations made by Mr. Traversal. I make a motion to dismiss the complaint by Chris Traversal. Second. Any discussion? In what year did he file this complaint? Was it 2025? Yes. Doesn't that put it within the two-year limit? It was not. It was the summer previous. Uh I'm sorry. Um all those in favor? All those
082opposed? Motion passes. Finally, the complaint filed by Caleb Cruz as part of the larger above referenced complaint does appear to contain allegations within the time limits stated in the board policy. The portion of the complaint should be permitted to proceed. May I have a motion? I make a motion to dismiss. May I have a second? A second. Any discussion? Yeah, what did you say? Did you say it does fall in the timeline? That's what our lawyer said. Yeah, that's what he said. >> Yeah. So, the motion on the table is to dismiss. Any other discussion? All those in favor? Dismiss? All those opposed? We'll proceed. >> [sighs] >> Uh the following the final one that we are to discuss. Uh okay, I'm sorry. Uh is the complaint Jen Ellis for the Bandon Education Association filed
083a complaint against Superintendent Shauna Schmier alleging that the superintendent had engaged in practices that created hostile workforce environment, dishonesty, poor decision-making, and possible contractual or legal violations. The complaints do fall within the timeline for the KL. There's no recommendation on that one. Um so, may I have a motion? Motion to send an investigation. We have a May I have a second? I second. Okay. Any discussion? Uh the motion is to pros to forward to forward the complaint from Jen Ellis for the Bandon Education Association to the independent investigator. All those in favor? All those opposed? Motion passes. To believe that is everything. All right. May I have uh public input for items not on the agenda? I have uh Jessica, you're number one where you Did you have yours You already did yours, correct? Yeah.
084Okay. Uh Cynthia Hackett Hoggett. Hello, my name is Cynthia Hoggett. I went to all three schools here in Bandon. I have um a child who was 26 years old, went to all three schools here. I currently have a child who is a sophomore over at BHS and has gone to all three schools here. I am 57 years old. I have lived 33 of those years here in Bandon. So, Bandon is my second home as opposed to Kingman, Arizona that I lived in for 18 years. I usually try to stay out of things that have to do with politics because in politics you can't please everybody all of the time. But, after being brought to light of the bsdbetter.org and I've read a lot of things there, it really made me think that maybe I should
085start coming to these things and maybe I should get involved, especially after some of the conversations that I've had with my son's friends. So, regarding the school board, I do agree that we do need to engage Keith Usrey to do that independent investigation and that the superintendent should be placed on administrative leave until that investigation is completed and the findings are made public. Also, at the listening session, I had spoke about the math in the junior high and to my understanding, Mrs. Armistead had told me that the children were being tested and if they had the aptitude to do a higher math, then they would go back and forth to the high school to do that higher math and then if they weren't didn't have the aptitude, they would stay there at HLMS. Well, I
086went to the bsdbetter.org and read Mrs. Ship's complaint. And what Mrs. Ship said, who was a math teacher here for many years, did not line up with Mrs. Armistead said. So, I really would like that looked into for the math program. Um science. I always loved science and I know a lot of people didn't like Mr. Hurley, but I learned a hell of a lot of stuff from Mr. Hurley. And why? Because Mr. Hurley had us out in the community. One more minute. You have a 3-minute limit. Oh, okay. No, no, you got You got more time. You got more time. Cynthia, you have 1 minute. >> Twice for me to science. He had us in this community doing things hands-on and learning. Right now, the kids are watching a button from a substitute and
087doing worksheets. That's not math. And as far as the children out of the district, though, it's gone back and forth between whether it's 30 or 60. If we have 30 kids out of the district, that's $539,000 plus per child according to the 2023 that I looked up online that schools get per student. Again, for the 2023, if we have 60 students out of district, that's $1,079,280 if those students were brought back, that be could be put into this budget that again is being slashed. So, I want to know what are our students really learning between math and science and everything being cut. Thank you. Thank you very much. Uh Anna, are you good or do you want to go again? You're good. Uh Dave. Hi there. Dave Reed. Some of you know me, some of
088you don't. Um I do design work for residential, commercial, planning, development, urban design, water basin, all that. Um I have an issue with the development across 11th Street, which is the workforce housing. Um I sent a letter to all the board members. Hopefully, everybody got one. Okay, cool. Um I had a few things that I want to add. I go through this almost every day with people who have property in Bandon or who buy property in Bandon. The issues are they have really bad property. There's always a problem with it. There's always an issue with it. A piece of property that has no issues on it is worth gold in this place. It is it it just is. That and water rights. If you have water rights, um I just wanted to clarify a few
