Announcing the second-annual Closing The Achievement Gap (CTAG) conference and an exciting new feature - the evening banquet - to be held in Portland on Friday, April 29th, 2005.

The second-annual Closing The Achievement Gap conference is a broad professional training and public awareness event for educators, administrators, community leaders and parents, giving them opportunities to participate in a variety of workshops on strategies, techniques, and programs that Oregon schools are using to close the achievement gap in their communities. Participants will learn how to strengthen staff training and implement effective accountability models, community resources, and research-based classroom practices in their school improvement plans to increase achievement for all student populations.

Workshops and speakers will cover topics involving a variety of student groups, including ethnic minorities, students living in poverty and homelessness, students with disabilities, foster children, English language learners, and more. The conference will also address program design, instructional strategies, literacy, No Child Left Behind, and other federal programs.

Thank you!

Susan Castillo
State Superintendent of Public Instruction

Oregon Department of Education
255 Capitol Street NE   Salem, OR 97310-0203

(503) 947-5600  |  Fax: (503) 378-5156