KOIN.com VIDEO: Motorcyclist ‘intentionally’ sideswiped in Hwy 26 hit-run Mia Villanueva joins KOIN 6 News as the new 4pm anchor Bodies found in Portland rivers ‘pretty normal occurrence’ Mayor’s Portland budget: ‘Back to basics,’ ‘no easy answers’ Indigenous people ‘matter and are not disposable’ The body of a kayaker from California who went over Willamette Falls in April was found early Sunday afternoon the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office said VIDEO: Driver 'intentionally' sideswipes motorcycle on Hwy 26 before fleeing Auto prowling incident now tied to Vancouver weekend shooting by Bobby Corser (KATU) — Some residents in Beaverton's Highland Neighborhood woke up to water rushing into their homes while one family was dealing with a fire at the same time Firefighters were called to the 6500 block of Southwest 30th just before 4:45 a.m Officials with Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue say a water main broke near 130th and Barlow a spokesperson for TVFR told KATU News that the fire and water main break were related it has now been determined to be separate incidents Officials said firefighters searched the home for any occupants I feel terrible for the neighbors who live in this community,” said Preston Johnson He and his wife woke up when their home lost power and discovered water rushing between homes “My heart goes out to everybody,” Johnson said He adds that the house that caught fire was bought recently and the owners moved in just a few weeks ago Utility crews are working on fixing the water main break and KATU News will update this story when more information is available is sponsoring an upcoming training called "Teaching Palestine." Some Jewish parents and teachers in the school district are questioning the context and materials in the workshop.Courtesy of the Beaverton Education Association led by retired Grant High School teacher Bill Bigelow is to “provide a two-hour overview of the history of Palestine to help educators address complex questions raised by our students about the ongoing events in the region.” She noted that Bigelow had been invited to deliver similar workshops to both statewide and national gatherings of social studies teachers two Beaverton School District teachers and a leader of the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland told The Oregonian/OregonLive that they are concerned that the workshop which is open to any member of the Oregon Education Association is one-sided and casts Israel and its Jewish population solely as oppressors Beaverton parent Liz Terzo said she reached out to the Beaverton Education Association seeking more context about the presentation but received no reply “It is important to note that if this material is out there whether the exact curriculum or in a more informal way in how teachers view certain student populations,” said Terzo I am concerned it will normalize antisemitism and hate in our schools.” Terzo said her child has weathered jokes from his peers about the Holocaust and the tradition of wearing a yarmulke in synagogue One of his teachers skipped over a planned presentation on Jewish American Heritage Month telling the students that it was “boring” and that they could read about it on their own if they wanted to Bigelow and several other co-editors, including Grant High School social studies teacher Suzanna Kassouf, published a new guide for teachers, entitled “Teaching Palestine,” in February. The authors are affiliated with Rethinking Schools a publisher that focuses on social justice education materials In an introduction to their work Kassouf and their co-editors write that questioning Zionism – the belief that Jews have a right to Israel as a Jewish homeland — does not in their view equate to antisemitism And they say they invite students and their teachers to unpack charged language like apartheid and settler colonialism to determine for themselves whether those terms apply to Israel’s actions since its establishment in 1948 Bigelow said that at the workshop, he’ll lead a role-playing exercise called “Teaching the Seeds of Violence in Palestine-Israel” that spans the period between 1882 and 1922 when a wave of Jews immigrated to the region to escape violence in Russia and Romania “The premise [is] that the better we understand this early period of Palestine the easier it is to identify throughlines to today,” Bigelow wrote in an email to The Oregonian/OregonLive A Jewish Beaverton high school teacher who reviewed the materials in the Rethinking Schools’ Teaching Palestine guide said she was concerned that the work excluded the ancient Jewish historical ties to the area that is now Israel “None of the lessons I found give any real credence to the historical fact that Jews originate in Judea that we were expelled and remained homeless for 2,000 years and that this is supported by archeological evidence,” said the teacher who asked to withhold her name so as not to sow discord with her colleagues “These curricula present Jews as essentially European people erasing Middle Eastern Jews who never left the region and the origin of the Jewish diaspora.” Some of the material highlighted in the Teaching Palestine guide was also featured in lesson plans posted on the Portland Association of Teachers website last June. The link to those lesson plans was later removed after a firestorm of criticism erupted from both inside and outside of the union’s ranks over its contents Critics said then that the lesson plans highlighted the widespread suffering death and destruction the Palestinian people have experienced over the last 18 months without mentioning Hamas’ Oct including its killings of civilians and taking of hundreds of hostages amounting to indoctrination and exposing Jewish students to feeling alienated and unsafe The Beaverton workshop comes just three weeks before school board elections in communities around Oregon. In Beaverton, Oregon’s third largest school district and typically more politically sedate than neighboring Portland, races for three of four school board seats are hotly contested this year Unions in both Beaverton and Portland have endorsed and are actively campaigning on behalf of slates of candidates with an eye towards electing board members whom they believe will more critically scrutinize district administrators’ actions and proposals and give top priority to teacher perspectives Along with hiring a superintendent and approving an annual budget school board members are charged with reviewing and signing off on proposed curriculum adoptions The Oregonian/OregonLive asked all of the candidates running in contested races in Beaverton whether they would support integrating materials from the Teaching Palestine guide into the district’s social studies curriculum Four of the candidates responded by the news outlet’s deadline: software sales executive and Beaverton parent Andy DeMars and educational consultant Vân Truong who are both running for a vacant seat in Zone 1 community volunteer and parent Erin Hatch and technology consultant and parent Syed Qasim Qasim has received the union’s endorsement All four said they would rely on the district’s year-long process of analyzing and vetting proposed curricula to make informed decisions with Truong noting that the district’s process includes input from a range of “educators curriculum experts and the broader community.” “I haven’t had time to look at this specific content in detail,” Qasim wrote “I know our community has opportunities to engage in this process and will create solutions for all students.” DeMars said his goal for curriculum adoption was to “encourage critical thinking as a skill and a