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Recognitions Sam Barlow High School SkillsUSA StudentsThe school board honored Sam Barlow High School SkillsUSA students who competed at the state leadership and skills conference. The students prepared diligently to compete in career-skill events like carpentry and culinary arts. Restaurant Service - 5th place: Payton Devet, 4th place: Sierra Kandt, and 3rd place: Ethan Quintero. Baking and Pastry Arts - 5th place: Evelyn Bond, 3rd place: Lizzy Wyatt, 1st place: Payton Devet. Lizzy and Payton also earned scholarships to the Oregon Coast Culinary Institute. As state champion, Payton is eligible to compete nationally in Atlanta at the end of June. |
 Gresham High School Students-International Science and Engineering FairThe school board recognized the following 11th grade students from Gresham High School who earned 2nd place in Chemistry at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair. The following students qualified to travel to the state competition at Portland State University (PSU) and the national competition in Ohio: Luong Nguyen, Ben Graham, and Jack Dillon.
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 Sam Barlow High School Students-DECA International Career Development ConferenceThe school board honored four Sam Barlow High School students who traveled to Orlando, Florida, to compete in DECA’s competitive events program: the team of Cole Schmidt and Levi Riegelmann, seniors, and the team of Jaidyn Worley and Sofia Potts, seniors. Each of these students met competency, which means they met a minimum of 70% on overall scoring for their categories. Reaching competency is quite impressive at this level! |
 Gresham High School-Mt. Hood Community College (MHCC) Regional Annual High School Art ExhibitThe school board recognized three Gresham High School students who earned honors at the MHCC Regional Annual High School Art Exhibition. The students are: Reed Carroll - 1st Place for Originality, Logan Raupe - Honorable Mention, and Mylah Ardito - Honorable Mention |
 Gresham High School Speech and DebateThe school board recognized Gresham High School’s Speech & Debate team, which participated in the Mt. Hood Conference Speech and Debate tournament. Several students placed at the event: Gabrielle Merg - 3rd place in radio, Lilah Knapp - 3rd place in poetry, Lizy Westbrook - 1st Place in Poetry, 1st Place in Point of Information (POI), and 3rd Place in Lincoln-Douglas Debate.
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 Teacher Appreciation WeekIn honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, the school board recognized Gresham-Barlow Education Association Elementary School Vice President Tracey Jackson.
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APPROVED, the purchase of The Children’s Health Market, The Great Body Shop 7-year subscription, with a not-to-exceed amount of $300,000
APPROVED, the selection of G-W Publishers Comprehensive Health Skills for Middle School curriculum, and Human Kinetics Live Well Comprehensive High School health curriculum for a not-to-exceed amount of $244,255 through the Northwest Textbook Repository
APPROVED, receipt of the grant from the Mt. Hood Cable Regulatory Commission (MHCRC) in the amount of $118,762.222, pending appropriation of the funds by the MHCRC
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PresentationsCenter for Advanced Learning (CAL) Charter School Annual Report In compliance with ORS 338.095 (2), the Center for Advanced Learning (CAL) must submit a report to the district and the State Board of Education each year on the performance of the school and its students in the preceding fiscal/school year. This report must include, among other things, information regarding the goals and assessments relating to student performance, and a look forward at the school year ahead. Policy Review of the Salquist Road Property Sale Community member Thomas Eubanks requested the board review the policy regarding the sale of the Salquist Road property. Time was set aside on the agenda for Mr. Eubanks to provide information on this topic. After Mr. Eubanks' presentation, the school board’s legal counsel (Elliot Field and Kevin Shuba) shared that when it comes to selling land, the school board is required to follow ORS 332.155 when selling property. ORS 332.155 states the school board may sell all property that is not, in their judgment, required for school purposes. Field clarified that Board Policy DN pertains to equipment. It does not reference real property. In addition, he shared that Title 25 Chapter 270, pertains to state-owned property, not district property. Information ItemsSale of Portable Classroom Buildings on the Springwater Trail High School Campus The District posted an advertisement for sealed bids for the sale of three portable classroom buildings housed on the Springwater Trail High School Campus. One bid was received and accepted in the amount of $200,001 from the Damascus Christian School. The date for the three buildings to be removed is July 31, 2025. Paid Lunch Equity for 2024-25 Finance Director Dennis Quaid provided a report to the school board on paid lunch equity for 2024-25. The USDA requires all local education agencies (LEAs), regardless of current lunch prices, to annually review paid lunch prices to ensure compliance. The USDA provides a tool called the Paid Lunch Equity Tool to determine compliance. This requirement is in effect to ensure USDA funds are not subsidizing paid lunch amounts. The LEA is considered noncompliant when the average paid lunch price is less than the difference between the free and paid federal reimbursement rates. If the weighted average paid lunch price is less than that amount, LEAs must take action. The district has three options:
The memo stipulates that a one-year exemption may occur if a School Food Authority has a positive balance as of June 30, 2024. The Nutrition Services Fund has a positive balance, so the district is again exempt from this requirement. However, over the past few years, the aforementioned gap has grown, while our lunch prices have not. If the legal basis for the exemption goes away, it would become necessary to increase prices sharply. Staff do not recommend increasing prices for 2025-26, as all meals have been free for all schools through the CEP program. Should proposed federal changes to the CEP program occur, the District will need to reevaluate meal pricing.
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