The Oregon City School District 62 Board of Education met on July 13, 2026 for its regular meeting. The meeting included annual board leadership elections, a summer school update, district operational updates, reports on partnerships and projects, policy discussions, and several formal approvals. The agenda identified the meeting as a Regular Session beginning at 7:00 PM at Roger Rook Hall at Clackamas Community College.
The board selected leadership for the 2026-27 school year. After discussion and an initial tie vote, the board elected Katie Wilson as Board Chair and Heidi Blackwell as Vice Chair. Board members discussed continuity, shared leadership, and bringing different perspectives into board leadership roles. The final chair motion carried, followed by approval of the vice chair nomination.
A major discussion focused on the district’s summer school program. Staff reported on secondary summer programming that served students from incoming sixth graders through high school seniors. The program included literacy instruction, math support, credit recovery, electives, and a pilot online credit recovery program. Staff highlighted transportation, hiring, family communication, student relationships, and community partnerships as important parts of the program.
District leaders reported that the summer program was supported by a $950,000 grant received shortly before implementation began. Staff explained that the short timeline required rapid coordination of transportation, hiring, safety procedures, and instructional planning. The district also discussed improvements learned from the program that could inform future summer offerings.
The board received updates on facilities and community partnerships, including the Jennings Lodge Campus park project with North Clackamas Parks and Recreation District. The project is intended to expand recreation access while supporting the surrounding community. The presentation noted that NCPRD secured $2.23 million in grants, representing more than 70% of construction costs, and that construction was expected to begin later in the summer.
The meeting also included updates on the district’s 2025 bond program, strategic planning work, future board meeting processes, and policy revisions. The agenda included bond updates, strategic plan reporting, draft meeting content discussions, and first readings of multiple policies.
Several consent and action items were approved, including meeting minutes, staffing changes, added duty appointments, travel requests, annual operating resolutions, the 2026-27 board meeting schedule, contracts exceeding $150,000, and builder’s risk insurance services related to the bond program.
Major Discussion and Action Items
Summer School Program Update
The board received a presentation on the district’s 2026 summer school programming. Staff described three secondary pathways: bridge programming for younger students, credit recovery for ninth and tenth graders, and an Edgenuity online credit recovery pilot for older students.
The program emphasized literacy, mathematics support, student relationships, and creating a supportive learning environment. Staff reported that students participated in reading, writing, math, electives, and community-building activities.
Board members asked about attendance and assessment. Staff reported that attendance was challenging for some older students but improved compared with the previous summer. Staff also reported that pre- and post-assessments were collected, with early indications of improvement, particularly in writing.
No separate formal action was taken on summer school. The discussion provided information about program outcomes and future planning.
North Clackamas Parks and Recreation Partnership
The board heard an update from North Clackamas Parks and Recreation District regarding the Jennings Lodge Campus park project. The project is a partnership between NCPRD and Oregon City School District to create additional recreation access.
NCPRD reported securing $2.23 million in grants for construction, covering more than 70% of projected construction costs. Construction was expected to begin later in the summer.
Bond Program Update
District leadership provided an update on bond-funded construction projects. The superintendent reported that projects had advanced significantly and that board members would have opportunities to visit construction sites.
The agenda included a bond update presentation as part of the reports and discussion section.
Strategic Plan Report
The board reviewed progress on the district’s strategic plan. The agenda identified a strategic plan report presented by district leadership.
The discussion focused on continued implementation, measuring progress, and aligning district work with student success goals.
Policy First Reads
The board reviewed multiple policy first readings. The agenda included policies related to board authority, board officers, committees, meetings, executive sessions, superintendent duties, equity advisory committees, budgeting, personnel definitions, equal employment opportunity, and harassment policies.
These items represented preliminary policy review rather than final adoption unless separately approved later.
Votes, Decisions, and Direction
- The board elected Katie Wilson as Board Chair for the 2026-27 school year. The motion carried.
- The board elected Heidi Blackwell as Vice Chair for the 2026-27 school year. The motion carried.
- The board approved consent agenda items, including prior meeting minutes, staffing changes, added duty appointments, and travel requests.
- The board approved Annual Operating Resolutions 2627-200 through 219.
- The board approved the 2026-27 School Board Meeting Schedule.
