Oregon Administrative Code

581-003-0045 Directed Coaching (1) Districts must accept directed coaching when the department has determined that the school district has not met performance growth targets for the same metric for two consecutive years. (2) Directed coaching will begin no later than July 1. (3) …

581-003-0050 The Intensive Coaching Program (1) School Districts will be required to participate in the Intensive Coaching Program when: (a) The department has determined that the district has not met performance growth targets for two or more metrics for three or more consecutiv…

581-003-0055 Agency Authority to Direct State School Funds and Student Investment Account Funds (1) After four or more years of a school district not meeting the performance growth targets, the department shall require the school district to authorize the department to prescribe …

581-003-0060 Reconsideration After a minimum of two years in either Directed Coaching or the Intensive Coaching Program, the department will take into consideration interim test data as well as the school district’s performance growth target data to determine if the school distri…

581-003-0065 Intensive Coaching Program & Student Success Teams: Definitions The following definitions apply to OAR 581-003-0065 to 581-003-0090: (1) “Collaboration and coordination” means activities and expenses that help the participating school district and the Department coor…

581-003-0070 Intensive Coaching Program & Student Success Teams: Purpose (1) The purpose of the intensive coaching program is to assist school districts in progress toward meeting their performance growth targets. (2) For the purpose of assisting school districts participating in…

581-003-0075 Intensive Coaching Program & Student Success Teams: Eligibility (1) The Department shall prioritize school district participation in the intensive coaching program in accordance with OAR 581-003-0035 to 581-003-0060. (2) The Intensive Coaching Program shall begin no …

581-003-0080 Intensive Coaching Program & Student Success Teams: Duration, Criteria, Grant Agreement and Establishing Improvement (1) At a minimum, participation in the intensive coaching program must be done in accordance with OAR 581-003-0035 to 581-003-0090. (2) A school distr…

581-003-0085 Intensive Coaching Program & Student Success Teams: Funding (1) The grant in aid allocation shall be determined as follows: (a) Available funds shall be distributed based on ADMw. (b) The maximum allocation a school district shall receive may not exceed $5,000,000. (…

581-003-0090 Intensive Coaching Program & Student Success Teams: Reporting Participating school districts must provide reports in the manner and form required by the Department and in accordance with ORS 327.169. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 327.169 Statutes/Other Implemented: …

581-003-3035 Interim Assessments (1) School districts and public charter schools shall administer interim assessments in accordance with ORS 329.485. (2) In administering interim assessments under this rule, school districts and public charter schools shall select interim assessm…

581-010-0200 Minimum Standards and Definitions Pertaining to Objectives of Reorganization (1) Definitions. The following definitions apply to the application of ORS 330.535 and 330.543 and this rule unless the context indicates otherwise. (a) "Adversely Affect" means to cause any…

581-011-0050 Generally (1) For purposes of rules adopted by the State Board of Education and for policies established by the Oregon Department of Education, “instructional material” means any organized system, which constitutes the major instructional vehicle for a given course o…

581-011-0052 Accessible Instructional Materials Required As part of any print instructional materials adoption process, procurement contract, or other practice or instrument used for purchase of print instructional materials, the Department of Education shall enter into a written…

581-011-0055 Guidelines for the Selection of Instructional Materials Criteria Committees (1) Instructional materials criteria committees shall be appointed by and work under the supervision of the Oregon Department of Education. (2) A criteria committee in each subject area for w…

581-011-0060 Guidelines for Criteria Development by Committees Criteria committees shall develop criteria which provide assistance for judgmental determination by evaluation committees and the State Board of Education. These criteria shall include, but not be limited to, the majo…

581-011-0065 Approval of Criteria for Evaluation of Instructional Materials (1) Criteria Committees, under the direction of the Department of Education staff, shall develop criteria to be submitted to the State Board of Education in the fall of the year preceding the adoption yea…

581-011-0066 Appointment of Committees to Evaluate Instructional Materials for State Adoption (1) ORS 337.050 requires the State Board of Education to adopt a list of instructional materials for each grade and subject field in the standard curriculum for which, in its judgment, s…

581-011-0067 Compensation for Evaluators of Submitted Instructional Materials (1) OAR 581-011-0066 provides for appointment of committees whose task is to evaluate submitted basal instructional materials. (2) Committee members are to receive meal and travel (and lodging where app…

581-011-0070 Adoption Period for Instructional Materials (1) The State Board of Education shall adopt instructional materials by rule prior to October 31 each year. (2) The adoption period consists of the seven-year period following adoption of an instructional materials list by …

581-011-0071 Instructional Materials Adopted by the State Board of Education (1) The State Board of Education shall adopt a list of basal instructional materials annually in the subject matter cycle adopted by the Board according to the criteria adopted by the Board under OAR 581…

581-011-0075 Proposal (BID) Forms (1) Instructional materials proposals submitted by publishers must be on forms supplied by the Department of Education. A separate continuation sheet must be used for each subject category on which a proposal is submitted. Proposal forms will be …

581-011-0080 Contract Forms and Authority (1) The State Board of Education delegates to the Superintendent of Public Instruction the authority to enter into contracts with publishers. (2) The contract entered into by the superintendent with publishers whose instructional material…

581-011-0086 Substitutions of New Editions or Versions of State-Adopted Instructional Materials (1) The State Board of Education may approve the request of a publisher to substitute a more recent edition of any officially adopted instructional material. (2) In order to meet the q…

581-011-0087 Digital, Electronic, or Web-based Materials and Media (1) As indicated in OAR 581-011-0050(1) and (2), Instructional materials are defined as any organized system which constitutes the major instructional vehicle for a given course of study, or any part thereof. Inst…

