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<lastBuildDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 00:18:30 -0700</lastBuildDate><item><title>Nicholas Green Scholarship Available</title><dc:creator>oatag@mac.com</dc:creator><category>Announcements</category><dc:date>2008-03-18T18:55:31-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.oatag.org/News/files/a2b6c54c3243e7142a142a329856ce3a-13.html#unique-entry-id-13</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oatag.org/News/files/a2b6c54c3243e7142a142a329856ce3a-13.html#unique-entry-id-13</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[OATAG announces the opening of the 2007-2008 Nicholas Green Application process.  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Oregon Mensa Sponsors Upcoming Workshop</title><dc:creator>oatag@mac.com</dc:creator><category>Information</category><dc:date>2008-02-04T18:01:00-08:00</dc:date><link>http://www.oatag.org/News/files/254a89db667c9976641682965a15f04c-12.html#unique-entry-id-12</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oatag.org/News/files/254a89db667c9976641682965a15f04c-12.html#unique-entry-id-12</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Marilyn J Sorensen, author of five books, including Breaking the Chain of Low Self-Esteem and The Handbook for Building Healthy Self-Esteem in Children, will present a workshop for parents and teachers of gifted and talented children.  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Website Update</title><dc:creator>oatag@mac.com</dc:creator><category>Announcements</category><dc:date>2008-01-22T06:25:31-08:00</dc:date><link>http://www.oatag.org/News/files/1bf2819f14122d2b578cebdafd836732-11.html#unique-entry-id-11</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oatag.org/News/files/1bf2819f14122d2b578cebdafd836732-11.html#unique-entry-id-11</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The OATAG website has been completely revamped and updated.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>OATAG board appoints new interrim leadership</title><dc:creator>oatag@mac.com</dc:creator><category>Announcements</category><dc:date>2008-01-06T20:44:00-08:00</dc:date><link>http://www.oatag.org/News/files/8eab4ec09c113f0b0bf618be3fa4cc95-9.html#unique-entry-id-9</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oatag.org/News/files/8eab4ec09c113f0b0bf618be3fa4cc95-9.html#unique-entry-id-9</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Stephan Price has been appointed as the new President and Saralee Croft is the new Vice President.  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Legislative Alert</title><dc:creator>oatag@mac.com</dc:creator><category>Legislative</category><dc:date>2007-06-15T18:47:18-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.oatag.org/News/files/4243a667deb5a969756ae22d4448e57f-8.html#unique-entry-id-8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oatag.org/News/files/4243a667deb5a969756ae22d4448e57f-8.html#unique-entry-id-8</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Senate Bill 622 providing funding for TAG regional planning groups to assist with TAG training will be heard in the Education Subcommittee of the Joint Ways and Means committee TOMORROW (Saturday) at 1:00 PM in Hearing Room F.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Conference Registration Open</title><dc:creator>oatag@mac.com</dc:creator><dc:subject>Newsroom</dc:subject><dc:date>2007-04-20T20:06:02-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.oatag.org/News/files/f0e2d9df22a44941cd364612447ce33a-7.html#unique-entry-id-7</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oatag.org/News/files/f0e2d9df22a44941cd364612447ce33a-7.html#unique-entry-id-7</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[If you would like to be considered to present a workshop or breakout session, click here.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>New Survey</title><dc:creator>oatag@mac.com</dc:creator><dc:subject>Newsroom</dc:subject><dc:date>2007-04-20T19:58:31-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.oatag.org/News/files/60ee2e069a938fb8823bab9cad0a7432-6.html#unique-entry-id-6</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oatag.org/News/files/60ee2e069a938fb8823bab9cad0a7432-6.html#unique-entry-id-6</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Please take a minute and give us some much-needed feedback about the website.  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>AP Headline: Purse strings loosen slightly for gifted students&#x2c; their parents</title><dc:creator>oatag@mac.com</dc:creator><category>News</category><dc:date>2007-03-20T20:08:55-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.oatag.org/News/files/193a48cde6e3c4b03dfc3260e643830b-5.html#unique-entry-id-5</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oatag.org/News/files/193a48cde6e3c4b03dfc3260e643830b-5.html#unique-entry-id-5</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Natty in his pinstriped suit and polished wing tip shoes, with an American flag pin winking neatly from his lapel, 9-year-old Ralyn Case stepped up in front of Senate Education Committee members this week to testify that he and 41,230 of his peers in Oregon are being left behind by the state's public schools.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Legislative Update - Senate Bill 312</title><dc:creator>oatag@mac.com</dc:creator><category>Legislative</category><dc:date>2007-01-03T22:42:16-08:00</dc:date><link>http://www.oatag.org/News/files/bda5b71175ad01a6e0ebf5c409f1cea1-4.html#unique-entry-id-4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oatag.org/News/files/bda5b71175ad01a6e0ebf5c409f1cea1-4.html#unique-entry-id-4</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[This bill will require school districts to provide copies of their written plans of instruction for talented and gifted students (which every district is already required to have) to the Superintendent of Public Instruction for approval.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Legislative Update - House Bill 2587</title><dc:creator>oatag@mac.com</dc:creator><category>Legislative</category><dc:date>2007-02-07T22:38:04-08:00</dc:date><link>http://www.oatag.org/News/files/0334b10843c8aee6ddc718896c93e5de-3.html#unique-entry-id-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oatag.org/News/files/0334b10843c8aee6ddc718896c93e5de-3.html#unique-entry-id-3</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[He may have gotten the idea from the TAG parents at the last education committee hearing (I did tell you that you'd be surprised how effective it can be to just turn up!)
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>From the President</title><dc:creator>oatag@mac.com</dc:creator><category>Announcements</category><dc:date>2007-02-07T17:22:58-08:00</dc:date><link>http://www.oatag.org/News/files/2ce30169dfae6461f56a56acd7337fe2-2.html#unique-entry-id-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oatag.org/News/files/2ce30169dfae6461f56a56acd7337fe2-2.html#unique-entry-id-2</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[In most school districts, this mandated instruction is included in the classroom responsibilities of nearly every teacher, yet there are no pre-certification programs in Oregon that provide explicit instruction on ways to do this effectively. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Hearing on Two Bills coming Tuesday</title><dc:creator>oatag@mac.com</dc:creator><category>Legislative</category><dc:date>2007-02-16T17:15:32-08:00</dc:date><link>http://www.oatag.org/News/files/a3b433a4498b84a77a4a467246a9ba4f-1.html#unique-entry-id-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oatag.org/News/files/a3b433a4498b84a77a4a467246a9ba4f-1.html#unique-entry-id-1</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[      (9)(a) Notwithstanding subsections (2), (5) and (7)(b) and (d) of this section, if two high schools merge and prior to the merger at least one of the high schools qualified as a small high school under this section, the Department of Education shall continue to add an additional amount pursuant to subsection (5) of this section to the ADMw of the school district in which the new merged high school is located that is equal to the higher of:
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Committee Hearings</title><dc:creator>oatag@mac.com</dc:creator><category>Legislative</category><dc:date>2007-03-18T17:40:53-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.oatag.org/News/files/d4a54f8da1b3a395ee5f1c953deef22a-0.html#unique-entry-id-0</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.oatag.org/News/files/d4a54f8da1b3a395ee5f1c953deef22a-0.html#unique-entry-id-0</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[In addition, the House Education Innovation committee will be holding a public hearing on HB 2606 at 1:00 PM on Tuesday afternoon in Hearing Room D if you wish to stay for that.
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