Event Name

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Quality Education Commission OSBA Regional
Meetings September 2002
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Quality Education Commission Introduction
Introduction
The Model
Conclusions
Recommendations
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Quality Education Commission Introduction

• Oregons education goals
• the best educated citizens in the nation and
  the world.
• Access to a Quality Education must be provided
  for all of Oregons youth ORS 329.035
• Quality Education Goals
• ORS 329.015
• Academic excellence
• Rigorous academic standards
• Applied learning
• Lifelong academic skills

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Quality Education Commission Introduction

• Commission Charge
• Use research, data, professional judgment, and
• public values to identify
• Best practices for meeting the Quality Education
  Goals in statute and their cost.
• Current education practices in Oregon and their
  costs.
• Expected student performance using these
  practices.

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Quality Education Commission The Model

• Purpose of the Quality Education Model
• To determine the level of statewide resources
• needed for schools and students to meet the
• quality education goals established in law.
• To provide a policy tool that decision-makers can
  
• use to develop education budgets.

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Quality Education Commission The Model

• Prototype Schools

• Elementary Middle High
• Identifies Cost per Student based on assumptions
• Calculates statewide cost and state contribution
• to support Quality Education

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Quality Education Commission The Model
Each Prototype School

• In the Full Model each prototype school contains
  additional resources beyond the baseline for
• Added time for students having trouble reaching
  standards
• Curriculum development and technology support
• On-site instructional improvement
• Professional development for teachers
  administrators
• Assistance with record keeping
• Adequate classroom supplies and textbooks

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Quality Education Commission The Model

• To create a system of high-performing schools,
• we need
• Adequate resources
• Educational practices based on
• research and local decision-making

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Quality Education Commission The Model
Intangible factors in the Model Examples of
Quality Indicators -Instructional
leadership -Teacher quality -Parent and community
involvement -Effective Instructional
programs -Orderly learning environment
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Quality Education Commission 2002 Recommendations
Full QEM 2002 Cost
2001-03 2003-05 2003-05 Budget
CSL QEM State School Fund
Amt. 4.946 bil. 5.596 bil. 6.995 bil. Amt
per student (ADMw) Year 1 5,081
5,786 6,589 Year 2 4,924 6,000
6,832 Does not include School Improvement
Fund. Includes 261 million cut Current
Service Level Based on 2000-01 School Program
Levels Student enrollment weighted average
daily membership
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Quality Education Commission 2002 Recommendations

• Student Performance Expectations
• For Reading and Math Using Best Practices
• 90 of all students would reach reading and math
  benchmarks in this decade
• Elementary by 2005
• Middle school by 2008
• High school by 2010

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Quality Education Commission 2002 Recommendations

• Implementation Priorities
• Stay the Course
• Maintain the focus on reading in the early grades
• Increase Staff Professional Development
• Support High School Restructuring

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Quality Education Commission Questions and
Discussion

• Questions and Discussion
• Visit our website at www.ode.state.or.us