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Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 20 - SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 581-020-0613 - Transformation District Technical Assistance

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(1) The Department of Education shall provide
			 technical assistance to ELL Transformation Districts. The technical assistance
			 must include an evaluation of the district's programs for ELL students using an
			 approved and evidence-based needs assessment. The needs assessment will examine
			 the root causes impacting student's performance and program quality and
			 effectiveness. The evaluation must include, but not be limited to program
			 design, program model, instructional delivery strategies, curriculum,
			 assessment, staff qualifications, staff training on culturally responsive
			 instructional pedagogy and practices, and the level of engagement with ELL
			 families and community.
(2) The
			 technical assistance shall have the following phases which may be repeated as
			 necessary:
(a) Phase 1: Identify and evaluate
			 local district needs.
(b) Phase 2:
			 Identify interventions and assistance.
(c) Phase 3: Plan for implementation and
			 monitoring.
(d) Phase 4: Implement
			 and monitor.
(e) Phase 5: Review,
			 reflect and adjust.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 20 - SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 581-020-0615 - ELL District and School Improvement: Target Districts

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(1) ELL Target Districts must perform an
			 evaluation of the district's programs for ELL students using an approved and
			 evidence-based needs assessment. The needs assessment will examine the root
			 causes impacting student's performance and program quality and effectiveness.
			 The evaluation must include, but not be limited to, program design, program
			 model, instructional delivery strategies, curriculum, assessment, staff
			 qualifications, staff training on culturally responsive instructional pedagogy
			 and practices, and the level of engagement with ELL families and
			 community.
(2) The Department shall
			 identify the technical assistance to be provided to ELL target districts. The
			 technical assistance shall include but not be limited to assistance with
			 conducting the evaluation of the district's programs.
(3) If resources are available after
			 providing technical assistance to ELL Transformation District, the Department
			 may provide individualized technical assistance to the ELL Target Districts.
			 The individual technical assistance must be consistent with OAR
			 581-020-0613.
(4) The Department
			 shall establish the expected growth and expected benchmarks for student
			 progress indicators, for all English language learners of the district, and
			 measurable district goals for implementing instructional practices and program
			 improvements recognized as effective in improving outcomes for ELL
			 students.
(5) If resources are
			 available after providing grant funds to ELL Transformation Districts, the
			 Department may provide grant funds to ELL Target Districts.
Statutory/Other Authority: Sec. 3, ch. 604 & OL 2015
				  (Enrolled HB 3499)
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 339.079 & Sec. 3, ch. 604
				  & OL 2015 (Enrolled HB 3499)
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 20 - SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 581-020-0621 - ELL District and School Improvement: District Expenditure of Moneys

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(1) The Department
			 shall direct transformation and target school districts on how to expend all
			 moneys received under ORS
			 327.013(1)(c)(A)(ii)
			 (ELL weight) for up to three years, for identified districts that have not met
			 the expected growth and expected benchmarks for student progress indicators,
			 and demonstrated implementation of the instructional practices and program
			 improvements recognized as effective in improving outcomes for ELL students
			 that were identified for the school district. The overall progress of
			 transformation and target school districts will be evaluated applying an equity
			 lens to examine:
(a) District progress in
			 improving the student outcomes that resulted in their selection as a
			 transformation or target district (as defined in OAR 581-020-0609)
(b) District implementation of program
			 design, program model, instructional delivery strategies, curriculum,
			 assessment, staff qualifications, staff training on culturally responsive
			 instructional pedagogy and practices, and the level of engagement with ELL
			 families and community identified for improvement (as described in OAR
			 581-020-0613)
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 20 - SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 581-020-0624 - ELL District and School Improvement: Best Practices and Promising

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(1) The Department
			 shall create an online resource bank for sharing national, state and local best
			 practices and promising practices in serving ELL students and engaging families
			 of ELL students. The best practices and promising practices must be culturally
			 responsive.
(2) The online
			 resource bank shall include resources for best practices and promising
			 practices and should address at a minimum:
(a) The provision of support for students who
			 are in grades 6 to 12 and have been identified as ELL students for six or more
			 years;
(b) The provision of
			 support for students who are former ELL students;
(c) Engagement of families and delivering
			 essential notifications relating to ELL programs; and
(d) Identification of students who are
			 eligible to be enrolled as ELL students.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 20 - SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 581-020-0626 - Statewide English Learner Plan Grants and Investments

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(1) The Department of Education may award
			 grants and make other investments to implement the Statewide English Learner
			 Plan.
(2) The Department of
			 Education will establish a process for requesting for the grants and
			 investments each biennium for which funds are available. The Department shall
			 notify stakeholders of the request process and due dates, and make available
			 necessary guidelines and application forms.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  336.079
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  336.079
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 20 - SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 581-020-0634 - Chronic Absenteeism Reduction Program

