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Inspiring Oregonians…
     to do what it takes to make our
schools among the nation’s best.




                    Council on Foundations Annual Conference • May 1, 2007
Foundations for a Better Oregon




                      An Initiative of Foundations for a Better Oregon
Foundations for a Better Oregon
                    Additional funders:
                    ADEC
                    The Bend Foundation
                    Bowerman Advised Fund, OCF
                    Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation
                    Fred Meyer Foundation
                    Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
                    John Gray Charitable Fund, OCF
                    Ned and Sis Hayes Family Fund, OCF
                    Nancy Horstkotte Memorial Fund, OCF
                    Intel Corporation
                    WK Kellogg Foundation
                    Mann-Crawford Charitable Fund, OCF
                    James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation
                    JELD-WEN Tradition Foundation
                    Ann & Bill Swindells Charitable Foundation
                    Whipple Foundation Fund, OCF
                    Woodard Family Foundation




                         An Initiative of Foundations for a Better Oregon
An Initiative of Foundations for a Better Oregon
Long-term
action plan




              An Initiative of Foundations for a Better Oregon
2007 Chalkboard legislative
priorities
based on proven practices

• Ensure educator excellence
• Create early learning success
• Increase efficiency, accountability and savings through
  better financial practices
• Strengthen school funding




                                     An Initiative of Foundations for a Better Oregon
THE ISSUES:
 Highly qualified teachers are critical to raising student
  achievement
 Oregon loses 37% of its new teachers within the first five
  years, at a cost of $45 million per year

     Chalkboard’s response:
• Provide each new teacher and principal
  with mentors
• Establish statewide public/private
  partnership (Oregon Collaborative for
  Educational Excellence) to strengthen
  ongoing professional development for
  educators

                                     An Initiative of Foundations for a Better Oregon
THE ISSUES:
 Students must be readers by the end of third grade or face
  long odds in school and life
 Oregon class sizes are among the highest in the nation
 Less than one-third of Oregon
  fourth-graders are proficient at
  reading, according to a national exam

     Chalkboard’s response:
• Reduce class size to 15 in K-1
• Provide a reading tutor to every child not
  reading at grade level in K-3
• Provide placeholder funding for future
  middle/high school interventions
                                     An Initiative of Foundations for a Better Oregon
THE ISSUES:
 40% of Oregonians believe schools already have all the money
  they need, and just need to be more efficient
 Oregon spends 60% more than the national average on school
  business operations, and has higher per-student transportation
  costs than other Western states



      Chalkboard’s response:
• Enhance the Open Book$ Web site
  (www.openbooksproject.org) to
  show citizens how districts spend
  money
• Identify and share best financial practices with all districts, and
  monitor districts regularly
• Restructure transportation funding formula to encourage more
  busing cost efficiency
                                          An Initiative of Foundations for a Better Oregon
THE ISSUE:
 Oregon has one of the most unstable school funding
  structures in the country
 82% of Oregonians agree that funding instability is an
  obstacle to school success

     Chalkboard’s response:

• Double the size of the state’s
  school stability fund, and use a
  combination of sources, including
  the corporate “kicker,” to fill it
• Establish a guaranteed level of per-student spending that
  maintains current services and invests in more research-
  proven practices
                                      An Initiative of Foundations for a Better Oregon
Meanwhile, we’re also working on . . .
 • Enhancing the Open Book$ Web site
   (www.openbooksproject.org)




 • Continuing efforts to better connect parents and other
   citizens with schools through grants and partnerships
 • Continuing research on long-term priorities, such as
   charter school enhancements, open enrollment and
   school funding structure/tax reform

                                    An Initiative of Foundations for a Better Oregon
Pilot projects of promising practices

   CLASS Project
Creative Leadership and Student Success
• Grants awarded to 3 school districts in March to test
  new career paths and salary structures for teachers
   •   Sherwood
   •   Forest Grove
   •   Tillamook
• Planning through summer; implementation to begin fall
  2007
• Possible second round of grants fall 2007



                                   An Initiative of Foundations for a Better Oregon
Foundations for a Better Oregon

                  Foundation Collaboration

    Media Relations                      Education Reform
                                          Initiatives
Lobbying and
Government Relations                    Public Involvement/
                                        Civic Engagement
         Best Practices
         Research           Stakeholder Relations



