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Feb 8 2012 8:15AM

Minority participation continues to lag (Salem, Ore.) – According to information released today in the College Board’s eighth annual Advanced Placement Report to the Nation, more Oregon students are taking, and succeeding in, Advance Placement c...

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Feb 8 2012 4:07AM

Oregon continues to see slight decrease in student enrollment (Salem, Ore.) – The Oregon Department of Education today announced that Oregon student enrollment decreased slightly this year. This marks five consecutive years of slight decreases i...

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Jan 27 2012 4:00AM

Oregon dropout rate hits all-time low (Salem, Ore.) –State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced today that student graduation rates are on the rise and Oregon is seeing an all time low in the number of students dropping out of hi...

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Jan 10 2012 2:55PM

Schools can apply for new Sustainable School Awards (Salem, OR.) The Oregon Department of Education is pleased to announce the launch of the Oregon Sustainable Schools Awards. The Oregon award program identifies nominees for the U.S. Department o...

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Dec 19 2011 9:55AM

(Salem, Ore.) – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo and State Board Chair Brenda Frank are pleased to announce Serilda Summers-McGee as the latest member of the State Board of Education. Summers-McGee was confirmed by the Oregon Senate last mon...

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Dec 12 2011 10:34AM

To assist you in your communications planning, below are the official ODE data releases for the remainder of the 2011-12 school year. January 2012 JANUARY 27: Cohort Graduation Rate/Dropout Report (moved from March 13) February 2012 ...

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Nov 30 2011 8:55AM

Annual Report Card offers state-level snapshot of K-12 public education system (Salem, Ore.) – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo today announced the release of the 2010-11 Oregon Statewide Report Card. This annual publication contains key ...

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Nov 29 2011 8:37AM

Oregon joins states from around the country in development of national science standards (Salem, Ore.) – Today State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced that Oregon has been selected to help lead the development of national science stand...

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Nov 16 2011 1:37PM

First awards from new grant fund to be made this spring PORTLAND- State Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian and State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo today announced the opening of a statewide Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking schools and ...

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Nov 1 2011 8:14AM

Superintendent of Public Instruction Susan Castillo releases The Nation’s Report Card on 4th and 8th graders (Salem, Ore.) – Today State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced the release of Oregon's results for the 2011 National Assessme...

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Nov 1 2011 12:00AM

State Issues Progress Report for Students Learning English in Oregon Schools (Salem, Ore.) – Today State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced the release of the Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives (AMAO) report for the 2010-11 ...

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Oct 31 2011 9:13AM

Concord and Guy Lee Recognized as Title I Distinguished Schools (Salem, Ore.) – Today State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced that two Oregon schools have been named 2011 Title I Distinguished Schools under the federal Title I Dist...

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Oct 24 2011 11:09AM

Social Studies Teacher Frank Caro Surprised with National Award and $25,000 (Salem, Ore.) –State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo today announced that Tigard High School social studies teacher Frank Caro has been selected as a recipient of th...

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Oct 13 2011 9:11AM

Roosevelt Spanish Language Arts Teacher Receives Top Teaching Honor (Portland, Ore.) – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced today that Elena Garcia-Velasco, a Spanish Language Arts teacher at Roosevelt High School in Portland,...

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Oct 6 2011 12:02AM

Schools show progress toward meeting higher state and federal standards (SALEM, Ore.) – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo today released the report card ratings for Oregon’s K-12 public schools. The annual report cards provide parents an...

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Sep 30 2011 8:50AM

Eugene Teacher Receives Top History Honor (Eugene, Ore.) – This morning, at a press event at Eugene’s McCornack Elementary School, 5th grade teacher Karen Olsen was named Oregon’s 2011 History Teacher of the Year. The award was presented by Sta...

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Sep 28 2011 12:02AM

School district liaisons provide critical services to homeless youth (SALEM, Ore.) – State Superintendent of Public Instruction Susan Castillo today released data showing that 20,545 students in Oregon’s K-12 public schools lived in homeless situati...

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Sep 23 2011 9:12AM

Castillo expresses support for proposed changes to NCLB (SALEM, Ore.) – State Superintendent Susan Castillo accepted an invitation from President Obama to meet with him and other education leaders at the White House this morning for a nation...

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Sep 22 2011 4:40PM

First awards from new grant fund to be made this spring PORTLAND- State Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian and State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo today announced their appointees and co-chairs of the Career and Technical Education Revitaliza...

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Sep 21 2011 9:33AM

SALEM – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo today announced the income guidelines for free and reduced price meals for students in schools operating the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs and for free milk in schools operating ...

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Sep 14 2011 12:00AM

Oregon sets historical record for SAT exams among minority students (SALEM, Ore.) State Superintendent Susan Castillo today released statewide results of the SAT college entrance exam for 2011 graduating seniors. SAT results show Oregon’s perfo...

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Sep 8 2011 5:30AM

Oregon schools receive final educational rating (SALEM, Ore.) – State Superintendent of Public Instruction Susan Castillo today released the final 2010-2011 Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) results. The AYP results show fifty-four percent of Oregon...

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Aug 31 2011 1:21PM

SALEM — An independent evaluation of the Oregon Direct Access to Achievement (DATA) Project concludes that the project has had a positive impact on student achievement and that participating districts are meeting AYP at a higher rate than non-participa...

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Aug 29 2011 12:01AM

Students Rise to the Challenge of New Math Standards; More High School Students on Track to Graduate College and Career Ready SALEM – Oregon State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo today announced the results of student performance on the 20...