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The Oregon Department of Education establishes a Chronic
				Absenteeism Reduction Program to:
(1)
			 Reduce chronic absenteeism through one or several of the following programmatic
			 strategies;
(2) Identify school
			 districts that have a high rate of chronic absenteeism;
(3) Develop and support a Regional Support
			 Model for the purpose of addressing the root causes of chronic absenteeism
			 throughout the state, to include the following;
(a) Inform identified Regional Support
			 entities and school districts of their high rate of chronic
			 absenteeism;
(b) Provide identified
			 lead Regional Support entities and school districts with resources related to
			 best practices to address the root causes of chronic absenteeism and the
			 technical assistance necessary to address the root causes of chronic
			 absenteeism; and
(c) Engage
			 education partners and Indian Community-Based Organizations, and engage in
			 Tribal Consultation with Tribal Nations, when required by Section 8538 of the
			 Every Student Succeeds Act, to facilitate an equitable and inclusive approach
			 to address the root causes of chronic absenteeism.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 20 - SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 581-020-0637 - Identifying School Districts with a High Rate of Chronic Absenteeism

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(1) Each biennium,
			 the Oregon Department of Education shall identify school districts with a rate
			 of chronic absenteeism that is 10 percent or more than 10 percent of students
			 attending the school district.
(2)
			 The Oregon Department of Education shall inform school districts identified
			 under this rule of the rate at which chronic absenteeism occurs in the school
			 district.
(3) School districts
			 identified under this rule may elect to be a part of a regional consortium as
			 described in OAR 581-020-0639.
(4)
			 If selected by the Oregon Department of Education under OAR 581-020-0643, a
			 school district identified under this rule may agree to receive targeted
			 assistance under OAR 581-020-0646.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  326.051
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  326.051
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 20 - SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 581-020-0640 - Regional Support Model

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(1) The
			 Oregon Department of Education shall implement a Regional Support Model for the
			 purpose of reducing chronic absenteeism throughout the state.
(2) The Regional Support Model implemented
			 under this rule must provide equitable technical assistance opportunities to
			 all Regional Support Participants located in the geographic area served by the
			 Regional Support entity.
(a) The Oregon
			 Department of Education may determine the Regional Support entity to be led by
			 the Education Service District and composed of all Regional Support
			 Participants within an Education Service District's geographic area;
			 or
(b) The Oregon Department of
			 Education may determine the Regional Support to be a consortia model, in the
			 geographic area served by the regional consortium, and led by a regional
			 consortium lead.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 20 - SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 581-020-0643 - Selecting School Districts to Receive Targeted Assistance

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From among school districts identified under OAR 581-020-0637
				as having a high rate of chronic absenteeism, the Oregon Department of
				Education may select school districts and education districts to receive
				targeted assistance under OAR 581-020-0646. In selecting school districts under
				this rule, the department shall consider:
(1) Which urban districts among all urban
			 districts have the highest rates of chronic absenteeism;
(2) Which suburban districts among all
			 suburban districts have the highest rates of chronic absenteeism;
(3) Which town districts among all town
			 districts have the highest rates of chronic absenteeism;
(4) Which rural districts among all rural
			 districts have the highest rates of chronic absenteeism;
(5) Whether a school district has a student
			 population disproportionately affected by chronic absenteeism; and
(6) Whether a school district has a lower
			 than average rate of graduation.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  326.051
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  326.051
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 20 - SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 581-020-0646 - Targeted Assistance

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(1) If
			 selected by the Oregon Department of Education under OAR 581-020-0643, a school
			 district may agree to receive targeted assistance under this rule.
(2) A school district that receives targeted
			 assistance under this rule must file with the Oregon Department of Education a
			 report assessing the school district's needs related to chronic absenteeism.
			 The report must:
(a) Identify the root causes
			 of chronic absenteeism in the school district;
(b) Identify student populations
			 disproportionately impacted by chronic absenteeism in the school district;
			 and
(c) Identify resources that may
			 address the root causes of chronic absenteeism in the school
			 district.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 20 - SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 581-020-0649 - Chronic Absenteeism Coaches

