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2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 335 - High Schools › Section 335.095 - Levy of taxes in school districts for high school purposes.

The amounts required to meet the expenses of a school district under ORS 335.090 shall be certified to the county assessor separately. No tax shall be levied for the purposes of ORS 335.090 against property included in a union high school district. [1961 c.688 §2; 2003 c.226 §16]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 335 - High Schools › Section 335.290 - Change in common districts not to affect union high school districts.

The creation of a common school district out of territory included in a union high school district, or the changing of boundaries of any common school district included in a union high school district does not affect the union high school district. [Amended by 1965 c.100 §214]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 335 - High Schools › Section 335.465 - Contracts with common school districts.

The union high school board may for high school purposes contract with a common school district board for the use of any property belonging to the common school district and may purchase an undivided interest in the property of a common school district for the purpose of operating a high school thereon. [Amended by 1965 c.100 §215]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 335 - High Schools › Section 335.482 - Definitions for ORS 335.495 to 335.505.

As used in ORS 335.495 to 335.505:
(1) "Component school district" means a common school district lying wholly or partly inside the boundaries of a union high school district.
(2) "Split school district" means a component school district lying partly inside and partly outside the boundaries of a union high school district or an elementary district where students attend two or more union high school districts upon completing either the sixth or eighth grades. [1967 c.106 §5; 1987 c.195 §4; 1993 c.45 §69]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 335 - High Schools › Section 335.490 - Extension of union high school course of study.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, any union high school district may, when authorized by the electors of the district, extend the course of study in the district to include five years above the seventh grade or six years above the sixth grade, and in like descending order may extend its course to include kindergarten or any or all grades of the schools in the union high school district in the manner provided in ORS 335.495 to 335.505. The decision to vote the course of study down to include kindergarten shall include, upon request of district electors or the district school board, a decision on whether, in the case of a board consisting of five members, the number of members of the board shall be increased to seven members.
(2) No union high school district shall extend the course of study in the union high school district unless such course of study is extended to include kindergarten and grades 1 through 12, of the schools in the union high school district.
(3) When a union high school district extends the course of study, the extension applies to all component school districts lying wholly within the union high school district. [Amended by 1965 c.100 §216; 1967 c.106 §1; 1987 c.195 §2; 1993 c.45 §70; 1993 c.329 §5; 1997 c.521 §20]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 335 - High Schools › Section 335.495 - Election to lengthen course; ballot title if single district would result.

(1) Any union high school board may, or shall upon petition of 100 electors of the district, submit to the electors of the district the question of lengthening the course of study in the district. The petition is subject to ORS 332.118. The election shall be held at the next date under ORS 255.345 by which the requirements for the election can be met.
(2) ORS chapter 255 governs the conduct of an election under this section. If a union high school district contains a split district, the electors from the split district shall not participate in an election under this section.
(3) If the result of the election to lengthen the course of study includes all grades within one single district, the ballot title must include a statement that the effect of an affirmative vote is that the component common and union high school districts shall be merged and only one common school district shall operate in the area in which the election is held. The ballot title must also list all affected school districts by name and district number, and specify which of those districts will be merged pursuant to ORS 335.505 if the measure is approved. The listing of affected school districts by name and district number shall not be considered part of the ballot title for the purpose of determining the number of words permitted under ORS 250.035.
(4) The union high school board may submit to the electors of the district the question of distribution of existing bonded debt. [Amended by 1957 c.310 §24; 1965 c.100 §217; 1967 c.106 §2; 1979 c.131 §1; 1983 c.83 §70; 1983 c.284 §13; 1983 c.350 §190; 1987 c.195 §3; 1993 c.136 §5; 1993 c.329 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 335 - High Schools › Section 335.500 - Procedure after election to lengthen course; effective date of change.

(1) If the union high school board determines that a majority of votes cast in the union high school district at an election under ORS 335.495 are for the proposal to lengthen the course of study, it shall:
(a) Declare the proposal carried and certify the result to the district boundary board; and
(b) Submit to the Department of Education the complete course of study in the district.
(2) The lengthened course of study shall become effective the July 1 next following approval of the course by the State Board of Education. [Amended by 1957 c.310 §25; 1965 c.100 §218; 1967 c.103 §1; 1983 c.350 §191; 1989 c.491 §22; 1993 c.329 §7]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 335 - High Schools › Section 335.502 - Cost of educating elementary pupils after course lengthened to include elementary grades.

