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CRS Board
As a charter school, Community Roots School must have a school board to provide policy guidance and oversight of the school operations. The Community Roots School Board is a five member body. Each board member is elected for two years. Terms of office are staggered so that no more than three positions become vacant in the same year. This serves to encourage continuity on the board.
Members of the board serve without pay. Terms of office commence and expire with the school's fiscal year (July 1). Officers of the board are elected annually at the July meeting.
Board Member Profiles
Board Meeting Information
A meeting occurs when a quorum is present to receive information or to decide or deliberate on any public matter. All board meetings shall be conducted in public unless specifically exempt. The board may elect to discuss private matters of personnel, site acquisition, collective bargaining and/or pending litigation in closed (executive) session.
The Community Roots School Board meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the Monitor School Library. Special meetings are scheduled as necessary.
View Board Meeting Schedule
View Board Meeting Minutes
Public Comments at Board Meetings
The board encourages public comment in order to make better informed decisions. To expedite public comment and make judicious use of time the following practices are strongly encouraged:
1. Contact the Community Roots office at least one week prior to the meeting and ask to be placed on the agenda.
2. Give the office as much detail as possible about your comments so that background information can be developed for board consideration prior to the meeting.
The board has established the following guidelines to accommodate public testimony:
1. Get recognition from the Board Chair before speaking.
2. Give testimony from the designated place.
3. Keep comments concise and avoid repetition.
4. Be specific about what you want the board to do.
5. The board may delay action to a future meeting in order to allow time for study and research.
It may be necessary for the board to establish limits on the length of testimony in order to accommodate all who want to speak. The board believes that issues related to most items can be adequately presented, including questions and clarification, in ten minutes or less.
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Board Member Profiles & Contact Information
Sarah Miller – Sarah holds a Bachelor of Biology & Chemistry and a Master of Public Health degree. She is currently the Division Administrator for Policy & Planning at the Oregon Economic & Community Development Department. Sarah is a founding member of the Community Roots School. Sarah and her husband, Matt, have one son. Phone: 503.873.7153
Jennifer de Jong – Jennifer holds a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology. She is an Operations and Policy Analyst with the Department of Human Services, Seniors and People with Disabilities Division. Jennifer is a founding member of the Community Roots School. Jennifer and her husband, Jeff Reilly, have three daughters. Phone: 503.873.0691
Mandy Petrik – Mandy has a Master of Sociology, and is just beginning a doctoral program in Sociology. Currently, Mandy is an experienced research support programmer and project manager at Kaiser Permanente Northwest and has expert knowledge of data files and structures. Mandy is a founding member of the Community Roots School. Mandy and her husband, Frank, have two children. Phone: 503.873.2046
Karyn Albrecht – Karyn served on the board of directors of Two Rivers Montessori School in Portland for four years, and was the administrator for that school before moving to the Silverton area. She was involved in the first year of operation at Springwater Environmental Sciences Charter School in Oregon City (now in their fourth year!) as part of a two-member parent team working with the teachers, board president, and principal to shape and put in motion the Environmental Field Study program curriculum. The Field Study program was the core focus of the school's charter and worked in conjunction with the Metro Natural Resources Planning Council. Karyn brings her experience leading a Montessori school, working with a new charter school, as well as her experience as a small business owner to the Community Roots School board. Email Karyn
Christine Golden – Christine has a bachelors degree in nursing with a specialty in intensive care. She has worked in that field for the majority of her career. For the the past seven years, she has worked in health care management at Silverton Hospital.She has lead the breast cancer support group for five years and currently serves on the hospital ethics committee. She is also serving on the Silverton Planning Commission. She and her husband have six children, with two currently attending school in the Silverton School District. Her two oldest children where involved with Montessori education through The Franciscan Montessori Earth School in Portland. The oldest attended "children's house" from age five, through sixth grade. Her daughter attended Montessori for three years, an alternate private school for one year, and was then home schooled. Both were transitioned into the public school system between fifth and eight grade. She has always been very impressed with the Montessori concepts and watched with delight as her children's love of learning flourished and their skills with relationships grew. She feels it offers the child, the child's family, the community, and society the skills and values that will make a better world - and enhance each of these potentials.
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CRS admits students of any race, color and national or ethnic origin. |
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