Bargaining teams from Jackson County School District 9 and the Eagle Point Education Association have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract for the district’s licensed and classified employees. Schools will be closed Wednesday, May 16. All schools will operate on their normal schedules and with regular teachers on Thursday, May 17 and Friday,…
D9 board ok’s Elk Trail, RIF, sup’t contract
March 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Standing room only and controversial issues aplenty were present at the School District 9 work session and board of director’s meeting on March 14. Issues ranged from the meeting agenda to the superintendent evaluation procedure, a reduction in force, the fate of Elk Trail School, the superintendent’s contract extension and maintaining a full school year…
Shady Cove closer to agreement on administrator’s contract
December 5, 2011 by Leave a Comment
“Politics is a numbers game. I hate it, but it is. It doesn’t matter how good your argument is if you aren’t in the majority,” said Senator Doug Whitsett at the Dec. 1 Shady Cove City Council meeting. The senator’s quote seemed appropriate as the council continued their discussion on Administrator Danise Brakeman’s contract during…
Grant provides new Mercy Flights facility
November 2, 2011 by Leave a Comment
{gallery}11_01_11/hanger{/gallery} Where there’s a will, there’s a way. Perhaps no place in Oregon has that been better exemplified than in the Rogue Valley with the forming some 62 years ago of Mercy Flights. A young flight controller at the Medford Airport lost a friend with polio because they couldn’t get him to Portland fast enough…
Butte Falls approves Charter School contract
July 18, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The Charter School contract was the primary issue on the July 11 Butte Falls School Board agenda. The district’s attorney had reviewed the contract and created a “redline” version of legislative changes. The biggest change involves special education. As of July 1, 2011, the district in which the charter school is located is responsible for…
Contract to plan EP reservoir landscaping awarded
April 18, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Plans and specifications for screening at the 4 million gallon Eagle Point reservoir were budgeted by the Eagle Point City Council at their Apr. 12 meeting. Covey Pardee Landscape Architects and the city entered into a contract for $5,000 to develop project plans in cooperation with the Eagle Point National Cemetery. New budget committee members…
