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- <p>Welcome to the Oregon Treasury Savings Network’s county information website. This website contains
- information about the college savings activity in every Oregon County. The Network was created to increase the
- ability of Oregonians to save for future higher education expenses through the Oregon College Savings Plan (OCSP).
- It is a unique investment tool that provides state and federal tax advantages and more flexibility than many other
- college savings vehicles. For more information, visit <a href="https://www.oregoncollegesavings.com/">Oregon
- College
- Savings Plan</a>.</p>
+ <p>Welcome to the Oregon Treasury Savings Network’s county information website. This website contains information
+ about the college savings activity in every Oregon County. The Network was created to increase the ability of
+ Oregonians to save for future higher education expenses through the Oregon College Savings Plan (OCSP). It is a
+ unique investment tool that provides state and federal tax advantages and more flexibility than many other college
+ savings vehicles. For more information, visit <a href="https://www.oregoncollegesavings.com/"
+ target="_blank"><span class="underline">www.oregoncollegesavings.com</span></a>.</p>
<p>Children with college savings accounts like the OCSP have greater college expectations:</p>
<ul>
- <li>Kids who know they have a college savings account (even a small one) are 2.5 times more likely to go and
- graduate from college.</li>
- <li>In fact, low- to moderate-income children with under $500 saved for college are 3 times more likely to go to
- college and 4.5 times more likely to graduate.</li>
+ <li>
+ <p>Kids who know they have a college savings account (even a small one) are 2.5 times more likely to go and
+ graduate from college.</p>
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <p>In fact, low- to moderate-income children with under $500 saved for college are 3 times more likely to go to
+ college and 4.5 times more likely to graduate.</p>
+ </li>
</ul>
- <p><strong>Be College Ready wrap up for 2019-2020</strong></p>
- <p>Launched as a pilot program in five school districts during the 2015-16 school year, <em>Be College
- Ready</em> had the simple goal of helping young families learn the value of saving for higher education early in
- a
- child’s life using the OCSP. With results showing an increase in OCSP accounts among participating school
- districts
- and communities, we expanded Be College Ready to be a statewide program.</p>
- <p>The Be College Ready program for the 2019-2020 school year began on August 19, 2019. The program was
- open to all public elementary schools, private elementary schools and homeschooled children of elementary school
- age
- across Oregon. As part of the program we launched our Kinder Grad incentive where parents of kindergarten students
- who do not already have accounts are able to receive a $25 match from the Plan to open an account for their child
- as
- part of the program.</p>
- <p>The 2019-2020 school year has obviously been a unique one with the outbreak of the coronavirus.
- However, despite the closure of schools towards the end of the school year Network staff were still able to attend
- dozens of school events and provide informational presentations at elementary schools all across the state. At
- this
- time we are looking to schedule more virtual informational sessions for members of the public in order to learn
- more
- about the OCSP. If you are interested in participating in one of these webinars please email us at <a
- href="mailto:becollegeready@ost.state.or.us">becollegeready@ost.state.or.us</a>.</p>
- <p><strong>Be College Ready for 2020-2021</strong></p>
- <p>As we head into the 2020-2021 school year, Be College Ready will once again be a statewide school
- and community outreach program. In mid-August every public elementary school will receive free Be College Ready
- kits
- for their kindergarten students that will include (timing will be dependent on schools re-opening):</p>
+ <p><strong><span class="underline">Be College Ready for 2020-2021</span></strong></p>
+ <p>The start of this upcoming school year will be a new experience for everyone, so we have decided that we will
+ hold off mailing our free <em>Be College Ready</em> materials until later this fall. Traditionally, we have
+ delivered these
+ materials a couple of weeks before the start of the school year in mid-August. However, this year we believe it
+ makes more sense to deliver these materials after Thanksgiving. During the first week of December 2020 every
+ public elementary school will receive free <em>Be College Ready</em> kits for their kindergarten students that
+ will include:</p>
<ul>
- <li>Fun school materials—bookmark, pencil and homework folder—and an Oregon College Savings Plan informational
- brochure (in English and Spanish); and</li>
- <li>Parents of kindergarten students who do not already have accounts can also receive $25 from the Plan to open
- an account for their child as part of our new Kinder Grad program.</li>
+ <li>
+ <p> Homework folders, an informational brochure, a bookmark, a Kinder Grad flier explaining the matching
+ program for kindergartner parents and a flier letting families know about our $100 sweepstakes for the
+ 2020-2021 school year. Pencils will also be sent for each kindergartener and they can be given to them when
+ distributing the folders.</p>
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ <p> Spanish versions of the <em>Be College Ready</em> kits will be included based on the number of Spanish
+ kindergarteners enrolled at your school during the 2019-2020 school year.</p>
+ </li>
</ul>
- <p>Schools will be able to order Be College Ready kits for the entire school population after receiving
- the kindergarten kits, with every elementary family once again having the chance to win $100 for an Oregon College
- Savings Plan account. Additionally, Oregon College Savings Plan outreach staff will be available to share
- information about the Plan at a PTA/PTO meeting and/or other school events to answer questions family members may
- have about the Plan.</p>
- <p>Teachers and administrators can begin ordering their free 2020-2021 Be College Ready supplies for
- grades 1-5 on August 17, 2020 at <a href="https://www.becollegeready.net/">Be College Ready</a>.</p>
+ <p>By delaying the delivery of these materials, we believe we are giving schools enough time to adjust to the “new
+ normal” of the 2020-2021 school year. That being said, if there are schools/school districts that would like to
+ receive these materials before the start of the school year and/or before Thanksgiving you can still visit our
+ website at <A href="https://becollegeready.net/materials.php"
+ target="_blank">https://becollegeready.net/materials.php</A> to order materials. </p>
+ <p>The <em>Be College Ready</em> program and its website will be open starting August 17th. Not only will schools
+ be able
+ to order materials, but parents will be able to enter our Cash for College Sweepstakes at
+ <a href="https://becollegeready.net/cash-for-college.php"
+ target="_blank">https://becollegeready.net/cash-for-college.php</a> and the chance to win $100 for an Oregon
+ College Savings Plan
+ account. It is important to keep in mind that elementary schools will be able to order <em>Be College Ready</em> kits for
+ the entire school population and that every elementary parent will once again have the chance to win $100. </p>
<p>If you have any questions about the program please call 503-373-1903.</p>
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