A few more notes about the new Oregon Education Investment Board:
**a chief education officer will beh hired next year after a nation-wide search.
**there was strong bipartisan support for the 40/40/20 plan.
**gov wants to create a culture of innovation,
**also wants more flexibility for individual school districts
**example: a fifth year for hs students, so they don't drop out
**need to find a steady funding stream (how about sales tax?)
**reward best practices & expand the islands of excellence
**look at proficiency instead of grades
THIS IS ALL IN THE VERY BEGINNING STAGES, SO EXPECT LOTS MORE DISCUSSION AND CHANGES!
New topic:
OEA has grants of about $100 (directly to students)
You can contribute to this fund thru payroll deduction or your debit/credit card
So far, OEA members have contributed over $68,000
The meeting ended last night at 5pm. I'm staying with old friends, and we took the dog for a walk thru the desert. Dorothy is not in Portland (Kansas) any more :-).
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