practice We should encourage multiple narratives and students to form their own opinions The information must be presented without bias or personal agendas.” Beaverton last adopted a phased-in social studies curriculum in 2021 and 2022 and is not scheduled to do so again until 2027 The district already has two units of study in its high school social studies curriculum covering current events in the Middle East including the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas Teachers who want to expand on that approved curriculum may do so, but must follow the guidelines spelled out in the district’s administrative policy on teaching controversial issues including reviewing the material they intend to use with their principal The district is also hosting its own voluntary professional development event for staff on May 8 featuring speakers from the Islamic Community and the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland who will address both antisemitism and Islamophobia in schools Another Beaverton educator who is Jewish said he felt the district’s approach was on the right track He’d sought answers from his union about how and why their workshop was scheduled given that he did not feel there was particular demand among his fellow educators for such a training “You need to find a way to do this so that everyone feels heard and cared for and safe.” — Julia Silverman covers K-12 education for The Oregonian/OregonLive Reach her via email at jsilverman@oregonian.com Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, (updated 8/1/2024) and acknowledgement of our Privacy Policy, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (updated 1/1/2025) © 2025 Advance Local Media LLC. All rights reserved (About Us) The material on this site may not be reproduced except with the prior written permission of Advance Local Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site YouTube's privacy policy is available here and YouTube's terms of service is available here Ad Choices No need to drive into Portland or Oregon City this fall for a dose of steam burgers or oeufs en mayonnaise Rucker shares that the Canard team was on the hunt for a new location when they landed on Beaverton which not only has a “great population of hungry people,” but also a space they fell in love with and could see the potential in The location: The former Beaverton Bakery at 12395 SW Broadway Street — more specifically, the movie theater space, which later morphed into a sign shop following Beaverton Bakery’s closure in 2018 “It had all the energy and all the feelings of “I’ve been in countless places where I don’t have that feeling so I’m able to recognize that feeling these days ‘This has the vibe that can be a Canard.’” Daughtery agrees that the building has character. Mark Annen of Annen Architecture will handle the design once again, much like he did with Little Bird, which closed in 2019 there’s the old movie theater marquee out front and a mezzanine that’s still up there — it just felt like it had already lived a life and that we could breathe a new one into it,” Daughtery says was dubbed a family-friendly version of Canard and it’s that location that Beaverton’s new outpost will more closely mimic and a little bit of an outlier from the menu — it vibes a little bit differently,” Rucker says these two restaurants [Oregon City and Beaverton] we really want them to be more mirroring of the menus and more in line with each other but we want that signature dessert to be a little bit different.” The Oregon City location of Canard has become a place for anniversaries and birthdays but it’s also the kind of spot where locals can evolve into regulars and grab lunch at the bar nearly every day and the team’s been pleasantly surprised that they’ve been embraced as a neighborhood restaurant And they’re hoping to repeat that success with Beaverton “As [we] expand out into the suburbs and it’s more families you picture yourself being there for 20 years if you have a good run and if you’re lucky,” Daughtery says you see kids start to have their prom dinners there — and that’s when you know you’ve struck it.” Canard (12395 SW Broadway Street DISTRICT HOME The Beaverton School District includes 34 elementary schools 19 option programs and two charter schools We have more than 39,000 students and nearly 4,500 staff members The Beaverton School Board has seven elected community members who serve four-year terms Though candidates are nominated from the Board Zone they live in voters in the District elect them at-large Each Board member has several school assignments that may or may not be in their zone Beaverton School District Apprenticeship Programs The Maintenance Department is responsible for performing regular maintenance on district assets to ensure buildings are clean surveillance and intrusion require highly skilled technicians from both the HVAC and electrical trade Both HVAC technicians and electricians are amongst our most critical positions To meet the current and future needs in the highly competitive fields of electrician and HVAC technicians Beaverton School District has launched two apprenticeship programs Successful apprentices will learn these trades through a combination of on-the-job training and classroom instruction — all while providing critical support to the district The two apprenticeship programs offered by the BSD Maintenance Department are fully funded by the district books and other related fees to the apprentice program at Portland Community College the district expects the apprentice to continue working for BSD for at least the same amount of time as their apprenticeship after they graduate Applicants are scored on three categories: *Related CTE or pre-apprenticeship are considered for scoring. Applicant scores are ranked in order from highest to lowest Apprentice wage rate is a percentage of the current wages of the Journey-level tradesperson in the program in which they are enrolled As apprentices complete their courses and gain on-the-job training (OJT) hours they're advanced to the next compensation level (see wage progression schedule below) After completing the program and acquiring all necessary certifications and licenses the apprentice will receive full journey-level wages In addition, Beaverton School District offers an excellent benefits package including health Apprentices are advanced to the next pay rate when they complete their required courses and obtain on-the-job (OJT) training hours A letter from the JATC will confirm when the apprentice is advanced to the next pay rate Apprentices must register for apprentice courses related to their program at Portland Community College Graduates of either program must acquire all required licensing and certifications to become a journey-level tradesperson PCC Apprenticeship and Trades General Frequently Asked Questions  For more information regarding the Apprenticeship Programs, please contact Beaverton School District Maintenance Services at 503-356-4450 Copyright document.write(new Date().getFullYear()) (KATU) — A hit-and-run crash closed down the Westbound lanes of Highway 26 in Beaverton for several hours Tuesday morning Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue spokesman Steffan Myers says the crash happened just after midnight near the 185th exit Myers says another vehicle struck a car and then fled the scene One of the people in the car that was hit was entrapped in the car until fire crews arrived Myers says that person did not appear to have life-threatening injuries but they were taken to Legacy Emanuel Hospital as a precaution The crash reconstruction team was called to investigate and the lanes didn't reopen