May 18, 2026 at 6:00 PM - Regular Monthly Meeting of the KFCS Board of Education

Description:  The board welcomes you to its monthly meeting.  Public input is welcome and encouraged during the Public Comment segment of this meeting. 

All those wishing to address the board have previously submitted their comments electronically or have submitted a  Request to Speak form prior to the start of this meeting. Three (3) minutes is allotted for each individual speaker, with a total of fifteen (15) total minutes for this segment of the agenda.  

Daisy Culp, 123 High St. New teaching method adoption—(virtually via zoom)
I’d like to request a parent/community information town hall where the new education model for parents and the community can ask questions before adoption.
Questions I’d like addressed at the board meeting:
How does this model allow for teacher/ students to build relationships? It seems to be reading scripts and testing throughout the day. How is this an effective model?
How long will students be left in the detention room?
How will you separate possible sped  students' behaviors from
Others. Will this model follow a student's IEP?
How are teachers allowed to use creativity, best practices? And their own knowledge in education.
What is the research on this model?
Have you read the criticism on this model and the Houston superintendent who founded it?
Thanks for your time!

Danielle Covey, 218 Hillside Ave., Comprehensive Counseling programs/CDS support in K-5  (In-person)
I am deeply concerned about the overall mental health needs within the district and the growing lack of consistent implementation of a comprehensive school counseling and mental health support program being implemented next year for K-5 students.  As student social-emotional and mental health needs continue to increase, I believe it is critical that districts prologize accessible, relationship-base support systems within schools, especially in high-needs communities.  
Comprehensive counseling and mental health supports are essential in districts serving high-poverty communities because many students are coming to school carrying far more than academic stress.  Students are often navigating trauma, homelessness, food insecurity, abuse, addiction within the home, grief, anxiety, and chronic instability. Those experiences directly affect emotional regulation, relations, behavior, and the ability to learn.  For many children, school becomes the one consistent and safe environment they can rely on each day.  
IN communities with significant social and economic challenges, outside counseling services are not always realistic or accessible for families Transportation, finances, work schedules, long waitlists, and lack of trust in outside systems can all become barriers to receiving help.  Because of this, schools play a critical role in providing accesses, relationship-based mental health support where students already feel comfortable and connected.
ONe of the biggest concerns is the idea that three CDSs could effectively cover five different schools  Relationship-building is the foundation of effective mental health and SEL support, and meaningful relationships cannot realistically be built when support is spread that thin.  Students need consistency, trust, predictability, and regular access to trusted adults in order to feel safe enough to seek support.  
This also feels inconsistent with the relationship-centered philosophy behind Capturing Kids' Hearts, which emphasizes connection, belonging and relationships as critical to student success. IN high-needs school especially, full-time counseling CDS mental health supports is not extra-it is essential.

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1. The district received a donation from Papa Murphy’s consisting of $1,400 worth of certificates to support attendance initiatives across all schools.
2. KUHS Goals classroom received $100 worth of hygiene products from ODHS.

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Description:  The focus would be on the four grants we recently received through our new partnership with the Downtown Association, as well as an overview of the additional grants we have received and those we have applied for. 

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BACKGROUND

Description:  The Klamath Falls City Schools Board of Education will meet in Executive Session which is being held pursuant to  ORS 192.660(2)(b) To consider the dismissal or disciplining of, or to hear complaints or charges brought against, a public officer, employee, staff member or individual agent who does not request an open hearing.
Representatives of the news media and designated staff shall be allowed to attend the executive session. All other members of the audience are asked to leave the room. Representatives of the news media are specifically directed not to report on or otherwise disclose any of the deliberations or anything said about these subjects during the executive session, except to state the general subject of the session as previously announced. No decision may be made in executive session. At the end of the executive session, we will return to open session and welcome the audience back into the room.