b'2020 Scholarship Foundation Oregon OriginalOFA prohibited and schools were Oregon Originalclosed through March 31st. On March 18th, that was extended until the end of April, and then on April 8th all Oregon public schools were closed for the remainderMatt Truax of the school year. This fol- OFA Presidentlowed similar announcements from the states of Washington and Idaho. Now, parents that would otherwise be employed and working while their children are at school, have become de-facto teachers. The Oregon Department of Educa-tion issued a distance learning for all plan that ensures districts around the state continue to teach students in times with no recent prec-edent. Students are provided curriculum and participate in video conferences with teachers and classmates. By the end of April, there is some positive news wherein Oregon officials are discuss-ing means to re-open the state. Oregon is looking at a possible 3 phase approach. Each phase will have a 14 day observance period, and if specific benchmarks are met - notably in relation to the reduction of COVID-19 casesmovement will be made to the next phase. If benchmarks are not met, and there is an increase in cases, movement between phases could also move backward. Of note, phase 2 likely includes increasing gather-ings to 50, resuming non-essential travel and gyms can open under physical distancing. In phase 3, restaurants and bars will have more seating while gathering sizes are allowed to increase. If this phased-in approach were to begin Monday, May 11th, and everything go according to plan, completion of phase 3 could occur Monday, June 22nd. This put the OFA in a precarious position with regards to our Annual Conference scheduled for July 19th-21st. On May 7th the board of directors determined to cancel our 2020 Conference.SWPMA News / Summer 202049'