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(1)
			 For the purpose of assisting the implementation of a plan developed under OAR
			 581-020-0646, a school district must collaborate with a coach approved by the
			 Oregon Department of Education who is knowledgeable about chronic absenteeism.
			 A coach with whom a school district collaborates under this rule must be able
			 to:
(a) Identify students who are at risk of
			 being chronically absent;
(b)
			 Identify student populations disproportionately impacted by chronic
			 absenteeism;
(c) Propose solutions
			 to chronic absenteeism that:
(A) Address the
			 root causes of chronic absenteeism, including any barrier to attending school,
			 aversion to attending school, misconception about attendance and engagement, or
			 disengagement from school;
(B)
			 Consider the needs of student populations disproportionately impacted by
			 chronic absenteeism, including focal student groups;
(C) Are equitable and inclusive in their
			 application to those student populations;
(D) Are culturally responsive; and
(E) Are trauma informed.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 20 - SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 581-020-0652 - Determination and Distribution of Available Moneys

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(1) The Oregon Department of Education shall
			 determine the Program components to be funded each fiscal biennium, which may
			 include:
(a) The amount of moneys available
			 for the Chronic Absenteeism Reduction Program;
(b) The amount of moneys to be distributed to
			 each lead Regional Support entity for purposes described in OAR
			 581-020-0640;
(c) The amount of
			 moneys to be distributed to each school district that agrees to receive
			 targeted assistance under OAR 581-020-0646;
(d) The amount of moneys to be used to train
			 chronic absenteeism coaches under OAR 581-020-0649; and
(e) The amount of moneys to be used for
			 Integrated Community Partnership Grants under OAR 581-020-0655.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 20 - SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 581-020-0655 - Integrated Community Partnership Grant

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(1) The Oregon Department of Education will
			 establish a process for eligible entities to apply for an Integrated Community
			 Partnership Grant.
(2) The Oregon
			 Department of Education may award Grants to eligible entities based on whether
			 the applicant meets the following criteria:
(a) Is a Community-Based Organization,
			 culturally specific organization, early learning hub, provider of early
			 learning services, education service district, Tribal Nation, or consortia of
			 the above;
(b) Authentically and
			 consistently engages Community Voice in the proposed project;
(c) Demonstrates equitable distribution of
			 Grant funds and resources in Partnership;
(d) Demonstrates that the objectives of the
			 grant activities are to benefit and serve students impacted by chronic
			 absenteeism, including focal student groups;
(e) Demonstrates that the strategies utilized
			 in grant activities will reduce chronic absenteeism and/or remove barriers to
			 attendance and engagement for students and families disproportionately impacted
			 by chronic absenteeism; and
(f) Is
			 actively engaged in or prepared to enter into an inclusive Partnership and/or
			 consortium with other entities invested in reducing the root causes of chronic
			 absenteeism.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 20 - SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 581-020-0700 - Professional Learning Criteria to Support Inclusive Social Science Instruction

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(1) For
			 purposes of this rule, "Culturally responsive" means the implicit recognition
			 and incorporation of the cultural knowledge, experience, and ways of being and
			 knowing of learners in teaching, learning, and assessment.
(2) For the purpose of this rule, "best
			 practices" means professional learning aligned with specific content and
			 subject standards, incorporating active learning for participants, encouraging
			 sustained and continuous collaboration, and learning for improvement in
			 instruction.
(3) Professional
			 learning pursuant to SB 1050 must:
(a) Improve
			 educators' knowledge of the histories, contributions and perspectives of the
			 individuals and groups named in ORS
			 329.494 and ORS
			 329.045(1)(b)(B);
(b) Utilize best practices for culturally
			 responsive professional learning with opportunities for ongoing and follow-up
			 engagements with participants extending throughout the school year.
(c) Improve educators' understanding of
			 culturally responsive pedagogy.
(d)
			 Encourage and guide the revision of curriculum to better address the histories,
			 contributions, and perspectives of individuals and groups related to ORS
			 329.494 and ORS
			 329.045
			 (1)(b)(B).
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 21 - SCHOOL GOVERNANCE AND STUDENT CONDUCT › Section 581-021-0003 - Course Requirements for Personal Financial Education and Higher Education and Career Path Skills

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(1) Courses that include Personal Financial
			 Education and Higher Education and Career Path Skills content standards shall
			 be taught by educators who possess a valid license issued by the Teacher
			 Standards and Practices Commission in at least one of the following areas:
(a) Teaching Licenses as found in Atypical
			 Assignments OAR 584-210-0170;
(b) School Counselor License as found in OAR
			 584-245-0110;
(c) Administrative License as found in OAR
			 584-235-0030;
(d) Restricted CTE Teaching License as found
			 in OAR 584-230-0040;
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 21 - SCHOOL GOVERNANCE AND STUDENT CONDUCT › Section 581-021-0009 - Exemptions

