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Meet SOESD’s Administrative Team: Service at the Regional, State, and National Level

By Administration, News

Meet SOESD’s 2025-26 Administrative Team: Service at the Regional, State, and National Level

Our administrative team does so much beyond their day-to-day roles at SOESD, engaging in work that advances education, equity, school improvement, and other areas aligned with our mission. Their contributions amplify SOESD’s impact and help connect our work to broader conversations in education.

 

Dr. Mark Angle-Hobson, SOESD Superintendent

  • ODE LGBTQ2SIA+ Student Success Advisory Group
  • COSA Equity Board
  • Resolve Center for Restorative Justice Board of Directors (Vice-Chair)

Kylee Harrison, Assistant Superintendent

  • OAESD Special Education Directors’ Job Alike
  • OAESD Curriculum Directors’ Job Alike
  • Klamath Promise Executive Committee
  • Regional Inclusive Services Directors’ Workgroup
  • RIS Regional Advisory Committee for Southern Oregon
  • Blind/Low Vision PLT
  • SBHS Medicaid Pilot

Aaron Cooke, Integrated Instruction Coordinator

  • Oregon Department of Education’s Ongoing Rules Advisory Committee
  • Oregon Department of Education’s Remote Learning Advisory Committee
  • Civics Learning Project Educator Advisory Committee
  • Josephine County Broadband Advisory Committee
  • Rogue Valley Broadband Access Committee
  • AI Oregon K-12 Collaborative
  • Oregon Broadband Equity Council
  • Oregon Media Literacy Coalition
  • Oregon Department of Education’s EDTech Cadre
  • Southern Oregon CUE
  • Oregon Digital Leaders Coalition, as Board Member
  • Oregon Department of Education’s Integrated Technology and Learning Standards Committee
  • Southern Oregon Fire Ecology Education Board

Andrea Townsend, Focal Student Groups Coordinator

  • Focal Student Groups Regional Meeting
  • Talented and Gifted Regional Community of Practice
  • Regional Tribal Consultations
  • COSA Equity Board member
  • COSA Equity Directors Meetings 
  • COSA Leaders of Color affinity space
  • Multilingual Learner Statewide Collaborative
  • ESD.ODE Community of Practice for ELs

Brad Capener, Student Engagement Coordinator/

  • Rotary
  • Medford Chamber of Commerce

Brian Robin, Career Technical Education Program Manager/CTE Regional Coordinator

  • Southern Oregon Career and Technical Education Consortia (SOCTEC) – Program Manager/Coordinator
  • Statewide CTE Regional Coordinator’s Advisory Committee
  • Statewide CTE Teacher Recruitment, Retention and Training committee
  • Statewide Small, Rural, & Remote CTE Advisory Committee 
  • Statewide CTE Perkins Recipients Liaison Committee
  • Statewide CTE Industry Recognized Credential Committee
  • Statewide CTE Regional Coordinator’s on-boarding group for “Early Career CTE Regional Coordinators” 
  • Southern Oregon ESD (Regional) CTE Liaison
  • Klamath Falls CTE Center Planning Workgroup
  • Rogue Workforce Industry Partnerships – K-12 CTE Advisory

Jaime Banks, Deaf/Hard of Hearing & Vision Services Coordinator

  • LICC- Jackson County
  • Statewide Deaf and Hard of Hearing PLT
  • Statewide Deafblind PTL
  • Blind Visually Impaired Service (BVIS) Fund Advisory Committee

Shannon Bilbao, Early Intervention ECSE Coordinator

  • LICC (Local Interagency Coordinating Council)- Josephine County
  • LICC- Jackson County
  • Portland State Early Childhood Intervention Advisory Board
  • ODE EI/ECSE SEL/COP – Social Emotional Learning Community of Practice
  • RCC Early Childhood and Elementary Advisory Committee
  • Early Childhood Advisory Committee – Head Start 
  • Preschool Promise Community of Practice 
  • SOELS ECE Workforce Committee

