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…
D9 agenda: RIF, closure of Elk-Trail
March 13, 2012 by Leave a Comment
In her weekly email to District 9 staff, Superintendent Cynda Rickert highlighted two items that will be discussed at the Wednesday, Mar. 14 board of directors meeting. “One will seek authority to reduce staff for the coming year. The other will seek authority to close Elk Trail School and move its students to Shady Cove…
Elk Trail has highest cost per student in District 9
October 17, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The Board of Directors of Jackson County School District 9 held a work session on Wednesday, Oct.12, prior to their regular meeting, where they discussed budgets and possible school consolidation. Superintendent Rickert stated that financing shortfalls were continuing and that all ideas to solve this problem are welcome and will be considered. She stated that…
Two students wise beyond their age
January 18, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Elk Trail and Shady Cove Schools each presented an outstanding student for recognition to the District 9 Board of Directors at the Jan. 12 meeting. Selected from Shady Cove School was 8th grader Mike Johnson. This fall as a freshman at EPHS he will already have three math credits, having take Algebra I and II…
Shady Cove Principal injured
September 14, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Elk-Trail and Shady Cove Schools Principal Tiffany O’Donnell was injured in an accident on Monday, Sept. 13, at about 4:23 p.m. O’Donnell was returning to Shady Cove from Elk Trail on her motorcycle. At the intersection of Elk Creek Road and Highway 62, as O’Donnell was traveling west on Hwy. 62, a 1999 Nissan Frontier…
