Iton Udosenata has been named Salem-Keizer Public Schools’ newest assistant superintendent. Udosenata, currently serving as North Eugene High School’s principal, will be taking over the responsibilities currently held by Assistant Superintendent Linda Myers. Myers announced her resignation from the district earlier this month, prompting a…
The Salem-Keizer School District’s Board of Directors held an emergency meeting on Wednesday, March 18, after Oregon Gov. Kate Brown announced a day prior that all schools will be closed until April 28 due to the outbreak of COVID-19, extending the original two-week closure to…
SKPS School district Salem-Keizer Salem-Keizer Public Schools does not have any confirmed coronavirus cases. The district is taking some preventative precautions, including additional cleaning measures in schools and on buses, and providing resources on when to go to school and when to see a doctor. Concerning an employee who…
Clear Lake Elementary has traditionally been a school that has done well in academic progress in comparison to the state average. Under Artonya Gemmil, who took over as principal last year, Clear Lake continued to see academic success in the 2018-19 school year. Clear Lake…
On Thursday, Jan. 23, the Oregon Department of Education released the 2019 graduation rates for all high schools in the state. The numbers showed another year of growth in Salem-Keizer and McNary High proved to be a bright spot for the district in multiple areas.…
Graduation numbers continue to rise in Salem-Keizer Public Schools (SKPS), and McNary High School has the second highest rate in the district. Graduation rates released today by the Oregon Department of Education show that nearly eight in 10 students graduated in four years. Nearly 84…
Members of the Root Beer and Reading Club at Whiteaker Middle School raise a can. After school enrichment programs run through SKEF are being cut (Submitted). For nearly a decade, Michele Husseman ran the Enrichment Academy at Whiteaker Middle School, through the Salem-Keizer Education Foundation…
Christy Perry Superintendent Christy Perry retired from the Salem-Keizer School District for the shortest possible time at a Jan. 2 special Salem-Keizer School Board meeting. Her retirement, which may have lasted less than a minute, ended with her rehiring in accordance with the new Oregon…
Jason Erickson after accepting a Crystal Apple at a ceremony sponsored by the Salem-Keizer Education Foundation. Jason Erickson says that there isn’t a spot he has spent more time in his life than the music room at Clear Lake Elementary — where he has been…