As the month of January is School Board Recognition Month, we take this opportunity to publicly thank the five members of the Lincoln County School District Board of Directors. These elected volunteers spend countless hours working to improve public schools in our community.

Our school board is comprised of Chairman Ron Beck of Newport (Zone 3), Vice Chairman Jean Turner of Waldport (Zone 5), Karen Bondley of Lincoln City (Zone 1), Kelley Ellis of Siletz (Zone 4), and Liz Martin of Agate Beach (Zone 2).

The key work of our school board is to support student achievement by:
• Creating a vision for what we want our school district to become;
• Establishing standards for what we want our students to learn and be able to do;
• Ensuring assessment to determine if we are achieving our goals and if students are learning;
• Aligning how the district’s human and financial resources should be used;
• Creating a safe and orderly climate where students can learn and teachers can teach;
• Forming collaborative relationships with others in our community to solve common problems; and
• Focusing attention on continuous improvement for all involved with the school district.

Please help us honor these individuals for the important work they do all year long!