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The South Lane School District Board has identified several strategies to engage with our schools.
1. The South Lane Board has assigned their members to represent the Board for each school in the district and selected programs/services areas. Our members have committed to visit the buildings and program/services as often as possible.
2. The goal is to observe, listen and engage in school activities and to share with the South Lane Board to help us learn more about the schools and programs/services as well as understanding the issues, challenges and array of education activities.
We would like to introduce our board and their annual assignment.
Sherry Duerst-Higgins, Board Co-Vice Chair -- Elected May 1988 to represent Position 4.
School Assignment: Dorena School & Al Kennedy High School
Program/Service Area: CTE/High School Success
Tammy Hodgkinson -- Elected May 2011 to represent Position 1.
School Assignment: Harrison Elementary
Program/Service Area: ELC/FRC
Colleen Valley*-- Elected December 2020 appointed to fill the vacancy of Position 5 for the remainder of the term- June 2021.
Dustin Bengtson Board Chair -- Elected May 2019 to represent Position 3
School Assignment: Cottage Grove High School
Program/Service Area: Finance & Maintenance
Gary Mort -- Elected May 2015 to represent Position 7.
School Assignment: Lincoln Middle School
Program/Service Area: Special Education
Jerry Settelmeyer -- Elected May 2015 to represent Position 6
School Assignment: Bohemia Elementary & London School
Program/Service Area: 9th Grade Success
Taylor Wilhour Board Co-Vice Chair- Elected May 2013 to represent Position 2.
School Assignment: Cottage Grove High School
Program/Service Area: Equity Committee
Position 7