Bend-La Pine Schools board chair Melissa Barnes Dholakia has resigned, and the school district is seeking applications to fill her vacant seat, the board announced at its Tuesday meeting.
Parents and teachers are pleased that Bend-La Pine Schools and the educators union, Bend Education Association, have reached a tentative contract agreement.
Bend-La Pine Schools administration and the educators’ union made progress negotiating a contract during Monday’s all-day bargaining session, but Superintendent Steve Cook warned that the district didn’t have the funding