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581-002-1807 Dyslexia-Related Training Grants (1) For each biennium that the Legislature appropriates money to the Department for the purpose of offsetting costs incurred by school districts for requirements around dyslexia, the Department will administer grants to eligible school districts and eligible public charter schools. (2) The Oregon Department of Education shall allocate the Dyslexia-Related Training Grants based on the following criteria: (a) Eligible recipients are school districts that are required to comply with the teacher training requirements in OAR 581-022-2440 and public charter schools that enroll students in kindergarten through grade five. (b) Each biennium the Department will determine the amount of money to be awarded to each eligible recipient by dividing the total funds available for that biennium by the number of kindergarten through grade five schools in school districts that are required to comply with OAR 581-022-2440 and participating public charter schools. (3) Dyslexia-Related Training Grants shall be separately accounted for and used only for the purpose of meeting the teacher training requirements in OAR 581-022-2440. (4) Recipients of Dyslexia-Related Training Grant funds must report on the grant to the Oregon Department of Education on a form to be provided by the Department. Statutory/Other Authority: 342.950 Statutes/Other Implemented: 342.950 History: ODE 13-2018, adopt filed 04/27/2018, effective 04/27/2018
581-002-1810 Waiver from Teacher Training Requirements (1) A school district may petition the Superintendent of Public Instruction or their designee for a waiver from the teacher training requirement of ORS 581-022-2440. The written petition must specify the reason(s) the district is seeking the waiver and any other relevant information. If it is determined that the request is reasonable, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall grant the waiver. (2) The Superintendent of Public Instruction or their designee, upon receipt of a waiver petition, will review the petition and may grant the waiver when: (a) The designated teacher is unable to complete the training within the required time period; (b) The trained teacher leaves his or her position in the school and the district is not able to designate and train a replacement by the beginning of the next school year; (c) A district serving from 1 to 499 students only includes one or two elementary schools with only one K-5 teacher per grade level or less at each school and the district receives services from an Education Service District or multi-district consortium professional educator who has completed the required training; (3) Waivers under subsections (2)(a) and (b) may be granted for up to one year. Waivers under subsection (2)(c) would remain in effect as long as the circumstances continue and as long as the district continues to receive services from the Education Service District or multi-district consortium professional educator who has completed the required training. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 326.726 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 326.726 History: ODE 31-2018, amend filed 10/19/2018, effective 10/21/2018 ODE 1-2018, amend filed 01/26/2018, effective 01/27/2018 ODE 1-2017, f. & cert. ef. 2-1-17
581-002-1815 Universal Screening for Risk Factors of Dyslexia: Definitions The following definitions apply to OAR 581-002-1815 through 581-002-1825: “Developmental history” means information obtained in writing or through interviews with parents and other knowledgeable individuals that includes the following: the child’s meeting of developmental milestones related to speech and language; family and environmental factors; home and educational performance, and the display of characteristics of any additional learning or behavioral problems. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 326.726 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 326.726 History: ODE 56-2022, adopt filed 12/19/2022, effective 12/19/2022 ODE 40-2022, temporary adopt filed 07/05/2022, effective 07/05/2022 through 12/31/2022