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Aug 17 2011 4:16PM

SALEM — Superintendent of Public Instruction Susan Castillo today named Christine Miles as Communications Director for the Oregon Department of Education. Miles most recently served as press secretary for Governor Kitzhaber. She begins her new duties ...

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Aug 17 2011 8:10AM

SALEM – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced today that performance held steady for Oregon students who took the college entrance test administered by ACT. The state’s average ACT composite score for 2011 graduates was the same as l...

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Aug 10 2011 9:32AM

State Superintendent Susan Castillo today released the following statement: SALEM – “Today, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) released a report which maps state proficiency standards onto National Assessment of Educational Pro...

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Aug 2 2011 12:00AM

SALEM – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo today released the preliminary 2010-11 ratings for Oregon public schools under the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) standards (formerly known as No Child Left Behind). Federal Ade...

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Jul 26 2011 12:00AM

Semi-annual payments provide local funds for districts Salem – Oregon’s 197 K-12 public school districts received the second of two 2011 Common School Fund payments of $24,372,500 on July 20. The State Land Board, composed of the Governor, Secre...

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Jul 5 2011 9:15AM

Because no one likes surprises…here is the official data public release calendar for the first half of the 2011-12 school year to assist you in your communications planning. The second half will be posted December 2011. August 2011 AUGUST 2: ...

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Jul 5 2011 9:00AM

This is to announce that free or reduced price meals are available to children meeting the approved eligibility criteria. The 2011-12 income eligibility guidelines are listed below. Children who are Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF...

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Jul 5 2011 9:00AM

This is to announce that free or reduced price meals are available to participants meeting the approved eligibility criteria. The 2011-12 income eligibility guidelines are listed below: INCOME ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES (Effective from July 1, 2...

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Jun 27 2011 2:00PM

State Superintendent Susan Castillo today released the following statement: SALEM – “Last week, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) released a report on the achievement gap that exists between white and Hispanic students around ...

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Jun 27 2011 9:00AM

SALEM – Today, State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced that seven Oregon schools will be receiving a total of $15.55 million through the U.S. Department of Education’s School Improvement Grants (SIG) program. This federal funding is an a...

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Jun 21 2011 4:41PM

State Superintendent Susan Castillo today released the following statement: SALEM – “Today the Legislature passed Senate Bill 248. This bill puts our state on a path to providing full-day kindergarten to all Oregon students by 2015 and removes...

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Jun 21 2011 4:32PM

State Superintendent Susan Castillo today released the following statement: SALEM – “I am committed to continuing the work that the voters elected me to do. My focus continues to be on supporting students and schools, raising the bar so that ...

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Jun 2 2011 7:50PM

State Superintendent Castillo today released the following statement: SALEM – “Today I received the legislature’s budget for the Oregon Department of Education. We knew the cuts would be deep, but this budget represents a 25% reduction below c...

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Jun 2 2011 11:00AM

PORTLAND- In a press conference at the Centennial Learning Center this morning, State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced that 74 graduating Oregon ECMC Scholars will receive a total of $440,000 in college scholarships thanks to the generos...

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May 24 2011 4:43PM

SALEM- Today the Oregon House of Representatives passed the Oregon Department of Education’s mandate relief bill, SB 800 . This bill eliminates or revises 28 outdated or redundant state laws and was proposed by ODE in collaboration with a group of sta...

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May 19 2011 12:30PM

Salem – Today in a move to prepare students for the increased rigors of the new Common Core State Standards and the Oregon Diploma, the Oregon State Board of Education increased reading achievement standards for grades 3-8, effective for the 2011-12 sc...

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May 10 2011 12:00AM

SALEM– State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo today joins teachers, administrators, and students from 19 Oregon school districts to celebrate and showcase the districts’ use of educational technology. As recipients of federal 21st Century Technolo...

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Apr 26 2011 12:00AM

High school dropout rate remains flat at 3.4% Tualatin, Ore. – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced at a press conference at Tualatin High School today that 66 percent of last year’s seniors graduated within four years. This ra...

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Apr 25 2011 12:40PM

SALEM - Today, State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced the official launch of a new professional development website designed to assist teachers, administrators, and schools in the critical work of improving educator effectiveness through...

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Apr 7 2011 2:30PM

SALEM- Today the Oregon Senate Education and Workforce Development legislative committee unanimously passed SB 27 – an Oregon Department of Education (ODE) bill to require Education Service Districts (ESD) to file an annual financial audit with ODE. T...

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Mar 30 2011 9:00AM

SALEM – The Oregon Department of Education released the fifth annual report cards for Oregon Special Education and Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education. The report cards are required under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Act (...

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Mar 24 2011 3:25PM

“Today, I was happy to see overwhelming support from the Oregon Senate to expand access to full-day kindergarten to all of Oregon’s young learners. I have been a long-time supporter of full-day kindergarten and the strong foundation it provides our st...

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Mar 22 2011 3:00PM

SALEM- Today the Oregon Senate Education and Workforce Development legislative committee took up consideration of SB 800 – an Oregon Department of Education (ODE) bill aimed at eliminating or revising 28 outdated or redundant state laws. The laws in ...

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Mar 12 2011 12:00AM

SALEM- State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced today that Garfield Elementary (Corvallis School District), Sabin Elementary (Portland Public Schools), and Willamina Elementary (Willamina School District) are recipients of the 2011 Oregon ...

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Mar 9 2011 12:00PM

SALEM – The Oregon Department of Education has posted the numbers for Oregon’s Special Education Child Count for the 2010-11 school year. The report shows that the total number of Oregon children ages 0-21 in special education programs has increase...

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Mar 9 2011 9:40AM

SALEM – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo recognized thirteen Oregon public schools today for their significant progress in closing the achievement gap that separates low income and minority students from their peers. These schools were named...