Nikki Donnelly, Autism & STEPS Coordinator

  • LICC (Local Interagency Coordinating Council)-Jackson Co
  • NCSA (National Council on Severe Autism) – State Chair
  • Oregon Sibling Leadership Network – State Board
  • Sibling Leadership Network (national) – Board Member and co-chair of Research Committee
  • The Natalie Project – Advisory Council
  • Adjunct Faculty – Fresno Pacific University, Portland State
  • Project PROMISE – Advisory Council

Diane Dunas, Residential/Day Treatment, Nursing, & Speech Services Coordinator

  • Association of Residential Children’s and Community Services member
  • National Technical Assistance Center on Transition cohort member – Univ. of Oregon

Andree Johnson, Orthopedic Impairment & Youth Employment Coordinator

  • RIS OI Statewide Equipment Workgroup
  • Statewide OER Commons OT/PT Onboarding Committee
  • Former Adjunct Faculty in Educational Leadership – Northwest Nazarene University
  • National Association of Women Leaders

Sandy Stack, Student Behavioral Health & Wellness Coordinator

  • Oregon Recovery Schools Advisory Committee
  • Jackson Youth System of Care

Jessie McClung, Klamath Promise Program Manager

  • Klamath Promise Executive Team
  • Klamath Promise Community Steering Committee
  • Community Youth Attendance Team (YAT)
  • Klamath Regional Counselors Academic Advisors Meeting
  • Healthy Klamath Network
  • Cascade Health Alliance System of Care Executive Council
  • Hometown KF35 Task Force
  • Klamath County Professional Advisory Committee, South Central Early Learning Hub
  • SMART Reading South Central Leadership Council
  • OAESD Attendance Collaborative
  • ODHS Opt-In Oregon Advisory Committee

Rene Brandon, Southern Oregon Early Learning Services Program Manager/Southern Oregon Early Learning Hub Director

  • Josephine County System of Care
  • Jackson County LICC
  • Southern Oregon Success Stewardship Team
  • Jefferson Regional Health Alliance Board
  • RCC Early Childhood and Elementary Education Advisory Board
  • Oregon Early Learning Hub Association Board of Directors
  • Children’s Institute State Early Childhood Coalition
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Workgroup, Southern Oregon
  • Ad hoc state workgroups
  • Preschool to Kindergarten Transition Summit
  • SOELS Agency Advisory Council
  • ECE Workforce Committee
  • Pyramid Model Implementation Community Leadership Team

Eva Skuratowicz, Southern Oregon Success Program Manager

  • Ashland Community Health Foundation Board,
  • Jefferson Regional Health Alliance,
  • Soroptimist International of Ashland

Karla Clark, CCL/STEM Program Manager

  • Oregon ACTE Board
  • Statewide CTE Advisory
  • SOREDI Foundation Board

Eric Crook, PDHH Program Manager

  • State Board of Sign Language Interpreting- Vice Chair
  • Southern Oregon Community of Practice- ASL Interpreting

Erin Green, Communications and Partnerships Coordinator

  • Resolve Board of Directors
  • Klamath Promise Executive Team 
  • Jackson Youth System of Care

 

Announcing Southern Oregon’s Regional Teacher of the Year!

By News

Please join us in celebrating Max Jones! It was our honor at SOESD to bring together the Blue Ribbon Panel that named him this year’s Regional Teacher of the Year.

At North Valley High School, Max has built the music program from the ground up over the past four years, creating a safe and welcoming space where every student can thrive.

Known for his innovation, care, and musical excellence, Max embodies the spirit of Oregon’s Teacher of the Year Program—lifting up students of all skill levels, fostering collaboration, and inspiring positivity and a love of learning in the school and the wider community.

