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2/9/2012 1:47:00 PM
OSBA's monthly newsletter with state and national news about public education.
2/8/2012 2:27:00 PM
The Oregon School Boards Association has new leadership and the legislature is back in session
1/23/2012 4:18:00 PM
RECORDATORIO: Usted está invitado a compartir sus ideas sobre el sistema de educación pública de Oregón en una serie de reuniones de la comunidad a partir del próximo martes.
1/23/2012 4:04:00 PM
Students, educators, parents and community members are invited to participate in Oregon Education Investment Board meetings scheduled in January in seven locations throughout the state.
1/18/2012 9:32:00 AM
OSBA has developed training covering budget committee roles and responsibilities.
1/10/2012 4:24:00 PM
Learn the importance of charter policies and what’s different about them in this new online course from OSBA.
1/5/2012 10:58:00 AM
This past September, the U.S Department of Education announced that states could apply for “waivers” from the federal No Child Left Behind law. To receive a waiver, states must adopt higher academic standards, come up with ways to identify the state’s highest- and lowest-performing schools, and demonstrate that student academic growth and achievement is incorporated into evaluations of both teachers and administrators. In exchange for doing these things, states will have the freedom to design their own accountability systems, and they may then implement state- and district-led programs of assistance and interventions, rather than the one-size-fits-all, proscriptive measures for schools that fail to meet AYP.
Oregon’s draft NCLB waiver application is available for public review. You can access the document on ODE's website. If you have questions, comments or concerns about the application, the Department of Education has created an NCLB waiver survey you can download to provide your feedback directly to ODE. Please note the survey closes at 5 p.m. on January 10.
The Department of Education also announced it will host two live webinars that enable school board members, education stakeholders and the public to hear an overview of Oregon’s draft application from State Superintendent of Public Instruction Susan Castillo and Governor Kitzhaber’s Education Policy Advisor Ben Cannon. During the webinar, participants may submit questions and offer comments on Oregon’s proposed waiver application.
Details for the public webinars
ESEA Flexibility Webinar I
Thursday, January 5
Time: 4:00 p.m., Pacific Standard Time
Instructions:
- Online Web portion at http://oregoned.webex.com
- Meeting Number/Access Code: 925 674 549
(This meeting does not require a password.)
- Audio participation. We recommend calling into the WebEx Audio Conferencing Service for the best quality.
Call-in toll-free number: 1-877-668-4493
ESEA Flexibility Webinar II
Monday, January 9
Time: 4:00 p.m., Pacific Standard Time
Instructions:
- Online Web portion at http://oregoned.webex.com
- Meeting Number/Access Code: 923 257 134
(This meeting does not require a password.)
- Audio participation. We recommend calling into the WebEx Audio Conferencing service for the best quality.
Call-in toll-free number (US/Canada): 1-877-668-4493
For more information, contact Morgan Allen, OSBA legislative and public affairs specialist.
12/19/2011 3:12:00 PM
A web-based mapping tool intended to assist districts in benchmarking their energy use against other districts will be available the week of Dec. 19.
12/19/2011 10:23:00 AM
Funding is still available for equity training for board members and for districts wishing to participate in the Oregon Lighthouse Project.
12/19/2011 10:22:00 AM
As board members, you are likely to face questions and situations that may challenge your natural inclination to express yourself, share information or tackle problems head-on. Here are tips on how to respond.
12/19/2011 10:18:00 AM
President's Post: November/December 2011 Update from David Beeson, OSBA board president
12/19/2011 10:17:00 AM
No Child Left Behind Workgroup drafts application to the U.S. Department of Education to request waiver from the more onerous provisions of NCLB.
12/19/2011 10:17:00 AM
The Oregon Education Investment Board approves the Chief Education Officer job description, submits their initial report to the Legislature, and considers recommendations for the 2013 Legislature.
5/27/2011 2:05:00 PM
Supreme Court’s ruling on child abuse investigations discards 9th Circuit holding based on a technicality
5/18/2011 12:06:00 PM
Over the past five months, school board members from around the state participated in OSBA's Leadership Oregon training, which prepares them to better serve their communities and students.
11/1/2010 2:30:00 PM
The most recent labor contract settlement data submitted to OSBA.