COSA provides periodic updates of the latest education-related bills throughout each legislative session. The current summary lists hundreds of bills on issues ranging from funding to assessment to special education to charter schools.
Duane Larson, Vice Principal at Alice Ott Middle School, has been named Oregon’s Vice Principal of the Year for 2014-15. Larson, Vice Principal at Alice Ott since 2002, received the honor from the Oregon Association of Secondary School Administrators.
This week, nine Oregon administrators are hosting their counterparts from China as part of the U.S.-China Administrator Shadowing Project, which is an exchange program for school superintendents and principals, Chinese and American.
The day will feature reports and discussion on the range of issues at the Legislature including funding, mandates, personnel, assessments, governance, etc. It also will include a training on maximizing your contacts with legislators and ample time for you to meeting with them at some time during the day.
The Coalition of Oregon School Administrators (COSA) today announced a new partnership agreement with Learning.com. Learning.com’s digital literacy curriculum specifically targets these and the other technology skills students need to succeed on the SBAC.
Randy Schild, Tillamook School District superintendent since 2001, has been named the 2015 Oregon Superintendent of the Year by the Oregon Association of School Executives (OASE) and the Coalition of Oregon School Administrators (COSA).
Entries for the 2014/2015 California Casualty Thomas R. Brown Athletics Grants are now being taken for Oregon public high schools in need of funds to preserve their athletics program.
The 34th annual Oregon School Law Conference -- presented through a partnership of COSA, OSBA and the University of Oregon -- is set for December 3-5 at the Eugene Hilton. The conference will feature keynote speaker Steve Novick, a Portland City Commissioner, and a number of pre-conference sessions, breakout sessions and small-group discussions
