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 Gene Evans, the Public Relations representative for the Oregon Department of Education who has given permission to share it.
Margaret
Subject: RE: "Closing the Gap" conference in Portland, fwd. and comment
Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 09:13:47 -0800
From: "EVANS Gene" <Gene.Evans@...>
To: "Margaret DeLacy" <margaretdelacy@...>
Thanks for the good catch, Margaret. We'll make that very change.
Susan Castillo does NOT believe it is enough for students to simply meet
the standard, and she is working to make that a central part of the new
Oregon accountability system.
"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 and accountability systems
that accelerate students to meet Oregon Standards"
I wonder why the Superintendent doesn't also support systems that
"accelerate students to EXCEED Oregon standards--or even systems that
support students who have ALREADY exceeded Oregon standards." There are
a lot of them..... "
