Community Survey
Oregon Trail Academy is under new leadership! As of July 1, 2026, our OTA school board consists of all new members. Your voice matters to us. We welcome your insights and feedback to help guide decisions that best support our students, staff, and community.
We have created a survey that takes about 5 to 7 minutes. Your responses are completely anonymous. We are not collecting names or email addresses, so please share your honest thoughts. The board will review every response and share a summary of what we heard with the OTA community. The survey closes on October 1, 2026.
Click HERE to take the survey.
Thank you for taking the time to share your perspective. Your input will help shape the future direction of the school!
Minutes
The Board posts minutes of its meetings as a record for the community.
Draft minutes are unapproved and subject to correction and to formal approval at a subsequent meeting. Each entry below is marked as either approved or draft.
Board of Directors
- Minutes: July 1, 2026 Approved by the Board on July 14, 2026. Approved
- Minutes: July 7, 2026 Approved by the Board on July 14, 2026. Approved
- Minutes: July 14, 2026 Approved by the Board on July 21, 2026. Approved
- Draft minutes: July 21, 2026 Unapproved. Pending Board review and approval. Draft
- Draft minutes: August 4, 2026 Regular session. Unapproved. Pending Board review and approval. Draft
Search Committee
- Draft minutes: July 21, 2026 Unapproved. Pending Committee review and approval. Draft
- Draft minutes: July 24, 2026 Unapproved. Pending Committee review and approval. Draft
- Draft minutes: July 31, 2026 Unapproved. Pending Committee review and approval. Draft
Mission
Our mission at Oregon Trail Academy is to create reflective, critical-thinking young people who see themselves as strong contributors to the world they live in.
The Board
Oregon Trail Academy is a free public charter school and International Baccalaureate World School in Boring, Oregon, in the foothills of Mt. Hood, serving students in kindergarten through grade eight. The school operates under a charter sponsored by the Oregon Trail School District and is governed by its own Board of Directors.
This is the official site of the Board. The Board posts meeting notices, agendas, and approved minutes here. Meetings of the Board are open to the public in accordance with the Oregon Public Meetings Law, ORS 192.610 to 192.705. For enrollment, classroom, and school-day information, visit the school's main website at ota.oregontrailschools.com.
Meetings
Special Meeting of the Board of Directors
The Board will take action only on the items listed in the notice. The notice includes an executive session, which is closed to the public. Public access to the open portions is by Zoom only.
- Date
- Tuesday, August 18, 2026
- Time
- 12:45 PM Pacific Time
- Location
- Sandy Public Library, in a reserved room (Board members attending in person).
- Format
- Public access is by Zoom only. There is no in-person public attendance for this meeting.
- Join online
- Zoom meeting link Meeting ID: 891 2060 1926
- Join by phone
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+1 669 900 6833 (San Jose)
+1 719 359 4580 Meeting ID: 891 2060 1926 - Notice and agenda
- Agenda: Special Meeting, August 18, 2026
This meeting is accessible to persons with disabilities. Anyone needing accommodation or an interpreter should contact Krystal Chellis at president@otaboard.com at least 24 hours before the meeting.
Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors
This is the Board's annual meeting under Bylaws Section 4.2, at which officers are elected. The meeting is open to the public.
- Date
- Tuesday, August 18, 2026
- Time
- 6:00 PM Pacific Time
- Location
- Oregon Trail Academy, Cafeteria
36225 SE Proctor Rd, Boring, OR 97009 - Format
- In person and by Zoom. Members of the public may attend in person at the address above or join remotely.
- Join online
- Zoom meeting link Meeting ID: 898 6799 7385
- Join by phone
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+1 719 359 4580
+1 253 205 0468 Meeting ID: 898 6799 7385 - Notice and agenda
- Agenda: Annual Meeting, August 18, 2026
This meeting is accessible to persons with disabilities. Anyone needing accommodation or an interpreter should contact Krystal Chellis at president@otaboard.com at least 24 hours before the meeting.
The Board holds its regular meetings on the first Tuesday of each month. Regular meetings are held in person at Oregon Trail Academy unless otherwise posted.
Past agendas, minutes, and video recordings are kept in the Board's public records folder.
Participation
Attend the meeting
Meetings of the Board are open to the public. The location is listed in each notice.
Join remotely
The public may attend online. The link is posted with each meeting notice.
Comment or accommodation
To submit a comment, or to request an accommodation, write to board@otaboard.com in advance of the meeting.
Directors and Officers
- President
- Krystal Chellis president@otaboard.com
- Vice President
- Shawn McKechnie vicepresident@otaboard.com
- Secretary
- Kelsey Betsill secretary@otaboard.com
- Treasurer
- Anna Mar treasurer@otaboard.com
- Director
- Mike Sutton msutton@otaboard.com