Oregon Administrative Code

575-090-0050 IEA Redemption (1) The school or program shall submit payment authorization vouchers to the Commission for redemption. (2) OSAC shall make the requested payment from the Recipient's IEA to the appropriate redeemer upon submission of the payment authorization voucher …

575-095-0005 Definitions For the purposes of the Oregon Student Child Care Grant Program the following definitions shall be used: (1) "Commission" means the Higher Education Coordinating Commission. (2) "Oregon Resident" means resident of the State of Oregon as defined in OAR 575…

575-095-0010 Administration (1) The Commission shall administer the Oregon Student Child Care Grant Program. (2) The Commission shall make such rules as are required for the administration of the program. (3) The program will be accessible throughout the state, and provide studen…

575-095-0015 Purpose (1) The intent of the Student Child Care Grant Program is to assist parents or legal guardians enrolled in post-secondary education obtain safe, dependable care that supports their children’s development while allowing completion of academic programs. (2) The…

575-095-0020 Student Eligibility Criteria To receive financial aid from this program an applicant must: (1) Be an Oregon resident with a child; (2) Be enrolled or accepted for enrollment as an undergraduate at an Oregon postsecondary institution; (3) Maintain satisfactory academi…

575-095-0025 Application Process (1) All applicants will complete an application that is specified by the Commission. (2) All applicants must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or Oregon Student Aid Application (ORSAA). (3) The Commission will process a…

575-095-0030 Priority in Awarding Among applicants who meet the eligibility criteria of this program, priority in the selection process shall be given in the following rank order: (1) A prior recipient of benefits of the Student Child Care Grant previously administered by the Ore…

575-095-0035 Award Amounts Student Child Care Grant award amounts for the next academic year will be determined by the Commission. The following criteria will also be used: (1) Published guidelines from the Oregon Department of Human Services Child Care Market Rate Survey. (2) Nu…

575-095-0040 Maximum Term of Award (1) Students in an academic program must be enrolled at least half-time and are required to complete at least 36-quarter hours for credit, or the equivalent in semester hours, on a yearly basis. (2) Participation in the award is limited to total…

575-095-0045 Renewal of Award Awards made under this program are renewable provided that: (1) Except as provided in subsection (5), the awardee continues to be enrolled as at least a half-time student in an approved program at an eligible institution; (2) The awardee is making sa…

575-105-0001 Definitions (1) “Certificate of Completion” means a form of recognition awarded by an eligible institution for meeting the minimum occupational course, curriculum or proficiency requirements at the undergraduate or graduate level. Certificates of completion for certi…

575-105-0005 Student Eligibility (1) The purpose of the Oregon Tribal Student Grant is for the Commission to provide grants to offset the cost of attendance to any qualified student who meets all of the following criteria: (a) Is an enrolled member of an Oregon federally recogniz…

575-105-0010 Application Process (1) Applicants must complete and submit, depending upon status, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or an Oregon-recognized equivalent form. (2) Applicants must submit the Oregon Tribal Student Grant application to the Commission includi…

575-105-0015 Grant Amount (1) The Commission shall provide a qualified student with an award calculated in the following manner: (a) For an undergraduate student attending an Oregon public university listed in ORS 352.002, Oregon Health and Science University, or an Oregon commun…

575-105-0020 Disbursements of Grant Funds to Students (1) Institutions shall disburse grants to eligible students from funds provided by the Commission on an academic term basis within a time schedule established annually by the Commission. A disbursement may not be made to a stu…

575-105-0025 Requirements for Concurrently Enrolled Students (1) The Commission will prescribe eligibility requirements and grant calculations for students concurrently enrolled in a community college established under ORS Chapter 341 and a public university listed in ORS 352.002…

575-105-0030 Recordkeeping (1) As a condition of receiving program funds, each institution shall maintain sufficient records to document its activities relating to the program by rule regarding student financial aid records (OAR 166- 450-0045, OAR 166-475-0055). (2) As a conditio…

581-001-0000 Notice of Proposed Rule (1) Before permanently adopting, amending or repealing any rule, the State Board of Education 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…

581-001-0002 Authorization for Employee to Appear on Behalf of Agency in Certain Hearings (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 …

581-001-0005 Model Rules of Procedure Pursuant to the provisions of ORS 183.341, the State Board of Education adopts the Attorney General's Model Rules of Procedure under the Administrative Procedure Act in effect on January 1, 2012, except for special education due process heari…

581-001-0016 Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction 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 …