Whenever the course of study in a union high school district is extended to include grades below the ninth grade, the union high school district shall be responsible for providing for the education of the pupils in the included grades and the cost of educating such pupils shall be included in the union high school district budget and not in the budgets of the component common school districts. [1953 c.390 §1; 1965 c.100 §219]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 335 - High Schools › Section 335.505 - Transformation of union high school district into common school district; continued existence of part of split district; effect on employees.

(1) Notwithstanding any other statute, whenever kindergarten and grades 1 through 12 of the common schools within the union high school district come under the jurisdiction of the union high school board or whenever as a result of merger or boundary change the area within the boundaries of the union high school district becomes a single component school district having boundaries coterminous with the union high school district, the union high school district and its component districts other than split districts are to be considered merged and the area within the boundaries of the union high school district, excluding that part of any split school district that is within the boundaries, becomes a common school district responsible for educating children in kindergarten and grades 1 through 12 and all territory therein is withdrawn from any other type of school district except the education service district or the community college district of which it may have been a part.
(2) The union high school board shall continue as the board of the district. If the board is increased to seven members as part of the vote to lengthen the course of study or the merger proposal, the board shall appoint the two additional members in the manner prescribed for filling vacancies under ORS 332.030 (4), except that the board shall establish by lot the terms of office of the appointed members at less than an initial four-year term.
(3) The terms of all board members in all component school districts other than split school districts shall terminate at the time the union high school board becomes the district school board.
(4) All property and obligations of the component school districts other than split school districts shall become the property and obligations of the new common school district except to the extent that it was otherwise provided when such district is formed by merger.
(5) Whenever at the time a new common school district is formed as provided in subsection (1) of this section, if any component school district is a split school district, such district shall continue to exist and shall become responsible for education in kindergarten and grades 1 through 12 for students resident in the split district.
(6) No school district employee shall be deprived of seniority or accumulated sick leave solely because the duties of the employee have been assumed or acquired by another school district as a result of lengthening the course of study.
(7) As used in this section, "property and obligations" includes all contractual obligations, employment and service contracts, collective bargaining agreements and district assets and liabilities. [Amended by 1965 c.100 §220; 1967 c.106 §3; 1975 c.770 §46; 1983 c.350 §192; 1987 c.195 §1; 1993 c.45 §71; 1993 c.329 §8; 1995 c.258 §9]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 335 - High Schools › Section 335.525 - Effect of election to add districts to union high school district.

In an election to add districts to a union high school district, if the district boundary board determines that the proposition carried in the union high school district by a majority of votes cast, and also carried in one or more of the common school districts by a majority of the votes cast in each district, it shall declare the proposition carried as to those common school districts only in which the proposition prevailed, and shall immediately proceed to change the boundaries of the union high school district to include those districts desiring to be added thereto. [1989 c.819 §7]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.010 - School month; holidays; teachers’ holiday pay; Saturday instruction.

(1) The common school month consists of 20 days.
(2) No pupil shall be required to attend school on any Saturday or on any legal school holiday. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this section, a legal school holiday is any holiday specified in ORS 187.010.
(3) Days on which an election is held throughout the state shall be school holidays only for such schools in which the sole schoolroom is used for election purposes.
(4) The following days are not school holidays, but a portion of the days shall be set apart and observed in the public schools by appropriate activities:
(a) Lincoln’s Birthday on February 12.
(b) Admission of Oregon into the Union on February 14.
(c) Washington’s Birthday on February 22.
(d) Columbus Day on October 12.
(5) On January 15, Martin Luther King, Jr.’s actual date of birth, a portion of the day shall be set apart and observed in the public schools by appropriate activities.
(6) Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday, designated in ORS 187.010 as the third Monday in January, shall be a legal school holiday. However, notwithstanding subsection (8) of this section, whether or not there shall be compensation of school employees shall be at the discretion of the school board or covered by a collective bargaining agreement.
(7) Presidents Day, designated in ORS 187.010 as the third Monday in February, is not a legal school holiday.
(8) No teacher shall be required to teach on any Saturday, except as provided in the terms of the teacher’s employment, or on any legal school holiday. When a holiday occurs on what would otherwise be a school day, teachers shall be allowed full pay for the holiday.
(9) No subject required for graduation shall be taught on Saturday only. [Amended by 1961 c.226 §1; 1965 c.100 §221; 1981 c.450 §2; 1985 c.518 §3; 1989 c.1027 §1; 1997 c.249 §96]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.014 - Providing programs outside usual classroom hours; rules; fees.

