Revenue Reform

• Senate Bill 116
  Directs that Enrolled House Bill 3427, if referred by referendum petition, be submitted to people at special election held on January 21, 2020.
• We did it!
  Student Success Act passes, promising $1 billion annually for education 
• House Bill 3427
  Student Success Act - Overview of the bill as provided by the Oregon State Legislature.
• House Bill 5047
  Student Success Act funding - Overview of the bill as provided by the Oregon State Legislature.
• House Bill 5016
  State School Fund for the 2019-21 biennium - Overview of the bill as provided by the Oregon State Legislature.
• Joint Committee on Student Success Framework Proposal
  The conceptual proposal for House Bill 2019, submitted by the Joint Committee on Student Success on April 4, 2019.
• Options for Education Revenue
  Options for education revenue as submitted by the Joint Committee of Student Success subcommittee on revenue.
• Talking Points
  Suggested talking points for use in communication with your Legislator during the 2019 Session.
• Student Success Act Fact Sheet
  An overview of the Student Success Act including history and projections.
• Recommendation of the Joint Committee on Student Success's Work Groups - memo
  The preliminary cost estimates of the recommendations from the three Joint Committee on Student Success's work group as submitted by Doug Wilson and Time Walker, Legislative Fiscal Office.
• Recommendations of the Joint Committee on Student Success's Work Groups - table
  The preliminary cost estimates of the recommendations from the three Joint Committee on Student Success's work group as submitted by Doug Wilson and Tim Walker, Legislative Fiscal Office.
• Joint Committee on Student Success - Students Ready and Able to Learn
  Joint Interim Committee on Student Success, Students Ready and Able to Learn work group's policy recommendations.
• Joint Committee on Student Success - High Quality Classrooms
  Joint Interim Committee on Student Success, High Quality Classrooms work group's policy recommendations.
• Joint Committee on Student Success - College and Career Ready
  Joint Interim Committee on Student Success, College and Career Ready work group policy recommendations.
• Quality Education Model (QEM) - August 2018 Final Report
  Developed to estimate the level of funding required to operate a system of highly-effective schools, this model is a resource for educators and policymakers in their efforts to improve educational outcomes for Oregon's students.
• Quality Education Model (QEM) - Executive Summary
  A summary of the August 2018 Quality Education Model.
• Quality Education Commission Key Messages
  The Quality Education Commission's key message summary published summer 2018.
• Chronic Underfunding of K-12 Public Education in Oregon and What You Can Do
  2018 Quality Education Commission summary.
• Oregon Continues to Underfund K12 Education
  More funding is needed to implement effective student-focused practices - Quality Education Commission May 2018.
• OSBA Revenue Reform Advisory Committee - 2016 Executive Summary
  One of the main goals of the OSBA Board of Directors is to promote comprehensive school funding in Oregon with the primary objective of attaining a stable, politically viable, fair, equitable and adequate system of funding public education. To meet this goal OSBA formed a Revenue Reform Advisory Workgroup to make recommendations to the OSBA membership for consideration.
• OSBA Revenue Reform Advisory Committee - 2016 Report
  One of the main goals of the OSBA Board of Directors is to promote comprehensive school funding in Oregon with the primary objective of attaining a stable, politically viable, fair, equitable and adequate system of funding public education. To meet this goal OSBA formed a Revenue Reform Advisory Workgroup to make recommendations to the OSBA membership for consideration.
• Overview of Oregon's Quality Education Model
  A tool for School Districts - Oregon Department of Education May 2017.
• 2017 Quality Education Commission's Best Practices Panel Findings
  Find what makes schools work.
• 2017 OSBA State Funding Survey
  An assessment of Oregonians' budget priorities for the 2017 Legislative session, their support for revenue reform proposals, and the values they use to evaluate the state's tax system.

• Effective legislative advocacy
  School board members' role in the legislative process.
• Communicating with your Legislator
  Tips on communicating with your legislator by phone, letter or in person.
• Communicating your message to Legislators
  Do's and don'ts for building relationships with legislators.
• How to testify before a legislative committee
  Suggestions for making a successful presentation before a legislative committee.
• Know how the legislative process works
  The foundation of successful advocacy is knowledge of the legislative process.
• Sample letters to the editor
  Helpful samples for letters to the editor

YES, I will honor the Promise through my advocacy

OREGON STUDENTS DESERVE REVENUE REFORM IN 2019

I PLEDGE TO URGE GOVERNMENT LEADERS TO FULLY FUND PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND CONTAIN COSTS. I WILL…

• CONTACT legislators and the governor.
• TESTIFY in the Capitol if needed.
• SUPPORT board resolutions and petitions to fund schools to the QEM.
• WRITE a letter to the editor in support of our students.

