Salem-Keizer Public Schools, Oregon

Salem-Keizer Public Schools

Salem, Oregon
District details
Superintendent: Christy Perry
# of school board members: 7
Website: Link

Salem-Keizer Public Schools is a school district in Oregon.

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* Superintendent
* School board
* Elections
* Budget
* Teacher salaries
* Academic performance
* Student enrollment
* Demographics
* Contact information

## Contents

* 1 Superintendent
* 2 School board elections
* 2.1 Election dates
* 2.2 Public participation in board meetings
* 3 Budget
* 3.1 Revenue
* 3.2 Expenditures
* 3.3 Debt
* 4 Teacher salaries
* 5 Academic performance
* 5.1 Proficiency assessments
* 5.1.1 Mathematics
* 5.1.2 Reading/language arts
* 5.2 Graduation rates
* 6 Student enrollment
* 7 About the district
* 8 Contact information
* 9 See also
* 10 External links
* 11 Footnotes

## Superintendent[edit]

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Christy Perry is the superintendent of Salem-Keizer Public Schools. Perry was appointed superintendent in 2014. Perry's previous career experience includes working as the superintendent of the Dallas School District.[1][2]

## School board elections[edit]

The Salem-Keizer school board consists of seven members elected by districtOnly the registered voters of a particular area may vote for a particular seat in a by-district election. This is opposed to an "at-large" election, in which all registered voters can vote for seats on the ballot regardless of geographic location. to four-year terms.[3]

Office

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Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 1 | Osvaldo Avila | July 1, 2021 | Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 2 | Marty Heyen | 2015 | Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 3 | Ashley Carson-Cottingham | July 1, 2021 | Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 4 | Satya Chandragiri | July 1, 2019 | Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 5 | Karina Guzman Ortiz | July 1, 2021 | Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 6 | Danielle Bethell | June 30, 2019 | Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board Zone 7 | Maria Hinojos Pressey | July 1, 2021

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### Election dates[edit]

See also: Salem-Keizer Public Schools elections in 2015, 2017, 2019, & 2021

Members of the Salem-Keizer school board are elected to four-year terms. Three or four seats are up for election on a staggered basis every odd-numbered year in May.

Four seats on the board were up for general election on May 18, 2021.

### Public participation in board meetings[edit]

The Salem-Keizer Public Schools school board maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[3]

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In the interest of the Salem-Keizer community of stakeholders, the board would like to hear broad input from the community related to board decisions and effectively carry out the business of the board. The board is accepting only written comment at this time. Written public comment is provided to the board ahead of the meeting, which gives the board the ability to read, digest, and consider the public comment prior to their decisions. During the board meeting, the board will hear a summary of the comments and acknowledge that they have read and reviewed the community feedback related to the business of the board. The summary and all the submitted public comments will be posted to the SKPS website the next business day.

Please submit your written public comment using the following guidelines:

* Comment is limited to 3000 characters (about 600 words) per person.
* Avoid using student and staff member names.
* Each person may sign-up to submit comment once. The sign-up allows for each person to comment twice – once on an agenda item and once on a non-agenda item.
* First and last name and city of residence are required.
* Please keep your comment within these guidelines.

Public comment is open for a specific time period prior to each board business meeting. If you would like to email the board at other times (which is not public comment), please use the link on the school board page to "email the school board."[4]

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## Budget[edit]

From 1993 to 2013, the Salem-Keizer school district had an average of $296,080,000 in revenue and $314,426,905 in expenditures, according to the United States Census Bureau's survey of school system finances. The district had a yearly average of $299,480,476 in outstanding debt. The district retired $27,233,095 of its debt and issued $42,999,619 in new debt each year on average.[5]

### Revenue[edit]

The table below separates the district's revenue into the three sources identified by the agency: local, state, and federal.

Revenue by Source

Fiscal
Year | Local | State | Federal | Revenue Total
Total | % of Revenue | Total | % of Revenue | Total | % of Revenue
Click [show] on the right to display the revenue data for prior years.