581-002-1820 List of Approved Universal Screeners for Risk Factors of Dyslexia (1) The Oregon Department of Education shall develop a list of approved tests for universal screening for risk factors of dyslexia. (2) To be included on the list of approved tests, the screener must: (a) Have strong predictive validity, classification accuracy, and norm-referenced scoring; (b) Include measures of all of the following areas at least once per year in kindergarten: (A) Phonological awareness; (B) Letter-sound correspondences; and (C) Rapid naming. (c) Include measures of all of the following areas at least once per year in first grade: (A) Phonological awareness; (B) Letter-sound correspondences; (C) Rapid naming; (D) Word or pseudo word reading fluency; and (E) Oral reading fluency. (d) Include options for progress monitoring measures; and (e) Be cost effective. (3) The Oregon Department of Education shall annually review and update the list. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 326.726 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 326.726 History: ODE 56-2022, adopt filed 12/19/2022, effective 12/19/2022 ODE 40-2022, temporary adopt filed 07/05/2022, effective 07/05/2022 through 12/31/2022
581-002-1825 Waiver for Universal Screening of Risk Factors of Dyslexia in a Student's Native Language Other Than English (1) A school district may petition the Superintendent of Public Instruction or their designee for a waiver to allow the district to administer a screening for risk factors of dyslexia in a student’s native language other than English using a screening test that is not included on the Department’s approved list. (2) The Superintendent of Public Instruction or their designee, upon receipt of a waiver petition, will review the petition and may grant the waiver when: (a) Districts select measures that: (A) Assess each of the areas referenced in 581-002-1820 (2)(b) that has predictability for reading difficulty in that language in kindergarten; (B) Assess each of the areas referenced in 581-002-1820 (2)(c) that has predictability for reading difficulty in that language in first grade; (C) Include a fluency component; and (D) May be administered at multiple times across the school year. (b) The district includes an explanation of the process that will be used to develop benchmark goals for the measures. (3) Waivers would remain in effect as long as the district continues to universally screen for risk factors of dyslexia in a student’s native language other than English. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 326.726 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 326.726 History: ODE 31-2018, adopt filed 10/19/2018, effective 10/21/2018
581-003-0005 Definitions for Education Accountability Act: Third Grade Reading Proficiency “Third-grade reading proficiency rate” means the percentage of students in the third grade who are determined to be proficient or above based on Oregon’s statewide summative assessments in English Language Arts (ELA). Statutory/Other Authority: SB 141 (2025) Statutes/Other Implemented: SB 141 (2025) History: ODE 61-2025, adopt filed 12/15/2025, effective 12/15/2025
581-003-0010 Definitions for Education Accountability Act: Eighth Grade Math Proficiency “Eighth-grade math proficiency rate” means the percentage of students in the eighth grade who are determined to be proficient or above based on Oregon’s statewide summative assessments in Mathematics. Statutory/Other Authority: SB 141 (2025) Statutes/Other Implemented: SB 141 (2025) History: ODE 61-2025, adopt filed 12/15/2025, effective 12/15/2025
581-003-0015 Local Metrics (1) “Local metric rate” means the school district’s performance on a measurable student performance outcome. (2) School districts shall select one of the following Local Metrics for inclusion in their Performance Growth Targets: (a) 5th Grade Science Achievement; (b) Academic Growth; (c) Career and Workforce Readiness; (d) Multilingual Proficiency; or (e) Postsecondary Readiness. Statutory/Other Authority: SB 141 (2025) Statutes/Other Implemented: SB 141 (2025) History: ODE 61-2025, adopt filed 12/15/2025, effective 12/15/2025
581-003-0020 Differentiated Metrics For school districts not identified in OAR 581-003-0001 (23)(a) and OAR 581-003-0001 (23)(c) the following Differentiated Metrics have been identified for the following: (1)(a) Education Service District that has enrolled students for specialized services. (b) Up to five metrics co-developed with the Oregon Department of Education that meet the following: (A) Be a measure of student performance outcomes; (B) Have at least two years of historic data with at least 10 students per year; (C) Be disaggregated by focal student groups; (D) Continue data collection using consistent definitions for the duration of the Performance Growth Target span; (E) Provide aggregate data for the metric to the Oregon Department of Education in annual reporting; and (F) Make available student level data to the Oregon Department of Education when requested. (2) Approved Recovery Schools. (a) Attendance Rate; (b) Three years of the four-year graduation rate; and (c) Three years of the five-year graduation rate. (3) The Youth Corrections Education Program. (a) Dropout rate; (b) Percentage of students who earned high school course