Any district school board may contract for or operate programs providing activities before and after usual classroom hours for school-age children residing in the district. Such programs may be supervised by persons other than persons holding teaching licenses. The district school board shall establish rules of eligibility for participation in such programs and may collect fees for participation therein. The fees shall be used for the support of the programs. [Formerly 336.183]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.022 - Classified School Employees Week.

(1) The first full week in March, beginning with the first Monday, shall be known as Classified School Employees Week.
(2) In recognition of Classified School Employees Week, all communities that support children in public schools are encouraged to take time to recognize the essential, daily contributions of classified school employees to the success of the children of this state. [2023 c.46 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.029 - Oregon Civics Day for Teachers; funding.

(1) The first Friday in December is known as the Oregon Civics Day for Teachers.
(2) The purpose of the Oregon Civics Day for Teachers is to give teachers the opportunity to learn about civics in Oregon for the purpose of assisting them in providing high-quality instruction in civics.
(3) School districts are urged to encourage teachers to participate in professional development opportunities that are focused on civics and that are provided on the first Friday in December.
(4)(a) The Department of Education shall administer a process for providing funding for activities related to an annual conference dedicated to Oregon civics and held on Oregon Civics Day for Teachers. Moneys distributed under this subsection must be used to:
(A) Award grants to two public school teachers from each legislative district to assist the teachers with paying expenses incurred to attend the conference.
(B) Assist a nonprofit organization with operating expenses incurred in relation to the conference.
(C) Provide technical and professional assistance to teachers who attended the conference.
(b) The department may enter into a contract with a nonprofit organization for the purpose of awarding grants under this subsection. [2009 c.419 §1; 2015 c.731 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.035 - Required courses of study; supplemental courses; district courses; courses concerning sexually transmitted infections.

(1) The district school board shall see that the courses of study prescribed by law and by the rules of the State Board of Education are carried out. The district school board may establish supplemental courses that are not inconsistent with the prescribed courses and may adopt courses of study in lieu of state courses of study upon approval by the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
(2) Any district school board may establish a course of education concerning sexually transmitted infections including recognition of causes, sources and symptoms, and the availability of diagnostic and treatment centers. Any such course established may be taught to adults from the community served by the individual schools as well as to students enrolled in the school. The board shall cause the parents or guardians of minor students to be notified in advance that the course is to be taught. Any such parent or guardian may direct in writing that the minor child in the care of the parent or guardian be excused from any class within the course. Any parent or guardian may inspect the instructional materials to be used before or during the time the course is taught.
(3) The district school board shall coordinate the course provided in subsection (2) of this section with the officials of the local health department and the Superintendent of Public Instruction. Teachers holding endorsements for health education shall be used where available. A teacher may not be subject to discipline or removal for teaching or refusing to teach courses concerning sexually transmitted infections. [Formerly 336.225; 1967 c.67 §26; 1967 c.200 §6; 1973 c.565 §1; 1993 c.45 §74; 2005 c.209 §21; 2019 c.280 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.057 - Courses in Constitution and history of United States.

In all public schools, courses of instruction shall be given in the Constitution of the United States and in the history of the United States. These courses shall:
(1) Begin not later than the opening of the eighth grade and shall continue in grades 9 through 12.
(2) Be required in all public universities listed in ORS 352.002 and in all state and local institutions that provide education for patients or adults in custody to an extent to be determined by the Superintendent of Public Instruction. [Formerly 336.230; 1977 c.226 §1; 1999 c.1023 §1; 2011 c.637 §114; 2015 c.27 §35; 2019 c.213 §129]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.059 - Child sexual abuse prevention instructional program.