On September 18, Max was celebrated in his classroom alongside students, teachers, district leaders, Oregon Lottery staff, and SOESD’s Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent. His students even serenaded him with band music—an unforgettable moment of appreciation and joy!

We’re thrilled to honor Max and the extraordinary dedication he brings to his students and community.

The SOCC Launches New Certified Clinical Medical Assistant program

By News

The Southern Oregon Career Center is thrilled to announce the launch of our new Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) program for local high school juniors and seniors. This inaugural class marks a significant step in providing direct career pathways into the healthcare industry for our community’s youth. The CCMA program is the first of several planned healthcare tracks, as we are actively developing future programs in behavioral health and Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) training to meet regional workforce demands.

SOESD in the News

By News
  • Southern Oregon Career Center: Certified Clinical Medical Assisting Program. Click here to to watch the interview with Brad Capener.
  • Chiloquin Junior/Senior High School library revitalized. Click to view the Herald & News article.
  •  NBC Five on 5 Interview with News Director Joe Sullivan and Career Connected Learning Coordinator Brad Capener. Click here to watch.
  • JPR: High School Program Paves Students Path to Workforce. Click here to view.

10th annual Klamath Promise Graduation Sensation Parade and Party

By News, School Improvement Services, School-Wide Improvement

The 10th annual Klamath Promise Graduation Sensation Parade and Party in the Park took place in downtown Klamath Falls on Thursday, May 29th. Hundreds of spectators cheered on the nearly 1500 students.  The parade included bands, mascots, almost 700 Class of 2025 graduating high school seniors in caps and gowns and the nearly 800 Kindergartners from across all of Klamath County School District, Klamath Falls City Schools, Tulelake High School, Butte Valley High School and Elementary (Doris), and North Lake High School (Silver Lake). Seniors wore their caps and gowns while kindergarteners donned Class of 2037 “I am the Klamath Promise” t-shirts in their school colors donated by Klamath Community College and Oregon Institute of Technology. The parade was live streamed by My Basin at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vh9jOubqrIc

Immediately following the parade, the high school graduates joined together with family, friends and supporters in Veterans Park for the Party in the Park celebration and awards distribution. MJ Atkins, a graduating senior from Klamath Union sang the National Anthem, Klamath Community College President Roberto Gutierrez provided keynote remarks. The Graduation Sensation Party in the Park includes the awarding of gift cards for those going on to college, into the military, into the workforce, or who are undecided on their next step, as well as scholarships for those going to college. A total of 68 scholarships and 57 gift cards worth $68,500 were announced to the crowd of graduates, families, and supporters. This year 29 local business, organizations, and individuals contributed to awards:

  • Friends of the Klamath County Library
  • Glenn & Ursula Gailis
  • Hispanic Health Committee
  • Holliday Jewelry
  • Ray & Susan Holliday
  • Integral Youth Services
  • Kersey Law
  • Klamath Basin Behavioral Health
  • Klamath Basin Senior Citizens’ Center Board
  • Klamath Community College
  • Klamath County Chamber of Commerce
  • Klamath County Commissioners
  • Klamath County School District
  • Klamath Falls City School Administration
  • Klamath Promise – Anonymous Donors
  • Lithia & Driveway
  • LuluLily’s Legacy Foundation
  • Maurita Johnson
  • Moai!
  • Oregon Tech Office the President
  • Pelican Education Foundation
  • Ross Ragland Theater & Cultural Center
  • The Redd Family, minusamillion.com
  • Sky Lakes Medical Center
  • SMART Reading Program
  • Soroptimist International of Klamath Falls
  • Stork Family
  • The Klamath Tribes: Education and Employment
  • Windermere Real Estate

High school graduation is a significant achievement setting students up for future success, greater earnings and opportunities, and greater long term health outcomes. As the largest graduation celebration in all of Oregon and the entire West, this event is not possible with the many event supporters and volunteers. Special thanks to

