Goals and Accomplishments
January 2022 Report to the KCSD Board of Directors
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Technology (IT)
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Digital interactive smart TVs replacing old smartboards in classrooms
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Chromebooks for all students
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Hot spots installed at schools and available to students
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Full-time staff development technology and software specialist
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Tech Committee: Recommendations for new tech implemented
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New intercom system for Bonanza Schools
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SEL and Special Services
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Counselor in every school
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New full-time administrator for Social Emotional Learning Team
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Homeless assistance (Mckinney- Vento Program)
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Bridges and Goals programs (Terri DeGroot and Robin Delong)
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Expanded secondary behavior program to include elementary students; new home in Stearns addition
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Klamath County Transition Program (KCTP) job placement program
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KCTP Jo2Go Coffee Cart in its third year
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Nutrition Services
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Organized community lunch and grab-and-go meals during Bootleg Fire
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Upgrading school kitchen facilities (Keno, Mazama)
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Ready to deliver grab-and-go meals as needed
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Farm to School: New contracts for local beef, produce
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Transportation
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Replaced 26 diesel buses with propane buses
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Purchased two new travel buses for extended extracurricular trips
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Overcoming and maintaining routes with driver shortages
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Bus driver training on student behavior with SEL Team
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Health Services Team
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Robust contact tracing and quarantining
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Illness and medication education
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COVID-19 communication with families, school administraton
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Curriculum
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Kindergarten pilot program at Stearns Elementary
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Falcon Heights expansion from 7-12 to K-12 with Falcon Online
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Enrollment growth: 137% increase
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Adopting new elementary math curriculum
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DMTI training and coaching
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Adopting new K-12 ELA curriculum
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Staff development: Jen Cole and Stacy Johnson mentoring 45 new teachers
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CTE: Career & Technical Education
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Expanding into middle schools
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Adding pathways and programs: Education, food services
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Real life applications: Partnering with local businesses for work; creating businesses
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Business Department
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New software rollout Infinite Visions will go live July 1, 2023; will be offical system of record July 1, 2024
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Payroll: Supervisor transition from Tamara Cosand to Aubreanna Powers going well
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Audit: 2020-21 audit received a clean opinion from the auditors
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Awarded GFOA Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the 7th year in a row.
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Human Resources
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Organized free staff vaccine clinics with public health in January and February 2021
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Implemented state vaccination mandate/exceptions districtwide
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Overcoming staff and substitute shortages
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Special Projects
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New six-classroom additon at Shasta
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Chiloquin track renovation
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Mazama and Chiloquin turf athletic fields
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Henley High, Ferguson HVAC upgrades
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Peterson parking lot resurfacing
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New flooring at Chiloquin, Merrill, Keno
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Stearns Elementary track project
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Lost River Community Center construction
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High school bleacher replacement
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Maintenance
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Mazama partial roof replacement (started)
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Mazama kitchen remodel (started)
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Chiloquin Elementary pipe replacement (complete)
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Gilchrist furnace repair (complete)
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Keno Elementary new serving line for kitchen (complete)
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Henley High cooling tower (in power)
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Athletics
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Upgrading athletic facilities around the district
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Installing turf fields at Chiloquin (completed) and Mazama (summer 2022)
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Installing new scoreboards in numerous facilities (Bonanza, Chiloquin, Keno)
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Implemented COVID-19 protocols to open extra activities to students and spectators
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Reopened and offered junior high school sports programs
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Safety & Risk Management
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Installed remote entrance access at all schools
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Upgraded and added additional handheld radios at all schools
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Supplied more than 200,000 masks for students, staff and stakeholders
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Established safety protocols and provided supplies for COVID-19 response at schools
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Established COVID-19 emergency response teams to mitigate the impact of the virus on our students, staff and community.
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Federal Programs
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New administrative position created; Valli Lonner hired
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Title I resources reorganized
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Improved relationship with Klamath Tribes
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Chiloquin Green Schoolyard Project
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Chiloquin Elementary facility upgrades (ventilation, paint, flooring)
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Chiloquin track and field project: Tribes donated $500,000
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PR and Communication
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KCSD & Me: Monthly e-newsletter for staff and community
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Snow day/emergency communication
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Superintendent Town Halls
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Social media (7,000+ Facebook followers)
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KCSD Website
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Hired a district webmaster, Annalise Milwrick
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Smart phone app for parents and staff (coming soon!)
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