Friday, January 31, 2014 – Main Conference

Featured Speaker:
Dr. Nancy Golden, Chief Education Officer, Oregon Education Investment Board - Bio

Oregon Association of School Business Officials Meeting
Angie Peterman, Executive Director, OASBO
Click here for the OASBO session agenda.

Main Conference Breakout Sessions:

• Vision & Policy Review Sessions
• Early Learning
• 9-14 Alliance
• Technology
• Open Enrollment
• Early Learning Systems
• Digital Textbooks
• CCSS/EE
• ELL Strategic Planning
• iTunes U
• State Assessment
• Visible Learning
• Racial and Gender Policy
• Visioning and Strategic Planning
• TELL

Additional Activities:

• New Superintendents Academy (12:00-2:15 - Sitka Room)
• Awards Luncheon (12:00-1:00 - Council House)
• Reception (4:00-5:30 - Council House)

Saturday, February 1, 2014

• Breakfast Meeting with Nancy Hungerford & Friends
  "Leading Oregon School Districts in an Era of Greater Scrutiny, Accountability and Regulation"

• OACOA Seminar (Council House)
  • Formative and Interim Assessments (Bill Stewart)
  • Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA) (Jada Rupley, Kara Williams, Brett Walker)
  • Digital Textbooks Differentiation (Apple Education, Eugene SD, Canby SD, Bend-La Pine SD)
  • Assessment Issues, Direction (Derek Brown, Doug Kosty, Bill Stewart)
  • Education Effectiveness Update and Peer Reviewing (Sara Phillips, Brian Putnam)
  • Special Ed Apps: Issues and Policy Discussion (Apple Education, Danielle Sheldrake, Joan Steiner)
  • Table Talks (All)
  • HB 2220/Special Session - 12:30-2:00 (Sara Gelser)
  • Kindergarten Assessment and Graduation/Dropout Report Timeline and Release Process

• Special Guest: Representative Sara Gelser - 12:30-2:00 (Council House)  Representative Gelser will lead a discussion and focus group on the topic of HB 2220 and Proficiency-based Learning.

COSA Bookstore

COSA/Barnes & Noble Bookstore will feature the following books:

• Coach Wooden: The 7 Principles That Shaped His Life and Will Change Yours by Pat Williams, James Denney
• Contagious: Why Things Catch On by Jonah Berger
• Cultures Built to Last: Systemic PLCs at Work by Richard DuFour, Michael Fullan
• How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character by Paul Tough
• Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek
• Practice Perfect: 42 Rules for Getting Better at Getting Better by Doug Lemov, Katie Yezzi, Erica Woolway
• Motion Leadership in Action: More Skinny on Becoming Change Savvy by Michael Fullan
• The Will to Lead, the Skill to Teach: Transforming Schools at Every Level by Anthony Muhammad

Save 20% off the publisher’s list price on all purchases with your Educator Discount.