STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
January 19, 2012
Public Service Building, Room 251-A/B
255 Capitol St. NE, Salem, OR 97310
Members Present
Brenda Frank Board Chair Duncan Wyse Board Member
Samuel Henry Board Member
Artemio Paz Vice-Chair Gerald Hamilton Advisor, Community Colleges Pres.
Serilda Summers-McGee Board Member Colt Gill Advisor, K-12 Admin.
Members/Advisors Excused
Leslie Shepherd Board Member Ted Wheeler Ex Officio Board Member
Sena Norton Advisor, K-12 Teacher Rep Kate Brown Ex Officio Member
David Rives Advisor, Com. College Faculty
Other Participants
Supt. Castillo Supt of Public Instruction Camille Preus Commissioner, CCWD
Colleen Mileham Asst. Super., ODE Susan Inman Learning Ops, ODE
Margaret Bates Charter Schools, ODE Kathleen Vanderwall Assessment Mgr., ODE
Doug Kosty Asst. Supt., ODE Ben Cannon Office of the Governor
Cheryl Kleckner Science Education Spec., ODE Ed Dennis Deputy Supt., ODE
Theresa Richards Teaching & Learning Dir., ODE Sue MacGlashan Asst. Supt., ODE
Carla Wade Education Specialist, ODE Michael Elliott Fiscal Analyst, ODE
Drew Hinds Instructional Materials, ODE Tom Thompson Education Specialist, ODE
Julie Anderson Education Specialist, ODE Derek Brown Assessment Mgr., ODE
Stephanie Hinkle Ivy Charter School Alexis Baghdadi Ivy Charter School
Kim Carlson Ivy Charter School Steve Slater Assessment, ODE
Digital Recording: January 19, morning session
Watch Meeting Recording
Preliminary Business
Hour 00.00.00(9:02 am) / Call to Order/Roll Call/Flag Salute
Acting Chair Paz called the meeting to order at 9:02 am and called the roll and reviewed the agenda. Frank participated by phone. Excused were Directors Shepherd, Brown and Wheeler; and Advisors Norton and Rives. Wyse was 15 minutes late.
Hour 00.00.00(9:06 am) / Public Comment
No public comment.
Hour 00.00.00(9:05 am) / Superintendent Report
Superintendent Castillo updated members on activities of the last month, which included work on the federal ESEA waiver, attending OEIB meetings; a meeting with representatives from the national Data Quality Campaign and the use of collected data—they are big fans of Oregon’s Data Project and has received national awards; was interviewed by Rep. Cliff Bentz who had many questions about the OEIB; and attending the fall meeting of the Oregon Leadership Network which works to bring equity to schools.
Hour 00.00.00(9:12 am) / Member Comments
Henry noted the federal waiver work and OEIB meetings. OEIB is working hard and delivered its December report and has proposed legislation for the February session. OEIB has scheduled informational meetings around the state to better explain the mission of the board and its vision for education. The OIEB is in the process of hiring a Chief Education Officer and is doing a national search.
Wyse stated that he thought 2012 would be a good year for education.
Hamilton stated they had a meeting with the Treasurer Wheeler and Governor Kitzhaber concerning putting more money in the Oregon opportunity grant; that’s an important tool for community college students. Debt is a big concern for students.
Gill stated that people are excited and nervous about the changes in education. There was appreciation from the field in being involved in the waiver work. People want to expand what we measure.
Discussion:
· Whether students of color and their treatment in the classroom was being discussed within the OEIB.
· The importance of graduating students of color and consequent enrollment in college.
· Importance of discovering and sharing promising education practices.
· How Oregon’s Data Project meshes with the Common Core State Standards. Both coordinate with the Smarter Balanced Consortium (CCSS assessments).
Information/First Reading
Hour 00.00.00(9:32 am) / Sauvie Island Charter School Waiver Request
Susan Inman, Director, Learning Opportunities, Options, and Support, ODE
Margaret Bates, Education Specialist, Charter Schools, ODE
Darla Meeuwsen, Sauvie Island Charter School
Inman and Bates explained that the request was to allow a preference in enrollment of children of school employees, founders, and board members as well as students who reside on Sauvie Island. Staff is recommending that the first request be approved and the second be denied, as charter schools are schools of choice and giving enrollment preference to Sauvie Island children would diminish that choice.
Discussion:
· The capacity of Sauvie Island Charter School; whether the enrollment priority would be an issue.
· The differences between living on an island and living down the street from a charter school.
· Whether the geographic issues warrant making an exception to the usual lottery enrollment process.
