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Breaking
Barriers to Close the Gap,
Spring 2004
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OSBA’s Spring 2004 Critical Issues explores Oregon school boards'
struggle to meet the needs of students who don’t speak English,
who have special needs, who live in poverty or are left
behind in other ways. Research, experts and common sense tell us all children can succeed. Hope makes us believe it has to
be true. But the threat of sanction leaves us scratching our heads.
Closing the Achievement Gap,
Spring 2001
(371k
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OSBA’s Spring 2001 Critical Issues looks at how Oregon’s population shift has
affected the classroom.
According to 2000 census figures, nearly a third of all babies born here in 1999 were Hispanic, African American, Asian American, Native American or multicultural.
While minority students are making strides in meeting state benchmarks in the early grades, the gap between white and minority students grows wider as
students grow older.
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Stories, Ideas
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Forest
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Gervais SD |
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Success story: To beat the odds, Gervais shelters language learners, builds family relationships |
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Greater
Albany SD |
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Hillsboro
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Jeff
Sanders, Jefferson County SD 509J board member |
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Morrow
County SD |
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Ontario
SD |
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Salem-Keizer
SD |
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Woodburn
SD |
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Woodburn School District Curriculum Initiatives, 1997-2002 |
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Engaging and inspiring ALL students: Woodburn School District closes the achievement gap through strategic planning |
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Pick and Choose: Resources & Programs That Work |
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Programs highlighted during the
2004 Celebrating Educational
Opportunities for Hispanic Students Conference sponsored
by OSBA. |
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NCLB
Governance Calendar
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An example of a year-round plan to meet
governance goals under NCLB and to raise student achievement. |
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AYP
Communications Toolkit |
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Whether you’re a board member or
an administrator, this Toolkit for Communicating About Adequate Yearly Progress gives you all the information you'll need. |
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Sample Cultural
Diversity Policies |
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OSBA has posted sample policies, normally available for a fee. Use them to get your board and district discussing a direction to increase multicultural awareness and achievement for all students. |
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1/17/95 |
Multiculturalism Version 1 |
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Human
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1/17/95 |
Multiculturalism Version 3 |
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Census
Primer |
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While Census 2000 reveals
our dramatic population changes, it is also a powerful information
tool for school boards. |
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Communicating
With Diverse Populations |
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According to 2000 Census
figures, the minority population doubled in the last decade. How
do we communicate with, and involve, this growing population? |
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Poverty |
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Northwest
Regional Educational Laboratory |
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This agency is a
good resource for districts seeking culturally diverse curriculum
and multicultural staff. Type "achievement gap" under
"Search." |
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Oregon
Department of Education |
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Click on
"Reports, data and statistics" to get Oregon Department of Education
information about the state's educational system including student membership, graduation and dropout rates, spending, staffing, processes, performance, and demographics. |
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E3
Small Schools Initiative |
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Read about
the Employers for Education Excellence project to increase student achievement and graduation rates in Oregon’s high schools. |
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Resources from and recommended by NSBA |
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National School Boards Association shares resources on minority achievement and closing the gap,
including links to national clearinghouses, other organizations and best-practices publications. |
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Johns
Hopkins Center for the Social Organization of Schools |
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For more than 30 years, the
center has maintained a staff of sociologists, psychologists, social
psychologists and other educational researchers. |
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