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(1) The school
			 district may excuse students from a state required program or learning
			 activity, where necessary, to accommodate students' disabilities or religious
			 beliefs:
(a) Approval of the exemption shall
			 be based upon and shall include:
(A) A written
			 request from the student's parent or guardian or the student, if the student is
			 18 years of age or older or a legally emancipated minor, listing the reasons
			 for the request and a proposed alternative for an individualized learning
			 activity which substitutes for the period of time exempt from the program and
			 meets the goals of the learning activity or course being exempt;
(B) An evaluation of the request and approval
			 by appropriate school personnel (the alternative should be consistent with the
			 student's educational progress and career goals as described in OARs
			 581-022-2270 and 581-022-2060).
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 21 - SCHOOL GOVERNANCE AND STUDENT CONDUCT › Section 581-021-0013 - Child Development Specialist Programs

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(1) A Child Development Specialist program is
			 an optional elementary component of a district's comprehensive school
			 counseling program for grades K-8, (or any configuration therof), based on the
			 Oregon Department of Education's Framework for Comprehensive School Counseling
			 under OAR 581-022-2060.
(2) The
			 district school board of every school district operating elementary schools may
			 make the services of a Child Development Specialist available to the children
			 and their families residing in attendance areas of the schools. A Child
			 Development Specialist may serve as counseling staff trainined to help
			 implement the comprehensive school counseling program.
(3) If a district school board chooses to
			 establish a child development specialist program, the school district must meet
			 the following requirements:
(a) The school
			 district shall submit a written plan describing the program to the Department
			 of Education and the program must be approved by the department.
(b) Upon department approval of a district's
			 plan, a school district may submit a child development specialist candidate
			 application for department approval.
(c) The school district shall conduct an
			 annual review of the program and submit an updated plan to the department for
			 reauthorization of the program.
(d)
			 Each Child Development Specialist employed by a school district shall complete
			 an annual evaluation of the specialist's child development plan to be included
			 with the school district's updated plan.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 21 - SCHOOL GOVERNANCE AND STUDENT CONDUCT › Section 581-021-0017 - Dental Screening Certification

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(1) Definitions:
(a) "Dental screening" means a dental
			 screening test to identify potential dental health problems that is conducted
			 by:
(A) A dentist licensed under ORS Chapter
			 679;
(B) A dental hygienist
			 licensed under ORS 680.010 to
			 680.205
(C) A health care practitioner as defined in
			 (1)(c) of this rule;
(D) an
			 employee of the education provider or a volunteer designated by the education
			 provider to perform a dental screening who has completed training on how to
			 perform a dental screening in accordance with guidelines established by the
			 Dental Director appointed by the Oregon Health Authority.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 21 - SCHOOL GOVERNANCE AND STUDENT CONDUCT › Section 581-021-0019 - Interdistrict Transfer Agreement

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(1)
			 Definitions. As used in this rule:
(a) "ADM"
			 means the average daily membership as defined in ORS
			 327.006.
(b) "Emergency to protect the health, safety
			 or welfare of the student" includes but is not limited to sexual assault,
			 threats against a student's life, or threats of imminent harm.
(c) "Hardship" means any of the following:
(A) The student is impacted by a parent or
			 guardian's military deployment;
(B) The student is experiencing instability
			 related to homelessness or foster care placement;
(C) The student has a documented medical
			 condition that necessitates transfer;
(D) Death of a student's parent;
(E) The student does not have access to safe
			 and affordable childcare in the resident district; or
(F) The student is involved in a documented
			 case of severe harassment, intimidation, bullying or cyberbullying.
(d) "Individualized education
			 program" means a written statement of an educational program for a child with a
			 disability that is developed, reviewed and revised in a meeting in accordance
			 with criteria established by rules of the State Board of Education for each
			 child eligible for special education and related services under ORS Chapter
			 343.
(e) "Interscholastic
			 activities" includes but is not limited to athletics, music, speech, and other
			 related activities.
(f)
			 "Nonresident school district" means a school district that is not the resident
			 school district of a child.
(g)
			 "Person in parental relationship" means, as defined in ORS
			 339.133, an adult who has
			 physical custody of a child or resides in the same household as the child,
			 interacts with the child daily, provides the child with food, clothing, shelter
			 and incidental necessaries and provides the child with necessary care,
			 education and discipline. "Person in parental relationship" does not mean a
			 person with a power of attorney or other written delegation of parental
			 responsibilities if the person does not have other evidence of a parental
			 relationship.
(h) "Resident school
			 district" means the school district that has a legal responsibility to educate
			 a child because the child resides in the district with a parent, guardian or
			 person in parental relationship.
(i) "School district" means a school district
			 as defined in ORS 332.002, a state-operated school
			 or any legally constituted combination of such entities.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 21 - SCHOOL GOVERNANCE AND STUDENT CONDUCT › Section 581-021-0020 - District School Board Proceedings

