In this update you will find:
- Oregon Department of Education Funds Available
- Free Practice Tables
- Free Tickets to Kick-off!
- Workshops Around Oregon
- Fundraising Success in Medford!
1) Oregon Department of Education Funds Available
The Oregon Department of Education has announced the FIRST Robotics Grant funded by the Oregon Legislature will be administered by the Oregon Robotics Tournament & Outreach Program, a 501c3 non-profit organization. Established in 2011, the grant program will continue to provide funding for participation in FIRST programs to Oregon public schools and non-profit organizations conducting after-school programs in public schools. The Oregon Legislature budgeted $466,650 to support FIRST programs in schools during the 2017-2018 and 2018 - 2019 seasons. Team based awards will provide support for FIRST LEGO League, FIRST Tech Challenge, and FIRST Robotics Competition teams.
To apply for the Oregon Department of Education FIRST LEGO League award, or any other FIRST LEGO League Team Financial Support administered by ORTOP, please complete a team support application for EACH team that needs financial support.
To apply for the Oregon Department of Education FIRST LEGO League award, or any other FIRST LEGO League Team Financial Support administered by ORTOP, please complete a team support application for EACH team that needs financial support.
Not a public school, but still need financial support. ORTOP has several sponsors that provide support to teams facing financial hardship. Please apply for support by completing this application for EACH team that needs support.
The LEAD COACH must be the one who completes the team support applications. A LEAD COACH is defined as the primary point of contact for FIRST and ORTOP regarding the team. This person is responsible for ensuring the team has a safe meeting place, setting the meeting schedule, completing all FIRST and ORTOP paperwork on behalf of the team, and working with the 2nd coach to ensure the team is ready for the tournament. This coach must read all the emails. This coach does not need to be the technical coach who knows all about the robot.
If you have already applied, the first applications are going to be reviewed next week. Please look for an email in 2 weeks to the primary contact. We will continue this process until the money runs out or it is mid-September!
- Please DO NOT pay for anything you want to be covered by team support. Most awards do not have a cash component, and FIRST does not offer refunds on team registration.
- DO start your registration process by logging into the FIRST Dashboard and updating your consent and release form for this year, adding any new coaches to the team and having them complete their Youth Protection Plan.
2) Free Practice Tables
Beaverton - Please contact Prasanna see email
3) Free Tickets to Kick-off!
ORTOP and the Oregon State Fair are happy to offer tickets to teams to attend the FIRST LEGO League Kick-off on the Columbia Hall stage at Noon on August 29! Teams are also invited to make use of the HYDRO DYNAMICS table and ORTOP expert volunteers to have a team meeting to both complete their first ideas on the table missions and to share the what FIRST LEGO League is really like with fair visitors. If your team would like to attend the kick-off and can stay to work on the table please complete this form to sign up for a time and this one to request free tickets. Teams requesting tickets do need to complete a demonstration time was well. Teams should bring a robot kit, if they have one, to work on the competition table. Teams without a robot kit should bring notepaper to make plans, drawings, and get questions answered.
Kick-off is open to all fair attendees, new teams, and returning teams. We strongly encourage your team to attend our live kick-off event!
4) Workshops Around Oregon
There are many workshops taking place in August and September. This is your last chance to attend a Coach, Mentor, and Parent Training Workshop in person this year. There are many spaces in the workshops at Beaverton HS, Concordia University (NE Portland), Portland Community College - Southeast, Hillsboro High School, Girl Scouts in SW Portland. There are 2 programming workshops for coaches who have completed Workshop II or a year as a coach, Terra Nova High School, Beaverton and at Girl Scouts. We also have upcoming OneDay workshops in Oregon City, Salem, Hood River, and Roseburg or Grants Pass.
3) Free Tickets to Kick-off!
Kick-off is open to all fair attendees, new teams, and returning teams. We strongly encourage your team to attend our live kick-off event!
4) Workshops Around Oregon
There are many workshops taking place in August and September. This is your last chance to attend a Coach, Mentor, and Parent Training Workshop in person this year. There are many spaces in the workshops at Beaverton HS, Concordia University (NE Portland), Portland Community College - Southeast, Hillsboro High School, Girl Scouts in SW Portland. There are 2 programming workshops for coaches who have completed Workshop II or a year as a coach, Terra Nova High School, Beaverton and at Girl Scouts. We also have upcoming OneDay workshops in Oregon City, Salem, Hood River, and Roseburg or Grants Pass.
All of these workshops can be signed up for on our sign up genius page
For more information about our workshops, please see our workshop page
5) Fundraising Success in Medford!
I love to hear your success stories, great resources, and struggles, please share them so we can all grow together.
Posts should now come twice a month. Please look for increasing frequency of the Oregon FIRST LEGO League Update in your inbox if you are a coach or team admin.
Best Wishes,
Loridee
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