"Closing the Gap" conference and achievement, reply from ODE
Friends:
In reply to my previous e-mail concerning the "mission statement" that was included in the announcement for the "Closing the Gap" conference, I am very pleased to forward the response from
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Margaret DeLacy
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"Closing the Gap" conference in Portland, fwd. and comment
Friends: Below is a message from the public relations office of Superintendent Castillo.
Note the mission statement at the bottom: "Supporting schools and communities through continuous improvement
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Margaret DeLacy
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Congress in the Classroom, fwd.
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: Congress in the Classroom 2005
DEADLINE: March 15, 2005
Congress in the Classroom is a national, award-winning education program
now in its 13th year. Sponsored by The Dirksen
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Margaret DeLacy
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OURGIFTED offers online conference on differentiation, fwd.
Friends:
Here is the latest conference announcement from the list OURGIFTED ONLINE. Please note that these conferences generate lots of mail, so if you want to participate, I'd recommend setting up
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Margaret DeLacy
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James McLurkin,"Science Geek" on Nova Science Now
Friends:
Nova had a wonderful 10-minute segment on self-proclaimed "geek" and Robotics engineer, James McLurkin. My husband (an engineer) and I enjoyed the story which you can see on the Nova
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Margaret DeLacy
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Bill to require PE
Friends:
Senator Courtney has introduced a bill to set minimum physical education and physical activity requirements for students in grades k-8.
Below is a link and a summary for the bill.
OATAG
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Margaret DeLacy
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New CAM requirements
Friends:
This is an excerpt from the Superintendent's Pipeline:
State Board Adopts CAM Performance Standards
Teresa Levy, Oregon Department of Education
The State Board of Education adopted the
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Margaret DeLacy
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Title IIA Grants available
Friends:
Dr. Salam Noor, the Assistant Superintendent directing the Office of Educational Improvement & Innovation of the Oregon Department of Education, suggested that we share this message
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Margaret DeLacy
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Oregon lags behind in Advanced Placement
Friends:
Below is a link and an excerpt from a story that appeared in today's Oregonian:
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1106744498309132.xml
Advanced classes are hard
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Margaret DeLacy
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Community and Parents for Public Schools
Friends:
The group Community and Parents for Public Schools of Portland now offers a website which you can find at http://www.cppsportland.org
Margaret
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Margaret DeLacy
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Senate Bill 300: Expanded Options
Friends:
Some of you may be interested in Sen. Avel Gordly's Expanded Options bill.
Below is a link to the text of the whole bill and a summary prepared by the
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Margaret DeLacy
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Welcome message and posting guidelines
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Margaret DeLacy
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Teacher quality and the Quarterback problem
Friends:
Below is an excerpt from and link to a story that appeared in the New Yorker last month.
Margaret
Most Likely to Succeed
How do we hire when we can't tell who's right for the job?
by
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Margaret DeLacy
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Colorado school experiments with continuous progress
Friends:
Below is a link to and excerpt from a story that appeared last month in the Denver Post. Comments from readers suggest that the program isn't as unprecedented as the article claims but it
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Margaret DeLacy
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Oregon's rules for testing up
Friends:
Recently, a number of parents have asked about testing policies. These parents had children who were officially enrolled in one grade but were taking one or more classes at a higher grade
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Margaret DeLacy
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Another reason to go to Salem next weekend
Friends:
Next weekend, the same weekend as the OATAG conference, Salem is having a quilt festival.
There will be exhibits around town including one at the Mission Mill Museum just across the street
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Margaret DeLacy
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Chalkboard phase two
Friends:
Below is an announcement from Chalkboard about its Open Books project. I
did accept the invitation and wrote the letter below when I had finished.
Margaret
Dear Sue:
I was very pleased
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Margaret DeLacy
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