The Community Roots School Board

As a charter school, The Community Roots School must have a school board to provide policy guidance and oversight of school operations.

• Download The Community Roots School Bylaws

School Board Terms of Office

Our school board is a six-member body. Each board member is elected for two years and serves without pay. Terms of office are staggered to encourage continuity so that no more than three positions become vacant in the same year. 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.

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Board Meeting Information

The Community Roots School Board meets on the first Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the school library. Special meetings are scheduled as necessary.

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(s).

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Public Comments at School Board Meetings

The Community Roots School 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:

• Contact the Community Roots office (503.634.2440) at least one week prior to the meeting and ask to be placed on the agenda.
• 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.

Note: 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.

Jennifer De Jong – Jennifer holds a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology. She is a business transition manager with the Department of Human Services, Seniors and People with Disabilities Division. Jennifer is a founding member of The Community Roots School and has been a board member since 2009. Jennifer and her husband, Jeff Reilly, have three daughters. Phone: 503.873.0691 - e-mail Jennifer

Amanda Petrik – Amanda holds a Master's degree in sociology and is beginning a doctoral program in sociology. She is an experienced research support programmer and project manager at Kaiser Permanente Northwest and has expert knowledge of data files and structures. Amanda is a founding member of The Community Roots School. Amanda and her husband, Frank, have two children. Phone: 503.873.2046 - e-mail Amanda

Consuelo "Chelo" Icovino – Consuelo has a Bachelor's degree in social work and worked for seven years for a private non-profitorganization, Victim/Witness Services for Coconino County, that served victims of crime in northern Arizona. She wrote and managed grants for the organization as well as assisted in fundraising events for the agency. She developed county outreach programs to rural northern Arizona which included the Grand Canyon, the Navajo and Hopi reservations, and the area up to the Utah border. She supervised felony crime victim advocates, the Victim Advocate Volunteer Program and reviewed grants related to domestic violence for the Department of Justice. e-mail Consuelo

Colette Lord - Colette has lived in Silverton since 2005 with her husband Carson.  They own and operate a wholesale ornamental tree nursery in Evans Valley just east of downtown.  Colette and Carson have three children, two little girls ages 4 and 6, and a new baby boy born December 6, 2011.  Colette received a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Oregon, and a master’s degree in Public Administration (concentration in nonprofit management) from Portland State University. She worked for six years at the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation as a program director and grant manager where she financially oversaw a $4,000,000 grant program.  She most recently worked as the administrator for the Stayton Public Library Foundation where she managed the daily administration of the organization, wrote and tracked multiple foundation grants, helped develop and manage an outreach reading program, and worked to create and run a fundraising membership program.  Colette is currently working part-time from home making sterling silver jewelry that she sells online through etsy. Colette joined the board in 2011. e-mail Colette

Anne Moore - Anne received Montessori certification in Boulder, CO in 1987 and taught in a “Children’s House” for three years (one at Silverton Montessori School).  She then took the philosophy and principles into the public school where she taught in Mt. Angel, grades K-5 for thirteen years.  Anne holds a Masters in Education/Curriculum and a Master of Divinity. Five years ago, she was ordained an Episcopal priest and now serves at St. Hilda’s in Monmouth. Her family has lived in Silverton for 23 years and their three children, now young adults, all attended Montessori school. She currently serves on three non-profit boards: advisory board for Western Compass (campus ministry, WOU), Shalom Prayer Center at the Benedictine Monastery, and the church board.  Anne joined the Community Roots board in 2011.

Dr. Helmuth Rogg - Helmuth joined the board because he because he believes in what CRS is doing to better the education of students in the Silver Falls School District.  Helmuth has managerial and budgetary experience and is currently the Manager of the Insect Pest Program with Oregon Department of Agriculture where he supervises 40 plus professionals and oversees an annual budget of over $2 million. Helmuth grew up in Germany and have lived and worked in many countries in West Africa and South America.  These experiences have given him the opportunity to experience a variety of educational systems and interact with many diverse ways of thinking. Helmuth has and his wife and two children live in Silverton. email Helmuth

The Community Roots School admits students regardless of race, color, sex, and national or ethnic origin.