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Questions of school officers and others concerning the proper
				administration of the school laws and rules of the Oregon State Board of
				Education shall be submitted to the Superintendent of the respective county. If
				the Superintendent is not prepared to answer any question of law submitted to
				him, he may submit the same in writing to the Superintendent of Public
				Instruction, giving all the essential facts and stating the point of inquiry in
				the form of a direct question. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall
				answer all such inquiries, securing an opinion of the Attorney General when
				necessary.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 326
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  326.310
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 21 - SCHOOL GOVERNANCE AND STUDENT CONDUCT › Section 581-021-0022 - Student Evaluation

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The district shall develop policies to assure that a students'
				academic grade reflects his/her academic achievement in that course.
				Absenteeism or misconduct shall not be a sole criterion for the reduction of
				grades.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  326.051(1)(b)
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  339.280
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 21 - SCHOOL GOVERNANCE AND STUDENT CONDUCT › Section 581-021-0023 - Mercury Elimination Policy

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(1)
			 Definitions:
(a) "Mercury-added instructional
			 material" means an item or product containing intentionally added elemental
			 mercury or mercury compound(s) used for educational purposes.
(b) "Mercury compound" means a substance
			 consisting mercury chemically combined with another element or combinations of
			 elements, e.g. mercury oxide (HgO).
(c) "Elemental mercury" means the
			 silvery-white liquid metal with atomic number of 80 and an atomic mass of
			 200.57 represented by chemical symbol Hg.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 21 - SCHOOL GOVERNANCE AND STUDENT CONDUCT › Section 581-021-0026 - Examination of Children Instructed by Parent, Legal Guardian or Private Teacher

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(1) The
			 following definitions and abbreviations apply to OAR 581-021-0026 unless
			 otherwise specified within the rule:
(a)
			 "Approved Tests" Tests approved for assessment of satisfactory progress by
			 homeschool students are the two most recent versions of the following tests:
(A) Terra Nova CAT/3 Test;
(B) Iowa Tests of Basic Skills / Tests of
			 Achievement and Proficiency;
(C)
			 Stanford Achievement Battery.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 21 - SCHOOL GOVERNANCE AND STUDENT CONDUCT › Section 581-021-0029 - Homeschooling for Children with Disabilities

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(1) The definitions in OAR 581-021-0026 apply
			 to this rule, along with the following definitions:
(a) "District" means the student's resident
			 school district under 339.133
(b)
			 "Child with a disability means a child between the ages of 6 and 18 whose
			 parent or guardian seeks exemption from compulsory school attendance under ORS
			 339.030(1)(c) or
			 (1)(d) and who meets eligibility criteria for
			 a specific disability category under OAR 581-015-0051.
(c) "Individualized educational program"
			 (IEP) is defined under OAR 581-015-0005(11).
(d) "Privately developed plan" (PDP) means an
			 individual plan developed by a team including the parent and one or more
			 private service providers to address the educational needs of a child with a
			 disability. A PDP shall include individual educational goals for the student
			 and a statement indicating how satisfactory educational progress will be
			 determined for the student.
(e)
			 "Satisfactory educational progress" means educational progress across academic
			 and/or developmental areas appropriate to the child's age and abilities. The
			 student need not complete all individualized educational program or privately
			 developed plan goals for the team to determine that the student is making
			 satisfactory educational progress.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 21 - SCHOOL GOVERNANCE AND STUDENT CONDUCT › Section 581-021-0030 - Limitation on Administration and Utilization of Tests in Public Schools

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(1) Tests shall be
			 considered as instruments that are means to assist decision-making on the part
			 of parents, the public, school boards and the professional staff, rather than
			 ends unto themselves. Tests may be used as follows in addition to other uses
			 specified in local policies:
(a) To assist in
			 making decisions about the effectiveness of school programs;
(b) To assist in determining the attainment
			 of specified educational outcomes;
(c) To provide information to the students
			 about themselves, to parents, and to the school staff which may assist them in
			 making programmatic decisions of benefit to the student.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 21 - SCHOOL GOVERNANCE AND STUDENT CONDUCT › Section 581-021-0031 - Vision Screening

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(1)
			 Definitions:
(a) "Education provider" means:
(A) Oregon prekindergarten as defined in OAR
			 581-019-0005 to 0035; and
(B)
			 School district board as defined in ORS
			 332.002.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 21 - SCHOOL GOVERNANCE AND STUDENT CONDUCT › Section 581-021-0033 - Interscholastic Activities Eligibility Requirement for Home School Students