- The board approved Resolution 2627-220 regarding contracts in excess of $150,000 for the 2026-27 school year.
- The board approved Resolution 2627-221 regarding Brown & Brown builder’s risk insurance services for the 2025 OCSD Bond Program.
Financial Matters
The district discussed several financial topics. A major item was the summer school grant funding. District leadership reported receiving $950,000 in grant funding and using it to support summer programming, staffing, transportation, and operations.
The board also approved contracts exceeding $150,000 for the 2026-27 school year and approved builder’s risk insurance services connected to the 2025 bond program.
North Clackamas Parks and Recreation reported $2.23 million in grant funding for the Jennings Lodge Campus park project.
Policies, Ordinances, Resolutions, and Governance
The board reviewed governance-related policies during first readings. Topics included board member responsibilities, board officers, committees, meetings, executive sessions, board procedures, superintendent duties, equity advisory structures, budgeting, employment practices, and harassment policies.
The board also approved annual operating resolutions for the 2026-27 school year.
Reports, Presentations, and Updates
Reports included:
- Summer school outcomes and future planning.
- North Clackamas Parks and Recreation partnership update.
- Bond construction progress.
- Strategic plan reporting.
- Policy reviews and governance updates.
Personnel, Appointments, and Organizational Matters
The board approved staffing changes for the 2026-27 school year and added duty appointments.
The superintendent reported that after a reduction of force affecting classified and certified staff, the district had been able to bring back about half of affected certified staff and almost half of affected classified staff as circumstances changed.
Projects, Facilities, Infrastructure, and Operations
The district provided updates on bond construction projects and encouraged board members to visit active project sites.
The Jennings Lodge Campus park project was discussed as a joint district and recreation partnership. Construction was expected to begin later in the summer.
The district reported that no patron input was received electronically or in person during the meeting.
Questions and Answers
Board members asked summer school staff about attendance, student assessment, curriculum selection, and lessons learned for future programming. Staff explained that attendance improved compared with prior efforts, assessments were underway, and future planning would begin earlier because future grant availability was known.
- Students benefited from expanded summer learning opportunities, credit recovery, and enrichment activities.
- Families gained access to summer academic support and community-based programming.
- Staff gained experience implementing a large-scale summer program supported by grant funding.
- Community members may see continued progress on bond-funded construction projects.
- Jennings Lodge residents may gain improved recreation access through the park partnership.
- How will the district measure long-term outcomes from the summer school program?
- What changes will be made to improve future summer attendance?
- How will bond projects affect school operations during construction?
- When will additional details about the Jennings Lodge Campus park project be available?
- How will policy revisions affect board operations and public engagement?
- What staffing levels will the district maintain for the 2026-27 school year?
Important Dates and Next Steps
- July 27, 2026: Board Work Session at 6:00 PM.
- August 10, 2026: Regular Board Meeting at 7:00 PM.
- Summer school program review and planning for future implementation.
- Continued bond construction monitoring and project updates.
Key Takeaways
- Katie Wilson was elected Board Chair for 2026-27.
- Heidi Blackwell was elected Vice Chair for 2026-27.
- The district completed a major summer school program serving multiple grade levels.
- Summer school included literacy, math support, credit recovery, and enrichment.
- The district received $950,000 in grant funding supporting summer programming.
- Staff reported positive early assessment results, especially in writing.
- The district plans to use lessons learned to improve future summer programs.
- North Clackamas Parks and Recreation is partnering with the district on the Jennings Lodge Campus park project.
- The Jennings Lodge project received $2.23 million in grants.
- Bond construction projects continue moving forward.
- The board reviewed multiple policy updates.
- The board approved annual operating resolutions.
- The board approved the 2026-27 meeting schedule.
- The board approved contracts exceeding $150,000.
- The board approved builder’s risk insurance services for the bond program.
- The district reported progress bringing staff back after reductions in force.
- No public comments were received at the meeting.
Official Sources
About the Public Body
- Name: Oregon City School District 62
- Organization type: school-district
- Government body: school-boards
- Location: Oregon City, oregon
- County: Clackamas
- Provider: diligent-community
Keywords
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The Oregon City School District 62 Board of Education met on July 13, 2026 for its regular meeting. The meeting included annual board leadership elections, a summer school update, district operational updates, reports on partnerships and projects, policy discussions, and several formal approvals. The agenda identified the meeting as a Regular Session beginning at 7:00 PM at Roger Rook Hall at Clackamas Community College.
