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Recap – School Board Candidates speak at Lake Oswego Neighborhood Chairs Committee Meeting

Published March 21, 2025

On Saturday, March 15, the Lake Oswego Neighborhood Association Chairs Committee hosted a Q&A session with the current Lake Oswego School Board Candidates. Given time constraints, candidates were also offered the opportunity to provide written responses to an extended list of questions.

Here is a recap of the event provided by Carole Ockert, Chair of the Lake Oswego Neighborhood Association Chairs Committee.

“The Lake Oswego School District plays an important role in our community. The Neighborhood Chairs Committee held a forum at our March 15th meeting to hear from school board candidates. We provided 14 questions to the candidates and asked them to address 5 of the questions during the forum. Because we were limited in time we told the candidates we would share any written answers provided with our mailing list and the Lake Oswego Review. Below is a brief explanation of the LO school board election process and the written answers that were submitted by the candidates.  

The Lake Oswego school board candidates run for specified positions and all positions are 4-year terms. These positions do not refer to areas of town; they are simply designating school board seats by number. 

Lena Elbakshish and Neelam Gupta are running for Position 2

Brian Bills is running for Position 3, currently unopposed

Kasey Adler and Katherine Lupton are running for Position 4

The application process is open until March 20th. Voting is May 20th.
The NCC thanks all 5 candidates for participating at our forum. We acknowledge the time and attention to respond to the questions and we hope it is helpful to the community at large. All candidates are included in the following pages. There is so much useful information here to review as you make your selection for school board. I encourage you to share this attachment with your boards (neighborhoods)”. – Carol Ockert, Chair of the Lake Oswego Neighborhood Association Chairs Committee

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Neighborhood Enhancement Program (NEP) Project Coordinator

Primary Role:

  • Handles NEP grant applications, grant approvals, reviews receipts for reimbursement and is the single point of contact between the entire Palisades Neighborhood Association (PNA) and the City.
  • To be successfull in this role you should be organized, communicative.
  • Time commitment: From 8-12 hrs. throughout the year

Process:

  • Accepting NEP proposals: Anyone living in the Palisades Neighborhood Association can submit proposal(s) to the NEP Coordinator along with estimated costs throughout the year. They should follow the application guidelines and answer the questions related to their proposal.
  • PNA Board will Vote on Which Items To Include in our NEP Proposal: During the month of March PNA board meeting the NEP Coordinator asks the board to vote on the proposed item(s). NEP Coordinator encourages person(s) proposing the item(s) to attend the meeting to answer questions that might come up. The PNA board then votes on which items should be included in the NEP grant proposal.
  • Developing and Submitting the NEP Grant Proposalt: During the NEP grant proposal period (usually the month of May) the NEP Project Coordinator:
    • Fills out the NEP grant proposal application based on items approved by the PNA Board;
    • Gets sign offs from the PNA Chair
    • Submits the proposal form to the city in early May for the initial review process
    • Provides additional information requested by the city
    • Revises and submits the final application to the City by the deadline (typically May 31).

What Happens Next:

  • Iris McCaleb from the City forwards the NEP grant proposals to the grant review committee and then to the City Council who review it and awards certain grants.The NEP Coordinator will receive a letter of award from the City and will share it with the PNA Leadership Team.
  • As items are purchased from the approved grant list, the project close-out form is filled out by the person requesting reimbursement. They will attach digital copies of receipts and photos and then submit all to both the NEP Project Coordinator and the PNA Chair. The NEP Project Coordinator submits the reimbursement request to Iris at the City for reimbursement.
  • Reimbursement checks are then sent directly to the person who purchased the item(s).