1993| $78,514,000| 47.11%| $79,490,000| 47.69%| $8,660,000| 5.20%| $166,664,000
1994| $82,096,000| 48.34%| $78,775,000| 46.38%| $8,973,000| 5.28%| $169,844,000
1995| $78,944,000| 42.95%| $94,815,000| 51.59%| $10,028,000| 5.46%| $183,787,000
1996| $64,746,000| 35.18%| $110,380,000| 59.98%| $8,893,000| 4.83%| $184,019,000
1997| $62,608,000| 33.14%| $115,692,000| 61.24%| $10,621,000| 5.62%| $188,921,000
1998| $60,097,000| 28.64%| $138,279,000| 65.89%| $11,476,000| 5.47%| $209,852,000
1999| $50,517,000| 23.82%| $139,741,000| 65.89%| $21,809,000| 10.28%| $212,067,000
2000| $117,508,000| 39.29%| $156,612,000| 52.36%| $24,982,000| 8.35%| $299,102,000
2001| $87,225,000| 32.02%| $166,731,000| 61.21%| $18,427,000| 6.77%| $272,383,000
2002| $94,712,000| 32.72%| $176,237,000| 60.88%| $18,515,000| 6.40%| $289,464,000
2003| $93,683,000| 32.50%| $174,544,000| 60.55%| $20,038,000| 6.95%| $288,265,000
2004| $95,713,000| 30.66%| $187,957,000| 60.20%| $28,537,000| 9.14%| $312,207,000
2005| $101,324,000| 32.30%| $178,741,000| 56.97%| $33,664,000| 10.73%| $313,729,000
2006| $106,370,000| 30.86%| $202,768,000| 58.82%| $35,587,000| 10.32%| $344,725,000
2007| $109,009,000| 30.21%| $216,335,000| 59.95%| $35,545,000| 9.85%| $360,889,000
2008| $112,626,000| 27.94%| $255,218,000| 63.31%| $35,311,000| 8.76%| $403,155,000
2009| $114,812,000| 28.86%| $239,709,000| 60.26%| $43,244,000| 10.87%| $397,765,000 | 2010| $117,151,000| 28.82%| $231,638,000| 56.99%| $57,652,000| 14.18%| $406,441,000

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2011| $113,407,000| 28.36%| $226,956,000| 56.75%| $59,565,000| 14.89%| $399,928,000
2012| $116,821,000| 28.66%| $248,020,000| 60.86%| $42,703,000| 10.48%| $407,544,000
2013| $123,982,000| 30.47%| $246,214,000| 60.51%| $36,733,000| 9.03%| $406,929,000
Avg.| $94,374,524| 32.99%| $174,516,762| 58.49%| $27,188,714| 8.52%| $296,080,000

### Expenditures[edit]

The table below separates the district's expenditures into five categories identified by the agency:

* Instruction: operation expenditures, state payments on behalf of the district for instruction and benefits, and retirement system transfers
* Support Services: support services, food services, and retirement system transfers for support service staff
* Capital Spending: capital outlay expenditures (i.e., construction, land or facilities purchases, and equipment purchases)
* Debt & Gov. Payments: payments to state and local governments and interest on school system debt
* Other: all other non-K-12 programs, except food services

Expenditures by Category

Fiscal
Year | Instruction | Support Services | Capital Spending | Debt & Gov. Payments | Other | Budget
Total
Total | % of Budget | Total | % of Budget | Total | % of Budget | Total | % of Budget | Total | % of Budget

Click [show] on the right to display the expenditure data for prior years.