until after 5 a.m Officials have not released a description of the suspect vehicle KATU has reached out to Beaverton Police for more information (KATU) — The Beaverton School District sent an email to parents Friday announcing they are facing a $30M budget deficit as a result of declining enrollment and high Public Employee Retirement Fund (PERS) reimbursement rates Though the budget process does not begin until spring, some of the state's larger school districts have been warning parents about deficits saying they hope to engage them in providing feedback about potential budget cuts READ ALSO: "Let's all go down to Salem!" | PPS board calls for action amid $40M deficit Perhaps not coincidentally this is occurring at the same time lawmakers are set to determine the statewide budget for the next two years Portland Public Schools (PPS) Board members have called on parents to contact their lawmakers and ask for more public school funding The Beaverton School District deficit announcement comes on the heels of PPS announcing its own budget woes a Beaverton School District spokesperson explained that incoming kindergarten classes continue to be smaller than outgoing graduating high school classes thus decreasing the compensation rates the school district obtains for each student enrolled READ ALSO: Major budget cuts loom for Portland as city projects over $100M deficit The district noted that the increase in funding (11.4%) that lawmakers set aside in 2023 did not make up for the growing deficit the district has The district noted that over 90% of employees in the district are working directly in schools hinting at the possibility of potential budget cuts impacting schools directly Beaverton has a decently sized reserve fund (savings account) currently sitting at $145M and plans to draw about $20M from that to offset the deficit It says the remaining $10M will likely come from budget cuts School districts must maintain a reserve fund of at least 5% of their total budget the Beaverton School District is continually spending more of its reserves which are projected to decline to $53.5M by the 2027-28 school year A spokesperson for the Beaverton School District was not available for an interview on Friday. March 13Members of the Beaverton Sobriety Opportunity for Beginning Recovery treatment court pose for a photo taken February 2025 in Beaverton The All Rise Treatment Court Institute recently selected the B-SOBR program as one of 10 treatment courts to serve as a national model for other treatment courts The Beaverton Sobriety Opportunity for Beginning Recovery treatment court is open to Beaverton or Washington County residents who have at least one prior Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants conviction and who agree to the program’s strict requirements About 200 people have graduated from B-SOBR since its launch in 2011 Participants must agree to wear an ankle monitor and submit to biweekly testing to ensure their sobriety during the first few months They must also attend regular meetings with their case manager and the presiding judge to monitor their progress for the 20 months or so it typically takes to complete the program Beaverton police officers also make monthly visits to participants’ homes which can help reframe negative interactions they may have had previously with law enforcement and engage family members or others in the home to support the participant’s recovery In January, the All Rise Treatment Court Institute selected the B-SOBR program as one of 10 treatment courts to serve as a national model for new treatment courts for the next two years Joining us for more details are B-SOBR case manager David Finke police liaison Officer Michel Wilson and Mauricio Molina Note: The following transcript was transcribed digitally and validated for accuracy readability and formatting by an OPB volunteer Dave Miller: This is Think Out Loud on OPB Beaverton’s treatment court for people who’ve been convicted of at least one DUI was chosen as a national model by a criminal justice nonprofit It stands for Beaverton Sobriety Opportunity for Beginning Recovery Participants typically spend roughly a year-and-a-half in the program before they graduate Michel Wilson is a program liaison with the Beaverton Police Department And Mauricio Molina is a recent program graduate It’s great to have all three of you on the show first – what does it take for someone to qualify for this program The main requirement is to have at least one previous conviction of a DUI Most of the people in our program have multiple DUIs – two And then the other huge piece is really a desire to want to get well and healthy Finke: The initial part of the process is we do a screening We use a screening tool called the Impaired Driving Assessment [with] 34 questions and it assesses if you’re in the low Our program is designed for people that are in the high risk category it’s really a conversation between them and their attorney Do they really want to put in the effort and energy to get well So it’s really the prosecutor and the defense attorney talking do you mind telling us about the DUIs that led to your entering the program I remember my friends offering me a ride home and I refused it And then police officers saw me coming into the opposite lane and they stopped me So what kind of punishment did you face after that first one Molina: It was a diversion program because it was my first DUI I don’t really have a bad driving record or criminal record I went through it and the second one happened on February 4th it was an eye opener because I had court on Monday telling me that I got my license taken away suspended because I didn’t complete the first DUI correctly I wasn’t supposed to be drinking because I still needed to complete the diversion program I was celebrating that I was gonna be a dad I went out “eating.” I said that in quotes because I knew that I was gonna be drinking that day And I just lost control of my drinking and I ended up getting drunk I parked on the side of the road and I guess somebody called to do a wellness check And I just remember getting pulled out of the car and put into a cop car Miller: What might you have been facing in terms of jail time if you hadn’t entered this program I don’t wanna do it now – because like I said I was gonna be a dad and I couldn’t lose my job because I did the diversion program and I was like I don’t wanna get farther into this problem can you give us a sense for the steps in this program Wilson: So we have five phases in the program The first one is obviously the most difficult because they come in and they have a lot of requirements which I believe are three or four of them a week You have a scram bracelet that’s put around your ankle and that’s to monitor any ingestion of alcohol the police are coming out to your home and doing home visits It’s more of just the amount of court appearances and meetings with David you’re continuing to actually have the UAs and it is very intensive on what individuals are asked to do and accomplish within this program what do you remember about those early days when you had that bracelet on that I guess could tell if alcohol was being emitted from your pores you have to set up your classes for knowledge and therapy so it was a lot of pressure at the very beginning you mentioned that home visits are a part of that and my understanding is that’s one of your roles in this I have a team of five other officers and myself We are really split between the accountability portion of this program which is very unique to police work in general The home visits are not designed to be a “we gotcha” kind of moment to reframe how individuals view