(56,105,'Singapor Math conference SDE','singapor-math-conference-sde','','<p>Here are the dates for a couple of upcoming SDR conferences that you may be interested in atending. The first two are Step by Step Model Drawing--singapore\\\"s best problem solving Math Strategies March 22 in Idaho Falls Idaho at O’Callahan’s Convention Center at the Shilo Inn Suites Hotel 780 Lindsay Bouleva; Seatlle March 24 at: Holiday Inn Sea-Tac Airport 17338 International Boulevard Parking: $6/day with validation 7am to 3 pm</p>','',1,0,0,10,'2011-01-28 00:00:00',45,'','0000-00-00 00:00:00',0,0,'0000-00-00 00:00:00','2011-08-16 16:01:22','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','','{\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_layout\":\"\"}',1,0,21,'','',2,23,'{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}',0,'*',''),(57,106,'Extended deadline for Seattle Music adoption','extended-deadline-for-seattle-music-adoption','','<p>\r\n<p>28/Jan/2011 DEADLINE EXTENDED FOR RFI11062 MUSIC ELEMENTARY REQUEST FOR INFORMATION/SAMPLES Abi and Jody, . Sorry for the extra work. Curriculum folks were not satisfied that the mix of Music information rec’d so far has completely represented the full breadth of what might be in the market and want to allow a couple of more weeks to make sure we end up with the best solutions for our students. . This could generate a few more RFI questions/responses in music. . We couldn’t be doing this without your continued (and much appreciated) support. . I’m sure you’ll be hearing more from us as we complete the RFI and head into the RFP round. . Thanks, as always….. CRAIG MURPHY, PURCHASING MANAGER SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1 cemurphy@seattleschools.org Phone: 206-252-0570</p>\r\n<div></div>\r\n</p>','',1,0,0,10,'2011-01-29 00:00:00',45,'','0000-00-00 00:00:00',0,0,'0000-00-00 00:00:00','2011-08-16 16:02:10','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','','{\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_layout\":\"\"}',1,0,20,'','',2,1,'{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}',0,'*',''),(58,107,'Idaho Superintendent','idaho-superintendent','','<p>PODCAST: New Horizons radio.boisestate.edu</p>','',1,0,0,10,'2011-05-02 00:00:00',45,'','0000-00-00 00:00:00',0,0,'0000-00-00 00:00:00','2011-08-16 16:03:05','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','','{\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_layout\":\"\"}',1,0,19,'','',2,7,'{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}',0,'*',''),(59,108,'Seattle Adoption Chemistry','seattle-adoption-chemistry','','<p>\r\n<p>Chemistry RFI11061 RFI11062 RFI11063 RFI11064 ADOPTION SAMPLES REQUESTED . Good afternoon Mark/Chiral Publishing, . Sorry if we have not previously/adequately described the textbook adoption process for Chiral Publishing. The process was revised in 2010 and was originally determined to take approximately 50 weeks to get from beginning to end. This year is our first application of the new process. Due to a compressed schedule we are attempting to get thru this new process in significantly less time for 4 general subjects. Science, Music, Language Arts and Social Studies. As I recall, your company may not have participated officially in this year’s science adoption. To reach the largest audience of potential suppliers to solicit, this year we utilized WOATRA in addition to all vendor/publisher recommendations made to Purchasing by the adoption committee teams. . We are attaching a “draft copy” of the new process. For the compressed schedule we are working with this year, the timelines mentioned on the draft process are approximate and since we haven’t yet completed end to end the whole (new) process we have not had the opportunity to have a “lessons learned” session that may reveal possible improvements to the process for the future. . Adoptions are a team effort involving not only District staff, vendors/publishers but the community as well. . We believe it would be appropriate to provide your company a statement from our recent adoption documents in order to reduce risks to vendors/publishers during active adoption periods. . During this adoption process it is requested that you do not contact any district personnel (outside of the Procurement/Purchasing Services staff mentioned below). Failure to comply with this request could result in disqualification for your company for the review and adoption process. . We value the vendor/publisher community and your desire to participate/understand/follow processes and provide input. . Does the above provide you the insight/understanding you desire regarding the process? . Let us know if we can provide additional information. . Regards, CRAIG MURPHY, PURCHASING MANAGER SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1 cemurphy@seattleschools.org Phone: 206-252-0570 Fax: 206-252-0505</p>\r\n<div></div>\r\n</p>','',1,0,0,10,'2011-05-02 00:00:00',45,'','0000-00-00 00:00:00',0,0,'0000-00-00 00:00:00','2011-08-16 16:03:46','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','','{\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_layout\":\"\"}',1,0,18,'','',2,1,'{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}',0,'*',''),(60,109,'Seattle adoption LA','seattle-adoption-la','','<p>\r\n<p>The LA timing is below. . My “unofficial” understanding is that none of the publisher/vendor offered packages/book lists received a consensus vote by the team. Additional work is expected to be performed by the team. Some discussions have indicated the possibility of a program that may consist of…. Bulk of materials to be “trade books” to cover mainstream student population plus some specialized titles for ELL, Spec Ed, APP, multi-cultural and mentor text/trade books. . Some traditional grammar books may also be considered to supplement trade books. . Thanks, CRAIG MURPHY, PURCHASING MANAGER SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1 cemurphy@seattleschools.org Phone: 206-252-0570 Fax: 206-252-0505</p>\r\n<div></div>\r\n</p>','',1,0,0,10,'2011-05-02 00:00:00',45,'','0000-00-00 00:00:00',0,0,'0000-00-00 00:00:00','2011-08-16 16:04:27','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','','{\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_layout\":\"\"}',1,0,17,'','',2,21,'{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}',0,'*',''),(61,110,'Categories and Criteria','categories-and-criteria','','<p><a href=\"Newsletters/248WOATRA_Board_Meeting_Minutes_Sept_16,_2008.doc\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"images/downloadicon.png\" border=\"0\" /></a> Download Cat1english.</p>\r\n<p><a href=\"Newsletters/158cat2english.doc\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"images/downloadicon.png\" border=\"0\" /></a>Download Cat2english</p>\r\n<p><a href=\"Newsletters/158cat3english.doc\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"images/downloadicon.png\" border=\"0\" /></a> Download Cat3english</p>','',1,0,0,11,'2006-01-23 00:00:00',45,'','0000-00-00 00:00:00',0,0,'0000-00-00 00:00:00','2011-08-17 14:19:37','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','','{\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_layout\":\"\"}',1,0,30,'','',2,0,'{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}',0,'*',''),(62,111,'Catergories and criteria (ESL)','catergories-and-criteria-esl','','<p><a href=\"Newsletters/159cat1esl.doc\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"images/downloadicon.png\" border=\"0\" /></a> Download Cat1ESL</p>\r\n<p><a href=\"Newsletters/159cat2esl.doc\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"images/downloadicon.png\" border=\"0\" /></a> Download Cat2ESL</p>\r\n<p><a href=\"Newsletters/159cat3esl.doc\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"images/downloadicon.png\" border=\"0\" /></a> Download Cat3ESL</p>','',1,0,0,11,'2006-01-23 00:00:00',45,'','0000-00-00 00:00:00',0,196,'2015-02-19 07:11:31','2011-08-17 14:23:48','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','','{\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_layout\":\"\"}',1,0,29,'','',2,0,'{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}',0,'*',''),(63,112,'OED adoption information','oed-adoption-information','','<p><a href=\"Newsletters/161barrister.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"images/downloadicon.png\" border=\"0\" /></a> Download Image</p>\r\n<p><a href=\"Newsletters/161circularofinformation.txt\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"images/downloadicon.png\" border=\"0\" /></a> Download INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS REVIEW AND EVALUATION PROCESS</p>\r\n<p><a href=\"Newsletters/161generalinformation.doc\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"images/downloadicon.png\" border=\"0\" /></a> Download CIRCULAR OF INFORMATION ANNOUNCING THE UPCOMING  ADOPTION OF INSTRUCTIONAL  MATERIALS IN OREGON</p>','',1,0,0,11,'2006-01-25 00:00:00',45,'','0000-00-00 00:00:00',0,196,'2015-02-19 07:11:56','2011-08-17 14:33:43','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','','{\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_layout\":\"\"}',1,0,28,'','',2,0,'{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}',0,'*',''),(64,113,'Amended WOATRA constitution','amended-woatra-constitution','','<p><a href=\"Newsletters/180WOATRA Constitution_R&amp;A_June 2 2006.doc\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"images/downloadicon.png\" border=\"0\" /></a> Download Constitution</p>','',1,0,0,11,'2006-06-27 00:00:00',45,'','0000-00-00 00:00:00',0,196,'2015-02-19 07:12:08','2011-08-17 14:35:54','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','','{\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_layout\":\"\"}',1,0,27,'','',2,0,'{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}',0,'*',''),(65,114,'Annual Meeting 6/13/08','annual-meeting-61308','','<p><a href=\"Newsletters/224WOARTA_minutes_6-13-08[2].doc\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"images/downloadicon.png\" border=\"0\" /></a> Download Minutes</p>','',1,0,0,11,'2008-09-10 00:00:00',45,'','0000-00-00 00:00:00',0,0,'0000-00-00 00:00:00','2011-08-17 14:37:31','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','','{\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_layout\":\"\"}',1,0,26,'','',2,0,'{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}',0,'*',''),(66,115,'Addendum/Annual mtg','addendumannual-mtg','','<p>\r\n<p>AMENDMENT TO MINUTES OF JUNE 13TH Please amend the minutes to reflect the following: Rusty Carter questioned the cost of dues. Barbara Blair responded that the price shouldn\\\'t change because we need money to maintain the website. Barbara Blair stated that we need take measures to become a non-profit organization. UPDATE FROM JUNE 13TH MEETING Here is the data from the wall charts on which members attending made suggestions concerning future plans: Website: clarify acronyms for conferences Better event info target audience and attendance. Major Conference representation: Oregon Reading Association; WSASCD; Washington Library Media Association NW Math; Alaska Principals’ conference; Alaska Special Ed conference; NCCE; ASTE—Alaska Tech Conference; COSA: Alaska Literacy Association; WLA; WLMA; Washington Association of Education Grants Managers. One suggestion to ask for booth pricing discount for WOATRA members at conferences. Other Ideas Message if districts would commit to always list adopting it would reduce the number or reps cold calling on them $5 Starbucks card for district/people who return information regarding adoption to WOATRA Gloria Hiten has a PDF “quick survey” Wanna reduce the number of reps calling to your office Mission/Constitution Needs to include better relationships with educators. ; Article II Section 7—add Alaska to Oregon and Washington references.</p>\r\n<div></div>\r\n</p>','',1,0,0,11,'2008-09-10 00:00:00',45,'','0000-00-00 00:00:00',0,0,'0000-00-00 00:00:00','2011-08-17 14:38:20','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','','{\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_layout\":\"\"}',1,0,25,'','',2,0,'{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}',0,'*',''),(67,116,'Board minutes 9-08-08','board-minutes-9-08-08','','<p><a href=\"Newsletters/238WOATRA Board 9-08-08.doc\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"images/downloadicon.png\" border=\"0\" /></a> Download Minutes</p>','',1,0,0,11,'2008-09-16 00:00:00',45,'','0000-00-00 00:00:00',0,0,'0000-00-00 00:00:00','2011-08-17 14:40:01','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','','{\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_layout\":\"\"}',1,0,24,'','',2,2,'{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}',0,'*',''),(68,117,'Board minutes 9-16-08','board-minutes-9-16-08','','<p><a href=\"Newsletters/246WOATRA_Board_Meeting_Minutes_Sept_16,_2008.doc\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"images/downloadicon.png\" border=\"0\" /></a> Download Minutes</p>','',1,0,0,11,'2011-08-17 14:41:49',45,'','2011-10-01 20:29:57',42,0,'0000-00-00 00:00:00','2008-10-04 14:41:49','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','','{\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_layout\":\"\"}',2,0,23,'','',2,0,'{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}',0,'*',''),(69,118,'2009 adoption','2009-adoption','','<p>\r\n<p>Oregon Department of Education<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span> Educational Improvement &amp; Innovation 255 Capitol Street NE<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>January 19, 2009 Salem, OR 97310 TO:<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Instructional Materials Publishers &amp; Representatives FROM:<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Drew Hinds, Education Specialist Instructional Materials RE:<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>2009 Oregon State Adoption of Instructional Materials NOTICE NO. 1: The following categories were adopted by the State Board January 15, 2009: Category 1. Mathematics, Grades 9-12 Category 2. Science, Grades K-5/6 Category 3. Science, Grades 6-8 Category 4. Biology, Grades 9-12 Category 5. Chemistry, Grades 9-12 Category 6. Earth Science, Grades 9-12 Category 7. Integrated Science, Grades 9-12 Category 8. Physical Science, Grades 9-12 Category 9. Physics, Grades 9-12 With this announcement, the following are enclosed: 1.<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Request for information form to be completed and returned to this office by February 13, 2009. 2.<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Circular of Information announcing the upcoming adoption of Mathematics, grades 9-12 &amp; Science, grades K-12 materials in Oregon, 2009, along with information regarding the Oregon instructional material law, and the bid and contract forms. 3.<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Invitation to the Oregon Instructional Materials Process Meeting-February 19, 2009 (RSVP) 4.<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Invitation to the Publishers’ Briefing-March 19, 2009. (RSVP) 5.<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Important Information Sheet (Read Carefully) 6.<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>The proposal form will be sent to you after you complete the “Request for Information Form”. ACTS is requiring a 13 digit ISBN number on the “Proposal Form”. If you have further questions related to adoption procedures, please contact Sue Parton at (503) 947-5783 or email her at sue.parton@state.or.us. STATE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS SERVICES (503) 947-5783 Oregon Department of Education<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span> (503) 378-5156 Fax 255 Capitol Street NE Salem, OR 97310 REQUEST FOR INFORMATION REGARDING THE 2009 ADOPTION MATHEMATICS, GRADES 9-12 &amp; SCIENCE, GRADES K-12 NOTE: Companies interested in submitting instructional materials for consideration in the 2009 state adoption (contracts effective February 1, 2010 to June 30, 2016) must complete (BOTH SIDES) and return this form on or before February 13, 2009. No further informational mailings related to the adoption will be sent unless this form is returned to the above address. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Our company is interested in submitting instructional materials for consideration and adoption in the upcoming Oregon state adoption. Please send the criteria and instructions for each category indicated. Further mailings related to this adoption should be sent to the main and or regional office as listed below: Company: Address: Attention of: Telephone: Fax:<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span> Email:<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span> Contract Representative: Address: Telephone:<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span> Fax:<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span> Email:<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span> The Local Representative who serves the state of Oregon and to whom informational mailings should also be sent is: Name: Address:<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span> Telephone: Fax: Email: NOTE: THIS FORM WHEN COMPLETED (BOTH SIDES) BY PUBLISHERS AND RETURNED TO ODE WILL BECOME THE OFFICIAL MAILING LIST FOR THE 2009 ADOPTION IN MATHEMATICS, GRADES 9-12 &amp; SCIENCE, GRADES K-12. Company: To assist the Oregon Department of Education in preparing for the review please estimate the number of submissions your company is considering in each category. Categories<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Number of Submissions* Category 1. Mathematics, Grades 9-12<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span> Category 2. Science, Grades K-5/6<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span> Category 3. Science, Grades 6-8<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span> Category 4. Biology, Grades 9-12<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span> Category 5. Chemistry, Grades 9-12<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span> Category 6. Earth Science, Grades 9-12<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span> Category 7. Integrated Science, Grades 9-12<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span> Category 8. Physical Science, Grades 9-12<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span> Category 9. Physics, Grades 9-12<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span> Please return on or before February 13, 2009 to: Oregon Department of Education State Instructional Materials Services Attn: Sue Parton Public Service Building 255 Capitol Street NE Salem, OR 97310 *Submissions: The definition of basal is any organized system which constitutes the major instructional vehicle for a given course of study, or any part thereof. Therefore, each submission must be able to cover core curriculum (basal) and meet the Oregon Content Standards for that category to be considered one submission. If you have several books that are needed to cover core curriculum (basal) and meet the Oregon Content Standards; this would also be considered one submission. Please call me at 503-947-5783 for further questions and clarification.</p>\r\n<div></div>\r\n</p>','',1,0,0,11,'2009-02-02 00:00:00',45,'','0000-00-00 00:00:00',0,0,'0000-00-00 00:00:00','2011-08-17 14:42:39','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','','{\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_layout\":\"\"}',1,0,22,'','',2,2,'{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}',0,'*',''),(70,119,'Math Science Adoption 2009','math-science-adoption-2009','','<p>\r\n<p>CIRCULAR OF INFORMATIONANNOUNCING THE UPCOMINGADOPTION OF INSTRUCTIONALMATERIALS IN OREGON2009 AdoptionContract effectiveFebruary 2010–June 2016Mathematics, Grades 9-12Science, Grades K-5/6Science, Grades 6-8Biology, Grades 9-12 Chemistry, Grades 9-12Earth Science, Grades 9-12Integrated Science, Grades 9-12Physical Science, Grades 9-12Physics, Grades 9-12 A circular of information pertaining to the adoption of instructional materials in Oregon. Issued at the direction of the State Board of Education by Susan Castillo, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Salem, Oregon 97310. It is the policy of the State Board of Education and a priority of the Oregon Department of Education that there will be no discrimination or harassment on the grounds of race, color, sex, marital status, religion, national origin, age or disability in any educational programs, activities, or employment. Persons having questions about equal opportunity and nondiscrimination should contact the State Superintendent of Public Instruction at the Oregon Department of Education, 255 Capitol Street NE, Salem, Oregon 97310; phone 503-947-5740; or fax 503-378-4772.The officially codified and compiled Oregon Administrative Rules are published by the Secretary of State and portions of that published compilation have copyright status. The Oregon Administrative Rules presented on these pages are not the official version of the rules published by the Secretary of State.Please direct questions to:Sue PartonInstructional Materials ServicesOregon Department of Education255 Capitol Street NESalem, OR 97310Phone (503) 947-5783Fax (503) 378-5156www.ode.state.or.us CIRCULAR OF INFORMATIONFebruary 2009TO<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Publishers of Instructional MaterialsFROM<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Susan Castillo, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Oregon Department of Education, Salem, Oregon 97310SUBJECT<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Information pertaining to the forthcoming adoption of instructional materials in Oregon.In compliance with the laws of Oregon, now in force, covering the adoption of instructional materials for the schools of Oregon, I am directed by the State Board of Education to issue this circular in accordance with the provisions of the aforesaid laws.MEETINGDATEANDPLACE October 15, 2009State Board of EducationOregon Department of Education255 Capitol Street NESalem, Oregon 97310SUBJECTCATEGORIESFORBASALADOPTIONS*<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Category 1 Mathematics, Grades 9-12Category 2 Science, Grades K-5/6Category 3 Science, Grades 6-8Category 4 Biology, Grades 9-12Category 5 Chemistry, Grades 9-12Category 6 Earth Science, Grades 9-12Category 7 Integrated Science, Grades 9-12Category 8 Physical Science, Grades 9-12Category 9 Physics, Grades 9-12OREGON INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS SUMMARY FORM<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>All publishers are required to prepare the Oregon Instructional Materials Summary Form which include documentation and analysis on their submitted instructional materials showing how they conform to the criteria adopted by the State Board of Education for the review and selection of instructional materials. Forms for preparing such summary forms are available from the State Instructional Materials Services, Department of Education. Completed summary forms must be submitted to appropriate evaluation committee members and Department of Education staff as directed by the State Instructional Materials Services. (OAR 581-011-0095-2)The proposal shall include documentation and analysis on each textbook showing how it conforms to the guidelines and criteria adopted by the State Board of Education for the review and adoption of textbooks. (ORS 337.060-2)SUBMISSION FEES<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>ORS 337.065 requires the Department of Education to collect from each publisher or supplier who submits a proposal a fee equal to the retail price, or $50, whichever is the greater, for each textbook title or item of instructional material proposed by the publisher or supplier for review and adoption by the board. Fees are payable prior to consideration of the proposal.SUBMISSIONFORMS<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>In order for the Department of Education to assess the proper fee, publishers or suppliers are required to complete a “Submission Form” listing the retail price of each item and the required fee. Submission forms and instructions for completing the forms may be obtained from the State Instructional Materials Services, Department of Education, 255 Capitol Street NE, Salem, Oregon 97310.<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span> *BASAL ADOPTIONSBasal instructional programs may be adopted by the State Board of Education. (OAR 581-011-0050-3)Instructional material for purposes of Oregon law is defined “…as any organized system which constitutes the major instructional vehicle for a given course of study or any part thereof. A major instructional vehicle may include such instructional items as a hardbound or softbound book or books, or sets or kits of print and non-print materials, including electronic and internet or web-based materials or media.” (OAR 581-011-0050) PROPOSAL (BID)FORMS<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Proposals must be submitted on forms supplied by the State Instructional Materials Services, Department of Education. These forms and instructions for completing them will be sent to those submitting materials in the adoption.The general form of proposals is substantially as follows:_______________________________________ ___________________________________<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Name of Company<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Subject/CategoryINSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS PROPOSALTo the Oregon Department of Education, 255 Capitol Street NE, Salem, Oregon 97310.<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span> ___________________________________ DateIn compliance with the laws of the State of Oregon governing the adoption of instructional materials by the State Board of Education, we herewith submit our proposal for the supply of the instructional materials listed on the attached continuation sheets, numbered _____ to _____ inclusive, for a period of six years, or for such other time period as the Board shall designate, beginning February, 2010. The instructional materials so listed will be supplied at the prices* set opposite each in accordance with the terms of the contract.The publisher further agrees:<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>1.<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>To comply with all laws of the State of Oregon and rules of the Board for the distribution and handling of adopted instructional materials during the life of the contract.<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>2.<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>To maintain the type, binding, paper, general mechanical execution and other material aspects of the instructional materials to a quality that is equal to or better than the sample submitted to the Board with this proposal.<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>3.<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>To reduce in Oregon the wholesale or retail price of the instructional materials named in this proposal if there is a reduction in the wholesale or the retail price of the instructional materials during the life of the contract in any other state or territory of the United States.<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>4.<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>To establish and maintain a depository(s) at a place or places designated by the Board where school districts and patrons may be continually supplied with instructional materials that are adopted by the Board.<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>5.<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>To provide the instructional materials on the attached continuation sheet(s) at the prices listed. The continuation sheets shall specify the subject, category, and company name and shall list the author and exact title of each item of instructional material (including series title, if any), grade level, date of copyright, and prices.<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>6.<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>That in this proposal the wholesale price f.o.b. at publisher represents a discount from the retail list price of ___ percent and the wholesale price f.o.b. at designated state depository(s) in Oregon represents the same discount from the retail list price and that no greater discount is allowed wholesale at publisher or wholesale at state depository than at any other point in the United States by our company or any of its agents.<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>7.<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>To enter into a contract in conformance with this proposal and to execute a bond or an irrevocable letter of credit issued by a commercial bank in such sum as the Board may designate to secure the full and faithful performance of this contract by the publisher.<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span> *EXPLANATION OF PRICE COLUMNS IN BOTH PROPOSAL AND CONTRACT FORMS<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>1.<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>The wholesale price at depository is the price at which the instructional materials will be furnished to the State Board of Education and to school districts at the wholesale depository, or wholesale depositories, maintained in the state. 2.<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>The retail price (list price) is the price at which the instructional materials will be furnished to the general public.<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>3.<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>The wholesale price at publishers is the price at which the instructional materials will be furnished to the State Board of Education and to school districts f.o.b. at the place of publication.<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>4.<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>On both the proposal and contract the wholesale at publisher price and the wholesale at depository price shall be the same thus requiring the publisher or the supplier to pay the freight to transport the contracted materials to the Oregon depository.INSTRUCTIONALMATERIALS CONTRACT FORM<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>The general form of contracts is substantially as follows:THIS AGREEMENT is entered into on the ______ day of ______________, 20__, between the State Board of Education of the State of Oregon, hereafter referred to as the Board, and _________________________, a firm or corporation, hereafter referred to as the publisher.Pursuant to ORS Chapter 337, the Board had a meeting on the ____________ day of October, ______, and adopted the instructional materials described below for use in all public school districts in Oregon, except as provided under ORS 337.141, for six years beginning on the first day of February, 2010.The instructional materials are authorized by the Board for use in public school districts in the State of Oregon and are included in the list of instructional materials circulated by the Superintendent of Public Instruction under ORS 337.030.The publisher agrees to make available for sale in the State of Oregon during the term of this contract the attached instructional materials to Oregon public school districts in sufficient quantity, as needed, and of a quality of type, binding, paper, general mechanical execution and other material aspects equal to or better than the sample submitted to the Board by the publisher with the publisher’s written proposal.(Here set out on attachment of the contract the author and title of the instructional materials, date of copyright, wholesale price at depository, retail/list price, wholesale price at publisher, together with explanations of terms as set forth in the proposal forms.)The publisher agrees to prepare and submit, on or before February 1, 2010 a National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standards (NIMAS) file set to the National Instructional Materials accessibility Center (NIMAC) that complies with the terms and procedures set forth by NIMAC. Should the vendor be a distributor of the materials and not the publisher, the distributor agrees to immediately notify the publisher of its obligation to submit NIMAS file sets of the purchased products to NIMAC. The files will be used for the production and use of alternate formats as permitted under the law. The publisher agrees to establish and maintain during the period of this contract in the State of Oregon any depositories designated or required by the Board in order to meet the needs of Oregon school districts.The publisher agrees to comply with the laws of the State of Oregon and the rules of the Board relating to the adoption, place of deposit, and sale of instructional materials in Oregon public school districts.The publisher agrees not to charge or sell these instructional materials in Oregon during the term of this contract at a price greater than is charged for such instructional materials in any other state or territory of the United States. If the publisher reduces the price of the instructional materials in any other state or territory, it shall provide a corresponding reduction in the price offered to Oregon public school districts.Upon execution of this contract, the publisher agrees to furnish a good and sufficient surety bond or an irrevocable letter of credit issued by a commercial bank in the sum of $10,000, payable to the State of Oregon for the full and faithful performance of the publisher’s obligations under this contract. The publisher’s execution of a surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit shall not limit the publisher’s liability to the State of Oregon, any public school district or any other person for failure of the publisher to comply with any terms of this contract.The Board may terminate this contract in whole or in part by written notice of default (including breach of contract) to the publisher if the publisher fails to perform any of the publisher’s obligations under this contract in accordance with its terms, and after receipt of written notice from the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, fails to correct such failures within 10 days or such longer periods as the State Superintendent may authorize. The rights and remedies of the Board provided in this paragraph relating to defaults by the publisher shall not be exclusive and are in addition to any other rights and remedies provided by law or under this contract.The publisher shall defend, save and hold harmless the State of Oregon, the Board, the Department of Education, its officers, agents and employees, from all claims, suits or actions resulting from or arising out of the activities of the publisher or its subcontractors, agents or employees under this contract.The State Board of Education and the publisher hereto have caused the contract to be executed the day and date first written above. BONDKNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that we______________________, as principal, and as surety are held and firmly bound unto the State of State of Oregon in the full sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000), lawful money of the United States of America, for the payment of which said sum of money well and truly to be made, we bind ourselves, our successors and assigns, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents.Signed, sealed and dated this _______ day of __________________________, 2010.THE CONDITIONS of the above obligations are such that, whereas, by virtue of and pursuant to the laws of the State of Oregon, the State Board of Education has adopted certain instructional materials for use in the public schools of the State of Oregon, and entered into a contract with the above bounden principal for furnishing the adopted materials for use in the public schools of said State, dated October 15, 2009, which contract by this reference is made a part hereof, as fully as if set forth herein.NOW, THEREFORE, if the said principal shall well and truly keep and in all respects fully perform the said contract with the State Board of Education, and shall keep and maintain all of said books and/or instructional materials and the depositories for the sale thereof in accordance with the provisions of the laws of the State of Oregon and of said contract, at the prices therein specified, for the period set forth in the said contract, and shall during said period in all respects comply with the provisions of said contract and with the rules and regulations of the State Board of Education and laws of the State of Oregon aforesaid, then this obligation shall be void, otherwise to remain in full force and effect.IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we, the said principal and the said surety, have executed these presents the day and year first above written.________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span> Principal<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span> __________________________________________<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span> Surety OREGON REVISED STATUTES (ORS) RELATING TOADOPTION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS* 337.030<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Annual circular to school textbook publishers.<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall, under the direction of the State Board of Education, mail a copy of a circular to all the leading school textbook publishers in the United States. The circular shall contain:<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>(1)<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>The name and address of the State Board of Education.<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>(2)<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>The time and place of meeting of the board to review and adopt textbooks.<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>(3)<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>The general form of the proposal to be followed by publishers in submitting textbooks for review and adoption.<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>(4)<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>The general form of contract to be entered into between the board and a publisher whose textbooks may be adopted.<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>(5)<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>The branches of study for which textbooks are to be adopted.<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>(6)<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>The statutory provisions relating to the review and adoption of textbooks.<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>(7)<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Such additional information as may be considered useful.337.035<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Establishment of guidelines and criteria for review and selection of textbooks and instructional materials; rules.<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>The State Board of Education by rule shall establish guidelines and criteria for the review and selection of textbooks and other instructional materials to be placed on the list adopted under ORS 337.050.337.050 List of textbooks and instructional materials.<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>(1)<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>The State Board of Education shall review and adopt, for periods established by the board, a list of textbooks and other instructional materials for use by school districts. The list shall contain, whenever possible: (a) More than one textbook selection for each grade and subject field in the standard curriculum for which, in its judgment, textbooks are required; and (b) More than one instructional material selection for each grade and subject field in the standard curriculum for which, in its judgment, instructional materials are required.<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>(2)<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>The State Board of Education shall consider the best educational interests of the students as well as the most economical method of purchasing textbooks and instructional materials in setting periods for textbook and instructional materials review and adoption.<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>(3)<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>The board shall refrain from adopting any textbook or instructional materials in a subject field whenever it finds that no textbook or instructional materials can be documented as meeting, to the degree determined by the board, the guidelines and criteria established by the board for textbooks and instructional materials.<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>(4)<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>The board may approve the request of a publisher to substitute a more recent edition of any officially adopted textbook or item of instructional material in lieu of the edition or item adopted by the board.337.060 Submission of proposals by publishers.<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>(1)<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>The proposals of each publisher shall be submitted to the Department of Education in writing and shall be responsive to the requirements of ORS 337.030 (3) and (4), and such other information relating to the terms and conditions under which the publisher proposes to furnish textbooks as the State Board of Education may require.<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>(2)<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>In addition to the material required under subsection (1) of this section, the proposal shall include documentation and analysis on each textbook showing how it conforms to the guidelines and criteria adopted by the State Board of Education for the review and adoption of textbooks.337.065 Publisher fee.<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>(1)<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>The Department of Education shall collect from each publisher or other supplier who submits a proposal under ORS 337.060 a fee equal to the retail price, or $50, whichever is the greater, for each textbook title or item of instructional material proposed by the publisher or supplier for review and adoption by the board. Fees are payable prior to consideration of the proposal.<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>(2)<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>The moneys received under subsection (1) of this section shall be paid into the State Treasury and placed to the credit of the Department of Education. The moneys are continuously appropriated to meet expenses incurred under this chapter.337.075<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Adoption or rejection of proposals.<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>(1)<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>The State Board of Education may adopt or reject any textbook contained in any proposal. If the terms and conditions for furnishing a textbook in all proposals relating to that textbook are considered by the board to be unreasonable or the textbook is considered to be unsuitable pursuant to guidelines and criteria established by the board, the board may reject the textbook.<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>(2)<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>At the same or subsequent sessions, the board may receive new proposals for a textbook previously rejected and adopt the textbook in the same manner as other textbooks are required to be adopted. No proposal shall be considered unless the publisher has delivered without charge two copies of each textbook contained in the proposal to the Department of Education at least 60 days before the meeting.337.080<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Report of textbook and instructional materials adoptions.<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>The State Board of Education shall immediately report to the public the textbooks and instructional materials that have been adopted and placed on the list under ORS 337.050. The report shall be signed by the chairperson of the board.337.090<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Contract with publisher, terms; security breach; remedies. (1)<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>The State Board of Education, as soon as practicable, shall enter into a written contract with each publisher the textbook of which has been adopted. The contract shall require the publisher to maintain at least one depository to be designated by the board, where such textbooks may be purchased and to furnish such textbooks according to law and the conditions named in the proposal.<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>(2)<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>The board shall take from each publisher entering into a contract a good and sufficient bond, or an irrevocable letter of credit issued by an insured institution, as defined in ORS 706.008, in such sum as stipulated damages as the board may determine, payable to the State of Oregon for the benefit of the Common School Fund, executed by the publisher as obligor together with a surety company authorized to do business in this state as surety and approved by the board, for the full and faithful performance of the contract.