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Some 900 participants at the 40th Annual COSA Conference in Seaside heard from keynote speakers Michael Fullan, Anthony Muhammad, Rob Saxton and Nancy Golden.  They laughed along with comedy troupe Wavelengths, and marveled at a "robot rumble."  They honored current and past presidents, former COSA executive directors Ozzie Rose and Kent Hunsaker, and state award winners.  They attended scores of best-practices breakout sessions, and engaged in countless conversations with colleagues from around the state. 

The COSA-CUC Leadership Program -- which offers IAL, CAL and Doctoral Programs -- is beginning its third year, having successfully served more than 120 administrators and teacher leaders from more than 100 districts.  The fall session begins August 25.  To learn more, email Trina@cosa.k12.or.us.

The Coalition of Oregon School Administrators (COSA) today announced the launch of COSA on iTunes U, which provides free college-and-career-readiness standards-aligned course content for Oregon classroom teachers in the four core subject areas of mathematics, science, social studies and English language arts.  The announcement was made to about 700 Oregon school leaders at the 40th Annual COSA Conference in Seaside.

COSA has launched a new web-based education job posting service, where Oregon administrator, teacher and other jobs are listed.

AASA and NASSP last week reported that their members support Common Core State Standards (CCSS), but have concerns about implementation.  The national superintendent and principal associations said that the standards are being implemented without sufficient support, and that accountability based on common-core assessments needs to be slowed down.

The Oregon Department of Education has requested a one-year suspension in the use of Smarter Balanced Assessments for accountability purposes.  A response from the U.S. Department of Education is anticipated this month.