the police so that we can help all go down this path of the same goal of trying to help somebody become well and recovered We may get to a point where somebody is having some struggles and they have alcohol in their home or they have a roommate who’s not supportive that we need to address or it’s a situation where we have folks who are going to see multiple doctors and there’s some pills maybe they’re not supposed to have So we do some of that more intrusive searching But the majority of people we are just checking in so that they can understand that we’re also somebody they can reach out to in the event that … anything in their lives that they would need police for Do you wear your uniform when you go to do home visits And what does it mean to be a case manager for a program like this Finke: So case management is kind of what it sounds like – my job is to manage their case with all the things that Mauricio was just talking about is to help them find and access the resources helping them identify where to go for treatment I may help them make phone calls to get things set up download forms if they want to look for jobs I tell you I’m half of a probation officer and then half of a counselor really helping to support them and in making the changes Miller: It’s interesting because Michel didn’t use those same words but it seemed like she was talking about the same division whether it’s a police officer or a probation officer-adjacent kind of role it feels different to me than being a counselor or cheerleader Does it feel like those roles are at odds ever I think the challenge and the beauty is each relationship is a little bit different they need somebody to be a little more clear and direct don’t cut me any slack.” They know that they function best with that accountability and that structure Miller: But it’s up to you to know if you can trust that So all the other kinds of resources that we have from the collateral information from the UAs to the treatment providers my role is to really kind of collaborate all those resources make sure the team is aware of what’s going on and communicate with all the parties involved I think there’s this idea that they’re a normal part of the process We have a number of people that go through the program that don’t have a relapse They make the requisite changes to avoid the circumstances I ask three simple questions: what happened what did you learn and what do you want to do differently And that really is the core of the program If you’re willing to talk about those three things you don’t want to talk about one of those three things then it’s really hard for us to help and to effect change to be sober before this court-mandated program I could stop drinking for a couple of months I was thinking about the day that I was gonna be done with my mental six months “let me see if I can be dry for six months” and then you’d look forward to the end of it When I got my second DUI it was an eye opener I didn’t want to keep going down that road Miller: How much hope did you have that you could actually do it though with those experiences before doing it sort of on your own that were unsuccessful did you believe at the very beginning of this that the program would work for you I thought it was gonna be another one of those [programs] where I was just gonna do it and then continue living how I’d been Miller: But it would be better than going to jail for a month Miller: Was there a point when you thought maybe this will work Molina: It was when I was talking to David and we were going over the packet Like every word that they had on that denial packet I have used I used all this to tell myself that it’s OK to keep drinking I just kept denying it and when I saw all this I just keep saying the same things over and over So now I can see that I won’t be using this and I’m just gonna focus on getting better I think AA meetings were a big part of the process because there you have people who have gone through what you have gone through or even worse Miller: What do you think would have happened to you if you didn’t have this program Molina: I would be there in jail or probably dead I mean that would be probably the worst thing one of the points that we’ve heard over and over on this show when we’ve done interviews with people who are in recovery is that successful recovery it can only happen if the person who has some kind of substance use disorder chooses for themselves to change But there’s also this other idea that we’ve heard about – sometimes people speak up really passionately and I think it’s embedded in a treatment court – that an external push has a role But they seem like really different things I’m wondering how you think about this balance between the internal desire for change and the external push that you represent They’re not to the point of having any concept of some sort of internal change you just want to get through the program: “I’ll get it done I’ll go back to my old life.” And I think at some point that switch occurs the external motivating factors are in place to help people get to that internal motivation have that kind of ambivalence that they want to make an internal change “I’m just avoiding jail,” that’s perfectly fine Because I know that the majority of people will get to this place where they have either this epiphany or something’s working so I’m not going to drink because I don’t want to get “in trouble.” it starts to switch into a place where they determine for themselves that this is the life I really want to have So I don’t necessarily think they’re kind of two separate things It’s kind of just a process that usually kind of naturally occurs getting people to have enough sobriety to be able to kind of get to that place is important too So those external motivators are critical to kind of buy that time of sobriety how do you help people get to a place where they can weather the major challenges of life that are going to happen Finke: You’re talking about resilience and everybody has a different capacity for that I think one of the things that Mauricio talked about is that coming from inside or drugs or alcohol are inherently good or bad Let’s talk about your relationship with them And we find that when people start to kind of sort things out That’s why our program is 20-plus months for people and then for those that may need even longer do you feel like you’ve gotten skills from this program that you simply didn’t have in your adult life before then I’m just gonna keep going on my day and hopefully things get better there’s been a lot of public focus on the opioid crisis for a lot of good reasons just with just a kind of italicized sense of urgency haven’t talked that much in recent years about the impacts of alcohol What impact do you see on Oregon society from alcohol There’s not a lot of fentanyl t-shirts out there and promotional billboards So people get comfortable with it early on then it transitions to letting off steam on a weekend And then it’s just managing life and it takes on a life of its own That part of that denial that Mauricio was talking about is really recognizing the impact that it has – physical health the work really doesn’t begin until that occurs Miller: How do you assess the effectiveness of this program which we monitor via criminal history after graduation Miller: And specifically the recidivism for DUIs Miller: That actually seems surprisingly low based on recidivism rates that we’ve heard in the past for people who’ve gone to prison or jail have been convicted of some crime … 10% seems awfully low And capturing all those numbers from before I think that’s why we’ve become a mentor court we acknowledge when we’re