OSBA to school boards: Hold off on those stipend votes
Across Oregon, school boards are looking into providing stipends for their members . But an education organization is urging a pause on the matter....
Across Oregon, school boards are looking into providing stipends for their members . But an education organization is urging a pause on the matter. Under a new state law that went into effect in July, school boards can opt to offer stipends of up to $500 a month for members. But the Oregon School Boards Association (OSBA) is calling for districts to hold off for now. 'What happened is, a school board member contacted the Oregon Government Ethics Commission to ask, ‘Hey, is there potentially a conflict of interest here in me voting to award myself a certain sum of money?'' OSBA spokesperson Alex Pulaski explained to KLCC.