Advocacy presentation for Stand for Children Regional Gathering in Clackamas.

1. Creating a
Movement
for
Strong
Schools
in Oregon
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3. Vote Your Values
Vote YES on Measures 66 & 67
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5. We hear you.
Many voices, similar messages
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7. Build it Back
How do we build it back?
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8. 23 Million
at stake for
Clackamas
County
Schools.
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9. Do you value
my education?
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10. Will you
invest in me?
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11. Pledge to Vote
YES on
Measures
66 & 67
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12. Build it Back
How do we build it better?
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14. Imagine
if…
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15. Imagine
if…
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16. Imagine
if…
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17. Imagine
if…
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18. The time is now.
Transform from the inside out.
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19. Protecting Kids & Schools
• Vote YES on Measures 66 & 67
• Elect champions for improving schools
• Develop & promote legislation to improve
schools
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20. Reforms that will
Improve Schools
• What we learned this summer
• What we can do now
• Three promising reforms
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21. What we learned…
• Spoke with over 1200 people
• Researched promising practices
• Polled 500 Oregonians & 150 teachers
• Talked with legislators & candidates
• Helped spur Race to the Top application…
Oregonians support
funding and reform
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22. What we can do about it…
1. Keep having conversations about
funding and reform
2. Mobilize supporters to elect and
empower champions for funding and
reform
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23. Promising Reform Ideas…
• Expand Mentors for New Educators
• Ensure Fair & Meaningful Evaluations
• Provide Flexibility to Teachers & Principals
• Others…
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24. Mentors for New Educators
Why Mentor?
– Increases teacher retention & principal effectiveness
– Improves outcomes for kids
Strong public support
– 79% support among Oregonians
– 81% support among educators
– 50% support strongly
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25. Fair & Meaningful Evaluations
Why improve evaluations?
– Increase time & training for principals
– Use meaningful data
– Recognize great educators
What we propose
– Statewide standards
– Training & time for evaluators
– Multiple data sources
– Connected to professional development
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26. Fair & Meaningful Evaluations
Public Support
– 84% support among Oregonians
– 92% of teachers responding to an internal
Stand survey said it was important or very
important that their district provide fair &
meaningful evaluations that help teachers
improve.
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27. Flexibility for
Teachers & Principals
Why provide flexibility?
– Teachers & schools need flexibility to respond
to the needs of their students
– Promising model in Oregon, other states
What we propose
– Flexibility to use resources, staff, effective
teaching methods, time
– With majority teacher support
– Accountability for effectiveness
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28. Flexibility for
Teachers & Principals
Public Support
– 86% support among Oregonians
– Teachers were asked, “which change would be
most important to make sure every child was
taught by an effective teacher?”
• 17% said flexibility
• 14% said class sizes
• 13% said better funding
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29. Public Support for Policy
90%
68% 31%
42%
38%
45% Somewhat Support
Strong support
23% 55%
41% 43%
0%
Mentoring Evaluation Flexibility
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30. What’s Next?
• Give us your feedback on these ideas
• We’ll continue to explore these and other
options with education leaders and
legislators
• We’ll come back to you after the election
• VOTE YES ON 66 & 67!
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31. We stand for children.

32. We stand for children.

33. Why Stand?
Live your values
Timely, non-partisan
accurate information
Ensure your voice is
heard by law makers
Effect real change
Opportunities to
participate
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34. Creating a
Movement
for
Strong
Schools
in Oregon
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