Get Ready Oregon — ODE Launches Website

With Oregon's graduation requirements changing and students being asked to achieve at higher levels, the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) is asking schools, students, and parents "Are you ready?"

ODE launched a new website to help share information about the changes to the Oregon graduation requirements. The website, www.getreadyoregon.org, is designed as a resource, primarily for parents, which provides details on the changes to the graduation requirements, background on the State Board's decision making process, tips on what parents, students and community members can do to prepare, links to a wide variety of resources, an FAQ, and an opportunity for people to ask additional questions about the upcoming changes.

The website is part of a state-wide public awareness campaign designed to help educate parents and students about the changes to the Oregon high school diploma. Later this month there will also be newspaper, TV, and radio ads all reminding parents that "Whatever our children dream of becoming, they need to be ready." The advertisements were made possible through the generous support of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

ODE welcomes feedback about the website and encourages educators to share this resource with others. If you have feedback on the site, email GetReadyOregon@ode.state.or.us.