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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">Please pardon the cross-posting.</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">Hi,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">I shared this information on the OASL listserv this week, but I thought others might be interested, too.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">“Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction Salam Noor, in partnership with local education leaders, is asking Oregonians to help reimagine education in our state. Community members
are invited to…help build the Oregon State plan for the new federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) which replaces No Child Left Behind. ESSA allows Oregon to create a State Plan with increased flexibility in assessment, accountability, school improvement
and educator effectiveness.”<br>
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A couple of forums have already taken place, but there are upcoming ones in Coos Bay, Eugene, Hood River, Portland, Ontario, Redmond, and Salem. This is a chance to advocate for what you value in education. If you want to discuss the role of strong school library
programs, know that <a href="http://www.ala.org/aasl/sites/ala.org.aasl/files/content/aaslissues/esea/ALA-ESSA_Library_Opportunities.pdf">
libraries are specifically included in ESSA</a>. ODE published a <a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=5493">
list of forum locations and dates</a> and a <a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/superintendent/priorities/community-forum-template-agenda.pdf">
proposed agenda</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">Another way to have a voice in ESSA in Oregon is to send an email to
<a href="mailto:ESSA.Oregon@state.or.us">ESSA.Oregon@state.or.us</a>. Emails to that account will reach ODE staff.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">ODE created
<a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=5512">four ESSA work groups</a>: Standards and Assessment, Accountability, School and District Improvement, and Educator Effectiveness. Reviewing each group’s charter might help you prepare for speaking at
a forum, sending an email, or responding to a survey. In the next few weeks, ODE is expected to send out surveys specific to the work of the four ESSA work groups. When I get word about that, I’ll post to the OASL listserv and will try to remember to forward
that. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">There is also a different survey, this one from
<a href="http://oregon-rising.org/">Oregon Rising</a>. That project is affiliated with the Confederation of Oregon School Administrators, Oregon Education Association, and Oregon School Boards Association. While it is not sponsored by ODE, I suspect results
will eventually reach ODE staff. Oregon Rising <a href="http://oregon-rising.org/About-the-Project">
describes itself</a> as “a public outreach effort about what Oregonians want for their children and their schools. At the heart of our work is the prompt to dream big. In the first phase, we ask that you describe the education Oregon students would receive,
if it were up to you.” <br>
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Questions? Please ask.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">Jen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">Links
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">ODE’s ESSA Page / Forum Locations:
<a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=5493">http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=5493</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">ODE ESSA Work Groups:
<a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=5512">http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=5512</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">Forum Proposed Agenda:
<a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/superintendent/priorities/community-forum-template-agenda.pdf">
http://www.ode.state.or.us/superintendent/priorities/community-forum-template-agenda.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">Oregon Rising:
<a href="http://oregon-rising.org/">http://oregon-rising.org/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">About Oregon Rising:
<a href="http://oregon-rising.org/About-the-Project">http://oregon-rising.org/About-the-Project</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">ALA’s Summary of ESSA and School Libraries:
<a href="http://www.ala.org/aasl/sites/ala.org.aasl/files/content/aaslissues/esea/ALA-ESSA_Library_Opportunities.pdf">
http://www.ala.org/aasl/sites/ala.org.aasl/files/content/aaslissues/esea/ALA-ESSA_Library_Opportunities.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue">Jennifer Maurer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue">School Library Consultant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue">Library Support and Development Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue">Oregon State Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue">250 Winter Street NE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue">Salem, OR 97301<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue">503.378.5011<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue"><a href="mailto:jennifer.maurer@state.or.us">jennifer.maurer@state.or.us</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue">OSLIS || <a href="www.oslis.org">
www.oslis.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue">Learn to research. Research to learn.</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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