1993| $94,196,000| 55.63%| $56,670,000| 33.47%| $14,660,000| 8.66%| $2,058,000| 1.22%| $1,740,000| 1.03%| $169,324,000
1994| $97,286,000| 48.05%| $60,258,000| 29.76%| $39,245,000| 19.38%| $3,629,000| 1.79%| $2,040,000| 1.01%| $202,458,000
1995| $98,049,000| 48.34%| $60,746,000| 29.95%| $36,142,000| 17.82%| $6,074,000| 2.99%| $1,833,000| 0.90%| $202,844,000
1996| $102,272,000| 54.14%| $64,691,000| 34.25%| $13,683,000| 7.24%| $6,058,000| 3.21%| $2,188,000| 1.16%| $188,892,000
1997| $110,015,000| 55.53%| $64,935,000| 32.78%| $15,606,000| 7.88%| $5,756,000| 2.91%| $1,803,000| 0.91%| $198,115,000
1998| $118,603,000| 58.26%| $70,880,000| 34.82%| $7,854,000| 3.86%| $5,458,000| 2.68%| $788,000| 0.39%| $203,583,000
1999| $126,684,000| 59.23%| $71,446,000| 33.40%| $10,046,000| 4.70%| $5,032,000| 2.35%| $672,000| 0.31%| $213,880,000
2000| $138,195,000| 48.81%| $105,650,000| 37.32%| $25,292,000| 8.93%| $13,254,000| 4.68%| $735,000| 0.26%| $283,126,000
2001| $147,985,000| 46.05%| $84,115,000| 26.18%| $73,636,000| 22.91%| $12,874,000| 4.01%| $2,746,000| 0.85%| $321,356,000
2002| $155,911,000| 47.04%| $95,096,000| 28.69%| $66,080,000| 19.94%| $12,829,000| 3.87%| $1,561,000| 0.47%| $331,477,000
2003| $163,997,000| 55.82%| $91,826,000| 31.25%| $21,533,000| 7.33%| $15,585,000| 5.30%| $861,000| 0.29%| $293,802,000
2004| $174,468,000| 45.74%| $95,653,000| 25.08%| $9,144,000| 2.40%| $102,012,000| 26.74%| $162,000| 0.04%| $381,439,000
2005| $188,944,000| 57.83%| $104,626,000| 32.02%| $13,141,000| 4.02%| $19,877,000| 6.08%| $159,000| 0.05%| $326,747,000
2006| $205,055,000| 59.37%| $112,493,000| 32.57%| $8,090,000| 2.34%| $19,499,000| 5.65%| $267,000| 0.08%| $345,404,000
2007| $214,713,000| 59.05%| $120,492,000| 33.14%| $8,826,000| 2.43%| $18,976,000| 5.22%| $632,000| 0.17%| $363,639,000
2008| $223,817,000| 58.17%| $134,040,000| 34.84%| $7,831,000| 2.04%| $18,025,000| 4.68%| $1,041,000| 0.27%| $384,754,000
2009| $229,082,000| 57.44%| $140,047,000| 35.11%| $10,849,000| 2.72%| $17,492,000| 4.39%| $1,377,000| 0.35%| $398,847,000  | 2010| $230,812,000| 53.64%| $147,753,000| 34.34%| $30,376,000| 7.06%| $20,213,000| 4.70%| $1,151,000| 0.27%| $430,305,000

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2011| $231,112,000| 48.21%| $148,865,000| 31.05%| $78,712,000| 16.42%| $19,449,000| 4.06%| $1,229,000| 0.26%| $479,367,000
2012| $231,292,000| 50.11%| $142,624,000| 30.90%| $66,631,000| 14.43%| $19,841,000| 4.30%| $1,224,000| 0.27%| $461,612,000
2013| $228,628,000| 54.18%| $145,019,000| 34.37%| $29,013,000| 6.88%| $18,080,000| 4.28%| $1,254,000| 0.30%| $421,994,000
Avg.| $167,196,000| 53.36%| $100,853,571| 32.16%| $27,923,333| 9.02%| $17,241,476| 5.01%| $1,212,524| 0.46%| $314,426,905

### Debt

The table below shows the amount of debt retired, issued, and outstanding in the district for each year.

Debt

Fiscal
Year | Retired | Issued | Outstanding | Click [show] on the right to display the debt data for prior years. | 1993| $7,519,000| $42,520,000| $68,745,000

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1994| $4,085,000| $4,800,000| $69,460,000
1995| $6,230,000| $58,000,000| $119,535,000
1996| $6,490,000| $0| $113,055,000
1997| $6,305,000| $0| $106,740,000
1998| $6,095,000| $0| $100,645,000
1999| $0| $177,100,000| $277,745,000
2000| $8,570,000| $272,000| $269,447,000
2001| $9,370,000| $0| $255,565,000
2002| $10,420,000| $0| $245,145,000
2003| $128,363,000| $114,615,000| $233,780,000
2004| $168,875,000| $238,440,000| $417,960,000
2005| $15,183,000| $0| $402,777,000
2006| $16,776,000| $0| $386,002,000
2007| $18,487,000| $0| $367,514,000
2008| $44,827,000| $21,575,000| $344,262,000
2009| $22,206,000| $178,715,000| $500,771,000 | 2010| $20,795,000| $31,760,000| $511,736,000

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2011| $20,140,000| $31,620,000| $523,216,000
2012| $24,039,000| $180,000| $499,357,000
2013| $27,120,000| $3,395,000| $475,633,000
Avg.| $27,233,095| $42,999,619| $299,480,476

## Teacher salaries[edit]

The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.

