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Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 1 - PROCEDURAL RULES › Section 581-001-0000 - Giving Reasonable Notice to Interested Persons on any Proposal by the Fair Dismissal Appeals Board to Adopt, Amend, or Repeal any Rule

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(1) Prior to the
			 adoption, amendment, or repeal of any rule, other than a temporary rule which
			 shall be adopted in accordance with ORS
			 183.335(5) the
			 Fair Dismissal Appeals Board shall give notice of the proposed adoption,
			 amendment, or repeal:
(a) In the Secretary of
			 State's Bulletin referred to in ORS
			 183.360 at least 21 days prior
			 to the effective date of the rule to be adopted.
(b) By mailing or e-mailing, at least 28 days
			 before the effective date of the rule, a copy of the notice to persons on the
			 Board's mailing list established pursuant to ORS
			 183.335(8);
(c) By mailing or e-mailing a copy
			 of the notice to the legislators specified in ORS
			 183.335(15) at
			 least 49 days before the effective day of the rule; and,
(d) By mailing or e-mailing a copy of the
			 notice to persons, organizations and publications identified by the Board and
			 established educational, student and parent organizations that have submitted
			 mailing or e-mailing addresses to the Board.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 1 - PROCEDURAL RULES › Section 581-001-0002 - Authorization for Employee to Appear on Behalf of Agency in Certain Hearings

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(1) Subject to the
			 approval of the Attorney General, an officer or employee of the Department of
			 Education is authorized to appear on behalf of the agency in the following
			 types of hearings conducted by this agency or the Office of Administrative
			 Hearings:
(a) Appeals under ORS
			 326.603 and OAR 581-021-0510 and
			 581-021-0511 relating to an applicant's employment or eligibility to contract
			 with a school district based on the results of a criminal background check;
			 and.
(b) Appeals under ORS
			 820.110 and OAR 581-053-0060
			 relating to school buses and actions taken by the Department against a
			 certificate or permit holder. These may include suspensions, revocations or
			 refusals of certificates or permits.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 1 - PROCEDURAL RULES › Section 581-001-0005 - Model Rules of Procedure

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Pursuant to ORS
				183.341, the Board adopts the
				Attorney General's Uniform and Model Rules of Procedure under the
				Administrative Procedures Act, in effect on January 1, 2012, except those rules
				pertaining to contested cases.
The full text of the Attorney General's Model Rules of
				  Procedure is available from the office of the Attorney General or the
				  Department of Education.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  183.341
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  183.341
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 1 - PROCEDURAL RULES › Section 581-001-0016 - Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Except as otherwise designated or limited by the Governor
				pursuant to ORS 326.300:
(1) References to the "Superintendent of
			 Public Instruction" in rules, policies or in motions adopted by the State Board
			 of Education shall be considered references to the Superintendent of Public
			 Instruction and the Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction.
(2) The Deputy Superintendent shall perform
			 any act or duty which the State Board of Education has designated by rule,
			 policy or vote to the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  326.051
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  326.300 &
				  326.310
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 1 - PROCEDURAL RULES › Section 581-001-0053 - Parking Rules (OSSD)

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(1) There
			 shall be no charge to employees of the Oregon State Schools for the Deaf for
			 parking automobiles at the school or for using bicycle racks provided by the
			 Department.
(2) The Department may
			 issue parking permits to other employees who wish to park at the school. The
			 parking rate for such permits will be one-half of the O rider permits issued
			 for the Pringle site rounded to the nearest half dollar.
(3) The Department provides parking for
			 official business only, unless other arrangements are expressly made for
			 employees (during working hours), visitors, commercial service, and state-owned
			 vehicles. Persons who fail to comply with this rule shall forfeit their parking
			 privileges, and be subject to the enforcement provisions specified in OAR
			 581-023-0052(12). The Department may provide the following types of additional
			 parking:
(a) Specially marked or designated
			 free parking for the temporary use of individuals with handicaps visiting state
			 offices. Vehicles occupying such spaces shall bear the appropriate identifying
			 plate or decal sticker issued by the Motor Vehicles Division;
(b) Time-limited free spaces for use by
			 persons transacting business in state offices. No state employee shall abuse
			 this class of parking;
(c) Free
			 spaces designated for commercial loading and service vehicle use
			 only.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 1 - PROCEDURAL RULES › Section 581-001-0100 - Audit and Other Financial Appeals

