Presented to the State Board of Education March 11, 2010

The Oregon diploma Standards-based credit Requirements 4- English/LA 3- Arts/CTE/Second Lang (2012) 3- Math 1- Health 3- Science (2012) 1- PE 3- Social Sciences 6- Electives Total = 24 Essential Skills Proficiency  Reading (2012)  Writing (2013)  Apply math (2014) Personalized Learning  Education Plan & Profile  Extended Application  Career-Related Learning Standards  Career-Related Learning Experiences Adopted in June 2008; timeline revised in August 2009

Class of 2012 and beyond Reading Class of 2012 and beyond Reading Class of 2013 and beyond Reading & Writing Class of 2014 and beyond Reading, Writing & Apply Math Timeline for the remaining Essential Skills TBD

 Districts are now required to report graduates using the ADM collection  Districts can report regular, modified, and extended diplomas  When districts report regular or modified diplomas, they also need to report the method by which the student demonstrated the required essential skills

 Regional information meetings with district administrators ( )  On-line survey re: proposed implementation timeline changes, Jan-Feb 2009  News announcements  Numbered memoranda  Superintendent’s Pipeline, monthly  Superintendent’s Update, monthly  Assessment & Accountability Update  Content area newsletters, monthly

 Professional Development ◦ Training on Work Samples and State Scoring Guides  Workshops and on-line training materials ◦ Training on New Reading Scoring Guide  Certified Reading Work Sample Assessment Trainers ◦ Requirements for Assessment of Essential Skills and Work Samples and State Scoring Guides in Test Administration Manual  Required Professional Development for All School and District Test Coordinators  Online Training Modules

 Professional Development ◦ Moving Math Education Forward (2009) ◦ Moving Science Education Forward (2010) ◦ Oregon DATA Project ◦ Superintendent’s Summer Institute (2009) ◦ COSA conferences

 Oregon Diploma Website  Oregon Diploma Toolkits ◦ Administrators ◦ Educators ◦ Counselors and Students ◦ Middle Level Schools ◦ Business and Community  K-12 Oregon Literacy Framework  Assessment of Essential Skills Toolkit

The Oregon Diploma: Essential Skills Proficiency in Reading is required for the Class of 2012 to receive an Oregon Diploma

1. OAKS Reading/Literature Assessment Score of Other Standardized Tests  ACT or PLAN – 18  Work Keys – 5  Compass – 81  ASSET – 42  SAT or PSAT – Reading Work Samples  1 Informative + 1 Literary or 2 Informative

◦ Random call to 12 high school principals across the state ◦ Schools of all sizes and geographic locations ◦ Asked: How is implementation going for the Reading Essential Skill?  How are students doing?  What strategies are you using?  How are you communicating?  What are your needs?

Results ◦ Readiness level  5 high-readiness level  Began high school reading program 3 years ago and have seen great results  Has been a graduation requirement for past 3 years; this is first class to graduate and students are on track  3 medium-readiness level  4 awareness level

Results ◦ Strategies in place  Diagnose students’ 8 th grade  Offer targeted remediation and intervention programs  Double-dose reading (in place of electives until student passes reading test)  School-wide emphasis on reading and across content areas  All teachers trained to use reading scoring guide  Reading work samples in all classes/subject areas  Curriculum alignment elementary through high school; teachers working together  Offer multiple opportunities for testing and retesting

Results ◦ Communications  Parent committees  Principal personally presented to elementary and middle school, school board, and Kiwanis Club  Newsletters  Newspaper  Website  Educate students first so they can inform parents  Makes sure that counselors and teachers know so they can give parents accurate information  Student handbooks and curriculum guides  School Board meetings

Results ◦ Communications  Career and Counseling Center  Counselor meets with every Jr. and Sr. and their parents in the fall (200 students)  Plan and Profile night with 8 th graders and parents  Principal personally presented to elementary and middle school, school board, and Kiwanis Club

Results ◦ Challenges & Needs  Declining enrollment in rural schools; staffing cut backs  Losing funding that support existing reading programs  Can’t afford to keep up license or purchase programs  Lack Reading specialists at high school level; very few high school teachers with reading endorsement  Need Literacy coach but cannot hire due to budget  Rural schools depend on their ESD for professional development close to home (reading scoring guide training)

 Letter to all school districts co-signed by the Superintendent and State Board Chair  Dissemination of the Assessment of the Essential Skills Toolkit  Annual Revision of the Test Administration Manual, Required Professional Development for All School and District Test Coordinators, Online Training Modules  Scaling up Oregon K-12 Literacy Framework ◦ State Implementation and Scaling up Evidence-based Practices (SISEP)