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Listen to ODE Director Dr. Charlene Williams talk about accountability and other issues on OSBA's Sounding Boards podcast:
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Oregon State Board of Education Passes Resolution Supporting Black Lives Matter
Read the release:
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Oregon School for the Deaf students, including Ariel Xiong, made drawings that were turned into ornaments to hang on 58 trees around the National Christmas Tree in Washington, D.C.
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Happy 102nd birthday to beloved author and Oregon living legend Beverly Cleary!
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2020 Oregon Teacher of the Year Mercedez Muñoz (left) and 2021 Oregon Teacher of the Year Nicole
@ButlerHooton
are in Washington, D.C., today as part of
@CCSSO
's annual Washington Week. Their experience will include meeting
@FLOTUS
Dr. Jill Biden at the
@WhiteHouse
!
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Congratulations to Oregon’s 2021 Regional Teachers of the Year! Thanks to
@oregon_lottery
, each teacher wins $500 and one of them will be the 2021 Oregon Teacher of the Year!
#ORTOY21
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All Students Belong
Oregon State Board of Education Adopts All Students Belong rule to help ensure Oregon’s schools are safe and inclusive for all students and staff
Read the release:
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Working with the City of
#Oakridge
, Alpine Food Distribution,
@ORStatePolice
and
@OregonDOT
, we were able to get a truck of food to the town to help with food distribution. 91 cases of
@USDANutrition
food plus bread, juice and more!
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We are committed to providing up-to-date information on coronavirus and its impact on schools in Oregon. Please review the COVID-19 Resources page on our website and help us spread the word.
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LGBTQ2SIA+ students have a right to a safe, supportive & inclusive education free from violence, harassment & discrimination. Read more about our LGBTQ2SIA+ Student Success Plan released today:
#Pride2020
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Governor Kate Brown Announces Statewide School Closure for Students in Oregon from Monday, March 16 through Tuesday, March 31
The message from ODE Director Colt Gill is on our
#COVID19
page:
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Congratulations to Clackamas HS teacher Ethelyn Tumalad, Oregon's 2022 Teacher of the Year!
@nc12Schools
@oregon_lottery
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Congratulations to Nicole Butler-Hooton,
2021 Oregon Teacher of the Year! Butler-Hooton is a 2nd grade teacher at Irving Elementary School in
@Bethel_Schools
and receives a $5,000 cash award from
@oregon_lottery
!
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The initial 2020-21 school year guidance, entitled Ready Schools, Safe Learners, provides schools flexibility to develop a local blueprint for safely starting school next year.
#ReadySchools
#SafeLearners
Our release:
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ODE Launches Every Day Matters Campaign to Reduce Chronic Absenteeism
New Website and Toolkits Provide Resources for Families, Schools
and Communities to Address Chronic Absenteeism
Read the release:
Visit the website:
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Attention graduates! ODE director
@ORDeptED_Colt
has a message for you: Congratulations on your achievement and don’t forget to thank those who helped you to this important milestone! Use
#ORgraduate
so we can help share your thanks!
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Congratulations to Oregon's finalists for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Math & Science Teaching!
Sarah Carlson, Condon HS
Jason Galbraith, Sunset HS
Kerryn Henderson, Parkrose HS
More on the program here:
@BeavertonSD
@parkrose
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ODE Deputy Director Carmen Xiomara Urbina named the National Latina Advocate of the Year! Also congratulations to
@PPSConnect
Superintendent
@Super_GGuerrero
and TSPC Executive Director Anthony Rosilez for their awards from
@ALASEDU
!
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This is the third time an Oregon superintendent has won
@AASAHQ
National Superintendent of the Year! Gustavo joins
@nc12super
Matt Utterbeck from
@nc12Schools
in 2017 and
@ParentKrista
, then with
@SouthLane_SD
in 2007.
@COSALeaders
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We Are Here With You
Watch our Public Service Announcements reminding students that even if they are starting the school year with distance learning, their school support systems are still accessible to them.
More PSAs here:
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Portland Public Schools Superintendent Guadalupe Guerrero receives national recognition (via
@Oregonian
)
Congratulations
@PPSConnect
@Super_GGuerrero
!
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Thanks to
@OHAOregon
, our
#COVID19
Resources for Families and Schools document is now available in eight languages! Please feel free to share these and our other resources!
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Happy 104th birthday to beloved Oregon author Beverly Cleary!
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ODE launches new pages on our website focused on Mental Health and Well-Being, including a Mental Health Toolkit.
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State Teachers of the Year are ready to rock Space Camp in Huntsville, AL!
@MattOTOY18
#nstoy18
@CCSSO
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These five students in
@PendletonSD
and three others in Willamina are the first to receive Seals of Biliteracy for languages spoken by some of the federally recognized tribes in Oregon (via
@EastOregonian
):
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Congratulations to
@greshamschools
@ghsgophers
ELL teacher Julie Rowell, winner of the $25,000 2019-20
@Milken
Award for Oregon!
