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Eugene School District 4J

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General Information

Upcoming Meetings

School Board Special Meeting — Tuesday, June 10, 5:30 p.m.
Agenda | Watch Meeting | Listen to Meeting

Legislative Committee Meeting — Tuesday, June 17, 4:15 p.m.
Agenda (forthcoming) | Watch Meeting 

Meet Your School Board Members

The school board consists of seven volunteers elected by the community to at-large positions who establish policies for how the district is run. The board hires the superintendent, the district's chief executive officer, who leads an executive team that is responsible for the district’s day-to-day operation. Click on the board members below to learn more about them. The board can be contacted at board@4j.lane.edu.

  • Email: jonak_j@4j.lane.edu
    Served since July 1, 2023
    Term ends on June 30, 2027
    Occupation: Attorney
    Board Committees: Audit & Finance, Budget

  • Email: diliberto_t@4j.lane.edu
    Served since July 1, 2023
    Term ends on June 30, 2027
    Occupation: Teacher candidate supervisor
    Board Committees: Bond Oversight, Budget, Student Voice, Superintendent Search

  • Email: hamilton_ri@4j.lane.edu
    Served since July 1, 2023
    Term ends on June 30, 2027
    Occupation: Retired state trooper
    Board Committees: Budget, Community Engagement, Legislative, Student Voice

  • Email: munro_m@4j.lane.edu
    Served since July 1, 2023
    Term ends on June 30, 2027
    Occupation: Owner, Hathaway Munro 
    Board Committees: Audit & Finance, Bond Oversight, Budget, Superintendent Search

  • Email: newman_j@4j.lane.edu
    Served since: July 1, 2017
    Term ends on June 30, 2025
    Occupation: Senior advisor and founder, Early Childhood CARES
    Board Committees: Budget, Legislative, Superintendent Search, Student Voice

  • Email: rabasa_m@4j.lane.edu
    Served since July 1, 2021
    Term ends on June 30, 2025
    Occupation: Artist, volunteer
    School Board Appointments: Budget Committee, Community Engagement, Legislative

  • Email: thessen_e@4j.lane.edu
    Served since: October 2023
    Term ends on June 30, 2025
    Occupation: Physical therapist
    Board Committees: Bond Oversight, Budget, Community Engagement

About the School Board

The seven-member board derives its legal authority from the statutes of the State of Oregon.

The board selects the superintendent as the district’s executive officer and delegates the responsibility for implementing its policies and plans to the superintendent. The board also has the annual responsibility of adopting a balanced school district budget. Board members serve without pay.

Board members are elected from the district at large, not from geographical zones. Board elections occur in May of each odd numbered year. The four-year term of office for board members begins on July 1 immediately following the election.

When a position on the board is vacated before the end of the term, the position will be open for election at the next school board election. The school board will solicit applicants and select by majority vote a community member to appoint to the vacant position until June 30 following the next regular election.

To be eligible to serve on the board, a person must be a registered voter in the school district, must have been a resident of the district for one year immediately preceding the election, and may not be an employee of the district or any charter school within the district.

More information available from the Oregon School Boards Association.