The Oregon Department of Education seeks public feedback on the first draft and receives more than 1,000 written comments. The Department works with groups of parents, teachers and others to revise the first draft to reflect the comments received and produce a second draft. The Department holds 29 public meetings around the state to gather public comments on the second draft. In addition to oral comments at the meetings, the Department receives more than 1,000 additional written comments. The Department works with groups of parents, teachers and others to revise the second draft to reflect the comments received and produce a third draft.
Public comment is sought and the third draft is revised to reflect comments received.
This is the first step toward formally adopting the standards. With help from parents, teachers and others, the Department produces its first draft of grade 12 standards. The Department holds 24 public meetings around the state to gather feedback on the grade 12 standards. A panel of national experts reviews Oregon's proposed content and performance standards. The panel issues a report, commending Oregon for being the first state to request scrutiny of its proposed standards by an outside team of experts.