The board selected leadership for the 2026-27 school year. After discussion and an initial tie vote, the board elected Katie Wilson as Board Chair and Heidi Blackwell as Vice Chair. Board members discussed continuity, shared leadership, and bringing different perspectives into board leadership roles. The final chair motion carried, followed by approval of the vice chair nomination.
A major discussion focused on the district’s summer school program. Staff reported on secondary summer programming that served students from incoming sixth graders through high school seniors. The program included literacy instruction, math support, credit recovery, electives, and a pilot online credit recovery program. Staff highlighted transportation, hiring, family communication, student relationships, and community partnerships as important parts of the program.
District leaders reported that the summer program was supported by a $950,000 grant received shortly before implementation began. Staff explained that the short timeline required rapid coordination of transportation, hiring, safety procedures, and instructional planning. The district also discussed improvements learned from the program that could inform future summer offerings.
The board received updates on facilities and community partnerships, including the Jennings Lodge Campus park project with North Clackamas Parks and Recreation District. The project is intended to expand recreation access while supporting the surrounding community. The presentation noted that NCPRD secured $2.23 million in grants, representing more than 70% of construction costs, and that construction was expected to begin later in the summer.
The meeting also included updates on the district’s 2025 bond program, strategic planning work, future board meeting processes, and policy revisions. The agenda included bond updates, strategic plan reporting, draft meeting content discussions, and first readings of multiple policies.
Several consent and action items were approved, including meeting minutes, staffing changes, added duty appointments, travel requests, annual operating resolutions, the 2026-27 board meeting schedule, contracts exceeding $150,000, and builder’s risk insurance services related to the bond program.
Major Discussion and Action Items
Summer School Program Update
The board received a presentation on the district’s 2026 summer school programming. Staff described three secondary pathways: bridge programming for younger students, credit recovery for ninth and tenth graders, and an Edgenuity online credit recovery pilot for older students.
The program emphasized literacy, mathematics support, student relationships, and creating a supportive learning environment. Staff reported that students participated in reading, writing, math, electives, and community-building activities.
Board members asked about attendance and assessment. Staff reported that attendance was challenging for some older students but improved compared with the previous summer. Staff also reported that pre- and post-assessments were collected, with early indications of improvement, particularly in writing.
No separate formal action was taken on summer school. The discussion provided information about program outcomes and future planning.
North Clackamas Parks and Recreation Partnership
The board heard an update from North Clackamas Parks and Recreation District regarding the Jennings Lodge Campus park project. The project is a partnership between NCPRD and Oregon City School District to create additional recreation access.
NCPRD reported securing $2.23 million in grants for construction, covering more than 70% of projected construction costs. Construction was expected to begin later in the summer.
Bond Program Update
District leadership provided an update on bond-funded construction projects. The superintendent reported that projects had advanced significantly and that board members would have opportunities to visit construction sites.
The agenda included a bond update presentation as part of the reports and discussion section.
Strategic Plan Report
The board reviewed progress on the district’s strategic plan. The agenda identified a strategic plan report presented by district leadership.
The discussion focused on continued implementation, measuring progress, and aligning district work with student success goals.
Policy First Reads
The board reviewed multiple policy first readings. The agenda included policies related to board authority, board officers, committees, meetings, executive sessions, superintendent duties, equity advisory committees, budgeting, personnel definitions, equal employment opportunity, and harassment policies.
These items represented preliminary policy review rather than final adoption unless separately approved later.
Votes, Decisions, and Direction
- The board elected Katie Wilson as Board Chair for the 2026-27 school year. The motion carried.
- The board elected Heidi Blackwell as Vice Chair for the 2026-27 school year. The motion carried.
- The board approved consent agenda items, including prior meeting minutes, staffing changes, added duty appointments, and travel requests.
- The board approved Annual Operating Resolutions 2627-200 through 219.
- The board approved the 2026-27 School Board Meeting Schedule.
- The board approved Resolution 2627-220 regarding contracts in excess of $150,000 for the 2026-27 school year.
- The board approved Resolution 2627-221 regarding Brown & Brown builder’s risk insurance services for the 2025 OCSD Bond Program.