doing something that isn’t working and that we want to do better what does it mean to be a mentor court as selected by this All Rise Treatment Court Institute so All Rise is really kind of the training and advocacy part for treatment courts They select 10 courts over a three-year period to be a mentor court and there’s more than 3,000 treatment courts in the U.S It’s a really grueling process to be selected for mentor court So what that means for our court is that we’ll be hosting other courts to come out we’ll have our first court come and we will help train them an officer could call me or a case manager could call David and ask questions about They could call the judge and ask about having specific dockets So we really help to guide and train other courts basically because we’ve kind of become one of the gold standard courts for the country Miller: You’ve been doing this for 11 years now Miller: Am I right that you have enough seniority that if you wanted I actually work 40 hours a week as a patrol officer on mountain bikes right now So I’ve been working 15 to 20 hours a week on extra time to do this program and it’s because I’m so passionate about it treatment court to me is the way of the future It’s absolutely beautiful to watch humans change their lives in a positive way to become really incredible citizens and have these happy Mauricio had a baby in our program and to see him become such an amazing father So it truly is an absolutely incredible process to watch and it’s Miller: We’ve heard over the years that because of the nature of police officer jobs you often see people at their worst or on their worst days Does this part of your job give you an opportunity to see the opposite and I would say this program is really a two-way street We get to reframe how these participants see police because obviously they’re being arrested for a DUI so they’re probably not having what they would consider a great experience with the police But then we get to know them on an individual level and we build these bridges so that they can see we’re humans too and that we’re really here to help them with police having really traumatizing tough jobs we get to watch that transformation and we often have the arresting officers come to graduation where police can see the good that they’ve done and the participants can see how much we care about our community It’s a big milestone for me because it’s a long program there was a lot of times where I wanted to just be done and get out of there It was awesome to actually get to meet the officer who arrested me It was nice hearing people that were sitting there that are also part of the program telling me that what I said that day kinda helped them or motivated them to keep going these are people who are still in the program who watched you as a kind of success story and that was because every time I would look down and see the people sitting there I hope they can graduate and be successful Miller: Why did you want to tell your story on the radio today in such a public [way] Molina: I just wanna … I hope that anyone hearing this can benefit from this because there’s a lot of people that are wanting to help But sometimes you just have to go out there and look Miller: David Finke is case manager for the Beaverton Sobriety Opportunity for Beginning Recovery Program – that’s B-SOBR Mauricio Molina is a graduate of this treatment court program Michel Wilson is a Beaverton police officer and the police liaison for the program If you’d like to comment on any of the topics in this show or suggest a topic of your own, please get in touch with us on Facebook, send an email to thinkoutloud@opb.org or you can leave a voicemail for us at 503-293-1983 The call-in phone 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Send her feedback and story ideas at ecureton@opb.org Jonathan Levinson is a multimedia reporter covering policing for Oregon Public Broadcasting The Beaverton School District is a community of learners committed to equity and the success of every student This commitment means that students' success is not predicted based on race Here, you will find resources for families and students. You may also want to check out our Multilingual Department webpage for other resources, including interpretation and translation services. the Beaverton School District does not ask about nor track student or family immigration status and does not require immigration or citizenship information of children or families to register students for school Students have the right to an education that is free of harassment and discrimination and cannot be denied access to education based on the child’s or family’s race disability or initial proficiencies.  Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Download Safe and Welcoming Schools Image Descargue la Imagen de Escuelas Seguras y Hospitalarias  Download Infographic Infografía en español  JOA: Directory Information JOB: Personally Identifiable Information JFG/JFG-AR: Student Searches & Inspections KN/KN-AR: Relations with Law Enforcement and the Department of Human Services (DHS) The Beaverton School District does not sponsor or endorse the activities and/or information contained in this material BSD has not vetted the information; it is provided for your convenience and review Immigrant The Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization (IRCO) This organization is based in Portland and supports immigrants DHS Oregon Office of Immigrant and Refugee Advancement Oregon's Office of Immigrant and Refugee Advancement (OIRA) advocates for immigrant and refugee populations across the state. The Oregon Legislature established OIRA in 2021 through Senate Bill 778 OIRA was first located in the Governor’s Office and moved to the Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) in 2022 Pacific Refugee Support Group This group is focused on re-empowering refugees and newcomers to the community through a trauma-informed care ADOPTED by the Beaverton School District Board of Directors on January 14 the Beaverton School District is home to families from all over the world; and families and staff is a source of strength and must be honored and reflected in our policies and practices; and equity is a core value of our district and a foundation of the district’s strategic plan with a steadfast commitment to eliminating barriers and creating a welcoming school climate where all staff the fundamental purpose of our public schools is to provide all students a high-quality well-rounded education that meets each student’s abilities and needs and prepares them for their future; and requires that all students be provided with equal access to public education regardless of their immigration status or that of their parents or guardians; and Oregon law (ORS 181A.820) prohibits law enforcement agencies from using public resources for the purpose of detecting or apprehending persons whose only violation is being present in the United States in violation of federal immigration laws subject to the exceptions of that law; and public schools in Oregon are subject to all federal and state laws and constitutional provisions prohibiting discrimination and the district promotes an environment free of discrimination or harassment based on an individual’s race disability or other protected characteristics as per board policies including AC Nondiscrimination ACB Every Student Belongs—Hate Symbols and Bias Incidents JFCF Hazing/Harassment/Intimidation/Bullying the board recognizes that the current political climate and national events have caused uncertainty and anxiety for many in our community that the district shares in the responsibility to respond to these concerns on behalf of our BSD students and that it is critical for our schools to continue to be safe and welcoming spaces where students and families from all backgrounds feel they belong; BE IT RESOLVED that the Beaverton School District will maintain its practices consistent with supporting all students regardless of national origin 1.     