(1) Each school district board shall adopt a child sexual abuse prevention instructional program for students in kindergarten through grade 12.
(2) School districts must include in the program:
(a) Developmentally appropriate, culturally sensitive and evidence-based instruction for each grade level;
(b) A minimum of four instructional sessions per school year, with each year’s instruction building on the previous year’s instruction;
(c) Age-appropriate curriculum including role-playing, discussion, activities and books to educate students regarding child sexual abuse prevention;
(d) Instruction providing students with the knowledge and tools to communicate incidents of sexual abuse;
(e) Instruction regarding "safe touch," "unsafe touch," "safe secrets," "unsafe secrets," and how to escape and report a sexual abuse situation;
(f) Techniques to recognize child sexual abuse, skills to reduce vulnerability and encouragement to report child sexual abuse;
(g) An evaluation component with measurable outcomes;
(h) A professional training component for administrators, teachers and other school personnel regarding communicating child sexual abuse prevention techniques to students, effects of child sexual abuse on children, receiving child sexual abuse reports and disclosures and mandated reporting; and
(i) A parental involvement component to inform parents about child sexual abuse topics, including characteristics of offenders, "grooming" behaviors and how to discuss child sexual abuse prevention with children.
(3) Program instruction may be delivered by instructors including teachers, school counselors and outside agency prevention educators, provided the instructors have knowledge of and training in child sexual abuse prevention. [2015 c.401 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.067 - Topics given special emphasis in instruction.

(1) In public schools special emphasis shall be given to instruction in:
(a) Honesty, morality, courtesy, obedience to law, respect for the national flag, the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Oregon, respect for parents and the home, the dignity and necessity of honest labor and other lessons that tend to promote and develop an upright and desirable citizenry.
(b) Respect for all humans, regardless of race, color, creed, national origin, religion, age, sex or disability.
(c) Acknowledgment of the dignity and worth of individuals and groups and their participative roles in society.
(d) Humane treatment of animals.
(e) The effects of tobacco, alcohol, drugs and controlled substances upon the human system.
(2) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall prepare an outline with suggestions that will best accomplish the purpose of this section, and shall incorporate the outline in the courses of study for all public schools. [Formerly 336.240; 1975 c.531 §1; 1979 c.744 §13; 1993 c.45 §75; 2005 c.209 §22]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.076 - Advisory group regarding English language learner programs.

(1) The Department of Education shall convene an advisory group to advise the department regarding English language learner programs.
(2) The advisory group must consist of 15 members, including educators, parents, culturally specific community stakeholders, experts on English language learner policy and experts in collecting and analyzing data. The department shall solicit recommendations from organizations that represent educators, administrators, school district boards and parents when determining membership of the advisory group.
(3) The advisory group shall advise the department on the following:
(a) The implementation of ORS 327.016 and 336.079 to ensure that the policies and the programmatic and financial components of those statutes align with statewide efforts related to English language learners and with other efforts to serve the public school students of this state.
(b) Statewide efforts related to the implementation of federal law to ensure alignment with the implementation efforts of ORS 327.016 and 336.079.
(c) The development and implementation of programs to enable students to achieve biliteracy.
(d) The development and implementation of a statewide, long-term strategic plan for English language learners in this state.
(e) The provision to English language learners of both English language development classes and academic content classes that:
(A) Are meaningful and rigorous for English language learners; and
(B) Enable English language learners to satisfy the requirements for a high school diploma.
(f) Institutional support and engagement to ensure that public educators receive appropriate professional development opportunities related to English language learners and cultural responsiveness.
(g) Ongoing support to be provided to school districts to ensure that English language learners have the resources available to be successful in school and to satisfy the requirements for a high school diploma.
(4) The advisory group shall meet at least four times each year. [2017 c.408 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.079 - English language learners; statewide plan; interventions; rules.