credits in facility; (c) Percentage of students enrolled in their local school district within 90 days of exit from the program; (d) Five-year completion rate; and (e) K-12 regular attendance rate. (4) The Juvenile Detention Education Program. (a) Dropout rate; (b) Percentage of students who earned high school course credits (in facility); and (c) Percentage of students enrolled in their local school district within 90 days of exit from the program. (5) The Oregon School for the Deaf. (a) K-12 regular attendance rate; (b) 3 years combined 4-year graduation rate; and (c) 3 years combined 5-year completion rate. (6) Eligible day treatment programs and eligible residential treatment programs for education services to children who are in treatment programs as described in ORS 343.961. (a) Select two metrics from: (A) Dropout rate; (B) Percentage of students who earned high school course credits in facility; (C) Percentage of students enrolled in their local school district within 90 days of exit from the program; (D) Five-year completion rate; (E) K-12 regular attendance rate; or (F) K-2 regular attendance rate. (b) And up to three metrics co-developed with the Oregon Department of Education that meet the following: (A) Be a measure of student performance outcomes; (B) Have at least two years of historic data with at least 10 students per year; (C) Be disaggregated by focal student groups; (D) Continue data collection using consistent definitions for the duration of the Performance Growth Target span; (E) Provide aggregate data for the metric to the Oregon Department of Education in annual reporting; and (F) Make available student level data to the Oregon Department of Education when requested. Statutory/Other Authority: SB 141 (2025) Statutes/Other Implemented: SB 141 (2025) History: ODE 61-2025, adopt filed 12/15/2025, effective 12/15/2025
581-003-0025 Statewide Performance Targets For Statewide Performance Targets, the targets for the 2029-30 school year are as follows: (1) Common Metric targets: (a) On-time graduation rate; (b) Five-year completion rate; (c) Ninth-grade on-track rate; (d) Eighth-grade mathematics proficiency rate; (e) Third-grade reading proficiency rate; (f) Regular attendance rate; and (g) Regular early-grade attendance rate. (2) Local Metric targets: (a) Fifth Grade Science Achievement; (b) Academic Growth; (c) Career and Workforce Readiness; (d) Multilingual Proficiency; and (e) Postsecondary Readiness. Statutory/Other Authority: SB 141 (2025) Statutes/Other Implemented: SB 141 (2025) History: ODE 61-2025, adopt filed 12/15/2025, effective 12/15/2025
581-003-3035 Temporary rule language in effect until 08/17/2026. Interim Assessments (1) School districts and public charter schools shall administer interim assessments in accordance with ORS 329.485. (2) In administering interim assessments under this rule, school districts and public charter schools shall select interim assessments from among the most recently approved list of interim assessments adopted by State Board of Education. (3) The Oregon Department of Education will engage with education and community partners to develop guidance for interim test administration windows, reporting requirements, and the timeline for an adoption renewal cycle for the purposes of implementing ORS 329.485(5). [ED. NOTE: The list of interim assessments referenced is available from the Oregon Department of Education upon request.] Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 329.485 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 329.485 History: ODE 3-2026, temporary amend filed 02/19/2026, effective 02/19/2026 through 08/17/2026 ODE 1-2026, adopt filed 01/27/2026, effective 01/27/2026
581-011-0050 Generally (1) For purposes of rules adopted by the State Board of Education and for policies established by the Oregon Department of Education, “instructional material” means any organized system, which constitutes the major instructional vehicle for a given course of study, or any part thereof. (2) Only basal instructional programs may be adopted by the State Board of Education. A major instructional vehicle may include such instructional materials as a hardbound or a softbound book or books, or sets or kits of print and non-print materials, including electronic and internet or web-based materials or media. (3) Accessible Instructional Materials are required under OAR 581-015-2060, 581-022-2355, 581-022-2350, 581-022-2360, and 581-011-0052. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 337.035 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 337.035 History: ODE 26-2019, minor correction filed 08/07/2019, effective 08/07/2019 ODE 3-2009, f. & cert. ef. 6-29-09 ODE 13-2007, f. 4-25-07, cert. ef. 4-27-07 ODE 28-2001, f. & cert. ef. 12-20-01 ODE 10-2001, f. & cert. ef. 5-15-01 1EB 215, f. 1-29-76, ef. 2-25-76