Will not ask about document or maintain records related to students’ immigration documentation status or the status of students’ or employees’ family members; 2.     Will not disclose student educational records without parental permission pursuant to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and relevant law; 3.     Will not permit law enforcement to access school property or take a student from school for the purpose of immigration enforcement without parental permission that any court order or legal authority seeking student educational records or a student’s removal from school must be presented directly to the superintendent’s office with adequate notice so that the superintendent or designee can assess the request and consult legal counsel before any action is taken; and 5.     Will contact designated emergency contacts or appropriate state child protective services to provide for the student’s care in the event that a student’s parent or guardian is unavailable BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Directors of the Beaverton School District directs the superintendent to ensure that within 120 days following adoption of this resolution: 1.     The district will review and strengthen as needed its relevant policies procedures and practices to ensure they are consistent with this resolution and its intent 2.     The district will communicate to all employees and will provide training for affected staff such as school administrators and school office assistants to understand and follow the policies procedures and practices related to supporting all students regardless of national origin citizenship or immigration documentation status which are supported and reaffirmed by this resolution; 3.     The district will provide accessible information to families and the community about its policies and practices that relate to supporting all students regardless of national origin citizenship or immigration documentation status; and   4.     The superintendent will carry out this resolution and communicate its content as needed to inform and support our community This resolution is intended to be consistent with the district's legal obligations under federal and state law this resolution shall be interpreted as to not violate any requirement of federal or state law Should federal or state law change so as to give rise to a conflict with any provision of this resolution such provision shall be of no further effect and the remainder will continue to be valid and enforceable Members of the Beaverton Education Association gather at a school board meeting The union is working to elect school board candidates that it feels will more "meaningfully engage" with educator priorities union president Lindsay Ray said.Courtesy of Lindsay Ray .st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By Julia Silverman | The Oregonian/OregonLiveThe Beaverton Education Association is flexing its political muscles as upcoming school board elections approach and the impact could radically reshape policy personnel and budget decisions over the next four years in Oregon’s third largest school district Beaverton is coming off of a year of contentious labor negotiations: Its educators narrowly avoided a strike in January with an eleventh-hour contract settlement only after a state mediator was called in to referee That labor strife ruptured relationships with sitting school board members all of whom — in keeping with the metro area’s progressive leanings — are otherwise largely ideologically aligned with union members on social justice issues That sets up a charged dynamic for next month’s election, in which one union-backed candidate is running against an incumbent school board member who captured union endorsements in previous cycles: Beaverton School Board Chair Karen Pérez-Da Silva, a former Beaverton teacher who now heads Oregon’s statewide Educator Advancement Council Pérez-Da Silva is facing a challenge from Eric McGuire who taught in the Beaverton School District for 30 years before retiring and now teaches at Centennial Middle School School board races are officially nonpartisan But all of the current Beaverton School Board members and the candidates running for the two open seats on the board the president of the Beaverton Education Association “I want to make sure that folks understand that it is not about ideology,” Ray said which also include support for incumbent Sunita Garg “Everyone [on the board now] is essentially aligned with our morals the lack of meaningful engagement with educators Committing to processes where the board is more transparent allows the community to trust that they are not rubber stamping Should all three non-incumbent candidates endorsed by the union wind up winning it would shift the tenor of the school board toward the viewpoints of current board member Tammy Carpenter a doctor who was elected in 2023 and has since found herself a lone dissenting voice on a number of issues who has pressed the district to implement class size caps and to reconsider its school resource officer program said she makes it a point to check in with union members before school board meetings to see if they’ve flagged anything on the agenda as a concern “My approach to how I think about decisions we make on the board is that I often center the impact of our decisions on our educators – they are the ones in our classrooms with our students,” Carpenter said Chase-Miller is one of a slate of four candidates endorsed by the union which is rallying donors to all four with a “Flip the PPS Board” tagline Sanchez-Bautista’s opponent is brand strategist and longtime schools advocate Virginia La Forte Engelsmann is running against tech company owner Rob Galanakis educator and poet Joseph Mains and disaster resilience consultant Simone Crowe And Splitt has drawn two opponents: data scientist Ken Cavagnolo and attorney Anton Leof “[The strike in] fall 2023 showed the city that we need serious and collaborative school board members who understand the basics of how school districts run and bargaining agreements are made,” PAT President Angela Bonilla wrote in her announcement of the union’s endorsements “We need school board members willing to do their homework before meetings and listen to voices outside of their social media bubbles We need leaders willing to be the public accountability check to our district managers.” Educator union endorsements are always coveted in school board races with no high profile gubernatorial or presidential races on the ballot to draw in less-motivated voters a corps of willing door-knockers and phone bankers and voter pamphlet support from teachers can make a big difference current Beaverton School Board member Melissa Potter beat union-backed candidate Maham Ahmed Carpenter was the sole vote in favor of holding off on the renewal of Superintendent Gustavo Balderas’s contract until his annual evaluation was complete was to evaluate his compensation package in light of the financial constraints looming as the district dips further into reserves to cushion itself from enrollment declines She has endorsed all three of the candidates who’ve earned the Beaverton Education Association’s stamp of approval and said her expectation is that they will “approach decisions in a similar way centering the educator as a way