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(1) A home school
			 student may participate in interscholastic activities in his or her resident
			 district's attendance area if the student meets all of the requirements of ORS
			 339.460 and:
(a) Achieves a composite test score that is
			 not less than the 23rd percentile on any of the annual achievement tests listed
			 in OAR 581-021-0026; and
(b)
			 Submits the student's composite test score to the district prior to
			 participation in an interscholastic activity.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 21 - SCHOOL GOVERNANCE AND STUDENT CONDUCT › Section 581-021-0037 - Administration of Medication

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(1) As used in this
			 rule, definitions of terms shall be as follows:
(a) "Adrenal crisis" means adrenal crisis as
			 defined in ORS 433.800.
(b) "Adrenal insufficiency" means adrenal
			 insufficiency as defined in ORS
			 433.800.
(c) "Asthma," as defined in ORS
			 339.866.
(d) "Delegation" means a formal delegation of
			 a nursing procedure by a registered nurse to district personnel in accordance
			 with the Oregon Nurse Practice Act (OAR Chapter 851).
(e) "Designated personnel" means the school
			 personnel designated and trained to administer medication pursuant to district
			 policy and procedure.
(f)
			 "District" means public school district, education service district, or charter
			 school.
(g) "Drug" means drug as
			 defined in ORS 689.005.
(h) "Medication" means medication as defined
			 in ORS 339.867.
(i) "Nonprescription medication" means
			 nonprescription drugs as defined in ORS
			 689.005.
(j) "Notice of a diagnosis of adrenal
			 insufficiency" means written notice to the district from the parent or guardian
			 of a student who has been diagnosed as adrenal insufficient with a copy of an
			 order from the student's primary care provider that includes the student's
			 diagnosis, description of symptoms indicating the student is in crisis,
			 prescription for medication to treat adrenal insufficiency crisis, and
			 instructions for follow-up care after medication to treat adrenal insufficiency
			 crisis has been administered.
(k)
			 "Prescriber" means a "Practitioner" as defined in ORS
			 689.005.
(l) "Prescription medication" means a
			 "Prescription Drug" as defined in ORS
			 689.005. (m) "Severe allergy"
			 means a severe allergy as defined in ORS
			 339.866.
(m) "Short-acting opioid antagonist," means
			 short-acting opioid antagonist as defined by ORS
			 689.800.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 21 - SCHOOL GOVERNANCE AND STUDENT CONDUCT › Section 581-021-0038 - Minimum Requirements for School District Sexual Harassment Policies

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(1) For purposes of
			 this rule:
(a) "District" includes school
			 district, education service district, and public charter school.
(b)
(A)
			 "Sexual harassment" includes:
(i) A demand or
			 a request for sexual favors in exchange for benefits.
(ii) Unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature
			 that is physical, verbal, or nonverbal and that:
(I) Interferes with a student's educational
			 activity or program;
(II)
			 Interferes with a school or district staff member's ability to perform their
			 job; or
(III) Creates an
			 intimidating, offensive, or hostile environment.
(iii) Assault, when sexual contact occurs
			 without consent
.
(B) "Sexual harassment" does not include:
(i) Conduct that is necessary because of a
			 job duty of a school or district staff member or because of a service required
			 to be provided by a contractor, agent, or volunteer, if the conduct is not the
			 product of sexual intent.
(ii) A
			 person finding another person, or another person's actions, offensive because
			 of that other person's sexual orientation or gender identity.
(c) "Third party" means
			 a person who is not a student or a school or district staff member and who is:
(A) On or immediately adjacent to school
			 grounds or district property;
(B)
			 At a school-sponsored or district-sponsored activity or program; or
(C) Off school grounds or district property
			 if a student or a school or district staff member acts toward the person in a
			 manner that creates a hostile environment for the person in an environment
			 described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of this paragraph.
(d) "Without consent" means an act performed:
			 Without the knowing, voluntary and clear agreement by all parties to
			 participate in the specific act; or
(A) When a
			 person who is a party to the act is:
(i)
			 Incapacitated by drugs or alcohol;
(ii) Unconscious; or
(iii) Pressured through physical force,
			 coercion or explicit or implied threats to participate in the act.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 21 - SCHOOL GOVERNANCE AND STUDENT CONDUCT › Section 581-021-0041 - Form and Protocol for Sports Physical Examinations