(1) As used in this section, "English language learner" means a student who:
(a) Has limited English language proficiency because English is not the native language of the student or the student comes from an environment where a language other than English has had a significant impact on the student’s level of English language proficiency; and
(b) Meets any other criteria established by the State Board of Education by rule.
(2) Specific courses to teach speaking, reading and writing of the English language shall be provided at kindergarten and each grade level to students who are unable to benefit from classes taught in English. The courses shall be taught at school until the students are able to benefit from classes conducted in English.
(3) The Department of Education shall develop and implement a statewide plan to support students eligible for and enrolled in an English language learner program under this section.
(4) Each school district shall provide to the department any information required by the department for the purpose of preparing the report described in ORS 327.016.
(5)(a) Based on the report prepared as described in ORS 327.016, the department shall identify school districts that are:
(A) Not meeting objectives and the needs of students eligible for and enrolled in an English language learner program, taking into account the specific learning challenges and demographics of the students; or
(B) In need of targeted assistance.
(b) The department, in consultation with a school district identified under paragraph (a) of this subsection, shall establish the expected growth in student progress indicators, and the expected benchmarks for student progress indicators, for English language learners of the school district. The interventions shall be provided for four years after the school district has been identified.
(c) The department, in consultation with a school district identified under paragraph (a)(A) of this subsection, shall design and implement an accountability system of progressive interventions for the school district. The interventions shall be provided for four years after the school district has been identified.
(d) The department shall provide technical assistance to school districts that have been identified under paragraph (a)(B) of this subsection. Technical assistance shall be provided for four years after the school district has been identified.
(e) If a school district has been identified under paragraph (a) of this subsection for four years and has not met the expected growth in student progress indicators, and the expected benchmarks for student progress indicators, established under paragraph (b) of this subsection, the department shall direct the school district on how to expend moneys received under ORS 327.013 (1)(c)(A)(ii) for up to three years. [1971 c.326 §3; 1993 c.45 §77; 2015 c.604 §8; 2016 c.21 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.081 - Opportunity to qualify to assist non-English-speaking students.

(1) All school districts providing courses pursuant to ORS 336.079 shall afford the licensed personnel of that district that are assigned to perform teaching duties for such courses an opportunity to qualify to assist non-English-speaking students to learn English at no cost to the personnel.
(2) Nothing in this section prevents a district from employing licensed personnel who are qualified to teach courses under ORS 336.079. [Formerly 342.609]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.082 - Development of nondiscriminatory curriculum.

(1) The State Board of Education shall encourage the development and implementation of curriculum for public elementary and secondary schools in Oregon that will improve instructional effectiveness or efficiency and that does not discriminate.
(2) The State Board of Education shall stimulate the development of nondiscriminatory courses of study or parts of courses to improve instructional effectiveness or efficiency in public elementary and secondary schools in Oregon. The board may direct the Department of Education or contract with appropriate public educational agencies to develop program materials and to establish a mechanism for the purpose of introducing the materials and implementing the techniques.
(3) As used in subsection (1) of this section, "discriminate" has the meaning given "discrimination" in ORS 659.850. [1975 c.423 §§1,2; 1989 c.491 §23; 1993 c.45 §78]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.086 - Standards for curriculum described in ORS 336.082.

The projects authorized by ORS 336.082 should be designed to:
(1) Develop and test nondiscriminatory courses of study or parts of courses which feature predictable student achievement of prestated student performance objectives.
(2) Stimulate the implementation of innovative approaches to instruction within the various schools, providing training programs as necessary to familiarize faculty and administrators with newly developed instructional methodology.
(3) Be capable of objective evaluation within two years of commencement. [1975 c.423 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.092 - Definitions for ORS 336.092 and 336.095.

As used in ORS 336.092 and 336.095, unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) "Kindergarten child" means a child five years of age or whose fifth birthday occurs on or before September 1 or who has been admitted by the district school board under ORS 336.095 (3).
(2) "Kindergarten facilities" includes physical facilities, supplies, equipment and personnel suitable for the education and training of kindergarten children.
(3) "Physical facilities" includes but is not limited to public school buildings, rented buildings which meet health and safety standards or homes used in school district sponsored programs. [1973 c.707 §2; 1987 c.283 §1; 1993 c.45 §80; 2011 c.704 §11]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.095 - Full-day and half-day kindergarten; free kindergarten facilities; rules; admission of underage child.