School year  |  Minimum  |  Maximum

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2020-2021[6] |  $42,234 |  $83,126
2019-2020[7] |  $41,204  |  $81,099

## Academic performance[edit]

### Proficiency assessments[edit]

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[8]

#### Mathematics[edit]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:[9]

School year  |  All (%)  |  Asian/Pacific
Islander (%)  |  Black (%)  |  Hispanic (%)  |  Native
American (%)  |  Two or More
Races (%)  |  White (%)

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2018-2019 |  34 |  35  |  15-19  |  22  |  20-24  |  39  |  44
2017-2018 |  35 |  34  |  15-19  |  22  |  20-24  |  38  |  45
2016-2017 |  37 |  37  |  18  |  24  |  30-34  |  43  |  47
2015-2016 |  38 |  38  |  20-24  |  24  |  25-29  |  43  |  48
2014-2015 |  39 |  38  |  25-29  |  26  |  35-39  |  44  |  50
2013-2014 |  62 |  64  |  45-49  |  51  |  60-64  |  63  |  70
2012-2013 |  64 |  65  |  55-59  |  54  |  60-64  |  66  |  73
2011-2012 |  66 |  65  |  55-59  |  57  |  55-59  |  68  |  74
2010-2011 |  65 |  62  |  55-59  |  54  |  55-59  |  68  |  73

#### Reading/language arts[edit]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:[9]

School year  |  All (%)  |  Asian/Pacific
Islander (%)  |  Black (%)  |  Hispanic (%)  |  Native
American (%)  |  Two or More
Races (%)  |  White (%)

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2018-2019 |  47 |  46  |  35-39  |  35  |  30-34  |  55  |  59
2017-2018 |  49 |  48  |  35-39  |  34  |  45-49  |  55  |  62
2016-2017 |  50 |  50  |  35-39  |  37  |  45-49  |  57  |  61
2015-2016 |  52 |  52  |  40-44  |  38  |  45-49  |  60  |  62
2014-2015 |  54 |  51  |  45-49  |  39  |  50-54  |  62  |  65
2013-2014 |  67 |  62  |  60-64  |  53  |  70-74  |  76  |  79
2012-2013 |  68 |  63  |  60-64  |  54  |  70-74  |  76  |  79
2011-2012 |  71 |  65  |  65-69  |  56  |  70-74  |  80  |  82
2010-2011 |  78 |  74  |  70-74  |  66  |  70-74  |  83  |  86

### Graduation rates[edit]

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:[9][10]

School year  |  All (%)  |  Asian/Pacific
Islander (%)  |  Black (%)  |  Hispanic (%)  |  Native
American (%)  |  Two or More
Races (%)  |  White (%)

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2017-2018 |  77 |  80-84  |  50-59  |  74  |  60-69  |  75-79  |  80
2016-2017 |  73 |  65-69  |  60-69  |  70  |  60-69  |  75-79  |  76
2015-2016 |  72 |  75-79  |  60-69  |  68  |  50-59  |  65-69  |  76
2014-2015 |  72 |  65-69  |  40-49  |  65  |  60-69  |  70-74  |  77
2013-2014 |  72 |  75-79  |  60-69  |  67  |  60-69  |  70-74  |  76
2012-2013 |  72 |  75-79  |  60-69  |  65  |  50-59  |  70-74  |  77
2011-2012 |  69 |  70-74  |  50-59  |  63  |  50-59  |  70-74  |  73
2010-2011 |  70 |  75-79  |  50-59  |  65  |  50-59  |  70-74  |  72

## Student enrollment[edit]

Year[11] |  Enrollment  |  Year-to-year change (%)

