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Creswell School District 40 board meeting, May 13, 2026

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Creswell school board adopts McGraw-Hill social studies curriculum for CMS and CHS 14:38

  • A district staff member said the committee recommended adopting the McGraw-Hill social studies curriculum at CMS for 6th to 8th grade and that CH is proposing to adopt the same curriculum. 14:38
  • The board voted on a motion to adopt the CHS and CMS social studies curriculum, and the chair announced the motion passed. 34:44
  • The board also approved an out-of-state travel request for CMS FBLA to San Antonio, Texas, and a cooperative sponsorship with Cottage Grove for girls flag football. 39:18
  • Board members agreed by consensus to hold next month's budget hearing at 5:15 and the meeting at 5:30. 41:02
Item by item (12)
  1. Opening and agenda 0:00
    • The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance. 0:00
    • A motion to approve the consent agenda was made and a vote was called. 0:28
    • The chair announced the motion to approve the agenda passed. 0:28
  2. FBLA state volunteer recognition 1:03
    • A staff member said a board member had been nominated for and named FBLA Volunteer of the Year at the FBLA State Conference. 1:16
    • The staff member read the nomination letter, which described volunteering at FBLA events, serving as a guest speaker and judging at a regional competition. 1:49
    • A staff member said another board member had also been recognized in an earlier year. 3:33
  3. Social studies curriculum adoption presentation 4:19
    • A speaker said the McGraw-Hill book was the only middle school option with 2s on everything in the ODE review, and a staff member said the committee recommended adopting McGraw-Hill at CMS for 6th to 8th grade. 7:48
    • A staff member asked how old the current textbooks are, and another staff member answered 21 years old. 22:14
    • A staff member asked the board for an extension on the elementary adoption so staff could look for gaps and alignment with materials already in use. 32:02
  4. Superintendent's report 32:42
    • The superintendent said the site for the CTE building had been cleared and rock laid, and the shell of the building should be up in 4 to 6 weeks, maybe 8 weeks. 33:49
    • The superintendent said a bond oversight committee meeting was coming up next week and the projects were on schedule with the budget. 34:10
  5. Social studies curriculum adoption vote 34:44
    • A motion was made to adopt the CHS and CMS social studies curriculum. 34:44
    • The chair announced the motion passed. 35:30
  6. Elementary adoption item for CES 35:30
    • A motion was made to approve the CES item, described as the adoption fulfillment for 26⁠-⁠27. 36:03
    • The chair announced the motion carried. 36:12
  7. CMS FBLA out-of-state travel request 36:12
    • A staff member said students from the high school and middle school qualified for nationals, which are in San Antonio, Texas this year. 36:39
    • The staff member said an advisor must attend and that each traveler does individual fundraising. 36:50
    • The chair announced the motion carried. 39:18
  8. Cooperative girls flag football 39:55
    • A staff member recommended a cooperative sponsorship with Cottage Grove for girls flag football and said OSAA now wants board agreement on cooperatives for club sports. 40:09
    • The chair announced the motion passed. 41:02
  9. June meeting time and ceremonies 41:02
    • Board members discussed moving next month's meeting so members could attend promotion and graduation ceremonies. 41:27
    • A staff member said all board members are going to the graduation ceremony and 6 are going to the awards assembly. 43:14
    • Board members agreed by consensus to hold the budget hearing at 5:15 and start the meeting at 5:30. 41:02
  10. Budget committee meeting reminder 43:43
    • A staff member said the budget committee meeting is 5/20 at 6 PM on Zoom. 44:01
    • A speaker asked whether community members on the budget committee had been notified, and the response was that a reminder would go out tomorrow. 44:34
    • The budget document will be posted on the website. 46:08
  11. Trustee reports 46:23
    • Mike Anderson said they were made budget chairman at an LSP meeting and attended baseball games and a girls tennis district semifinal. 46:38
    • Lacey Risdal said they helped with a track meet hosted on the field and had been to some softball games and practices. 50:21
  12. Pedestrian safety question 51:51
    • A speaker asked whether any classes at any level teach students to stay out of the street or watch where they are going when they walk across it. 51:57
    • A staff member said safe routes to school instruction is done at the middle school and starts in pre-K. 52:44

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