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<div style="text-align: center; "><b>2009 Superintendent’s Summer Institute</b></div>
<div style="text-align: center; "><b>“Setting the Stage for Student Success”</b></div>
<div style="text-align: center; "><b>August 3 – 5, 2009</b></div>
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<div>The Oregon Department of Education (ODE), in partnership with the Confederation of School Administrators (COSA), the Oregon Education Association (OEA) and the Oregon School Boards Association (OSBA), is pleased to announce the 2009 Superintendent's Summer
Institute, “Setting the Stage for Student Success,” to be held August 3-5, 2009 at the Eugene Hilton.</div>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 12pt; ">Now in its seventh year, this statewide conference has provided extensive professional development opportunities for middle school and high school teachers and administrators. This year, for the first time the Institute will
have a K-12 focus, motivated by the belief that by working together, the shared vision of a quality education for all Oregon's students will be realized. Topics at the institute will include: </div>
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<li style="margin-bottom: 5pt; ">Proficiency-based Learning</li><li style="margin-bottom: 5pt; ">Assessment</li><li style="margin-bottom: 5pt; ">Career and Technical Education</li><li style="margin-bottom: 5pt; ">Literacy</li><li style="margin-bottom: 5pt; ">Cultural Competency</li><li style="margin-bottom: 5pt; ">Personalized Learning</li><li style="margin-bottom: 5pt; ">Effective Instructional Strategies</li></ul>
<div>As in previous years, a small grant is available to assist teams in off-setting the cost of their travel and accommodations. Registration and grant information along with additional institute related materials are available on the 2009 Summer Institute
web page: <a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=2558"><font color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=2558</u></font></a>.</div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif">For more information, please contact Rendy Jantz, Education Specialist, at (503) 947-5695 or <a href="mailto:rendy.jantz@state.or.us"><font color="#0000FF"><u>mailto:rendy.jantz@state.or.us</u></font></a> and Stephanie Parks,
Office Specialist, at (503) 947-5621 or <a href="mailto:stephanie.parks@state.or.us"><font color="#0000FF"><u>mailto:stephanie.parks@state.or.us</u></font></a>.<br>
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