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(1)
(a)
			 This rule establishes the process to be used by the Department of Education for
			 addressing the overpayment or underpayment of State School Funds from a closed
			 year to a school district, education service district, public charter school or
			 other program based on information received by the department in an audit or
			 other report. A year is closed on the June 30 that is two years after the
			 fiscal year began. For example, the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008 is
			 closed on June 30, 2010.
(b) The
			 department may also use the process established by this rule for addressing the
			 overpayment or underpayment of other state funds to a school district,
			 education service district, public charter school or other program based on
			 information received by the department in an audit or other report.
(c) Other reports received by the department
			 that may be the basis to determine that an overpayment or underpayment has been
			 made include but are not limited to information provided by a district, school
			 or program or information from a department investigation.
(d) The department will only seek to recover
			 payments or will pay an amount under this rule if the department received the
			 audit or report that the overpayment or underpayment is based upon within five
			 years of the date that the year was closed. For example, for the fiscal year
			 beginning July 1, 2008, the department will only seek to recover or make
			 payments based on audits or reports involving that fiscal year that were
			 received by the department on or before June 30, 2015.
(e) The department will not seek to recover
			 and will not pay amounts under this rule of $750 or less.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 1 - PROCEDURAL RULES › Section 581-001-0101 - Audit and Other Financial Appeals

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(1)
(a) This rule establishes the process to be
			 used by the Department of Education to address the overpayment or underpayment
			 of State School Fund monies related to changes in federal law under
			 16 U.S.C.
			 7112(f).
(b) This rule applies only to school years
			 2017-18, 2018-19, and 2019-20. For purposes of this rule, a year is considered
			 closed on June 30 that is two years after the fiscal year began. For example,
			 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, is closed on June 30, 2020.
(c) Other reports received by the department
			 that may be the basis to determine that an overpayment or underpayment has been
			 made include but are not limited to information provided by a district, school
			 or program or information from a department investigation.
(d) The department will only seek to recover
			 payments or will pay an amount under this rule if the department received the
			 audit or report that the overpayment or underpayment is based upon within seven
			 years of the date that the year was closed. For example, for the fiscal year
			 beginning July 1, 2018, the department will only seek to recover or make
			 payments based on audits or reports involving that fiscal year that were
			 received by the department on or before June 30, 2026.
(e) The department will not seek to recover
			 and will not pay amounts under this rule of $750 or less.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 1 - PROCEDURAL RULES › Section 581-001-0105 - Establishing Fees for Public Records

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(1) The Oregon Department of Education may
			 charge a fee of twenty-five (25) cents per page for supplying copies of public
			 records on request.
(2) The
			 Department may charge an additional fee reasonably calculated to provide
			 reimbursement for costs incurred in locating, compiling, editing or otherwise
			 processing such records to make them available for inspection, and for costs
			 incurred in locating, compiling, editing or otherwise processing such records
			 to make them available for inspection, and for costs of conveying such records
			 to the requester. Employee time required for such purposes shall be billed at a
			 rate not to exceed cost of employee time to the Department.
(3) No additional fee will be charged for
			 providing records in an alternative format to individuals with vision or
			 hearing impairments when required by the Americans with Disabilities
			 Act.
(4) A Deputy Superintendent
			 may reduce or waive fees when:
(a) The time
			 spent making the records available was negligible; or
(b) Supplying the requested records is within
			 the normal scope of Department activity; or
(c) Payment would make extreme financial
			 hardship upon requester.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 1 - PROCEDURAL RULES › Section 581-001-0110 - Mediation Confidentiality

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Pursuant to ORS
				36.224 and OAR 137-005-0050, the
				Oregon Department of Education adopts by reference OAR 137-005-0052 Mediation
				Confidentiality as promulgated by the Attorney general effective as of November
				13, 2018.
The form(s) referenced in this rule is not printed in the OAR
				  Compilation. Copies are available from the
				  agency.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  36.224
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  36.224,
				  36.228,
				  36.230 &
				  36.232
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 1 - PROCEDURAL RULES › Section 581-001-0115 - Confidentiality of Workplace Mediations

