Oregon Administrative Code

581-021-0587 Menstrual Dignity for Students: Definitions The following definitions apply to OAR 581-021-0587 to 581-021-0596: (1) “Bathroom” means a space with a toilet, a sink, and a trash receptacle that is privately accessible to students. Bathrooms may be single stalled or an…

581-021-0590 Menstrual Dignity for Students: Requirements All education providers shall install in every student bathroom at least one dispenser that: (1) Does not require inserting coins or money; (2) Is clearly marked as free in at least two languages; (3) Is ADA compliant; (4)…

581-021-0593 Menstrual Dignity for Students: Education (1) All education providers shall provide health and sexuality education that includes information on menstrual health. The education must: (a) Be inclusive and affirming of transgender, non-binary, intersex, and two spirit/i…

581-021-0596 Menstrual Dignity for Students: Reimbursement Program (1) The Department shall determine how much funding is available each biennium for eligible entities based on ADM. The Department shall use the most current finalized ADM from the State School Fund from the prior …

581-021-0650 Definitions for OAR 581-021-0650 to 581-021-0665 Under OAR 581-021-0650 to 581-021-0665: (1) “Discrimination” has the meaning given that term in ORS 659.850. (2) “District” means a school district or a public charter school. (3) “Public charter school” means an eleme…

581-021-0655 Duty to Designate One or More Civil Rights Coordinators (1) Each district must designate one or more civil rights coordinators. A civil rights coordinator designated under this rule must: (a) Be knowledgeable of the requirements of OAR 581-0021-0038, 581-021-0045, 58…

581-021-0660 Duties of and Training Requirements for Civil Rights Coordinators (1) At a minimum, a civil rights coordinator shall: (a) Monitor, coordinate, and oversee district compliance with state and federal laws prohibiting discrimination in public education, including ensuri…

581-021-0665 Submission of Coordinator Contact Information (1) In a time and manner required by the Oregon Department of Education, each district shall provide the department with the contact information of: (a) Each civil rights coordinator designated by or for the district purs…

581-021-3007 Accommodations for Students with Concussions or Other Brain Injuries (1) For purposes of this rule: (a) “Health care professional” means a person who is licensed or registered under the laws of this state as a physician, a chiropractic physician, a naturopathic physi…

581-022-0102 Definitions The following definitions apply to Oregon Administrative Rules 581-022-0102 through 581-022-1940, unless otherwise indicated by context: (1) "Assessment": Systematic gathering of data with the purpose of appraising and evaluating children's social, physic…

581-022-0103 State Standards for the 2019-20 School Year (1) Applicability (a) This rule sets forth the state standards for school districts and public charter schools for the 2019-2020 school year. (b) The definitions set forth in OAR 581-022-0102, 581-022-2010(1), 581-022-2015(…

581-022-0104 State Standards for the 2020-21 School Year (1) Applicability. (a) This rule sets forth the state standards for the 2020-20201 school year. (b) The definitions set forth in OAR 581-022-0102, 581-022-2010(1), 581-022-2015(1), and 581-022-2020(1) apply to this rule. (2…

581-022-0106 State Standards for the 2021-22 School Year (1) Applicability. (a) This rule sets forth the rules in Oregon Administrative Rules Chapter 581, Division 22 that are in effect for the 2021-22 school year. (b) The definitions set forth in OAR 581-022-0102, 581-022-2010(1…

581-022-0107 Operational Plans for the 2022-23 School Year School districts and public charter schools must periodically submit to the Department a plan for operation during the 2022-23 school year. The plan must be submitted on a form and on a timeline to be determined by the De…

581-022-2000 Diploma Requirements (1) Each district school board and public charter school with jurisdiction over high school programs shall award diplomas to all students who fulfill all state requirements as described in sections (2) to (12) of this rule and all local school di…

581-022-2005 Veterans Diploma (1) Notwithstanding sections (1) to (11) and (15) of OAR 581-022-2000, school districts and public charter schools shall, upon request, award a diploma to veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States, alive or deceased, that meet the following r…