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We teamed up with
@OHAOregon
to provide the latest information and resources on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus. Check out our new webpage here:
It includes a link to OHA's resource page that includes fact sheets in multiple languages:
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Congratulations to Franklin High School special education educator Mercedes Muñoz, Oregon’s 2020 Teacher of the Year!
@QuakerSpirit
@PPSConnect
@oregon_lottery
@ORSTOY1
@NNSTOY
@CCSSO
#ORTOY2020
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On this date in 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that school segregation violated the 14th Amendment!
#BrownvBoard
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Oregon schools are getting ready for students to return to the classroom this fall. For students and families, this can be a mix of stress, excitement and opportunity. It’s important we all show up with care and connection as we begin the new school year.
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Shipments of PPE for Oregon schools are arriving! 5 million face coverings will be distributed to Education Service Districts and then to school districts over the next few weeks.
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Oregon is pleased to announce a new recognition program honoring Education Support Professionals!
Check out the press release for more information:
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Congratulations to 2021 Oregon Teacher of the Year Nicole Butler-Hooton for another honor!
2022 California Casualty Awards for Teaching Excellence- I'm proud to be one of 45 educators from around the country named
@calcas
awards for teaching excellence recipients! Can't wait to celebrate at the
@neafoundation
#neafgala
in February!
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State Officials Remove Outdoor Mask Requirements and Launch New Test to Stay Protocol for Oregon Schools, Outdoor Face Coverings Become a Local School District Decision
Read the release:
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“You have made a remarkable difference,” ODE Director Colt Gill offers a heartfelt thank you to Oregon’s educators in year-end video.
@ORDeptED_Colt
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ICYMI: ODE’s updated guidance, Supporting Gender Expansive Students: Guidance for Schools clarifies laws and policies in order to address the diverse needs of the broad range of gender expansive students and the school districts who serve them. 🏳️⚧️
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Looking for ways to incorporate Indigenous Peoples Day into class? Start with the Essential Understandings developed between the 9 federally recognized and sovereign tribal nations and ODE that led to our Tribal History | Shared History Curriculum.
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Oregon’s 2017
@Milken
Educator winner, Andria Lindsey from
@BLPSchools
was honored today by the State Board of Education and presented with her official Milken obelisk by State Board chair, Charles Martinez. Congratulations Andria!
#MilkenAward
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Congratulations to the 2022 Regional Teachers of the Year!
Each of the 16 Regional Teachers of the Year will receive a $500 award from
@oregon_lottery
and is automatically considered for the honor of 2022 Oregon Teacher of the Year.
Read the release:
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ODE Releases Supporting Gender Expansive Students: Guidance for Schools
Read the release:
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Congratulations to Bend Senior High math teacher Andria Lindsey on your $25,000
@Milken
Award!
@BLPSchools
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Safe, welcoming schools key for helping students reach their potential
An opinion in Sunday's
@Oregonian
by ODE Director Colt Gill
@ORDeptED_Colt
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This week is American Indian Week in the state of Oregon. Thank you,
@OregonGovBrown
for the proclamation! We, with help from
@educationnw
, are starting the process of creating a statewide Native American curriculum. More info here:
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“I don’t think there’s anything more important in our work than to honor a student’s history, their culture, their identity, and affirm who they are in our public school systems.”
Thank you for your years of service,
@nc12super
!
@nc12Schools
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Oregon students and teachers are invited to participate in a discussion with Nikole Hannah-Jones, author of “The 1619 Project” reframing the Black experience in America's history. Event is Thursday, May 13. Register here:
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Thank you, Governor!
Hate has no place in Oregon — especially in our schools. I signed HB 2697 into law today to prohibit hate symbols and symbols of white supremacy in our classrooms. Thank you to all of the students who pushed for this bill, and the legislators who worked hard to get it passed.
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Thank you
@OregonGovBrown
for declaring next week as Summer Meals Week in Oregon! To find a
#SummerMeals
site near you, dial 211 or text “FOOD” or “COMIDA” to 877-877!
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Our guidance for Distance Learning for All: Ensuring Care, Connection and Continuity of Learning has been released. Read
@ORDeptEd_Colt
’s message to Superintendents and Principals here:
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September is Attendance Awareness Month and
@OregonGovBrown
has an important message for students as they start another school year.
#EveryDayMatters
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JUST RELEASED: Oregon 4-Year Graduation Rate Climbs for Fifth Straight Year
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With everything that they have done for the last two months,
#SchoolLunchHeroDay
has even more meaning this year. Thank you to everyone who has worked hard making sure students continue to receive healthy meals during the school closure!
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Thank you to the members of the Director’s Advisory Council for your commitment to Oregon students!
#DAC
@ORDeptED_Colt
@LindyCarpediem
@JaimeeMassie
@teacherhirsch
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Governor Kate Brown Extends Statewide School Closure for Students in Oregon through Tuesday, April 28:
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"The more school leaders and community members who vocally support honest and real conversations about race, gender and public health, the more successful education will be..."