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Pursuant to ORS
				36.224 and OAR 137-005-0050, the
				Oregon Department of Education adopts by reference OAR 137-005-0055
				Confidentiality of Workplace Mediations as promulgated by the Attorney general
				effective as of November 13, 2018.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  36.224
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  36.230(4)
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 1 - PROCEDURAL RULES › Section 581-001-0125 - Administration of Intergovernmental Agreements

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(1) For purposes of the rule:
(a) "Agreement to Agree" (ATA) is a written
			 agreement between the Department and a public entity that contains contractual
			 provisions, which can be used in certain future Intergovernmental Agreements
			 between the parties through either incorporation by reference or attachment.
			 Examples of an Agreement to Agree include, but are not limited to:
(A) A non-binding Price Agreement between the
			 Department and a public entity under which the Department may issue purchase
			 orders that create a binding agreement; and
(B) A document of understanding between the
			 Department and a public entity, which identifies potential tasks or services
			 the Department may request the public entity to perform, but are not
			 specifically identified until the Department issues a purchase order or work
			 order that creates a binding agreement.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 2 - ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTING ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Section 581-002-0001 - Definitions

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For purposes of OAR 581-002-0001 to OAR 581-002-0023:
(1) "Complaint" includes any written report
			 of wrongdoing or written grievance that a complainant emails, mails, or
			 otherwise communicates to a district or district staff member, or any verbal
			 report of discrimination, that is not filed in accordance with a district's
			 complaint process unless the district, within 10 days of receiving the report
			 or grievance, directs the complainant, in writing in the complainant's
			 preferred language, to file the report or grievance in accordance with the
			 district's complaint process.
(2)
			 "Department" means the Oregon Department of Education.
(3) "District" means:
(a) A school district, an education service
			 district, a public charter school, a Youth Corrections Education Program
			 provider under contract with the department, a Juvenile Detention Education
			 Program provider under contract with the department, or a program that receives
			 moneys pursuant to ORS
			 343.243; and
(b) Any educational agency, program, or
			 service under the jurisdiction of an entity described in subparagraph (a) of
			 this paragraph.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 2 - ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTING ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Section 581-002-0003 - Scope

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OAR 581-002-0001 to OAR 581-002-0023 apply to appeals of
				complaints alleging:
(1) A violation
			 of ORS 339.285 to
			 339.303 or OAR 581-021-0556
			 (Restraint and Seclusion);
(2) A
			 violation of ORS 659.850 or OAR 581-021-0045 to
			 581-021-0046 (Discrimination Prohibited and Program Compliance Standards for
			 Purposes Related to Discrimination) or OAR 581-022-2312 (Every Student
			 Belongs);
(3) If the entity against
			 whom the complaint is filed is a school district, education service district,
			 or public charter school, a violation of OAR 581-021-0038 (Minimum Requirements
			 for School District Sexual Harassment Policies)
;
(4) If the entity is a school district or a
			 public charter school, or an education service district that has entered into a
			 contract with a school district for the purpose of designating and providing
			 for the school district one or more civil rights coordinators, OAR 581-021-0655
			 and 0660 (Duty to Designate One or More Civil Rights Coordinators and Duties of
			 and Training Requirements for Civil Rights Coordinators);
(5) If the entity that is the subject of the
			 complaint is a school or program operated by a school district, education
			 service district, or public charter school, a violation of OAR 581-021-0047
			 (Prohibition against Using Native American Mascot);
(6) If the entity against whom the complaint
			 is filed is a school district, an education service district, a Youth
			 Corrections Education Program provider under contract with the department, or a
			 program that receives money pursuant to ORS
			 343.243 (3) or
			 (4), a violation of ORS
			 659.852
			 (Retaliation); or
(7) A violation of the Oregon Administrative
			 Rules, Chapter 581, Division 022 (Division 22 Standards).
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  326.051, ORS
				  339.303 & ORS
				  659.850 to
				  659.855
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  339.303, ORS
				  659.850 to
				  659.855 & ORS
				  339.285 to
				  339.303
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 2 - ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTING ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Section 581-002-0005 - Acceptance of Appeal

