EDUCATION EXTRA.Byline: The Register-Guard SCHOOL NEWS Grant to help state study methods to ensure testing The state of Oregon has been awarded $1.06 million, one of eight new grants totaling more than $11.6 million to help a consortium of states enhance the quality of assessment methods used for measuring student achievement. U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings announced the grants last week. Oregon will collaborate with Alaska, New Mexico New Mexico, state in the SW United States. At its northwestern corner are the so-called Four Corners, where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah meet at right angles; New Mexico is also bordered by Oklahoma (NE), Texas (E, S), and Mexico (S). , Washington and West Virginia West Virginia, E central state of the United States. It is bordered by Pennsylvania and Maryland (N), Virginia (E and S), and Kentucky and, across the Ohio R., Ohio (W). Facts and Figures Area, 24,181 sq mi (62,629 sq km). Pop. to study effective methods for ensuring that students with disabilities participate in large-scale testing. The Enhanced Assessment Instruments grants allow states to collaborate with institutions of higher education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. and to research how to improve the quality, validity and reliability of state academic assessments; gauge student achievement using multiple measures from multiple sources; chart student progress over time; and evaluate academic achievement through instruments such as performance and technology-based academic assessment. The project will be conducted over an 18-month period. O'Hara Catholic School wins accreditation accreditation, n a process of formal recognition of a school or institution attesting to the required ability and performance in an area of education, training, or practice. O'Hara Catholic School has received the highest level of accreditation from the Elementary Commission of the Western Catholic Educational Association. The school is now fully accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. by the Northwest Association of Accredited Schools The Northwest Association of Accredited Schools is an association based in Boise, Idaho which accredits a variety of schools, including K-12, elementary, middle, and high schools; schools offering distance education; non-degree-granting post-secondary institutions; and special and the WCEA WCEA Western Catholic Educational Association WCEA Wisconsin Community Education Association WCEA Wicomico County Education Association . The accreditation process began in fall 2005 and included in-depth looks at the school by both organizations. The school was assessed in four categories: organization and learning; curriculum and instruction; support for students' personal, spiritual and academic growth; and resource management and development. In recognition of the quality of Catholic education at O'Hara, WCEA awarded the school a full term of accreditation through 2012. McKenzie schools receive state technology grant FINN ROCK - The McKenzie School District has received a $119,757 grant from the state Department of Education's Enhancing Education Through Technology competitive grant program. Grant funds have been used by McKenzie schools to add two new computer labs for elementary, middle and high school; acquire classroom sets of hand-held computers Noun 1. hand-held computer - a portable battery-powered computer small enough to be carried in your pocket hand-held microcomputer portable computer - a personal computer that can easily be carried by hand ; and buy educational software to increase student access to technology. The grant also pays for training. The goals of the Ed Tech program are to support high-quality professional development that enables schools to integrate technology into instruction; help districts acquire, develop, implement, improve and maintain an effective technology infrastructure; improve student academic achievement through technology; and help every student become technologically literate by the end of eighth grade. |
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