1. Oregon’s Reading First

2. How did we get here? President Bush signed NCLB January 8, 2002
Draft Guidance to states late January
States called together in DC in February
Oregon Reading First Workgroup convened in March

3. Reading First Workgroup
ODE Representation:
Assessment
Curriculum, Instruction and Field Services
Early Childhood
Special Education
Title I
Other Representation:
School District

4. Workgroup Role To understand the Federal Guidance
To study the US DOE Scoring Guide
To organize the writing of the grant
To offer multiple perspectives
To take responsibility for drafting and reviewing the application
To interface with the Reading First Leadership Team during grant writing

5. Reading First Leadership Team
Membership specified in Guidance
Governor
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Legislature (Senate and House)
Local Education Agency
Community-based Organization
Parent
Teacher/Principal
Other: 21st Century Advisory Committee, Higher Education, Library Association
Page 127 in application

6. Leadership Team Role To understand the Federal Guidance
To oversee the development of Oregon’s Reading First application
To provide ongoing oversight on the implementation of the project throughout the six year period (including meeting quarterly)
To monitor the scientific basis for reading instruction
To monitor professional development
To produce a yearly report for the Legislature

7. Oregon’s Partners University of Oregon Eugene Research Institute
Institutes on Beginning Reading
DIBELS
Web support
Eugene Research Institute
Assessment and evaluation
Metametrics
Lexiles (standard measure of text difficulty)

8. The Good News
Oregon’s Reading First Application submitted August 23, 2002
Verbal approval September 24, 2002
Strongest State application to date (24 out of 25 criteria met or exceeded)
Two minor revisions
Official funding October 10, 2002
Six years
Minimum of $7.3 million per year
14th state funded out of 40 submissions