Center for Great Public Schools
Oregon Education Association
Quality Assessment Practices
Cadre 3.0
Application Booklet
2017-18
OEA Center for Great Public Schools
Quality Assessment Practices Cadre 3.0 Application
Purpose of Cadre 3.0
OEA will develop a Quality Assessment Practices Cadre 3.0 composed of educators who can
take a lead role in developing and delivering professional learning to educators and
education partners on the Guiding Principles for Quality Assessment, balanced assessment
systems, the Student Assessment Bill of Rights, and assessment to empower meaningful
student learning. Cadre 3.0 members and the Center for Great Public Schools staff will seek
out ways to work with partners to extend the reach and impact of their efforts. Cadre 3.0
members will be compensated per the OEA-PSO contract.
QAP Cadre 3.0 members will support regional and district implementation of the vision and
recommendations put forth in A New Path for Oregon: System of Assessment to
Empower Meaningful Student Learning, a joint venture by the Oregon Education
Association, the Oregon Governor’s Office, the Chief Education Office, and the Oregon
Department of Education.
Cadre 3.0 members will be expected to attend approximately 14 days of professional
learning and meetings August 2017 through July 2018. Candidates should be able to
commit to the cadre from August 2017 through July 2019 (two-year commitment
minimum).
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
 Attend required professional learning provided by OEA, where QAP members will
prepare to lead professional learning in classroom assessment practices;
 Conduct action research in their own classrooms as they implement new classroom
assessment practices.
 Actively participate as a member of the QAP professional learning community (PLC)
that includes sharing action research results, giving and receiving feedback on
assessment practices and professional learning facilitation, and actively
contributing to the PLC meetings;
 Take on various teacher leadership roles as a member of the QAP PLC that includes
leading/facilitating the PLC, attending to adult learning needs, sharing responsibility
for group goals/outcomes, and co-creating a collaborative community that
communicates well and can move toward systems-thinking and building a systemwide lens;
 Develop, deliver, and lead professional learning opportunities, using the Learning
Forward professional learning standards, on:
o Classroom Assessment for Student Learning and the Seven-Strategies of
Assessment for Learning
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o Guiding Principles for Quality Assessment and A New Path for Oregon:
System of Assessment to Empower Meaningful Student Learning
o Elements of a Balanced Assessment System
o The Student Assessment Bill of Rights
Prior to each assigned professional learning activity, participate with cadre in
formal pre-assessment and planning session; after each assigned activity is
completed, participate in formal debrief session with cadre;
Be available to attend and/or participate in statewide events, such as the annual
OEA Center for Great Public Schools Education Symposium and the OEA Summer
Leadership Conference to assist in leading learning teams and facilitating
professional learning, and others as scheduled;
Collaborate and communicate with other QAP members and CGPS staff members,
before, during, and after professional learning days, PLC meetings, etc.;
Prior to the 2018-19 school year, collaborate with CGPS staff to plan for and then
lead a Quality Assessment Practices project, and/or determine roles and
responsibilities for supporting other QAP projects in Oregon;
Participation in the Quality Assessment Practices Networked Improvement
Community in 2018-19;
And mandatory participation in QAP professional learning days and PLC meetings.
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QAP Cadre 3.0 Qualifications:
● Documented work, both independently and collaboratively, with quality assessment
practices for meaningful student learning, e.g. participation on assessment task
force, participation at 2015 or 2016 Summer Leadership Conference, or professional
learning in this topic (e.g. classroom assessment for student learning, seven
strategies, AIR, Lead and Learn, Naiku, etc.);
● Strong facilitation skills;
● Experience leading adult learning sessions that are experiential, and knowledge of
adult learning theory;
● Teacher leadership experiences such as leading professional learning communities,
conducting action research, facilitating collaboration among teachers and
administration, etc.;
● And support from applicant’s school leader to engage in this work with OEA.
Knowledge, Skills, Dispositions:
● Shares values of the Guiding Principles for Quality Assessment;
● Belief in the students as the ultimate and most important user of assessment
information, and the role all assessments play in a truly balanced assessment
system;
● Understanding of the benefit of local, collaborative design and a belief in
collaborative outcomes;
● Knowledge of and success with using formative assessment for student learning;
● Shares OEA vision that local and state education associations are also professional
organizations focused on elevating practice and supporting educators in their craft;
● And belief in culturally responsive practices as vital to a healthy, socially just
education system.
Instructions for Application
Members desiring to become Quality Assessment Practices Cadre 3.0 members should
submit the following (use additional sheets if necessary):
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A completed application packet, including:
o The name and contact information for three references from individuals,
excluding relatives, who have knowledge of the applicant’s qualifications as a
teacher leader/trainer.
