The Pioneer does a Q&A with finalists Jay Mathisen, Dan Koopman and Jeffry Davis
Jefferson County School District 509-J Board members have selected their top three candidates for the superintendent position. Two candidates are leaders at Oregon colleges, and the third is from a Washington school district.
This week, the board of directors will begin conducting final candidate interviews with three superintendent finalists, Jay Mathisen, Dan Koopman and Jeffry Davis.
The district will host three public events for the community to meet the candidates. The first event is Tuesday evening, March 2 with Mathisen. A second event will be Wednesday evening, March 3 for the public to meet Koopman, and the final event is Thursday evening, March 4 for the community to meet Davis.
Mass vaccinations part of effort to open schools The Oregon Convention Center is expected to be the site for mass vaccinations in the Portland area for the next six to nine months. (Courtesy Providence)
select Dr. Tom Jeanne, deputy state epidemiologist and a senior health adviser for Oregon Health Authority, and Colt Gill, director of the Oregon Department of Education, along with an interpreter for deaf viewers, gave a hopeful presentation on schools reopening Feb. 3. (Screen grab from the Oregon Health Authority) Nick Thompson • • •
Mass COVID-19 vaccinations are taking place at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. Appointments are required, and only certain groups are receiving the vaccines because of limited quantities.
North Clackamas hires school district leader from within
Internal candidate Shay James to replace current Superintendent Matt Utterback
School board members have chosen Dr. Shay James to replace retiring North Clackamas Superintendent Matt Utterback starting July 1.
James, currently assistant superintendent of education fo
r the North Clackamas School District, joined NCSD as its executive director of high school programs in 2016, when she earned an annual salary of $130,803. As superintendent, she will make a $230,000 annual base salary, and Utterback s annual base salary was $207,500 starting in 2018-19.
Two other finalists for the position included recruits from Nevada or Minnesota: assistant superintendents Debbie Brockett and Timothy Gadson.
Mass COVID-19 vaccinations are taking place at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. Appointments are required, and only certain groups are receiving the va