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Feb 24 2011 12:00AM

PORTLAND – Today the State Board of Higher Education’s Committee on Academic Strategies approved an automatic admission policy that will recognize students’ accomplishments in exceeding new high school Oregon Diploma standards. While these standards in...

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Feb 18 2011 3:00PM

SALEM – Today the Oregon Legislature added back a portion of the K-12 funding for the 2009-11 biennium committed by House and Senate leadership last year to compensate for a deficit in the State School Fund after the August 2010 revenue forecast. This...

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Feb 16 2011 12:00AM

SALEM - Today, the D.C. based Data Quality Campaign (DQC) released their sixth annual Data for Action report. The Data Quality Campaign has identified 10 Essential Elements and 10 State Actions that are considered core components of a strong longitudi...

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Feb 9 2011 12:00AM

SALEM – More Oregon students are taking – and succeeding in – Advanced Placement courses State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced today. Oregon’s results, along with results for the rest of the country, were released today in the College ...

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Feb 8 2011 12:00AM

SALEM – The Oregon Department of Education announced today that Oregon student enrollment essentially held steady for the 2010-11 school year. According to counts reported by school districts, Educational Service Districts (ESDs), and State Educational...

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Feb 7 2011 11:49AM

SALEM – Superintendent Susan Castillo announced today that the Oregon Department of Education is looking for organizations to participate in the 2011 Summer Food Service Program. “Because our state has the second highest child hunger rate in th...

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Feb 1 2011 12:00AM

SALEM – “The Governor’s proposed budget dedicates a total of $5.56 billion in state funding for Oregon school districts for the 2011-2013 biennium. This funding level is drastically lower than the estimated $6.5 billion our schools need to keep up with...

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Jan 27 2011 12:00AM

Oregon Educational Outcomes Compared to Other States in New Federal United States Education Dashboard SALEM - This week, the U.S. Department of Education launched a new website which provides convenient and transparent access to key national and s...

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Jan 25 2011 12:00AM

Oregon 4th and 8th Graders above U.S. Average SALEM - State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced today the release of Oregon's results for the 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science assessment. Also known as ...

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Dec 16 2010 12:00AM

Below are the official ODE data releases for the remainder of the school year to assist you in your communications planning. February 2011 FEBRUARY 8: 2010-11 Statewide Fall Enrollment March 2011 MARCH 9: Special Education Child ...

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Dec 14 2010 12:00AM

State Issues Progress Report on English Language Proficiency in Oregon Schools SALEM – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced today the release of the Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives (AMAO) report for the 2009-2010 schoo...

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Dec 14 2010 12:00AM

SALEM – “Today the Washington D.C. based Center for Education Policy released a national report regarding states’ progress on closing the academic achievement gaps that separate minority and low income students from their peers. The achievement gap ha...

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Dec 14 2010 12:00AM

US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that Oregon has been awarded a demonstration grant to test new ways to provide nutrition assistance and access to healthy foods to low-income children in nine school districts in Linn and Jefferson c...

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Dec 8 2010 8:00AM

Labor Commissioner and State Schools Superintendent applaud victory for workplace religious freedom PORTLAND- State Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian and Superintendent of Public Instruction Susan Castillo today announced the creation of a model ...

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Dec 6 2010 11:00AM

SALEM – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo has named Stacy Adriano of Tualatin High School and Chris Henke of Redmond Proficiency Academy to serve as Student Advisors to the State Board of Education. This is the fifth year that the State Board...

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Nov 30 2010 12:18PM

SALEM – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced today the release of the 2009-10 Oregon Statewide Report Card. This annual publication serves as a compendium of information and trends on Oregon’s K-12 public education system. “The ...

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Oct 28 2010 3:15PM

Salem – The Oregon State Board of Education today adopted the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) which represent K-12 learning expectations for students in English-language arts and mathematics. “Today marks an important step forward in raisi...

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Oct 28 2010 9:01AM

SALEM—State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced today that Professor Samuel Henry of Troutdale has joined the State Board of Education. Henry was confirmed by the Oregon Senate last month to complete the term vacated by Lew Frederick of Por...

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Oct 27 2010 10:00AM

Continued Focus on Building Statewide Support for Safe Schools SALEM – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced today that five Oregon public schools have been removed from this year’s federal No Child Left Behind safety watch list. N...

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Oct 27 2010 9:30AM

SALEM – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced today that Martin Martinez, a 3rd grade teacher at Gresham-Barlow’s Hogan Cedars Elementary, has been selected as a recipient of the Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award. Martin ...

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Oct 25 2010 11:00AM

Corvallis – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced today that Colleen Works, a social sciences teacher at Corvallis High School, has been selected as the 2010-2011 Oregon Teacher of the Year. As Oregon’s Teacher of the Year, Works will ...

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Oct 20 2010 12:00AM

Statewide Coalition Focused on Integrated Educator System SALEM – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced today that 96% of all core academic classes taught in Oregon’s public schools during the 2009-2010 school year had a highly q...

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Oct 7 2010 12:00AM

Superintendent Susan Castillo Delivers State of Education Speech at Intel SALEM – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo today released the report cards for Oregon public elementary, middle, and high schools during a State of Education s...

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Sep 23 2010 2:19PM

SALEM – “Today the Legislative Emergency Board ensured that our youngest citizens will continue to receive critical educational and developmental services by securing $2.6M in funding for Oregon Pre-kindergarten and Early Intervention/Early Childhood S...

