<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Copperplate Gothic Bold&quot;;">Meeting – NWERA Board and OSPI - March 24, 2014; 8AM</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Copperplate Gothic Bold&quot;;">Attendees:</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Copperplate Gothic Bold&quot;;">OSPI:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jessica Vavrus, Alan Burke, Barbara Soots, Dennis Small </span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Copperplate Gothic Bold&quot;;">NWERA:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bruce IrlA, rebecca Holcome, Dave Parkhurst, Shari Martin, Kirk Fullmer,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Karen Tennyson</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -22.5pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Copperplate Gothic Bold&quot;;">Agenda:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Technology update for Smarter-Balanced<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and OER implementation</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -22.5pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Copperplate Gothic Bold&quot;;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Common Core Implementation Update</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -22.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-left: -4.5pt; text-indent: 4.5pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Copperplate Gothic Bold&quot;;"> </span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Copperplate Gothic Bold&quot;;">Discussion started with an overview of the tech readiness survey of districts across the state and found that 5-10 districts will have equipment or bandwidth issues.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While the specifications are not completed, they are close.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>OSPI is forecasting a 3-5 year span to get schools ready for full access for digital learning and testing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> Some schools will have more challenges than others and will take longer to get implemented and that is not surprising.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Copperplate Gothic Bold&quot;;"> </span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Copperplate Gothic Bold&quot;;">Issue - kids do not have keyboarding skills; no tech standards for K-2, but have checklist of what to teach</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Copperplate Gothic Bold&quot;;"> </span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Copperplate Gothic Bold&quot;;">Issue - 50% of schools still using windows XP operating system.  Tech support from Microsoft ends next year the state is anticipating an equity standard of 1:1 environment, using iPads and Chrome tablets, so every kid has access </span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Copperplate Gothic Bold&quot;;"> </span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -4.5pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 0in 472.5pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Copperplate Gothic Bold&quot;;">The digital library for language arts, math will be available by this fall 2014. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Anticipating launch of beta stage late April/early May.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It will not be a bank of tests, but will be about quality of instructional assessments, summative and formative, and materials and will provide links to OER materials that can be used to enhance curriculum. </span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -4.5pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 0in 472.5pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Copperplate Gothic Bold&quot;;"> </span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -4.5pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 0in 472.5pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Copperplate Gothic Bold&quot;;">Note:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>OSPI is offering a regular webinar series for training of this process. Links for the webinar series will be forwarded to NWERA and posted on our website. (I have viewed the math and ELA webinars and they were informative, in depth and aimed at teachers.)</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Copperplate Gothic Bold&quot;;"><br /> Common Core, where are the districts?  Still a long ways to go, struggling to move forward.  The coming year to grow this process.</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Copperplate Gothic Bold&quot;;">1/3 on board; 1/3 moving toward getting on board; 1/3 resisting</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 0in 472.5pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Copperplate Gothic Bold&quot;;"> </span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -4.5pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 0in 472.5pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Copperplate Gothic Bold&quot;;">The state is looking for evidence of process for ELA, science and math (2015).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -4.5pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 0in 472.5pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Copperplate Gothic Bold&quot;;"> </span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -4.5pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 0in 472.5pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Copperplate Gothic Bold&quot;;">22-23 states are using Smarter Balanced; 8 states using Park</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -4.5pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 0in 472.5pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Copperplate Gothic Bold&quot;;"> </span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -4.5pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 0in 472.5pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Copperplate Gothic Bold&quot;;">Recommended resource tools;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -4.5pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 0in 472.5pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Copperplate Gothic Bold&quot;;">AchievetheCore.org &amp; TOSSO – How to look at curriculum materials; used by schools</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -4.5pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 0in 472.5pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Copperplate Gothic Bold&quot;;"> </span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -4.5pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Copperplate Gothic Bold&quot;;">IMET – rubrics for lessons; assessment evaluation tool, Materials &amp; alignment tool kit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many states are receiving funding to understand this process.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>States are working together and can be used for ideas on usage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Washington is looking at the Louisiana model.</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -4.5pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 0in 472.5pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Copperplate Gothic Bold&quot;;"> </span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Copperplate Gothic Bold&quot;;">Schedule for implementation:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Copperplate Gothic Bold&quot;;">Digital library time frame; Sept to June. </span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Copperplate Gothic Bold&quot;;">Interim testing - late fall.</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Copperplate Gothic Bold&quot;;">Summative last 12 weeks; performance tasks, multiple choice, short answer. how to use properly, part of digital library. </span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Copperplate Gothic Bold&quot;;">Tools not currently aligned; these need to be adjusted</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Copperplate Gothic Bold&quot;;">Tech survey – readiness tools available mid-April</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Copperplate Gothic Bold&quot;;"> </span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Copperplate Gothic Bold&quot;;">Achieve the Core</span></span></strong><strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Copperplate Gothic Bold&quot;;">;</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Copperplate Gothic Bold&quot;;">Guidance on review of publishers – Review comments are important</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Copperplate Gothic Bold&quot;;">Rubrics, full curriculum, imet, achieve OER. Tool for digital content,</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Copperplate Gothic Bold&quot;;">instructional support.  Most important is reviewer comments for improvement.</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Copperplate Gothic Bold&quot;;">Results; is much better for providing support.</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Copperplate Gothic Bold&quot;;"> </span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Copperplate Gothic Bold&quot;;">Spokane SD has chosen Engage NY for their math program; Science curriculum several districts looking at OER materials; Checkout Shorelines SD and Aberdeen MS.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Looking for materials before/after school</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Copperplate Gothic Bold&quot;;"> </span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Copperplate Gothic Bold&quot;;">WASDA working with them for model policy to consider OER as process.