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A complainant may appeal a final decision of a complaint
				described in OAR 581-002-0003 if the appeal meets the following
				criteria:
(1)
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of
			 this subsection, the appeal must be from a final decision by a district. A
			 decision is a final decision by a district if:
(A) The complainant has exhausted the
			 district's complaint process except as otherwise allowed by statute;
(B) In a complaint process with more than one
			 step, the district fails to render a written decision within 30 days of the
			 submission of the complaint at any step, unless the district and complainant
			 have agreed in writing to a longer time period for that step; or
(C) The district fails to resolve the
			 complaint within 90 days of the initial filing of the complaint, regardless of
			 the number of steps in the district complaint process, unless the district and
			 complainant have agreed in writing to a longer time period.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 2 - ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTING ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Section 581-002-0007 - Notice of Acceptance or Denial of Appeal

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(1) Upon receipt of an appeal under OAR
			 581-002-0005, the department will determine whether the appeal satisfies the
			 requirements of OAR 581-002-0003 and 581-002-0005.
(2) If the department determines that the
			 appeal satisfies the requirements of OAR 581-002-0003 and 581-002-0005, the
			 department will give written notice to the complainant and the district that
			 the appeal has been accepted. Notice given under this subsection must:
(a) Be issued within 14 calendar days of
			 receiving the appeal;
(b) Include a
			 reference to the school district decision that is on appeal;
(c) Include a reference to the specific
			 statute or rule that is at issue;
(d) Include an explanation of the district's
			 duties under OAR 581-002-0009;
(e)
			 Include a list of all correspondence, documents, and other information that the
			 department determines is essential to conducting an investigation under OAR
			 581-002-0009; and
(f) Include an
			 explanation of alternative, non-adversarial options available to the
			 complainant and the district and the contact information of departmental
			 personnel who can assist the complainant and the district in pursuing those
			 options.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 2 - ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTING ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Section 581-002-0009 - Investigation

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(1)
(a) Within 30 days of the date on which the
			 department gave notice under OAR 581-002-0007 that it is accepting an appeal, a
			 district must submit to the department a written response and all
			 correspondence, documents, and other information that the department requested
			 in the notice. The written response must include:
(A) A statement of facts;
(B) A description of any district action
			 taken in response to the complaint; or if district action was not taken in
			 response to the complaint, an explanation of the reason or reasons that
			 district action was not taken;
(C)
			 Any stipulation reached concerning settlement of the complaint; and
(D) A list of complaints filed with another
			 agency by the complainant concerning the subject of the appeal, to the extent
			 that the district is aware of such complaints.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 2 - ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTING ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Section 581-002-0011 - Conciliation

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(1) After the
			 department issues a preliminary order under OAR 581-002-0009(3)(a)(A), the
			 parties shall attempt to reach an agreement through conciliation.
(2) The conciliation period under this
			 section may not be longer than 30 days, unless the parties agree in writing to
			 a longer time period.
(3) The
			 district may not have an attorney present during conciliation unless the parent
			 is accompanied by an attorney.
(4)
			 Upon request, the department will provide technical assistance to support the
			 conciliation process.
(5) Any
			 conciliation agreement entered into by the parties must be in writing and shall
			 contain the following:
(a) A statement
			 identifying the parties to the agreement;
(b) A statement that the parties entering the
			 agreement intend that the agreement will resolve the matters at issue in the
			 appeal;
(c) A statement or list
			 specifying the particular terms to which the parties have agreed;
(d) A statement that the parties further
			 agree that:
(A) Upon execution of the
			 agreement, the department will enter an order staying the proceedings until:
(i) The department confirms in writing that
			 the parties have fulfilled the obligations contained in the agreement;
			 or
(ii) The department has
			 determined that a party has failed to fulfill the terms of the
			 agreement;
(B) The
			 department will continue to have jurisdiction over the matter while the parties
			 are in conciliation;
(C) Any party
			 having an obligation under the agreement shall notify the department in writing
			 within 14 days of completing the obligation;
(D) The department may investigate either
			 party's compliance with the agreement to determine whether the parties have met
			 their obligations within the time specified in the agreement;
(E) The department may issue a final order
			 adopting the findings and conclusions contained in the preliminary order if the
			 department finds, by substantial evidence, that a party having an obligation
			 under the agreement has failed to fulfill that obligation within the time
			 required and no good cause exists for that failure; and
(F) Upon completion of all obligations of the
			 agreement as confirmed by the department, the department shall issue an order
			 closing the appeal;
(e)
			 A statement that the parties have read and agreed to the terms contained in the
			 agreement; and
(f) The signature of
			 each party to the agreement.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 2 - ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTING ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Section 581-002-0017 - Final Order