<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>(3)<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>If any publisher fails to carry out the provisions of the contract on the part of the publisher, or, with intent to evade the provisions of the contract, sells any of the textbooks in this state at prices higher than specified in the contract of the publisher, the board may, on behalf of the state, rescind the contract and notify the publisher thereof, or bring the appropriate action or suit to enforce the provision of the publisher’s bond or letter of credit.337.100<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Circular of adopted textbooks and instructional materials.<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall, under the direction of the State Board of Education, issue a circular giving the full title of each textbook and a description of the instructional materials adopted by the board and placed on the list under ORS 337.050. The circular may include such other information as the board may consider useful.337.110<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Selection of substitute or additional textbooks and instructional materials.<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>If at any time during the period for which a textbook or other instructional materials is on the approved list adopted under ORS 337.050, it becomes necessary for the State Board of Education to adopt any textbook or other instructional material instead of those regularly adopted, the chairperson of the board may call a special session of the board. It may, upon convening adopt such textbook or other instructional material in the same manner as other textbooks or other instructional materials are required to be adopted; except the Superintendent of Public Instruction need not in such case cause circulars described in ORS 337.030 to be sent to publishers.337.120<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>School board adoption and use of approved textbooks and instructional materials.<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>(1)<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Except as otherwise provided by ORS 337.141, the district school board, with the assistance of teachers and administrators of the district, shall adopt textbooks and other instructional materials for each grade and subject field for which instruction is provided by the district school board from the approved list. The district school board shall involve parents and citizens in the process.<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>(2)<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>The district school board shall cause the books or materials, according to titles, so adopted to be used in its schools at the beginning of the next school year following the state adoption, except when, pursuant to rules of the State Board of Education, the district school board is authorized by the Superintendent of Public Instruction to postpone such use for a reasonable period of time.337.141 Textbook and instructional materials adoption and use by school boards.<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Upon prior notice to the State Board of Education, the district school board of any school district may adopt and use textbooks or other instructional materials in place of or in addition to those adopted by the State Board of Education provided they meet the guidelines and criteria established by the State Board of Education.337.150<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>School board and charter school duty to provide textbooks<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>(1)<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Subject to ORS 339.155, each district school board shall provide textbooks, prescribed or authorized by law, for free use by all resident public school pupils enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12.<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>(2)<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Subject to ORS 339.155, each public charter school as defined in ORS 338.005 shall provide textbooks, prescribed or authorized by law, for free use by all pupils enrolled in the public charter school.337.260<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Textbooks on American history and government.<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Every district school board, the State Board of Education and every committee or officer responsible for the adoption of textbooks for use in the public schools shall adopt textbooks on American history and government which adequately stress the services rendered by those who achieved our national independence, who established our form of constitutional government and who preserved our federal union. Respect for all people, regardless of race, color, creed, national origin, age, sex, or disability, and their contributions to our history and system of government shall be reflected in the textbooks adopted by the State Board of Education.</p>\r\n<div></div>\r\n</p>','',1,0,0,11,'2009-02-02 00:00:00',45,'','0000-00-00 00:00:00',0,0,'0000-00-00 00:00:00','2011-08-17 14:43:27','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','','{\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_layout\":\"\"}',1,0,21,'','',2,0,'{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}',0,'*',''),(71,120,'Math/Science Adoption 2009','mathscience-adoption-2009','','<p> </p>\r\n<p>IMPORTANT INFORMATION Mathematics, Grades 9-12 and Science, Grades K-12 Due Dates Teacher Nomination for Criteria Committee Meeting and Textbook Evaluation Due Date.<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>September 5, 2008 Criteria Committee Meeting (Before State Board meets in January have the teachers look at the criteria and send back comments by November 14th).<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>October 3, 2008 Send Invitation Letter to Math &amp; Science Publishers to participate in adoption (Circular, Notice #1, Invitation to Oregon Process Meeting &amp; Publisher’s Briefing, and Dates to Remember Form)<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>January 19, 2009 Oregon Process Meeting about Instructional Materials at ODE in Salem (Please RSVP)<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>February 19, 2009 Form to publisher’s to return if interested in participating in the 2009 adoption process in Mathematics, Grades 9-12 &amp; Science, Grades K-12. February 13, 2009 Publishers’ Briefing Meeting-Basement A at ODE in Salem (Please RSVP)<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>March 19, 2009 Instructional Materials Proposal Due and CD on Excel April 3, 2009 Oregon Instructional Materials Summary Form Due (12 copies sent to ODE)<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>May 29, 2009 Bid Changes<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>May 29, 2009 Payments Due Invoices will be sent and need to be paid before the presentation process-August 10-21, 2009 Samples Arrive at Western Oregon Univ. in Monmouth<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>August 3-7, 2009 A publisher representative comes to Western Oregon for THEIR computer Set-Up from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.-Mandatory<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>August 7, 2009 Evaluation at Western Oregon Univ. in Monmouth<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>August 10-21, 2009 Adoption of Mathematics, Grades 9-12 and Science, Grades K-12 Instructional Materials-Third Thursday of October, 2009.<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>October 15, 2009 Fall Caravan of Mathematics, Grades 9-12 &amp; Science, Grades K-12 Instructional Materials TBD</p>\r\n<p> </p>','',1,0,0,11,'2009-02-02 00:00:00',45,'','0000-00-00 00:00:00',0,0,'0000-00-00 00:00:00','2011-08-17 14:45:07','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','','{\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_layout\":\"\"}',1,0,20,'','',2,0,'{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}',0,'*',''),(72,121,'National standards','national-standards','','<p>\r\n<p>46 States Commit to Common-Standards Push By Michele McNeil Premium article access courtesy of Edweek.org. Read more FREE content! Printer-Friendly Email Article Reprints Comments (18) Forty-six states—representing 80 percent of the nation’s K-12 student population—have formally agreed to join forces to create common academic standards in math and English language arts through an effort led by the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers. The four states not on board, as of Friday, were Alaska, Missouri, South Carolina, and Texas. “This is a giant step,” said U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, who has been pushing states to adopt common, rigorous standards. “It would have unimaginable, this kind of thing, just a year or two ago.” As for those states holding out, he said: “I’m not focused on politics, but there’s plenty of time” for them to sign on. In each of the 46 states, both the governor and the chief education officer signed a memorandum of agreement committing to the process and development of voluntary, common standards—the tangible result of a daylong meeting in Chicago in April. The District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands have also agreed to take part. “It’s going to take both the governor and the chief to get this work done,” said Dane Linn, the director of the education division of the Washington-based NGA’s Center for Best Practices. “This is really becoming an economic and a moral imperative. We can’t afford to keep operating in a vacuum.” The groups plan to pursue their aggressive timeline of getting college- and career-readiness standards—those things students should know by the time they finish high school—in draft form for states and eventually the public to review in July. Grade-by-grade standards—which the organizers are also calling “learning progression standards”—are set to be done in December. Working groups composed of representatives from the Washington-based group Achieve, the New York City-based College Board, and ACT Inc., the Iowa City, Iowa-based organization that administers the college-entrance test of that name, will develop the standards. Both the NGA and the CCSSO plan to create a “validation” committee made up of independent national and international experts in content standards to review and comment on the drafts. The experts will be nominated by states and organizations, but ultimately chosen by those two organizations. Once the standards are agreed to, it will be up to the states to get them adopted. The signed memo stipulates that the common core must represent at least 85 percent of a state’s standards, and that the common core needs to be adopted within three years. The memo also spells out that the governors’ association and the state chiefs’ council will convene a “national policy forum” to facilitate the sharing and coordination of this standards effort. The forum will include the Alliance for Excellent Education, the Business Roundtable, the National School Boards Association, the Council of the Great City Schools, the James B. Hunt Jr. Institute for Leadership and Policy, and the National Association of State Boards of Education. Lengthy Process The 46-state commitment follows an April 17 meeting in Chicago that drew 41 states. The one-day summit was meant to get education chiefs and governors’ policy advisers in a room to learn about the effort, and eventually to commit to it. (\\\"NGA, CCSSO Launch Common Standards Drive,\\\" April 20, 2009.) “We didn’t want them to join in a cavalier way,” said Gene Wilhoit, the executive director of the Washington-based CCSSO. “It’s time for a very serious effort.” A primary goal is to eliminate the patchwork of academic standards across the country that result in students in the same grades learning different things in different states. The effort also is intended to devise a more rigorous common set of academic targets, and then internationally benchmark them. But that isn’t a persuasive argument for officials in Texas, which just approved new English and math standards, and developed and ordered new testing materials and textbooks as a result. Switching gears could cost the state up to $3 billion, said Texas Education Agency spokeswoman DeEtta Culbertson. “The economic reasons [for holding out] are substantial,” she said. In South Carolina, a spokesman for Gov. Mark Sanford said that the state has a separately elected superintendent of education, and that Gov. Sanford, a Republican, deferred to Superintendent Jim Rex to make the decision. “The governor does not have a role in implementing education policy,” spokesman Joel Sawyer said. But even though Mr. Rex, a Democrat, has signed on, Gov. Sanford will still not sign the agreement, Mr. Sawyer added. Pete Pillow, a spokesman for the education superintendent, said the state education department is already preparing to pursue the common standards even if South Carolina isn’t officially part of the larger group. Missouri isn’t necessarily holding out for good, but is currently searching for a new education chief. Gov. Jay Nixon, a Democrat, wanted to wait until a new chief is on board, which will probably be this summer, said spokesman Scott Holste. A call to the education department in Alaska was not returned. For states that are forging ahead, there could be a financial payoff. Chiefs and governors have their eyes on federal economic-stimulus money in the $4.35 billion Race to the Top fund, authorized as part of the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which Secretary Duncan will dole out in the form of competitive grants to states. (The memo of agreement mentions the Race to the Top Fund as a possible revenue source.) Mr. Duncan and President Obama are pushing for voluntary common content standards. The U.S. Department of Education is finalizing the application process for the Race to the Top money, said spokesman John White. Although states will need to submit individual applications for that aid, states will still be asked to collaborate on their proposals, Mr. White said. Vol. 28, Issue 33</p>\r\n<div></div>\r\n</p>','',1,0,0,11,'2009-06-03 00:00:00',45,'','0000-00-00 00:00:00',0,0,'0000-00-00 00:00:00','2011-08-17 14:45:42','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','','{\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_layout\":\"\"}',1,0,19,'','',2,0,'{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}',0,'*',''),(73,122,'OACE Conference','oace-conference','','<p>\r\n<p>Dear Mr. Johnson, Thank you for the recent invitation from Keith Johnson to the OACE conference in Seaside; we appreciate the invitation and also your efforts to get attendees to visit the exhibits. Regarding the request from parents asking for materials to be sold at the conference. Representatives of educational publishers are prohibited from selling curriculum directly at the conference. The policy of most educational publishers is for customers to order materials through the catalog. I realize this policy can create an inconvenience for the parents, but the publisher representatives are following the rules of their respective companies. In this time of economic downturn, publishers like schools, school districts, and educational organizations are watching their budgets. In order for a representative to attend a conference, they are more and more needing to show the benefits of a particular conference to their managers. Thus, it is really important that participants are both encouraged and given time in the conference schedule to visit the exhibits. The representatives know the value of connecting with educators at conferences and supporting various organizations. However, with the number of conferences across the state and northwest, they are having to budget like everyone else. This means attending those conferences with the most contact time with participants who are decision makers and/or recommenders. Again, thank you for the invitation and your continued efforts to get conference attendees to visit the exhibits. Sincerely, Jody McCrain Executive Director WOATRA</p>\r\n<div></div>\r\n</p>','',1,0,0,11,'2009-09-28 00:00:00',45,'','0000-00-00 00:00:00',0,0,'0000-00-00 00:00:00','2011-08-17 14:46:27','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','','{\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_layout\":\"\"}',1,0,18,'','',2,0,'{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}',0,'*',''),(74,123,'World Language Adoption materials','world-language-adoption-materials','','<p>\r\n<p>CIRCULAR OF INFORMATION ANNOUNCING THE UPCOMING ADOPTION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS IN OREGON 2010 Adoption Contract effective February 2011–June 2017 Category 1: Elementary Second Languages (World Languages) Category 2: Secondary Second Languages (World Languages) Category 3: Language for Native/Heritage Speakers Note: Languages may include Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Sign Language, Mandarin Chinese, Russian, or Italian. A circular of information pertaining to the adoption of instructional materials in Oregon. Issued at the direction of the State Board of Education by Susan Castillo, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Salem, Oregon 97310. It is the policy of the State Board of Education and a priority of the Oregon Department of Education that there will be no discrimination or harassment on the grounds of race, color, sex, marital status, religion, national origin, age or disability in any educational programs, activities, or employment. Persons having questions about equal opportunity and nondiscrimination should contact the State Superintendent of Public Instruction at the Oregon Department of Education, 255 Capitol Street NE, Salem, Oregon 97310; phone 503-947-5746; or fax 503-378-5156. The officially codified and compiled Oregon Administrative Rules are published by the Secretary of State and portions of that published compilation have copyright status. The Oregon Administrative Rules presented on these pages are not the official version of the rules published by the Secretary of State. Please direct questions to: Paula Merritt (paula.merritt@state.or.us) Instructional Materials Services Oregon Department of Education 255 Capitol Street NE Salem, OR 97310 Phone (503) 947-5746 Fax (503) 378-5156 www.ode.state.or.us 1 CIRCULAR OF INFORMATION February 2011 TO Publishers of Instructional Materials FROM Susan Castillo, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Oregon Department of Education, Salem, Oregon 97310 SUBJECT Information pertaining to the forthcoming adoption of instructional materials in Oregon. In compliance with the laws of Oregon, now in force, covering the adoption of instructional materials for the schools of Oregon, I am directed by the State Board of Education to issue this circular in accordance with the provisions of the aforesaid laws. MEETING DATE AND PLACE October 22, 2010 State Board of Education Oregon Department of Education 255 Capitol Street NE Salem, Oregon 97310 SUBJECT CATEGORIES FOR BASAL ADOPTIONS* Category 1: Elementary Second Languages (World Languages) Category 2: Secondary Second Languages (World Languages) Category 3: Language for Native/Heritage Speakers Note: Languages may include Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Sign Language, Mandarin Chinese, Russian, or Italian. OREGON INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS SUMMARY FORM All publishers are required to prepare Oregon Instructional materials Summary Form which include documentation and analysis on their submitted instructional materials showing how they conform to the criteria adopted by the State Board of Education for the review and selection of instructional materials. Forms for preparing such summary forms are available from the State Instructional Materials Services, Department of Education. Completed summary forms must be submitted to appropriate evaluation committee members and Department of Education staff as directed by the State Instructional Materials Services. (OAR 581-011-0095-2) The proposal shall include documentation and analysis on each textbook showing how it conforms to the guidelines and criteria adopted by the State Board of Education for the review and adoption of textbooks. (ORS 337.060-2) SUBMISSION FEES ORS 337.065 requires the Department of Education to collect from each publisher or supplier who submits a proposal a fee equal to the retail price, or $50, whichever is the greater, for each textbook title or item of instructional material proposed by the publisher or supplier for review and adoption by the board. Fees are payable prior to consideration of the proposal. SUBMISSION FORMS In order for the Department of Education to assess the proper fee, publishers or suppliers are required to complete a “Submission Form” listing the retail price of each item and the required fee. Submission forms and instructions for completing the forms may be obtained from the State Instructional Materials Services, Department of Education, 255 Capitol Street NE, Salem, Oregon 97310. *BASAL ADOPTIONS Basal instructional programs may be adopted by the State Board of Education. (OAR 581-011-0050-3) Instructional material for purposes of Oregon law is defined “…as any organized system which constitutes the major instructional vehicle for a given course of study or any part thereof. A major instructional vehicle may include such instructional items as a hardbound or softbound book or books, or sets or kits of print and non-print materials, including electronic and internet or web-based materials or media.” (OAR 581-011-0050) 2 PROPOSAL (BID) FORMS Proposals must be submitted on forms supplied by the State Instructional Materials Services, Department of Education. These forms and instructions for completing them will be sent to those submitting materials in the adoption. The general form of proposals is substantially as follows: _______________________________________ ___________________________________ Name of Company Subject/Category INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS PROPOSAL To the Oregon Department of Education, 255 Capitol Street NE, Salem, Oregon 97310. ___________________________________ Date In compliance with the laws of the State of Oregon governing the adoption of instructional materials by the State Board of Education, we herewith submit our proposal for the supply of the instructional materials listed on the attached continuation sheets, numbered _____ to _____ inclusive, for a period of six years, or for such other time period as the Board shall designate, beginning February, 2011. The instructional materials so listed will be supplied at the prices* set opposite each in accordance with the terms of the contract. The publisher further agrees: 1. To comply with all laws of the State of Oregon and rules of the Board for the distribution and handling of adopted instructional materials during the life of the contract. 2. To maintain the type, binding, paper, general mechanical execution and other material aspects of the instructional materials to a quality that is equal to or better than the sample submitted to the Board with this proposal. 3. To reduce in Oregon the wholesale or retail price of the instructional materials named in this proposal if there is a reduction in the wholesale or the retail price of the instructional materials during the life of the contract in any other state or territory of the United States. 4. To establish and maintain a depository(s) at a place or places designated by the Board where school districts and patrons may be continually supplied with instructional materials that are adopted by the Board. 5. To provide the instructional materials on the attached continuation sheet(s) at the prices listed. The continuation sheets shall specify the subject, category, and company name and shall list the author and exact title of each item of instructional material (including series title, if any), grade level, date of copyright, and prices. 6. That in this proposal the wholesale price f.o.b. at publisher represents a discount from the retail list price of ___ percent and the wholesale price f.o.b. at designated state depository(s) in Oregon represents the same discount from the retail list price and that no greater discount is allowed wholesale at publisher or wholesale at state depository than at any other point in the United States by our company or any of its agents. 7. To enter into a contract in conformance with this proposal and to execute a bond or an irrevocable letter of credit issued by a commercial bank in such sum as the Board may designate to secure the full and faithful performance of this contract by the publisher. *EXPLANATION OF PRICE COLUMNS IN BOTH PROPOSAL AND CONTRACT FORMS 1. The wholesale price at depository is the price at which the instructional materials will be furnished to the State Board of Education and to school districts at the wholesale depository, or wholesale depositories, maintained in the state. 2. The retail price (list price) is the price at which the instructional materials will be furnished to the general public. 3. The wholesale price at publishers is the price at which the instructional materials will be furnished to the State Board of Education and to school districts f.o.b. at the place of publication. 4. On both the proposal and contract the wholesale at publisher price and the wholesale at depository price shall be the same thus requiring the publisher or the supplier to pay the freight to transport the contracted materials to the Oregon depository. 3 INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS CONTRACT FORM The general form of contracts is substantially as follows: THIS AGREEMENT is entered into on the ______ day of ______________, 20__, between the State Board of Education of the State of Oregon, hereafter referred to as the Board, and _________________________, a firm or corporation, hereafter referred to as the publisher. Pursuant to ORS Chapter 337, the Board had a meeting in October, and adopted the instructional materials described below for use in all public school districts in Oregon, except as provided under ORS 337.141, for six years beginning on the first day of February, 2011. The instructional materials are authorized by the Board for use in public school districts in the State of Oregon and are included in the list of instructional materials circulated by the Superintendent of Public Instruction under ORS 337.030. The publisher agrees to furnish and make available for sale in the State of Oregon at all times during the term of this contract the instructional materials described below to Oregon public school districts in sufficient quantity to provide instructional materials to all Oregon school districts as needed and of a quality of type, binding, paper, general mechanical execution and other material aspects equal to or better than the sample submitted to the Board by the publisher with the publisher’s written proposal. (Here set out on attachment of the contract the author and title of the instructional materials, date of copyright, wholesale price at depository, retail/list price, wholesale price at publisher, together with explanations of terms as set forth in the proposal forms.) The publisher agrees to prepare and submit, on or before February 1, 2011 a NIMAS file set to the NIMAC that complies with the terms and procedures set forth by the NIMAC, and a copy of the NIMAC “Certificate of Proof” sent to the Oregon Department of Education. Should the vendor be a distributor of the materials and not the publisher, the distributor agrees to immediately notify the publisher of its obligation to submit NIMAS file sets of the purchased products to the NIMAC. The files will be used for the production of alternate formats as permitted under the law for students with print disabilities. The publisher agrees to establish and maintain during the period of this contract in the State of Oregon any depositories designated or required by the Board in order to meet the needs of Oregon school districts. The publisher agrees to comply with the laws of the State of Oregon and the rules of the Board relating to the adoption, place of deposit, and sale of instructional materials in Oregon public school districts. The publisher agrees not to charge or sell these instructional materials in Oregon during the term of this contract at a price greater than is charged for such instructional materials in any other state or territory of the United States. If the publisher reduces the price of the instructional materials in any other state or territory, it shall provide a corresponding reduction in the price offered to Oregon public school districts. Upon execution of this contract, the publisher agrees to furnish a good and sufficient surety bond or an irrevocable letter of credit issued by a commercial bank in the sum of $10,000, payable to the State of Oregon for the full and faithful performance of the publisher’s obligations under this contract. The publisher’s execution of a surety bond or irrevocable letter of credit shall not limit the publisher’s liability to the State of Oregon, any public school district or any other person for failure of the publisher to comply with any terms of this contract. The Board may terminate this contract in whole or in part by written notice of default (including breach of contract) to the publisher if the publisher fails to perform any of the publisher’s obligations under this contract in accordance with its terms, and after receipt of written notice from the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, fails to correct such failures within 10 days or such longer periods as the State Superintendent may authorize. The rights and remedies of the Board provided in this paragraph relating to defaults by the publisher shall not be exclusive and are in addition to any other rights and remedies provided by law or under this contract. The publisher shall defend, save and hold harmless the State of Oregon, the Board, the Department of Education, its officers, agents and employees, from all claims, suits or actions resulting from or arising out of the activities of the publisher or its subcontractors, agents or employees under this contract. The State Board of Education and the publisher hereto have caused the contract to be executed the day and date first written above. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ *INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS/TEXTBOOKS – The 1953 Legislature amended the textbook law to make it possible for instructional materials other than textbooks to be adopted if the need should arise. In this pamphlet, where the word “textbook” is used, it may be construed to mean “textbooks and instructional materials.” 4 OREGON REVISED STATUTES (ORS) RELATING TO ADOPTION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS* 337.030 Annual circular to school textbook publishers. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall, under the direction of the State Board of Education, mail a copy of a circular to all the leading school textbook publishers in the United States. The circular shall contain: (1) The name and post office address of the State Board of Education. (2) The time and place of meeting of the board to review and adopt textbooks. (3) The general form of the proposal to be followed by publishers in submitting textbooks for review and adoption. (4) The general form of contract to be entered into between the board and a publisher whose textbooks may be adopted. (5) The branches of study for which textbooks are to be adopted. (6) The statutory provisions relating to the review and adoption of textbooks. (7) Such additional information as may be considered useful. 337.035 Establishment of guidelines and criteria for review and selection of textbooks and instructional materials; rules. The State Board of Education by rule shall establish guidelines and criteria for the review and selection of textbooks and other instructional materials to be placed on the list adopted under ORS 337.050. 337.050 List of textbooks and instructional materials. (1) The State Board of Education shall review and adopt, for periods established by the board, a list of textbooks and other instructional materials for use by school districts. The list shall contain, whenever possible: (a) More than one textbook selection for each grade and subject field in the standard curriculum for which, in its judgment, textbooks are required; and (b) More than one instructional material selection for each grade and subject field in the standard curriculum for which, in its judgment, instructional materials are required. (2) The State Board of Education shall consider the best educational interests of the students as well as the most economical method of purchasing textbooks and instructional materials in setting periods for textbook and instructional materials review and adoption. (3) The board shall refrain from adopting any textbook or instructional materials in a subject field whenever it finds that no textbook or instructional materials can be documented as meeting, to the degree determined by the board, the guidelines and criteria established by the board for textbooks and instructional materials. (4) The board may approve the request of a publisher to substitute a more recent edition of any officially adopted textbook or item of instructional material in lieu of the edition or item adopted by the board. 337.060 Submission of proposals by publishers. (1) The proposals of each publisher shall be submitted to the Department of Education in writing and shall be responsive to the requirements of ORS 337.030 (3) and (4), and such other information relating to the terms and conditions under which the publisher proposes to furnish textbooks as the State Board of Education may require. (2) In addition to the material required under subsection (1) of this section, the proposal shall include documentation and analysis on each textbook showing how it conforms to the guidelines and criteria adopted by the State Board of Education for the review and adoption of textbooks. 337.065 Publisher fee. (1) The Department of Education shall collect from each publisher or other supplier who submits a proposal under ORS 337.060 a fee equal to the retail price, or $50, whichever is the greater, for each textbook title or item of instructional material proposed by the publisher or supplier for review and adoption by the board. Fees are payable prior to consideration of the proposal. (2) The moneys received under subsection (1) of this section shall be paid into the State Treasury and placed to the credit of the Department of Education. The moneys are continuously appropriated to meet expenses incurred under this chapter. 337.075 Adoption or rejection of proposals. (1) The State Board of Education may adopt or reject any textbook contained in any proposal. If the terms and conditions for furnishing a textbook in all proposals relating to that textbook are considered by the board to be unreasonable or the textbook is considered to be unsuitable pursuant to guidelines and criteria established by the board, the board may reject the textbook. (2) At the same or subsequent sessions, the board may receive new proposals for a textbook previously rejected and adopt the textbook in the same manner as other textbooks are required to be adopted. No proposal shall be considered unless the publisher has delivered without charge two copies of each textbook contained in the proposal to the Department of Education at least 60 days before the meeting. 337.080 Report of textbook and instructional materials adoptions. The State Board of Education shall immediately report to the public the textbooks and instructional materials that have been adopted and placed on the list under _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5 ORS 337.050. The report shall be signed by the chairperson of the board. 337.090 Contract with publisher, terms; security breach; remedies. (1) The State Board of Education, as soon as practicable, shall enter into a written contract with each publisher the textbook of which has been adopted. The contract shall require the publisher to maintain at least one depository to be designated by the board, where such textbooks may be purchased and to furnish such textbooks according to law and the conditions named in the proposal. (2) The board shall take from each publisher entering into a contract a good and sufficient bond, or an irrevocable letter of credit issued by an insured institution, as defined in ORS 706.008, in such sum as stipulated damages as the board may determine, payable to the State of Oregon for the benefit of the Common School Fund, executed by the publisher as obligor together with a surety company authorized to do business in this state as surety and approved by the board, for the full and faithful performance of the contract. (3) If any publisher fails to carry out the provisions of the contract on the part of the publisher, or, with intent to evade the provisions of the contract, sells any of the textbooks in this state at prices higher than specified in the contract of the publisher, the board may, on behalf of the state, rescind the contract and notify the publisher thereof, or bring the appropriate action or suit to enforce the provision of the publisher’s bond or letter of credit. 337.100 Circular of adopted textbooks and instructional materials. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall, under the direction of the State Board of Education, issue a circular giving the full title of each textbook and a description of the instructional materials adopted by the board and placed on the list under ORS 337.050. The circular may include such other information as the board may consider useful. 337.110 Selection of substitute or additional textbooks and instructional materials. If at any time during the period for which a textbook or other instructional materials is on the approved list adopted under ORS 337.050, it becomes necessary for the State Board of Education to adopt any textbook or other instructional material instead of those regularly adopted, the chairperson of the board may call a special session of the board. It may, upon convening adopt such textbook or other instructional material in the same manner as other textbooks or other instructional materials are required to be adopted; except the Superintendent of Public Instruction need not in such case cause circulars described in ORS 337.030 to be sent to publishers. 337.120 School board adoption and use of approved textbooks and instructional materials. (1) Except as otherwise provided by ORS 337.141, the district school board, with the assistance of teachers and administrators of the district, shall adopt textbooks and other instructional materials for each grade and subject field for which instruction is provided by the district school board from the approved list. The district school board shall involve parents and citizens in the process. (2) The district school board shall cause the books or materials, according to titles, so adopted to be used in its schools at the beginning of the next school year following the state adoption, except when, pursuant to rules of the State Board of Education, the district school board is authorized by the Superintendent of Public Instruction to postpone such use for a reasonable period of time. 337.141 Textbook and instructional materials adoption and use by school boards. Upon prior notice to the State Board of Education, the district school board of any school district may adopt and use textbooks or other instructional materials in place of or in addition to those adopted by the State Board of Education provided they meet the guidelines and criteria established by the State Board of Education. 337.150 School board and charter school duty to provide textbooks (1) Subject to ORS 339.155, each district school board shall provide textbooks, prescribed or authorized by law, for free use by all resident public school pupils enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12. (2) Subject to ORS 339.155, each public charter school as defined in ORS 338.005 shall provide textbooks, prescribed or authorized by law, for free use by all pupils enrolled in the public charter school. 337.260 Textbooks on American history and government. Every district school board, the State Board of Education and every committee or officer responsible for the adoption of textbooks for use in the public schools shall adopt textbooks on American history and government which adequately stress the services rendered by those who achieved our national independence, who established our form of constitutional government and who preserved our federal union. Respect for all people, regardless of race, color, creed, national origin, age, sex, or disability, and their contributions to our history and system of government shall be reflected in the textbooks adopted by the State Board of Education.</p>\r\n<div></div>\r\n</p>','',1,0,0,11,'2010-01-22 00:00:00',45,'','0000-00-00 00:00:00',0,0,'0000-00-00 00:00:00','2011-08-17 14:47:12','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','','{\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_layout\":\"\"}',1,0,17,'','',2,0,'{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}',0,'*',''),(75,124,'Correction to World Language adoption materials','correction-to-world-language-adoption-materials','','<p>\r\n<p>Oregon Department of Education Educational Improvement &amp; Innovation 255 Capitol St NE Salem, OR 97310 DATE: TO: January 15, 2010 Publishers &amp; Representatives for Oregon Instructional Materials FROM: Drew Hinds/Paula Merritt, Instructional Materials RE: NOTICE - # 1 2010 Oregon State Adoption Process for Instructional Materials- Second Languages (World Languages) Welcome to the Oregon Adoption Materials Process for World Languages (Second Languages) in the following categories: Category 1* – Elementary Second Languages (World Languages) Category 2* - Secondary Second Languages (World Languages) Category 3 - Language for Native/Heritage Speakers Note: Languages may include Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Sign Language, Mandarin Chinese, Russian, or Italian. *Category 1-Grades K-5/6 *Category 2-Grades 7-12 Enclosed you will find the following documents: Circular of Information o announcing the 2010 adoption of Second Languages (World Languages) Information regarding the Oregon Instructional Material Law Information Request Form (to be returned if you wish to participate) 2010 Publisher Adoption Process Schedule If you would like to participate in the process Please complete the “Information Request Form” (2 pages) and return by deadline – 2/5/10. Mail to: 255 Capitol St. NE, Salem OR 97310, Att: Paula Merritt or Phone: (503) 947-5746 Fax to: (503) 378-5156 or scan and email to: Email: Paula.Merritt@state.or.us INFORMATION REQUEST FORM – Due 2/5/10 Request for Information regarding the 2010 Adoption of Second Languages (World Languages) *Page 1 of 2* NOTE: Companies interested in submitting instructional materials for consideration in the 2010 state adoption (contracts effective July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2017) must complete (BOTH PAGES) and return this form on or before 2/5/10. No further informational mailings related to the adoption will be sent unless this form is returned. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Our company is interested in submitting instructional materials for consideration and adoption in the upcoming Oregon state adoption. Please send the criteria and instructions for each category indicated. Further mailings related to this adoption should be sent to the main and or regional office as listed below: Company: Address: Attention of: Telephone: Fax: Email: Contract Representative: Address: Telephone: Fax: Email: The Local Representative (who serves the state of Oregon and to whom informational mailings/email should also be sent is: Name: Address: Telephone: Fax: Email: *NOTE: Upon receipt by ODE, this form will become the official mailing list for the 2010 Adoption in Second Languages (World Languages). INFORMATION REQUEST FORM – Due 2/5/10 (Continued) *Page 2 of 2* Company: To assist the Oregon Department of Education in preparing for the review please estimate the number of submissions your company is considering in each category. Categories Number of Submissions* (Please note language in addition to the number of submissions) Example: Category 1 – Elementary Second Languages (World Languages) One Spanish elementary submission One French elementary submission One German elementary submission 3 Category 1 *– Elementary Second Languages (World Languages) Category 2* - Secondary Second Languages (World Languages) Category 3 – Language for Native/Heritage Speakers Note: Languages may include Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Sign Language, Mandarin Chinese, Russian, or Italian. *Category 1-K-5/6 *Category 2-Middle and high school Submissions: The definition of basal is any organized system which constitutes the major instructional vehicle for a given course of study, or any part thereof. Therefore, each submission must be able to cover core curriculum (basal) and meet the Oregon Content Standards for that category to be considered one submission. If you have several books that are needed to cover core curriculum (basal) and meet the Oregon Content Standards; this would also be considered one submission. Please return pg. 1 &amp; 2 of this form on or before 2/5/10 to: Oregon Department of Education State Instructional Materials Services Attn: Paula Merritt 255 Capitol Street NE Salem, OR 97310 Fax: (503) 378-5156 The attached Publisher Adoption Schedule for 2010 will help with Oregon’s process and timeline. Draft subject to change: (last updated: 1/22/2010 8:15 AM) 2010 OREGON ADOPTION PROCESS DETAILED SCHEDULE for PUBLISHERS Second Languages (World Languages) 2010-2017 Category 1 – Elementary Second Languages (World Languages) Category 2 - Secondary Second Languages (World Languages) Category 3 - Language for Native/Heritage Speakers Note: Languages may include Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Sign Language, Mandarin Chinese, Russian, or Italian *Category 1-K-5/6 *Category 2-Middle and high school Approx. DATE Mailed to you Meeting What How/Specifications Deadline Date Due to ODE 1/15/10 Notice # 1-Instructional Materials Announcement Memo Included: Circular of Information Information Request Form (due back 2/5/10) 2010 Oregon Adoption Process Schedule *Information Request Form Complete 2-page form and return 2/5/10 2/18/09 Via conf call Oregon Process Conference Call Meeting 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm. A call-in number will be sent to you via email at a later date. 2/22/10 (OR after we receive your Information Request Form) Notice # 2-Instructional Materials Announcement Memo Included: Instructional Materials Proposal Forms (Form 4538) Agreement between the State and publishing company (due back 4/5/10) Bid Spreadsheet Samples of electronic form to be downloaded (due back on CD 4/5/10) Instructional Materials Summary Form (Form 4824) Explaining submission of materials (due back 5/21/10) Criteria Sheets 2010 Oregon Adoption Process Schedule 3/18/10 Via conf call Publishers Briefing Conference Call Meeting 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm. A call-in number will be sent to you via email at a later date. Instructional Materials Proposal Form (Form 4538) 4/5/10 Bid Spreadsheets Must be returned “On disk” in Microsoft Excel format 4/5/10 Instructional Materials Summary Form (Form 4824) 5/21/10 5/10/10 Publishers Invoices Bid Changes No changes accepted after this date! Any bid changes MUST be received on a CD/DVD (No emails accepted) 6/1/10 Draft subject to change: (last updated: 1/22/2010 8:15 AM) Approx. DATE Mailed to you Meeting What How/Specifications Deadline Date Due to ODE 6/9/10 Notice # 3-Instructional Materials Announcement Memo Included: Program Submission by Publisher (notify by 7/1/10 if error) Information about: Invoice reminder, samples/label directions, shipping instruction sheet, evaluation materials info, tips for communication Program Submission by Publisher 7/1/10 (if in error) Shipment of Presentation/Sample Materials See Shipping Instruction Sheet for shipping: Will NOT be accepted before the week of July 12-23rd (&amp; will be refused) To Arrive between 7/12 to 7/23 (No earlier or later) Invoice Payment Payment due upon receipt &amp; MUST be received before presentation - Mail to: Paula Merritt OR Dept of Ed-255 Capitol St NE, Salem, OR 97310 NO LATER THAN 7/12/10 Will be EMAILED 7/20/10 Presentation (room &amp; time) Schedule Shows publisher presentation days/times/rooms. You will be emailed revisions as they occur. Sunday 7/25/10 12Noon to 3:00pm Publisher Representative to Western OR University (WOU) for computer password/technology set up (recommended) Stop by between the hours of 12 Noon to 3:00 p.m. only University Center Building 7/26/10-7/30/10 8:30am-6:00pm Presentations &amp; Evaluation week at WOU Werner University Center Building (per your schedule) Please check-in at desk to sign-in, receive parking passes, and check to see if you have latest revisions. Concluding Presentations Upon departure for the week plan to leave 1-set ONLY of your materials with Hamersly Library “loading dock” 8- 5pm M-F, before leaving for the week. The University has no room to store your materials before or after your presentation &amp; they could be recycled. 10/21/10 State Board’s 1st read of Instructional Materials 10/22/10 State Board’s Proposed Adoption of Instructional Materials 10/22/10 (meeting live streamed) http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/results/?id=336 Fall 2010 2010 Fall Video Caravan 10/25 – 11/19 Oregon Department of Education 255 Capitol St NE Salem, OR 97301 Fax: (503) 378-5156 Contacts: Drew Hinds, Education Specialist – (503) 947-5799, Drew.Hinds@state.or.us Paula Merritt, Coordinator – (503) 947-5746, Paula.Merritt@state.or.us Web Page: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/results/?id=92</p>\r\n<div></div>\r\n</p>','',1,0,0,11,'2010-01-22 00:00:00',45,'','0000-00-00 00:00:00',0,0,'0000-00-00 00:00:00','2011-08-17 14:48:06','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','','{\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_layout\":\"\"}',1,0,16,'','',2,0,'{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}',0,'*',''),(76,125,'Update from teaching and learning','update-from-teaching-and-learning','','<p>\r\n<p>Update from the Department of Teaching and Learning for WA and OR In the course of the last week, I have talked with both Jessica and Drew to find out what is going on at the state level. My specific questions were around the Race To the Top applications and what is happening, Common Core Standards and the progress being made in that area, and the Legislative session-- new information which is coming out from the legislature. Washington: There is no round one application for RTTT being submitted. Although Alan and the people at OSPI are working hard to complete an application for round 2, the information they are receiving regarding states actually receiving these grants is not promising. So they are looking to see what is possible if WA does not win one of these grants. The legislative package being addressed during this session of the legislature includes: •<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Teacher evaluations •<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>The accountability Index •<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Adoption of Common core Standards (it looks like this adoption is probable and WA will add the 15% of the standards available to each state above the common core. There is a website where you can look at the progress of Race to the Top. It is out of the governor’s office http://www.recovery.wa.gov/rttt/default.asp. Jessica said they have been looking at the common core standards for math and Language Arts and correlating them to the new math standards adopted last year. She said the shift in math is insignificant. Therefore the priority for them is in implementation of the standards. This year about 15 percent of the student population is using one of the three recommended curricula. At this time there are no materials reviews funded, but new reviews are likely. It depends on funding that may be in conjunction with implementation of common standards. If you have an idea of how you might like to partner with the districts around implementation of the new standards, please let me know. It would be great to hear from representatives of ways to work with OSPI as partners in this work. I understand that the bottom line must be a way to connect with potential customers and generate sales, but how out of the box can we think (this is my question not Jessica’s)? Work on common summative assessments is beginning, and the members of OSPI are talking with other states to find members of the consortium with like philosophies regarding assessment. Currently there are 23 states involved. It is still uncertain if funding for this work is tied to RTTT grants. Formative assessments are also being worked on. This is called MOSAIC and 20 states are involved. Funding for this work is tied to RTTT dollars. There are still more questions than answers, and OSPI is working with even fewer staff members. You can have an opportunity to talk with Jessica and/or Alan Burke at a special meeting sponsored by WOATRA in early March. We’ll send you all the details in the next week. Oregon: Oregon has completed the application for round 1 of Race to the Top. Much of the work has been completed by special task force out of the governor’s office. They are beginning the work with math specialists to correlate Oregon current math standards with those of the common core standards. Because the Oregon math standards are closely aligned to the national standards, there is reason to believe that there will be close correlations. With the college board, a state holder in the creation of the common core standards, Drew thought we would see a focus on adjusting skills downward. So, the focus in grades 1 &amp;2 would be multiplication instead of the current addition and subtraction. The goal is for students to be ready for algebra by grade 7. Other news out of Oregon Teaching and Learning are the new graduation requirements and the change to proficiency credits. The increase of core classes in order to graduate could have implications on text books being used. Here is the big tip from Drew. In early November there is to be a conference held by NASTA, SIIA where the discussion regarding involving publishers in the discussion of quality materials for students will be taken to the US Dept of ED. The first day and a half of this meeting will be open to publishers. Drew thought information regarding registration would be available on the NASTA website within the next month. This could be really important information for your company to know and attend to be a part of these discussions. More to come about this soon. For now . . . . Thhhhhhattt’s all folks</p>\r\n<div></div>\r\n</p>','',1,0,0,11,'2010-01-25 00:00:00',45,'','0000-00-00 00:00:00',0,0,'0000-00-00 00:00:00','2011-08-17 14:48:53','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','','{\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_layout\":\"\"}',1,0,15,'','',2,0,'{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}',0,'*',''),(77,126,'Dr Stephen Krashen','dr-stephen-krashen','','<p>\r\n<p>Dr Stephen Krashan wil be Effective Second Language Aquisition sponsored by Staff Development Resources (SDR) One day confernces will be held in Seattle on April 11 2011 and Portland OR April 13 2011. For more inforamation regarding these conferences, call Carol Stenzel 855-483-2248</p>\r\n<div></div>\r\n</p>','',1,0,0,11,'2011-01-28 00:00:00',45,'','0000-00-00 00:00:00',0,0,'0000-00-00 00:00:00','2011-08-17 14:49:40','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','','{\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_layout\":\"\"}',1,0,14,'','',2,1,'{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}',0,'*',''),(78,127,'Social Studies Adoption in OR','social-studies-adoption-in-or','','<p>\r\n<p>Greetings, I want to put out the notice that Oregon Dept of Education has sent out the call to publishers for the 2011 adoption of instructional materials. This year will be social studies. If you have not received a packet from ODE you might want to call Paula 503-947-5746 to request a packet. The Information Request form--that states you want to participate is due to ODE by Feb 7, 2011. Other Important dates: webex meeting Oregon Process 10-12am 2-17-2011 Instructional Materials Announcement Memo including materials proposal, bid sheets, summary form criteria sheets mailed out 2-22-2011 Publisher Briefing via Webex 3-17-2011 10-12am PT Proposal, bid sheets, due to ODE 4-1-2011 invoices, summary forms due to ODE 5-20-2011 Bid Changes 5-16-2011 This should be enough dates to get you startedl You can check the ODE website, or call Paula for a publisher\\\'s timetable for all dates and more information.</p>\r\n<div></div>\r\n</p>','',1,0,0,11,'2011-01-28 00:00:00',45,'','0000-00-00 00:00:00',0,0,'0000-00-00 00:00:00','2011-08-17 14:50:22','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','','{\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_layout\":\"\"}',1,0,13,'','',2,5,'{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}',0,'*',''),(79,128,'Library Conference','library-conference','','<p>\r\n<p>We are planning for our OASL (Oregon Association of School Libraries) 2011 Fall Conference and are looking for interested vendors! This is a chance to meet with and distribute product information to school librarians and media specialists from around the state. The conference will be October 14th-15th in Seaside, Oregon. If you are interested in arranging to have a booth please e-mail me back and I will send more information your way! I look forward to hearing from you soon! Booths are allotted on a first come, first serve basis. Thank you, Rosie K. Stewart OASL Vendor Chair Library Media Specialist West Tualatin View Elementary</p>\r\n<div></div>\r\n</p>','',1,0,0,11,'2011-02-28 00:00:00',45,'','0000-00-00 00:00:00',0,0,'0000-00-00 00:00:00','2011-08-17 14:51:17','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','','{\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_layout\":\"\"}',1,0,12,'','',2,3,'{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}',0,'*',''),(80,129,'Amended WOATRA constitution','amended-woatra-constitution','','<p><a href=\"Newsletters/181WOATRA Constitution_R&amp;A_June 2 2006.doc\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"images/downloadicon.png\" border=\"0\" /></a> Download Constitution</p>','',1,0,0,12,'2006-06-27 00:00:00',45,'','0000-00-00 00:00:00',0,0,'0000-00-00 00:00:00','2011-08-17 14:54:00','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','','{\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_layout\":\"\"}',1,0,7,'','',2,8,'{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}',0,'*',''),(81,130,'Amendments/ Annual Mtg','amendments-annual-mtg','','<p>\r\n<p>AMENDMENT TO MINUTES OF JUNE 13TH Please amend the minutes to reflect the following: Rusty Carter questioned the cost of dues. Barbara Blair responded that the price shouldn\\\'t change because we need money to maintain the website. Barbara Blair stated that we need take measures to become a non-profit organization. UPDATE FROM JUNE 13TH MEETING Here is the data from the wall charts on which members attending made suggestions concerning future plans: Website: clarify acronyms for conferences Better event info target audience and attendance. Major Conference representation: Oregon Reading Association; WSASCD; Washington Library Media Association NW Math; Alaska Principals’ conference; Alaska Special Ed conference; NCCE; ASTE—Alaska Tech Conference; COSA: Alaska Literacy Association; WLA; WLMA; Washington Association of Education Grants Managers. One suggestion to ask for booth pricing discount for WOATRA members at conferences. Other Ideas Message if districts would commit to always list adopting it would reduce the number or reps cold calling on them $5 Starbucks card for district/people who return information regarding adoption to WOATRA Gloria Hiten has a PDF “quick survey” Wanna reduce the number of reps calling to your office Mission/Constitution Needs to include better relationships with educators. ; Article II Section 7—add Alaska to Oregon and Washington references.</p>\r\n<div></div>\r\n</p>','',1,0,0,12,'2008-09-10 00:00:00',45,'','0000-00-00 00:00:00',0,0,'0000-00-00 00:00:00','2011-08-17 14:54:45','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','','{\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_layout\":\"\"}',1,0,6,'','',2,0,'{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}',0,'*',''),(82,131,'Annual Meeting 6/13/08','annual-meeting-61308','','<p><a href=\"Newsletters/226WOARTA_minutes_6-13-08[2].doc\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"images/downloadicon.png\" border=\"0\" /></a> Download Minutes</p>','',1,0,0,12,'2008-09-10 00:00:00',45,'','0000-00-00 00:00:00',0,0,'0000-00-00 00:00:00','2011-08-17 14:56:12','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','','{\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_layout\":\"\"}',1,0,5,'','',2,0,'{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}',0,'*',''),(83,132,'Board minutes 9-08-08','board-minutes-9-08-08','','<p><a href=\"Newsletters/230WOATRA Board 9-08-08.doc\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"images/downloadicon.png\" border=\"0\" /></a> Download Minutes</p>','',1,0,0,12,'2008-09-16 00:00:00',45,'','0000-00-00 00:00:00',0,0,'0000-00-00 00:00:00','2011-08-17 14:57:55','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','','{\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_layout\":\"\"}',1,0,4,'','',2,0,'{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}',0,'*',''),(84,133,'Board minutes 9-16-08','board-minutes-9-16-08','','<p><a href=\"Newsletters/244WOATRA_Board_Meeting_Minutes_Sept_16,_2008.doc\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"images/downloadicon.png\" border=\"0\" /></a> Download Minutes</p>','',1,0,0,12,'2008-10-04 00:00:00',45,'','0000-00-00 00:00:00',0,0,'0000-00-00 00:00:00','2011-08-17 14:59:23','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','','{\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_layout\":\"\"}',1,0,3,'','',2,0,'{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}',0,'*',''),(85,134,'National standards','national-standards','','<p>\r\n<p>46 States Commit to Common-Standards Push By Michele McNeil Premium article access courtesy of Edweek.org. Read more FREE content! Printer-Friendly Email Article Reprints Comments (18) Forty-six states—representing 80 percent of the nation’s K-12 student population—have formally agreed to join forces to create common academic standards in math and English language arts through an effort led by the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers. The four states not on board, as of Friday, were Alaska, Missouri, South Carolina, and Texas. “This is a giant step,” said U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, who has been pushing states to adopt common, rigorous standards. “It would have unimaginable, this kind of thing, just a year or two ago.” As for those states holding out, he said: “I’m not focused on politics, but there’s plenty of time” for them to sign on. In each of the 46 states, both the governor and the chief education officer signed a memorandum of agreement committing to the process and development of voluntary, common standards—the tangible result of a daylong meeting in Chicago in April. The District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands have also agreed to take part. “It’s going to take both the governor and the chief to get this work done,” said Dane Linn, the director of the education division of the Washington-based NGA’s Center for Best Practices. “This is really becoming an economic and a moral imperative. We can’t afford to keep operating in a vacuum.” The groups plan to pursue their aggressive timeline of getting college- and career-readiness standards—those things students should know by the time they finish high school—in draft form for states and eventually the public to review in July. Grade-by-grade standards—which the organizers are also calling “learning progression standards”—are set to be done in December. Working groups composed of representatives from the Washington-based group Achieve, the New York City-based College Board, and ACT Inc., the Iowa City, Iowa-based organization that administers the college-entrance test of that name, will develop the standards. Both the NGA and the CCSSO plan to create a “validation” committee made up of independent national and international experts in content standards to review and comment on the drafts. The experts will be nominated by states and organizations, but ultimately chosen by those two organizations. Once the standards are agreed to, it will be up to the states to get them adopted. The signed memo stipulates that the common core must represent at least 85 percent of a state’s standards, and that the common core needs to be adopted within three years. The memo also spells out that the governors’ association and the state chiefs’ council will convene a “national policy forum” to facilitate the sharing and coordination of this standards effort. The forum will include the Alliance for Excellent Education, the Business Roundtable, the National School Boards Association, the Council of the Great City Schools, the James B. Hunt Jr. Institute for Leadership and Policy, and the National Association of State Boards of Education. Lengthy Process The 46-state commitment follows an April 17 meeting in Chicago that drew 41 states. The one-day summit was meant to get education chiefs and governors’ policy advisers in a room to learn about the effort, and eventually to commit to it. (\\\"NGA, CCSSO Launch Common Standards Drive,\\\" April 20, 2009.) “We didn’t want them to join in a cavalier way,” said Gene Wilhoit, the executive director of the Washington-based CCSSO. “It’s time for a very serious effort.” A primary goal is to eliminate the patchwork of academic standards across the country that result in students in the same grades learning different things in different states. The effort also is intended to devise a more rigorous common set of academic targets, and then internationally benchmark them. But that isn’t a persuasive argument for officials in Texas, which just approved new English and math standards, and developed and ordered new testing materials and textbooks as a result. Switching gears could cost the state up to $3 billion, said Texas Education Agency spokeswoman DeEtta Culbertson. “The economic reasons [for holding out] are substantial,” she said. In South Carolina, a spokesman for Gov. Mark Sanford said that the state has a separately elected superintendent of education, and that Gov. Sanford, a Republican, deferred to Superintendent Jim Rex to make the decision. “The governor does not have a role in implementing education policy,” spokesman Joel Sawyer said. But even though Mr. Rex, a Democrat, has signed on, Gov. Sanford will still not sign the agreement, Mr. Sawyer added. Pete Pillow, a spokesman for the education superintendent, said the state education department is already preparing to pursue the common standards even if South Carolina isn’t officially part of the larger group. Missouri isn’t necessarily holding out for good, but is currently searching for a new education chief. Gov. Jay Nixon, a Democrat, wanted to wait until a new chief is on board, which will probably be this summer, said spokesman Scott Holste. A call to the education department in Alaska was not returned. For states that are forging ahead, there could be a financial payoff. Chiefs and governors have their eyes on federal economic-stimulus money in the $4.35 billion Race to the Top fund, authorized as part of the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which Secretary Duncan will dole out in the form of competitive grants to states. (The memo of agreement mentions the Race to the Top Fund as a possible revenue source.) Mr. Duncan and President Obama are pushing for voluntary common content standards. The U.S. Department of Education is finalizing the application process for the Race to the Top money, said spokesman John White. Although states will need to submit individual applications for that aid, states will still be asked to collaborate on their proposals, Mr. White said. Vol. 28, Issue 33</p>\r\n<div></div>\r\n</p>','',1,0,0,12,'2009-06-03 00:00:00',45,'','0000-00-00 00:00:00',0,0,'0000-00-00 00:00:00','2011-08-17 15:00:08','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','','{\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_layout\":\"\"}',1,0,2,'','',2,0,'{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}',0,'*',''),(86,136,'Board Meeting Schedule 2012','annual-meeting-minutes','','<p><a href=\"Newsletters/303WOATRAANNUALMEETINGMINUTES.docx\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"images/downloadicon.png\" border=\"0\" /></a> Download Minutes</p>','',1,0,0,15,'2009-06-08 00:00:00',45,'','2012-05-03 15:19:08',125,0,'0000-00-00 00:00:00','2011-08-17 15:08:31','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','','{\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_layout\":\"\"}',2,0,14,'','',2,0,'{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}',0,'*',''),(87,137,'News letter--Incorporation','news-letter-incorporation','','<p>\r\n<p>August 27, 2009 WOATRA Members, Hopefully this note finds you all well with fond memories of a good summer. At our June 5 General Membership meeting in Lacey, the motion was made and approved by the membership for the organization to pursue steps necessary to bring WOATRA into full compliance with state and federal requirements. The membership authorized up to $3,000 to use toward the initiative. At that time I committed to provide a status report to WOATRA members toward the end of August. A committee was formed to address the matter that included at large members Brian Hanser and Kym Beckenhauer, Board Members Abi McNaughton and Jim Patneaude, and Executive Director Jody McCrain. After reviewing documents, speaking with legal experts and assessing WOATRA’s existing structure, it’s the opinion of the committee that becoming a legal “Not for Profit” entity is a move we need to make. Establishing ourselves legally will allow us to institute the proper financial safeguards that aren’t in place today and protect WOATRA membership, its Board and Executive positions. On August 3rd the committee met with Attorney Robert Sailer from the Pacific Northwest Law Group. Mr. Sailer has worked with Brian Hanser through the Boy Scout organization and agreed to meet with us at no initial charge. The purpose of the meeting was to clarify our earlier findings, determine the type of legal entity that would best suit WOATRA’s needs, identify steps necessary to meet compliance, and review current WOATRA practices and documents to determine what modifications would be required. Initially: To form a legal “Not for Profit” (NPO) we’ll need to take the following steps: 1. File Articles of Incorporation with the Secretary of State (only one of our states is required). 2. Adopt by-laws (our current Constitution will require some modification). 3. Hold Organizational Meetings 4. Obtain a Federal Employer Identification Number (critical for banking and financial protection) 5. File for a Master Application to Washington State Dept. of Licensing. 6. File requisite forms with the IRS. Mr. Sailer reviewed WOATRA’s Constitution and indicated that although a good deal of the necessary content was in place, some modifications are required. In order to minimize expense, Mr. Sailer recommended the committee review by-laws of similar organizations that are legally established. The committee gathered sample documents from other educational textbook and trade associations from around the country and is comparing these with WOATRA’s existing by-laws. On Monday September 4 the committee will meet to review those documents and draft modifications in preparation for our next meeting with Mr. Sailer. The Pacific Northwest Law Group has specialists in Not for Profit documentation. We looked at some on-line options to prepare our documents but realized we need and expert. The Pacific Northwest Law Group has structures in place that allow them to do so at minimal cost. Our price is $1500. The expertise is right, we’re confident that the execution will be right, and the cost falls within the funding authorized at WOATRA’s June meeting. So we’ll use the Pacific Northwest Law Group to prepare and process our documents. One of our initial concerns about establishing ourselves as a legal entity was the time and dollar impact it could have on our membership to maintain the status in future years. Below are the steps necessary to continue as an exempt organization. Annually: To continue as an exempt organization, NPO’s must perform the following: 1. File Annual Reports with the Secretary of State. 2. Hold Annual Meetings to elect officers and directors. 3. Maintain corporate records, including Articles of Incorporation, by-laws, list of members, officers and directors, records of accounts and finances, and meeting minutes. 4. Maintain procedures for admitting or expelling members, membership dues and membership benefits. 5. File Form 990 and other requisite forms depending on NPO type and status, with the IRS. We don’t have specific dollar amounts yet for the license and filing fees, but we’ve been told they would be less than $100. There will be minimal impact on the organization to maintain our Not for Profit status. In addition, liability insurance for the organization would cost between $500 and $1000 annually. We will have more detailed quotes as we move closer to incorporation. In mid-September the WOATRA Board will hold one of our business calls. At that time the board will review this initiative along with other business items that have been brought forward. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact me or any of the other members Thanks and best to all of you during the new school year. Sincerely, Jim Patneaude WOATRA Board President Pearson Education 206 963 1726 James.patneaude@pearson.com</p>\r\n<div></div>\r\n</p>','',1,0,0,15,'2009-08-28 00:00:00',45,'','0000-00-00 00:00:00',0,0,'0000-00-00 00:00:00','2011-08-17 15:09:12','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','','{\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_layout\":\"\"}',1,0,13,'','',2,2,'{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}',0,'*',''),(88,138,'By Laws','by-laws','','<p>\r\n<p>Northwest Educational Resources Association A Washington non profit corporation Bylaws Article I NAME This corporation shall be known as the Northwest Educational Resources Association. Article II PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES This corporation is organized to promote fellowship and goodwill among the Pacific Northwest resource representatives to foster a better understanding of fair business relations in their dealings with educators and each other and promote and maintain the highest standard of ethics between members and the school people of the Pacific Northwest. Article III MEMBERSHIP Section 1 Membership shall be open to any representative who devotes his/her time to the promotion and sale of educational resources in the Pacific Northwest and fulfills the requirements of these By-laws. Section 2 Membership is open to eligible candidates regardless of sex race or religion Section 3 Membership is accorded to individuals and not companies. In the event of a employment change, an individual is responsible for updating his/her contact information to reflect the new company(ies) represented. Section 4 Annual application for membership shall be made via Northwest Educational Resources Association. The application shall show the applicants address, phone number, email address, territory, and company affiliation(s). It shall be accompanied by payment for one year’s dues. The membership year will be Aug 1- July 31. Section 5 All applications for membership are subject to review by the Board of Directors. If an applicant fails to qualify for Association Membership, he/she will be notified promptly by the President or the Secretary and his/her remittance shall be returned. Section 6 Members shall have full voting rights at the Annual Membership Meeting, in accordance with these Bylaws. Members are all persons who qualify as Members under the Bylaws and have paid dues established for the current calendar year. Section 7 Members have the right to hold office, to vote, to be listed in the membership directory, to receive newsletters and to participate in all social and business meetings. Section 8 The Association by a two-thirds vote of the membership, has the authority to expel any member from the Association for violation of the Association Bylaws or for unethical conduct. Any assertion must be submitted in writing to the Board of Directors which shall review the assertion against the Association Policy for Unethical Conduct which may be revised from time to time by the Board of Directors. Article IV DUES Section 1<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span> Dues shall be made payable to Northwest Educational Resources Association. The annual dues shall be paid on or before the second Thursday of the month that coincides with the beginning of the Corporation’s fiscal year. First time members and late renewals will pay an initiation fee. Section 2 Annual dues shall be set by board of directors and approved by the Membership. Dues shall be prorated at 60% of the annual membership rate for individuals seeking to join NeW ERA between Jan 1 and July 31. Section 3<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>No member in arrears on payment of annual dues shall be eligible to vote or to enjoy any other privileges or benefits offered by Northwest Educational Resource Association. A Member’s interest in the Association shall terminate, without remuneration, upon their termination of membership, whether by nonpayment of dues or otherwise. Section 4<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Membership dues may be paid two (2) years in advance. Dues paid beyond the two-year period may be subject to an increase commensurate with any future increase in Northwest Educational Resource Association dues. Article V MEETINGS Section 1<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Member Meetings. There shall be at least three (3) general meetings of the Association annually. Meetings will be called by the President of the Board of Directors. Special meetings may be called by written request of ten or more Members.<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span> Section 2<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Quorum for Member Meetings. A quorum for any general meeting of the Association shall be 25% of the duly registered Members and the presiding officer (i.e., Association officer or Board member) who must be present at the Member Meeting. Section 3<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Notice. Notice of annual, general or special meetings shall be given to all Members not less than thirty (30) days before the meeting. Notices may be in writing and delivered or mailed to the Members at his or her address shown on the records of the corporation or may be given by personal telephone communication with each Member. Neither the business to be transacted at nor the purpose of any regular or additional meeting need be specified in the notice of such meeting. If notice is delivered by mail, the notice shall be deemed effective when deposited in the official government mail properly addressed with postage thereon prepaid. In an emergency, the seven days notice may be waived by approval of 2/3 of the Board of Directors. ARTICLE VI BOARD OF DIRECTORS Section 1<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Board Members. The Board of Directors of this Association shall consist of an immediate past president, president, vice-president, secretary/treasurer, and three members-at -large. Annual elections shall be held at the spring meeting. The term of office shall begin at the time of elections. Any Board member who must vacate his/her position, or is unable to fulfill responsibilities of position before the end of the term must notify the President. Any Board member may be removed by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the Board whenever in its judgment the best interests of the corporation would be served thereby, but such removal shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed. Any vacancy among officers or Board members occurring during the year shall be filled for the remainder of the year by a vote of the remaining Board members. Section 2<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Quorum. Five board members present at any meeting of the Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Section 3<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Eligibility. Only paid-up members shall be eligible to hold office. All members of the Board of Directors shall be paid-up members during their tenure. Section 4<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Number. The Board of Directors shall consist of not less than two (2) nor more than seven (7) members from their numbers. New members shall be elected each year as members at large. Candidates for new Members at large shall be nominated by the Board of Directors. To the best of their ability, the board shall nominate candidates to maintain a balanced representation of Pacific Northwest as well as representatives of core and supplemental products and services. No Member shall serve on the board more than 7 consecutive years. The order of service will be as follows: 1st year Member-at-Large 2nd year Member-at-Large 3rd year Member-at-Large 4th year Secretary Treasurer 5th year Vice-President 6th year President 7th year Immediate past president Section 5 President Responsibilities: <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>President shall serve a term of one year and shall not succeed him/her self. <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Ensure the board and staff members are fulfilling goals and standards of organization. <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Oversee annual objectives <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Ensure organization has an ongoing membership-building program. <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Oversee administrative operation of organization in compliance with the Constitution and Bylaws. <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Foster member communication. <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Encourage professional demeanor in accordance with the code of ethics <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Schedule and chair bi- monthly board meetings, <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Prior to the spring meeting, the president will appoint a nominating committee of at least three members chaired by the immediate past president who shall prepare a slate of nominees to be voted on by membership at the spring meeting <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Ensure timely elections are conducted. <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Manage an orderly leadership transition. <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Prepare his/her successor for office and provide on-going support as a mentor. Section 6 Vice President Responsibilities: <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Vice-President shall serve a one year term to be served during the year preceding the year he/she takes of the office of president <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Serve as the president-elect and perform the president’s duties if the president is not available <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Lead an ongoing membership-building program for recruitment, retention and goodwill. <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Encourage professional demeanor in accordance with the code of conduct. <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Manage an orderly leadership transition. <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Prepare his/her successor for office and provide on-going support as a mentor Section 7 Secretary/ treasurer <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Work with Executive Director to oversee the development of annual budget and review budget bi-monthly. <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Attend regular NeW ERA board meetings with a current status report on membership and budget. <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Arrange for a replacement if unable to attend meetings. <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Record, report, and preserve meeting minutes. <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Work with the Vice President and Executive Secretary to contact members who have not paid dues. <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Ensure the bank account has two signatures -- the NeW ERA Secretary/Treasurer and another designated NeW ERA board member residing in western Washington, within 30 days following the annual NeW ERA officer election. <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Pay all organization bills. <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Ensure physical and electronic records of all financial transactions are maintained. <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Present verbal and written financial reports bi-monthly at NeW ERA board meetings. <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Submit financial records to the incoming board for review within 30 days following the annual officer election and as requested. <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Prepare his/her successor for office and provide on-going support as a mentor. Section 8 BOARD MEMBER AT LARGE Responsibilities:  Be an advocate for members and educator clients for continuous Northwest Educational Resource Association improvement. <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Foster member communication with regular attendance of board meetings <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Attend bi-monthly Northwest Educational Resource Association board meetings <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Lead and support special projects as necessary... <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Prepare your successor for office and provide on-going support. Section 9 Immediate Past President Responsibilities: <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Prepare successor for office and provide on-going support. <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Chair the officer candidate selection committee to choose new officers. <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Guide the annual officer selection and election process. <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Ensure all Northwest Educational Resource Association board positions are filled for the succeeding term. <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Ensure an orderly leadership transition is achieved. ARTICLE VII DISSOLUTION SECTION 1 Upon dissolution of the corporation, after paying or adequately providing for the debts and obligations of the corporation, the remaining assets shall be distributed, in accordance with Northwest Educational Resource Association guidelines, to another organization with similar purpose and philosophy and with one or more exempt purposes within the meaning of section 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code. ARTICLE VIII ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL Section 1 – Contracts. The Board may authorize any officer or officers, or agent or agents, to enter into any contract or execute and deliver any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the corporation in accordance with the Organizational Meeting Minutes or any duly adopted corporate resolution. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances, and may be capped as to amount and number of signatories. Section 2 - Loans. No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the corporation and no evidences of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by a resolution of the Board. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances. Section 3 - Loans to Officers and Directors. No loans shall be made by the corporation to its officers or Directors. Section 4 - Checks, Drafts All checks, drafts or other orders for the payment of money, notes or other evidences of indebtedness issued in the name of the corporation shall be signed by such officer or officers, or agent or agents, of the corporation and in such manner as is from time to time determined by resolution of the Board. Section 5 - Deposits. All funds of the corporation not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the corporation in such banks, trust companies or other depositories as the Board may select. Section 6 - Minutes of Meetings; Books and Records. The corporation shall keep correct and complete books and records of account, minutes of the proceedings of its members, Board and committees having authority of the Board, and such other records as may be necessary or advisable. All corporate minute books and records of the corporation may be inspected at the offices of the corporation by any Member or any Member\\\'s agent or attorney for any proper purpose at any reasonable time. Section 7 - Corporate Seal. The corporation shall not have a corporate seal. Section 8 -<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Accounting Year. The accounting year of the corporation shall be the twelve months ending in December. Section 9 - Rules of Procedure. The rules of procedure at meetings of the Board and committees of the Board shall be rules contained in Roberts\\\' Rules of Order on Parliamentary Procedure, newly revised, so far as applicable and when not inconsistent with these Bylaws, the Articles of Incorporation or any resolution of the Board. ARTICLE IX INDEMNIFICATION Section 1<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>To the full extent permitted by the Washington Nonprofit Corporation Act, the corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding (whether brought by or in the right of the corporation or otherwise) by reason of the fact that he or she is a or was a Director or officer of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a Director or officer of another corporation, whether for profit or not for profit, against expenses (including attorneys\\\' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with such action, suit or proceeding; and the Board may, at any time, approve indemnification of any other person which the corporation has the power to indemnify under the Washington Nonprofit Corporation Act. The indemnification provided by this Article shall no be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which a person may be entitled as a matter of law or by contract. The corporation may purchase and maintain indemnification insurance for any person to the extent provided by applicable law. ARTICLE X AMENDMENTS Section 1 These Bylaws may be altered, amended or repealed and new Bylaws may be adopted at any meeting of the Board by a two thirds vote of the Board or by the written consent of each of the Directors. The foregoing Bylaws were adopted by the Board of Directors on , 20 . Secretary of the Board of Directors</p>\r\n<div></div>\r\n</p>','',1,0,0,15,'2010-03-10 00:00:00',45,'','0000-00-00 00:00:00',0,0,'0000-00-00 00:00:00','2011-08-17 15:09:53','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','','{\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_layout\":\"\"}',1,0,12,'','',2,5,'{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}',0,'*',''),(89,139,'By Laws (2)','by-laws-2','','<p> </p>\r\n<p>Northwest Educational Resources Association A Washington non profit corporation Bylaws Article I NAME This corporation shall be known as the Northwest Educational Resources Association. Article II PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES This corporation is organized to promote fellowship and goodwill among the Pacific Northwest resource representatives to foster a better understanding of fair business relations in their dealings with educators and each other and promote and maintain the highest standard of ethics between members and the school people of the Pacific Northwest. Article III MEMBERSHIP Section 1 Membership shall be open to any representative who devotes his/her time to the promotion and sale of educational resources in the Pacific Northwest and fulfills the requirements of these By-laws. Section 2 Membership is open to eligible candidates regardless of sex race or religion Section 3 Membership is accorded to individuals and not companies. In the event of a employment change, an individual is responsible for updating his/her contact information to reflect the new company(ies) represented. Section 4 Annual application for membership shall be made via Northwest Educational Resources Association. The application shall show the applicants address, phone number, email address, territory, and company affiliation(s). It shall be accompanied by payment for one year’s dues. The membership year will be Aug 1- July 31. Section 5 All applications for membership are subject to review by the Board of Directors. If an applicant fails to qualify for Association Membership, he/she will be notified promptly by the President or the Secretary and his/her remittance shall be returned. Section 6 Members shall have full voting rights at the Annual Membership Meeting, in accordance with these Bylaws. Members are all persons who qualify as Members under the Bylaws and have paid dues established for the current calendar year. Section 7 Members have the right to hold office, to vote, to be listed in the membership directory, to receive newsletters and to participate in all social and business meetings. Section 8 The Association by a two-thirds vote of the membership, has the authority to expel any member from the Association for violation of the Association Bylaws or for unethical conduct. Any assertion must be submitted in writing to the Board of Directors which shall review the assertion against the Association Policy for Unethical Conduct which may be revised from time to time by the Board of Directors. Article IV DUES Section 1<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span> Dues shall be made payable to Northwest Educational Resources Association. The annual dues shall be paid on or before the second Thursday of the month that coincides with the beginning of the Corporation’s fiscal year. First time members and late renewals will pay an initiation fee. Section 2 Annual dues shall be set by board of directors and approved by the Membership. Dues shall be prorated at 60% of the annual membership rate for individuals seeking to join NeW ERA between Jan 1 and July 31. Section 3<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>No member in arrears on payment of annual dues shall be eligible to vote or to enjoy any other privileges or benefits offered by Northwest Educational Resource Association. A Member’s interest in the Association shall terminate, without remuneration, upon their termination of membership, whether by nonpayment of dues or otherwise. Section 4<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Membership dues may be paid two (2) years in advance. Dues paid beyond the two-year period may be subject to an increase commensurate with any future increase in Northwest Educational Resource Association dues. Article V MEETINGS Section 1<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Member Meetings. There shall be at least three (3) general meetings of the Association annually. Meetings will be called by the President of the Board of Directors. Special meetings may be called by written request of ten or more Members.<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span> Section 2<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Quorum for Member Meetings. A quorum for any general meeting of the Association shall be 25% of the duly registered Members and the presiding officer (i.e., Association officer or Board member) who must be present at the Member Meeting. Section 3<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Notice. Notice of annual, general or special meetings shall be given to all Members not less than thirty (30) days before the meeting. Notices may be in writing and delivered or mailed to the Members at his or her address shown on the records of the corporation or may be given by personal telephone communication with each Member. Neither the business to be transacted at nor the purpose of any regular or additional meeting need be specified in the notice of such meeting. If notice is delivered by mail, the notice shall be deemed effective when deposited in the official government mail properly addressed with postage thereon prepaid. In an emergency, the seven days notice may be waived by approval of 2/3 of the Board of Directors. ARTICLE VI BOARD OF DIRECTORS Section 1<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Board Members. The Board of Directors of this Association shall consist of an immediate past president, president, vice-president, secretary/treasurer, and three members-at -large. Annual elections shall be held at the spring meeting. The term of office shall begin at the time of elections. Any Board member who must vacate his/her position, or is unable to fulfill responsibilities of position before the end of the term must notify the President. Any Board member may be removed by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the Board whenever in its judgment the best interests of the corporation would be served thereby, but such removal shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed. Any vacancy among officers or Board members occurring during the year shall be filled for the remainder of the year by a vote of the remaining Board members. Section 2<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Quorum. Five board members present at any meeting of the Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Section 3<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Eligibility. Only paid-up members shall be eligible to hold office. All members of the Board of Directors shall be paid-up members during their tenure. Section 4<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Number. The Board of Directors shall consist of not less than two (2) nor more than seven (7) members from their numbers. New members shall be elected each year as members at large. Candidates for new Members at large shall be nominated by the Board of Directors. To the best of their ability, the board shall nominate candidates to maintain a balanced representation of Pacific Northwest as well as representatives of core and supplemental products and services. No Member shall serve on the board more than 7 consecutive years. The order of service will be as follows: 1st year Member-at-Large 2nd year Member-at-Large 3rd year Member-at-Large 4th year Secretary Treasurer 5th year Vice-President 6th year President 7th year Immediate past president Section 5 President Responsibilities: <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>President shall serve a term of one year and shall not succeed him/her self. <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Ensure the board and staff members are fulfilling goals and standards of organization. <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Oversee annual objectives <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Ensure organization has an ongoing membership-building program. <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Oversee administrative operation of organization in compliance with the Constitution and Bylaws. <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Foster member communication. <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Encourage professional demeanor in accordance with the code of ethics <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Schedule and chair bi- monthly board meetings, <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Prior to the spring meeting, the president will appoint a nominating committee of at least three members chaired by the immediate past president who shall prepare a slate of nominees to be voted on by membership at the spring meeting <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Ensure timely elections are conducted. <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Manage an orderly leadership transition. <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Prepare his/her successor for office and provide on-going support as a mentor. Section 6 Vice President Responsibilities: <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Vice-President shall serve a one year term to be served during the year preceding the year he/she takes of the office of president <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Serve as the president-elect and perform the president’s duties if the president is not available <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Lead an ongoing membership-building program for recruitment, retention and goodwill. <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Encourage professional demeanor in accordance with the code of conduct. <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Manage an orderly leadership transition. <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Prepare his/her successor for office and provide on-going support as a mentor Section 7 Secretary/ treasurer <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Work with Executive Director to oversee the development of annual budget and review budget bi-monthly. <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Attend regular NeW ERA board meetings with a current status report on membership and budget. <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Arrange for a replacement if unable to attend meetings. <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Record, report, and preserve meeting minutes. <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Work with the Vice President and Executive Secretary to contact members who have not paid dues. <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Ensure the bank account has two signatures -- the NeW ERA Secretary/Treasurer and another designated NeW ERA board member residing in western Washington, within 30 days following the annual NeW ERA officer election. <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Pay all organization bills. <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Ensure physical and electronic records of all financial transactions are maintained. <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Present verbal and written financial reports bi-monthly at NeW ERA board meetings. <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Submit financial records to the incoming board for review within 30 days following the annual officer election and as requested. <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Prepare his/her successor for office and provide on-going support as a mentor. Section 8 BOARD MEMBER AT LARGE Responsibilities:  Be an advocate for members and educator clients for continuous Northwest Educational Resource Association improvement. <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Foster member communication with regular attendance of board meetings <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Attend bi-monthly Northwest Educational Resource Association board meetings <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Lead and support special projects as necessary... <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Prepare your successor for office and provide on-going support. Section 9 Immediate Past President Responsibilities: <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Prepare successor for office and provide on-going support. <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Chair the officer candidate selection committee to choose new officers. <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Guide the annual officer selection and election process. <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Ensure all Northwest Educational Resource Association board positions are filled for the succeeding term. <span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Ensure an orderly leadership transition is achieved. ARTICLE VII DISSOLUTION SECTION 1 Upon dissolution of the corporation, after paying or adequately providing for the debts and obligations of the corporation, the remaining assets shall be distributed, in accordance with Northwest Educational Resource Association guidelines, to another organization with similar purpose and philosophy and with one or more exempt purposes within the meaning of section 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code, or the corresponding section of any future federal tax code. ARTICLE VIII ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL Section 1 – Contracts. The Board may authorize any officer or officers, or agent or agents, to enter into any contract or execute and deliver any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the corporation in accordance with the Organizational Meeting Minutes or any duly adopted corporate resolution. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances, and may be capped as to amount and number of signatories. Section 2 - Loans. No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the corporation and no evidences of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by a resolution of the Board. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances. Section 3 - Loans to Officers and Directors. No loans shall be made by the corporation to its officers or Directors. Section 4 - Checks, Drafts All checks, drafts or other orders for the payment of money, notes or other evidences of indebtedness issued in the name of the corporation shall be signed by such officer or officers, or agent or agents, of the corporation and in such manner as is from time to time determined by resolution of the Board. Section 5 - Deposits. All funds of the corporation not otherwise employed shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the corporation in such banks, trust companies or other depositories as the Board may select. Section 6 - Minutes of Meetings; Books and Records. The corporation shall keep correct and complete books and records of account, minutes of the proceedings of its members, Board and committees having authority of the Board, and such other records as may be necessary or advisable. All corporate minute books and records of the corporation may be inspected at the offices of the corporation by any Member or any Member\\\'s agent or attorney for any proper purpose at any reasonable time. Section 7 - Corporate Seal. The corporation shall not have a corporate seal. Section 8 -<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Accounting Year. The accounting year of the corporation shall be the twelve months ending in December. Section 9 - Rules of Procedure. The rules of procedure at meetings of the Board and committees of the Board shall be rules contained in Roberts\\\' Rules of Order on Parliamentary Procedure, newly revised, so far as applicable and when not inconsistent with these Bylaws, the Articles of Incorporation or any resolution of the Board. ARTICLE IX INDEMNIFICATION Section 1<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>To the full extent permitted by the Washington Nonprofit Corporation Act, the corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding (whether brought by or in the right of the corporation or otherwise) by reason of the fact that he or she is a or was a Director or officer of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a Director or officer of another corporation, whether for profit or not for profit, against expenses (including attorneys\\\' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with such action, suit or proceeding; and the Board may, at any time, approve indemnification of any other person which the corporation has the power to indemnify under the Washington Nonprofit Corporation Act. The indemnification provided by this Article shall no be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which a person may be entitled as a matter of law or by contract. The corporation may purchase and maintain indemnification insurance for any person to the extent provided by applicable law. ARTICLE X AMENDMENTS Section 1 These Bylaws may be altered, amended or repealed and new Bylaws may be adopted at any meeting of the Board by a two thirds vote of the Board or by the written consent of each of the Directors. The foregoing Bylaws were adopted by the Board of Directors on , 20 . Secretary of the Board of Directors</p>\r\n<p> </p>','',1,0,0,15,'2010-03-10 00:00:00',45,'','0000-00-00 00:00:00',0,0,'0000-00-00 00:00:00','2011-08-17 15:12:56','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','','{\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_layout\":\"\"}',1,0,11,'','',2,4,'{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}',0,'*',''),(90,140,'Articles of Incorporation','articles-of-incorporation','','<p>\r\n<p>ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF NORTHWEST EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE ASSOCIATION Jody McCrain, a citizen of the United States and over the age of eighteen (18) years, for the purpose of forming a corporation under the Washington Non-Profit Corporation Act, hereby certifies and adopts in duplicate the following Articles of Incorporation: ARTICLE 1. NAME AND DURATION The name of this non-profit corporation is Northwest Educational Resource Association, and its existence shall be perpetual. ARTICLE 2. PURPOSES The corporation shall be organized and operated exclusively for charitable, religious, educational, literary, and scientific purposes, including, for such purposes, development and operation of (a) a non-profit network of education materials representatives, (b) a better understanding of best industry practices and conduct, and (c) information sharing on industry trends and opportunities. ARTICLE 3. PROHIBITIONS Section 1.<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>No part of the net earnings of the corporation shall inure to the benefit of, or be distributable to its members, trustees, officers, or other private persons, except that the corporation shall be authorized and empowered to pay reasonable compensation for services rendered and to make payments and distributions in furtherance of the purposes as set forth in Article II hereof. Section 2.<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>No substantial part of the activities of the corporation shall be the carrying on of propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, and the corporation shall not participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distribution of statements) any political campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office. Section 3.<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span>Notwithstanding any other provision of these Articles, the corporation shall not carry on any other activities not permitted to be carried on (a) by a corporation exempt from federal income tax under Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue law), or (b) by a corporation, contributions to which are deductible under Section 170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue Law). ARTICLE 4. MEMBERSHIP The corporation shall have members. Membership and membership rights shall be established in the Bylaws of the corporation. ARTICLE 5. DISSOLUTION Upon the dissolution of the corporation, the Board of Directors shall, after paying or making provision for the payment of all of the liabilities of the corporation, dispose of all of the assets of the corporation exclusively for the purposes of the corporation in such manner, or such organization or organizations organized and operated exclusively for charitable, educational, literary, religious, or scientific purpose as shall at the time qualify as an exempt organization or organizations under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (or the corresponding provision of any future United States Internal Revenue Law, as the Board of Directors shall determine. Any such assets not so disposed of shall be disposed of by a court of competent jurisdiction, exclusively for such purposes or to such organization or organizations, as said court shall determine, which are organized and operated exclusively for such purposes. ARTICLE 6. BOARD OF DIRECTORS The affairs of the corporation shall be managed by the Board of Directors. The name and address of the first director of the corporation, who shall serve until her successor is elected, is as follows: Jody McCrain 12305 NE 147th Court Kirkland, WA 98034 ARTICLE 7. CONTRACTS IN WHICH DIRECTORS HAVE AN INTEREST Any contract or other transaction between this corporation and one or more of its Directors, or between this corporation and any corporation, firm, association or other entity of which one or more of its Directors are partners, shareholders, members, Directors, officers or employees or in which they are interested, shall be valid for all purposes, notwithstanding the presence of such Director or Directors at the meeting of the Board of Directors which acts upon or in reference to such contract or transaction and notwithstanding his or their participation in such action, by voting or otherwise, even though his or their presence or vote, or both, might have been necessary to obligate this corporation upon such contract or transaction; provided, that the fact of such interest shall be disclosed to or known by the Directors acting on such contact or transaction. ARTICLE 8. INDEMNIFICATION OF CORPORATE DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS Any Director or officer of the corporation, duly nominated and elected, shall bear no personal liability to the corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for conduct as a Director or officer as provided in RCW 24.06.035 and RCW 4.24.264, except for liability of a Director or officer for acts or omissions arising from (a) intentional misconduct by a Director or officer , (b) a knowing violation of law by a Director or officer, (c) the authorization of illegal distribution or loans to Directors or officers, or (d) any transaction from which the Director or officer will personally receive a benefit in money, property or services, to which the Director or officer is not legally entitled. Such elimination of limitation of Director\\\'s or officer\\\'s liability for any act or omission is deemed prospective from the date of adoption of these Articles. The corporation shall have the power to make or agree to any indemnity, including advance of expense, to any Director or officer duly nominated and elected, before or after the event of alleged misconduct or knowing violation of law, provided that no such indemnity shall indemnify any Director or officer from or on account of such acts or omissions of such Director or officer finally adjudged to be intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, or from or on account of conduct of such Director or officer finally adjudged to be in violation of RCW 23B.08.510, or from or on account of any transaction with respect to which it was finally adjudged that such Director or officer personally received a benefit in money, property, or services to which the Director or officer was not legally entitled. ARTICLE 9. REGISTERED OFFICE AND AGENT The location and post office address of the registered office of the corporation shall be: 16141 Cleveland Street, Ste. C-109 P.O. Box 86 Redmond, WA 98073 ARTICLE 10. INCORPORATOR The name and address of the incorporator of this corporation is as follows: Jody McCrain 12305 NE 147th Court Kirkland, WA 98034 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, the undersigned incorporator, have hereunto set my hand in duplicate this day of , 2010. Jody McCrain, Executive Director CONSENT TO APPOINTMENT AS REGISTERED AGENT Aspen Services Group, L.L.C. hereby consents to serve as registered agent in the State of Washington for the following non-profit corporation: NORTHWEST EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE ASSOCIATION Aspen Services Group, L.L.C. understands that as agent for the corporation, it will be its responsibility to accept service of process in the name of the corporation, to forward all mail and license renewals to the appropriate officer(s) of the corporation, and to notify the Office of the Secretary of State immediately of its resignation or of any changes in the address of the registered office of the corporation for which it is agent. Dated this day of , 2010. Robert O. Sailer, President Aspen Services Group, L.L.C. 16141 Cleveland Street, Ste. C-109 P.O. Box 86 Redmond, WA 98073</p>\r\n<div></div>\r\n</p>','',1,0,0,15,'2010-03-10 00:00:00',45,'','0000-00-00 00:00:00',0,0,'0000-00-00 00:00:00','2011-08-17 15:14:15','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','','{\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_layout\":\"\"}',1,0,10,'','',2,0,'{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}',0,'*',''),(91,141,'Minutes of Annual Meeting','minutes-of-annual-meeting','','<p>\r\n<p>Minutes for 2010 Annual Meeting for NW-ERA Annual Meeting: June 11, 2009 – Meeting was called to order at 12:15PM Member introductions: 20 Representatives of WOATRA (NW-ERA) were present Guests: Drew Hines, Oregon Department of Education Ray Linley, Retired ODE Presentation: Fundamentals of State Textbook Adoption Drew Hines, Director of Alternative Education VC Advisory Commission (ACT) VP, NASTA Year end Financial Membership has dropped significantly – 2009-10 91 paid members; 2008-09 97 paid members 119 companies; 130 companies<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span> Cash on Hand (end of June)<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span> $7,797.97 $9,418.30 Income from Dues<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span> 11,270.00 13,228.00 Expenses: Administrative Salaries<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span> 9,714.60<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span> 9,400.00 TOTAL EXPENSES<span style=\"white-space: pre;\"> </span> 12,890.33 13,228.15 During this year, WOATRA changed our name to Northwest Educational Resources Association (NW-ERA) and we became a legal entity. Next Steps Our goal for this year is to market NW-ERA more effective and to offer more value to our membership. To this end, we will be creating a marketing ad hoc committee with at least 2 board members and 2 general members. Our goal will be to investigate the best ways to get our message out and to look at the following issues: New Logo – our first order of business will be to develop a new logo for our new name Website – We will be issuing a RFI to redesign the website to promote our new image and to be more interactive and allow more content to be placed by our executive director; allow PDF files to be uploaded; Look for possible Ad revenue by allowing education companies to place ads on the website; add links to OSPI, etc. – form partnerships with other state and regional agencies Ability to sign up for membership year round – website to send automatic renewal message Social media – twitter, facebook, etc. give NW-ERA an updated look and feel Conferences – with attendance dwindling and expenses increasing we would like to form a committee to deal with different conferences – 2 board members, 2 general members minimum Minutes for 2010 Annual Meeting for NW-ERA Page 2 Once the UBI # is issued and we receive our new State master business license, we need to: Open new bank account Offer ability to pay online to new and renewing members Elections were held Abi McNaughton was elected President; Karen Tennyson was elected Vice President and Matt Elisara, Abbe Neal, Brady LaMotte, and Shari Martin were elected as members at large Barbara Blair made the motioned, Holly O’Neil seconded - unanimous vote One of the new four at large members will be appointed to the Secretary/treasurer position by a vote of the Board and will have significant changes and added responsibilities of check signing and auditing Thanks to Emory and Jim for service and getting the job done. New Business – Karen Tennyson brought 1098 petitions for people to sign and gave an explanation of the initiative and what it means to education in the State of Washington Barbara Blair asked about the $9K+ salaries and asked that the board look into making changes The meeting was adjourned at 2:30PM</p>\r\n<div></div>\r\n</p>','',1,0,0,15,'2010-06-18 00:00:00',45,'','0000-00-00 00:00:00',0,0,'0000-00-00 00:00:00','2011-08-17 15:15:13','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','','{\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_layout\":\"\"}',1,0,9,'','',2,5,'{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}',0,'*',''),(92,142,'Board Meeting','board-meeting','','<p>\r\n<p>NWERA September 10, 2010 Meeting Olympia, WA Present: Abi McNaughton, Karen Tennyson, Shari Martin, Brady Lamotte, Jim Patnaude, Matt Elisara, Jody McCrain Agenda: Membership Expenses Membership has declined from 91 members last year to 61 this year. (Revenue declined from $12,285.00 to $8,235.00) Ideas to increase members and to expand perceived value for membership: Outreach to Technology Representatives Outreach to Reps in Idaho and Montana Board Members to advertise organization to Reps at conferences Members give interested reps contact information to NWERA Administrator Board Members to each take part of list of non-renewals and call people Create business card to leave with Curriculum Directors advertise adoptions Link conference participant list to NWERA website Advertise organization on website Is OSPI interested in linking contacts with NWERA website? Reduce Expenses: at this time Jody McCrain was asked to step out of the meeting whilst board members discussed and voted on actions to reduce expenses. Combine administrative roles into one New website will handle some of administrative functions Motion to reduce administrative costs immediately by releasing Barbara Baker, moving her functions into one role, which will be handled by Jody McCrain. Motion seconded. Motion amended: Implement transition period of phase out to begin October 2010, and completed by December 31, 2010 with termination of the administrative role. Respectfully submitted by, Shari Martin, Secretary</p>\r\n<div></div>\r\n</p>','',1,0,0,15,'2010-10-29 00:00:00',45,'','0000-00-00 00:00:00',0,0,'0000-00-00 00:00:00','2011-08-17 15:16:22','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','','{\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_layout\":\"\"}',1,0,8,'','',2,11,'{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}',0,'*',''),(110,165,'Webinar to Learn More About Washington State\'s Transition Plan to Common Core','webinar-to-learn-more-about-washington-states-transition-plan-to-common-core','','<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 12pt;\">Are you interested in learning more about the Common Core State Standards in Mathematics and Washington State’s transition plans? Then join us on Tuesday, March 20<sup>th</sup> at 3:30 PM for an OSPI hosted webinar! This webinar is the third in a series of four webinars that will dive deeper into Washington’s mathematics first year transition plan and answer any unanswered questions. Make sure to bring your questions, thinking caps, and encourage a colleague to join you. To register for the event and refresh yourself by reviewing prior presentations, please go to our website:</span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 12pt;\"> <a href=\"http://www.k12.wa.us/CoreStandards/UpdatesEvents.aspx\">http://www.k12.wa.us/CoreStandards/UpdatesEvents.aspx</a>. <span style=\"color: black;\">  </span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\"> </span></p>','',1,0,0,16,'2012-03-17 14:43:22',125,'','2012-03-17 14:44:17',125,0,'0000-00-00 00:00:00','2012-03-17 14:43:22','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','','{\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_layout\":\"\"}',2,0,15,'','',1,1168,'{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}',0,'*',''),(93,144,'Check Out Our New Website','newwebsite','','<p>We have a new website. All of the tools and functionality that you have come to expect from WOTRA is now updated and working better than ever with NWERA.</p>','',1,0,0,16,'2011-09-09 19:48:38',42,'','2011-11-30 17:40:53',42,0,'0000-00-00 00:00:00','2011-09-09 19:48:38','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','','{\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_layout\":\"\"}',7,0,16,'','',1,1301,'{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}',0,'*',''),(94,146,'Request Sample','requestsample','','<p>This is a place holder for the request sample verbiage.</p>','',0,0,0,7,'2011-09-29 20:35:27',42,'','0000-00-00 00:00:00',0,0,'0000-00-00 00:00:00','2011-09-29 20:35:27','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','','{\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_layout\":\"\"}',1,0,2,'','',1,7,'{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}',0,'*',''),(95,150,'Agenda for meeting with OSPI','agenda-for-meeting-with-ospi','','<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style;\">Northwest Educational Resources Association Meeting</span></span></strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style;\">The Emerging Landscape of Open Educational Resources (OER)</span></span></strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style;\">OSPI Updates and Discussion</span></span></strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style;\"> </span></span></strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style;\">December 12, 2011; 9:30 – 12:00</span></span></strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style;\">OSPI WIIN Center, Tacoma</span></span></strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style;\"> </span></span></strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style;\">Agenda</span></span></strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style;\"> </span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt;\">Purpose:</span></strong><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt;\"> This meeting is a follow-up to the June 2011 discussion about OERs in the Washington context. OSPI staff will provide relevant updates on implementation and supports for the Common Core State Standards, then participants will have an opportunity to learn about the OER in the context of the state’s current landscape (state, regional, and local levels). There will be time for discussion about OER overall, and within the upcoming legislative session, what role NWERA might play to support an informed dialogue about the topic with state policy makers.</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style;\"> </span></span></strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style;\"> </span></span></strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style;\">Welcome and Introductions</span></span></strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: 0.5in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style;\">Jody McCrain </span></span></strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style;\"> </span></span></strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style;\">OSPI Update: State of Common Core State Standards Implementation</span></span></strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: 0.5in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style;\">Jessica Vavrus, OSPI</span></span></strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1;\"><a name=\"_GoBack\"></a><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">·<span style=\"font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">        </span></span></span><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style;\">Current update; scope of Jan. 2012 legislative report; foci for Jan – June / Summer / SY 2012-13; instructional materials supports…</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style;\"> </span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style;\"> </span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style;\">Open Educational Resources (OER) Discussion</span></span></strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: 0.5in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style;\">Karl Nelson and Dennis Small, OSPI</span></span></strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">·<span style=\"font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">        </span></span></span><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style;\">Definition and Background<strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"></strong></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style;\"> </span></span></strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">·<span style=\"font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">        </span></span></span><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style;\">Current landscape</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Courier New&quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Courier New\';\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">o<span style=\"font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">   </span></span></span><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style;\">2011 legislative discussions and proposals</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Courier New&quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Courier New\';\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">o<span style=\"font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">   </span></span></span><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style;\">What is anticipated for 2012</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Courier New&quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Courier New\';\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">o<span style=\"font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">   </span></span></span><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style;\">Emerging resources </span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpLast\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level2 lfo1;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Courier New&quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Courier New\';\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">o<span style=\"font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">   </span></span></span><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style;\">Where do school districts stand on this topic?</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style;\"> </span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style;\"> </span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style;\">Discussion</span></span></strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: 0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style;\">Some guiding questions…</span></span></strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">·<span style=\"font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">        </span></span></span><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style;\">What things should be considered regarding OER in the K-12 context of instructional materials supports? </span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">·<span style=\"font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">        </span></span></span><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style;\">How can we support schools/districts to be critical and informed consumers?</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">·<span style=\"font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">        </span></span></span><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style;\">What role might NWERA take on regarding this topic in the upcoming legislative session?<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">  </span></span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">·<span style=\"font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">        </span></span></span><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style;\">Others?</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpLast\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style;\"> \r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"> Yhe following links are resources  to learn more about Open Source Educational Resources prior to attending: </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"> </span></p>\r\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\">Learning Beyond Textbooks: Frequently-Asked Questions about OER<br /><a href=\"http://learningbeyondtextbooks.org/about-oer/faqs/\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">http://learningbeyondtextbooks.org/about-oer/faqs/</span> <br /><br /></a>OSPI’s EdTech Moodle site on OER<br /><a href=\"http://edtech.ospi.k12.wa.us/course/view.php?id=14\">http://edtech.ospi.k12.wa.us/course/view.php?id=14</a></span></p>\r\n<span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style;\">\r\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpLast\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-add-space: auto;\"><a href=\"http://edtech.ospi.k12.wa.us/course/view.php?id=14\"> </a></p>\r\n</span></span></span></span></p>','',1,0,0,10,'2011-12-07 23:54:11',125,'','2011-12-08 00:02:26',125,0,'0000-00-00 00:00:00','2011-12-07 23:54:11','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','','{\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_layout\":\"\"}',3,0,16,'','',2,54,'{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}',0,'*',''),(96,151,'Concerns about Open source Educational Resources per AAP','concerns-about-open-source-educational-resources-per-aap','','<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\"> </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\">The Association of American Publishers (AAP) does not oppose “open educational resources” (OER).  However, we are concerned that the current OER movement is morphing into a form of government publishing.</span></strong><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\"> In other words, our concerns lies with the idea of having the government compete with the U.S. publishing industry either as a publisher or as the funder of publishing activities.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\"><strong> </strong></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>In addition, OER materials are not sustainable over time nor does it meet the needs of all learners. </strong></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;\"> </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">·<span style=\"font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">         </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;\">OER materials frequently lack standards alignment, engaging content, a research base, evidence of effectiveness, teacher supports, and scope and sequence for curriculum. However, publisher/OER collaborations could potentially lead to viable product options because of the expert skills and services publishers bring to product development.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\"> </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\">Publisher-developed instructional materials have many benefits that cannot be found in OER:</span></strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\"> </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">·</span><span style=\"font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">         </span></span></span><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><em>Quality &amp; Effectiveness</em>. Publisher-developed comprehensive learning systems are designed to enable teachers and faculty to teach, assess, diagnose and prescribe solutions for <em>all kinds of learners</em>.  