[Osta-board] OFRI and Norie

[Donna Rainboth]

Carolyn,
Thanks so much. I feel better knowing this issue is being discussed.
Donna

On Wed, Oct 14, 2020 at 11:29 AM Carolyn Koskela <
whitneyc at harneyesd.k12.or.us> wrote:

> Donna,
>
> Thank you for bringing this up again. Connie and I have talked about this.
> Connie has also reached out regarding the issue to other executive board
> members. I will write to Norie this afternoon and tell her that we will be
> discussing the situation and the decision at our upcoming board meeting.
>
>
> Carolyn Koskela Whitney
>
> Head Teacher, Frenchglen Elementary School
> President-Elect Oregon Science Teachers Association
>
> Frenchglen Elementary School
> 39235 Hwy 205
> Frenchglen, OR 97736
>
> 541.493.2404
>
> The teacher’s task is to initiate the learning process and then get out of
> the way.
>
> ― John Warren
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 14, 2020 at 10:01 AM OSTA Membership <
> membership at oregonscience.org> wrote:
>
>> Thanks Donna.
>> It is a matter that needs to be addressed.  It was discussed at the
>> August retreat, but it appears that it wasn't settled completely.
>> The executive team will be meeting soon to prepare the agenda for the
>> next board meeting that will be held sometime in November.  It will be on
>> the agenda.
>>
>> On Wed, Oct 14, 2020 at 9:47 AM Donna Rainboth <drainbot at eou.edu> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Everyone,
>>> Great conference. Thanks for all the hard work everyone put in to make
>>> it a success.
>>>
>>> I wanted to circle back around to the email Norie sent to all of us
>>> about the decision to not allow her to present at the conference. I have
>>> not seen any response to Norie. I also had a voicemail from Norie on my
>>> office phone, asking about how the decision was made.  As a Regional
>>> Director it is not my place to respond to Norie beyond letting her know I
>>> would bring the matter up with the Board.
>>>
>>> I personally feel like we, as a Board, did not handle this situation
>>> well. As Norie stated in her email to us:
>>> "To be clear, the session I had proposed was not  controversial or even
>>> about OFRI, but an informational presentation on the CTE-Natural Resources
>>> Program of Study and my partner presenter was Reynold Gardner of ODE."
>>> Based on that information I am questioning why we rejected her proposal.
>>> Nothing to be done about that now but I strongly believe we owe her a very
>>> clear explanation and an apology if it is warranted. I also request
>>> that, for any communication about the matter, the Board be copied on the
>>> email.
>>>
>>> Norie has reached out to many people in many organizations about this
>>> matter. I think it is imperative that we respond out of both professional
>>> courtesy and the reputation of OSTA.
>>>
>>> Thoughts on how to proceed?
>>>
>>> Donna
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>>
>>
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Donna Rainboth
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