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General Information

Upcoming Meetings

Superintendent Search Committee – Tuesday, Nov. 26, 11:30 a.m.: Agenda (forthcoming) | Watch Meeting
Legislative Committee – Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2 p.m.: Agenda (forthcoming) | Watch Meeting
Board Work Session – Wednesday, Dec. 4, 4:30 p.m.. : Agenda (forthcoming) | Watch Meeting | Listen to Meeting
Board Regular Meeting – Wednesday, Dec. 4, 6 p.m.. : Agenda (forthcoming)  | Watch Meeting | Listen to Meeting
 
Sign up online to speak (due by 5 p.m. on the Monday before a regular meeting)
Written comments can also be emailed to the school board at board@4j.lane.edu.

Learn more about school board meetings | Watch or listen to prior meetings

Board Members

Jenny Jonak

Jenny Jonak, Chair

Email: jonak_j@4j.lane.edu
Served since: July 1, 2023, in Position #5
Term ends: June 30, 2027
Occupation: Attorney
Board Committees: Audit & Finance, Budget

 

   

Morgan Munro

Morgan Munro

Email: munro_m@4j.lane.edu
Served since: July 1, 2023, in Position #7
Term ends: June 30, 2027
Occupation: Owner, Hathaway Munro 
Board Committees: Audit & Finance, Bond Oversight, Budget, Superintendent Search

 

 

Tom Di Liberto

Tom Di Liberto, Vice Chair

Email: diliberto_t@4j.lane.edu
Served since: July 1, 2023, in Position #1
Term ends: June 30, 2027
Occupation: Teacher candidate supervisor
Board Committees: Bond Oversight, Budget, Student Voice, Superintendent Search

 

Judy Newman

Judy Newman

Email: newman_j@4j.lane.edu
Served since: July 1, 2017, in Position #3
Term ends: June 30, 2025
Occupation: Senior advisor and founder, Early Childhood CARES
Board Committees: Budget, Legislative, Superintendent Search, Student Voice

 

Erica Thessen

Ericka Thessen

Email: thessen_e@4j.lane.edu
Served since: October 2023, in Position #2
Term ends: June 30, 2025
Occupation: Physical therapist
Board Committees: Bond Oversight, Budget, Community Engagement

Rick Hamilton

Rick Hamilton

Email: hamilton_ri@4j.lane.edu
Served since: July 1, 2023, in Position #4
Term ends: June 30, 2027
Occupation: Retired state trooper
Board Committees: Budget, Community Engagement, Legislative, Student Voice

 

Maya Rabasa

Maya Rabasa

Email: rabasa_m@4j.lane.edu
Served since: July 1, 2021, in Position #6
Term ends: June 30, 2025
Occupation: Artist, volunteer
School Board Appointments: Budget Committee, Community Engagement, Legislative

About the School Board

The seven-member board derives its legal authority from the statutes of the State of Oregon.

The board selects the superintendent as the district’s executive officer and delegates the responsibility for implementing its policies and plans to the superintendent. The board also has the annual responsibility of adopting a balanced school district budget. Board members serve without pay.

Board members are elected from the district at large, not from geographical zones. Board elections occur in May of each odd numbered year. The four-year term of office for board members begins on July 1 immediately following the election.

When a position on the board is vacated before the end of the term, the position will be open for election at the next school board election. The school board will solicit applicants and select by majority vote a community member to appoint to the vacant position until June 30 following the next regular election.

To be eligible to serve on the board, a person must be a registered voter in the school district, must have been a resident of the district for one year immediately preceding the election, and may not be an employee of the district or any charter school within the district.

More information available from the Oregon School Boards Association.