Oregon’s deputy superintendent of schools asks for review of school safety (Statesman Journal,12/14/2012) After Conn. Shootings, Ore. Officials Review School Policies (OPB, 12/14/2012) How safe are Oregon schools? : status and recommendations [PDF] (2001) Oregon Attorney General’s Office
Entries Tagged as 'schools'
Quality education model
August 16th, 2012 · Comments Off · Oregon Quality Education Commission
Report Could Point Way To Stronger Schools (Oregon Public Broadcasting, 8/13/2012) Quality education model final report [PDF] (2012) Oregon Quality Education Commission
Tags:education·education quality·high-performing schools·Quality education·schools
New school rankings
August 6th, 2012 · Comments Off · Dept. of Education
New Oregon school ratings show familiar patterns but highlight little-known ‘model’ schools (Oregonian,8/3/2012) State releases new school rankings (Statesman Journal, 8/4/2012) Best And Worst Oregon Schools List Released (Oregon Public Broadcasting, 8/3/2012) Preliminary priority, focus, and model school list [PDF] (2012) Oregon Department of Education Priority, focus, and model schools frequently asked questions [PDF] (2012) Oregon [...]
Pest management at schools
June 27th, 2012 · Comments Off · Dept. of Education
Oregon public schools limiting pesticide use as of July 1 (Oregonian, 6/19/2012) Pesticides and the Oregon IPM in schools law [PDF] (2012) Oregon Department of Education
Tags:imp·integrated pest management·pest management·pesticides·schools
School energy savings
May 23rd, 2012 · Comments Off · Audits Division
Oregon auditors find schools missed out on $40 million worth of energy savings (Oregonian, 5/22/2012) Senate Bill 1149 energy surcharge : unrealized savings on energy and school utility costs [PDF] (2012), Oregon Office of the Secretary of State, Audits Division
Tags:energy efficiency·schools
Celebrating Student Success
May 14th, 2012 · Comments Off · Dept. of Transportation
State honors pair of Keizer schools (Statesman Journal, 5/13/2012) Celebrating student success schools [pdf] (annual) Oregon Department of Education
School funding and the Quality Education Model
April 26th, 2012 · Comments Off · Oregon Quality Education Commission, State Legislature
School cuts fuel UPSET uprising (Portland Tribune, 4/26/2012) Quality Education Model : final report [PDF] (2010) Oregon Quality Education Commission Background brief on– quality education model [PDF] (2010) Oregon Legislative Assembly, Legislative Committee Services
Common School Fund audit
February 8th, 2012 · Comments Off · Audits Division
State fund mistakenly overpays schools (Statesman Journal, 2/7/2012) Department of State Lands : improve accounting of Common School Fund [PDF] (2012) Oregon Office of the Secretary of State, Audits Division
Proficiency-based education
January 17th, 2012 · Comments Off · Oregon Education Investment Board
Proficiency-based learning gaining popularity for its focus on knowledge (Statesman Journal, 1/15/2012) Oregon learns [PDF] (2011) Oregon Education Investment Board
Accountability system for schools
January 9th, 2012 · Comments Off · Dept. of Education
Oregon seeks OK to judge schools on overall performance, not success with small groups that typically struggle (The Oregonian, 1/8/2012) Schools in improvement [PDF] (annual), Oregon Department of Education
Willamette ESD audit follow-up
December 21st, 2011 · Comments Off · Audits Division, Secretary of State
Practices at WESD better, but not all good (Statesman Journal, 12/18/2011) Willamette Education Service District, recommendations follow-up [PDF] (2011) Oregon Secretary of State, Audits Division
School report card
December 1st, 2011 · Comments Off · Dept. of Education
Oregon statewide report card (OPB, 12/1/2011) More Oregon schools earn ‘needs improvement’ in state ratings (Statesman Journal, 12/1/2011) Oregon Releases Statewide School ‘Report Card’ (KTVZ, 12/1/2011) Oregon statewide report card [PDF] (annual serial), Oregon Department of Education
School zone speed limits
September 6th, 2011 · Comments Off · Transportation Safety Division
Portland area police patrolling 20 mph school zones, writing tickets (Oregonian, 9/6/2011) Save lives : slow down in school zones [PDF] (2006) Oregon Department of Transportation, Transportation Safety Division A Guide to school area safety [PDF] (2009) Oregon Department of Transportation, Transportation Safety Division
Earthquakes and public buildings
March 21st, 2011 · Comments Off · Dept. of Geology and Mineral Industries
From above, Oregon coastline masks the powerful force below — an earthquake ready to happen (Oregonian, 3/18/2011) Statewide seismic needs assessment [PDF] (2007) Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries
Tags:earthquakes·emergency preparedness·Oregon Coast·public buildings·schools
Progress for English language learners
December 23rd, 2010 · Comments Off · Dept. of Education
More Oregon students are learning English, state report shows (Oregonian, 12/14/2010) Mixed results in English language learners report (Statesman Journal, 12/14/2010) Annual measurement of achievement objectives (annual report) Oregon Department of Education
Tags:education·English as a second language·schools·statistics·students
Common School Fund auctioning timberland
November 16th, 2010 · Comments Off · Dept. of Forestry, Dept. of State Lands
State land sales help fund schools (Statesman Journal, 11/7/2010) The common school fund fiscal year … annual report (annual report) Oregon Department of Forestry Oregon schools benefit from Common School Fund[PDF] (2009) Oregon Department of State Lands
Tags:auction·Common School Fund·schools·state lands·timberland
School immunizations
September 10th, 2010 · Comments Off · Public Health Division
Put vaccinations on the back-to-school to-do list (The Oregonian, 9/1/10) Parents, don’t let your child get left behind! [PDF] (2010) Oregon Department of Human Services, Public Health Division, Immunization Program ¡Padres no dejen que sus hijos se queden atras! [PDF] (2010) Departmento de Servicios Humanos de Oregon, División de Salud Pública, Programa de Inmunización de [...]
Tags:children·en español·immunization·public health·schools·vaccinations
Sale of the School for the Blind
March 4th, 2010 · Comments Off · Dept. of Administrative Services
‘For sale’ sign might appear soon (Statesman Journal, 2/22/10) Plan for the sale of the former Oregon School for the Blind [PDF] (2010) Oregon Department of Administrative Services, Facilities Division Self-contained appraisal report : subject property : Oregon School for the Blind [PDF] (2010) Oregon Department of Administrative Services, Facilities Division
Immunization requirements for schools
February 16th, 2010 · Comments Off · Public Health Division
Oregon deadline looms for school shots (The Oregonian, 2/9/10) Parents, don’t let your child get left behind, 2010-2011 [PDF] (2010) Oregon Department of Human Services, Public Health Division, Immunization Program ¡Padres no dejen que sus hijos se queden atras!, 2010-2011 [PDF] (2010) Departmento de Servicios Humanos de Oregon, División de Salud Pública, Programa de Inmunización [...]
Tags:children·en español·immunization·public health·schools·vaccinations
Willamette Education Service District audit
February 4th, 2010 · Comments Off · Audits Division
Audit faults WESD (Statesman Journal, 1/28/10) Willamette Education Service District needs to be accountable [PDF] (2010) Oregon Secretary of State, Audits Division