Publishers invest significant resources to develop the systems so that they have the necessary instructional content, structure, scope, sequence and standards alignment.</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;\"> </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">·<span style=\"font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">         </span></span></span><em><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;\">Teacher Supports</span></em><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;\">. Publisher-developed learning systems include extensive resources to support the work of teachers. They are core resources that help the teacher deliver the program to all kinds of learners. For example: </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 1.0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Courier New&quot;; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Courier New\';\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">o<span style=\"font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">    </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\">Teachers’ edition, lesson plans, subject-area background material with embedded professional development, planning tools, and pacing charts.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 1.0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Courier New&quot;; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Courier New\';\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">o<span style=\"font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">    </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\">Teacher productivity tools such as practice and enrichment workbooks, study guides, hands-on activities, test bank, primary source readings, preview materials with practice quizzes and tests, and lab manuals (depending on the course)</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 1.0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Courier New&quot;; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Courier New\';\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">o<span style=\"font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">    </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\">Professional development for the teacher.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><em><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;\"> </span></em></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">·<span style=\"font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">         </span></span></span><em><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;\">Technology</span></em><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;\">. Publishers are at the forefront of bringing technology into the classroom – and in making sure quality content remains the top priority. Technology and digital content play increasingly central roles in publisher-developed instructional systems, including dedicated websites to support student textbooks, electronic lesson plans correlated to rigorous academic standards, and links to digital support materials.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><em><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\"> </span></em></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">·</span><span style=\"font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">         </span></span></span><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><em>Cost efficiency</em>. Publishers are offering new learning tools and technologies that are proven to advance student success and lower the cost per pupil for instruction.</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\"> </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">·</span><span style=\"font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">         </span></span></span><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><em>Partnerships</em>.  Publishers work in partnership with schools, school districts, and post-secondary institutions nationwide to provide a <em><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;\">continuum of learning resources</span></em> to help students learn, parents to connect, teachers to instruct and administrators to plan and evaluate.</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"> </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: #1f497d;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\"> </span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: #1f497d;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\"> </span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #1f497d; font-size: 10pt;\">Jay A. Diskey</span></strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #1f497d; font-size: 10pt;\">Executive Director, School Division</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #1f497d; font-size: 10pt;\">Association of American Publishers</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><em><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #1f497d; font-size: 10pt;\">455 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 700</span></em></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><em><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #1f497d; font-size: 10pt;\">Washington, DC.  20001</span></em></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #1f497d; font-size: 10pt;\">P: 202/220-4549</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #1f497d; font-size: 10pt;\">F: 202/347-3690 </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><a href=\"mailto:jdiskey@publishers.org\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\">jdiskey@publishers.org</span></a></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><a href=\"http://www.publishers.org/school\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\">www.publishers.org/school</span></a></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\"> </span></p>','',-2,0,0,13,'2011-12-10 16:14:17',125,'','2011-12-10 16:14:59',125,0,'0000-00-00 00:00:00','2011-12-10 16:14:17','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','','{\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_layout\":\"\"}',4,0,1,'','',2,1,'{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}',0,'*',''),(97,152,'Publisher Concerns about OER','publisher-concerns-about-oer','','<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\"> </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\">The Association of American Publishers (AAP) does not oppose “open educational resources” (OER).  However, we are concerned that the current OER movement is morphing into a form of government publishing.</span></strong><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\"> In other words, our concerns lies with the idea of having the government compete with the U.S. publishing industry either as a publisher or as the funder of publishing activities.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\"><strong> </strong></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>In addition, OER materials are not sustainable over time nor does it meet the needs of all learners. </strong></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;\"> </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">·<span style=\"font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">         </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;\">OER materials frequently lack standards alignment, engaging content, a research base, evidence of effectiveness, teacher supports, and scope and sequence for curriculum. However, publisher/OER collaborations could potentially lead to viable product options because of the expert skills and services publishers bring to product development.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\"> </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\">Publisher-developed instructional materials have many benefits that cannot be found in OER:</span></strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\"> </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">·</span><span style=\"font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">         </span></span></span><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><em>Quality &amp; Effectiveness</em>. Publisher-developed comprehensive learning systems are designed to enable teachers and faculty to teach, assess, diagnose and prescribe solutions for <em>all kinds of learners</em>.  Publishers invest significant resources to develop the systems so that they have the necessary instructional content, structure, scope, sequence and standards alignment.</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;\"> </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">·<span style=\"font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">         </span></span></span><em><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;\">Teacher Supports</span></em><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;\">. Publisher-developed learning systems include extensive resources to support the work of teachers. They are core resources that help the teacher deliver the program to all kinds of learners. For example: </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 1.0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Courier New&quot;; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Courier New\';\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">o<span style=\"font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">    </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\">Teachers’ edition, lesson plans, subject-area background material with embedded professional development, planning tools, and pacing charts.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 1.0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Courier New&quot;; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Courier New\';\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">o<span style=\"font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">    </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\">Teacher productivity tools such as practice and enrichment workbooks, study guides, hands-on activities, test bank, primary source readings, preview materials with practice quizzes and tests, and lab manuals (depending on the course)</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 1.0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Courier New&quot;; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Courier New\';\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">o<span style=\"font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">    </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\">Professional development for the teacher.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><em><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;\"> </span></em></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">·<span style=\"font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">         </span></span></span><em><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;\">Technology</span></em><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;\">. Publishers are at the forefront of bringing technology into the classroom – and in making sure quality content remains the top priority. Technology and digital content play increasingly central roles in publisher-developed instructional systems, including dedicated websites to support student textbooks, electronic lesson plans correlated to rigorous academic standards, and links to digital support materials.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><em><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\"> </span></em></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">·</span><span style=\"font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">         </span></span></span><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><em>Cost efficiency</em>. Publishers are offering new learning tools and technologies that are proven to advance student success and lower the cost per pupil for instruction.</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\"> </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">·</span><span style=\"font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">         </span></span></span><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><em>Partnerships</em>.  Publishers work in partnership with schools, school districts, and post-secondary institutions nationwide to provide a <em><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;\">continuum of learning resources</span></em> to help students learn, parents to connect, teachers to instruct and administrators to plan and evaluate.</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"> </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: #1f497d;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\"> </span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: #1f497d;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\"> </span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #1f497d; font-size: 10pt;\">Jay A. Diskey</span></strong><span style=\"color: #1f497d;\"></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #1f497d; font-size: 10pt;\">Executive Director, School Division</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #1f497d; font-size: 10pt;\">Association of American Publishers</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><em><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #1f497d; font-size: 10pt;\">455 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 700</span></em></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><em><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #1f497d; font-size: 10pt;\">Washington, DC.  20001</span></em></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #1f497d; font-size: 10pt;\">P: 202/220-4549</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #1f497d; font-size: 10pt;\">F: 202/347-3690 </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><a href=\"mailto:jdiskey@publishers.org\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\">jdiskey@publishers.org</span></a><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #1f497d; font-size: 10pt;\"></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><a href=\"http://www.publishers.org/school\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\">www.publishers.org/school</span></a><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #1f497d; font-size: 10pt;\"></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\"> </span></p>','',1,0,0,10,'2011-12-10 16:17:28',125,'','0000-00-00 00:00:00',0,0,'0000-00-00 00:00:00','2011-12-10 16:17:28','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','','{\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_layout\":\"\"}',1,0,15,'','',2,13,'{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}',0,'*',''),(98,153,'Publisher Concerns about OER','publisher-concerns-about-oer','','<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\"> </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\">The Association of American Publishers (AAP) does not oppose “open educational resources” (OER).  However, we are concerned that the current OER movement is morphing into a form of government publishing.</span></strong><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\"> In other words, our concerns lies with the idea of having the government compete with the U.S. publishing industry either as a publisher or as the funder of publishing activities.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\"><strong> </strong></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>In addition, OER materials are not sustainable over time nor does it meet the needs of all learners. </strong></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;\"> </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">·<span style=\"font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">         </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;\">OER materials frequently lack standards alignment, engaging content, a research base, evidence of effectiveness, teacher supports, and scope and sequence for curriculum. However, publisher/OER collaborations could potentially lead to viable product options because of the expert skills and services publishers bring to product development.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\"> </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\">Publisher-developed instructional materials have many benefits that cannot be found in OER:</span></strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\"> </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">·</span><span style=\"font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">         </span></span></span><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><em>Quality &amp; Effectiveness</em>. Publisher-developed comprehensive learning systems are designed to enable teachers and faculty to teach, assess, diagnose and prescribe solutions for <em>all kinds of learners</em>.  Publishers invest significant resources to develop the systems so that they have the necessary instructional content, structure, scope, sequence and standards alignment.</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;\"> </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">·<span style=\"font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">         </span></span></span><em><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;\">Teacher Supports</span></em><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;\">. Publisher-developed learning systems include extensive resources to support the work of teachers. They are core resources that help the teacher deliver the program to all kinds of learners. For example: </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 1.0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Courier New&quot;; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Courier New\';\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">o<span style=\"font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">    </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\">Teachers’ edition, lesson plans, subject-area background material with embedded professional development, planning tools, and pacing charts.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 1.0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Courier New&quot;; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Courier New\';\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">o<span style=\"font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">    </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\">Teacher productivity tools such as practice and enrichment workbooks, study guides, hands-on activities, test bank, primary source readings, preview materials with practice quizzes and tests, and lab manuals (depending on the course)</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 1.0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Courier New&quot;; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Courier New\';\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">o<span style=\"font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">    </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\">Professional development for the teacher.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><em><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;\"> </span></em></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">·<span style=\"font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">         </span></span></span><em><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;\">Technology</span></em><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;\">. Publishers are at the forefront of bringing technology into the classroom – and in making sure quality content remains the top priority. Technology and digital content play increasingly central roles in publisher-developed instructional systems, including dedicated websites to support student textbooks, electronic lesson plans correlated to rigorous academic standards, and links to digital support materials.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><em><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\"> </span></em></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">·</span><span style=\"font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">         </span></span></span><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><em>Cost efficiency</em>. Publishers are offering new learning tools and technologies that are proven to advance student success and lower the cost per pupil for instruction.</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\"> </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">·</span><span style=\"font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">         </span></span></span><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><em>Partnerships</em>.  Publishers work in partnership with schools, school districts, and post-secondary institutions nationwide to provide a <em><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;\">continuum of learning resources</span></em> to help students learn, parents to connect, teachers to instruct and administrators to plan and evaluate.</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"> </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: #1f497d;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\"> </span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: #1f497d;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\"> </span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #1f497d; font-size: 10pt;\">Jay A. Diskey</span></strong><span style=\"color: #1f497d;\"></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #1f497d; font-size: 10pt;\">Executive Director, School Division</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #1f497d; font-size: 10pt;\">Association of American Publishers</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><em><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #1f497d; font-size: 10pt;\">455 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 700</span></em></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><em><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #1f497d; font-size: 10pt;\">Washington, DC.  20001</span></em></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #1f497d; font-size: 10pt;\">P: 202/220-4549</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #1f497d; font-size: 10pt;\">F: 202/347-3690 </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><a href=\"mailto:jdiskey@publishers.org\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\">jdiskey@publishers.org</span></a><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #1f497d; font-size: 10pt;\"></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><a href=\"http://www.publishers.org/school\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\">www.publishers.org/school</span></a><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #1f497d; font-size: 10pt;\"></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\"> </span></p>','',1,0,0,11,'2011-12-10 16:19:31',125,'','0000-00-00 00:00:00',0,0,'0000-00-00 00:00:00','2011-12-10 16:19:31','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','','{\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_layout\":\"\"}',1,0,11,'','',2,7,'{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}',0,'*',''),(99,154,'Publisher Concerns about OER','publisher-concerns-about-oer','','<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\"> </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\">The Association of American Publishers (AAP) does not oppose “open educational resources” (OER).  However, we are concerned that the current OER movement is morphing into a form of government publishing.</span></strong><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\"> In other words, our concerns lies with the idea of having the government compete with the U.S. publishing industry either as a publisher or as the funder of publishing activities.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\"><strong> </strong></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>In addition, OER materials are not sustainable over time nor does it meet the needs of all learners. </strong></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;\"> </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">·<span style=\"font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">         </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;\">OER materials frequently lack standards alignment, engaging content, a research base, evidence of effectiveness, teacher supports, and scope and sequence for curriculum. However, publisher/OER collaborations could potentially lead to viable product options because of the expert skills and services publishers bring to product development.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\"> </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\">Publisher-developed instructional materials have many benefits that cannot be found in OER:</span></strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\"> </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">·</span><span style=\"font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">         </span></span></span><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><em>Quality &amp; Effectiveness</em>. Publisher-developed comprehensive learning systems are designed to enable teachers and faculty to teach, assess, diagnose and prescribe solutions for <em>all kinds of learners</em>.  Publishers invest significant resources to develop the systems so that they have the necessary instructional content, structure, scope, sequence and standards alignment.</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;\"> </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">·<span style=\"font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">         </span></span></span><em><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;\">Teacher Supports</span></em><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;\">. Publisher-developed learning systems include extensive resources to support the work of teachers. They are core resources that help the teacher deliver the program to all kinds of learners. For example: </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 1.0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Courier New&quot;; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Courier New\';\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">o<span style=\"font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">    </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\">Teachers’ edition, lesson plans, subject-area background material with embedded professional development, planning tools, and pacing charts.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 1.0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Courier New&quot;; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Courier New\';\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">o<span style=\"font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">    </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\">Teacher productivity tools such as practice and enrichment workbooks, study guides, hands-on activities, test bank, primary source readings, preview materials with practice quizzes and tests, and lab manuals (depending on the course)</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 1.0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Courier New&quot;; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Courier New\';\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">o<span style=\"font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">    </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\">Professional development for the teacher.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><em><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;\"> </span></em></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">·<span style=\"font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">         </span></span></span><em><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;\">Technology</span></em><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;\">. Publishers are at the forefront of bringing technology into the classroom – and in making sure quality content remains the top priority. Technology and digital content play increasingly central roles in publisher-developed instructional systems, including dedicated websites to support student textbooks, electronic lesson plans correlated to rigorous academic standards, and links to digital support materials.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><em><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\"> </span></em></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">·</span><span style=\"font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">         </span></span></span><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><em>Cost efficiency</em>. Publishers are offering new learning tools and technologies that are proven to advance student success and lower the cost per pupil for instruction.</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\"> </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">·</span><span style=\"font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">         </span></span></span><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><em>Partnerships</em>.  Publishers work in partnership with schools, school districts, and post-secondary institutions nationwide to provide a <em><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;\">continuum of learning resources</span></em> to help students learn, parents to connect, teachers to instruct and administrators to plan and evaluate.</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"> </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: #1f497d;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\"> </span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: #1f497d;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\"> </span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #1f497d; font-size: 10pt;\">Jay A. Diskey</span></strong><span style=\"color: #1f497d;\"></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #1f497d; font-size: 10pt;\">Executive Director, School Division</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #1f497d; font-size: 10pt;\">Association of American Publishers</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><em><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #1f497d; font-size: 10pt;\">455 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 700</span></em></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><em><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #1f497d; font-size: 10pt;\">Washington, DC.  20001</span></em></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #1f497d; font-size: 10pt;\">P: 202/220-4549</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #1f497d; font-size: 10pt;\">F: 202/347-3690 </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><a href=\"mailto:jdiskey@publishers.org\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\">jdiskey@publishers.org</span></a><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #1f497d; font-size: 10pt;\"></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><a href=\"http://www.publishers.org/school\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\">www.publishers.org/school</span></a><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #1f497d; font-size: 10pt;\"></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\"> </span></p>','',1,0,0,12,'2011-12-10 16:20:42',125,'','0000-00-00 00:00:00',0,0,'0000-00-00 00:00:00','2011-12-10 16:20:42','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','','{\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_layout\":\"\"}',1,0,1,'','',2,7,'{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}',0,'*',''),(100,155,'Publisher concerns about OER','publisher-concerns-about-oer','','<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\"> </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\">The Association of American Publishers (AAP) does not oppose “open educational resources” (OER).  However, we are concerned that the current OER movement is morphing into a form of government publishing.</span></strong><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\"> In other words, our concerns lies with the idea of having the government compete with the U.S. publishing industry either as a publisher or as the funder of publishing activities.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\"><strong> </strong></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>In addition, OER materials are not sustainable over time nor does it meet the needs of all learners. </strong></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;\"> </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">·<span style=\"font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">         </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;\">OER materials frequently lack standards alignment, engaging content, a research base, evidence of effectiveness, teacher supports, and scope and sequence for curriculum. However, publisher/OER collaborations could potentially lead to viable product options because of the expert skills and services publishers bring to product development.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\"> </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\">Publisher-developed instructional materials have many benefits that cannot be found in OER:</span></strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\"> </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">·</span><span style=\"font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">         </span></span></span><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><em>Quality &amp; Effectiveness</em>. Publisher-developed comprehensive learning systems are designed to enable teachers and faculty to teach, assess, diagnose and prescribe solutions for <em>all kinds of learners</em>.  Publishers invest significant resources to develop the systems so that they have the necessary instructional content, structure, scope, sequence and standards alignment.</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;\"> </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">·<span style=\"font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">         </span></span></span><em><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;\">Teacher Supports</span></em><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;\">. Publisher-developed learning systems include extensive resources to support the work of teachers. They are core resources that help the teacher deliver the program to all kinds of learners. For example: </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 1.0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Courier New&quot;; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Courier New\';\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">o<span style=\"font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">    </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\">Teachers’ edition, lesson plans, subject-area background material with embedded professional development, planning tools, and pacing charts.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 1.0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Courier New&quot;; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Courier New\';\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">o<span style=\"font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">    </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\">Teacher productivity tools such as practice and enrichment workbooks, study guides, hands-on activities, test bank, primary source readings, preview materials with practice quizzes and tests, and lab manuals (depending on the course)</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list 1.0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Courier New&quot;; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Courier New\';\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">o<span style=\"font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">    </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\">Professional development for the teacher.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><em><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;\"> </span></em></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoBodyText\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">·<span style=\"font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">         </span></span></span><em><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;\">Technology</span></em><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;\">. Publishers are at the forefront of bringing technology into the classroom – and in making sure quality content remains the top priority. Technology and digital content play increasingly central roles in publisher-developed instructional systems, including dedicated websites to support student textbooks, electronic lesson plans correlated to rigorous academic standards, and links to digital support materials.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><em><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\"> </span></em></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">·</span><span style=\"font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">         </span></span></span><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><em>Cost efficiency</em>. Publishers are offering new learning tools and technologies that are proven to advance student success and lower the cost per pupil for instruction.</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\"> </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">·</span><span style=\"font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">         </span></span></span><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><em>Partnerships</em>.  Publishers work in partnership with schools, school districts, and post-secondary institutions nationwide to provide a <em><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;\">continuum of learning resources</span></em> to help students learn, parents to connect, teachers to instruct and administrators to plan and evaluate.</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"> </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: #1f497d;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\"> </span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: #1f497d;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\"> </span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #1f497d; font-size: 10pt;\">Jay A. Diskey</span></strong><span style=\"color: #1f497d;\"></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #1f497d; font-size: 10pt;\">Executive Director, School Division</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #1f497d; font-size: 10pt;\">Association of American Publishers</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><em><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #1f497d; font-size: 10pt;\">455 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 700</span></em></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><em><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #1f497d; font-size: 10pt;\">Washington, DC.  20001</span></em></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #1f497d; font-size: 10pt;\">P: 202/220-4549</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #1f497d; font-size: 10pt;\">F: 202/347-3690 </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><a href=\"mailto:jdiskey@publishers.org\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\">jdiskey@publishers.org</span></a><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #1f497d; font-size: 10pt;\"></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><a href=\"http://www.publishers.org/school\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;\">www.publishers.org/school</span></a><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: #1f497d; font-size: 10pt;\"></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;\"> </span></p>','',1,0,0,13,'2011-12-10 16:21:27',125,'','0000-00-00 00:00:00',0,0,'0000-00-00 00:00:00','2011-12-10 16:21:27','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','','{\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_layout\":\"\"}',1,0,3,'','',2,7,'{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}',0,'*',''),(101,156,'Power Point Test','ppttest','','<p>Here is a link to the Power Point document that I am hoping you can download and them email me.</p>\r\n<p><a href=\"http://nwedresources.org/images/documents/introopened.pptx\"><strong>Power Point</strong></a></p>\r\n<p>Right click on the link and click Save. Once you have the file on your local machine, please attempt to re-open it. If that fails, attach it to an email and send it my way.</p>\r\n<p>Thanks!</p>','',1,0,0,16,'2011-12-21 19:55:55',42,'','2011-12-21 19:56:38',42,0,'0000-00-00 00:00:00','2011-12-21 19:55:55','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','','{\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_layout\":\"\"}',2,0,13,'','',3,9,'{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}',0,'*',''),(102,157,'Board Meeting minutes Feb 2012','board-meeting-minutes-feb-2012','','<div>\r\n<table class=\"MsoTableGrid\" style=\"margin: auto auto auto 4.3pt; width: 6.2in; border-collapse: collapse; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0in 5.75pt 0in 5.75pt; mso-border-insideh: none; mso-border-insidev: none;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"744\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 6.2in; padding-right: 5.75pt; background: #95b3d7; height: 0.2in; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 153; border: #4f81bd 1pt solid;\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"744\">\r\n<p class=\"MinutesandAgendaTitles\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial; color: #ffffff; font-size: x-small;\">NWERA BOARD MEETING</span></strong></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 1; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 148.8pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; background: #b8cce4; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"2\" width=\"248\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">2.7.2012</span></span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 148.8pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; background: #b8cce4; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"2\" width=\"248\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">11 AM</span></span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 148.8pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; background: #b8cce4; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"2\" width=\"248\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">The Keg Bellevue</span></span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 2; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 87.45pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" width=\"146\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Meeting called by</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 358.95pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"5\" width=\"598\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Karen Tennyson, President</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 3; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 87.45pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" width=\"146\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Type of meeting</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 358.95pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"5\" width=\"598\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Board </span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 4; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 87.45pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" width=\"146\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Facilitator</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 358.95pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"5\" width=\"598\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Karen Tennyson</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 5; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 87.45pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" width=\"146\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Note taker</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 358.95pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"5\" width=\"598\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Barbara Jo Blair</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 6; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 87.45pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" width=\"146\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Timekeeper</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 358.95pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"5\" width=\"598\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Abigail McNaughton</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 7; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 87.45pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" width=\"146\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Attendees</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 358.95pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"5\" width=\"598\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Karen Tennyson, Barbara Jo Blair, Abigail McNaughton, Bruce Irla (Steve Blair)</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 8; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 6.2in; padding-right: 5.75pt; background: #95b3d7; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"744\">\r\n<p class=\"MinutesandAgendaTitles\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial; color: #ffffff; font-size: x-small;\">MEMBERSHIP</span></strong></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 9; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 87.45pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; background: #b8cce4; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" width=\"146\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"> </span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 358.95pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; background: #b8cce4; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"5\" width=\"598\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Agenda</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 10; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 87.45pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" width=\"146\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Discussion</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 358.95pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"5\" width=\"598\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Karen is concerned about the number of former members who have not joined this year.