(1)(a) A school district that is not a union high school district must offer half-day kindergarten and may choose to offer full-day kindergarten.
(b) A public charter school may choose to offer half-day kindergarten or full-day kindergarten.
(c) The State Board of Education shall adopt by rule:
(A) Standards for half-day kindergarten and full-day kindergarten; and
(B) The minimum number of instructional hours required for half-day kindergarten and full-day kindergarten.
(d) Nothing in this subsection requires a school district to offer half-day kindergarten in a school where the school district offers full-day kindergarten.
(2) Every school district that is not a union high school district must provide kindergarten facilities free of charge for the kindergarten children residing in the district by operating the facilities either singly or jointly with other districts or by contracting with public or private providers that conform to standards adopted by rule by the State Board of Education.
(3) Nothing in this section prevents a district school board from admitting free of charge a child who is a resident of the district and whose needs for cognitive, social and physical development would best be met in the school program, as defined by policies of the district school board, even though the child has not attained the minimum age requirement.
(4) Kindergarten that is offered as provided by subsection (1) of this section shall be funded in the same manner as other grades of the district are funded, except that the aggregate days membership of children in kindergarten shall be calculated as provided by ORS 327.006.
(5) Kindergarten is an integral part of the public school system of this state. [1973 c.707 §3; 1981 c.543 §1; 1993 c.45 §81; 2005 c.22 §232; 2011 c.704 §3; 2018 c.72 §14]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.101 - Early Learning Kindergarten Readiness Partnership and Innovation Program; rules.

(1) The Early Learning Kindergarten Readiness Partnership and Innovation Program is established for the purpose of improving the readiness of children for kindergarten. The program shall be administered by the Department of Early Learning and Care as provided by this section.
(2) Under the program, the department shall provide grants to Early Learning Hubs based on criteria established by the Early Learning Council by rule. Grants may be used for:
(a) Supporting children to successfully transition into kindergarten;
(b) Engaging families of children who are zero through five years of age in being partners in the learning and development of their children; or
(c) Investing in resources for priority populations and priority geographic areas, as identified in plans developed by Early Learning Hubs to address early care and education. [2013 c.728 §26; 2021 c.88 §1; 2021 c.631 §43]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.104 - Early Learning Kindergarten Readiness Partnership and Innovation Account.

(1) The Early Learning Kindergarten Readiness Partnership and Innovation Account is established within the Department of Early Learning and Care Fund. Separate records shall be maintained for moneys in the account. Interest earned by the account shall be credited to the account.
(2) Moneys in the account are continuously appropriated to the Department of Early Learning and Care to use for the Early Learning Kindergarten Readiness Partnership and Innovation Program described in ORS 336.101. [2013 c.728 §27; 2021 c.88 §2; 2021 c.631 §44]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.109 - Policy to reduce gang involvement, violent activities and drug abuse.

(1) After consultation with appropriate agencies and officials including the Department of Education, each school district is encouraged to develop and adopt a comprehensive policy to reduce gang involvement, violent activities and drug abuse by public school students in the school district, including but not limited to:
(a) A statement that evaluates:
(A) The nature and extent of gang involvement, violent activities and drug abuse by public school students of the school district; and
(B) The impact of gang involvement, violent activities and drug abuse on the ability of public schools in the school district to meet curriculum requirements and improve the attendance of public school students.
(b) A statement that emphasizes the need to reduce gang involvement, violent activities and drug abuse by public school students.
(c) Strategies to reduce gang involvement, violent activities and drug abuse by students of the school district considering the needs of the public school students.
(d) Methods to communicate conflict resolution skills to the teachers and public school students of the school district.
(e) Strategies to inform the teachers of the school district, the parents of public school students and the public about the policy the school district developed pursuant to this section.
(2) As used in this section, "gang" means a group that identifies itself through the use of a name, unique appearance or language, including hand signs, the claiming of geographical territory or the espousing of a distinctive belief system that frequently results in criminal activity. [1993 c.421 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.113 - Multicultural education; advisory committee.