to uplift our students The impact of it is going to be a more cooperative and engaged dialogue with the union and that decisions are made in cooperation with and involving the union.” including two students currently enrolled in Beaverton schools and one graduate he said he has “always felt this board needed a voice from the classroom What’s missing is someone who truly understands students’ needs because they’ve spent decades working directly with them.” with the closure of her local elementary school on the table “I hope to use my relationships with the Beaverton Education Association and the Oregon School Employees Association and the parents I know across the district to revitalize the partnership between the district and those who are with the children day in and day out,” Stark said “If decisions are made without these key players they may be less effective or un-implementable.” who herself earned the union’s endorsement when she ran in 2021 said she is worried about internal conflict at a time when federal funding to public education is under threat “There is potential for a very divided board if many of the BEA candidates win and that really concerns me in an era when there is so much happening in schools and there is so much at stake,” Greenberg said principal and eventually longtime administrator at Portland Public Schools first with responsibility over the district’s English as a Second Language programs and then as the district’s executive director of teaching and learning as refugees in the 1970s and her children attended Beaverton Public Schools she’s pushed for more culturally representative curriculum prevented immigration agents from entering a school and helped respond to and heal from budget cuts civil rights complaints and principal turnover because I think of all the things that can affect teaching and learning in front of the kids,” she said including the give and takes that she said were an inevitable part of a limited budget which requires an eagle-eye on data to figure out how to best help struggling students no one is going to get everything they want Pérez-Da Silva first ran for the school board in Beaverton in 2021 when the district was just reopening for hybrid learning but was flush with pandemic relief funding from the federal government with that funding expired and with massive uncertainty about federal education support forcing school board members to balance competing priorities and make difficult calls “We need supported teachers with strong salaries and benefits and safe spaces for staff and students to work and we need to think about the complexity of everything else we need to provide — free breakfast and lunch high quality literacy materials and training International Baccalaureate and career-technical education programs,” she said “We need to cover student fees so they can participate fully in sports and music and art and drama and consider behavioral health and address hate and bias It’s a complex system with a lot of pushes and pulls.” — Julia Silverman covers education for The Oregonian (KATU) — Thanks to the efforts of community volunteers and the nonprofit organization Friends of Trees approximately 160 new trees will be planted along public paths and streets throughout Beaverton this spring This initiative is part of the City of Beaverton Urban Forestry Maintenance program's annual Arbor Day celebration which aims to provide local planting opportunities and highlight the importance of tree care "Our trees are a part of Beaverton’s heritage; some of the trees here are older than the city itself," said Mayor Beaty "But an urban forest requires thoughtful care I’d encourage all of our residents to get involved and support the work of our city’s arborists." The city is committed to maintaining and preserving existing city trees to enhance overall community health City arborists annually prune more than 20,000 city trees and provide additional care resulting in the highest percentage of city trees in excellent or good condition for five consecutive years the city aims to increase the number of trees within neighborhoods to further enhance the urban forest This dedication has earned Beaverton recognition as a Tree City USA for the past 31 years The city has also received the Tree City Growth Award for 21 years and has been recognized as one of 200 Tree Cities of the World in 22 countries for six straight years (KATU) — Sixteen people were arrested during an organized retail theft mission conducted on April 4 Detectives and uniformed patrol deputies worked alongside loss prevention teams to identify and arrest suspects involved in thefts at Target and Home Depot locations in Beaverton and Washington County The operation resulted in the recovery of hundreds of dollars worth of merchandise charged with theft in the third degree and criminal trespass in the second degree; Alexander J charged with theft in the third degree; and Andrea C also charged with theft in the third degree for theft in the third degree and multiple warrants; Jennifer L for theft in the third degree and unlawful possession of methamphetamine; and Joshua T was arrested for theft in the third degree and a warrant for failing to appear in court were charged with theft in the second degree READ ALSO: Motorcyclist dies in high-speed crash near Hillsboro though their identities remain undisclosed The operation was conducted by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office in collaboration with the Beaverton Police Department and loss prevention staff from Target and Home Depot The mission was funded by a grant from the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission obtained by the Washington County District Attorney’s Office The sheriff’s office stated it will continue to collaborate with retail and law enforcement partners to combat shoplifting in Washington County (KATU) — Oregon’s latest multi-million-dollar Powerball winner has come forward to claim their prize was sold at the Fred Meyer store located at 15995 SW Walker Road in Beaverton on Jan officials say because the Powerball game involves multiple states it will take time before the winner is announced and the prize money can be paid READ MORE: Powerball jackpot won in Beaverton, winner can claim $328.5 million prize The win comes about nine months after a Portland family and friend won a $1.3 Billion Powerball jackpot back in April 2024 READ MORE: And the winners are: Oregon Lottery identifies who won $1.3B Powerball jackpot "I'm thrilled to be celebrating another large Powerball jackpot win in Oregon," said Oregon Lottery Director Mike Wells "The impact of a win like this not only benefits our state as whole but has a ripple effect in our local communities." The Fred Meyer store will also receive a $100,000 bonus for selling the jackpot ticket a Fred Meyer spokesperson said they plan to donate $50,000 of that bonus to the Oregon Food Bank "Hunger and food insecurity are critical issues across the state," said Fred Meyer President Todd Kammeyer "We hope these funds will help feed families across the community as we work to end hunger in Oregon." Monday, November 18, Washington County, Metro and other project partners celebrated the opening of The Beaverton Shelter It is the county’s first homeless shelter that will be open to guests 24 hours a day The Beaverton Shelter features trauma-informed design throughout, with gentle lighting, soft colors, and use of natural wood finishes. A mural by Damon Smyth welcomes visitors with an uplifting scene, while a young Norfolk Island pine stands in a sun-filled spot in the center of the lobby. The shelter was designed by Portland-based Ink:Built Design which also