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Invitation to Engagement Sessions This Week

Oregon Department of Education sent this bulletin at 01/04/2021 01:23 PM PST

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The Ready Schools, Safe Learners Guidance will be updated on or about January 19. We'd like it to be informed by teacher voice and are returning to teachers who engaged with us back in early December.

Thank you again for participating in our teacher engagement meetings in early December. Hopefully you saw the report summary, it represents a snapshot of experiences you shared, and while the information cannot be generalized, it offers a meaningful and actionable way for both state and local leaders to deepen their awareness of teachers’ experiences and take informed and focused next steps to center the voices of Oregon teachers.

With the Governor’s recent announcements, elevating teacher voice is as important as ever. On December 23 Governor Brown announced changes to the Ready Schools, Safe Learners guidance. Some of these changes, including transitioning the Health Metrics for Returning to In-Person Instruction from mandatory to advisory, take effect on January 1, 2021. Other changes are set to be in place on or about January 19, 2021.

Over the next two weeks the Oregon Department of Education and the Oregon Health Authority will be engaging with school and community partners to explain the changes that took effect on January 1 and get input on any changes for the January 19 update. With the hope of these updates being informed by teacher voice, I'd like to hear your ideas and help to answer questions you may have.

Please consider joining us for one of the following opportunities:

Large group forums (limited to 400 participants) on Wednesday, January 6, 2021:

7-8:00 AM Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIqfuCrrjwvHtT1OFsrRzcyiZQ4W6_7VU7Q
5-6:00 PM Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYocOuppzgrH9AabbETtNGPeoL3SOVhZD9X

Small group idea sharing (limited to 40 participants) on Thursday, January 7, 2021

7-8:00 AM Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrdOCvpz4vH9IS_S8N0hVKUaLPJiHjdqsR
5-6:00 PM Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIqc--grj8sH9HUHNwFUA3SxGil_ncYkJ_K

If you have questions in the meantime, please write to ODECOVID19@ode.state.or.us. Format message text here.

Sincerely,

Colt Gill

Director of the Oregon Department of Education

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