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Sep 23 2010 12:15PM

SALEM – “This is a proud day for Oregon and terrific news for our students. Congratulations to both Chalkboard and McMinnville School District for winning a combined $20M in Teacher Incentive Grants from the federal government. Both are reforming the...

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Sep 22 2010 12:02AM

SALEM – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced today that Oregon’s homeless student count is the highest ever recorded. During the 2009-10 school year, 19,040 homeless students attended Oregon public schools. This is a 5.5 percent incr...

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Sep 13 2010 8:00AM

SALEM – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo today released Oregon’s scores on the SAT college entrance exam. Oregon students’ reading and writing scores rose by two points each and math scores held steady; Oregon scores in all three areas cont...

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Sep 9 2010 9:50AM

SALEM – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo today released the final 2009-10 ratings for Oregon public schools under the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) standards (formerly known as No Child Left Behind). Seventy-one perce...

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Sep 9 2010 8:25AM

SALEM – “Today Oregon principal Cathy Carnahan won the top distinction of National Principal of the Year from the National Association of Secondary School Principals. I am so pleased and honored to share one of Oregon’s finest with the rest of the n...

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Sep 2 2010 8:20AM

The SMARTER Balanced Consortium is awarded $160 million to develop a student assessment system aligned with the common core academic standards SALEM —State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced today that the SMARTER Balanced Assessmen...

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Aug 30 2010 10:00AM

SALEM – Oregon Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo today announced the results of student performance on the 2009-10 annual state assessments in reading, mathematics, writing, and science. In reading, there was a five point gain in students...

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Aug 26 2010 5:12PM

SALEM – “Today our state received more bad budget news. Oregon’s most recent budget forecast shows a $377.5 million budget shortfall for our state. The Governor, Senate President and Speaker have announced that additional cuts to K-12 will not be nec...

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Aug 18 2010 8:13AM

SALEM – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced today that performance was up slightly for Oregon high school students who took the college entrance test administered by the American College Testing Program (ACT). The s...

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Aug 10 2010 8:44AM

SALEM – “Today the House passed the $10 billion Edujobs bill guaranteeing Oregon $117M to forestall teacher layoffs. The number of Oregon teachers saved by this federal funding is estimated at approximately 1,600. The Governor will be invited to app...

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Aug 5 2010 10:04AM

SALEM – “Congratulations to Beaverton School District for winning $4M in Investing in Innovation (i3) program funding from the federal government for their Arts for Learning Lessons (A4L) project. Beaverton School District was one of only 49 groups in...

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Aug 2 2010 10:00AM

SALEM – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo today released the preliminary 2009-10 ratings for Oregon public schools under the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) standards (formerly known as No Child Left Behind). Seventy-two...

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Jul 7 2010 3:19PM

SALEM – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced today that Oregon was awarded $34.4 million through the School Improvement Grants (SIG) program from the U.S. Department of Education. This federal funding is an allocation from the America...

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Jun 28 2010 4:51PM

SALEM- State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo today announced that 72 graduating ECMC Oregon Scholars will receive $480,000 in scholarships for college thanks to the generosity of the ECMC Foundation. The ECMC Scholars Program, sponsored by E...

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Jun 23 2010 7:45AM

SMARTER Balanced is competing for a grant of up to $160 million to develop a student assessment system aligned with the common core academic standards SALEM —State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced today that Oregon and 30 partner stat...

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Jun 11 2010 1:38PM

This is the first half of the 2010-11 ODE news release calendar to assist you in your planning. The second half will be released in December 2010. August 2010 Free & Reduced Lunch Income Guidelines Electronic Version of Oregon Standards N...

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Jun 2 2010 9:54AM

Salem, OR – State Schools Superintendent announced today the release of the final draft of the national Common Core State Standards in English-language arts and mathematics for grades K-12. The Common Core State Standards Initiative (CCSSI) is a...

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Jun 1 2010 3:05PM

“I stand today in strong support of the Keep Our Educators Working Act of 2010 and I urge the Oregon congressional delegation to support its passage. This bill would provide an estimated $230 million for Oregon K-12 education and prevent thousands of l...

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May 25 2010 10:00AM

SALEM – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo today announced the release of Oregon’s first official cohort graduation rate one year ahead of federal requirements. This is a fundamentally different method of calculating graduation rates. St...

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May 23 2010 3:48PM

Program Expanded To Address Early Ed, Postsecondary and Workforce Data Needs Salem – Oregon State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced that Oregon was awarded $10.5 million for the design and implementation of a statewide longitudina...

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May 7 2010 12:00AM

Statement by State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo regarding Oregon Military Family Appreciation Day “Today is Military Family Appreciation Day, and I want to take the opportunity to honor and thank the parents of our school children ...

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May 4 2010 5:43PM

“Today Governor Kulongski announced that Oregon will not apply for the second round of Race to the Top funding. I am very disappointed that Oregon will not consider this opportunity. However, it is clear that there is no consensus of support from Ore...

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May 3 2010 9:21PM

Statement by Susan Castillo: "The first week in May marks National Teacher Appreciation Week, making now the ideal time to deepen our support and appreciation for the work that our teachers do every day. Thanks to our teachers here in Oregon, we a...

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Apr 28 2010 12:00AM

SALEM, Ore. – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced today that Oregon is the first state in the nation to sign up for Google Apps for Education in K-12 classrooms. Google Apps are available for free to Oregon public schools on a vol...

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Apr 13 2010 12:00AM

SALEM – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo today announced the launch of Oregon’s K-12 Literacy Framework which provides research-based tools at the state, district, and school levels to support effective reading instruction. Designed by the L...

