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Established as The Skamokawa Eagle in 1891
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Submitted by Superintendent Lisa Nelson On February 19, a special meeting was held at 5 p.m., prior to the regular meeting of the Naselle/Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors. Directors and teachers who work in the music and vocational departments toured the facility’s wing, which was constructed in 1957. The purpose of the meeting was to begin conversations around upgrades and modernization to the facility. Additional workshops are being planned for the future. At 6:30 p.m., the regular board meeting was called to order. In p...
The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors met for its monthly meeting on Tuesday in the Middle School Commons. Before beginning the bulk of its agenda items, the board nominated Chuck Hendrickson to continue as board chair and Nick Nikkila to continue as vice-chair. In personnel matters, the board approved the hire of A.J. Smith, assistant baseball coach. In other matters of business, the board approved student out of District travel for a Close-Up sponsored trip to Washtington D.C. in March. The board conducted a first...
The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors met for its monthly meeting on December 18 at the Grays River Fire Hall. In personnel matters, the board approved the hire of Steven McConnell, bus driver, and the resignation of Chris Dorman, assistant baseball coach. In other matters of business, the board accepted a donation from the Gudmundsen Family on behalf of the Associated Student Body to assist with Comet Athletics. Larry Harding of Nemah donated $500 to help students in need with school lunches. A discussion was held...
The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors met for its monthly meeting on November 20 in the Middle School Commons. In personnel matters, the board approved a partial leave of absence for Greg Nelson, assistant girls’ basketball coach. The board subsequently hired Kathryn Green to fill the partial leave for the basketball coach. The board acknowledged the resignation of Heather Varila, assistant cook, and hired Angela Metcalf to fill the vacant position. The board also approved the hire of April Zimmerman as a p...
The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors met for its monthly meeting on October 16 in the Middle School Commons. In personnel matters, the board approved the hire of Kimberly Jensen, bus driver and the resignation of Rob Baker, cross-country coach. An out of area teaching assignment was approved for Qin Xia. Several WSSDA Policies were adopted: 1400 Meeting Conduct, Order of Business and Quorum, 3122 Unexcused and unexcused absences, 3143 District Notification of Juvenile Offenders, 3144 Release of Information...
The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors met Tuesday for its monthly meeting in the Middle School Commons. In personnel matters, the board approved the hire of George Garcia, bus driver, and the resignation of Sylvia Hoagland as middle school volleyball coach. Haleigh See was hired as middle school volleyball coach. A short leave of absence was approved for Ditas Baker, Youth Camp teacher, for out of country travel. In final matters of business, out of area teaching assignments were approved for the following: James...
The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors met for its monthly meeting August 21 in the Middle School Commons. In personnel matters, the board approved the tentative hire of Kathryn Green, pending background check and the hire of middle school coaches, Aldrich Smith and Russell Hickman. A contract was approved for school nursing services through Pacific County. Both the board and the superintendent adopted working goals for the 2018-19 school year. A first read was conducted on Policy #6000, Program Planning, Budget...
The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors met for its monthly meeting on July 17 in the Middle School Commons. In personnel matters, the board approved the tentative hire of Sandra Smith, pending background check and the resignation of Russell Hickman, teacher. Policies 2022 and 2023 regarding digital citizenship and the use of electronic resources were approved. Resolution 2018-7-17 was approved for adopting the budget for the 2018-19 school year. The purchase of 90 Chromebooks was approved using grant funds and...
The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors met for its monthly meeting on June 19 in the Middle School Commons. In personnel matters, the board approved Youth Camp summer school teaching contracts for Scott Smith, David Blaylock, Randall Bloom and Natalie Heppner. The board also approved the hire of teacher Qin Xia. Non-represented staff and individual teacher contracts were approved for the 2018-19 school year. The board acknowledged the resignations of bus drivers George Garcia and Amber Haataia, and teacher David...
The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors met for its monthly meeting on May 15 in the Middle School Commons. In personnel matters, the board acknowledged the retirement of Mitzi Hunter, effective at the end of the school year. Ms. Hunter spent 24 years in the District, mostly serving students at the Naselle Youth Camp. The board also acknowledged the resignation of Eileen Williams, Spanish teacher, effective at the end of the school year. Mrs. Williams has also served the district for many years. Haleigh See was hired...
The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors met for its monthly meeting on April 17 at the Grays River Fire Hall. In personnel matters, the board approved the hire of Zara Ahlers, Youth Camp School Secretary, and acknowledged the resignation of Cheri Brignone, High School Secretary, effective August 2018. The board adopted policies regarding the Learning Assistance Program, Title I and Contracts. In other items of business, the school calendar was approved for the 2018-19 school year, along with overnight activities for...
The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors met for its monthly meeting on March 20 in Middle School Commons. In personnel matters, the board acknowledged the resignation of Robert Dalton, middle school track coach. The board approved the hire of David Blaylock and Ryley Queener as middle school track coaches. The board conducted a first read on policies regarding the Learning Assistance Program, Title I and Contracts. These were discussion items only, and if no concerns exist, they will be brought to the next board...
