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<div><b>Subject: CCSS Stewardship -- Please consider nomination of a leader (</b><font color="#FF0000"><b>due 3/28/2011</b></font><b>)</b></div>
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<div><b>Message to individuals:</b></div>
<div>Oregon’s Common Core State Standards (CCSS) implementation will require a group of dedicated and committed leaders that represent the various sectors of the Oregon education enterprise. This<b> CCSS</b> <b>Stewardship Team</b> will consist of approximately
25-30 stakeholders appointed by the Superintendent of Public Instruction. <b>Please consider making a nomination to this team of leaders who will facilitate wise implementation of the Common Core State Standards for the benefit of Oregon’s citizenry now and
in future decades. </b>Superintendent Castillo’s letter outlines her vision for the Stewardship Team.</div>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 10pt; ">Please give consideration to nominating a person who meets the vision of the CCSS Stewardship Team and return the attached form to Carla Martinez by <font color="#FF0000"><u><b>March 28, 2011</b></u></font>. If you have any
questions about the process, please contact me.</div>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 10pt; ">Thank you!</div>
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<div style="margin-bottom: 10pt; ">Kathleen</div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Kathleen Heide Vanderwall, Ph.D.<br>
Manager, Test Design and Administration<br>
Office of Assessment and Information Systems<br>
Oregon Department of Education<br>
Phone: 503.947-5721<br>
<b>kathleen.vanderwall@state.or.us</b> <br>
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