(1) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall direct the Department of Education to increase efforts to:
(a) Evaluate the distribution of ethnic, racial and cultural backgrounds of the public school students of Oregon and the use of demographic data by school districts for curricula and program planning as reflected in district continuous improvement plans;
(b) Examine strategies to inform school district boards, school administrators, teachers, parents of students and the public about multicultural and diversity laws and policies;
(c) Identify and review exemplary multicultural curricula for different grade levels based on the needs of Oregon’s public school students;
(d) Identify and review strategies to integrate a multicultural education program with other education programs of school districts; and
(e) Evaluate how current laws on diversity and multicultural education are being implemented and applied at the state and school district levels.
(2) The superintendent shall:
(a) Seek federal and other funds to develop and implement multicultural education;
(b) Seek federal and other funds to provide funding and technical support for school districts to develop and implement multicultural curricula and educational programs; and
(c) Report to the State Board of Education on the funds available, the success in obtaining funds, the plans to develop and implement multicultural education and the development of a system for evaluation.
(3) The superintendent may appoint an advisory committee to accomplish the requirements of this section. The superintendent and the advisory committee shall seek and incorporate input from the business community, educators and minority representatives that reflect the demographics and geographic regions of this state. [1999 c.1042 §1; 2007 c.858 §32a]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.145 - Adult education classes; fees.

(1) Any district school board may provide for the establishment of classes for adult education. The board may employ personnel for the purpose of establishing and maintaining classes for adults on the fundamental principles of democratic government, English language, citizenship, public affairs, arts and crafts, general cultural subjects, adult recreation and other subjects that the State Board of Education may authorize. The classes shall be conducted in the English language, except as the needs for teaching a foreign language may require otherwise.
(2) The district school board may establish a fee schedule for the classes and collect fees from persons enrolled in the adult education program of the district. The fees shall be used for the support or encouragement of adult education.
(3) The classes shall be subject to the rules of the district school board, shall be organized to meet the needs of the adults in the district and, as far as practicable, shall be held at times and places that are most convenient and accessible to the members of the classes. [1965 c.100 §233; 1967 c.67 §6; 2005 c.209 §23]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.175 - Extended educational experiences.

In addition to regular courses of study, any district school board may make available to its students extended educational experiences through public and private community agencies when such experiences can be provided by the agencies more appropriately or at a lesser cost than by the school district. Programs under this section may include but are not limited to work experience programs conducted on a contractual basis with individual employers or employer groups. [1967 c.200 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.179 - Recognition of student achievement.

(1) It is state policy for all school districts to foster an atmosphere of student commitment to excellence in education, recognizing excellence in academics and excellence in citizenship.
(2) Each school district shall determine the activities necessary to qualify for special recognition of student achievement. [1991 c.344 §1; 2005 c.209 §24; 2012 c.91 §9]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.187 - When school authorized to disclose information about student; immunity of recipient.

(1) A public school or school district shall disclose personally identifiable information or other information allowed to be disclosed by the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act from an education record of a student to:
(a) Law enforcement, child protective services and health care professionals in connection with a health or safety emergency if knowledge of the information is necessary to protect the health and safety of the student or other individuals; and
(b) Courts and state and local juvenile justice agencies including, but not limited to, law enforcement agencies, juvenile departments and child protective service agencies. Disclosure under this paragraph must relate to the court’s or juvenile justice agency’s ability to serve the needs of a student prior to the student’s adjudication under ORS chapter 419C. A person to whom personally identifiable information is disclosed under this paragraph shall certify, in writing, that the person will not disclose the information to a third party other than another court or juvenile justice agency or a person or organization providing direct services to the student on behalf of a juvenile justice agency.
(2) As used in this section, a "health or safety emergency" includes, but is not limited to, law enforcement efforts to locate a child who may be a victim of kidnap, abduction or custodial interference and law enforcement or child protective services efforts to respond to a report of child abuse or neglect pursuant to ORS 419B.005 to 419B.050.
(3) A person who receives information under this section is not liable civilly or criminally for failing to disclose the information. [1993 c.806 §9 (326.565, 326.575 and 336.187 enacted in lieu of 336.185, 336.195 and 336.215); 1995 c.79 §183; 1999 c.620 §7]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.204 - Department assistance in funding school nursing services.