· The tipping point between a school of choice and a neighborhood school.
· Whether granting certain public employees something not available to others would run afoul of the ethics law.
· Whether giving preference to Sauvie Island students would decrease the choice of Scappoose School District students.
· Primary concern is the incoming kindergarten class.
· Place-based curriculum, using island resources for the school.
· How many kids are founder’s and board member’s children and how many are island residents.
· Whether Sauvie Island has a special sense of identity that deserves special treatment.
· The importance of connecting the community to its local school.
· Population, socio-economic demographics of Sauvie Island and diversity of the charter school.
· Enrollment preference board children were requested, but staff did not recommend that waiver.
· Whether to include board members’ children for enrollment preference.
MOTION: Wyse moved to allow residents of Sauvie Island to have enrollment preference in the charter school; Henry seconded the motion.
Discussion:
· Creating a community-based charter school.
· Whether the school is open to others in the district.
· Whether to vote this month.
· Sauvie Island February enrollment period.
MOTION: Wyse moved to amend his motion, to give residents of Sauvie Island enrollment preference but vote in March and the item can be placed on the consent agenda and pulled if members want to discuss it. Henry seconded the motion.
Discussion:
· Whether the motion includes preference for board members’ children.
· Whether to vote up or down on the three issues raised separately.
· Whether the Sauvie Island charter school needs to know sooner than March who may get preference.
· Whether there was board support for founder and employee children and that could be voted on now, and vote on board member children and SI resident children in March.
MOTION: Wyse moved to approve the request as it relates to founders and employees; Henry seconded the motion.
VOTE: The motion passed 4-1, Frank voting no, Shepherd excused.
Information/First Reading
Hour 00.00.00(10:25 am) / Coburg Community Charter School Waiver Request
Susan Inman, Director, Learning Opportunities, Options & Supports, ODE
Margaret Bates, Education Specialist, Charter Schools, ODE
Inman and Bates explained that the request was to allow a preference in enrollment of children living within the former attendance boundaries of the former Coburg Elementary School. Staff recommended a denial. It would set a precedent for a closed school that converts to a charter school but gives preference to students who lived within the boundaries of the closed school.
MOTION: Henry moved to accept the staff recommendation. Not hearing a second, the motion died.
Discussion:
· Whether this is different from the Sauvie Island example.
· Student demographics of Coburg Community School.
Information/First Reading
Hour 00.00.00(10:25 am) / Ivy Charter School Annual Report
Susan Inman, Director, Learning Opportunities, Options & Supports, ODE
Margaret Bates, Education Specialist, Charter Schools, ODE
Stephanie Hinkle, Business Manager, Ivy Charter School
Alexis Baghdadi, teacher, Ivy Charter School
Kim Carlson, Principal, Ivy Charter School
Carlson introduced members of the Ivy Charter School, a State Board of Education-sponsored school. Hinkle, Baghdadi, and Carlson reported on the school’s success in the prior year (slides).
Discussion:
· The importance of community relationships and contextualized learning.
· Disseminating the Montessori model as a promising practice.
· Whether Portland Public Schools would sponsor the school.
· Recruiting more minority teachers.
11:15 Chair recessed for a brief break.
11:25 Chair reconvened the meeting.
Information/First Reading
Hour 00.00.00(11:25 am) / Oregon STEM Education Initiative
Colleen Mileham, Educational Improvement & Innovation, Asst. Supt., ODE
Carla Wade, Science Education Specialist, ODE
Mileham introduced the team who works on STEM, Tom Thompson, Mark Fridley, Cheryl Kleckner, and Carla Wade. Wade updated members on the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Initiative in Oregon (slides).
Discussion:
· The need for measurability of outcomes.
· The need to reach out and encourage women and minorities to become involved in STEM areas.
· Sharpening the focus of the goals, across the sectors, with business needs; targeted investments.
Information/First Reading
Hour 00.00.00(11:45 am) / Common Core State Standards Update
Doug Kosty, Assessment & Information Services, Asst., Supt., ODE
Colleen Mileham, Educational Improvement & Innovation, Asst. Supt., ODE
Kosty and Mileham described the last month’s activities to help implement the Common Core State Standards in Oregon. He noted that the work has not been funded. The message is getting out; most understand that the Common Core State Standards are coming. They are looking at aligning OAKS with the CCSS and looking for funds to do that. The work on CCSS has been an integral part of the federal waiver application process.
Discussion:
· The resources needed to continue the work.
· Extending the CCSS into community colleges and OUS.
· Organizing and integrating the three sectors in terms of standards and assessments.