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Welcome 2019 Oregon Teacher of the Year Keri Pilgrim Ricker to Twitter! Be sure to follow
@KeriOTOY19
to stay up-to-date on her journey through the next year!
@OregonGovBrown
@MattOTOY18
@LindyCarpediem
@GloriaOTOY17
@2014ORTOY
@hlogananderson
@ORTOY2013
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Congratulations
@KeriOTOY19
on receiving your Health Care Career Outstanding Educator Award from
@KPNWScholarship
!
@CHSLancers
@4Jschools
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3 Feet of Physical Distancing Allowed Under Certain Conditions
Read the release:
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In her
#ORSOTS
address,
@OregonGovBrown
pledges to ensure every single school district offers hands-on learning opportunities, like
#CareerTechEd
programs, for every single student.
#CTEMonth
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April is National Poetry Month, so why not start out by reading more about Oregon's current Poet Laureate Elizabeth Woody!
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Today for American Indian Heritage Month we honor Leslie Riggs with the Confederated Tribes of the Grande Ronde!
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Native Americans lived here since time immemorial, long before it became Oregon. Commemorate
#IndigenousPeoplesDay
with these resources.
First, Tribal History/Shared History developed in collaboration with the nine federally recognized tribes in Oregon:
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Congratulations
@PPSConnect
for having one of the best K-12 school meals in America! The Yakisoba with Chicken and Vegetables (pictured) started as part of a cultural celebration at a Japanese Immersion elementary school and went district-wide because students liked it so much!
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Congratulations to Nellie Muir Elementary IB School educator, Rosa Floyd, the 2023 Oregon Teacher of the Year!
Read more about Rosa in our press release:
Thank you to
@oregon_lottery
for their continued support for the
#ORTOY
program!
@WoodburnSDNews
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Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! Let's all follow the words of
@ORTOY2013
and rise to the challenge!
#ILoveORTeachers
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Graduation Pathways 2020 Released
Read the release:
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Governor Brown Names Colt Gill as Department of Education Head
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Today for National American Indian Heritage Month we honor Chester Nez who was the last of the original Navajo Code Talkers from World War II.
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What are students looking for? More educational opportunities, more interactions with teachers.
@OASCleaders
#ESSA
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ODE Director
@ORDeptED_Colt
writes in today's
@Oregonian
how the
#StudentSuccessAct
is a "turning point for education."
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ODE is aware of several posts or claims being made about the nature of the 2020-21 school year guidance and what it may or may not allow. In folks' eagerness or concern, we have seen posts with either inaccurate or incomplete information. 1/2
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"Teaching is a revolutionary act of social justice that empowers children to evolve and grow." Read more about Oregon 2020 Teacher of the Year Mercedes Munoz here:
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Student Success Translates Into a $25,000
@Milken
Educator Award for Teacher Julie Rowell
“Her dedication, commitment and creative approach exemplify the inspirational leadership we seek in our
Milken Educators.”
Our release:
@greshamschools
@ghsgophers
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Deputy Superintendent Colt Gill to Appoint Advisory Committee on Safe and Effective Schools for ALL Students
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High School Success funds paying for a new greenhouse in Pendleton to help science AND culinary arts CTE programs!
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There is no doubt his work has already inspired a new generation of scientists and will continue to now that he is gone.
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561,000 reasons to support superintendents of color in Oregon
Guest column from ODE Director Colt Gill, Anthony Rosilez with TSPC, Daniel Ramirez with EAC, Jim Green with
@OSBANews
and Craig Hawkins with
@COSALeaders
:
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ODE Senior Mental Health Strategist B. Grace Bullock, Ph.D., has a guest opinion in the
@registerguard
on the new Mental Health Toolkit:
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A little over a decade before he became the first African-American on the U.S. Supreme Court, Thurgood Marshall was arguing before the Court that school segregation was unconstitutional. On this date in 1954, the Court agreed with him!
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The Student Success Act is a historic opportunity for Oregon. We need staff, student and family voices in this conversation. Check out the engagement toolkit designed for school districts and contact your school district to get engaged!
#StudentSuccessAct
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You’re invited to A Discussion with Nikole Hannah-Jones on Centering Black Students and Families
More info and registration link here:
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Congratulations to the Oregon School for the Deaf Class of 2018!
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The final version of the Student Investment Account Engagement Toolkit is out! Read the message from ODE Director
@ORDeptED_Colt
!
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Next month, beloved Oregon author Beverly Cleary turns 102 years old!
#InternationalWomensDay
#IWD2018
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Big thanks to
@ThornsFC
Forward
@morganvweaver
for helping us kickoff the Oregon Summer Meals program! Spread the word about free meals available this summer to children 1-18. Go to for more information.
#summermeals
#SFSP
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The superintendents of
@4Jschools
@greshamschools
and Colton School District write about the historic opportunity presented by the Student Success Act.
@4Jsupt
@akperera
#StudentSuccess
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