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Apr 1 2010 12:00AM

Statement by State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo regarding earthquake awareness: SALEM - "Given the recent catastrophes in Haiti and Chile, it is well worth noting that April is Earthquake and Tsunami Awareness Month. The safety of our st...

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Mar 31 2010 10:46AM

SALEM – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo released the fourth annual report cards for Oregon Special Education and Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education. The report cards are required under the federal Individuals with Dis...

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Mar 29 2010 8:44AM

SALEM- State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced that Fairview Elementary (Klamath Falls City School District), Hoover Elementary (Corvallis School District), and Sacramento Elementary (Parkrose School District) have been named as recipie...

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Mar 24 2010 8:17AM

Oregon 8th Graders above and 4th Graders at U.S. Average SALEM - State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced today the release of Oregon's results for the 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reading assessment. ...

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Mar 10 2010 9:59AM

SALEM – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo has released the numbers for Oregon’s Special Education Child Count for the 2009-10 school year. The report shows that the total number of Oregon children, aged 0-21, in special education programs...

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Mar 8 2010 10:26AM

SALEM – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo today named fifteen Oregon public schools that have made significant progress in closing the achievement gap. The announcement was made today at a press conference at River Road/El Camino del Rio ...

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Mar 8 2010 12:00AM

Salem – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced today that March 8–12 is National School Breakfast Week. The purpose of the week is to raise awareness of breakfast programs and the positive impact basic nutrition can have on student healt...

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Mar 4 2010 12:00AM

SALEM – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo today announced that the Oregon Department of Education has received approval from the US Department of Education to move the grade of accountability from 10th grade to 11th grade. Starting wit...

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Mar 2 2010 12:00AM

SALEM – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced today that Oregon schools reported fewer students in the 2009-10 school year. According to counts reported by school districts, Educational Service Districts (ESDs), and State Educational A...

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Mar 1 2010 12:44PM

SALEM – Today, Achieve released "Closing the Expectations Gap 2010,” its fifth annual report on the progress of the college- and career-ready agenda in all 50 states. Oregon has met the mark for college- and career-ready academic standards and P-20 d...

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Feb 25 2010 2:38PM

SALEM – Superintendent of Public Schools Susan Castillo announced today that the Test Fee Program grant for 2009-2010 Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) examinations for low-income students has been funded by the U.S. Departme...

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Feb 16 2010 8:58AM

SALEM – The Oregon Department of Education is now accepting nominations for the 2010-2011 Oregon Teacher of the Year. Anyone may nominate a candidate for the Oregon Teacher of the Year. However, a candidate cannot nominate him/herself. To nom...

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Feb 10 2010 8:26AM

SALEM – Oregon students continue to make gains in securing Advanced Placement credit State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo noted today with the release of College Board’s sixth annual Advanced Placement Report to the Nation report. The percentage...

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Feb 1 2010 10:43AM

Semi-annual payments provide local funds for districts Salem – Oregon’s 197 K-12 public school districts received the first of two 2010 Common School Fund payments of $25,225,016.50 in January. The funding included in the 2009-2011 budget ap...

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Jan 29 2010 8:17AM

Mickey Garrison, Director of School Improvement for the Oregon Education Enterprise Steering Committee, has been named the 2009 State Data Director of the Year. Garrison received the award from the Data Quality Campaign (DQC) during its annual meeti...

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Jan 19 2010 11:38AM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 19, 2010 Contact: Anna Richter Taylor, 503-378-6169 Courtney Warner Crowell, 503-378-3554 Jake Weigler, (ODE), 503-947-5650 Governor Kulongoski and Superintendent Castillo Release Blu...

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Jan 7 2010 4:00PM

Joint Boards approve new policies to ease student transfer between K-12, community colleges and universities PORTLAND, January 7, 2010 – For the first time ever, the Joint Boards of Education – made up of the Boards of Education and Higher Edu...

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Jan 7 2010 9:32AM

This is the communication planning calendar for the remainder of 2009-10 school year, as approved by the Management Team at ODE. January 2010 EdWeek “Quality Counts” Joint Common School Fund release w/ State Lands JANUARY 28-29: State Bo...

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Dec 16 2009 9:58AM

Applications due January 22, 2009 SALEM – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced today that the Oregon Department of Education will recognize schools that effectively implement their district’s wellness policy to promote stude...

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Dec 10 2009 2:19PM

SALEM – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced today the release of the Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives (AMAO) report for the 2008-2009 school year as required under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. The report shows t...

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Nov 30 2009 2:23PM

SALEM – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced today the release of the 2008-09 Oregon Statewide Report Card. This annual publication serves as a compendium of information and trends on Oregon’s K-12 public education system. “Th...

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Nov 19 2009 2:42PM

SALEM - State Superintendent of Public Instruction Susan Castillo commemorated National Parental Involvement Day today, recognizing several outstanding parental outreach efforts across Oregon and encouraging all parents to take time to be engaged in ...

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Nov 18 2009 9:00AM

SALEM - State Superintendent of Public Instruction Susan Castillo today commended support professionals in schools across Oregon for their service and dedication in educating our students. Education Support Professionals Day, first celebrated in 1987...

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Nov 17 2009 11:37AM

West Salem and Gladstone recipients will each receive $25,000 SALEM – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo and Lowell Milken, Chairman and Co-founder of the Milken Family Foundation, announced today that West Salem High School social s...

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Nov 12 2009 8:56AM

Salem – Susan Castillo announced today that a website embedded with digital teaching tools has been created for every Oregon school should they need to close for H1N1 or another emergency. The Oregon Department of Education has developed a set of co...

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Nov 10 2009 12:01PM

SALEM – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo today released the report cards for Oregon public elementary, middle, and high schools, the 11th year the Department of Education has issued the ratings. The new report card includes two significa...

