At
the October 3-4, 2005, SAELP Leadership Institute held in Portland,
Oregon, the question was asked:
What
leadership ideas/activites have worked well in our district; where
could we be a resource for others trying these activities for the
first time?
District
participants noted the following success areas where we could be a
resource to others:
Reading Kit / K-9 assessment
- Diagnostic
to inform instruction
- Makes data
on reading skill development available over time
Partnerships
in and out of district
- Wallace Foundation
- EEA (Seiminars,
cadre, mentor)
- Bill &
Melinda Gates Foundation
- University
of Oregon
- Eugene/community
(levy/bounds)
K-12
Learning Communities
- Regional
feeder schools working together, K through 12
- Common goals
and activities: cultural competence, closing achievement gap,
leadership development
- Provides
systemic viw and plan for educating all students
Allocation of differentiated funds and organizational support for
such allocations
- Literacy
funds allocation based on factors such as Special Education population,
ELL population, SES ranking
- Targeted
schools receiving additional funds
- Equity grants
allocated according to school needs
Eugene School District 4J