089points. Let me take off my glasses so I can see. Um and then I'll get out of the way. Um school property is an irreversible irreversible loss to the school district and community. Once it's gone, it's gone. You can't afford it anymore in this area. It's not going to happen. The loss of community open space is the loss of a community resource. What is now being considered as surplus property will in the future be vital to the Bandon School District. Eventually, it will happen. The district's unused property is an asset that does not depreciate. Unused property as it does not depreciate strengthens the district's balance sheet. The minimal infusion of money into the district will not offset the replacement cost of the land in the future if you do need it. There's no going back
090once you do this. So, any development of the school property needs to be directly a benefit to the Bandon School District, to the students, the teachers, and the community. That's all I have. Thank you. Thank you. Uh Zoe. Good evening. I'm Zoe and welcome to our two new board members. Thank you guys for stepping up. Um I'm a parent here. I have two kids in the district and um there's a lot of things on my mind, um concerns. Uh I think I wanted to focus primarily on some of my concerns about budget and use of taxpayer funds. Um I was at the listening session on February 26th and heard from our superintendent at that session that we're going to be facing a $1.2 million budget shortfall next year and that could mean that we lose
091maybe four teachers, programming, obvious impacts to our kids. Um Not long after I learned that, I also learned that back in January, January 9th to be specific, um the district received a settlement offer from OEA. And this was because the district is in a unfair labor practice lawsuit with the union regarding the involuntary transfers that happened last May. And apparently, OEA sent a public settlement offer to the district council offering to drop all litigation for the ULP and the upcoming level five grievance if the district would put the superintendent on administrative leave and initiate an independent investigation into the formal complaints, uh three or four of which you dropped tonight. Um The district had already the board had already voted unanimously in December to initiate an investigation. So, they received this offer, my understanding January
0929th, January 12th at the next board meeting, they voted to engage Keith Ussery. Uh my question is why not accept a very reasonable and prudent offer from OEA that could have avoided a very costly litigation when we're facing a really significant budget shortfall in this district? And to me that decision to not respond to that reasonable offer seems like an egregious waste of taxpayer dollars. We are paying for this lawsuit. My understanding is that the district's budget for legal was $20,000. We're already double that and I don't believe we've even gotten the bill for the ULP or the level five agreements. So this is money that could be supporting our kids, could be paying our teachers. And I think that it's um very concerning that we wouldn't be making more reasonable fiscal management decisions in
093this district when we know there isn't enough money. Why are we also paying an investigator and litigation when all we needed to do was say yes to an offer do an investigation as OEA requested and avoid a huge expense. Thank you. Yeah, thank you. Thank you. Uh Rebecca? >> [clears throat] >> Please. First off Thank you. Can we just take a moment and appreciate the microphone? Um also want to welcome our two new board members. Um I would like to echo Zoe. I do not understand why you are being so ineffective at the positions that you have been elected to. You have been very clearly you are now very aware that you have an employee with multiple instances of allegations of misconduct and you [clears throat] appear to be inactive in response. It's really concerning
094and and a lot of us are looking at this going why are you here if you're not going to do what you've been elected to do? Please listen to what we're trying to tell you. I recuse the rest of my time. Have a wonderful evening. Thank you. All right, that was the last one for that. Uh we will now close Oh, no. Oh, go again You want to go again? Okay. I'm just wondering why the school board seems so bent on protecting the superintendent from accountability for her poor leadership and her poor decisions. You know, one of the most essential duties of this school board is to provide oversight into the actions of the superintendent. You I mean, you've been elected or appointed to your positions to serve the interests of the community. The community
095is speaking to you. You seem like maybe you just don't want to hear about it. It's like I don't I don't understand the response. I really hope that you guys can stop being a rubber stamp for the superintendent, do your due diligence regarding the use of this district's land the security of its financial resources and the decisions around staffing. I'm just wondering how much money this district is willing to spend on legal fees to fight hearing the voices of the community. It seems that this board would rather pay legal fees than reach an agreement to that required an independent investigation of the superintendent and that she be placed on administrative leave while it was completed. Pretty reasonable. I just want to ask you to stop ignoring and dismissing the many complaints from staff and community.