· The importance of design and linking all the pieces together.
· Whether to set time aside to bring all the education vision pieces together in a coherent framework.
Hour 02.33.00(11:55 am) / Lunch Break
Chair Frank recessed the meeting at 11:50 pm. Chair Frank reconvened the meeting at 1:00 pm.
Information/First Reading
Digital Recording: Dec. 1, afternoon session
Hour 00.00.00(1:05 pm) / ESEA Waiver Update
Ben Cannon, Education Policy Analyst, Office of the Governor
Susan Castillo, Superintendent of Public Instruction
Whitney Grubbs, Education Policy Analyst, Office of the Governor
Christine Miles, Communications Director, ODE
Castillo and Cannon described the process and content of Oregon’s application to the US Dept. of Education asking to waive certain provisions of the Elementary & Secondary Education Act (slides). Christine Miles, ODE, described the outreach and communications effort for the waiver, including surveys. Castillo noted that Oregon would submit its application on Monday (January 23). The application was not a contest; the federal government has committed to working with the state on developing a proposal that is approved. Oregon expects a response in the spring. A list of frequently asked questions was distributed.
Discussion:
· Whether the board should draft a letter to the legislature in support of achievement compacts.
· The role high performing schools would play to help improve low performing schools.
· Whether the proposed accountability system would continue to disaggregate student populations.
· Effect on small rural schools.
· How special education students are treated in the application.
MOTION: Wyse moved to send a letter in support of the state’s waiver application to the US Dept. of Education, leaving the wording to ODE; letter to legislature supporting waiver and achievement compacts; and a third letter to Oregon’s congressional delegation; Henry seconded the motion.
Discussion:
· How the waiver connects to the achievement compacts.
VOTE: The motion passed 5-0.
Information/First Reading
Hour 00.00.00(1:59 pm) / ODE Budget Implementation Plan
Ed Dennis, Deputy Superintendent, ODE
Sue MacGlashan, Asst. Superintendent, Finance & Administration, ODE
Doug Kosty, Asst. Superintendent, Assessment & Information Services, ODE
Dennis, MacGlashan, and Kosty described the draft of the budget implementation plan that is to be submitted to the legislature from the department and the board in response to a budget note. The board will vote on it in March. Staff will likely review the draft in the February legislative session.
Discussion:
· Governance is in flux; it is difficult to do strategic plan in that environment.
Information/First Reading
Hour 00.00.00(2:22 pm) / Special Education Rule Amendments to Conform with IDEA Parts B & C Regulations
Claudette Rushing, Education Specialist, Special Education Data, Legal, Fiscal; ODE
Nancy Dorn, Director, Early Childhood, ODE
Johnson-Dorn described the program and its funding. When federal law changed, Oregon needed to amend its rules to be in compliance. Most changes are minor. In some cases this meant adjusting Oregon’s wording to federal wording. She highlighted some substantive changes.
Discussion:
· Funding of the program; 28% are federal funds.
Information/First Reading
Hour 00.00.00(2:34 pm) / Notice of Proposed Rule, Model Rules of Procedure OAR 581-001-0000; -0005
Cindy Hunt, Government & Legal Affairs Manager, ODE
Hunt described the need to amend this administrative rule, due to changes in technology, state agencies, and education organizations. Section 5 pertains to IDEA implementation requirements.
Information/First Reading
Hour 01.27.00(2:40 pm) / Calculation of Extended ADMw for Charter Schools OAR 581-023-0106
Michael Elliott, Fiscal Analyst, School Finance, ODE
Cindy Hunt, Government & Legal Affairs Manager, ODE
Elliott described what prompted the rule and how this rule changes the school funding formula for charter schools—three legislative bills from 2011.
Discussion:
· The effect this change could have on districts and charter schools.
The board recessed for a 15-minute break.
Information/First Reading
Hour 01.38.20(3:15 pm) / Bridge Year Instructional Materials Criteria: Common Core State Standards Mathematics & English Language Arts Criteria 2012
Theresa Richards, Director, Teaching & Learning, ODE
Drew Hinds, Education Specialist, Instructional Materials, ODE
Richards and Hinds described the need to adopt mathematics and English Language Arts instructional materials to bridge the time between now and when the Common Core State Standards are in effect.
Discussion:
· Timeline; why the board must see the materials and adopt them at the same meeting.
Information/First Reading
Hour 01.52.52(3:20 pm) / CTE Revitalization Grant OAR 581-044-0210; -0220; -0239; -0240; -0250; -0260
Tom Thompson, Education Specialist, Industrial & Engineering, ODE