The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors met for its monthly meeting on February 20 in Middle School Commons. The board approved the hiring of Robert Baker as head track coach and Scott Smith as assistant track coach. The board acknowledged the resignation of Greg Nelson as middle school track coach. The board approved a one year extension of the superintendent’s contract. Other items of business that were approved included overnight travel for winter sports and activities, the acknowledgement of unsafe walk routes w...
The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors met for its monthly meeting on January 16 in Middle School Commons. The board approved Policy 2110, Transitional Bilingual Instruction Program and the purchase of 30 Chromebook computers with a supplemental grant from Gear Up funds that counselor Justin Laine and secretary Rachel Suomela had written. The board also adopted the Superintendent and Board Operating Principles for the 2017-18 school year. These principles guide the way in which the board and superintendent work...
The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors met for its monthly meeting on December 19 at the Grays River Fire Hall. During the board meeting, two personnel matters were approved. Robert Baker was hired as boys’ C-squad basketball coach, and Ryley Queener was hired as weight room supervisor. Amy Chadwick was sworn in to begin her term as school board member. Superintendent Lisa Nelson presented outgoing board member Bud Strange with an award and thanked him for providing leadership and guidance for the district over the p...
The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors met for its monthly meeting on November 21. During the board meeting, several personnel matters were addressed. A one-year leave of absence for coaching middle school girls’ basketball was granted for Rob Dalton. Russ Hickman and David Blaylock were hired as one-year leave replacement coaches for middle school girls’ basketball. In other matters, the board approved resolution No. 2017-11-21 to place a three-year educational programs and operations replacement levy on the Feb...
The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors met for its monthly meeting on October 17. During the board meeting, one personnel matter was approved. The board approved a one year leave of absence for Haleigh See from coaching middle school basketball. Also approved was the Facilities Committee Master Plan for the next three years. Youth Camp Principal Gary Flood provided an update on Youth Camp students graduating and earning their General Equivalency Diplomas (GEDs). The board heard three proposals for naming the new...
The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors met for its monthly meeting on September 19. During the meeting, several personnel matters were approved. The board approved the hire of Katherine Klinger, middle school volleyball coach and three para- educators in Davana Drake, Andrea Pellervo and Shana Kelly. In other business, the board approved the following policies: 1410 Executive Sessions, 3115 Homeless Students, 3116 Students in Foster Care, 3122 Student Absences, 3416 Medication at School, 3432 Student Emergencies,...
The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors met for its monthly meeting on August 15. During the regular board meeting, two personnel matters were approved. The board hired David Blaylock as middle school football coach and accepted the resignation of Haleigh See as middle school volleyball coach. Out of area teaching endorsements were also approved for the following teachers: Bruce, Hoagland, Hickman, Dalton, Macy, Smith, Shuang and Yu. The board and superintendent’s goals for the 2017-18 school year were approved, a...
The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors met for its monthly meeting on July 18. Before the regular meeting, a special meeting was held for a hearing on the proposed 2017-18 school operating budget. The board then completed a self-assessment and engaged in discussion around goals for the 2017-18 school year. During the regular board meeting, two personnel matters were approved. The board approved the hire of Travis Boggs, head cook, and Sylvia Hoagland, middle school volleyball coach on a one year leave replacement....
The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors met for its monthly meeting on May 16. In personnel matters, the board acknowledged the resignation of Deborah Disch, custodian and approved the hires of teachers Nathan Bruce and David Blaylock. The hire of bus driver Erick Campisi was also approved. In new business, out of area teaching endorsements for several teachers were approved along with supplemental teaching contracts for the Naselle Youth Camp summer program. The board also approved the use of school facilities and...
The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors met for its monthly meeting on April 18. In personnel matters, the board acknowledged the following resignations effective at the end of August: Katie Bruce, para-educator, Larry Brignone, bus driver, Karl Smith, middle school football coach, and Scott Smith, teacher and coach. In other business, the board approved overnight travel for spring sports and activities, policy 3115 Homeless Students and accepted the receipt of a Gear Up federal grant in the amount of $13,500. The...
The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors met for its monthly meeting on February 21. Principal Quinn Donlon shared that the knowledge bowl team will be competing in the State Tournament on March 11 in Arlington. He also notified the board that both basketball teams are advancing to regional play and earned a second place finish at recent Southwest Class 1B District Basketball Championships. The eighth grade basketball team recently finished an undefeated season, and the 6/7th grade team lost just one game....
The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors met for its monthly meeting on January 17. The board passed a resolution allowing the superintendent to negotiate a contract with Rognlin’s Inc. for construction of the multi-purpose building. Superintendent Nelson commended the work of Librarian, Cynthia Clark in applying for and receiving a $3,000 scholarship on behalf of author James Patterson. The money was used to purchase mostly non-fiction books. Through Clark’s hard work on the Patterson grant and the Scholastic Book Fai...
The Naselle-Grays River Valley School District Board of Directors met for its monthly meeting on December 20. The board approved the following policies: 3120 Enrollment, 2190 Highly Capable, and 2020 Design, Selection and Adoption of Course Materials. Chuck Hendrickson was re-elected as board chairman, and Nick Nikkila remained as vice-chair. The board agreed to award a contract to Rognlins Inc. for construction of the multi-purpose building. Vocational Director Greg Nelson gave a report on the status of the vocational offerings at Naselle...