581-022-2010 Modified Diploma (1) Definitions. As used in this rule: (a) “Documented history” means evidence in the cumulative record and education plans of a student that demonstrates the inability over time to maintain grade level achievement even with appropriate modifications…

581-022-2015 Extended Diploma (1) Definitions: “Other services” for the purposes of this rule means: (a) Those services paid for or provided by another agency, such as Vocational Rehabilitation or Brokerages, which may be considered in the calculation of the total number of hours…

581-022-2020 Certificate of Attendance (1) Definitions. (a) “Other services” for the purposes of this rule means: (A) Those services paid for or provided by another agency, such as Vocational Rehabilitation or Brokerages, which may be considered in the calculation of the total nu…

581-022-2025 Credit Options (1) A school district or public charter school shall grant required and elective credit towards the diploma or a modified diploma, provided the method for accruing such credit is described in the student's personal education plan and the student earns …

581-022-2030 District Curriculum (1) As used in this rule, “curriculum” means the planned instructional program, which includes the goals, essential skills, academic content standards, instructional materials as defined in OAR 581-011-0050, supplemental resources, instructional m…

581-022-2045 Substance Use Prevention and Intervention Plan (1) Each school district shall develop a comprehensive plan for substance use prevention and intervention program which shall include, but not be limited to: (a) Instruction in the effects of substances, including tobacc…

581-022-2050 Human Sexuality Education (1) The following definitions apply to Oregon Administrative Rule 581-022-2050: (a) “Age-appropriate” means curricula designed to teach concepts, information, and skills based on the social, cognitive, emotional, experience and developmental…

581-022-2055 Career Education Each school district shall implement plans for career education for grades K through 12, as required in OAR 581-022-2030, in conjunction with its Comprehensive School Counseling Program. Career education curriculum is part of the overall district cur…

581-022-2060 Comprehensive School Counseling (1)(a) District Comprehensive School Counseling. Each school district shall provide a coordinated comprehensive school counseling program to support the academic, career, social-emotional, and community involvement development of each …

581-022-2100 Administration of State Assessments (1) Definitions. As used in this rule: (a) “Accommodations” means changes in procedures or materials that increase equitable access during assessment and generate valid assessment results for students who need them, allowing these …

581-022-2110 Exception of Students with Disabilities from State Assessments (1) For the purposes of this rule a "student with a disability" is a student identified under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, consistent with OAR chapter 581, division 015, or a student w…

581-022-2115 Assessment of Essential Skills (1) Definitions. As used in this rule: (a) “Assessment option” means an assessment approved to assess proficiency in the Essential Skills for the purpose of earning a high school diploma or a modified diploma. (b) “Essential Skills” mea…

581-022-2120 Essential Skill Assessments for English Language Learners (1) Definitions. As used in this rule: (a) “Assessment option” means an assessment approved to assess proficiency in the Essential Skills for the purpose of earning a high school diploma or a modified diploma.…

581-022-2130 Community-Informed Information Gathering Process at Kindergarten (1)(a) The Department of Education shall implement a community-informed process at the kindergarten level as part of the statewide assessment system implemented pursuant to ORS 329.485. The process shal…

581-022-2205 Policies on Reporting of Child Abuse (1) Each school board shall adopt policies applicable to all school district employees, specifying that child abuse by school employees is not tolerated and that all school employees report suspected child abuse to a law enforceme…

581-022-2210 Anabolic Steroids and Performance Enhancing Substances (1) As used in this rule: (a) “Anabolic steroid” includes any drug or hormonal substance chemically or pharmacologically related to testosterone, all prohormones, including dehydroepiandrosterone and all substanc…

581-022-2215 Safety of School Sports – Concussions (1) As used in this rule: (a) “Annual training” means once in a twelve month period. (b) “Coach” means a person who instructs or trains members on a school athletic team and may be: (A) A school district employee; (B) A person wh…