  • American Sanitation
  • City of Klamath Falls Parks
  • City of Klamath Falls Streets
  • Citizens for Safe Schools staff
  • Ray Holliday & Holliday Jewelry
  • Integral Youth Services staff
  • Klamath Basin Behavioral Health staff
  • Klamath Community College
  • Klamath County Library
  • Klamath County School District teachers, parapros,  principals, bus drivers, district office staff, and others!
  • Klamath Falls City Schools teachers, parapros,  principals, bus drivers, district office staff, and others!
  • Klamath Falls Police Department
  • Klamath Tribes Education & Employment staff
  • Klamath Union High School Digital Media program
  • Klamath Works
  • The Kersey Family
  • My Basin and KLAD
  • Oregon Department of Humans Services staff
  • Oregon Tech Educational Partnerships & Outreach
  • Bethany Osborn
  • Pacific Crest Federal Credit Union staff
  • Billy Redd and family
  • SkyLakes Foundation
  • SkyLakes staff
  • Southern Oregon ESD Sign Language Interpreters
  • Southern Oregon ESD staff
  • Holly Stork & SMART Reading
  • Trevor McClung Construction
  • And many many others!

Congratulations Class of 2025 graduates!

The Klamath Promise is a community-wide initiative connecting the community and schools, from preschool through career and college readiness. Since 2012 the Klamath Promise has aimed to increase “Success through Education” for all students in Klamath County, whether success looks like joining the workforce or military, or going to college.

The Klamath Promise: Connecting and inspiring the community about the importance of education, attendance, and graduation, from early childhood to career or college transitions. Visit klamathpromise.org to learn more!

Contact klamath_promise@soesd.k12.or.us with questions.

Dr. Mark Angle-Hobson Appointed Superintendent of SOESD (effective July 1, 2025)

By News

The Southern Oregon Education Service District (SOESD) Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Mark Angle-Hobson as the next Superintendent of SOESD, effective July 1, 2025. Current Superintendent Scott Beveridge will retire, completing his term on June 30, 2025.

Dr. Angle-Hobson brings more than 30 years of experience in education, including seven years of dedicated service within SOESD. He currently serves as the agency’s Director of School Improvement Services and Interim Deputy Clerk, where he has led transformative growth in programs, partnerships, and service delivery across the region.

“We are very excited to announce Dr. Mark Angle-Hobson as the next Superintendent of SOESD!” said Justin Wright, Chair of the SOESD Board of Directors. “We’re eager to support Mark as he continues to grow and evolve the SOESD. His guidance is crucial as we work to bring our diverse regions together and provide EVERY school and student in Southern Oregon with access to hard-to-find specialized staff and hard-to-afford services in a financially responsible way.”

A first-generation college graduate and the son of a West Virginia coal miner, Dr. Angle-Hobson holds a Doctorate and Master’s degree from the University of Virginia. His career spans the entire educational spectrum, from classroom teacher and principal to school district superintendent and university professor. His leadership philosophy is rooted in integrity, transparency, and the promise of education to change lives.

“I’m honored to step into the role of superintendent,” said Dr. Angle-Hobson. “SOESD has been my professional home for seven years, and I look forward to working alongside our board, dedicated employees, component districts, and community partners to build on our strengths and cultivate a culture where every educator, student, and staff member feels valued and supported.”

Dr. Angle-Hobson has outlined a comprehensive 90-day entry plan focused on fostering a positive workplace culture, enhancing employee morale, and strengthening recruitment and retention efforts. Central to his leadership approach is a collaborative process to refine the agency’s vision, mission, and strategic direction to better serve its component districts.

Please join us in welcoming Dr. Mark Angle-Hobson as the incoming superintendent of Southern Oregon ESD.

