RE: NEWS RELEASE: Community Members Invited to Discuss Education, from Pre-Kindergarten Through College and Career Readiness

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Not one in a rural area where state and federal mandates exist but no funding to achieve them is provided! 60% of Grant county is federal land ie no tax base to fund schools.Dr. A Caughlin DC CAC155 NW 1st Ave Day, Or. 97845 office 541-575-1063 fax 541-575-5554From: vsaboe@...To: CC: deshaw1996@...; drdan@...; danm@...; millerbunch6@...; gchase97203@...; annmdurrant@...; drjennifer@...; skrndc1@...; mochihchu@...; rongrice@...; drbobdc83@...; caughlindrc@...; ehacmac@...; huma.pierce@...Subject: FW: NEWS RELEASE: Community Members Invited to Discuss Education, from Pre-Kindergarten Through College and Career ReadinessDate: Mon, 9 Jan 2012 17:09:12 -0800

NEWS RELEASE: Community Members Invited to Discuss Education, from Pre-Kindergarten Through College and Career ReadinessDear Colleagues, If any of you have a special interest in education and this state’s future it would be wonderful for you to go to one of these meetings introduce yourself to the Governor and ask your insightful questions about education. My primary issue is how in the world can we place all or a great deal of the responsibility for an Oregon student’s achievement as in testing score outcomes on the shoulders of the teachers and school administrators when we as a society have fallen away from the core nuclear family unit. A father as the strong role model as per honesty integrity a work ethic etc. and as the family protector and enforcer. A loving nurturing mother as the support person that grounds everyone…both of which engage in their children’s education, communicating with their children’s teachers, active with school activities, and making sure ny and Suzie get their home work and school projects finish with excellence and on time! Trouble is we have single mom’s working two, three jobs as well as dads or dads and/or moms who simply are not there and don’t care in short the family life is in fact dysfunctional…and our schools our teachers and administrators are responsible for providing this somehow, and showing excellent testing outcomes? Trouble is pouring more and more tax money into the school system believing this is somehow going to fix it a “pipe dream.” There needs to be both very early intervention with regards to the dysfunctional families and a consequence “stick” for parents as well as a “carrot” making them share responsibility for their own children how to implement this is the question. Vern Saboe From: Governor Kitzhaber Press Office [mailto:Amy.Wojcicki=state.or.us@...] On Behalf Of Governor Kitzhaber Press OfficeSent: Monday, January 09, 2012 4:44 PMvsaboe@...Subject: NEWS RELEASE: Community Members Invited to Discuss Education, from Pre-Kindergarten Through College and Career Readiness Governor Kitzhaber Press ReleaseIs this email not displaying correctly?View it in your browser. NEWS RELEASEJanuary 9, 2012Media Contact:Tim Raphael, 503-689-6117Amy Wojcicki, 503-689-5324 Community Members Invited to Discuss Education, from Pre-Kindergarten Through College and Career Readiness Meetings slated for seven Oregon cities January 17 to 30 (Salem, OR) — The Oregon Education Investment Board will hold seven community meetings across the state later this month, to discuss next steps to improve student success in Oregon’s public education system, from prekindergarten through to college and career readiness. Thousands of individuals have already participated in surveys, offered ideas in public testimony and met with representatives of the Governor’s Office around the state. Now local students, educators, parents and community members are invited to the meetings, to share their ideas to support student learning and thoughts on the achievement compacts at the core of the state’s No Child Left Behind waiver application. Each of the seven meetings will run from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. After a brief presentation on the Oregon Education Investment Board’s proposals, most of the time is reserved for participants to discuss and share their thoughts. Tuesday,Portland Community College Rock Creek CampusJanuary 17Rock Creek Event Center, Building 9 17705 NW Springville Road Beaverton Wednesday,Chemeketa Community CollegeJanuary 18Eola Viticulture Center 215 Doaks Ferry Road NW Salem Thursday,Immigrant and Refugee Community OrganizationJanuary 1910301 NE Glisan Street Portland Monday,Central Oregon Community CollegeJanuary 23Wille Hall 2600 N.W. College Way Bend Wednesday,North Medford High SchoolJanuary 251900 North Keene Way Drive Medford Thursday,Lane Community CollegeJanuary 26Center for Meeting and Learning, Room 104 4000 East 30th Avenue Eugene Monday,Blue Mountain Community CollegeJanuary 302400 NW Carden Avenue Room E 144 Pendleton Each of these locations is accessible to individuals with disabilities. For other accommodations or language interpretation, please contact Seth at the Oregon Education Investment Board at seth.allen@...or call 503-378-8213 at least 48 hours before the meeting. In addition, a live web conference will be scheduled to allow participation via computer or mobile device at any location. The Oregon Education Investment Board is proposing legislative action in February 2012 to streamline early childhood programs and create a system of accountability for student success from pre-kindergarten through K-12 to college and career readiness. Those are the recommendation of Oregon Learns, a report delivered Dec. 15 to the Oregon Legislature by the board.Read the December 15 news release, executive summary and full report:News Release (html)Executive Summary, Oregon Learns (pdf)Oregon Learns, OEIB Report (pdf)Executive Summary, Early Learning Council Report (pdf) Early Learning Council Report (pdf) ###Sent to vsaboe@... — why did I get this? unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences Oregon Office of the Governor · 254 State Capitol · 900 Court Street NE · Salem, Oregon 97301