Activities

Activities

  • Selects the OSSA Teacher of the Year;
  • Honors small school districts with an Award of Excellence for their outstanding progress in improving the education of students;
  • Sponsors the annual Small Schools Breakfast at the Oregon School Boards Association Fall Convention in Portland;
  • Publishes three issues of SMALL TALK, a newsletter containing news items, activities, ideas and successful practices of interest to educators;
  • Works with COSA, NWREL and OSBA to support and promote small schools;
  • Works cooperatively with COSA and OSBA to sponsor the Small Schools Summit;
  • Maintains a web site listing staff development opportunities and vacancies in small schools; and
  • Provides pertinent information to school districts regarding Legislative changes, TSPC proposed rule changes and ODE proposed administrative rule changes

2019-20 Scholarship Application OPEN NOW

The 2019-20 OSSA Student Scholarship application is now available. The $1,000 scholarships are for students of OSSA member districts. Two scholarships each will be awarded in 1A, 2A and 3A districts.

Information about the scholarships is on the flyer below. The 2019-2020 Scholarship Application is available by using the link below to COSA's website -- on the Scholarships page, scroll down to the OSSA application. The deadline is May 4, 2020.

OSSA Scholarship Flyer

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