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(1) The department
			 shall issue a final order:
(a) If the final
			 order is being issued pursuant to OAR 581-002-0009(3)(a)(B), within 90 days of
			 the date on which the department gave notice under OAR 581-002-0007 that it is
			 accepting an appeal;
(b) If the
			 final order is being issued pursuant to OAR 581-002-0011(7) or OAR
			 581-002-0023(7)(a), within 14 days of the date on which the department
			 determined that a party failed to fulfill the terms of the agreement;
			 or
(c) If the final order is being
			 issued pursuant to OAR 581-002-0011(8), within 14 days of the date on which the
			 conciliation period ended.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 2 - ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTING ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Section 581-002-0019 - Compliance and Corrective Action

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(1) If a violation is found, the district
			 must be in compliance with the final order and implement any corrective action
			 in accordance with the terms of the final order. Corrective action must be
			 completed by the beginning of the school year next following the date of the
			 final order, unless an extension is granted by the Director of the Oregon
			 Department of Education pursuant to ORS
			 327.103(3)(a).
(2) If the district does not comply with the
			 final order or implement corrective action in accordance with the terms of a
			 final order, the department shall order appropriate remedies which may include:
(a) Withholding any distribution authorized
			 under the laws of this state from the State School Fund; and
(b) Any other appropriate remedy.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 2 - ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTING ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Section 581-002-0021 - Judicial Review and Reconsideration

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(1) Pursuant to OAR 137-004-0080 and ORS
			 183.484, a party may request
			 reconsideration of the final order by the department within 60 days of service
			 of the final order. The department and a party seeking reconsideration shall
			 follow the procedure for reconsideration described in OAR
			 137-004-0080.
(2) Parties may seek
			 judicial review of the final order under ORS
			 183.484. Judicial review may be
			 obtained by filing a petition for review with the Marion County Circuit Court
			 or with the circuit court for the county where the party resides within 60 days
			 of service of the final order or, if a petition for reconsideration has been
			 filed, within 60 days of service of an order denying reconsideration.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  326.051, ORS
				  339.303 & ORS
				  659.850 to
				  659.855
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  339.303, ORS
				  659.850 to
				  659.855 & ORS
				  339.285 to
				  339.303
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 2 - ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTING ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Section 581-002-0023 - Conciliation and Remediation Occurring Before Issuance of Order

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(1) On any day
			 preceding the date on which the department issues notice under OAR
			 581-002-0007, a potential complainant or a district may request technical
			 assistance from the department with respect to an alleged violation of a law or
			 rule described in OAR 581-002-0003.
(2)
(a) On
			 any day following the date on which the department issues notice under OAR
			 581-002-0007 and preceding the date on which a preliminary final order is
			 issued pursuant to OAR 581-002-0009(3)(a)(A) or on which a final order is
			 issued pursuant to OAR 581-002-0009(3)(a)(B), a complainant who files an appeal
			 under OAR 581-002-0001 to 581-002-0023, and the district against whom the
			 appeal is filed, may jointly request:
(A) To
			 toll the proceedings described in OAR 581-002-0001 to 581-002-0023 for purposes
			 of reaching an agreement through conciliation; or
(B) For the district to immediately take
			 corrective action as proposed by the district and approved by the department
			 with respect to any allegation made by the complainant.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 2 - ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTING ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Section 581-002-0025 - Test Development

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(1)
			 Definitions. As used in this rule:
(a)
			 "Assessment item" means test items, stimuli, graphics, reading passages,
			 writing prompts, answer keys, and scoring rubrics developed for use on an
			 Oregon Statewide Assessment.
(b)
			 "Oregon statewide assessment" means:
(A) The
			 English Language Proficiency Assessment (ELPA);
(B) The Oregon Assessment of Knowledge and
			 Skills (OAKS) in:
(i)
			 Reading/Literature;
(ii)
			 Mathematics;
(iii)
			 Science;
(iv) Social Sciences which
			 may include history, geography, economics and civics;
(v) Writing Performance; and
(C) The OAKS Extended Assessment
			 in:
(i) Reading/Literature;
(ii) Mathematics;
(iii) Science;
(iv) Writing Performance.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 2 - ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTING ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Section 581-002-0035 - Waivers and Permissions