</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 11; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 6.2in; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"744\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">She passed around a list of the current and past NWERA members and asked us review it.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">  </span>It was surprising </span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 12; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 6.2in; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"744\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">that people who have been members in the past or attend our meetings have not yet joined this year.</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 13; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 87.45pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" width=\"146\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Conclusions</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 358.95pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"5\" width=\"598\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"> </span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 14; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 6.2in; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"744\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Abi, Bruce, Karen and Barbara Jo reviewed the list and each identified 4-5 People to call to inquire about their</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 15; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 6.2in; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"744\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">decision not to join this year.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">  </span>Karen will email the list to us, as well.</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 16; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 291.25pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; background: #dbe5f1; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"3\" width=\"485\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Action Items</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 90.75pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; background: #dbe5f1; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"2\" width=\"151\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Person Responsible</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 64.4pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; background: #dbe5f1; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" width=\"107\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Deadline</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 17; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 291.25pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"3\" width=\"485\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Call lapsed members and encourage them to join so they can receive</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 90.75pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"2\" width=\"151\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">BI, BJB, KT, AM</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 64.4pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" width=\"107\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">2/29/2012</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 18; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 291.25pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"3\" width=\"485\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">the benefits of membership.</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 90.75pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"2\" width=\"151\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"> </span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 64.4pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" width=\"107\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"> </span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 19; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 6.2in; padding-right: 5.75pt; background: #95b3d7; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"744\">\r\n<p class=\"MinutesandAgendaTitles\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial; color: #ffffff; font-size: x-small;\">NWERA WEBSITE</span></strong></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 20; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 87.45pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; background: #b8cce4; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" width=\"146\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"> </span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 358.95pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; background: #b8cce4; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"5\" width=\"598\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Agenda</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 21; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 87.45pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" width=\"146\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Discussion</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 358.95pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"5\" width=\"598\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Because the website is going to need ongoing maintenance and updating, Karen sug-</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 22; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 6.2in; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"744\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">gested that we establish a contract with Ben and set price schedule for his services.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">  </span>Additions to the website </span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 22.55pt; mso-yfti-irow: 23; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 6.2in; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 22.55pt; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"744\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">might include education articles and legislative news from the states we serve and Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin links .</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 24; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 87.45pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" width=\"146\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Conclusions</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 358.95pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"5\" width=\"598\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"> </span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 25; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 6.2in; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"744\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">We all agreed that to stay current the website needs to be maintained and that it would be wise to explore the</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 26; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 6.2in; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"744\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">cost of contracting with Ben.</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 27; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 291.25pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; background: #dbe5f1; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"3\" width=\"485\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Action Items</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 90.75pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; background: #dbe5f1; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"2\" width=\"151\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Person Responsible</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 64.4pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; background: #dbe5f1; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" width=\"107\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Deadline</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 28; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 291.25pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"3\" width=\"485\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Contact Ben to discuss contract and pricing.</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 90.75pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"2\" width=\"151\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Karen/Jody??</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 64.4pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" width=\"107\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">2/29/2012</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 29; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 291.25pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"3\" width=\"485\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"> </span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 90.75pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"2\" width=\"151\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"> </span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 64.4pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" width=\"107\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"> </span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 30; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 6.2in; padding-right: 5.75pt; background: #95b3d7; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 153; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"744\">\r\n<p class=\"MinutesandAgendaTitles\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR<span style=\"display: none; background: yellow; mso-hide: all; mso-highlight: yellow;\"></span> </span></span></span></strong></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 31; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 87.45pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; background: #b8cce4; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" width=\"146\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"> </span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 358.95pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; background: #b8cce4; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"5\" width=\"598\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Agenda</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 32; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 87.45pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" width=\"146\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Discussion</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 358.95pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"5\" width=\"598\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">In order to have a record of the work Jody, the Executive Director does for NWERA,</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 33; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 6.2in; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"744\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Abi suggested that Jody be asked to keep a log or record of her hours and tasks.</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 34; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 6.2in; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"744\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"> </span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 35; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 87.45pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" width=\"146\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Conclusions</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 358.95pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"5\" width=\"598\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">It will be helpful to have a record of the tasks accomplished and time it takes.</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 36; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 6.2in; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"744\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"> </span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 37; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 6.2in; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"6\" width=\"744\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"> </span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 38; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 291.25pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; background: #dbe5f1; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"3\" width=\"485\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Action Items</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; 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padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" width=\"107\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Deadline</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 39; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 291.25pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"3\" width=\"485\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Ask Jody to keep a record of her work.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">  </span>Agree on a format.</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 90.75pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"2\" width=\"151\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Karen</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 64.4pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" width=\"107\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Soon</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 40; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 291.25pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"3\" width=\"485\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"> </span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 90.75pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"2\" width=\"151\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"> </span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 64.4pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" width=\"107\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"> </span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr height=\"0\">\r\n<td style=\"background-color: transparent; border: #ece9d8;\" width=\"146\"></td>\r\n<td style=\"background-color: transparent; border: #ece9d8;\" width=\"102\"></td>\r\n<td style=\"background-color: transparent; border: #ece9d8;\" width=\"237\"></td>\r\n<td style=\"background-color: transparent; border: #ece9d8;\" width=\"11\"></td>\r\n<td style=\"background-color: transparent; border: #ece9d8;\" width=\"141\"></td>\r\n<td style=\"background-color: transparent; border: #ece9d8;\" width=\"107\"></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n</div>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"> </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"> </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"> </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"> </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"> </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"> </span></p>\r\n<div>\r\n<table class=\"MsoTableGrid\" style=\"margin: auto auto auto 4.3pt; width: 6.2in; border-collapse: collapse; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0in 5.75pt 0in 5.75pt; mso-border-insideh: none; mso-border-insidev: none;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"744\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 6.2in; padding-right: 5.75pt; background: #95b3d7; height: 0.2in; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 153; border: #4f81bd 1pt solid;\" colspan=\"4\" width=\"744\">\r\n<p class=\"MinutesandAgendaTitles\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">JUNE MEETING DATE AND AGENDA</span></span></span></strong></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 1; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 87.45pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; background: #b8cce4; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" width=\"146\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"> </span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 358.95pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; background: #b8cce4; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"3\" width=\"598\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Agenda</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 2; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 87.45pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" width=\"146\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Discussion</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 358.95pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"3\" width=\"598\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">In order to plan for the June Membership meeting, we need to select a date</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 3; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 6.2in; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"4\" width=\"744\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">and contact Jessica Vavrus or Alan Burke about presenting to our group on June 8 or 15.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">  </span>We agreed that </span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 4; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 6.2in; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"4\" width=\"744\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">since most members are from WA, we should have the meeting at Hawk’s Prairie, Lacey again this year.</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 5; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 87.45pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; 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mso-yfti-irow: 6; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 6.2in; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"4\" width=\"744\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Standards in WA, Education funding and new initiatives.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">   </span>A short demonstration of the NWERA website and </span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 7; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 6.2in; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"4\" width=\"744\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Q &amp; A session would be useful.</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 8; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 291.25pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; background: #dbe5f1; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; 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mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" width=\"151\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Jody</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 64.4pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" width=\"107\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">3/30/2012</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 10; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 291.25pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"2\" width=\"485\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"> </span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 90.75pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; 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mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 436.6pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; background: #95b3d7; height: 0.2in; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 153; border: #4f81bd 1pt solid;\" colspan=\"4\" width=\"728\">\r\n<p class=\"MinutesandAgendaTitles\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">POSTING CONFERENCE AND EXHIBIT INFORMATION ON NWERA SITE</span></span></span></strong></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 1; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 69.8pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; background: #b8cce4; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" width=\"116\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"> </span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 366.8pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; background: #b8cce4; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; 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padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 366.8pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"3\" width=\"611\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">To add value to the NWERA website we should post information about all of the </span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 3; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 436.6pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"4\" width=\"728\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Exhibits and Conferences we come across.</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 4; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 436.6pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"4\" width=\"728\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"> </span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 5; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 69.8pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" width=\"116\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Conclusions</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 366.8pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"3\" width=\"611\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">We will send conference and exhibit information to Jody or enter it into the</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 6; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 436.6pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"4\" width=\"728\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">NWERA website ourselves.</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 7; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 436.6pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"4\" width=\"728\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"> </span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 8; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 281.45pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; background: #dbe5f1; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"2\" width=\"469\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Action Items</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 90.75pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; background: #dbe5f1; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" width=\"151\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Person Responsible</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 64.4pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; background: #dbe5f1; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" width=\"107\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Deadline</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 9; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 281.45pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"2\" width=\"469\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Enter information regarding OACTE, COSA, BMEEC, OABE, OAEYC</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 90.75pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" width=\"151\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">KT, BJB, JM, AM</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 64.4pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" width=\"107\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">3/30/2012</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 10; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 281.45pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"2\" width=\"469\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">And others.</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 90.75pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" width=\"151\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">BI</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 64.4pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" width=\"107\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"> </span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr height=\"0\">\r\n<td style=\"background-color: transparent; border: #ece9d8;\" width=\"116\"></td>\r\n<td style=\"background-color: transparent; border: #ece9d8;\" width=\"353\"></td>\r\n<td style=\"background-color: transparent; border: #ece9d8;\" width=\"151\"></td>\r\n<td style=\"background-color: transparent; border: #ece9d8;\" width=\"107\"></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n</div>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"> </span></p>\r\n<div>\r\n<table class=\"MsoTableGrid\" style=\"margin: auto auto auto 22.05pt; width: 428.65pt; border-collapse: collapse; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0in 5.75pt 0in 5.75pt; mso-border-insideh: none; mso-border-insidev: none;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"714\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 428.65pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; background: #95b3d7; height: 0.2in; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 153; border: #4f81bd 1pt solid;\" colspan=\"4\" width=\"714\">\r\n<p class=\"MinutesandAgendaTitles\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">LETTER WRITING</span></span></span></strong></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 1; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 61.85pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; background: #b8cce4; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" width=\"103\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"> </span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 366.8pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; background: #b8cce4; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"3\" width=\"611\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Karen</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 2; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 61.85pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" width=\"103\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Discussion</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 366.8pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"3\" width=\"611\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">In response to a recent Op Ed piece promoting Charter Schools in the Seattle Times,</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 3; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 428.65pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"4\" width=\"714\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> </span>Karen asked our opinion about writing a letter in opposition on behalf of NWERA.</span></span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 4; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 428.65pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"4\" width=\"714\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"> </span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 5; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 61.85pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" width=\"103\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Conclusions</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 366.8pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"3\" width=\"611\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">We suggested that she write a personal letter because we didn’t know if the entire </span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 6; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 428.65pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"4\" width=\"714\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Membership agrees with her.</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 7; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 428.65pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"4\" width=\"714\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"> </span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 8; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 273.5pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; background: #dbe5f1; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"2\" width=\"456\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Action Items</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 90.75pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; background: #dbe5f1; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" width=\"151\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Person Responsible</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 64.4pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; background: #dbe5f1; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" width=\"107\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Deadline</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 9; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 273.5pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"2\" width=\"456\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Karen will write a letter to the editor expressing her opposition to</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 90.75pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" width=\"151\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">KT</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 64.4pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" width=\"107\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"> </span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 10; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 273.5pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"2\" width=\"456\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Charter Schools.</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 90.75pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" width=\"151\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"> </span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 64.4pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" width=\"107\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"> </span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr height=\"0\">\r\n<td style=\"background-color: transparent; border: #ece9d8;\" width=\"103\"></td>\r\n<td style=\"background-color: transparent; border: #ece9d8;\" width=\"353\"></td>\r\n<td style=\"background-color: transparent; border: #ece9d8;\" width=\"151\"></td>\r\n<td style=\"background-color: transparent; border: #ece9d8;\" width=\"107\"></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n</div>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"> </span></p>\r\n<div>\r\n<table class=\"MsoTableGrid\" style=\"margin: auto auto auto 22.05pt; width: 428.65pt; border-collapse: collapse; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0in 5.75pt 0in 5.75pt; mso-border-insideh: none; mso-border-insidev: none;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"714\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 428.65pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; background: #95b3d7; height: 0.2in; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 153; border: #4f81bd 1pt solid;\" colspan=\"4\" width=\"714\">\r\n<p class=\"MinutesandAgendaTitles\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">NEW BOARD MEMBERS</span></span></span></strong></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 1; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 61.85pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; background: #b8cce4; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" width=\"103\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"> </span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 366.8pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; background: #b8cce4; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"3\" width=\"611\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Agenda</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 2; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 61.85pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" width=\"103\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Discussion</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 366.8pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"3\" width=\"611\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Abi will be leaving the board and we will need to replace her and perhaps others.</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 3; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 428.65pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"4\" width=\"714\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> </span>We discussed possible candidates.</span></span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 4; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 428.65pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"4\" width=\"714\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"> </span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 5; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 61.85pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" width=\"103\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Conclusions</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 366.8pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"3\" width=\"611\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Serving on the board provides an opportunity to represent NWERA to Educational</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 6; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 428.65pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"4\" width=\"714\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Organizations and have input into the operation of our professional group.</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 7; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 428.65pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"4\" width=\"714\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"> </span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 8; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 273.5pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; background: #dbe5f1; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"2\" width=\"456\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Action Items</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 90.75pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; background: #dbe5f1; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" width=\"151\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Person Responsible</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 64.4pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; background: #dbe5f1; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" width=\"107\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Deadline</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 9; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 273.5pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"2\" width=\"456\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">There are several likely candidates and Abi will contact them.</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 90.75pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" width=\"151\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">AM</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 64.4pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" width=\"107\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">4/30/12</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr height=\"0\">\r\n<td style=\"background-color: transparent; border: #ece9d8;\" width=\"103\"></td>\r\n<td style=\"background-color: transparent; border: #ece9d8;\" width=\"353\"></td>\r\n<td style=\"background-color: transparent; border: #ece9d8;\" width=\"151\"></td>\r\n<td style=\"background-color: transparent; border: #ece9d8;\" width=\"107\"></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>\r\n</div>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"> </span></p>\r\n<div>\r\n<table class=\"MsoTableGrid\" style=\"margin: auto auto auto 22.05pt; width: 428.65pt; border-collapse: collapse; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0in 5.75pt 0in 5.75pt; mso-border-insideh: none; mso-border-insidev: none;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"714\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 428.65pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; background: #95b3d7; height: 0.2in; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 153; border: #4f81bd 1pt solid;\" colspan=\"4\" width=\"714\">\r\n<p class=\"MinutesandAgendaTitles\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Treasurer’s Report</span></span></span></strong></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 1; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 61.85pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; background: #b8cce4; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" width=\"103\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"> </span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 366.8pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; background: #b8cce4; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 102; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"3\" width=\"611\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Agenda</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 2; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 61.85pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" width=\"103\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Discussion</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 366.8pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"3\" width=\"611\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">$9,553.05 in account.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">  </span></span></span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 3; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 428.65pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"4\" width=\"714\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">$3927.74 is in PayPal waiting to be transferred to Umpqua and $5,628.31 is the January 2012 statement</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 4; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 428.65pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"4\" width=\"714\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Balance at Umpqua.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">  </span>Bruce needs to be listed on Pay Pal because Jody already has a PayPal account.</span><a name=\"_GoBack\"></a></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 5; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 61.85pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" width=\"103\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Conclusions</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 366.8pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"3\" width=\"611\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Bruce will submit his SSN so he is able to transfer funds in the Umpqua account.</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 6; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 428.65pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"4\" width=\"714\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"> </span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 7; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 428.65pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"4\" width=\"714\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\"> </span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 8; mso-height-rule: exactly;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 273.5pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; background: #dbe5f1; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"2\" width=\"456\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Action Items</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 90.75pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; background: #dbe5f1; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" width=\"151\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Person Responsible</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 64.4pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; background: #dbe5f1; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themetint: 51; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" width=\"107\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Deadline</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n</tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 0.2in; mso-yfti-irow: 9; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;\">\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 273.5pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1;\" colspan=\"2\" width=\"456\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">Bruce submitted SSN and is able to transfer funds now.</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 90.75pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;\" width=\"151\">\r\n<p class=\"BodyCopy\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;\">BI</span></p>\r\n</td>\r\n<td style=\"border-bottom: #4f81bd 1pt solid; border-left: #ece9d8; padding-bottom: 0in; background-color: transparent; padding-left: 5.75pt; width: 64.4pt; padding-right: 5.75pt; height: 0.2in; border-top: #ece9d8; border-right: #4f81bd 1pt solid; padding-top: 0in; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-border-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid #4F81BD .5pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; 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This budget request mirrors the preliminary request I submitted in September, with a few minor but important changes that include recommendations from the Technology Task Force and ensure the budget is in line with current revenue projections.</p>\r\n<p>For the first time in years, I am excited we are facing a budget surplus. As the Governor and Legislature committed, our public schools will be the first to receive these surplus dollars.</p>\r\n<p>I have requested a 4.7 percent increase in state funding for Idaho schools, which is in line with the Governor\'s budget recommendation.</p>\r\n<p>Here are the highlights of where additional money will be spent:</p>\r\n<h6>First, we will address salaries for teachers and administrators.</h6>\r\n<p>This budget provides full funding for movement on the salary grid.</p>\r\n<p>This means, for the second year in a row, many teachers will see salary increases of between 3.75 percent and 7.6 percent if they gain another year of experience and more education credits.