581-022-2220 Health Services (1) School districts, education service districts, and public charter schools shall develop, implement, and annually update a written prevention-oriented health services plan for all students. The plan must describe a health services program for all s…

581-022-2223 Healthy and Safe Schools Plan (1) The following definitions apply to this rule: (a) “Annual Statement” means a statement that complies with all requirements in ORS 332.334(2); (b) “Department” means the Oregon Department of Education; (c) “District” or “School Distri…

581-022-2225 Emergency Plans and Safety Programs (1) Definitions. As used in this rule: (a) “Evacuate” means a procedure used when students and employees need to move from one location to another. (b) “Hold” means a procedure used to keep students and employees in classrooms whil…

581-022-2230 Asbestos Management Plans (1) The statutory authority for this rule is the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act of 1986 as amended by Public Law 100.368 and subsequent rule published in the Friday, October 30, 1987, Federal Register (40 CFR Part 763). (2) Any publi…

581-022-2250 District Improvement Plans (1) For the purposes of OAR 581-022-2250 the following definitions apply: (a) “Aligned with standards” means that the taught curriculum (what teachers teach), the learned curriculum (what students learn), and the assessed curriculum (what s…

581-022-2255 School and District Performance Report Criteria (1) The Superintendent of Public Instruction will annually collect data and produce annual school district and school performance reports to provide information to parents and to improve schools. (2) The Superintendent …

581-022-2260 Records and Reports (1) Required Records and Reports: The school district shall provide all records and reports required by the Oregon Department of Education. (2) Student Activity Funds: The school district shall prescribe the purposes for which student activity fun…

581-022-2263 Physical Education Requirements (1) For purposes of this section, “district” means a school district, education service district, or public charter school. (2)(a) Every public school student in kindergarten through grade five, and every public school student in grade…

581-022-2265 Report on PE Data (1) The following definitions apply to this rule: (a) "Additional facilities" means the added space to the school needed to provide the minimum number of minutes of physical education instruction per week. (b) "Physical capacity" means the space, in…

581-022-2267 Annual Report on use of Restraint and Seclusion (1) Each entity that has jurisdiction over a public education program must prepare and submit an annual report detailing the use of restraint and seclusion for the preceding school year to the Oregon Department of Educa…

581-022-2270 Individual Student Assessment, Recordkeeping and Reporting (1) As used in this rule: (a) “Continuum of knowledge and skills” means the Oregon Academic Content Standards. (b) “Proficiency” means demonstrated knowledge and skills which meet or exceed defined levels of …

581-022-2300 Standardization (1) A school district, to be standard, must provide acceptable educational opportunities for all Oregon students who reside in the district regardless of where they live in the district. (2) Local school districts shall cooperate with procedures to ve…

581-022-2305 District Assurances of Compliance with Public School Standards (1) Districts must comply with the state standards set forth in OAR chapter 581, division 22. (2) Districts must maintain evidence of compliance with the state standards and make such evidence available u…

581-022-2307 Educational Equity Advisory Committees (1) The following definitions apply to Oregon Administrative Rule 581-022-2307: (a) "Parent" means one or more of the following persons: (A) A biological or adoptive parent of a student; (B) A foster parent of a student; (C) A l…

581-022-2308 Agreements Entered Into with Voluntary Organizations (1) For purposes of this rule: (a) “Discrimination” means any act that unreasonably differentiates treatment, intended or unintended, or any act that is fair in form but discriminatory in operation, either of which…

581-022-2310 Equal Education Opportunities (1) Each district school board shall adopt written policies, and the school district shall implement in each school, programs which assure equity, opportunity and access for all students as provided in OAR 581-021-0045 and 581-021-0046. …

581-022-2312 Every Student Belongs (1) It is the policy of the State Board of Education that all students, employees, and visitors in public schools are entitled to learn, work, and participate in an environment that is safe and free from discrimination, harassment, and intimidat…