renovated what is now Washington County’s permanent supportive housing community Heartwood Commons Multiple indoor and outdoor seating areas provide places to rest and relax during the day with a dedicated dog run on the back patio Each guest will sleep in a private area partitioned within a larger room with separate rooms for female- and male-identified people offices to meet with case workers and other support staff and a sensory overload room for decompressing we are taking a regional approach to homelessness by bringing services to communities where people are struggling,” said Metro Council President Lynn Peterson in advance of the event “The Beaverton Shelter will be a critical resource for this part of the region as we work toward ensuring that homelessness is rare Governor Tina Kotek made a surprise appearance at the celebration offering some remarks on progress made in addressing the homelessness crisis statewide “I am constantly inspired by the sense of urgency that local communities are bringing to the issue and you see that here in Beaverton,” she said “Communities across the state — like Beaverton like Washington County — step up every single day to be part of the solution.” Beaverton Mayor Lacey Beaty explained that three years ago the city didn’t have a plan for addressing homelessness The opening of The Beaverton Shelter represents a major milestone in the city’s response to the homelessness crisis and is the outcome of partnership and collaboration at all levels of government Whether your roots in the region run generations deep or you moved to Oregon last week you have your own reasons for loving this place – and Metro wants to keep it that way Help shape the future of the greater Portland region and discover tools services and places that make life better today More subscription options we value our outstanding educators and are proud to reflect that in our fair and competitive salaries and benefits There’s a common misconception that teachers don’t make a good salary That's not the reality here in Beaverton BSD has consistently paid teachers and licensed specialists well among the top salaries for educators in Oregon This helps our district attract and retain the best talent Teachers and other licensed staff are paid based on a step system Step placement on the salary scale is determined by their years of experience and whether they have earned a bachelor’s or master’s degree Teachers who have more experience and education are placed on a higher step and make more money Beaverton’s current salary scale for licensed staff for a contract year of 194 days (about nine months of work) ranges from $52,640 for new staff with no experience to $105,470 for experienced staff with a master’s degree the largest number — 1,076 people — are paid the top yearly base salary of $105,470 About 44% of our licensed staff — or 1,151 people — are paid over $100,000 per year.  The current median salary for licensed employees is $96,768 — meaning half of all licensed staff are paid more The average of all licensed staff members’ salaries is $88,098 Teachers get two kinds of annual pay increases: step increases and cost of living adjustments As teachers and other licensed staff gain experience and move up the steps their salaries automatically increase by an average of 4% each year until they reach the top of the salary scale About 55% of teachers get these raises; teachers who are already at the very top of the salary scale do not receive further step increases.  you can see that BSD licensed staff salaries are competitive with our neighboring districts are still negotiating salaries for this year; these districts are marked with an asterisk (*) and show the district’s current proposed increase.  Those districts and unions that have settled contracts have agreed to COLA increases that range from 3.5% to 5% BEA’s current COLA proposal seeks a 9% increase this year and a 7% increase next year the District is proposing an 11.5% COLA increase over three years BEA is proposing a 16% increase over two years LEARN MORE LEARN MORE LEARN MORE (This story has been updated to add new information.) A 79-year-old Beaverton man has claimed Oregon's first Powerball jackpot of 2025 Abbas Shafii bought the $328.5 million winning ticket at the Beaverton Fred Meyer at 15995 SW Walker Road on Jan He chose the lump sum option worth $146.4 million "I am overjoyed to have won the Powerball and plan to use my prize to travel invest and share my good fortune with non-profit organizations that are close to my heart," Shafii said in a news release from the Oregon Lottery The Fred Meyer where the ticket was sold received $100,000 The store plans to donate $50,000 to the Oregon Food Bank as part of Fred Meyer's Zero Hunger | Zero Waste mission The jackpot comes less than a year after a Portland man and his wife won a $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot in April 2024 including a $1 million Powerball in November 2023 and a $7.9 million Megabucks win in November 2022 About a third of Powerball game sales are returned to the state Isabel Funk covers breaking news and public safety for the Statesman Journal. Funk can be reached at ifunk@statesmanjournal.com or on X at @isabeldfunk The victim was identified as 83-year-old Marina Dy was arrested on complaints of murder andunlawful use of a weapon (KATU) — An elderly couple has been identified as the suspect and victim in a deadly domestic-violence related shooting in Beaverton was arrested on complaints of murder and unlawful use of a weapon READ MORE: Woman dead, man arrested in domestic-violence-related killing, police say Officers were initially called out for a welfare check at a home in the 16000 block of Southwest Steele Way they found Marina already dead inside the home Joselito was arrested at the scene without incident Investigators have not said what they believe led up to the killing Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the Beaverton Police Department Investigations Division at 503-526-2280 Officials in Washington County are investigating possible cougar sightings (KATU) — Officials in Washington County are investigating possible cougar sightings There have been reports of three recent sightings including two in the Cedar Hills area and one in Beaverton according to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office READ ALSO: Cougar sighting reports in residential area prompt safety alert in Tillamook The two Beaverton sightings were confirmed by home surveillance cameras A cougar was caught on camera around 2 a.m a cougar was recorded in the driveway of a home about a mile away ODFW and the Washington County Sheriff's say they are monitoring the situation A spokesperson with ODFW issued the following statement about the sightings: “Oregon is cougar country and sometimes cougars do pass through more urban areas It’s not unusual for cougars to be detected on cameras They are normally elusive and wary of humans so it is rare to see one but keep safety tips in mind and report sightings to ODFW.” There have been no reports of attacks on people or pets at this time Wildlife officials offered the following safety tips to residents: (KATU) — A vehicle crashed into TOGO’s Restaurant on SW Beaverton Hillsdale Highway on Sunday prompting a swift response from Beaverton Police Department officers The crash involved a 2003 Honda Accord driven by 65-year-old John Marcus Dragoo narrowly missing a person who had left her seat just seconds before the crash Dragoo was arrested at the scene and taken to Washington County Jail including Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants (DUII) and Criminal Mischief in the First Degree.