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2018-2019  |  41,655  |  -0.2
2017-2018  |  41,758  |  0.5
2016-2017  |  41,570  |  1.5
2015-2016  |  40,964  |  0.9
2014-2015  |  40,585  |  0.5
2013-2014  |  40,368  |  0.6
2012-2013  |  40,123  |  0.1
2011-2012  |  40,085  |  -0.4
2010-2011  |  40,237  |  0.4
2009-2010  |  40,079  |  0.0
2008-2009  |  40,090  |  0.2
2007-2008  |  40,000  |  2.7
2006-2007  |  38,951  |  8.6
2005-2006  |  35,863  |  -4.6
2004-2005  |  37,589  |  0.7
2003-2004  |  37,316  |  0.9
2002-2003  |  36,980  |  2.7
2001-2002  |  36,025  |  13.9
2000-2001  |  31,618  |  -7.8
1999-2000  |  34,293  |  1.7
1998-1999  |  33,725  |  1.9
1997-1998  |  33,086  |  1.9
1996-1997  |  32,469  |  3.5
1995-1996  |  31,364  |  8.5
1994-1995  |  28,910  |  -6.5
1993-1994  |  30,930  |  2.9
1992-1993  |  30,056  |  3.5
1991-1992  |  29,041  |  4.6
1990-1991  |  27,756  |  3.1
1989-1990  |  26,930  |  1.4
1988-1989  |  26,556  |  3.2
1987-1988  |  25,726  |  6.7
1986-1987  |  24,105  |  \-

## About the district[edit]

Salem-Keizer Public Schools is located in Marion and Polk counties in Oregon.

Salem-Keizer Public Schools is located in Marion and Polk counties, which lie in northwestern Oregon. It is classified as a mid-sized city school district by the National Center for Education Statistics. The district served 41,655 students during the 2018-2019 school year and comprised 65 schools.[12]

During the 2018-2019 school year, 61.2% of the district's students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 17.3% were English language learners, and 17.7% of students had an Individual Education Plan (IEP)An IEP is a specific education plan that is tailored to the needs of a student with a disability. It describes how the student learns most effectively, formulates goals for the student and considers their ability in relation to general curriculum..[13]

Racial Demographics, 2018-2019

Race  |  Salem-Keizer Public Schools (%)  |  Oregon K-12 students (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native  |  0.8  |  1.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander  |  2.1  |  4.0
Black  |  1.4  |  2.3
Hispanic  |  40.5  |  23.4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander  |  2.5  |  0.7
Two or More Races  |  5.3  |  6.4
White  |  47.4  |  61.8

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

## Contact information[edit]

Salem-Keizer Public Schools
2450 Lancaster Dr. NE
Salem, OR 97305
Phone: 503-399-3000

## See also[edit]

Oregon | School Board Elections | News and Analysis

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* List of school districts in Oregon
* Public education in Oregon

* Oregon school board elections, 2021

* Analysis of spending in America's largest school districts
* United States school shootings, 1990-present

## External links[edit]

* Search Google News for this topic
* Salem-Keizer Public Schools
* Salem Keizer Education Association
* Oregon Department of Education
* Oregon School Boards Association

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Salem-Keizer Public Schools, "Christy Perry," accessed October 13, 2015
2. ↑ Statesman Journal, "Salem-Keizer schools names Christy Perry superintendent," May 13, 2014
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Salem-Keizer Public Schools, "Salem-Keizer School Board," accessed March 2, 2016
4. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
5. ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Public School System Finances: Historical Data," accessed December 1, 2015
6. ↑ Salem-Keizer Public Schools, "Licensed Salary Schedule 2020-21 (192 Days)," accessed April 19, 2021
7. ↑ Salem-Keizer Public Schools, "Licensed Salary Schedule 2019-20 (192 Days)," accessed April 19, 2021
8. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 To protect student privacy, percentages were reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five (5) or fewer students were included in a data set, the data was replaced by "PS."
10. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "Four-Year Adjusted-Cohort Graduation Rates - School Year 2017-18 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
11. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ElSi tableGenerator," accessed March 8, 2021
12. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Search for Public School Districts," accessed March 8, 2021
13. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey," accessed March 8, 2021

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