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!
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
Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors
The Board's next public meeting is a regular meeting. The official notice and agenda, along with Zoom join details, will be posted on this page once they are available.
- Date
- Tuesday, October 6, 2026
- Time
- 6:00 PM Pacific Time
- Location
- Oregon Trail Academy, Cafeteria
36225 SE Proctor Rd, Boring, OR 97009 - Join online
- [To be posted]
- Notice and agenda
- [To be posted]
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
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
- Minutes: July 21, 2026 Approved by the Board on August 4, 2026. Approved
- Minutes: August 4, 2026 Regular session. Approved by the Board on August 18, 2026. Approved
- Minutes: August 7, 2026 Special meeting. Approved by the Board on August 18, 2026. Approved
- Minutes: August 18, 2026 Special meeting. Approved by the Board on September 15, 2026. Approved
- Minutes: August 18, 2026 Annual meeting. Approved by the Board on September 15, 2026. Approved
- Draft minutes: September 15, 2026 Regular meeting. Unapproved. Pending Board review and approval. Draft
Search Committee
- Minutes: July 21, 2026 Approved on September 15, 2026. Approved
- Minutes: July 24, 2026 Approved on September 15, 2026. Approved
- Minutes: July 31, 2026 Approved on September 15, 2026. Approved
Financials
The Board posts financial reports as they are presented at its meetings.
Reports are posted as presented and may be revised. Questions about a report may be directed to the Board at the address in the Contact section.
- Budget summary: June 2026 Presented at the September 15, 2026 regular meeting.
- Budget summary: July 2026 Presented at the September 15, 2026 regular meeting.
- Budget summary: August 2026 Presented at the September 15, 2026 regular meeting.
- Fundraising, extracurricular, and restricted funds: FY2026–27 As of August 31, 2026. Presented at the September 15, 2026 regular meeting.