581-001-0053 Parking Rules (OSSD) (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 wi…

581-001-0100 Audit and Other Financial Appeals (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 chart…

581-001-0105 Establishing Fees for Public Records (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 reimbur…

581-001-0110 Mediation Confidentiality 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. Statutory/Other Authorit…

581-001-0111 Audit and Other Financial Appeals (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 applie…

581-001-0115 Confidentiality of Workplace Mediations 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, 20…

581-001-0125 Administration of Intergovernmental Agreements (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 A…

581-002-0025 Test Development (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 assessmen…

581-002-0035 Waivers The Director of the Department of Education may grant waivers as follows: (1)(a) 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 …

581-002-0090 Accountability Reporting Advisory Committee (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 voti…

581-002-0100 Federal Programs Appeals Process (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 Elem…

581-002-0150 Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Equitable Services Complaint Process (1) The complaint procedures required by this rule apply to complaints filed with the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) against final decisions of Oregon local education agencies by…

581-002-0200 Class Size Collection (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 …

581-002-1800 Dyslexia-Related Training: Definitions 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 recogn…

581-002-1805 Annual List of Dyslexia-Related Training Opportunities (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…

581-002-1807 Dyslexia-Related Training Grants (1) For each biennium that the Legislature appropriates money to the Department for the purpose of offsetting costs incurred by school districts for requirements around dyslexia, the Department will administer grants to eligible schoo…

581-002-1810 Waiver from Teacher Training Requirements (1) A school district may petition the Superintendent of Public Instruction or their designee for a waiver from the teacher training requirement of ORS 581-022-2440. The written petition must specify the reason(s) the distric…

581-002-1815 Universal Screening for Risk Factors of Dyslexia: Definitions The following definitions apply to OAR 581-002-1815 through 581-002-1825: “Developmental history” means information obtained in writing or through interviews with parents and other knowledgeable individual…

581-002-1820 List of Approved Universal Screeners for Risk Factors of Dyslexia (1) The Oregon Department of Education shall develop a list of approved tests for universal screening for risk factors of dyslexia. (2) To be included on the list of approved tests, the screener must: …

581-002-1825 Waiver for Universal Screening of Risk Factors of Dyslexia in a Student's Native Language Other Than English (1) A school district may petition the Superintendent of Public Instruction or their designee for a waiver to allow the district to administer a screening for…

581-003-0001 Definitions for the Education Accountability Act The following definitions apply to OAR 581-014-0001 to 581-014-9999 & OAR 581-003-0001 to 581-003-0060: (1) “Academic Growth” means the change in a student’s performance over time as measured by interim assessments in …

581-003-0005 Definitions for Education Accountability Act: Third Grade Reading Proficiency “Third-grade reading proficiency rate” means the percentage of students in the third grade who are determined to be proficient or above based on Oregon’s statewide summative assessments in …

581-003-0010 Definitions for Education Accountability Act: Eighth Grade Math Proficiency “Eighth-grade math proficiency rate” means the percentage of students in the eighth grade who are determined to be proficient or above based on Oregon’s statewide summative assessments in Mat…

581-003-0015 Local Metrics (1) “Local metric rate” means the school district’s performance on a measurable student performance outcome. (2) School districts shall select one of the following Local Metrics for inclusion in their Performance Growth Targets: (a) 5th Grade Science Ac…

581-003-0020 Differentiated Metrics For school districts not identified in OAR 581-003-0001 (23)(a) and OAR 581-003-0001 (23)(c) the following Differentiated Metrics have been identified for the following: (1)(a) Education Service District that has enrolled students for specializ…

581-003-0025 Statewide Performance Targets For Statewide Performance Targets, the targets for the 2029-30 school year are as follows: (1) Common Metric targets: (a) On-time graduation rate of 92.3%; (b) Five-year completion rate of 95.4%; (c) Ninth-grade on-track rate of 94.9%; (…

581-003-0030 Performance Growth Targets (1) “Baseline Targets” means the minimum growth target that the school district and the Oregon Department of Education agree is satisfactory for all students included in the metric. (2) “Gap-Closing Targets” means the growth target that the…

581-003-0035 School District Review of Progress (1) Each year, each school district that receives moneys from the State School Fund shall review the school district’s progress toward meeting the performance growth targets developed in accordance with the Education Accountability …

581-003-0040 Determination of Performance Targets (1) Annually, ODE will determine whether a school district has met or not met the adopted performance growth targets. (2) ODE annually reviews each school district’s review of progress towards meeting performance growth targets an…