Oregon-Davis Invites Community Members to Review English Textbooks

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The Oregon-Davis School Board discussed English textbook recommendations this week.

Superintendent Greg Briles said the teachers and students have reviewed the proposed textbooks and now members of the public are welcome to come in and review them as well.

“They’re going to set some dates for individuals in the community to come in, look at the textbooks that they’re planning on adopting,” said Briles. “If community members are unable to come in, they can email Mr. Pletcher, the high school principal, any concerns or comments or things they would like to see in those textbooks moving forward. He would be more than happy to include those in the conversations as they bring in a recommendation to the school board at our May board meeting.”

Oregon-Davis School Board Approves Technology Plan

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The Oregon-Davis School Board members approved a three-year technology plan during their regular meeting Monday night.

Superintendent Greg Briles said a computer will be in the hands of every student.

“We’re looking at putting iPad Minis in our Kindergarten through second grade students’ hands, full-sized iPads for three through eight and laptops for nine through twelve students. In doing so, we will also have portable labs with the full-size computer laptops for the students to utilize if they need to for testing and other activities throughout the school year,” explained Briles.

Oregon-Davis School Board Approves Bus Purchase

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The Oregon-Davis School Board approved the purchase of buses through the Central Indiana Service Center during their meeting Monday night.

Superintendent Greg Briles said the board approved the purchase of two buses.

“We will be purchasing a new bus and then we are also going to be looking at the possibility of purchasing a one year off-lease bus in order to stay within our funding formula that the state has given us for bus replacement,” said Briles.

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Knox, Oregon-Davis School Boards to Meet Tonight

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Government and school board meeting schedules are getting back on track after the massive snow storm canceled many of the regular meeting the first part of the month.

The Knox Community School Board members will meet for their regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, Jan. 20 at 6:30 p.m. CT in the administrative office in the Palmer wing of the elementary school. The board members will consider the following items: a resignation and other personnel items, a resolution, an authorization to transfer funds, an authorization to carry over CPF funds to 2014 and the cancellation of outstanding checks.

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Knox, Oregon-Davis School Boards to Meet Today

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Oregon-Davis Jr./Sr. High School
Oregon-Davis Jr./Sr. High School
The Oregon-Davis School Board will meet at 1 p.m. CT this afternoon where they will reorganize, consider adopting Fiscal Goals for the 2013-2014 school year and consider the advertisement and publication of the 2012-2013 Annual Performance Report and other agenda items. This meeting was rescheduled from last week. It was canceled due to the winter storm.

In another rescheduled meeting, the Knox Community School Board will meet tonight at 6:30 p.m. CT where the board will reorganize and make a declaration of insurance providers and discuss the school safety grant, among other items. The meeting will be held in the administration room in the Palmer Wing of the Knox Community Elementary School.

O-D School Board Sets Budget Adoption Meeting

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Oregon-Davis Jr./Sr. High School
Oregon-Davis Jr./Sr. High School
The Oregon-Davis School Board is meeting a couple of weeks early to adopt the corporation’s annual budget for 2014. Typically the board meets on the third Monday of each month, but they’re set to meet in a special called session tonight at 6:30 p.m. in the administration room. Agenda items include the adoption of the 2014 Oregon-Davis Corporation Annual Budget, which includes the general fund, three-year capital projects plan, the transportation plan and other funds. The agenda also includes moving the corporation’s certificate of deposit from the Bank of Indiana to First National Bank of Monterey in order to receive a more favorable interest rate.

Oregon-Davis School Board to Hold Public Hearing on Proposed 2014 Budget

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Oregon-Davis Jr./Sr. High School
Oregon-Davis Jr./Sr. High School
The Oregon-Davis School Board will hold a public hearing tonight on the 2014 proposed annual budget which includes the General Fund, Capital Projects Fund, Transportation Fund, Debt Fund Plan, Retirement/Severance Bond Debt Service Fund, Referendum Fund/Exempt Operating and Rainy Day Fund.

The board will also discuss two facility use requests, several personnel leave requests and field trip requests, among other regular agenda items.

The Oregon-Davis School Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. CT in the Susan G. Rowles Board Room in the Administration Building on the school’s campus in Hamlet.

Oregon-Davis Graduate Writes Book, Donates Copies to School

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A 2009 Oregon-Davis graduate has written a book and donated several copies to the school corporation.

Karly Keiper, who was recently chosen as the State of Indiana’s “Student Teacher of the Year,” has written a book with others entitled, “He Huffed and He Puffed But…”. It tells a tale of Tim BurWulf and his taste for pigs, but he can’t blow the pigs’ houses down because he suffers from asthma. He eventually learns about the symptoms and treatments of asthma.

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O-D School Board Recognizes Retiring Teachers

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Oregon-Davis Jr./Sr. High School
Oregon-Davis Jr./Sr. High School
The Oregon-Davis School Board honored several retiring staff members at their meeting this week.

Bonnie Guse was honored for her 40 years of service to the Oregon-Davis Corporation. She was a 1969 graduate of Oregon-Davis and later graduated from Indiana Central in 1973. From there, she began her teaching career at O-D.

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Oregon-Davis School Board Approves Bus Purchase

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Oregon-Davis School Superintendent Dr. Steve Disney
Oregon-Davis School Superintendent Dr. Steve Disney

The Oregon-Davis School Board approved the purchase of a bus for special education students. Superintendent Dr. Steve Disney commented that the deadline was approaching for the purchase of these buses before the prices go up.

“If we waited a new more weeks on it, the prices probably would have gone up about $1,500 per bus,” explained Disney. “It’s a 66-passenger special education equipped bus with harnesses and a lift. Our bus was nearing 145,000 miles and we did not have a backup special education bus. This way we will have a backup when needed.”

Disney added that it’s important that the school provide properly equipped state required transportation for special needs students.

Oregon-Davis School Board to Hold Special Meeting

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Oregon-Davis Jr./Sr. High School
Oregon-Davis Jr./Sr. High School
The Oregon-Davis School Board will be meeting in a special session this morning at 8 a.m. with a full agenda.

The board members will be discussing off-campus cooperative programs including Auto Tech I and II, Construction, Criminal Justice, Early Childhood Education, Graphic Imaging, and Health and Science Education. The School-to-School and School-to-Work Programs will also be presented for discussion.

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Oregon-Davis to Upgrade Camera Security System

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Oregon-Davis School Superintendent Dr. Steve Disney
Oregon-Davis School Superintendent Dr. Steve Disney
The Oregon-Davis School Board is looking to update its camera security system.

Superintendent Dr. Steve Disney noted that the current system is 11 years old and with the growing age of technology and the need to provide the best security available for the staff and students, the board will be upgrading its system. Quotes will be received and the system will be installed once a bid is accepted.

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