                                        An Initiative of Foundations for a Better Oregon

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Council on Foundations, 2007

  • 1. Inspiring Oregonians… to do what it takes to make our schools among the nation’s best. Council on Foundations Annual Conference • May 1, 2007
  • 2. Foundations for a Better Oregon An Initiative of Foundations for a Better Oregon
  • 3. Foundations for a Better Oregon Additional funders: ADEC The Bend Foundation Bowerman Advised Fund, OCF Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation Fred Meyer Foundation Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation John Gray Charitable Fund, OCF Ned and Sis Hayes Family Fund, OCF Nancy Horstkotte Memorial Fund, OCF Intel Corporation WK Kellogg Foundation Mann-Crawford Charitable Fund, OCF James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation JELD-WEN Tradition Foundation Ann & Bill Swindells Charitable Foundation Whipple Foundation Fund, OCF Woodard Family Foundation An Initiative of Foundations for a Better Oregon
  • 4. An Initiative of Foundations for a Better Oregon
  • 5. Long-term action plan An Initiative of Foundations for a Better Oregon
  • 6. 2007 Chalkboard legislative priorities based on proven practices • Ensure educator excellence • Create early learning success • Increase efficiency, accountability and savings through better financial practices • Strengthen school funding An Initiative of Foundations for a Better Oregon
  • 7. THE ISSUES:  Highly qualified teachers are critical to raising student achievement  Oregon loses 37% of its new teachers within the first five years, at a cost of $45 million per year Chalkboard’s response: • Provide each new teacher and principal with mentors • Establish statewide public/private partnership (Oregon Collaborative for Educational Excellence) to strengthen ongoing professional development for educators An Initiative of Foundations for a Better Oregon
  • 8. THE ISSUES:  Students must be readers by the end of third grade or face long odds in school and life  Oregon class sizes are among the highest in the nation  Less than one-third of Oregon fourth-graders are proficient at reading, according to a national exam Chalkboard’s response: • Reduce class size to 15 in K-1 • Provide a reading tutor to every child not reading at grade level in K-3 • Provide placeholder funding for future middle/high school interventions An Initiative of Foundations for a Better Oregon
  • 9. THE ISSUES:  40% of Oregonians believe schools already have all the money they need, and just need to be more efficient  Oregon spends 60% more than the national average on school business operations, and has higher per-student transportation costs than other Western states Chalkboard’s response: • Enhance the Open Book$ Web site (www.openbooksproject.org) to show citizens how districts spend money • Identify and share best financial practices with all districts, and monitor districts regularly • Restructure transportation funding formula to encourage more busing cost efficiency An Initiative of Foundations for a Better Oregon
  • 10. THE ISSUE:  Oregon has one of the most unstable school funding structures in the country  82% of Oregonians agree that funding instability is an obstacle to school success Chalkboard’s response: • Double the size of the state’s school stability fund, and use a combination of sources, including the corporate “kicker,” to fill it • Establish a guaranteed level of per-student spending that maintains current services and invests in more research- proven practices An Initiative of Foundations for a Better Oregon
  • 11. Meanwhile, we’re also working on . . . • Enhancing the Open Book$ Web site (www.openbooksproject.org) • Continuing efforts to better connect parents and other citizens with schools through grants and partnerships • Continuing research on long-term priorities, such as charter school enhancements, open enrollment and school funding structure/tax reform An Initiative of Foundations for a Better Oregon
  • 12. Pilot projects of promising practices CLASS Project Creative Leadership and Student Success • Grants awarded to 3 school districts in March to test new career paths and salary structures for teachers • Sherwood • Forest Grove • Tillamook • Planning through summer; implementation to begin fall 2007 • Possible second round of grants fall 2007 An Initiative of Foundations for a Better Oregon
  • 13. Foundations for a Better Oregon Foundation Collaboration Media Relations Education Reform Initiatives Lobbying and Government Relations Public Involvement/ Civic Engagement Best Practices Research Stakeholder Relations An Initiative of Foundations for a Better Oregon