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Recent
News from OSBA |
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September 2008 economic forecast
released - 9/2/08
Oregon Economic Forecast from the Office of Economic Analysis |
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2008 Oregon SAT
Results Released - 8/27/08
Oregon's scores continue to be the second highest
highest in the United States. |
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Performance-pay
expert to speak at labor conference - 8/20/08
Performance pay for teachers has been a hot topic around
the country. |
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Insight
& Action: Self-assessment leads to change -
8/7/08
Throughout spring and summer, OSBA has been in a process
of self-assessment and change. |
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OSBA
Executive Director Kevin McCann's response to the
preliminary AYP report - 8/5/08
Includes links to our 2008 AYP Toolkit. |
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PaySchools
Online Payment Processing
- 7/21/08
OSBA's new online payment processing system for schools. |
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DATA+ Accesspoint
- 7/10/08
OSBA's new online tool makes achievement data analysis easy and affordable. |
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New in the OEBB
Information Center - 6/19/08
Guidelines for 'opting
out', advice for bargaining insurance and OEBB
and the
importance of June 30 as a key OEBB date |
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Student
Achievement Growth Analysis Available - 6/10/08
OSBA's new tool makes achievement data analysis easy and affordable |
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Schedule
a Title IX audit this summer - 6/10/08
PACE offers free Title IX audits to make sure your programs comply with sex discrimination laws. |
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Regional
Listservs Coming! - 6/6/08
Join OSBA's new e-mail service designed to increase communication between OSBA members, region by region. |
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Quarterly Revenue Forecast: More of the same weather
- 5/29/08
The latest quarterly economist forecast released Thursday again shows a flat revenue projection for the current and coming biennia. |
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Regence unable to offer viable insurance program to OSBA
- 5/21/08
After months of negotiating and waiting to learn our fate, we do not have a health and dental program to offer for 2008-09. |
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Update
on School Funding Defense Lawsuit - 5/15/08
The Oregon Court of Appeals issued its ruling on May 14,
2008, sending the coalition to appeal to the Supreme
Court. |
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Thank-you letter
from Regence to members - 5/9/08
This heart-felt message is a "thank-you" for
the decades-long partnership we've had with Regence. |
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OSBA
elects Legislative Policy Committee as part of new
governance structure - 5/2/08
Oregon school, education service district and community
college boards in April elected their first Legislative
Policy Committee (LPC) to serve a newly reorganized
association. |
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Staying
Safe Resources - 4/25/08
This companion site to OSBA's Spring 2008 Focus on
Critical Issues explores what school boards can do
to minimize the effects of violence, natural disasters,
vandalism, accidents, expensive lawsuits and other
safety issues on the district. |
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OSBA clarifies school political action committee rules
- 4/25/08
Community members forming political action committees to
support a school district bond measure have asked for
clarification of rules regarding registering their PACs. |
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OEBB selects insurance carriers
- 4/25/08
The Oregon Educators Benefit Board has selected
health-insurance carriers for plans beginning Oct. 1. |
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NEW: Ethics Guide
Available - Clarification on Filing Requirements
- 4/4/08
The 2008 edition of the GEC ethics publication
includes some of the most commonly asked questions
that public officials have about Government Standards
and Practices laws. |
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Convention
Workshop Proposals and Student Entertainment Proposals
Wanted - 3/28/08
OSBA is seeking proposals for workshops and
entertainment for the upcoming Annual Convention |
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Insight &
Action - Answering your questions on ethics
- 3/19/08
Ethics of public officials - particularly the ethics
of lobbyists and legislators - became a hot issue
during the 2007 Legislative session. |
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PACE pays dues for safety officials
- 3/19/08
Property and Casualty Coverage for Education (PACE), is paying for one person from each PACE-member district to join the Oregon School Safety Officers Association in an effort to build an ever-stronger safety network for PACE owner/members. |
