Ashland School District No. 5, Jackson County, Oregon - The Board of Directors met in a work session January 26, 2009, at 7:00 p.m. in the Ashland High School Theater.  Present were:

Mat Marr                     )           Chair

Ruth Alexander          )

Heidi Parker               )           Board Members

Amy Patton                 )

Juli Di Chiro, Superintendent

Community Members

District Administrators

Media Representatives

I.          Call to Order

The meeting was called to order at 7:05 p.m. by Chair Marr.

II.        Roll Check

A roll of the board was taken and all members were present with the exception of Director Massie.

III.       Ashland High School Redesign

            Chair Marr welcomed community members.  Juli Di Chiro provided an overview of the Ashland High School Redesign schedule and process.  She also discussed the reasons for going forward on this in spite of the current budget challenges.

The four Research and Design Teams are:  Teaching and Learning, Assessment, Supported Structures, Personalization.  Each Research and Design (RAD) team reported on work done thus far, and next steps.  Community members separated into four discussion groups to ask questions about the redesign process and provide feedback about what they heard.

IV.       Adjourn

There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 9:15 p.m.

Respectfully submitted by Jeanne Peterson, Administrative Assistant.

1-26-09 Work Session Minutes.pdf (10.4KB)