 One of the three references must be from a Local Education
Association officer, OEA Board member, OEA Executive Council
member or OEA staff member.
o A signed statement of support from applicant’s principal or supervisor.
o An essay that responds to the following questions:
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What are your teacher leadership and/or professional learning
experiences around quality assessment?
 What is your vision of a system of assessment to empower meaningful
student learning?
 How has your teacher leadership impacted the capacity of fellow
educators to deepen their education practice?
 Why did you apply to be a Quality Assessment Practices Cadre 3.0
member and how will you be an asset?
Submit one example of a professional learning opportunity you created and
delivered. Must include all materials (visuals, handouts, PowerPoint, etc.),
evaluations of the event, and one of the following:
o Video or audio recording;
o Scripted PowerPoint (talking points, engagement strategies, when/what
materials used, etc.)
A copy of your resume.
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For any questions regarding the content of this application, please contact:
Erin Whitlock, [email protected]
Andrea Shunk, [email protected]
Mail or email the required forms to OEA by Friday, June 2, 2017.
Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.
No exceptions will be made.
Mail or email the application materials to:
Penny Hildreth
Office of the Associate Executive Director
OEA Center for Great Public Schools
6900 SW Atlanta St
Portland, OR 97223
Email: [email protected]
Application and Selection Schedule (all applicants: please save dates below):
Friday, June 2, 2017: Applications due
June 12-23, 2017: Interviews (via technology, i.e. Skype, FaceTime or GoToMeeting)
Week of June 26, 2017: Cadre 3.0 members notified
Aug. 16-18, 2017: Three-day QAP professional learning and planning (travel covered by
OEA, location TBD)
Additional 2017-18 meetings scheduled after notification of cadre members.
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OEA Quality Assessment Practices Cadre 3.0 Application
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References:
Please list three professional references.
One of the three references must be from a Local Education Association officer, OEA Board
member, OEA Executive Council member or OEA staff member.
1. Full Name: _____________________________________________
Relationship: ________________
Organization: _______________________________________________ Phone: _______________________
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Leading/Facilitating Professional Learning:
Please list professional learning (PL) experiences in which you were the facilitator (list only
experiences with adult learners).
1. Type of PL: ______________________________________________________________ Year: _________
Sponsor: ______________________________________________________________________________________
Description: __________________________________________________________________________________
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2. Type of PL: ______________________________________________________________ Year: _________
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4. Type of PL: ______________________________________________________________ Year: _________
Sponsor: ______________________________________________________________________________________
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Education or Training in Subject Matter:
Please identify any educational courses or trainings that you have taken that are related to
the topics of assessment, education leadership, and/or collaboration.
1. Education: ________________________________________________________________ Year: _________
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2. Education: ________________________________________________________________ Year: _________
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Association Experience (if applicable):
Please list Association (Local EA, OEA or NEA) positions held, with the most recent first.
Include volunteer, appointed and elected positions.
1. Position: _________________________________________________________________ Year: _________
Association: __________________________________________________________________________________
2. Position: _________________________________________________________________ Year: _________
Association: __________________________________________________________________________________
3. Position: _________________________________________________________________ Year: _________
Association: __________________________________________________________________________________
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Applicant Statement:
In the space below or another sheet of paper, please write a brief statement in response to the
questions.
What are your teacher leadership and/or professional learning experiences around quality
assessment? What is your vision of a system of assessment to empower meaningful student
learning? How has your teacher leadership impacted the capacity of educators to deepen
their education practice? Why did you apply to be a Quality Assessment Practices Cadre 3.0
member and how will you be an asset?
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Statement of Support:
I, ________________________________________, in the capacity of supervisor for this applicant,
support this application to become a QAP Cadre 3.0 member. I understand participation
means having absences to attend professional learning or meetings, delivering professional
learning, or providing technical assistance in other districts. I also understand the applicant
will engage in action research in his/her classroom while implementing new classroom
assessment strategies. In my role, I will help facilitate the applicant’s work as a QAP Cadre
3.0 member.
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Signature
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Disclaimer and Signature:
If I am selected as a QAP Cadre 3.0 member, I agree to be available for meeting dates, and
place priority in my schedule for QAP events over other volunteer OEA positions. I also
understand that if I am selected, I become a contractor for OEA and would not be permitted
to engage in political advocacy work for OEA.
I certify that my answers are true and complete to the best of my knowledge. If this
application leads to my selection for the OEA QAP Cadre e.0, I understand that false or
misleading information in my application can result in my release.
Signature: ______________________________________________________
Date: _________________
Mail or email the required forms to OEA by Friday, June 2, 2017 at 5:00 pm
Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.
No exceptions will be made.
Mail or email the application materials to:
Penny Hildreth
Office of the Associate Executive Director
OEA Center for Great Public Schools
6900 SW Atlanta St
Portland, OR 97223
Email: [email protected]
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