Newberg Public Schools Weekly Newsletter - January 27, 2023

Meet Our New Communications Department Intern

Elizabeth Hudgens, senior at George Fox University, is pursuing a baccalaureate in English with a focus on creative writing. A busy and high achieveing young woman, Elizabeth is an Honors Program fellow; a Dean’s List recipient in 2019, 2020, 2021; President of Alpha Rho Omicron, George Fox University’s chapter of Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society. She also manages the Center’s social media presence to keep the student body informed and engaged. An interesting “factoid” about Elizabeth is that she volunteered as an interpretive guide for the Monterey Bay Aquarium!

The Communications Department Internship is the result of a new relationship we have established with George Fox University. Moving forward, one student will work with us each term, earning one college credit. We are excited to have Elizabeth on the communications team, and we look forward to her contributions.

January is School Board Appreciation Month!

This week during a school board meeting, we showed our love and appreciation (with our wonderful Tiger swag) to school board members, Dave Brown, Raquel Peregrino de Brito, Renee Powell, Shelly Kolb, Brian Shannon, Trevor DeHart, and Ron Rilee (not pictured) for their hard work and dedication to Newberg Public Schools. We honor them for the time and energy they give to our schools. We would also like to take this opportunity to recognize our fabulous student representatives on the school board. Moira Turpen and Lucia Tomaselli (not pictured) bring their unique insight, energy, and excitement to the Board, we are grateful for everything they do for our school district!

Upcoming Budget Meetings

Board member Brian Shannon expressed concern that there are not enough budget meetings scheduled or opportunities for the public to look at the school budget. The Board voted in favor of adding a budget meeting on May 2nd. There will be a budget hearing on June 13th.The proposed budget will be released to The School Board and to the public shortly before the May 2nd Budget Committee meeting. Director of Finance Heather Bixby will present the highlights of the budget on May 2nd.

School Board Goals

Directors Shelley Kolb, Trevor DeHart, and Renee Powell have worked on defining school board goals. The Board will discuss these goals at the next school board meeting. You can read the school board goals here:

WE’RE COMING FOR YOU, CHICAGO

Travel was approved for the Director of Teaching and Learning Jillian Felizarta to arrange for ten migrant students to travel to Chicago for the United States Hispanic Leadership Institute Conference February 16-19. Fully paid for by Federal programs under Title 1C., this conference promotes Latino education and culture, and features speakers who are influential in the Latino community. The students will potentially report back to the Board about their experience.