581-011-0052 Accessible Instructional Materials Required As part of any print instructional materials adoption process, procurement contract, or other practice or instrument used for purchase of print instructional materials, the Department of Education shall enter into a written contract with the publisher of the print instructional materials to require the publisher to prepare and, on or before delivery of the print instructional materials, provide to the National Instructional Materials Access Center (NIMAC) electronic files containing the contents of the print instructional materials using the National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS). Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 337.035 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 337.035 History: ODE 3-2009, f. & cert. ef. 6-29-09 ODE 13-2007, f. 4-25-07, cert. ef. 4-27-07
581-011-0055 Guidelines for the Selection of Instructional Materials Criteria Committees (1) Instructional materials criteria committees shall be appointed by and work under the supervision of the Oregon Department of Education. (2) A criteria committee in each subject area for which state adoptions are planned shall be appointed the year preceding a state adoption. The committee shall recommend categories and draft criteria to be used in evaluating the instructional materials submitted for basal consideration. (3) Committees shall conduct committee work in time to present the final draft of the criteria to the State Board of Education by the Board's January meeting in the year of the adoption. (4) Each committee shall be chaired by the Department of Education specialist in the particular subject area for which criteria are being developed. In the event that there is not a staff specialist in a particular subject field, the Department shall obtain a specialist to serve as chair. (5) Each committee shall include no less than five members selected from among Oregon classroom teachers, curriculum specialists, and others having experience and expertise in the subject area under consideration. (6) Travel, lodging, and meal expenses for committee meetings are to be reimbursed in accordance with state policy. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 337.035 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 337.035 History: ODE 60-2025, amend filed 12/12/2025, effective 12/12/2025 ODE 3-2009, f. & cert. ef. 6-29-09 EB 5-1996, f. & cert. ef. 3-29-96 EB 1-1992, f. & cert. ef. 2-21-92 1EB 245, f. & ef. 9-23-76 1EB 215, f. 1-29-76, ef. 2-25-76
581-011-0060 Guidelines for Criteria Development by Committees Criteria committees shall develop criteria which provide assistance for judgmental determination by evaluation committees and the State Board of Education. These criteria shall include, but not be limited to, the major concepts of the Core Academic Content Standards and Essential Skills established by the State Board of Education for Oregon schools; the criteria shall require instructional materials to provide fair treatment of all people and reflect our multicultural society. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 337 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 337.035 History: ODE 3-2009, f. & cert. ef. 6-29-09 EB 1-1992, f. & cert. ef. 2-21-92 1EB 245, f. & ef. 9-23-76 1EB 215, f. 1-29-76, ef. 2-25-76
581-011-0065 Approval of Criteria for Evaluation of Instructional Materials (1) Criteria Committees, under the direction of the Department of Education staff, shall develop criteria to be submitted to the State Board of Education in the fall of the year preceding the adoption year. (2) The State Board of Education shall review the criteria which will be used in the evaluation of instructional materials submitted for adoption. The Board will adopt the criteria no later than its January meeting in the adoption year. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 337.030, ORS 337.035, ORS 337.060, ORS 337.075 & ORS 337.260 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 337.035 History: ODE 48-2025, minor correction filed 09/18/2025, effective 09/18/2025 ODE 3-2009, f. & cert. ef. 6-29-09 ODE 10-2001, f. & cert. ef. 5-15-01 EB 5-1996, f. & cert. ef. 3-29-96 EB 21-1992, f. & cert. ef. 6-23-92 1EB 245, f. & ef. 9-23-76 1EB 215, f. 1-29-76, ef. 2-25-76