IN THE SOCIAL MEDIA WORLD, I WILL…

SHARE  the Promise video on revenue reform.

ADD  

#PromiseOR 
#FullyFundORSchools
#ORRevenueReform
#HonoringOurPromise  
to my social media posts.
 
TAG 
“@PromiseOregon” on Twitter and Instagram.
“@The Promise of Oregon” on Facebook.
 
ENGAGE others on the urgency to fully fund our schools.

TO STAY INFORMED, I WILL…
 
TEXT the word “SCHOOLS” to 40649 to receive OSBA text message action alerts.
 
CHECK OUT the Oregonians for Student Success website.
 
GO to the OSBA website (/News-Center.aspx) to:

• SUBSCRIBE to OSBA’s OREdNews daily news compilation.
• SIGN UP to receive OSBA’s Legislative Highlights weekly email during the 2019 legislative session.
• LISTEN to the OSBA Sounding Boards podcast.
• READ the latest education news.

I will not rest until we fully fund schools in 2019.

Board Resolutions

Join your peers across the state to urge legislators to adequately and sustainably fund Oregon Schools by adopting OSBA's sample resolution:

• Sutherlin School District
• Clatskanie School District
• Redmond Proficiency Academy
• Union School District
• Hermiston School District
• Dallas School District
• Central Curry School District
• Milton-Freewater School District
• Stanfield School District
• Sheridan School District
• Philomath School District
• Pinehurst School District
• Baker School District
• Southern Oregon ESD
• Grant ESD
• Redmond School District
• Phoenix-Talent School District
• Siuslaw School District
• Grants Pass School District
• Ontario School District
• South Wasco County School District
• Forest Grove School District
• South Coast ESD
• Jefferson School District
• Three Rivers School District
• Medford School District
• Scappoose School District
• Rainier School District
• Oregon City School District
• Tigard-Tualatin School District
• Creswell School District
• Estacada School District
• Vernonia School District
• North Clackamas School District
• North Bend School District
• High Desert ESD
• Malheur ESD
• Glide School District
• InterMountain ESD
• Corbett School District
• Culver School District
• Dayton School District
• Canby School District
• La Grande School District
• West Linn-Wilsonville School District
• Black Butte School District
• Madrone Trail Public Charter School
• North Douglas School District
• Linn Benton Lincoln ESD

Letters to the Editor

• Legislators should reverse decades of underfunding and approve Student Success Act
  Oregonian | Tass Morrison, John Larson, Samantha Steel, and Scott Overton | May 3
• It's time for the Legislature to support students
  East Oregonian | David Krumbein, Pendleton School District | April 30
• New education funding is encouraging sign
  East Oregonian | Dale Freeman | December 7
• Opinion: Gov. Brown's budget offers opportunity to transform K-12 education
  The Oregonian | LeeAnn Larsen, John Larson and Samantha Steele | December 3
• Support Students
  Curry Coastal Pilot | Bruce Raleigh, Brookings-Harbor School District | November 2
• Governor race focuses on needs of schools
  The Times | Maureen Wolf, Tigard-Tualatin School District | October 15
• Education should go beyond politics
  East Oregonian | Scott Rogers, Athena-Weston School District | October 8
• Both candidates get importance of schools
  Beaverton Valley Times | Becky Tymchuk, Beaverton School District | October 5
• Candidates need to follow through on campaign promises, especially to children
  Statesman Journal | Tass Morrison, North Santiam School District | October 2
• Opinion: Our next governor must fix Oregon's revenue system to help schools
  The Oregonian | LeeAnn Larsen, Beaverton School District |October 1
• Fully funded schools drive student achievements
  Herald and News | Lori Theros, Klamath Falls City Schools | September 20
• Fix school funding
  Lake Oswego Review | Liz Hartman, Lake Oswego School Board | September 20