Financial Matters
The district discussed several financial topics. A major item was the summer school grant funding. District leadership reported receiving $950,000 in grant funding and using it to support summer programming, staffing, transportation, and operations.
The board also approved contracts exceeding $150,000 for the 2026-27 school year and approved builder’s risk insurance services connected to the 2025 bond program.
North Clackamas Parks and Recreation reported $2.23 million in grant funding for the Jennings Lodge Campus park project.
Policies, Ordinances, Resolutions, and Governance
The board reviewed governance-related policies during first readings. Topics included board member responsibilities, board officers, committees, meetings, executive sessions, board procedures, superintendent duties, equity advisory structures, budgeting, employment practices, and harassment policies.
The board also approved annual operating resolutions for the 2026-27 school year.
Reports, Presentations, and Updates
Reports included:
- Summer school outcomes and future planning.
- North Clackamas Parks and Recreation partnership update.
- Bond construction progress.
- Strategic plan reporting.
- Policy reviews and governance updates.
Personnel, Appointments, and Organizational Matters
The board approved staffing changes for the 2026-27 school year and added duty appointments.
The superintendent reported that after a reduction of force affecting classified and certified staff, the district had been able to bring back about half of affected certified staff and almost half of affected classified staff as circumstances changed.
Projects, Facilities, Infrastructure, and Operations
The district provided updates on bond construction projects and encouraged board members to visit active project sites.
The Jennings Lodge Campus park project was discussed as a joint district and recreation partnership. Construction was expected to begin later in the summer.
The district reported that no patron input was received electronically or in person during the meeting.
Questions and Answers
Board members asked summer school staff about attendance, student assessment, curriculum selection, and lessons learned for future programming. Staff explained that attendance improved compared with prior efforts, assessments were underway, and future planning would begin earlier because future grant availability was known.
- Students benefited from expanded summer learning opportunities, credit recovery, and enrichment activities.
- Families gained access to summer academic support and community-based programming.
- Staff gained experience implementing a large-scale summer program supported by grant funding.
- Community members may see continued progress on bond-funded construction projects.
- Jennings Lodge residents may gain improved recreation access through the park partnership.
- How will the district measure long-term outcomes from the summer school program?
- What changes will be made to improve future summer attendance?
- How will bond projects affect school operations during construction?
- When will additional details about the Jennings Lodge Campus park project be available?
- How will policy revisions affect board operations and public engagement?
- What staffing levels will the district maintain for the 2026-27 school year?
Important Dates and Next Steps
- July 27, 2026: Board Work Session at 6:00 PM.
- August 10, 2026: Regular Board Meeting at 7:00 PM.
- Summer school program review and planning for future implementation.
- Continued bond construction monitoring and project updates.
Key Takeaways
- Katie Wilson was elected Board Chair for 2026-27.
- Heidi Blackwell was elected Vice Chair for 2026-27.
- The district completed a major summer school program serving multiple grade levels.
- Summer school included literacy, math support, credit recovery, and enrichment.
- The district received $950,000 in grant funding supporting summer programming.
- Staff reported positive early assessment results, especially in writing.
- The district plans to use lessons learned to improve future summer programs.
- North Clackamas Parks and Recreation is partnering with the district on the Jennings Lodge Campus park project.
- The Jennings Lodge project received $2.23 million in grants.
- Bond construction projects continue moving forward.
- The board reviewed multiple policy updates.
- The board approved annual operating resolutions.
- The board approved the 2026-27 meeting schedule.
- The board approved contracts exceeding $150,000.
- The board approved builder’s risk insurance services for the bond program.
- The district reported progress bringing staff back after reductions in force.
- No public comments were received at the meeting.
Official Sources
About the Public Body
- Name: Oregon City School District 62
- Organization type: school-district
- Government body: school-boards
- Location: Oregon City, oregon
- County: Clackamas
- Provider: diligent-community
Keywords
Oregon City School District 62, Board of Education, school board meeting, regular meeting, summer school, literacy, credit recovery, Edgenuity, student support, bond program, construction projects, Jennings Lodge Campus, North Clackamas Parks and Recreation, strategic plan, board policies, governance, staffing changes, operating resolutions, contracts, builder’s risk insurance, Clackamas County, Oregon City schools, public education, community partnership