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Oct 27 2009 5:55PM

SALEM – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced today that five Oregon public schools have been placed on this year’s federal No Child Left Behind safety watch list. No Oregon schools were identified this year as persistently dangerou...

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Oct 27 2009 10:11AM

Eugene – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced today that Donna DuBois, a fourth grade teacher at Camas Ridge Community School, has been selected as the 2009-2010 Oregon Teacher of the Year. “No one works harder to help stu...

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Oct 21 2009 12:00AM

SALEM - State Superintendent of Public Instruction Susan Castillo today announced her nomination of two Oregon schools for this year’s National Title I Distinguished Schools Program. Beaver Acres Elementary in the Beaverton School District was nomi...

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Oct 14 2009 10:00AM

SALEM – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced today that 94% of all core academic classes taught in Oregon’s public schools during 2008-2009 school year had a highly qualified teacher, according to the federally required definition ...

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Oct 14 2009 7:00AM

Oregon 8th Graders above U.S. Average, 4th Graders at U.S. Average SALEM - State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced today the release of Oregon's results for the 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) math assessm...

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Oct 7 2009 7:30AM

One of the smallest Education Service Districts in Oregon has a big plan: to train every teacher and administrator in the region how to effectively use data in the classroom to improve student learning. On Friday, certified trainers from Malh...

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Sep 28 2009 12:11PM

Team will help Oregon compete for education reform grants (Salem) – Today Governor Ted Kulongoski and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Susan Castillo announced next steps in the state’s efforts to prepare and compete for Race ...

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Sep 28 2009 11:23AM

Salem – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo and Oregon Public Health Director Mel Kohn announced today a new reporting system for school closures related to H1N1 to help schools prepare for flu season, while emphasizing that prevention, not...

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Sep 18 2009 9:15AM

SALEM – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced today that Oregon’s homeless student population for the 2008-09 school year was 18,059, an increase of nearly 14 percent from last school year. The recent one-year jump, predictable...

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Sep 3 2009 3:21PM

SALEM – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo today released the final 2008-09 ratings for Oregon public schools under the federal No Child Left Behind standards. The report updates the preliminary ratings released this August of which school...

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Aug 31 2009 1:21PM

SALEM – Oregon Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo today announced the results of student performance on the 2008-09 annual state assessment tests in reading, mathematics, writing, and science. In reading, a higher percentage of students...

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Aug 28 2009 12:15PM

SALEM – The Oregon State Board of Education adjusted the timeline for requiring demonstration of proficiency in the Essential Skill of Writing until the graduating class of 2013 (students in 9th grade in 2009-10). The State Board also voted to pha...

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Aug 21 2009 3:11PM

SALEM -- Today, Superintendent of Public Instruction Susan Castillo issued the following statement on her joint request with the Willamette Education Service District (WESD) for the Oregon Secretary of State Audits Division to conduct a review of the f...

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Aug 18 2009 7:22AM

SALEM – Today Superintendent of Public Instruction Susan Castillo provided testimony before the Oregon Lottery Commission in favor of changing video lottery retailer commission rates and directing more lottery profits to help fund Oregon public sc...

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Aug 4 2009 9:00AM

SALEM – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo today released the preliminary 2008-09 ratings for Oregon public schools under the federal No Child Left Behind standards. The report identifies which schools are making Adequate Yearly Progress (...

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Aug 1 2009 7:17AM

This is the first half of the 2009-10 ODE news release calendar to assist you in your planning. The second half will be released in December 2009. August 2009 SAT/ACT College Placement Test Scores Release AUGUST 4: Preliminary AYP Report ...

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Jul 17 2009 3:04PM

July distribution is one of two semi-annual payments to districts Salem - The Oregon Department of Education distributed $20,183,992.50 in earnings from the Common School Fund (CSF) to Oregon’s 197 K-12 public school districts on July 14. ...

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Jul 6 2009 7:38AM

SALEM - State Superintendent Susan Castillo announced today that Jake Weigler has been hired as the Oregon Department of Education’s (ODE) Communications Director. He will manage day-to-day communications with the public and media for ODE. ...

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Jul 2 2009 8:14AM

On Monday, June 29th the 75th Oregon Legislative Assembly adjourned Sine Die. This Session proved to be one of the most challenging in Oregon’s history as we face an unprecedented economic downturn, record high levels of unemployment, and a $4-plus...

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Jun 30 2009 10:58AM

SALEM -- State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced today that Dr. Colleen Mileham has been hired as the Assistant Superintendent for the Office of Educational Improvement & Innovation (EII). Mileham has served as Interim Assistant Super...

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Jun 22 2009 8:57PM

SALEM – Superintendent of Public Instruction Susan Castillo issued the following statement today regarding SB 5519 (Dept. of Education and Grant-In-Aid Programs) and SB 5520 (State School Fund): “Today the Legislature took an impor...

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Jun 19 2009 1:56PM

SALEM – The Oregon State Board of Education voted today to maintain the current schedule for diploma requirements relating to class credits and maintained the timeline for requiring proficiency of the reading essential skill to 2012. The State Board a...

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Jun 18 2009 8:03AM

SALEM -- Today the State Board of Education adopted amendments to OAR 581- 022-1060 which relates to school and district performance report criteria. The amended OAR reflects a change in how Oregon will be looking at and assessing student achievement....

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Jun 4 2009 11:52AM

SALEM – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced today that the partnership between Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital and Hood River County School District has been named as the recipient of the 2009 Outstanding Community/School Part...