096you can't ignore the complaints out of existence. We want to see you follow through with engaging Keith Ussery to investigate some of the complaints as you voted to do. Um and I'm just wondering if you're planning to wait until the the superintendent has a new contract? I mean are you just dragging your feet and hoping the community is just going to forget that they were upset, that they have issues, that there are problems? I mean, the community expects you to take action and to protect the precious resource that our community public school is. I mean, we need to protect this resource for the whole community. Um and I think honestly, there was a lot of time over the past years when I would never have come to one of these meetings. Never would have spoken
097up because I just thought that I was all by myself out here dealing with with what I was going through with my older child. And that I'm glad I started coming to these meetings and I'm glad I started talking. And I hope that you guys are are starting to listen. Just listen to the very real concerns being expressed by the people in this community. All of whom want the schools to be the best place they can be for all of the children in this community. Thank you. Thank you. All right, that is all I have on my list. We are now entering executive session to conduct deliberations to negotiate real property transactions ORS 192.6602e. Want to dismiss You guys are all dismissed. Thank you. >> Mhm. >> Okay. We are now exiting executive session in
098which we were in to conduct deliberations to negotiate real property transaction ORS 192.6602E. We are now returning to regular session. Um, I we do not have to, but would I would anyone like to make a motion on the Ocean Park project? All right, Martha would like to make a motion. I'd like to vote I would like to move to terminate further discussion about development at this time. May I have a second for that? Second. Say it again. Troy is seconding. Troy is seconding to terminate the entire project to discussions. Uh, all those in favor? Sup? Martha's up. Where is up? All those opposed? Uh, motion fails. May I have another motion? I would like to move that we approve to presumptively include the Western Ball Field with ENA ones. I second that. All those in
099favor? Oh, I'm sorry, discussion. Could you repeat that? Could you repeat the motion? To to approve ENA one to presumptively include the Western Ball Field. Uh, and uh, Briana was a second. Uh, may I have any discussion? This is to see if everything that they're doing they can provide for us. Uh, with the addition to the Ball Field. Right, and this is uh, we are not entering into any obligation. Um, ENA one does not obligate the district to consummate the project or even to choose the developer to accomplish the project if uh, we become supportive on a particular project iteration, we'll ultimately have to pass muster under public contracting rules and land use public hearings. So, this is literally our hands are not tied, we're not agreeing to anything, but we are agreeing to keep
100discussions open and those current discussions include the Western Ball Field. Thank you. Okay. Uh, all those in favor? All those opposed? Me. It's three. Okay. So, it was four four and three against, the motion passes. All right, may I will make the motion to adjourn. >> Uh, before we go, can we do uh, can we hold and put out the public survey? Yes, we can uh, that can be part of our future discussions. >> Can that be part of the future discussions? >> Yeah. Okay. Yep. Uh, so public survey and getting more input um, is uh, on our task. Excellent. >> We'll save that for the next month. Uh, all right, I make a motion to adjourn. May I have a second? Second. Any discussion? All those in favor? Motion passes. Thank you. Thank you,
101Martha. Thanks, Angela.