581-011-0066 Appointment of Committees to Evaluate Instructional Materials for State Adoption (1) ORS 337.050 requires the State Board of Education to adopt a list of instructional materials for each grade and subject field in the standard curriculum for which, in its judgment, such materials are required. (2) The Board, therefore, directs that educators who are knowledgeable of the grade level and subject area of materials to be reviewed be appointed to committees to evaluate instructional materials submitted by publishers, and delegates to the Superintendent of Public Instruction the responsibility for appointment of such committees. No fewer than three-fourths of the membership of each committee shall be comprised of classroom teachers currently employed in Oregon public schools. (3) The committee membership should reflect the size and geographic diversity of school districts throughout Oregon as well as the racial and ethnic diversity of Oregon students and teachers. The committee members shall be chosen from a pool of names solicited from local districts, educational service districts, and other interested organizations including appropriate subject matter professional organizations. (4) The committees shall determine the degree to which the submitted materials meet the Board's criteria as adopted under OAR 581-011-0065. Based on the scores received, the Department of Education will present to the Board a recommended list of basal instructional materials for adoption. (5) The rosters of committee appointees will be available from the Department of Education. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 337.050 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 337.035 History: ODE 3-2009, f. & cert. ef. 6-29-09 EB 5-1996, f. & cert. ef. 3-29-96 EB 5-1993, f. & cert. ef. 2-11-93
581-011-0067 Compensation for Evaluators of Submitted Instructional Materials (1) OAR 581-011-0066 provides for appointment of committees whose task is to evaluate submitted basal instructional materials. (2) Committee members are to receive meal and travel (and lodging where appropriate) reimbursement in accordance with state policies for expenses incurred in attending evaluation sessions at the state level. (3) In addition, an honorarium is to be given each participant who completes all the duties assigned including attending the training sessions, attending the presentations, working on the evaluations, completing the criteria checklists and comment sheets, and participating in any assigned committee meetings for drafting annotations for the adopted list or selecting the list of materials to be recommended to the Board. The honorarium is to be determined based on current Department of Education fees paid for similar tasks. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 337.050 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 337.035 History: ODE 3-2009, f. & cert. ef. 6-29-09 EB 5-1996, f. & cert. ef. 3-29-96 EB 16-1993, f. & cert. ef. 4-30-93
581-011-0070 Adoption Period for Instructional Materials (1) The State Board of Education shall adopt instructional materials by rule prior to October 31 each year. (2) The adoption period consists of the seven-year period following adoption of an instructional materials list by the State Board of Education in accordance with the provisions of ORS 337.050. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 337.050 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 337.035, 337.050 & 337.055 History: ODE 3-2009, f. & cert. ef. 6-29-09 ODE 8-1998, f. & cert. ef. 6-23-98 EB 5-1996, f. & cert. ef. 3-29-96 1EB 245, f. & ef. 9-23-76 1EB 215, f. 1-29-76, ef. 2-25-76
581-011-0071 Instructional Materials Adopted by the State Board of Education (1) The State Board of Education shall adopt a list of basal instructional materials annually in the subject matter cycle adopted by the Board according to the criteria adopted by the Board under OAR 581-011-0117. (2) The Subject Matter Cycle is the State instructional materials list adoption schedule adopted by the Board as required by ORS 337.035. Pursuant to 337.120, district school boards shall adopt instructional materials for each grade and subject field for which instruction is provided by the district from the approved list except as otherwise provided by 337.141 (Independent Adoption using the State Criteria). As stated in 337.120 and OAR 581-022-1650, a district school board may also postpone adoption for up to two years. [Publications: Publications referenced are available from the agency.] Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 337.141 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 337.050 History: ODE 3-2009, f. & cert. ef. 6-29-09 ODE 23-2007, f. & cert. ef. 10-26-07 EB 17-1994, f. & cert. ef. 12-15-94 EB 14-1994, f. & cert. ef. 10-3-94 ED 1-1990, f. & cert. ef. 1-19-90 EB 14-1989, f. & cert. ef. 4-19-89 EB 1-1989, f. & cert. ef. 1-23-89 1EB 9-1984, f. & ef. 4-13-84 1EB 1-1984, f. & ef. 1-20-84 1EB 12-1983, f. & ef. 11-3-83 1EB 6-1983, f. 5-10-83, ef. 5-11-83 1EB 1-1983, f. 2-14-83, ef. 2-15-83