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(1) The State Board of Education adopts by
			 reference the form entitled "School Sports Pre- Participation Examination"
			 dated April, 2023. The form sets out the protocol for conducting the physical
			 examination required for students who participate in extracurricular sports in
			 grades 7 through 12 and must be used to document the physical examination. The
			 form may be used in either a hard copy or electronic format.
(2)
(a)
			 Medical providers conducting physicals of students who participate in
			 extracurricular sports in grades 7 through 12 must use the School Sports
			 Pre-Participation Form.
(b) Medical
			 providers may use their electronic health records systems to produce the
			 electronic form.
(c) If the form is
			 produced from an electronic medical record, the form must contain the following
			 statement above the medical provider's signature line:
This form is an exact duplicate of the current form
				required by the State Board of Education containing the same history questions
				and physical examination findings. I have also reviewed the "Suggested Exam
				Protocol".
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 21 - SCHOOL GOVERNANCE AND STUDENT CONDUCT › Section 581-021-0043 - Displaying Sovereign Tribal Government's Flags in Public Schools

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(1) As used in this
			 section, "Oregon Sovereign tribal governments" means a federally recognized
			 tribal government located in the state of Oregon.
(2) Upon request from an Oregon sovereign
			 tribal government, a flag representing the sovereign tribal government must be
			 displayed on, near, or within a school building, under the control of the
			 school district board during school hours.
(3) The location of the flag will be
			 determined by school district in consultation with the requesting sovereign
			 tribal government.
(4) A school
			 district may not charge for displaying the flag.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  326.051
Stat. Implemented: ORS
				  326.051
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 21 - SCHOOL GOVERNANCE AND STUDENT CONDUCT › Section 581-021-0046 - Program Compliance Standards

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(1)
			 The definitions in OAR 581-021-0045 apply to this rule.
(2) Access to Course Offerings. A district
			 shall not provide any course or otherwise carry out any of its educational
			 programs or activities on a discriminatory basis or require or refuse
			 participation therein by any of its students on such basis:.
(a) This section does not prohibit grouping
			 of students in any educational program or activity by ability as assessed by
			 objective standards of individual performance;.
(b) Where use of an objective standard of
			 measuring skill or progress in an educational program has a discriminatory
			 effect on persons as defined in OAR 581-021-0045, the district shall use
			 appropriate standards which do not have such effect;.
(c) This section does not prohibit separating
			 students by sex within physical education classes or activities during
			 participation in wrestling, boxing, rugby, ice hockey, football, basketball,
			 soccer, and other sports the purpose or major activity of which involves bodily
			 contact.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 21 - SCHOOL GOVERNANCE AND STUDENT CONDUCT › Section 581-021-0047 - Prohibits Public Schools from Using Native American Mascots

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(1) As used in this
			 section:
(a) "Federally recognized Native
			 American Tribe" means the following:
(A) The
			 Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation.
(B) The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
			 Indian Reservation.
(C) The
			 Burns-Paiute Tribe.
(D) The
			 Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon.
(E) The Confederated Tribes of the Grand
			 Ronde.
(F) The Cow Creek Band of
			 Umpqua Indians.
(G) The
			 Confederated Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Tribes.
(H) The Klamath Tribe.
(I) The Coquille Tribe.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 21 - SCHOOL GOVERNANCE AND STUDENT CONDUCT › Section 581-021-0050 - Minimum Standards for Student Conduct and Discipline

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(1) School district boards shall prepare
			 written rules of pupil conduct and discipline that shall include, but not
			 necessarily be limited to, the following topics:
(a) Assembly of students;
(b) Dress and grooming;
(c) Motorized and nonmotorized
			 vehicles;
(d) Search and
			 seizure;
(e) Attendance;
(f) Freedom of expression;
(g) Alcohol, drugs, and tobacco;
(h) Student records;
(i) Discipline, suspension, and
			 expulsion.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 21 - SCHOOL GOVERNANCE AND STUDENT CONDUCT › Section 581-021-0055 - Standards of Conduct

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(1)
			 Students shall comply with the written rules of the school district board,
			 pursue the prescribed course of study, submit to the lawful authority of
			 teachers and school officials, and conduct themselves in an orderly
			 fashion.
(2) Students shall be
			 liable to discipline, suspension, or expulsion for misconduct, including but
			 not limited to:
(a) Theft;
(b) Disruption of the school;
(c) Damage or destruction of school
			 property;
(d) Damage or destruction
			 of private property on school premises or during a school activity;
(e) Assault or threats of harm;
(f) Unauthorized use of weapons or dangerous
			 instruments;
(g) Unlawful use of
			 drugs, narcotics, or alcoholic beverages;
(h) Persistent failure to comply with rules
			 of the lawful directions of teachers or school officials.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 21 - SCHOOL GOVERNANCE AND STUDENT CONDUCT › Section 581-021-0059

