Initiative Tracker -- Continue to Build a First-Rate K-12 Education System

Initiative Leaders: Jill Kirk, The Kirk Group; Ken Thrasher, Complí

"Press the quest to achieve measurably the best educated and prepared students in the nation, equal to any in the world."

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Action Items & Progress To Date:

Click on any of the objectives listed below for a progress report and background information.

• Objective 1: Accelerate implementation of Oregon’s state-of-the-art educational assessment and information management tools.
• Objective 2: Accelerate statewide efforts to have all students meet high standards, to close the achievement gap, and to reduce the dropout rate in every district in Oregon.
• Objective 3: Improve the systems that deliver K-12 public education (funding and governance) to increase accountability and positive outcomes for students.
• Objective 4: Equip Oregonians to play a role in creating a first-rate education system by increasing understanding, building connections, and inspiring action.

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Key Links and Documents:

• Oregon Business Plan Summit 2003 Discussion Paper: Building a High Performance K-12 Education System (PDF)
• Oregon Business Plan White Paper: Building High Performance K-12 Education (PDF)
• "Five Charities Pool Efforts To Improve State's Schools" -- The Oregonian (6/30/04)
• "Separate is Gone, But Equal Still Hasn't Been Realized" -- The Business Journal of Portland, Guest Opinion (5/24/04)
• "Project Taps 8 Oregon Schools For Overhauls" -- The Oregonian (4/29/04)
• "E3 Names Eight High Schools to Lead Way in Improving High School Education in Oregon" -- E3, Press Release (4/28/04)
• "Fixing High Schools: Think Small" -- Guest Commentary, The Oregonian (1/23/04)
• "Handful of Oregon groups tackle K-12 issues" -- The Business Journal of Portland (1/16/04)
• HB 2744 -- Signed June 2003: Modifies the state assessment system to align with the No Child Left Behind Act and to simplify the system.
• Oregon Department of Education
• State Superintendent's Office
• State Board of Education
• Quality Education Commission
• E3: Employers for Education Excellence
• Chalkboard Project
• Oregon Business Council Report: "Assessment of Oregon's K-12 Education Reform." (PDF)

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Branding
Brand and Market Oregon More Aggressively

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