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The Director of the Department of Education may grant waivers
				and one permission as follows:
(1)
			 Waiver of a specific standard: To address an immediate concern or need, a
			 school district may petition the Director for a waiver of a specific standard.
			 A petition shall specify the reason(s) the district is seeking the waiver and
			 other relevant information. If it is determined that the request conforms with
			 the intent of the standards, the Director shall recommend the waiver to the
			 State Board. Waivers under this provision may be granted for up to one
			 year.
(2) Educational Flexibility
			 Partnership Demonstration Act (Ed-Flex) Waiver:
(a) This federal Act allows school districts
			 to request a waiver of statutory or regulatory requirements under the following
			 federal programs or Acts:
(A) Elementary and
			 Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title I, Helping Disadvantaged Children Meet
			 High Standards;
(B) ESEA Title II,
			 Teacher Quality;
(C) ESEA Title IV,
			 Safe Drug Free Schools;
(D) ESEA
			 Title V, Innovative Education Program Strategies;
(E) ESEA Title VII, Part C - Emergency
			 Immigrant Education;
(F) Carl D.
			 Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 2 - ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTING ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Section 581-002-0035 - Waivers

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The Director of the Department of Education may grant waivers
				as follows:
(1) Waiver of a specific
			 standard: To address an immediate concern or need, a school district may
			 petition the Director for a waiver of a specific standard. A petition shall
			 specify the reason(s) the district is seeking the waiver and other relevant
			 information. If it is determined that the request conforms with the intent of
			 the standards, the Director shall recommend the waiver to the State Board.
			 Waivers under this provision may be granted for up to one year.
(2) Educational Flexibility Partnership
			 Demonstration Act (Ed-Flex) Waiver:
(a) This
			 federal Act allows school districts to request a waiver of statutory or
			 regulatory requirements under the following federal programs or Acts:
(A) Elementary and Secondary Education Act
			 (ESEA) Title I, Helping Disadvantaged Children Meet High Standards;
(B) ESEA Title II, Teacher Quality;
(C) ESEA Title IV, Safe Drug Free
			 Schools;
(D) ESEA Title V,
			 Innovative Education Program Strategies;
(E) ESEA Title VII, Part C - Emergency
			 Immigrant Education;
(F) Carl D.
			 Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 2 - ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTING ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Section 581-002-0090 - Accountability Reporting Advisory Committee

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(1) The Superintendent of Public Instruction
			 shall appoint a committee, called the Accountability Reporting Advisory
			 Committee (ARAC), consisting of at least eight members of the educational
			 community. No more than one voting member of the ARAC may be employed by the
			 Oregon Department of Education. The Superintendent shall appoint a chairperson
			 and vice chairperson.
(2) The ARAC
			 will have the following responsibilities:
(a)
			 Recommend to the Oregon Department of Education policies, procedures and
			 methodologies regarding:
(A) School and
			 district report cards;
(B) Cohort
			 graduation rate;
(C) Annual
			 Measurable Objectives;
(D) Business
			 rules for accountability reporting;
(E) Measurement of student growth;
			 and
(F) Other measures for holding
			 schools and districts accountable for student success.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 2 - ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTING ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Section 581-002-0100 - Federal Programs Appeals Process

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(1) The appeal procedures required by this
			 rule apply to appeals of Department of Education "the Department" decisions
			 affecting local education agencies participating in the following federal
			 programs:
(a) Title I, Part A of the
			 Elementary and Secondary Education Act;
(b) Title I, Part C of the Elementary and
			 Secondary Education Act;
(c) Title
			 I, Part D, Subpart 2, of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act;
(d) Title II, Part A of the Elementary and
			 Secondary Education Act;
(e) Title
			 III, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act;
(f) Title IV, Part A of the Elementary and
			 Secondary Education Act;
(g) Title
			 IV, Part B of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act;
(h) Title V, Part B of the Elementary and
			 Secondary Education Act;
(i)
			 McKinney-Vento Homeless Education;
(j) Stronger Connections Grant authorized
			 under the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act; and
(k) American Rescue Plan-Homeless Children
			 Youth Programs I and II.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 2 - ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTING ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Section 581-002-0200 - Class Size Collection

