April 19, 2021 at 6:30 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Call to Order: Public - 6:30 p.m.

2. Citizenship Award

3. Flag Salute led by Citizenship Award Winner

4. Public Comment: The Fern Ridge School Board encourages public input.  Comments on non-agenda items may be presented at this time.  Due to the emergency resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, the District facilites are currently closed to the public and meetings are streamed virtually.  Emails from community members who would like to comment on non-agenda items will be read into record at this time.  Emails must contain the community member's name, address, and material that can be read within the three minute time limit.

Public comments can be emailed to the board secretary, Michelle Cook at mcook@fernridge.k12.or.us and must be received by 4:00pm on Monday, April 19, 2021. 

5. Monthly Items:

5.A. Approval of Minutes - Board Action

5.B. Enrollment Report 

6. Business Office

7. Reports:

7.A. Veneta Elementary School Presentation 

7.B. Superintendent's Report 

8. Public Comment: The Fern Ridge School Board encourages public input.  Comments on agenda items may be presented at this time.  Due to the emergency resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, the District facilites are currently closed to the public and meetings are held virtually.  Emails from community members who would like to comment on agenda items will be read into record at this time.  Emails must contain the community member's name, address, and material that can be read within the three minute time limit.

Public comments can be emailed to the board secretary, Michelle Cook at mcook@fernridge.k12.or.us and must be received by 4:00pm on Monday, April 19, 2021. 

9. Discussion Items

9.A. Recognize May 3 - May 7 as Teacher Appreciation Week

9.B. Budget Committee Applicant - Board Action

9.C. Oregon School Board Association - Virtual Summer Conference

9.D. Seconding Reading of Policy Updates - Board Action

9.E. Second Reading of Proposed Calendars for the 2021-2022 year - Board Action

10. Personnel 

10.A. Licensed Employees Resignations/New Hires/Transfers/Other

10.A.1. Hiring of Megan Miller, 1.0 FTE Music Teacher at Fern Ridge Middle School, effective at the start of the 2021-2022 school year. 

10.A.2. Hiring of Matthew Taylor, .50 Music Teacher at Elmira High School, effective at the start of the 2021-2022 school year. 

10.A.3. One-Year Leave of Absence for Ryan Chambers, 1.0 FTE Counselor at Fern Ridge Middle School, effective the 2021-2022 school year.

10.A.4. Resignation of Amanda Johnson, 1.0 FTE Teacher at Veneta Elementary School, effective June 21, 2021.

10.B. Non-Licensed Personnel 

11. Late Items/Closing Comments

12. Adjournment