Four finalists chosen for High Lakes Elementary principal; forum set
Bend-La Pine Schools
High Lakes Elementary School
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) Students, staff and community members are invited to meet the four finalists for the principal position at High Lakes Elementary School during a virtual forum Wednesday at 4:15 p.m. Attendees will get a chance to see presentations from the candidates and provide feedback about the finalists.
Finalist details:
Erich Brocker is currently serving as the assistant principal at William E. Miller Elementary School in Bend, a position he has held for six years. Prior to that, Brocker spent three years as an administrator at Highland Magnet at Kenwood School. Brocker also spent 10 years as regional principal and school psychologist for the Sonoma County Office of Education.
Three Springfield School Board seats are up for election in the May 18 Special Election. However, only two are contested, with eight candidates split between them on the ballot.
All three seats are for four-year terms. The only uncontested seat is Position 2, with incumbent Emilio Hernandez being the lone candidate. Hernandez is also the only incumbent running.
The Register-Guard sent all the candidates a questionnaire that asked about relevant experience, reasons for running, plans to make schools more inclusive and other questions. Here s a bit more about each of the candidates, based on their responses.
Since filing, Lisa Barrager decided to stop campaigning and instead is supporting Kelly Mason for the seat. However, Barrager s name will still appear on the ballot. Position 3 candidates Samantha Alcantar and Brandy Crosby did not return multiple requests for comment.
As they say, all politics is local, and in Lane County, local politics gets heated when it’s school board elections.
The issues are huge in K-12 education racism and diversity, COVID, standardized testing and more. We are impressed by all the people willing to take on this tough and important duty. Good board members are simultaneously independent thinkers, willing to question how the board is voting and why, and yet also able to function effectively with other board members they may not always agree with to get things done.
It’s great when voters and candidates get fired up about the school board especially if it means positive changes for the kids. So knowing that Eugene and surrounding communities take their school boards seriously, our small editorial board Zoomed with as many candidates as we could, and sent surveys out to the ones who we either couldn’t squeeze in or who didn’t respond. Some candidates didn’t respond in time or at all.
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Thousands of Missouri students likely will continue to learn online from their homes next school year and after by choice, as virtual school becomes a permanent option after the pandemic subsides.
Several school districts in the St. Louis region are making their online programs permanent for children as early as kindergarten in an effort to offer more flexibility and choice. But some critics worry the isolation could have negative social and emotional effects on kids.
With no COVID-19 vaccine yet approved for children under age 16, school administrators say it’s highly likely some amount of virtual learning will be necessary next school year. But they also say their online schools are here to stay.
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