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Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  326.051
Stats. Implemented: Ch. 613, Sections 1 & 2, 1997
				  OL
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 21 - SCHOOL GOVERNANCE AND STUDENT CONDUCT › Section 581-021-0060 - Discipline Procedures, Prohibition of Corporal Punishment

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(1) School district
			 boards shall establish fair and reasonable procedures for discipline,
			 suspension, or expulsion.
(2) No
			 student in Oregon shall be subjected to corporal punishment in any public
			 elementary or secondary school. A school administrator is not authorized to
			 waive the prohibition against corporal punishment based upon the request of a
			 parent or guardian.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 339
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  339.250
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 21 - SCHOOL GOVERNANCE AND STUDENT CONDUCT › Section 581-021-0061 - Corporal Punishment

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(1)
			 Corporal punishment is any act which willfully inflicts or willfully causes the
			 infliction of physical pain on a student.
(2) Corporal punishment does not include
			 physical pain or discomfort resulting from or caused by:
(a) Training for or participation in athletic
			 competition voluntarily engaged in by a student;
(b) Recreational activity voluntarily engaged
			 in by a student;
(c) Physical
			 exertion shared by all students in a teacher directed class activity, which may
			 include, but is not limited to, physical education exercises, field trips, or
			 vocational education projects; or
(d) Physical restraint or seclusion when used
			 as provided in ORS 339.291 and OAR
			 581-021-0553.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 21 - SCHOOL GOVERNANCE AND STUDENT CONDUCT › Section 581-021-0065 - Suspension

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(1) Students may be
			 suspended when such suspension contains within its procedures the elements of
			 prior notice (OAR 581-021-0075), specification of charges, and an opportunity
			 for the student to present his or her view of the alleged misconduct. The
			 suspending official shall notify the student's parent or guardian of the
			 suspension, the conditions for reinstatement, and appeal procedures, where
			 applicable. These procedures may be postponed in emergency situations relating
			 to health and safety.
(2)
			 Emergency situations shall be limited to those instances where there is a
			 serious risk that substantial harm will occur if suspension does not take place
			 immediately.
(3) School district
			 boards shall provide students suspended under emergency conditions with the
			 rights outlined in section (1) of this rule as soon as the emergency condition
			 has passed.
(4) In all suspensions
			 ordered by the executive officer of the school district or designated
			 representative, the district school board shall have the right of final review
			 if the action is not taken by the school board itself.
(5) School district boards shall limit
			 suspension to a specific maximum number of days. That maximum shall not exceed
			 ten school days.
(6) School
			 district boards shall adopt policies that require consideration of the age of a
			 student and the past pattern of behavior of a student prior to imposing the
			 suspension or expulsion of a student. For students in fifth grade or lower, the
			 policies must limit the use of out-of-school suspension to the following
			 circumstances:
(a) for non-accidental conduct
			 causing serious physical harm to a student or school employee;
(b) when a school administrator determines,
			 based upon the administrator's observation or upon a report from a school
			 employee, that the student's conduct poses a direct threat to the health or
			 safety of students or school employees; or
(c) when the suspension or expulsion is
			 required by law
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 21 - SCHOOL GOVERNANCE AND STUDENT CONDUCT › Section 581-021-0070 - Expulsion

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(1) Each district
			 school board shall adopt written policies that limit the use of expulsion to
			 the following circumstances:
(a) For conduct
			 that poses a threat to the health or safety of students of school employees;
(b) When other strategies to
			 change student conduct have been ineffective, except that expulsion may not be
			 used to address truancy; or
(c)
			 When the expulsion is required by law
(d) In addition to any limitations imposed by
			 paragraphs (a) to (c) of this subsection, board policies must limit the use of
			 expulsion for students in fifth grade or lower to the following circumstances:
(i) For nonaccidential conduct causing
			 serious physical harm to a student or school employee;
(ii) When a school administrator determines,
			 based upon the administrator's observation or upon a report from a school
			 employee, that the student's conduct poses a direct threat to the health or
			 safety of students or school employees;
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 21 - SCHOOL GOVERNANCE AND STUDENT CONDUCT › Section 581-021-0071 - District Information for Parents and Students Regarding the Availability of Alternative Education Programs

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(1)
			 The following definitions apply to this rule:
(a) "Erratic attendance" means the student is
			 frequently absent to the degree that he/she is not benefiting from the
			 educational program;
(b)
			 "Notification" means written notice, by personal service or certified mail, to
			 the parent or guardian and student as required by ORS
			 339.250(6).