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Friday, March 22, 2013

Three D135 Employees Fired Following Lengthy Closed Session

Two Orland School District 135 board members voted against terminating the three employees, and one described the move as an “unfair action.”

Orland School District 135 lost another three employees early Friday morning, following a review of an incident at Park School that allegedly happened in October. The D135 board members voted 5-2 in favor of terminating the staff members after a closed session meeting starting Thursday night and continuing past midnight Friday. Members Lynne Donegan and Joe LaMargo voted against the terminations. While the district would not confirm where the staff members worked within the district, and in what capacity, they did say in a statement released Friday that “The Board of Education has concluded its review of the practices within the early childhood classroom at Park School.” At the March 11 board meeting, parents of students in the Park School…

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P.Y.T.

7:44 am on Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Well if you want to know what goes on in closed sessions, maybe we can ask Ann's kids. At the meeting I was at last they talked about the school promotion and she said how her child could not wait to get that tweet out. So, who else does she tell confidential stuff to besides her family? It's confidential... did anyone else catch that comment?   more ›

Monday, February 11, 2013

D135 Projecting Enrollment to Drop by 59 Students and More (Live Blog Transcript)

Paul Howell announced his retirement, and a new director of curriculum was approved by the Orland School District 135 board Monday night. Read our live blog transcript of both the committee of the whole and regular meetings.

Update Orland School District 135 may be looking at fewer enrolled students during the 2013-2014 school year, if current staff projections hold true. During Monday night’s committee of the whole meeting, board members heard the first enrollment projection for the next school year, which has 59 less students than current enrollment. Several variables, however, can change the number before August, said D135 Human Resources Director Julie Oberwise. Kindergarten enrollment will not be clear until far closer to August, and certain segments of students are recorded differently, such as honors students in the junior highs. But if the numbers hold, the district might have to lose four full-time teachers and one half-time kindergarten teacher to …

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Bob

8:45 am on Sunday, February 24, 2013

Thunder, why do facts trouble you so? As you said, i can't run for the Board or even vote for them. All I can do is present facts and ideas for consderation of those who care enough to get involved. When someone presenting facts and ideas "bothers" you, it's pretty clear that facts don't fit your agenda. One of us is trying to make the voters in 135 well informed, the other (you) apparently …   more ›

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