WELCOME TO LOCS!
Welcome to League of Oregon Charter Schools (LOCS)
Where all Charter Schools look different but we all have the same goal in Educational Excellence!
The League of Oregon Charter Schools (LOCS) is a member based and movement focused organization with complimentary missions of providing member support services while leading the quality growth of the state's charter movement.
Why should a school join LOCS?
LOCS is an important resource for your charter school, the charter movement, and choice in quality public education in Oregon.
With a member login, you can access special "members only" areas of the website including valuable legislative updates from Jay Jackson.
LOCS serves as:
- a clearinghouse for information and resources that charter school groups can draw upon;
- a technical support group, providing mentorship aid and assistance in locating resources and services;
- an advocate for the overall charter schools movement - whether through contact with the media, maintaining a presence in the political realm, or improving community exposure; we serve the needs of charter schools in areas where their interests are best served by collective action.
The LOCS Board has been actively engaged in identifying and planning how LOCS can increase capacity to better serve, support, and engage Oregon charter schools.
Letter from LOCS President Jay Jackson
Hi all,
Greetings from the League of Oregon Charter Schools. I hope you are all doing well.
Please find attached the Legislative Report of 2021 Legislation potentially affecting education and charter schools that I am tracking as of March 5, 2021. I will continue to update this report, and plan to make it available each week. This list is from the 2408 bills introduced so far. I understand that about 3700 legislative requests for bills have been submitted.
You can directly engage in the legislative process in the following ways to get involved and make sure your voice is heard.
How to Testify at:
https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/citizen_engagement/Pages/How-to-Testify.aspx
How to Submit Testimony at:
https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/citizen_engagement/Pages/Submit-Exhibits.aspx
How to Find Bills on the Oregon Legislature Website at: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/citizen_engagement/Pages/Find-a-Bill.aspx
To learn more about committees, the status of a bill, sign up for email alerts, find other legislators and more, visit the Oregon Legislative Information System (OLIS) at:
https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2021R1
There is a good overview video at:
https://northwestobserver.com/index.php?ArticleId=373 (about 14 minutes) on how to use OLIS (the Oregon Legislative Information System). The video was done for the 2020 legislative session but is a good overview of OLIS functionality.
If you would like to continue to receive legislative updates, consider becoming a member of the League of Oregon Charter Schools. You can join at:
https://oregonleaguecharters.org/membership-lo/pay-now
Also, if you are interested in serving on the Board of Directors for the League of Oregon Charter Schools, please contact the League or myself.
Let me know if you have questions. Thank you in advance for your participation and collaboration.
Jay
Jay R. Jackson, J.D., CPPO
President, League of Oregon Charter Schools
info@oregonleaguecharters.org
JayRJackson@comcast.net
541-405-4315
503-910-3081
Job Opportunity: LOCS Executive Director, PT (.25 FTE)
The League of Oregon Charter Schools needs YOU!
If you are a strong leader who can oversee all aspects of this nonprofit corporation you should apply for this part-time opportunity now!
This person would need to be able to fundraise, increase membership base, keep the website up to date, seek additional opportunities to provide services within Oregon, and work with charter schools to move them forward.
For more information, please click here for a complete job description.
Contact:
Jay R. Jackson, J.D., CPPO
President, League of Oregon Charter Schools
JayRJackson@comcast.net
503-910-3081
IRN
The Reuse Network
IRN Offering School and office Furniture at No Cost for Non-Profit Groups, Charter, non-profit religious and Tribal Schools, Charity ReSale Shops
Each Shipment Valued at more than $50,000
Project Dates: as available
Karl Thulin
(603) 513-3501 ~kthulin@irnsurplus.com
Large corporations and schools decommission large amounts of classroom, teacher and administration furniture available to non-profit groups and schools as a donation. The donors are committed to the environmentally sustainable option of reuse versus disposal and partner with IRN to help the betterment of schools that are in need of these furnishings.
Schools who participate in this reuse program can save tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars by reusing versus buying new.
IRN has hundreds of success stories and dozens of case studies from public, charter, and tribal schools throughout the US who chose the reuse option for furnishing their classrooms (available at www.IRNSurplus.Com ) . The money saved has been used to hire teachers, upgrade the school’s technology infrastructure, and develop new educational programs.
Organizations interested in the IRN Reuse Program can complete a web-form “wish-list” at www.IRNSurplus.com or contact Kurt Thulin at (603) 513-3501, kthulin@irnsurplus.com
About IRN
IRN’s corporate mission is to keep usable surplus furniture and equipment out of American landfills, by matching them with nonprofit organizations to be reused where they are desperately needed for disaster and poverty relief, in the U.S. and around the world. Working nationwide with colleges and universities, independent and public schools, hospitals, and corporations, IRN is the largest and most respected provider of this service in the United States. Since 2002, IRN has placed more than 70 million pounds of usable surplus for reuse by over 150 nonprofit organizations in the United States and in more than 50 countries in the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia, helping to improve the lives of hundreds of thousands of children and families across the globe.