(1) As used in this section:
(a) "School nurse" means:
(A) A school nurse as defined in ORS 342.455;
(B) A registered nurse licensed under ORS 678.010 to 678.410; or
(C) A licensed practical nurse licensed under ORS 678.010 to 678.410 and acting under the direction of a registered nurse.
(b) "School nursing services" means nursing services provided by a school nurse practicing in a school setting pursuant to ORS 336.201.
(2) The Department of Education shall assist school districts and education service districts in funding school nursing services as provided by this section. The assistance:
(a) Must include facilitating collaboration between a school district or an education service district and entities that have experience with providing the technical assistance described in subsection (4) of this section and experience in Medicaid billing; and
(b) May include any other assistance available from the department.
(3)(a) A school district or an education service district may receive assistance as described in this section by submitting an application prescribed by the department.
(b) The number of applications accepted under this subsection may be limited based on the funding and resources available.
(4) Technical assistance provided to a school district or an education service district under this section shall include the following:
(a) Assistance in the creation and implementation of a district plan to maximize Medicaid billing for school nursing services as part of the overall structure for providing school health services;
(b) Assistance to school nurses with practices related to Medicaid billing and efficiencies; and
(c) Ongoing technical assistance to participating school districts and education service districts in maximizing Medicaid billing.
(5) The department shall collaborate with any state agency necessary for the purpose of providing the assistance described in this section, including seeking any rule or statutory change necessary to secure federal financial participation in the cost of providing school nursing services.
(6) Nothing in this section prevents the department from providing assistance that is not described in this section or from providing assistance to school districts and education service districts that have not submitted an application under this section or that have not had an application accepted under this section. [2017 c.688 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.212 - Vision Health Account.

(1) The Vision Health Account is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the account shall be credited to the account.
(2) Moneys in the account are continuously appropriated to the Department of Education to make reimbursements for expenses incurred for the provision of vision screenings, as described in ORS 336.211 (5).
(3) The department, on behalf of the State of Oregon, may solicit and accept gifts, grants and donations from public and private sources for the provision of vision screenings. Moneys received under this subsection shall be deposited into the account.
(4) From the moneys appropriated by the Legislative Assembly to the account each biennium, the department may retain no more than a total of 10 percent of the moneys for administrative expenses incurred by the department in making reimbursements. [2017 c.640 §3; 2021 c.648 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 09 - Education and Culture › Chapter 336 - Conduct of Schools Generally › Section 336.214 - Request not to participate in dental screening; notice; rules.

(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Dental screening" has the meaning given that term in ORS 336.213.
(b) "Prekindergarten program" means an entity that is a provider under the Oregon Prenatal to Kindergarten Program under ORS 329.172 to 329.200.
(2) A school district or prekindergarten program that causes a dental screening to be conducted of all of the students in one or more classrooms or in one or more grades where the students are 14 years of age or younger must provide the students or the parents or guardians of the students an opportunity to request not to participate in the dental screening.
(3) At least two weeks before a school district or prekindergarten program causes to be conducted a dental screening of all of the students in one or more classrooms or in one or more grades where the students are 14 years of age or younger, the school district or prekindergarten program must provide written notice of the dental screening to each student for whom the dental screening will be conducted.
(4) The notice required by subsection (3) of this section must:
(a) Explain that either a student or a parent or guardian of a student has the right to request in writing that the student not participate in the dental screening;
(b) Explain that, on the day of the dental screening, a student or a parent or guardian of a student may request, orally or in writing, that the student not participate in the screening;
(c) Explain who will administer the dental screening and who will have access to the results of screening; and
(d) Meet any other requirements established by the State Board of Education by rule.
(5) This section does not authorize a school district or a prekindergarten program to cause a dental screening to be conducted on an individual student who is 14 years of age or younger without first receiving the written consent of a parent or guardian of the student if the dental screening is not conducted as part of a dental screening of all students in one or more classrooms or one or more grades. [2017 c.407 §1; 2023 c.547 §22]