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(1) As
			 used in this rule:
(a) "Class" means a setting
			 in which organized instruction of academic course content is provided to one or
			 more students (including cross-age groupings) for a given period of time. A
			 course may be offered to more than one class. Class instruction, provided by
			 one or more teachers or other staff members, may be delivered in person or via
			 a different medium.
(b) "Regular
			 assignment of a teacher" means a teacher who consistently teaches a group of
			 students in an elementary self-contained classroom or group(s) of students in a
			 secondary classroom in academic subject area(s) over a given period of
			 time.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 2 - ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTING ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Section 581-002-1800 - Dyslexia-Related Training: Definitions

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The following definitions apply to OAR 581-002-1805 and
				581-002-1810:
(1) "Dyslexia" means a
			 specific learning disability that is neurobiological in origin. It is
			 characterized by difficulties with accurate or fluent word recognition, or
			 both, and by poor spelling and decoding abilities. These difficulties typically
			 result from a deficit in the phonological component of language that is often
			 unexpected in relation to other cognitive abilities and the provision of
			 effective classroom instruction. Secondary consequences may include problems in
			 reading comprehension and reduced reading experience that can impede growth of
			 vocabulary and background knowledge.
(2) "Explicit" means direct, face-to-face
			 teaching that involves teacher explanation, demonstration, and the provision of
			 ongoing corrective feedback.
(3)
			 "Evidence-based" means instructional practices with a proven record of success
			 based on reliable, trustworthy, and valid evidence that when the practices are
			 implemented with fidelity, students can be expected to make adequate gains in
			 reading achievement.
(4)
			 "Kindergarten through grade five school" means any public school that enrolls
			 students in kindergarten or grade one including, but not limited to,
			 kindergarten through grade eight schools, kindergarten through grade 12
			 schools, and primary schools serving students in kindergarten through grade
			 two.
(5) "Professional educator"
			 means any licensed or registered, or certified person who is authorized to:
(a) engage in an instructional program
			 including teaching, counseling, school psychology, administering, and
			 supervising; or
(b) engage in
			 speech language pathology.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 2 - ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTING ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Section 581-002-1805 - Annual List of Dyslexia-Related Training Opportunities

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(1) The Oregon Department of Education shall
			 annually develop a list of training opportunities related to
			 dyslexia.
(2) To be included on the
			 list of approved training opportunities, the training must:
(a) Comply with the knowledge and practice
			 standards of an international organization on dyslexia:
(A) The Department shall review knowledge and
			 practice standards from known international organizations on dyslexia annually;
			 and
(B) In the event that more than
			 one set of international standards exist, the Department will review, with
			 stakeholder involvement, all standards to ensure the selection of standards
			 that reflect current evidence-based practices related to dyslexia.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 2 - ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTING ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Section 581-002-1807 - Dyslexia-Related Training Grants

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(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.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 2 - ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTING ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Section 581-002-1810 - Waiver from Teacher Training Requirements

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(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;
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 2 - ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTING ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Section 581-002-1815 - Universal Screening for Risk Factors of Dyslexia: Definitions

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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
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 2 - ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTING ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Section 581-002-1820 - List of Approved Universal Screeners for Risk Factors of Dyslexia

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(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.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 2 - ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTING ADVISORY COMMITTEE › Section 581-002-1825 - Waiver for Universal Screening of Risk Factors of Dyslexia in a Student's Native Language Other Than English

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(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.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 11 - TEXTBOOK ADOPTION › Section 581-011-0050 - Generally

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(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
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 11 - TEXTBOOK ADOPTION › Section 581-011-0052 - Accessible Instructional Materials Required

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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).
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  337.035
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  337.035
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 11 - TEXTBOOK ADOPTION › Section 581-011-0055 - Guidelines for the Selection of Instructional Materials Criteria Committees

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(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 from
			 review fees collected by the Department of Education from publishers.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  337.035
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  337.035
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 11 - TEXTBOOK ADOPTION › Section 581-011-0060 - Guidelines for Criteria Development by Committees

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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.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 337
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  337.035
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 11 - TEXTBOOK ADOPTION › Section 581-011-0065 - Approval of Criteria for Evaluation of Instructional Materials

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(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.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  337.030,
				  337.035,
				  337.060,
				  337.065,
				  337.075 &
				  337.260
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  337.035