</p>\r\n<p>Importantly, this budget also fully funds the provisions of Students Come First without reducing the funding the state provides for teacher and administrator salaries. This funding is known as salary-based apportionment.</p>\r\n<p>Last legislative session, we put forward a plan to spend the money we currently have differently. As a part of that approach, the current law plans to reallocate 2.38 percent of salary-based apportionment in FY 2013. However, I always said we would backfill this shift in salary-based apportionment as soon as revenues were available. The uptick in this year\'s economy allows us to follow through on this commitment. As a result, there will be <strong>no</strong> decrease in state funding for teacher salaries in the coming year.</p>\r\n<p>Instead, the state would provide the same amount for teacher base salaries, and, in addition, teachers will now have the opportunity to earn up to $8,000 in pay-for-performance bonuses. No money will be taken from salary-based apportionment to fund this bonus system.</p>\r\n<p>In fact, with the additional $38.8 million for pay-for-performance awards, we will see a 5 percent increase in state funding for teacher compensation.</p>\r\n<p>These bonuses are not just for a few. We estimate that <strong>at least 85 percent</strong> of teachers will earn a pay-for-performance bonus in the coming year.</p>\r\n<h6>Second, the state will provide historic funding for classroom technology.</h6>\r\n<p>This year and in future years, the state will continue to provide funding for advanced classroom technology, which is available for use in all K-12 grade levels. This is distinct from the one-to-one mobile computing device program that Idaho is implementing in its high schools.</p>\r\n<p>For the second year in a row, approximately $9 million will be available to update technology in our schools and provide a 21st century classroom learning environment. Districts submit plans for their use of classroom technology, which are then approved and funded by the state. This gives local stakeholders the power to incorporate the technology that best suits the needs of their local students and teachers.</p>\r\n<p>In addition, in September, the state will begin implementing the one-to-one ratio of mobile computing devices to students and teachers in every high school by first deploying devices to teachers and other certified staff at the school level. As recommended by the Technology Task Force, the device will be a laptop and will include the necessary software, security, maintenance and technical support every teacher needs to integrate this technology effectively, all paid for by the state.</p>\r\n<p>Classroom technology will also allow teachers to take full advantage of the high-speed internet access that the Idaho Education Network has now brought to every high school in the state.</p>\r\n<h6>Third, the state will make an unprecedented investment in professional development for teachers.</h6>\r\n<p>Idaho will provide nearly $4 million per year in funding for professional development to ensure that classroom teachers have the training and support they need to integrate technology in the classroom, whether it is mobile computing devices or interactive whiteboards. Technology is a critical tool of the 21st Century Classroom, but it is just that: a tool. To ensure it is implemented successfully and that every student has access to the best educational opportunities, we must provide heavy doses of professional development to all our classroom teachers. This professional development will focus on how to successfully integrate classroom technology in the learning process.</p>\r\n<p>In keeping with the recommendations of the Technology Task Force\'s Classroom Technology subcommittee, led by Idaho\'s 2011 Teacher of the Year Stefani Cook, the state is also developing a multi-year, comprehensive professional development plan.</p>\r\n<p>In this plan, the state will use a blended model that combines both face-to-face and online methods of professional development for teachers, administrators and technology coordinators.</p>\r\n<p>First, we will establish regional training teams of administrators, teachers and technology coordinators to provide professional development and support to schools in implementing classroom technology at all grade levels.</p>\r\n<p>Stipends will be made available for these team members.</p>\r\n<p>Next, the state will identify a lead teacher and technology coordinator at every high school who will not only learn how to integrate one-to-one devices and other classroom technology effectively, but will become in-house experts and take the lead in providing training to other teachers in their building.</p>\r\n<p>Stipends will also be made available for these in-house experts.</p>\r\n<p>Professional development is a key focus of the Students Come First reforms. We recognize that a highly effective teacher is the most important classroom factor in student success. The goal of Students Come First is to empower great teachers with the training, support, and tools they need to engage and prepare a new generation of learners.</p>\r\n<h6>Fourth, the state makes these investments in teachers while still funding other important education efforts.</h6>\r\n<p>This budget increases the money for teacher compensation and invests like never before in teacher training while increasing opportunities for our students and supporting our schools.</p>\r\n<p>In this budget, I have requested a discretionary fund increase of 2 percent to give our local districts more money to spend on specific areas of need.</p>\r\n<p>This request includes $2.5 million for additional IT professionals, per the recommendations of the Technology Task Force, to support the effective integration of technology into teaching and learning.</p>\r\n<p>The budget also includes funding for dual credit opportunities for students who finish their state graduation requirements early, giving students a jumpstart on college and easing the financial burden that is sometimes a disincentive to pursue postsecondary education.</p>\r\n<p>The budget pays for all Idaho juniors to take the SAT or ACCUPLACER exams, to encourage them to continue their education after high school and to identify areas where they need to improve to successfully do that. The budget also funds the state\'s increased graduation requirements and includes ongoing funding for the Math Initiative, Reading Initiative, students who need remediation, and LEP students.</p>\r\n<p>With these components, I believe this budget request accomplishes the goals set by all of Idaho\'s educational stakeholders. It fully funds teacher salaries and benefits and funds movement on the salary grid, while adding an additional 5 percent increase in compensation for performance. It gives all teachers updated and modern classroom tools to help individualize learning and engage every student. It invests in expanded professional development and training to support all teachers across Idaho as they integrate these tools in the classroom.</p>\r\n','',1,0,0,13,'2012-02-16 23:27:49',125,'','0000-00-00 00:00:00',0,0,'0000-00-00 00:00:00','2012-02-16 23:27:49','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','','{\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_layout\":\"\"}',1,0,2,'','',2,19,'{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}',0,'*',''),(104,159,'Idaho Seeks Waiver from NCLB','idaho-seeks-waiver-from-nclb','','<h2>Idaho Seeks New Accountability System</h2>\r\n<h2>In November\'s <em>EdSource</em>, we outlined Idaho\'s plan to apply for additional flexibility under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), also known as No Child Left Behind. With this waiver, Idaho will finally be able to implement a new statewide accountability system that uses multiple measures of student achievement, including academic growth. A draft of the state\'s waiver application was published online in January and made available for public comment until February 1. We received more than 50 comments during that time. In addition, we met with representatives of educational stakeholder groups and solicited feedback from every school district.</h2>\r\n<h2>The following is a summary of Idaho\'s ESEA Flexibility application, as well as links to the full document and additional resources.</h2>\r\n<h2>Idaho is applying for ESEA Flexibility to ensure every Idaho student graduates from high school prepared to go on to postsecondary education or the workforce without the need for remediation. To accomplish this, Idaho has created a new system of increased accountability that focuses on postsecondary and career-ready standards; recognition, accountability and support for all schools; and a support system for effective instruction and leadership at every level. In 2011, Idaho passed comprehensive education reform laws, known as Students Come First, that reform every classroom into a 21st Century Classroom, increase professional development and other supports for great teachers and leaders, and improve the level of transparency and accountability at the state and district. These laws also implement a growth model and have positioned Idaho well to implement a new accountability system based on multiple measures of student achievement, not just proficiency. Here is how the new accountability system works.</h2>\r\n<h2>College- and Career-Ready Expectations for All Students</h2>\r\n<h2>Idaho adopted the Common Core State Standards for mathematics and English language arts and is implementing a comprehensive plan for transitioning to the standards by 2013-2014. The plan includes professional development opportunities and additional tools and resources that are targeted for Idaho teachers, principals and district leadership teams. All trainings and resources will ensure that students receive the education they need to meet these standards, including students who are English language learners, students with disabilities and low-achieving students. The State also is moving to next-generation assessments that are aligned with the Common Core State Standards.</h2>\r\n<h2>State-Developed Differentiated Recognition, Accountability, and Support</h2>\r\n<h2>Idaho will maintain a single accountability system for all schools – Title I and non-Title I schools alike. Idaho will no longer measure Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) for schools and districts. Under the new accountability system, the State has created a Five-Star scale to evaluate and recognize school performance.</h2>\r\n<h2>The Five-Star scale uses multiple measures every year to determine a school\'s performance. Schools are evaluated based on student proficiency, student academic growth, student growth to proficiency, and postsecondary and career readiness metrics. The State will use the Idaho Standards Achievement Tests (ISAT) to measure growth and proficiency in grades 3-10.</h2>\r\n<h2>The State will use additional metrics, such as graduation rate, enrollment in and completion of advanced courses and student scores on college entrance exams to measure postsecondary and career readiness. Under Students Come First, the State already has moved toward measuring academic growth as well as proficiency.</h2>\r\n<h2>Four-Star and Five-Star Schools will be publicly recognized and financially rewarded for their excellent performance. These schools will serve as an example to other schools. Under Students Come First, the State developed a statewide pay-for-performance plan to financially reward the certificated staff in schools that demonstrate overall excellence or significant growth each year.</h2>\r\n<h2>One-Star and Two-Star Schools will be required to develop school improvement plans tied to researched best practices and work closely with the State and their school districts to implement the interventions that are proven to raise student achievement and close achievement gaps. Three-Star Schools also must complete an improvement plan but will be given considerably more flexibility in how they implement interventions to reach Four-Star or Five-Star Status.</h2>\r\n<h2>Supporting Effective Instruction and Leadership</h2>\r\n<h2>Idaho has created statewide frameworks for performance evaluations that use multiple measures to improve the craft of teaching and instructional leadership at all levels. Every school district is currently using the Statewide Framework for Teacher Performance Evaluations, based on the Danielson Framework, to evaluate teachers at least once a year. Now, under Students Come First, at least 50 percent of a teacher and administrator\'s performance evaluation also must be based on student achievement. In addition, schools and districts must make sure parent input is included on teacher and school-based administrator performance evaluations going forward.</h2>\r\n<h2>The Idaho State Department of Education is working with educational stakeholder groups to develop a statewide framework for administrator evaluations. This work is currently underway and should be completed by May 2012. The State will use these frameworks to make necessary changes with teacher and administrator preparation programs. This process has already begun with action from the Idaho State Board of Education.</h2>\r\n<h2>Reducing Duplication and Unnecessary Burden</h2>\r\n<h2>Idaho fully deployed a statewide longitudinal data system in 2010-2011. This system, known as the Idaho System for Educational Excellence (ISEE), consolidated data collection processes at the State and district levels and ultimately should reduce duplication and unnecessary burdens. The State received a grant in 2011 to deploy the second phase of ISEE: a statewide instructional management system (Schoolnet) available to all classrooms, schools and districts.</h2>\r\n<h2>Staff at the State Department of Education are now reviewing all the comments we received during the public comment period. Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna will present Idaho\'s waiver application to the Idaho State Board of Education on February 15. Upon approval by the Board, it will be submitted to the U.S. Department of Education by February 21.</h2>\r\n<h2>Find more information, read the waiver in its entirety, and offer your perspective on Idaho\'s ESEA waiver here: <a href=\"https://www.nwedresources.org/assessment/FederalReq/\">http://www.sde.idaho.gov/site/assessment/FederalReq/</a>.</h2>\r\n','',1,0,0,13,'2012-02-16 23:31:50',125,'','0000-00-00 00:00:00',0,0,'0000-00-00 00:00:00','2012-02-16 23:31:50','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','','{\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_layout\":\"\"}',1,0,1,'','',2,3,'{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}',0,'*',''),(105,160,'Wash. to apply for waiver to US education law ','wash-to-apply-for-waiver-to-us-education-law','','<p>Wash. to apply for waiver to US education law</p>\r\n<p class=\"summary\">Washington education officials said Monday they have decided to request a waiver to the requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind law.</p>\r\n<p class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"http://search.nwsource.com/search?searchtype=cq&amp;sort=date&amp;from=ST&amp;byline=DONNA%20GORDON%20BLANKINSHIP\">DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP</a></p>\r\n<p class=\"source\">Associated Press</p>\r\n<div class=\"crosspromo_comments_ad\">\r\n<div id=\"admiddle3center\"><img src=\"http://ads.nwsource.com/RealMedia/ads/adstream_lx.ads/www.seattletimes.com/local/L26/1226950623/Middle3/Seattle/VideoEgg_0112_a_ST_Local_All-mr/VideoEgg_0710_Twig-Biz.html/5233414a6f6b74576243514144724648?_RM_EMPTY_&amp;\" border=\"0\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" /> </div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"body\">SEATTLE —\r\n<p>Washington education officials said Monday they have decided to request a waiver to the requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind law.</p>\r\n<p>The law expects every child in the nation to be at grade level in math and reading by 2014. If granted, the waiver would give Washington state more leeway in reaching the goals it set for itself.</p>\r\n<p>Although Washington students are nearing the goal for reading, they are far from reaching their math goals.</p>\r\n<p>Last week, President Barack Obama granted waivers to 10 of the 11 states that have applied so far. Many others, like Washington, were waiting to see the results of the first applications before deciding whether to apply for a waiver.</p>\r\n<p>Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn said on Monday that he wasn\'t ready to share the details of the state\'s waiver request, but some details about Washington\'s plans have been online since mid-January.</p>\r\n<p>Dorn said he would announce the state\'s plan on Wednesday.</p>\r\n<p>According to a 269-page draft proposal posted on the OSPI website, Washington will likely ask for 10 waivers from the federal law. They would include the following:</p>\r\n<p>- Time to develop new \"ambitious but achievable\" learning goals for Washington students.</p>\r\n<p>- Exemptions from the requirement to adopt federally approved turnaround plans for dealing with failing schools.</p>\r\n<p>- Loosening of rules around how some federal school improvement dollars can be spent, and on moving money from one program to another.</p>\r\n<p>Dorn said the state may decide to apply for its own waiver or join a group of states asking for a general waiver for all.</p>\r\n<p>The federal government has said states applying for waivers must meet certain requirements, including making a commitment to design, pilot and implement a teacher and principal evaluation system that is based significantly on \"student growth measures.\"</p>\r\n<p>Washington state does not meet that requirement, but a proposal making progress in the Legislature this session could change that.</p>\r\n<p>Lawmakers on Monday were working on a compromise bill to change the way state teachers are evaluated, and improvement in student learning would be factor in teacher evaluations if a proposed compromise bill becomes law.</p>\r\n<p>---</p>\r\n<p>Donna Blankinship can be reached at <a>http://twitter.com/dgblankinship</a></p>\r\n<p><a>---</a></p>\r\n<p>Online:</p>\r\n<p>OSPI draft proposal: <a>http://k12.wa.us/ESEA/Pubdocs/DraftFlexibilityRequest.pdf</a></p>\r\n</div>\r\n<!--\r\n<div class=\"socialbtns\">\r\n<div style=\"float:left; width:450px;\"></div>\r\n</div>\r\n-->','',1,0,0,10,'2012-02-16 23:38:34',125,'','0000-00-00 00:00:00',0,0,'0000-00-00 00:00:00','2012-02-16 23:38:34','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','','{\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_layout\":\"\"}',1,0,14,'','',2,11,'{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}',0,'*',''),(106,161,'Valentine\'s Day Triumph','valentines-day-triumph','','<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; background: white; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"><span style=\"color: #1f497d; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">I find it interesting that Stand for Children is characterizing our event as a debate, when actually it has been designed as a forum.  I think that there is a difference.  Here is the flyer that the sponsoring organization has created. Note that Dr. Wayne Au, assistant professor in the  Education Program at the UW Bothell, is one of the speakers, as well.</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; background: white; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"><span style=\"color: #1f497d; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">  I do invite you all to attend.  At our last meeting, I sensed that there were a lot of folks who felt very passionately on both sides of the issue, and a lot who are still making up their minds, and want to know more.   I feel that there will be  something at this forum for everyone.  And unlike a debate, there will be no winner or loser at the end of the evening, but hopefully a more open, honest, and fact-based dialogue that will help us to determine what is best for children.</span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; background: white; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"><span style=\"color: #1f497d; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"http://www.wastatepta.org/advocacy/headlines/PTA_Public_Charter_School_Forum.pdf\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; color: #1e66ae;\">http://www.wastatepta.org/advocacy/headlines/PTA_Public_Charter_School_Forum.pdf</span></a></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; background: white; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"><span style=\"color: #1f497d; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">I look forward to seeing you there.</span></span></p>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #1f497d; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; background: white; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"><span style=\"color: #1f497d; font-size: 14pt;\">Shelley Kloba</span></p>\r\n</span></span></p>','',1,0,0,10,'2012-02-22 01:03:59',125,'','0000-00-00 00:00:00',0,0,'0000-00-00 00:00:00','2012-02-22 01:03:59','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','','{\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_layout\":\"\"}',1,0,13,'','',2,5,'{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}',0,'*',''),(107,162,'Ed Week article--charter Schools','ed-week-article-charter-schools','','<p><span style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\">\r\n<h1>Studies Find Charters Vary in Quality, Creativity</h1>\r\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https://www.nwedresources.org/ew/contributors/jackie.zubrzycki_5678713.html\">Jackie Zubrzycki</a></div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"usertoolbox-top\">\r\n<div id=\"divWelcomeBox\" class=\"welcome-box\">\r\n<div>Premium article access courtesy of Edweek.org.</div>\r\n<div class=\"free-link\">Read more <a href=\"https://www.nwedresources.org/ew/section/free-content\">FREE content</a>!</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"usertoolbox-container\">\r\n<div class=\"usertoolbox-title\"><img class=\"article-tools\" src=\"https://www.nwedresources.org/images/spacer.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Article Tools\" /></div>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a><img src=\"https://www.nwedresources.org/images/tool-print.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Print\" width=\"21\" height=\"16\" />Printer-Friendly</a></li>\r\n<li><a><img src=\"https://www.nwedresources.org/images/tool-email.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Email\" width=\"21\" height=\"16\" />Email Article</a></li>\r\n<li><a><img src=\"https://www.nwedresources.org/images/tool-reprint.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Reprint\" width=\"21\" height=\"16\" />Reprints</a></li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https://www.nwedresources.org/#comments\"><img src=\"https://www.nwedresources.org/images/tool-comments.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Comments\" width=\"21\" height=\"16\" />Comments <span id=\"articleCommentCount\"> </span></a></li>\r\n<li><span class=\"share-twitter\"></span></li>\r\n<li><span class=\"share-facebook\">\r\n<div id=\"pluck_reactions_recommend_756017\" class=\"pluck-reactions-recommend\"><a class=\"pluck-reactions-recommend-like\" href=\"https://www.nwedresources.org/#\" style=\"display: none;\"><span> </span>Like</a> <span class=\"pluck-reactions-recommend-liked\" style=\"display: none;\">Liked</span>\r\n<div id=\"pluck_reactions_recommend_fblike_756018\" class=\"pluck-reactions-recommend-facebook\"><span class=\"pluck-reactions-recommend-facebook-like\"><span></span></span></div>\r\n</div>\r\n</span></li>\r\n<li>\r\n<div class=\"sponsor-tool\">\r\n<p class=\"ad-wrapper\"><a href=\"http://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/aclk?sa=L&amp;ai=B2LQGLR5VT9eYGoL0nQSsyu2FD4CA-LoDAAAAEAEgADgAUITH0Iz5_____wFYgMGTpk1gyZbKjfSk0BmCARdjYS1wdWItNzM3ODk4OTMwMjk4NDYwN7IBDnd3dy5lZHdlZWsub3JnugEJZ2ZwX2ltYWdlyAEC2gGDAWh0dHA6Ly93d3cuZWR3ZWVrLm9yZy9ldy9hcnRpY2xlcy8yMDEyLzAzLzA3LzIzYml6LWNoYXJ0ZXItc2lkZS5oMzEuaHRtbD90a249UVJDQ1dvU2dlUTAlMkY4RUpoa1RBZmpmOTE2RU8xcHJ0MnFNTU0mY21wPWNscC1zYi1hc2NkwAIC4AIA6gIXNzg3L2V3L2V3Ly9hcnRpY2xldG9vbHP4AvLRHpAD8AGYA6QDqAMB0ASQTuAEAaAGFA&amp;num=0&amp;sig=AOD64_3uaMKvG2wXFTxwoecm5rACIT1oQQ&amp;client=ca-pub-7378989302984607&amp;adurl=http://www.edweek.org/info/about/site-license.html\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/simgad/17636527692677886062\" border=\"0\" width=\"120\" height=\"60\" /></a></p>\r\n</div>\r\n</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div id=\"fb-root\" class=\" fb_reset\">\r\n<div style=\"position: absolute; width: 0px; height: 0px; top: -10000px;\"></div>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"dateline\">Houston</div>\r\n<p>Twenty-one years after Minnesota passed the nation\'s first charter school law, researchers still disagree on whether such independent public schools are any more effective than regular public schools.</p>\r\n<p>There is one point on which critics and proponents can all agree: There are plenty of good charter schools out there, and plenty of bad ones.</p>\r\n<p>Much less is known, however, about how innovative charter schools turned out to be.</p>\r\n<p>Now serving more than 2 million students in 41 states and the District of Columbia, charter schools were conceived to be incubators of innovation. The idea was that this new breed of public school could foster fresh thinking on schooling by freeing educators from many of the regulations that govern—and, some would say, hamstring—regular schools. The quid pro quo was that charters would have to yield student-achievement results as good as or better than those of regular public schools.</p>\r\n<div class=\"right\">\r\n<div class=\"minimenu\">\r\n<div class=\"menuname\">Accelerating Innovation</div>\r\n<div class=\"menuitem\"><a href=\"https://www.nwedresources.org/ew/articles/2012/03/07/23biz-overview.h31.html\">The Pace of Educational Change Quickens</a></div>\r\n<div class=\"menuitem\"><a href=\"https://www.nwedresources.org/ew/articles/2012/03/07/23biz-startup.h31.html\">Startups Seek to Master the Education Market</a></div>\r\n<div class=\"menuitem\"><a href=\"https://www.nwedresources.org/ew/articles/2012/03/07/23biz-charter.h31.html\">Houston Schools Take a Page From Best Charters</a></div>\r\n<div class=\"menuitem\"><a href=\"https://www.nwedresources.org/ew/articles/2012/03/07/23biz-charter-side.h31.html\">Studies Find Charters Vary in Quality, Creativity</a></div>\r\n<div class=\"menuitem\"><a href=\"https://www.nwedresources.org/ew/articles/2012/03/07/23biz-hybrid.h31.html\">Variety of Models Fuels Hybrid Charter Growth</a></div>\r\n<div class=\"menuitem\"><a href=\"https://www.nwedresources.org/ew/articles/2012/03/07/23biz-hybrid-side.h31.html\">Companies Target Hybrid-Charter Market</a></div>\r\n<div class=\"menuitem\"><a href=\"https://www.nwedresources.org/ew/articles/2012/03/07/23biz-state.h31.html\">States Loosening \'Seat Time\' Requirements</a></div>\r\n<div class=\"menuitem\"><a href=\"https://www.nwedresources.org/ew/articles/2012/03/07/23biz-state-side.h31.html\">Innovation Offices Pop Up in State Education Agencies </a></div>\r\n<div class=\"menuitem\"><a href=\"https://www.nwedresources.org/ew/articles/2012/03/07/23biz-federal.h31.html\">Feds Aim to Spark Fresh Thinking on Schooling</a></div>\r\n<div class=\"menuitem\"><a href=\"https://www.nwedresources.org/ew/articles/2012/03/07/23biz-qanda-khan.h31.html\">Q&amp;A: Khan Academy Creator Talks About K-12 Innovation</a></div>\r\n<div class=\"menuitem\"><a href=\"https://www.nwedresources.org/ew/articles/2012/03/07/23biz-qanda-racine.h31.html\">Q&amp;A: Startl Co-Founder Outlines Strategies for Startups</a></div>\r\n<div class=\"menuitem\"><a href=\"https://www.nwedresources.org/ew/articles/2012/03/07/23biz-qanda-shelton.h31.html\">Q&amp;A: Ed. Dept. Innovation Chief Articulates Federal Role</a></div>\r\n<div class=\"menucontent\">\r\n<div class=\"menusection\">Web Extras</div>\r\n<div class=\"menuitem\"><a href=\"http://www.edweek.org/ew/collections/innovation-report-2012/digitaledition-innovation.html?intc=EW-BE0312-AP\">Digital Edition (Read the interactive digital edition of this special report.)</a></div>\r\n<div class=\"menuitem\"><a href=\"http://event.on24.com/r.htm?e=411855&amp;s=1&amp;k=4318D32078551D48664AD8E5BBD909B0\">Webinar: Beyond Seat-Time Requirements</a></div>\r\n<div class=\"menuitem\"><a href=\"http://www.edweek.org/ew/events/chats/2012/03/23/index.html\">Chat: Learning to Identify and Understand K-12 Innovation</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<p>\"There certainly are innovative charter schools,\" said Kevin G. Welner, the director of the National Education Policy Center at the University of Colorado at Boulder, \"but there are others that are not. What takes place in the classroom at a charter school can look the same as any other classroom—and usually does.\"</p>\r\n<p>Large-scale studies released since 2009 from Mathematica Policy Research, the National Charter School Research Project, and the Center for Research on Education Outcomes, or CREDO, at Stanford University indicate that charters\' performance varies widely by operator, by geography, and by school philosophy.</p>\r\n<p>\"The variation within the sector is much larger than whatever the difference is between it and other sectors,\" said Brian P. Gill, a researcher with Mathematica, a research group in Princeton, N.J. \"I don\'t think we really know yet what the average effect is.\"</p>\r\n<p>In 2009, CREDO released an overview of findings from its research on charters in <a href=\"http://www.edweek.org/media/23biz-charter-side-multiple_choice_credo.pdf\" target=\"blank\">16 states</a><a href=\"http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html\"><img src=\"https://www.nwedresources.org/media/images/pdf.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" align=\"middle\" /></a> . The center found that 17 percent of charters were performing better than local public schools, while 37 percent were performing worse. The CREDO researchers also found that students in poverty and English-language learners at charter schools had higher test scores compared with statistically matched students in local public schools.</p>\r\n<p>State-level analysis like that in the CREDO study is important, said Robin Lake, the director of the Center on Reinventing Public Education, or CRPE, at the University of Washington, Bothell, because \"each state has taken [charter schools] on very differently.\"</p>\r\n<p>CREDO\'s most recent <a href=\"http://www.edweek.org/media/23biz-charter-side-pa%20state%20report_20110404_final.pdf\" target=\"blank\">report</a><a href=\"http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html\"><img src=\"https://www.nwedresources.org/media/images/pdf.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" align=\"middle\" /></a> , released last spring, focused on Pennsylvania, and found that performance there varied widely, with urban schools showing better results. Cyber charter schools—whose students account for 30 percent of the state\'s charter enrollment—fared particularly poorly.</p>\r\n<h2>Networks in Focus</h2>\r\n<p>Some researchers have also begun to focus more recently on studying networks of charter schools, in part to discover whether consistent practices and an overall management structure might yield different results.</p>\r\n<p>But Mathematica\'s January 2012 study of 130 charter management organizations, or CMOs, found that \"achievement impacts for individual CMOs are more often positive than negative, but vary substantially in both directions,\" according to Mr. Gill, one of the authors. The CMO study found that charter schools in Florida and Chicago were improving their students\' educational attainment, and that schools that showed positive effects in reading and math also tended to do well in science and social studies. Mr. Gill said examining those factors was an important step toward evaluating schools\' performance beyond scores on reading and math tests, which are what most studies up to now had focused on.</p>\r\n<p>A meta-analysis of 40 studies on charter schools published last fall as part of the CRPE\'s National Charter School Research Project found that charters had a small positive impact on scores in elementary school math and reading and in middle school math, but none on high school or middle school reading scores. Urban charter schools saw greater gains than non urban charters.</p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"right\">\r\n<div class=\"addon-box\">\r\n<div class=\"see-also\">\r\n<div class=\"box-header\">See Also</div>\r\n<div class=\"box-item\"><strong>Upcoming Chat: <a href=\"http://www.edweek.org/ew/events/chats/2012/03/23/index.html\">Learning to Identify and Understand K-12 Innovation </a></strong><br /><br /><img src=\"https://www.nwedresources.org/media/2011/08/17/instorywebinar_logo.jpg\" border=\"0\" style=\"float: right; padding: 2px;\" /> Everywhere you turn in K-12 education these days, it seems that someone somewhere is trying to do something “innovative.” But how much of that work lives up to the word’s meaning? Our chat guests will discuss how to understand which new approaches are truly revolutionary, and which aren’t. <br />• <a href=\"http://www.edweek.org/ew/events/chats/2012/03/23/index.html\">Sign up now for an email reminder. </a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<p>While conducting the analysis, the researchers found that many of the available studies did not account for factors like student selection into charter schools, and that the available literature only studies a small fraction of all charter schools. That led University of California, San Diego, researcher Julian Betts, one of the study\'s authors, to partner with Richard Atkinson, a psychologist at the University of California and former president and regent of the University of California system, to recommend more-rigorous research in an <a href=\"http://www.sciencemag.org/content/335/6065/171.full\">article published this January</a> in the journal Science. They call for states to release more student-level performance data and for charters to make their admissions-lottery data public.</p>\r\n<p>But some of the same studies have also shown that when charter schools were successful, they tended to be very successful. For instance, a 2010 <a href=\"http://www.mathematica-mpr.com/education/kipp.asp\">report</a> on Mathematica\'s multiyear study of the best-known \"no excuses\" school, the Knowledge Is Power Program, found that students who attended KIPP schools for three years showed growth equivalent to 1.2 years of extra instruction in math and .9 years in reading. Researcher Brian Gill, one of the report\'s authors, said that \"in a dozen years of studying education policies and intervention, I\'ve never been involved with a study that showed more consistently positive achievement effects than what we have seen with KIPP.\"</p>\r\n<p>A goal for researchers now is to determine what the most successful charter schools and networks might be doing right so that those practices can be disseminated more widely. The Mathematica <a href=\"http://www.edweek.org/media/23biz-charter-side-cmo_final_updated.pdf\" target=\"blank\">study of CMOs</a><a href=\"http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html\"><img src=\"https://www.nwedresources.org/media/images/pdf.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" align=\"middle\" /></a> , for instance, found that schools with teacher coaching and clear behavior policies had higher test scores.</p>\r\n<p>Several groups of researchers are calling attention to the \"no excuses\" practices used by successful charter schools like those in the KIPP network as one such ingredient of success, but there is still a desire for more research on student achievement, school funding, and the replicability of successful charter school practices.</p>\r\n<p>A 2011 <a href=\"http://www.edweek.org/media/23biz-charter-side-explaining%20charter%20school%20effectiveness.pdf\" target=\"blank\">report</a><a href=\"http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html\"><img src=\"https://www.nwedresources.org/media/images/pdf.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" align=\"middle\" /></a> from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Massachusetts charter schools from Joshua D. Angrist, Parag A. Pathak, and Christopher R. Walters found that urban charters outperformed nonurban charters. Like the Mathematica researchers, the MIT scholars attributed some of the urban charters\' success to a \"no excuses\" model—a \"strict disciplinary environment, an emphasis on student behavior and comportment, extended time in school, and an intensive focus on traditional reading and math skills.\"</p>\r\n<p>However, Christopher A. Lubienski, an education professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, said some of the difference between nonurban and urban schools has to do with the schools\' missions. \"[Charter] schools in rural areas are often set up as an alternative for at-risk students,\" Mr. Lubienski said, whereas many urban charter schools—like those using no excuses models—are founded to serve as alternatives to failing urban districts and attract a wide range of students from public school districts.</p>\r\n<p>A 2011 <a href=\"http://www.nber.org/papers/w17632\">study</a> of New York City charter schools by Harvard University researchers Roland G. Fryer and William Dobbie also connected elements of the no-excuses model to improved academic results.</p>\r\n<p>Some research suggests, though, that the success of a no-excuses exemplar like KIPP could also stem in part from those schools\' attrition practices.</p>\r\n<div class=\"right\">\r\n<div class=\"inset-story\">\r\n<div class=\"inset-header\">\r\n<p class=\"gray-label-bold\" style=\"font-size: 11px;\">Related Blog</p>\r\n</div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"left\">\r\n<div class=\"graphic\"><a href=\"http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/inside-school-research/ \"><img src=\"https://www.nwedresources.org/media/2010/07/16/insideschoolreesearch_is_promo.jpg\" border=\"0\" /></a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"inset-footer\">\r\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/inside-school-research/\">Visit this blog.</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<p>\"On average, kids exit KIPP schools at rates similar to other middle schools\' nearby in their districts. A difference is they don\'t tend to be replaced,\" said Mr. Gill. He said part of KIPP\'s positive effect may be due to the peer environment rather than innovative practices.</p>\r\n<p>As charters are increasingly well-studied and the variation in quality becomes clearer, Mr. Miron said, \"there\'s been an interesting change in the discourse. We don\'t hear as much about innovation or performance. Instead, we hear that charters promote parent choice.\"</p>\r\n<p>The University of Illinois\' Mr. Lubienski concurred.</p>\r\n<p>\"Whether charter schools are a better option is now beside the point,\" he said. \"It\'s the option in and of itself.\"</p>\r\n<div class=\"story-footer\">\r\n<p>Coverage of the education industry and K-12 innovation is supported in part by a grant from the Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation.</p>\r\n</div>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 12pt;\"><a><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; color: #800080; font-size: small;\">http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/03/07/23biz-charter-side.h31.html?tkn=QRCCWoSgeQ0%2F8EJhkTAfjf916EO1prt2qMMM&amp;cmp=clp-sb-ascd</span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\"> </span></span></a></p>\r\n</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 12pt;\"> </p>','',1,0,0,10,'2012-03-06 00:38:57',125,'','0000-00-00 00:00:00',0,0,'0000-00-00 00:00:00','2012-03-06 00:38:57','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','','{\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_layout\":\"\"}',1,0,12,'','',1,3,'{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}',0,'*',''),(108,163,'School districts opt for opne enrollment (OR)','school-districts-opt-for-opne-enrollment-or','','<h1>EDITORIAL: Will there be a scramble?</h1>\r\n<h2>School districts opt for open enrollment</h2>\r\n<p class=\"pubDate\"><strong>Published:</strong> <span class=\"off\">(Saturday, Mar 3, 2012 05:01AM)</span> <em>Midnight,</em> March 3</p>\r\n<hr />\r\n<hr />\r\n<div id=\"story-story-tab\" class=\"ui-tabs-panel ui-widget-content ui-corner-bottom\">\r\n<div id=\"story\" style=\"font-size: 1em;\">\r\n<p class=\"Editorial-Edit_BodyText_Cap\">All but one of Lane County’s 16 school districts have chosen to open their doors to students from outside their boundaries. Half say they’ll accept out-of-district transfers in numbers exceeding 10 percent of their current enrollments. The great majority of students and families everywhere may decide to stay put. But in approving an open-enrollment law last year, the Legislature has invited a scramble, and lawmakers should be prepared to deal with the fallout.</p>\r\n<p class=\"Editorial-Edit_BodyText\">The arguments for open enrollment are compelling, starting with the premise that the first priority of a public education system is to do what’s best for children. If a student is more likely to thrive in one school than in another, state or local education authorities should think twice about standing in the way. The state now provides the bulk of funding for public schools, undercutting the long-standing notion that students should attend schools supported by their families’ local property taxes.</p>\r\n<p class=\"Editorial-Edit_BodyText\">Yet a school system must serve the interests of all its students — an obligation that is not always congruent with the goal of maximizing opportunities for each individual student. If a substantial percentage of students abandon their local school district and are not replaced by an equal number transferring in from elsewhere, those students who remain will be left with fewer resources to support a comprehensive educational program. As Springfield School Board member Jonathan Light observed at a meeting Monday, open enrollment “makes education a competition with winners and losers.”</p>\r\n<p class=\"Editorial-Edit_BodyText\">Winners and losers will be identified soon after the April 1 deadline for applying for transfers. The biggest losers are likely to be smaller school districts that are already stretched thin. The competition won’t end with this year’s transfers. The loss of more than a handful of students threatens to force reductions in faculty and staff, which could result in further defections by students in future years.</p>\r\n<p class=\"Editorial-Edit_BodyText\">The Legislature will have to face the consequences of open enrollment in 2013, by which time transfer patterns will begin to emerge. Lawmakers should brace for decisions about how some of the state’s school districts can remain viable — and whether all of them can survive.</p>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>','',1,0,0,11,'2012-03-06 00:57:41',125,'','0000-00-00 00:00:00',0,0,'0000-00-00 00:00:00','2012-03-06 00:57:41','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','','{\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_layout\":\"\"}',1,0,10,'','',2,4,'{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}',0,'*',''),(109,164,'JFAC approves Five Percent Increase in Funding for Public Schools ','jfac-approves-five-percent-increase-in-funding-for-public-schools','','<h3 class=\"post-title entry-title\">JFAC Approves 5 Percent Increase in Funding for Public Schools</h3>\r\n<div class=\"post-header\"></div>\r\n<div id=\"post-body-7432959934778285308\" class=\"post-body entry-content\">The Legislature\'s budget-setting committee today approved a 4.6 percent increase in general fund revenues for Idaho\'s public schools next year. <br /><br />Under this budget, the average Idaho teacher will see more than a 6 percent increase in overall compensation through increases in minimum salaries and the opportunity to earn a bonus above and beyond their salary. <br /><br />\"We have been working closely with members of the Legislature to come up with the best budget possible for our students and those who work hard every day in our schools. I am very pleased with this budget,\" Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna said. \"This budget includes funding to pay performance bonuses for teachers, provide 21st Century tools for every classroom, keep base salaries intact, keep discretionary funding whole in school districts, fund the state\'s virtual academy, and pay additional money to the technology professionals working in Idaho\'s schools.\" <br /><br />Here are the highlights of the fiscal year 2013 that passed the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee (JFAC) today: <br /><br />• 6.5% increase in teacher compensation. On average, a teacher’s pay will increase next year by $2,361 because of the following changes: <br /><br />1. Increase in minimum salary: The minimum salary for beginning teachers will increase to $30,500. This will affect 31% of Idaho teachers. <br /><br />2. Fully fund movement on the grid: There will be no reduction in funding for teacher or administrator salaries. The state will fully fund current movement on the salary grid for teachers who gain years of experience and more education. At least 21% of Idaho teachers will see salary increases for gaining additional years of experience next year.