BSD Briefs
May 13, 2019
District Goal: WE empower all students to achieve post-high school success.
Beaverton School District Budget Committee Meeting Date/Location Change
NOTE: The May 13, 2019 Budget Committee Meeting is cancelled.
Budget Committee Chair Denise Petterborg and Vice Chair Heidi Edwards recommended staff review and revise the budget proposal stating there are enough variables, assumptions and input to reconsider. “Given the volume of public input received at the first Budget Committee and online, we felt it was important for staff to sharpen their pencils and possibly revise the proposed budget,” said Denise Petterborg. “This will also give the District time to plan for HB 3427 funding, the Student Success Act, which would be available in 2020-2021,” said Becky Tymchuk, Beaverton School Board Chair.
The purpose of this meeting is for the Budget Committee to take comment from the public on the budget, pose questions to staff and discuss the revised budget proposal.
For more information, please contact the Communications & Community Involvement Department at 503-356-4360.
Updated 2019-2020 Budget, Calendar and Compensation Information
I want to thank the Beaverton community, including our staff, for their careful attention to our budget process and projected shortfall for the 2019-20 school year. I am encouraged by recent news from our legislators that additional funding may be available in future school years to provide the education that we know every Beaverton student needs.
As we have gone through our budget and bargaining processes this spring, we have worked closely with our Beaverton Education Association leadership. They brought us information about obligations in the 2018-2019 contract. At their suggestion, we also have changed the May 13 Budget Committee Meeting to May 22 to provide the District more time to review and revise the Proposed Budget. As we complete our 2019-2020 budget process, we will make a few adjustments:
- The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for collaboration time expires on June 30, 2019. Pending negotiations, the District’s intent is to return to the original licensed contract language of 175 student days and 193 licensed employee days for the 2019-2020 school year and eliminate early release Wednesdays. The school year would be five days shorter.
- Teachers and administrators will receive a one-time salary adjustment equal to .5% of their annual pay as part of their June 20 paycheck for the 2018-2019 school year. This cost of living increase (COLA) was required as part of the 2016-2019 licensed and administrator contract based on trigger language agreed to in 2016. The classified contract has different provisions and classified staff are not impacted by this adjustment.
- District staff, including newly appointed Interim CFO Jim Scherzinger, will review and revise the proposed 2019-2020 budget. Revisions to the budget will be presented and discussed at future budget meetings scheduled for May 22 and June 17. The School Board will meet on June 24 to adopt the budget.
- District staff will release an updated school calendar for the 2019-2020 school year that includes 175 student contact days and the elimination of early release/collaboration Wednesdays.
As we revise the proposed 2019-2020 budget, I will be focused on staff and students and my highest priority will be minimizing class size increases.
Thank you for all you do for the students of the Beaverton School District.
Don Grotting
Superintendent
WE Celebration and Recognition Awards
The 6th Annual WE Celebration & Recognition Awards took place on Thursday, May 2, 2019 at Beaverton Foursquare Church. Nearly 300 school and District employees along with community members, business leaders, faith partners and parents gathered to celebrate the wonderful partnerships throughout the Beaverton School District.
IlluminatED
For several years, the Future Ready team hosted professional development summits for staff. Hundreds of teachers from many schools would show up to learn and share ideas for better teaching and learning. Then Future Ready team member Carrie Kunert had an idea: “What if, instead of bringing the schools to the summit, we brought the summit to the schools?”
Brilliant!
illuminatED was born.
Master teachers flood a school over the course of one day and teach engaging, innovative lessons while classroom teachers observe and participate. Teachers move from room to room and see new tools and instructional strategies in their own school and classrooms, with their own students. Teachers walk away with priceless insights for how they can evolve their practice in their classrooms.
Virginia Garcia Job Academy
Virginia Garcia School-Based Health Centers are hosting a summer program to help build important and tangible life skills for students. There is no cost to students, but they must register soon to secure a spot.
The Job Academy will give students in grades 9-12 the opportunity to learn about:
Resume/cover letter building
Financial and Educational Planning
Career Exploration
Job experience training
Volunteer connections
Team Building
And more…
When:
July 8-12, 2019
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (Lunch will be provided)
Where:
Virginia Garcia Administration Office
3305 NW Aloclek Dr.
Hillsboro, OR 97124
Register today!
Please contact Nicole Mayer at nmayer@vgmch.org to register or ask any questions about this free opportunity today.
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June 1, 2019 in Beaverton
School Board Business Meeting
Monday, May 20, 2019
6:30 p.m.
Administration Office
16550 SW Merlo Rd.
Beaverton, 97003
Budget Committee Meeting
Wednesday, May 22, 2019
6:30 p.m.
Southridge High School
9865 SW 125th Ave.
Budget Committee Meeting
Monday, June 17, 2019
6:30 p.m.
Beaverton High School, Cafeteria
13000 SW 2nd St.
Beaverton, 97005
Free Parenting Workshop for parents of children in Kindergarten to 5th Grade
Children can lose up to three months of skills and learning during the summer months. In this workshop, parents/guardians will learn strategies and activities to help prevent the summer slide. Participants will leave the workshop with resources and a plan for their child's learning fun through the summer.
WHEN: Wednesday, May 15, 2019 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
WHERE: Charles F. Tigard School, 12855 SW Grant Ave, Tigard, OR 97223
INCLUDES: FREE dinner from 6:00 - 6:30 p.m. and FREE childcare for children 2 and older!
To register: Call or email Vicki at Youth Contact 503-640-4222 or vball@youthcontact.org
OR Call or email Nelly Mandujano in CFT Office at 503-431-4403 or email nmandujanoarreola@ttsd.kl2.or.us
Beaverton City Library Summer Reading Program
This summer the Beaverton City Library will offer a Summer Reading Program for kids and teens from June 1- July 22, 2019.
The theme of the Kid’s Summer Reading Program is A Universe of Stories. Kids age birth through 5th grade can register to be a part of the Kids Summer Reading Program to read and earn great prizes!
Teens going into 6-12th grades next year can join the Teen Summer Reading Program.
Starting June 1, 2019, you can register online, or drop by the children’s area of the Beaverton City Library on 5th and Hall or the Murray Scholl’s branch library.
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Email: community_involvement@beaverton.k12.or.us
Website: beaverton.k12.or.us
Location: 16550 SW Merlo Rd, Beaverton, OR, United States
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