[Busmgrs] A message from Ed Dennis: ESEA Flexibility Waiver Request, Webinar and Survey

[WILTFONG Michael]

Colleagues:

Happy New Year to each of you and best to you in 2012.

Please consider taking the ESEA flexibility waiver survey yourself and participating in one of the webinar opportunities.

Superintendent Castillo and Governor Kitzhaber's Education Policy Advisor Ben Cannon would like to invite you to attend a webinar Thursday, January 5 at 4 p.m. or Monday, January 9 at 4 p.m. to discuss first draft of Oregon's application for ESEA flexibility.

Superintendent Castillo and Ben Cannon will participate in a live webinar highlighting the waiver request, including an overview of a new accountability and reporting system for our state. During the webinar, you will be able to submit questions to Superintendent Castillo or Ben Cannon. Questions will be answered at the end of the presentation.

Oregon's draft waiver proposal is the product of months of work by over 100 educators, business and community leaders, and government staff. Some of the issues addressed in the waivers include:

*       A process for revising and improving the Oregon Report Card;
*       Recommendations for including measures beyond standardized testing to provide a more accurate picture of whether students are on track to college and career success;
*       A process for identifying schools and districts with the greatest need for support;
*       A customized system of supports and interventions based on diagnosis;
*       Changes to Title IA funding and opportunities for schools and districts identified for improvement;
*       Guidelines for teacher and principal evaluation; and
*       Plans for implementation of college and career ready standards and assessments.

Your input and review of the draft ESEA waiver request is important to us. Please join us and take part in Oregon's ESEA Flexibility Waiver Webinar.

Also, you can find the ESEA   waiver request and survey by clicking on the following link: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=3475 We welcome your comments.

The webinars will be recorded and posted on the Oregon Department of Education's website for review at anytime.
ESEA Flexibility Webinar I
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Time: 4 p.m., Pacific Standard Time (San Francisco, GMT-08:00)
Instructions:
1.      Online Web portion at http://oregoned.webex.com

2.      Meeting Number/Access Code: 925 674 549
Meeting Password: None required

3.      Audio participation:  We recommend calling into the WebEx Audio Conferencing Service for the best quality.


Call-in toll-free number: 1-877-668-4493
     Call-in toll number:       1-408-600-3600

ESEA Flexibility Webinar II
Monday, January 9, 2012
Time: 4 p.m., Pacific Standard Time (San Francisco, GMT-08:00)
Instructions:
1.      Online Web portion at http://oregoned.webex.com
2.      Meeting Number/Access Code: 923 257 134
Meeting Password: None required
3.      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
Call-in toll number (US/Canada):1-408-600-3600

Thank you,

Ed Dennis



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