<br /><br />3. Pay-for-performance: Idaho is funding an estimated $39 million to implement a statewide pay-for-performance plan that recognizes and rewards great classroom teachers. At least 85% of teachers will earn some form of a performance bonus next year. <br /><br />• $4 million to fund growth in student enrollment, including additional teaching positions in growing districts. <br /><br />• $9 million in advanced classroom technology for all grades. <br /><br />• $2.5 million to begin implementing the one-to-one initiative in high schools by providing a laptop device to every high school teacher, principal, and other certified staff. <br /><br />• $4 million in ongoing professional development to help teachers integrate technology in the classroom. <br /><br />• $5 million for Idaho Digital Learning Academy as it transitions to a self-funded agency. <br /><br />• $2.5 million in additional funding for IT professionals in schools and districts. <br /><br />• $842,400 for the Dual Credit for Early Completers Program, which allows seniors to take up to 36 dual credit courses paid for by the state if they meet high school graduation requirements early. <br /><br />• $9.4 million in continued funding for the Idaho Reading Initiative, Idaho Math Initiative, and ISAT Remediation. <br /><br />JFAC works to set budgets for the Idaho Legislature. Once approved, these budgets still must be approved by the full House, full Senate and signed by the Governor. The FY2013 budget would go into effect July 1, 2012 for the 2012-2013 school year. <br /><br /><br /><br /></div>','',1,0,0,13,'2012-03-06 01:17:39',125,'','0000-00-00 00:00:00',0,0,'0000-00-00 00:00:00','2012-03-06 01:17:39','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','','{\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_layout\":\"\"}',1,0,0,'','',2,3,'{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}',0,'*',''),(112,167,'WASHINGTON SCIENCE STANDARDS: THE FORDHAM FOUNDATION REVIEW,PREPARING FOR NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS, ANDNATIONAL TRENDS IN STEM EDUCATION','washington-science-standards-the-fordham-foundation-reviewpreparing-for-next-generation-science-standards-andnational-trends-in-stem-education','','<pre><address><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><strong><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><p>WASHINGTON SCIENCE STANDARDS: THE FORDHAM FOUNDATION REVIEW,</p><p>PREPARING FOR NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS, AND</p><p>NATIONAL TRENDS IN STEM EDUCATION</p><p>Background</p></font></font><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><p>One of the Board’s five Strategic Plan goals is to promote effective strategies to make</p><p>Washington’s students nationally and internationally competitive in math and science.</p><p>The Board’s work in the area of science since 2006 has included:</p></span></span><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; font-size: small;\"><font style=\"font-family: Symbol; font-size: small;\" face=\"Symbol\" size=\"3\"><p>· </p></font></span></span><p> </p><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Reviewing the state’s science essential academic learning requirements and grade level<font style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><p>expectations and recommending revisions to those standards (2007-2008).</p></font></span></p></span></p><p> </p><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\">1</span></p></span></p><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; font-size: small;\"><font style=\"font-family: Symbol; font-size: small;\" face=\"Symbol\" size=\"3\"><p>· </p></font></span></span><p> </p><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Analyzing science course taking patterns as part of the Boards transcript study of 2008<font style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><p>graduates</p></font></span></p></span></p><p> </p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\">2 </span></span><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">(2008).</span></p></span></p><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; font-size: small;\"><font style=\"font-family: Symbol; font-size: small;\" face=\"Symbol\" size=\"3\"><p>· </p></font></span></span><p> </p><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Providing official comment and recommendations to the Superintendent of Public<p>Instruction regarding the recommended science curricula (2009).</p></span></p></span></p><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; font-size: small;\"><font style=\"font-family: Symbol; font-size: small;\" face=\"Symbol\" size=\"3\"><p>· </p></font></span></span><p> </p><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Commissioning a review of science end-of-course assessments as exit exams (2008).</span></p></span></p><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; font-size: small;\"><font style=\"font-family: Symbol; font-size: small;\" face=\"Symbol\" size=\"3\"><p>· </p></font></span></span><p> </p><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Approving cut scores for the state science assessments (2011; August 2012).</span></p></span></p><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; font-size: small;\"><font style=\"font-family: Symbol; font-size: small;\" face=\"Symbol\" size=\"3\"><p>· </p></font></span></span><p> </p><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Approving 3 credits of science (not yet in rule) as part of the career and college ready<p>graduation requirements.</p></span></p></span></p><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; font-size: small;\"><p> </p></span></span><strong><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><p>Summary</p></font></font><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><p>The 2007 legislation that authorized SBE’s review of science standards also directed the Board</p><p>to be assisted in its work by an expert national consultant. The Board hired David Heil and</p><p>Associates to work with a science advisory panel and lead the review. David Heil and</p><font style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><p>Associates produced two reports; the first, a review of the standards</p></font></span></span><p> </p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\">3 </span></span><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">(May 2008) and the<font style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><p>second, a review of the revised standards</p></font></span></p></span></p><p> </p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\">4 </span></span><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">(December 2008). The firm also prepared a white<p>paper exploring the implications of using science end-of-course assessments for high school</p><font style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><p>exit exams.</p></font></span></p></span></p><p> </p><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\">5</span></p></span></p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><p>David Heil’s familiarity with Washington’s science standards, adopted by the Superintendent of</p><p>Public Instruction in 2009, and his knowledge of science standards and education nationally,</p><font style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><p>make him well-qualified to help the Board put the findings of the 2012 Fordham Report, </p></font></span></span><p> </p><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; color: #00339a; font-size: small;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; color: #00339a; font-size: small;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; color: #00339a; font-size: small;\">The<font style=\"font-family: Arial; color: #00339a; font-size: small;\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\" color=\"#00339a\"><p>State of State Science Standards</p></font></span></p></span></p><p> </p></span></p><p> </p><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">, into perspective. In that report, Washington’s science</span></p></span></p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"><font style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"1\"><p>1 </p></font></span></span><p> </p><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\">The 2007 Legislature directed the Board to review the science standards and recommend revisions to the<p>superintendent of public instruction (SPI), and to provide official comment and recommendations to the SPI regarding</p><p>the SPI’s recommended science curricula.</p></span></p></span></p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"><font style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"1\"><p>2 </p></font></span></span><p> </p><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\">http://www.sbe.wa.gov/documents/SBE_Research_Brief_Science_FINAL01-04-10.pdf</span></p></span></p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"><font style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"1\"><p>3 </p></font></span></span><p> </p><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\">http://www.sbe.wa.gov/documents/ScienceStandardsReview050708.pdf</span></p></span></p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"><font style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"1\"><p>4</p></font></span></span><p> </p><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\">http://www.sbe.wa.gov/documents/DHA%20Report2%20on%20Final%20WA%20Science%20Standards.pdf</span></p></span></p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"><font style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"1\"><p>5 </p></font></span></span><p> </p><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;\">http://www.sbe.wa.gov/documents/EOC%20Briefing%20Paper2.pdf</span></p></span></p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><p>standards earned a “C” grade, the same grade earned by Washington’s standards in 2005,</p><p>when Fordham last reviewed them. However, Fordham’s criteria for evaluating states’ standards</p><p>changed in the seven years between the two reports, so the rationale for the grades is not the</p><p>same.</p><p>By comparison, the 2012 Fordham Report scored ten other states with a grade of “C”; twelve</p><p>states and the District of Columbia fared better, and 27 states fared worse. See Attachment A</p><p>for the foreword, introduction, and Washington section of the 2012 Fordham report.</p><p>In addition to helping the Board consider what meaning can be taken from Fordham’s evaluation</p><p>of Washington’s standards, David Heil will address what lessons the Fordham Report may offer</p><font style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><p>the state as Washington works toward the </p></font></span></span><p> </p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; color: #00339a; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; color: #00339a; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; color: #00339a; font-size: small;\">Next Generation Science Standards </span></span></span><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">(NGSS), and<p>what general questions or issues the Board should be tracking as this next wave of science</p><p>standards is developed and implemented. He will also highlight national trends in Science,</p><p>Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education.</p><p>Washington is one of 26 lead states providing input and reactions to the work of the writers of</p><font style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><p>the NGSS. The NGSS are based on the </p></font></span></p></span></p><p> </p><em><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"3\">Framework of K-12 Science Education</font></font><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">, released in July<p>2011 by the National Research Council (NRC) of the National Academy of Sciences. Partners in</p><p>the development of the NGSS include the National Research Council, National Science</p><p>Teachers Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, and Achieve.</p><p>Sponsors include the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Noyce Foundation, and DuPont.</p><p>See Attachment B for an overview of the framework.</p><p>The NGSS are scheduled to be released in fall 2012. Washington, as a lead state, has</p><p>committed to giving “serious consideration” to adopting the new standards. See Attachment C</p><p>for details about the NGSS.</p><p>The Heil presentation will focus on the big-picture implications of the Fordham Report and</p><p>national trends in science standards and STEM education. It will be followed by a discussion led</p><p>by Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) staff on some of the practical</p><p>implications for consideration and implementation of new standards.</p><p>The OSPI discussion will touch upon the following issues and questions:</p></span></p></span></p><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; font-size: small;\"><font style=\"font-family: Symbol; font-size: small;\" face=\"Symbol\" size=\"3\"><p>· </p></font></span></span><p> </p><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">What is the state’s work as a lead state with NGSS, and what are the next steps in the<p>upcoming 12-18 months?</p></span></p></span></p><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; font-size: small;\"><font style=\"font-family: Symbol; font-size: small;\" face=\"Symbol\" size=\"3\"><p>· </p></font></span></span><p> </p><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Washington has used different processes to adopt state standards, in part as a result of<p>targeted legislative intervention.</p></span></p></span></p><span style=\"font-family: Courier New; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Courier New; font-size: small;\"><font style=\"font-family: Courier New; font-size: small;\" face=\"Courier New\" size=\"3\"><p>o </p></font></span></span><p> </p><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">How is the adoption of the Common Core State Standards similar to and different<p>from the pending consideration of NGSS?</p></span></p></span></p><span style=\"font-family: Courier New; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Courier New; font-size: small;\"><font style=\"font-family: Courier New; font-size: small;\" face=\"Courier New\" size=\"3\"><p>o </p></font></span></span><p> </p><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">What would the optimal process be for making a decision about adopting NGSS<p>and what role might SBE play?</p></span></p></span></p><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; font-size: small;\"><font style=\"font-family: Symbol; font-size: small;\" face=\"Symbol\" size=\"3\"><p>· </p></font></span></span><p> </p><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">The NGSS are based on a three-dimensional framework that includes: 1) scientific and<p>engineering practices; 2) crosscutting concepts; and 3) disciplinary core ideas. What are</p><p>the practical implications for:</p></span></p></span></p><span style=\"font-family: Courier New; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Courier New; font-size: small;\"><font style=\"font-family: Courier New; font-size: small;\" face=\"Courier New\" size=\"3\"><p>o </p></font></span></span><p> </p><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">teachers to implement standards that would integrate these three dimensions?</span></p></span></p><span style=\"font-family: Courier New; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Courier New; font-size: small;\"><font style=\"font-family: Courier New; font-size: small;\" face=\"Courier New\" size=\"3\"><p>o </p></font></span></span><p> </p><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">student learning (and ultimately, achievement)?</span></p></span></p><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; font-size: small;\"><font style=\"font-family: Symbol; font-size: small;\" face=\"Symbol\" size=\"3\"><p>· </p></font></span></span><p> </p><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">Currently, Washington requires a high school biology end-of-course (EOC) assessment<p>for graduation. What are the assessment implications that might arise if the state adopts</p><p>new standards?</p></span></p></span></p><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; font-size: small;\"><font style=\"font-family: Symbol; font-size: small;\" face=\"Symbol\" size=\"3\"><p>· </p></font></span></span><p> </p><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\"><p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">The Board has approved 3 credits of science for all students to graduate, although the<p>rule has not yet been adopted. The current requirement is 2 credits. Will the scope of the</p><p>NGSS require more than 2 credits of science?</p></span></p></span></p><strong><font face=\"Arial\"><p>Action Taken</p></font><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><p>The presentation is for Board discussion only; no action will be taken</p></span></strong></em></strong></strong></span></address></pre>','',1,0,0,10,'2012-03-19 16:41:32',125,'','0000-00-00 00:00:00',0,0,'0000-00-00 00:00:00','2012-03-19 16:41:32','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','','{\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_layout\":\"\"}',1,0,11,'','',2,3,'{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}',0,'*',''),(111,166,'Education Week: Studies find Charters Vary in quality, Creativity','education-week-studies-find-charters-vary-in-quality-creativity','','<p>\r\n<p>Check out this article published in Education Week regarding Charter Schools</p>\r\n<p><a href=\"http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/03/07/23biz-charter-side.h31.html?tkn=QRCCWoSgeQ0%2F8EJhkTAfjf916EO1prt2qMMM&amp;cmp=clp-sb-ascd\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Education Week\">http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/03/07/23biz-charter-side.h31.html?tkn=QRCCWoSgeQ0%2F8EJhkTAfjf916EO1prt2qMMM&amp;cmp=clp-sb-ascd</a></p>\r\n</p>','',1,0,0,16,'2012-03-17 19:30:18',125,'','2012-03-29 23:37:14',42,0,'0000-00-00 00:00:00','2012-03-17 19:30:18','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','','{\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_layout\":\"\"}',2,0,14,'','',1,1199,'{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}',0,'*',''),(119,177,'OSPI Minutes for 12-12-2011','ospi-20111212','','<p>Click <a href=\"images/documents/minutes/minutes_ospi12-12-2011.doc\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"OSPI Minutes\">here </a>for the OSPI minutes for 12-12-2011.</p>','',1,0,0,8,'2012-04-04 03:14:28',42,'','2012-04-04 03:31:47',42,0,'0000-00-00 00:00:00','2012-04-04 03:14:28','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','','{\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_layout\":\"\"}',2,0,0,'','',1,4,'{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}',0,'*',''),(113,168,'Six more States Join effort to write Next Generation Science Standards','six-more-states-join-effort-to-write-next-generation-science-standards','','<p>November 29, 2011 – The initiative to develop K–12 science standards is expanding with the addition of 6 more states. In September, 20 states were announced as lead state partners.<br /><br />Now, 26 states will lead the development of the <em>Next Generation Science Standards</em> (NGSS), a shared effort that will clearly define the content and practices all students will need to learn from kindergarten through high school graduation. Partnering with the states are the National Research Council, the National Science Teachers Association, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and Achieve, who is facilitating the collaboration.<br /><br />\"A majority of the states, educating more than 50 percent of our nation\'s students, have committed to developing the <em>Next Generation Science Standards</em> and they should be commended,\" said Michael Cohen, president of Achieve. \"Their collaboration with the leading voices on science and science education will produce a set of rigorous standards that will provide students with a complete science foundation and prepare them to be college- and career-ready.\"<br /><br />The newest state partners to lead this effort are Arkansas, Delaware, Illinois, Montana, North Carolina and Oregon.<br /><br />All states were invited to join in June 2011. The first round of states included Arizona, California, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Washington and West Virginia. A follow-up invitation to the remaining states was extended in October 2011.<br /><br />The development of the Next Generation Science Standards is a two-step process. The first step was completed with the release of <em>A Framework for K-12 Science Education</em> by the National Research Council in July 2011. The framework identifies the core ideas and practices in natural sciences and engineering that all students should know by the time they graduate. It was developed by a committee representing expertise in science, teaching and learning, curriculum, assessment and education policy.<br /><br />The second step is the development of science standards based on the <em>Framework</em>. The 26 state partners will guide the standards writing process, gather and deliver feedback from state-level committees and come together to address common issues and challenges. The states also agree to commit staff time to the initiative and, upon completion, give serious consideration to adopting the <em>Next Generation Science Standards</em>. States submitted a letter with the signature of the Chief State School Officer and the chair of the State Board of Education as part of their application.<br /><br />Drafts of the science standards will be made available for public input at least twice during the NGSS development process. The NGSS should be completed by the end of 2012.<br /><br />American students continue to lag internationally in science education, making them less competitive for the jobs of the present and the future. A recent U.S. Department of Commerce study shows that over the past 10 years, growth in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) jobs was three times greater than that of non-STEM jobs. The report also shows that STEM jobs are expected to continue to grow at a faster rate than other jobs in the coming decade.<br /><br />\"We must provide our students a strong science education so they have the necessary knowledge to compete in a global economy,\" said Stephen Pruitt, Vice President of Content, Research and Development at Achieve, who is coordinating the NGSS effort. \"A strong understanding of science is crucial not only to our success as a nation, but to living in the 21st century.\"<br /><br />For more information, visit the Next Generation Science Standards website at <a href=\"http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=jwhncwbab&amp;et=1108851297028&amp;s=11623&amp;e=001mvmmDLDsJjNAzQGkHqhYM6Lx_ADlNTxD2Kia_umB3e6s-HWGdUA4Uc9Tr7ULMHKar337y8amSQ1xPabNR9Yq-qYuo7b0YlSWqvRKNKH-APfIgTB4BOUqGw==\" target=\"_blank\">www.nextgenscience.org</a>.<br /> </p>','',1,0,0,11,'2012-03-19 20:16:02',125,'','2012-03-20 14:16:51',125,0,'0000-00-00 00:00:00','2012-03-19 20:16:02','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','','{\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_layout\":\"\"}',3,0,9,'','',2,2,'{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}',0,'*',''),(114,169,'State Board of Education Report March 2012','state-board-of-education-report-march-2012','','<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\">I attended the State Board of Education(SBE) meeting Wed march 14: <br />Following is details regarding the presentations along with links for other resources:</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\">On the agenda was information regarding:</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">·<span style=\"font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">        </span></span></span><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\">New Generation of Science Standards (NGSS)—what, why, who and when. <span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> </span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpLast\" style=\"text-indent: -0.25in; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\">·<span style=\"font: 7pt &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\">        </span></span></span><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\">ESEA Waiver Status and Future work of the Joint Select Committee on Education Accountability</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\">I have downloaded onto the NWERA website a report from the Fordham Review of Washington’s current science standards as well as some general information with some timelines regarding NGSS development and Washington States involvement.<a> </a></span><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"><a>http://www.nwedresources.org/</a></span><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"> You will need to log in and look under the newsletter tab in WA.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\">NGSS:</span></strong><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">  </span>Currently Washington is a lead state in the development of next generation science standards. They are two of 26 states working in collaboration to develop science standards and assessments similar to the CCS for math and ELA. Washington is involved in a variety of ways in discussion, using WA current standards as a model and 2 members of the 14 member writing team come from WA State. <span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> </span>For more information about NGSS and the process go to<a> </a></span><a><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">http://www.nextgenscience.org/</span></span><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"></span></a></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><a><em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> </span></span></em><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"></span></a></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"> </p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style; font-size: small;\">The implementation model of CCS, defines the intended process for implementing new science standards.</span><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"> </span><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style; font-size: small;\">  </span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\">Next Generation Science Standards are expected to have a public draft available spring of 2012, with final draft expected by the end of 2012 or early 2013. After the standards are finalized, they will be compared to WA current standards for alignment and system readiness before they can be adopted</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">  </span>Dr Craig Gabler, Regional Science Coordinator out of ESD 113 and a member of the standards writing team, said publishers have been part of the conversation during the process to allow them to make sure curriculum is ready when implementation begins.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\">ESD’s Laser networks and STEM will all be a part of the professional development system to implement the new standards.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\">All states were invited to join in June 2011. The first round of states included Arizona, California, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Washington and West Virginia. A follow-up invitation to the remaining states was extended in October 2011.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">  </span>Additionally, Arkansas, Delaware, Illinois, Montana, North Carolina and Oregon have signed on to work on the NGSS.</span><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Bookman Old Style; font-size: small;\"> </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\">Why new standards:<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">  </span>2012-2013 a natural time to consider revising science standards, the NGSS increase clarity of what is expected of students and bring equity of what is taught.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">  </span>Standards are accessible to all students and they facilitate student learning as teachers, especially at the elementary levels, struggle to see connections between cross cutting ideas and the domains of science.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">  </span>The NGSS are written to make connections, based on learning/brain research, and are working to bring economy to scale around instructional materials through collaboration among all 26 states.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">  </span><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\">There is a meeting at the end of the month to discuss using materials available to all states in and electronic form.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">  </span></strong>I am in the process of setting up a meeting with Ellen Ebert the Science Coordinator at OSPI to talk about the results of that conversation.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">  </span></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\">Achieve is developing the rubrics for quality of materials.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">  </span>They will be available online.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">  </span>I looked and did not see anything available yet.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\">For their work, the SBE sees the need for them to advocate for adequate funding, professional development, resources to prepare teachers to maintain science kits and help teachers teach science and math vocabulary at the elementary level. <strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">  </span></strong></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"> </span></strong></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><strong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\">ESEA-</span></strong><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"> Washington filed for a waiver from NCLB in February 2012 with DOE.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">  </span>This section of the meeting outlined some ideas for meeting the requirements of the waiver.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">  </span>These ideas were presented to the SBE. A Joint Education Accountability Committee will convene over the summer </span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">to:</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> </span>identify and analyze options for a complete system of</span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"></span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">education accountability, particularly consequences in</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">the case of lack of improvement by a RAD.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">– Identify appropriate decision-making responsibilities</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">and accompanying consequences at the building,</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">district, and state level.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">– Examine models and experiences in other states.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">– Identify the circumstances under which significant state</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">action may be required.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">– Analyze the financial, legal, and practical</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">considerations that would accompany significant state</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">action</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;\">OSPI will run pilot programs with a <span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> </span>revised Achievement Index during the 2012-13 year with the hope of adopting it for the 2013-14 year to use as part of the system to differentiate schools for award schools, focus schools and failing schools.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">  </span>I’m sure there will be more to come about this. </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"> </span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> </span><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">  </span>For access to all the documents presented to the SBE members, go to </span><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><a>http://www.sbe.wa.gov/</a></span></span><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"><a><span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">  </span>click</a> on meeting materials and on the bottom half of the page, click on complete board packet.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">  </span>You can download all materials presented at the board meeting in March.</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\">If you have questions, please let me know—</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\">Respectfully,</span></p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\">Jody</span></p>','',1,0,0,10,'2012-03-21 23:52:40',125,'','0000-00-00 00:00:00',0,0,'0000-00-00 00:00:00','2012-03-21 23:52:40','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','','{\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_layout\":\"\"}',1,0,10,'','',1,6,'{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}',0,'*',''),(115,170,'Oregon: Many Variables Will Drive Education Plan’s Results','oregon-many-variables-will-drive-education-plans-results','','<table class=\"MsoNormalTable\" style=\"width: 300pt; mso-cellspacing: 0in; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"400\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr style=\"mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;\">\r\n<td style=\"background-color: transparent; border: #ece9d8; padding: 7.5pt;\">\r\n<h2 style=\"margin: auto 0in;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Oregon: Many Variables Will Drive Education Plan’s Results</span></span></h2>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\">Bend Bulletin.com</span></p>\r\n<span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 9pt;\">\r\n<div class=\"field field-name-field-target-date field-type-date field-label-hidden\">\r\n<div class=\"field-items\">\r\n<div class=\"field-item even\"><span class=\"date-display-single\">Monday, March 26, 2012</span></div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden\">\r\n<div class=\"field-items\">\r\n<div class=\"field-item even\">\r\n<p>If it works like the proponents say it will, Oregon’s plan to improve education will force school districts to focus intensely on producing successful graduates and will shine a light on the best — and worst — performers.</p>\r\n<p>Many involved in the education system say there’s a lot of potential to improve that system built into Gov. John Kitzhaber’s plan to require that school districts sign achievement compacts with the state, spelling out results they’re expected to get from their students.</p>\r\n<p>But for it to work, a lot of things will have to go right. Schools will have to set lofty but attainable goals and feel enough pressure to meet them. The state will have to have a solid infrastructure to help struggling schools learn from successful ones.</p>\r\n<p>And looming over the whole discussion is the question of money: Can schools legitimately be expected to improve student achievement without more money? That’s far from a settled debate.</p>\r\n<p>Oregon isn’t alone in experimenting with education reform, but the state is charting its own course and doesn’t have a successful blueprint to follow.</p>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</span></td>\r\n</tr>\r\n</tbody>\r\n</table>','',1,0,0,16,'2012-03-28 15:07:11',125,'','2012-03-29 23:34:14',42,0,'0000-00-00 00:00:00','2012-03-28 15:07:11','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','','{\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_layout\":\"\"}',3,0,12,'','',1,1087,'{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}',0,'*',''),(116,171,'Oregon: Many Variables Will Drive Education Plan’s Results','oregon-many-variables-will-drive-education-plans-results','','<div class=\"field field-name-field-target-date field-type-date field-label-hidden\">\r\n<div class=\"field-items\">\r\n<div class=\"field-item even\"><span class=\"date-display-single\">Monday, March 26, 2012</span></div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n<div class=\"field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden\">\r\n<div class=\"field-items\">\r\n<div class=\"field-item even\">\r\n<p>If it works like the proponents say it will, Oregon’s plan to improve education will force school districts to focus intensely on producing successful graduates and will shine a light on the best — and worst — performers.</p>\r\n<p>Many involved in the education system say there’s a lot of potential to improve that system built into Gov. John Kitzhaber’s plan to require that school districts sign achievement compacts with the state, spelling out results they’re expected to get from their students.</p>\r\n<p>But for it to work, a lot of things will have to go right. Schools will have to set lofty but attainable goals and feel enough pressure to meet them. The state will have to have a solid infrastructure to help struggling schools learn from successful ones.</p>\r\n<p>And looming over the whole discussion is the question of money: Can schools legitimately be expected to improve student achievement without more money? That’s far from a settled debate.</p>\r\n<p>Oregon isn’t alone in experimenting with education reform, but the state is charting its own course and doesn’t have a successful blueprint to follow.</p>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>\r\n</div>','',1,0,0,11,'2012-03-28 15:14:31',125,'','2012-03-28 15:14:43',125,0,'0000-00-00 00:00:00','2012-03-28 15:14:31','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','','{\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_layout\":\"\"}',2,0,8,'','',1,3,'{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}',0,'*',''),(117,172,'The Relationship School','the-relationship-school','','<p><span style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: \'Times New Roman\';\"> </span></p>\r\n<p>Usually when you visit a school you walk down a quiet hallway and peer in the little windows in the classroom doors. You see one teacher talking to a bunch of students. Every 50 minutes or so a chime goes off and the students fill the hallway and march off to their next class, which is probably unrelated to the one they just left.</p>\r\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 12pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman; color: #800080; font-size: small;\"><a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/23/opinion/brooks-the-relationship-school.html?_r=1&amp;adxnnl=1&amp;ref=general&amp;src=me&amp;adxnnlx=1332565246-X06Xpn4TZX98H+/biH5xQA\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"New York Times\">Read More: http://NYTimes.com</a></span></p>','',1,0,0,16,'2012-03-28 15:22:56',125,'','2012-03-28 18:06:38',42,0,'0000-00-00 00:00:00','2012-03-28 15:22:56','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','','{\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_layout\":\"\"}',5,0,11,'','',1,1603,'{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}',0,'*',''),(118,174,'test','test','','<p>test</p>','',-2,0,0,19,'2012-03-30 00:03:22',42,'','0000-00-00 00:00:00',0,0,'0000-00-00 00:00:00','2012-03-30 00:03:22','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','','{\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_layout\":\"\"}',1,0,0,'','',1,7,'{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}',0,'*',''),(120,178,'Job Opportunity with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt','job-opportunity-with-houghton-mifflin-harcourt','','<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 7pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\">My name is Kathy Talcott and I work in Talent Acquisition with Houghton <br />Mifflin Harcourt (HMH). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s mission is changing <br />people’s lives by fostering passionate, curious, learners. Sixty <br />million students in 120 countries depend on us for their education. HMH <br />is the world\'s largest provider of pre-K-12 solutions. We collaborate <br />with school districts, administrators, teachers, parents and students, <br />providing interactive, results-driven learning. With origins dating <br />back to 1832, HMH also publishes an extensive line of reference works <br />and award-winning literature for adults and young readers. <br /><br /><strong>We are currently seeking a K-12 Account Manager for our Specialized </strong><br /><strong>Solutions Group.</strong> This is a field based position covering the Washington <br />and Oregon territories. The right candidate will be responsible for <br />developing relationships with supervisors and teachers, as well as <br />organizing sales campaigns that will increase sales volume and dollars <br />per student. <br /><br />Please review the job description at <br /><br /><a href=\"http://bit.ly/Ip6eRP &lt;http://bit.ly/Ip6eRP&gt;\">http://bit.ly/Ip6eRP &lt;http://bit.ly/Ip6eRP&gt; <br /><br /></a>If you are interested in learning more, please provide your e-mail <br />address and phone number with some dates/times you are available to <br />speak. We’ll follow-up with an e-mail with a link on how to apply. <br /><br />If you are not interested, but you know someone who may be, please send <br />us their name or feel free to forward this e-mail to them. <br /><br />Thanks in advance for your time and we look forward to speaking with <br />you! <br /><br />Thanks, <br /><br />Kathy <br />Reply <br />&lt;<a href=\"http://www.linkedin.com/e/gjdoxn-h0vc9ieo-b/pra/70991013/I224318096_110/EML_inml_rec_reply/?hs=false&amp;tok=0wnJYhefychBc1\" title=\"reply\">http://www.linkedin.com/e/gjdoxn-h0vc9ieo-b/pra/70991013/I224318096_110/EML_inml_rec_reply/?hs=false&amp;tok=0wnJYhefychBc1</a></span></p>','',1,0,0,10,'2012-04-14 23:11:46',125,'','0000-00-00 00:00:00',0,0,'0000-00-00 00:00:00','2012-04-14 23:11:46','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','','{\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_layout\":\"\"}',1,0,9,'','',2,26,'{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}',0,'*',''),(121,179,'Job Oppportunity with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt','job-oppportunity-with-houghton-mifflin-harcourt','','<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 7pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\">My name is Kathy Talcott and I work in Talent Acquisition with Houghton <br />Mifflin Harcourt (HMH). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s mission is changing <br />people’s lives by fostering passionate, curious, learners. Sixty <br />million students in 120 countries depend on us for their education. HMH <br />is the world\'s largest provider of pre-K-12 solutions. We collaborate <br />with school districts, administrators, teachers, parents and students, <br />providing interactive, results-driven learning. With origins dating <br />back to 1832, HMH also publishes an extensive line of reference works <br />and award-winning literature for adults and young readers. <br /><br />We are currently seeking a K-12 Account Manager for our Specialized <br />Solutions Group. This is a field based position covering the Washington <br />and Oregon territories. The right candidate will be responsible for <br />developing relationships with supervisors and teachers, as well as <br />organizing sales campaigns that will increase sales volume and dollars <br />per student. <br /><br />Please review the job description at <br /><br /><a href=\"http://bit.ly/Ip6eRP\" title=\"review job description\">http://bit.ly/Ip6eRP &lt;http://bit.ly/Ip6eRP&gt; <br /><br /></a>If you are interested in learning more, please provide your e-mail <br />address and phone number with some dates/times you are available to <br />speak. We’ll follow-up with an e-mail with a link on how to apply. <br /><br />If you are not interested, but you know someone who may be, please send <br />us their name or feel free to forward this e-mail to them. <br /><br />Thanks in advance for your time and we look forward to speaking with <br />you! <br /><br />Thanks, <br /><br />Kathy <br />Reply <br /><a href=\"&lt;http:/www.linkedin.com/e/gjdoxn-h0vc9ieo-b/pra/70991013/I224318096_110/EML_inml_rec_reply/?hs=false&amp;tok=0wnJYhefychBc1\" title=\"reply\">&lt;http://www.linkedin.com/e/gjdoxn-h0vc9ieo-b/pra/70991013/I224318096_110/EML_inml_rec_reply/?hs=false&amp;tok=0wnJYhefychBc1</a></span></p>','',1,0,0,11,'2012-04-14 23:17:05',125,'','2012-04-14 23:24:34',125,0,'0000-00-00 00:00:00','2012-04-14 23:17:05','0000-00-00 00:00:00','','','{\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_layout\":\"\"}',3,0,7,'','',2,14,'{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}',0,'*',''),