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May 21 2009 2:00PM

SALEM – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced Oregon Department of Education awards of nearly $7.4 million in 21st Century Community Learning Center Grant Title IV-B funds to nineteen (19) applicants for the 2009-2014 funding cycle....

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May 12 2009 3:07PM

Statement by State School Superintendent Susan Castillo regarding Kaiser Permanente's announcement to provide free health insurance to K-6 Multnomah County public school students: "Students face barriers to learning when they are sick or hurting. ...

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May 8 2009 12:56PM

Statement by State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo regarding Oregon Military Family Appreciation Day Today is Military Family Appreciation Day, and I want to take the opportunity to thank the parents of our school children who are serving in...

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May 7 2009 3:20PM

Statement by Susan Castillo, Oregon Superintendent of Public Instruction on Teacher Appreciation Week SALEM - “It is my pleasure to recognize the tireless efforts of Oregon teachers as part of National Teacher Appreciation Week. The most vi...

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May 3 2009 6:32PM

SALEM - State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo issued the following statement today regarding Central and Forest Grove School Districts closures due to probable H1N1 confirmation and offered guidance on emergency school closure process. "Over...

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Apr 28 2009 1:07PM

SALEM – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo issued the following statement today regarding USDOE approval of Part 1 of Oregon’s State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (SFSF). Today the United States Department of Education (USDOE) approved ...

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Apr 15 2009 10:00AM

SALEM – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced today that Oregon’s statewide dropout rate for the 2007-08 school year was 3.7%, down from 4.2% last year. The 3.7% dropout rate is the lowest since statewide reporting began in 1991. Or...

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Apr 3 2009 1:46PM

State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced that the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (USED IES) has awarded Oregon a $3.7 million grant to provide statewide formative assessment resources for our schools. The g...

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Apr 1 2009 10:00AM

SALEM – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo released the third annual report cards for Oregon Special Education and Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education. The report cards are required under the federal Individuals with Disabil...

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Mar 24 2009 7:45AM

Oregon - A statewide initiative that provides training to Oregon educators on how to effectively use data has earned national attention. The Oregon DATA Project, funded with a $4.7 million federal grant, is featured in a research paper just released...

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Mar 19 2009 12:43PM

Oregon - The future of our children rests in an educator's hands. Yet, too many of Oregon's beginning teachers and administrators are routinely thrust into situations where they are merely given a key to a classroom and a pat on the back as they start ...

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Mar 11 2009 10:00AM

SALEM – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo has released the numbers for Oregon’s Special Education Child Count for the 2008-09 school year. The report shows that the total number of Oregon children, aged 0-21, in special education programs has...

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Feb 24 2009 2:01PM

SALEM - State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced today that the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) has opened the next competition for $4.5 million in funds for 21st Century Community Learning Center grants. This program supports the c...

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Feb 10 2009 1:02PM

Nominations close on May 1st SALEM – The Oregon Department of Education is now accepting nominations for the 2009-10 Oregon Teacher of the Year. Anyone may nominate a candidate for the Oregon Teacher of the Year. However, a candidate cannot n...

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Feb 5 2009 10:22AM

SALEM – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced today that the total number of Oregon elementary and secondary students enrolled in public schools has remained steady in the 2008-09 school year, reversing the trend of growth over the pa...

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Feb 4 2009 8:00AM

SALEM – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced today that the College Board’s fifth annual Advanced Placement Report to the Nation reports that Oregon ranks 5th in the nation for increasing both access to AP courses and student perform...

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Jan 21 2009 2:10PM

Salem - The Oregon Department of Education distributed $20,183,992.50 in earnings from the Common School Fund (CSF) to Oregon’s 198 K-12 public school districts on January 20. The payment represents a slight decrease compared to last January...

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Dec 16 2008 10:00AM

SALEM – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced today the release of the Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives (AMAO) report, required under the federal No Child Left Behind Act. The report shows the progress that Oregon school dis...

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Dec 12 2008 11:00AM

SALEM – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced today that Karli Olsen of McMinnville High School has been named to the State Board of Education as its student advisor. The board voted unanimously today to approve her selection. ...

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Dec 10 2008 4:07PM

SALEM – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo today named nineteen Oregon public schools that have made significant progress in closing the achievement gap. The announcement was made today at a press conference at Lane Middle School in Portland. ...

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Dec 4 2008 2:38PM

SALEM – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced today that 1st grade teacher Bonnie Robb (Clark K-8@Binnsmead, Portland Public Schools) has been selected as a recipient of the Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award – and will ...

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Oct 29 2008 10:13AM

SALEM – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced today that eleven Oregon public schools have been placed on a “watch list,” under the school safety provisions of the federal No Child Left Behind Act. Because these schools exceeded the...

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Oct 23 2008 5:00PM

SALEM – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced today that Communications Director Gene Evans is leaving the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) for a communications position with the Department of Human Services in the Children, Adults ...

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Oct 16 2008 8:30AM

SUMMARY: Students who do not complete the 2008-2009 school year credit requirements by July 1, 2009 will have to meet additional English (4) and mathematics (3) credits to graduate. NOTE: ODE and the Confederation of Oregon School Administrators (...

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Oct 15 2008 10:30AM

SALEM – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced today that 92% of all classes taught in Oregon’s public schools during 2007-08 had a highly qualified teacher, according to the federally required definition under the No Child Left Behind A...

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Oct 7 2008 12:00PM

A Decade of Public Reporting SALEM – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo today released the report cards for public elementary, middle, and high schools, marking the 10th year that Oregon has issued the ratings. The Oregon Legislature ...