</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Copperplate Gothic Bold&quot;;">Goal, all districts working together to share resources and OER. </span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Copperplate Gothic Bold&quot;;">Will districts be more consumers or what is seen? Trying as it now and look</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Copperplate Gothic Bold&quot;;">for changes &amp; adjustments as they go for use of software.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Copperplate Gothic Bold&quot;;"> </span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Copperplate Gothic Bold&quot;;">Many material in digital library is OER, but not limited to this.  Can be</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Copperplate Gothic Bold&quot;;">used for OER and PDF materials. </span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Copperplate Gothic Bold&quot;;"> </span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Copperplate Gothic Bold&quot;;">Passed out flier on "Learning Assistance Program" K-12 strategies. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Content experts, selection of panel members.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This will be posted to the NWERA website.</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: &quot;Copperplate Gothic Bold&quot;;"> </span></strong><strong>Meeting – NWERA Board and OSPI - March 24, 2014; 8AM</strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Attendees:</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>OSPI:  Jessica Vavrus, Alan Burke, Barbara Soots, Dennis Small </strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>NWERA:  Bruce IrlA, rebecca Holcome, Dave Parkhurst, Shari Martin, Kirk Fullmer,                          Karen Tennyson</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -22.5pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong>Agenda:  Technology update for Smarter-Balanced  and OER implementation</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: -22.5pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong> Common Core Implementation Update</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: -22.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-left: -4.5pt; text-indent: 4.5pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong> </strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Discussion started with an overview of the tech readiness survey of districts across the state and found that 5-10 districts will have equipment or bandwidth issues.  While the specifications are not completed, they are close.   OSPI is forecasting a 3-5 year span to get schools ready for full access for digital learning and testing.   Some schools will have more challenges than others and will take longer to get implemented and that is not surprising. </strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong> </strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Issue - kids do not have keyboarding skills; no tech standards for K-2, but have checklist of what to teach</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong> </strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Issue - 50% of schools still using windows XP operating system.  Tech support from Microsoft ends next year the state is anticipating an equity standard of 1:1 environment, using iPads and Chrome tablets, so every kid has access </strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong> </strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -4.5pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 0in 472.5pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong>The digital library for language arts, math will be available by this fall 2014.  Anticipating launch of beta stage late April/early May.  It will not be a bank of tests, but will be about quality of instructional assessments, summative and formative, and materials and will provide links to OER materials that can be used to enhance curriculum. </strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -4.5pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 0in 472.5pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong> </strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -4.5pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 0in 472.5pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong>Note:  OSPI is offering a regular webinar series for training of this process. Links for the webinar series will be forwarded to NWERA and posted on our website. (I have viewed the math and ELA webinars and they were informative, in depth and aimed at teachers.)</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><br /> Common Core, where are the districts?  Still a long ways to go, struggling to move forward.  The coming year to grow this process.</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>1/3 on board; 1/3 moving toward getting on board; 1/3 resisting</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong> </strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -4.5pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 0in 472.5pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong>The state is looking for evidence of process for ELA, science and math (2015). </strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -4.5pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 0in 472.5pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong> </strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -4.5pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 0in 472.5pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong>22-23 states are using Smarter Balanced; 8 states using Park</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -4.5pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 0in 472.5pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong> </strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -4.5pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 0in 472.5pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong>Recommended resource tools; </strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -4.5pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 0in 472.5pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong>AchievetheCore.org &amp; TOSSO – How to look at curriculum materials; used by schools</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -4.5pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 0in 472.5pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong> </strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -4.5pt; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong>IMET – rubrics for lessons; assessment evaluation tool, Materials &amp; alignment tool kit.  Many states are receiving funding to understand this process.  States are working together and can be used for ideas on usage.  Washington is looking at the Louisiana model.</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: -4.5pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 0in 472.5pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><strong> </strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Schedule for implementation: </strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Digital library time frame; Sept to June. </strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Interim testing - late fall.</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Summative last 12 weeks; performance tasks, multiple choice, short answer. how to use properly, part of digital library. </strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Tools not currently aligned; these need to be adjusted</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Tech survey – readiness tools available mid-April</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong> </strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Achieve the Core</span></strong><strong>;</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Guidance on review of publishers – Review comments are important</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Rubrics, full curriculum, imet, achieve OER. Tool for digital content,</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>instructional support.  Most important is reviewer comments for improvement.</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Results; is much better for providing support.</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong> </strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Spokane SD has chosen Engage NY for their math program; Science curriculum several districts looking at OER materials; Checkout Shorelines SD and Aberdeen MS.  Looking for materials before/after school</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong> </strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>WASDA working with them for model policy to consider OER as process.</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Goal, all districts working together to share resources and OER. </strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Will districts be more consumers or what is seen? Trying as it now and look</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>for changes &amp; adjustments as they go for use of software. </strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong> </strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Many material in digital library is OER, but not limited to this.  Can be</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>used for OER and PDF materials. </strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong> </strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Passed out flier on "Learning Assistance Program" K-12 strategies.  Content experts, selection of panel members.  This will be posted to the NWERA website.</strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Good discussion at the end about where digital tech and print going forward.</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Next 5 years to really see it as a complete process.</strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Meeting ended, 9:10 am.</strong></p>
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