581-011-0095 Submission of Instructional Materials The following rules are in effect between publishers and their representatives and members of the State Board of Education: (1) No materials may be considered by the Board unless delivered at least 60 days prior to the adoption d…

581-011-0114 Instructional Materials Caravan (1) The Oregon Department of Education, in cooperation with Education Service Districts and School Districts throughout the state, may conduct an Instructional Materials Caravan. (a) Publishers or suppliers whose materials were adopted…

581-011-0117 Criteria for the Selection and Adoption of Instructional Materials The State Board of Education shall adopt basal instructional materials criteria annually in the subject matter cycle adopted by the Board and described in OAR 581-011-0071. Statutory/Other Authority: …

581-012-0001 Definitions: Regional Educator Networks The following definitions apply to OAR 581-012-0001 to 581-012-0019 (1) “Capacity Grants” means grant funds that are dispersed from the Educator Advancement Fund to Sponsoring Organizations for the purpose of meeting the goals …

581-012-0003 Equity Lens: Regional Educator Networks The Educator Advancement Council, the Oregon Department of Education, and the Regional Educator Networks will apply the Oregon equity lens in all work relating to the Educator Advancement Fund and the Regional Educator Networks…

581-012-0005 Educator Advancement Fund The Educator Advancement Fund may be used for the following purposes: (1) Regional Educator Network capacity grants pursuant to OAR 581-012-0013; (2) Regional Educator Network formula funding pursuant to OAR 581-012-0015; (3) Other investmen…

581-012-0007 Sponosoring Organization Requirements (1) The Educator Advancement Council will establish Regional Educator Networks, hosted by a Sponsoring Organization, across the state for the purpose of facilitating the work of eligible Member Organizations in their respective r…

581-012-0009 Criteria for Selecting Sponsoring Organizations (1) The Educator Advancement Council may establish a request for application solicitation and approval process under the following circumstances: (a) The current Sponsoring Organization has notified the Educator Advance…

581-012-0010 Member Organizations (1) The following entities are eligible Member Organizations of a Regional Educator Network: (a) School districts; (b) State-sponsored public charter schools (per ORS 338.075); (c) The Oregon School for the Deaf; (d) An education program under th…

581-012-0011 Regional Educator Network Regional Plan (1) Sponsoring Organizations must develop a four-year Regional Plan in partnership with representatives of Member Organizations and Coordinating Body Members that articulates the region’s approach to collectively developing and…

581-012-0013 Regional Education Network Capacity Grants (1) For each biennium, the Educator Advancement Council will review the formula used to determine the total amount of funds to be made available to the Sponsoring Organization as Capacity Grants. The Educator Advancement Cou…

581-012-0015 Regional Educator Network Formula Funding (1) For each biennium, the Educator Advancement Council will review the formula used to determine the total amount of funds to be made available to the Sponsoring Organizations. The Educator Advancement Council may update the…

581-012-0017 Other Investments (1) The Educator Advancement Council may make other investments at the direction of the legislature or at the discretion of the Educator Advancement Council. (2) The Oregon Department of Education will distribute funds according to the direction of …

581-012-0019 Reporting: Regional Educator Network Prior to the end of each fiscal year, a Regional Educator Network receiving funds from the Educator Advancement Fund must submit to the Educator Advancement Council: (1) An expenditure report; and (2) Audited financial statements.…

581-013-0005 Definitions The following definitions apply to OAR 581-013-0005 to 581-013-0035: (1) “Career Technical Education” or “CTE” means content, programs, and instructional strategies based on business and industry workplace skills and technical skill sets and needs. Instru…

581-013-0010 Equity Lens (1) The Oregon Department of Education will apply the equity lens adopted by the Oregon Department of Education when reviewing biennial plans submitted by school districts or charter schools and when monitoring and providing technical assistance to school…

581-013-0015 Fund Administration (1) For each biennium, the Oregon Department of Education shall determine the total amount of funds to be apportioned among the eligible school districts and charter schools for the biennium. (2) For purposes of establishing the amount of grant fu…

581-013-0020 Eligibility The Oregon Department of Education shall allocate the High School Graduation and College and Career Readiness Fund based on the following criteria: (1) The following entities are able to receive funding from the High School Graduation and College and Care…

581-013-0025 Biennial Plan (1) School districts and charter schools must prepare a biennial plan that addresses proposed spending of High School Graduation and College and Career Readiness Fund monies. (a) An ESD may prepare a biennial plan on behalf of an education program under…

581-013-0030 Reporting (1) Prior to the end of each fiscal year, a school district, charter school, or ESD that has received funds from the High School Graduation and College and Career Readiness Fund must file with the Oregon Department of Education (a) An expenditure report; an…

581-013-0035 Monitoring and Technical Assistance (1) To ensure the High School Graduation and College and Career Readiness Fund improves student’s progress towards graduation beginning with grade 9, graduation rates, and college and career readiness, the Oregon Department of Educ…

581-014-0001 Definitions for Student Investment Account The following definitions apply to OAR 581-014-0001 to 581-014-9999: (1) “ADMw” means the extended weighted average daily membership computed as provided in ORS 327.013(1)(c). (2) “Economically Disadvantaged Students” means …

581-014-0004 Fund Administration for Student Investment Account (1) For each biennium, the Oregon Department of Education will determine the amount of grant funds from the Student Investment Account to be apportioned among eligible applicants. (2) For purposes of establishing the…

581-014-0007 Charter School Eligibility for Student Investment Account Before each application cycle, the Department of Education will publish a list of public charter schools that meet the eligibility requirements of ORS 327.185. The Department will make the determination of eli…

581-014-0010 Reduction of Distribution Appeal Process (1) When an audit determination has been made that reduces a grantee allocation or distribution, the grantee may request the State Board of Education review the decision of the Department within 30 days of notification of the …