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Oct 3 2008 9:30AM

SALEM – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced today that Michael Lampert, a high school physics teacher at West Salem High School, has been selected as the 2008-2009 Oregon Teacher of the Year. “The Oregon Teacher of the Year a...

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Oct 1 2008 8:00AM

Important Information for Students of John Casablancas Modeling & Career Center John Casablancas Modeling & Career Center notified the Oregon Department of Education that it was closing on September 24, 2008. Possible Tuition Reimburseme...

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Sep 10 2008 10:30AM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 10, 2008 SALEM – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced today that Oregon’s homeless student population for the 2007-08 school year was 15,859. Homeless students are defined as those who lac...

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Sep 4 2008 2:02PM

SALEM – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo today released the 2007-08 final federal ratings under No Child Left Behind for Oregon’s public elementary, middle, and high schools. Today’s report lists schools that are making Adequate Yearly Progr...

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Sep 2 2008 9:00AM

SALEM – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo today announced the results of Oregon student performance on the 2007-08 assessment tests in reading, mathematics, writing and science. Elementary students did well in both reading and math, ...

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Sep 2 2008 8:00AM

The Oregon State Spelling Contest has been a part of the Oregon State Fair tradition for 32 years, and it was held again on Saturday, August 30, 2008 at the Oregon State Fairgrounds in Salem. The State Spelling Contest is sponsored by the Oregon Depart...

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Aug 28 2008 12:30PM

This memo was sent to all public schools on behalf of the Oregon Public Health Division, and it includes the interim recommendations from state public health officials on the safety of artificial turf fields across the state. Questions should be direc...

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Aug 26 2008 8:00AM

SALEM – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo today released Oregon’s scores on the SAT college entrance exam. Oregon students continued to exceed the national average in mathematics, reading and writing: • Oregon’s critical reading score o...

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Aug 25 2008 12:00PM

Nobody Likes Surprises. . . Here is the communication planning calendar for the remainder of 2008, as approved by the Management Team at ODE. The purpose of the calendar is to help everyone plan for what's coming -- but I'll still send you a remi...

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Aug 14 2008 8:30AM

SALEM – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced today that U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings has appointed Tony Alpert, Director of Assessment and Accountability at the Oregon Department of Education, as one of only sixteen m...

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Aug 13 2008 8:00AM

SALEM – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced today that more Oregon high school students than ever before took the college entrance test administered by the American College Testing Program (ACT). The increase was largely due to the a...

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Aug 4 2008 10:30AM

SALEM – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo today released the 2007-08 preliminary federal ratings under No Child Left Behind for Oregon’s public elementary, middle, and high schools. Today’s report lists schools that are making Adequate Yearly...

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Jul 24 2008 9:30AM

State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo joined U.S. Department of Education Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Improvement Doug Mesecar for a visit to the Self Enhancement Inc., Academy in Portland -- and to receive a $9.5 million Charte...

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Jul 22 2008 11:15AM

July distribution second of two semi-annual payments to districts Salem - The Oregon Department of Education distributed nearly $28 million in earnings from the Common School Fund (CSF) to Oregon’s 197 K-12 public school districts on July 21....

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Jul 16 2008 10:00AM

SALEM – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced that Joan Ottinger has been hired to coordinate the Department’s Farm-to-School and School Garden Program. Farm-to-school and school garden programs have been shown to increase access to he...

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Jul 10 2008 8:00AM

SALEM – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced today that Leslie H. Shepherd of Hammond has joined the State Board of Education. She was confirmed by the Oregon State Senate last month, and she replaces Steve Bogart of Baker City. ...

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Jun 30 2008 9:47AM

SALEM – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo announced that the Oregon legislature’s Emergency Board has approved $25 million in expansion funding for Oregon Head Start Prekindergarten (OHS PreK). Today’s funding will continue last year’s e...

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Jun 20 2008 11:35AM

SALEM – The State Board of Education today elected Duncan Wyse (Portland) as Board Chair for the 2008-09 school year. The Board also elected Brenda Frank (Klamath Falls) as Board Vice-Chair and Art Paz (Springfield) as Second Vice-Chair. The actions ...

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Jun 19 2008 4:00PM

Oregon’s State Board of Education took a bold step into the 21st century today when they voted unanimously to change the state’s longstanding high school graduation requirements at their meeting in Salem. The new Oregon high school diploma inc...

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Jun 19 2008 1:00PM

At the direction of the Oregon Department of Human Services Office of Public Health, we have been asked to make sure that all Oregon K-12 schools, community colleges, and Oregon University System institutions receive this information. Certain types of...

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May 27 2008 10:00AM

Last Chance. . . SALEM – The Oregon Department of Education is accepting nominations for the 2008-09 Oregon Teacher of the Year until June 2nd. Anyone may nominate a candidate for the Oregon Teacher of the Year. However, a candidate cannot...

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May 27 2008 8:00AM

SALEM -- The Oregon Department of Education announced today that 1.4 million tests have been completed in the new OAKS Online testing system this year (OAKS is Oregon Assessment of Knowledge and Skills; OAKS Online is the new name for TESA). Last y...

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May 20 2008 8:00AM

SALEM – State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo released the following statement today in response to the Center on Education Policy’s report on states’ approach to No Child Left Behind: Oregon takes student achievement very seriously, and w...

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May 16 2008 10:30AM

Students to have a variety of approved options for demonstrating proficiency, not a single test SALEM -- The State Board of Education members continued their work in defining and clarifying the state’s new high school graduation requirements at thei...

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May 1 2008 11:00AM

The Oregon Department of Education has made adjustments to the 2006-07 dropout rates for some Oregon school districts, resulting in improved results for the districts and the state. In nearly all cases the adjustments were minor, and most rates di...