SECOND NOTICE OF BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING

By News

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to ORS 294.426, that a public meeting of the Budget Committee of Southern Oregon Education Service District, serving the school districts in Jackson, Josephine, and Klamath Counties, will be held at 101 North Grape Street, Medford, OR, on May 14, 2025, at 6:00 pm for the purpose of receiving the budget message and budget document of said district for the fiscal year 2025-2026 and to receive comment from the public on the budget.  A second meeting of the budget committee is tentatively scheduled for May 21, 2025, at 6:00 pm and public comment on the budget will also be taken at this meeting.

These are public meetings where deliberations of the budget committee will take place, and any person may appear and discuss proposed programs with the budget committee at that time. To the extent reasonably possible, opportunity will be provided for members of the general public to access and attend these meetings remotely. A copy of the proposed budget document and the link to join the meeting via video/audio conference will be available on or after May 9, 2025 at www.soesd.k12.or.us or obtained via email request to administration@soesd.k12.or.us.  Public comment will be taken during the meeting.

The first notice of the budget committee meeting was published in the Grants Pass Daily Courier and posted on the Southern Oregon Education Service District website at:  www.soesd.k12.or.us on April 16, 2025.

Scott Beveridge, Superintendent

Budget Officer

 

NOTICE OF BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING

By News

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to ORS 294.426, that a public meeting of the Budget Committee of Southern Oregon Education Service District, serving the school districts in Jackson, Josephine, and Klamath Counties, will be held at 101 North Grape Street, Medford, OR, on May 14, 2025, at 6:00 pm for the purpose of receiving the budget message and budget document of said district for the fiscal year 2025-2026 and to receive comment from the public on the budget.  A second meeting of the budget committee is tentatively scheduled for May 21, 2025, at 6:00 pm and public comment on the budget will also be taken at this meeting.

These are public meetings where deliberations of the budget committee will take place, and any person may appear and discuss proposed programs with the budget committee at that time. To the extent reasonably possible, opportunity will be provided for members of the general public to access and attend these meetings remotely. A copy of the proposed budget document and the link to join the meeting via video/audio conference will be available on or after May 9, 2025 at www.soesd.k12.or.us or obtained via email request to administration@soesd.k12.or.us.  Public comment will be taken during the meeting.

A second notice of the budget committee meeting will be posted on the Southern Oregon Education Service District website at:  www.soesd.k12.or.us.  This second notice will be posted on the website May 1, 2025.

Scott Beveridge, Superintendent

Budget Officer

Public Hearing: Title VI Indian Education Program Planning

By News

Join us to learn about the SOESD Indian Education Program and the proposed program plan for 2025 – 2026.

April 24, 2025
6:30 to 7:30pm

 

This public hearing provides an opportunity to understand the program and offer recommendations regarding the program. The format will include a brief presentation, followed by discussion in which all participants will have the opportunity to share their perspective, both orally and in writing,

NOTICE OF BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING

By News

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to ORS 294.426, that a public meeting of the Budget Committee of Southern Oregon Education Service District, serving the school districts in Jackson, Josephine, and Klamath Counties, will be held at 101 North Grape Street, Medford, OR, on May 14, 2025, at 6:00 pm for the purpose of receiving the budget message and budget document of said district for the fiscal year 2025-2026 and to receive comment from the public on the budget.  A second meeting of the budget committee is tentatively scheduled for May 21, 2025, at 6:00 pm and public comment on the budget will also be taken at this meeting.

These are public meetings where deliberations of the budget committee will take place, and any person may appear and discuss proposed programs with the budget committee at that time. To the extent reasonably possible, opportunity will be provided for members of the general public to access and attend these meetings remotely. A copy of the proposed budget document and the link to join the meeting via video/audio conference will be available on or after May 9, 2025 at www.soesd.k12.or.us or obtained via email request to administration@soesd.k12.or.us.  Public comment will be taken during the meeting.

A second notice of the budget committee meeting will be posted on the Southern Oregon Education Service District website at:  www.soesd.k12.or.us.  This second notice will be posted on the website May 1, 2025.

Scott Beveridge, Superintendent

Budget Officer