Chapter 327 — Chapter 327
283 sections in this chapter.
ORS 327.157 Minimum apportionment to school districts affected or not affected by ORS 327.147 and 327.152. (1) Subject to the limits of funds appropriated for the implementation of ORS 327.147 and 327.152, a school district shall not be apportioned less for its average daily membership for any year subsequent to the 1989-1990 fiscal year than was estimated for the 1989-1990 fiscal year
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(2) If the funds appropriated for the implementation of ORS 327.147 and 327.152 are insufficient to meet the obligations incurred under ORS 327.147 and 327.152, each district eligible to receive funds under ORS 327.147 or 327.152 shall receive its pro rata share of the funds avai…
ORS 327.158 Standard school presumed; effect of finding of deficiency; rules. (1) All school districts are presumed to maintain a standard school district until the school district has been found to be deficient by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, pursuant to standards and rules of the State Board of Education
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(2) If any deficiencies are not corrected before the beginning of the school year next following the date of the finding of deficiency and if an extension has not been granted under subsection (3) of this section, the Superintendent of Public Instruction may withhold portions of …
ORS 327.160 [Repealed by 1963 c.570 §33]
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ORS 327.161 School districts required to offer kindergarten through grade 12; exceptions. (1) Any school district that does not offer education programs in kindergarten through grade 12 shall be considered nonstandard under ORS 327.158. A school district may satisfy the requirements of this section by offering half-day kindergarten or full-day kindergarten
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(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, a school district is not considered to be nonstandard under ORS 327.158 if the school district: (a) Is not required to merge under section 2 (3) or (4), chapter 393, Oregon Laws 1991. (b) Meets all of the following requirements:…
ORS 327.162 Standard school complaints; process; rules. (1) The State Board of Education shall adopt by rule requirements for the process that a school district must use when the district receives a complaint pertaining to whether a school in the district is a standard school as defined in ORS 327.006
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(2) The rules adopted by the board shall require school districts to establish and implement a process for the prompt resolution of a complaint and shall require the process to: (a) Have specific timelines for the completion of the process by both the district and the person maki…
ORS 327.164 Definitions for ORS 327.164 to 327.173. As used in ORS 327.164 to 327.173
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(1) “Disaggregated” means separated based on student group. (2) “Eighth-grade mathematics proficiency rate” means the percentage of students in the eighth grade who are determined to be proficient or above in mathematics, as determined under rules adopted by the State Board of Ed…
ORS 327.165 Statewide metric targets; targets for similar school districts; performance growth targets; technical assistance; rules. (1) Each school district that receives moneys from the State School Fund shall measure outcomes of the students of the school district as provided by this section
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(2)(a) The State Board of Education shall develop statewide targets for the following metrics: (A) On-time graduation rate; (B) Five-year completion rate; (C) Ninth-grade on-track rate; (D) Eighth-grade mathematics proficiency rate; (E) Third-grade reading proficiency rate; (F) R…
ORS 327.167 Progress toward meeting performance growth targets; interventions when performance growth targets not met; rules. (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 as provided by ORS 327.165
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(2) Results of the school district’s review of progress made toward meeting performance growth targets must be: (a) Made available at the main office of the school district and on the school district’s website. (b) Presented to the governing body of the school district at an open…
ORS 327.169 Intensive coaching program for school districts that do not meet performance growth targets; student success teams. (1) The Department of Education shall establish an intensive coaching program for school districts that do not meet performance growth targets for three or more years, as described in ORS 327.167
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(2) A school district that participates in the intensive coaching program shall: (a) Commit to regular student success plan meetings to monitor practices; (b) Use data to track student progress; (c) Ensure school employees receive appropriate professional development and training…
ORS 327.171 Student Success Teams Account. (1) The Student Success Teams Account is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund
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(2) The Student Success Teams Account shall consist of: (a) Moneys transferred to the account from the Statewide Education Initiatives Account; (b) Moneys appropriated or otherwise transferred to the Student Success Teams Account by the Legislative Assembly; and (c) Other amounts…
ORS 327.173 The Department of Education shall make a report to the committees of the Legislative Assembly related to education no later than February 1 of each year regarding the implementation of ORS 327.164 to 327.167 and 327.175 to 327.208. The report must include an annual performance review of each school district and, if applicable, each eligible applicant, as defined in ORS 327.185. The report must
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(1) For eligible applicants for a grant awarded from the Student Investment Account under ORS 327.195, identify whether the eligible applicant received a grant under ORS 327.175 to 327.208. (2) For school districts and grant recipients, include a comparison of the school district…
ORS 327.174 Financial or performance audit initiated by department; contracts for audit; costs. (1)(a) Based on factors identified by the State Board of Education by rule, the Department of Education may initiate a financial audit or a performance audit of a school district or an education service district
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(b) Prior to initiating an audit, the Department of Education shall: (A) Give notice to the school district or the education service district of the department’s intent to initiate the audit; and (B) Provide the school district or the education service district with the opportuni…
ORS 327.175 Student Investment Account. (1) The Student Investment Account is established within the Fund for Student Success
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(2) The Student Investment Account shall consist of: (a) Moneys transferred to the account from the Fund for Student Success; (b) Moneys appropriated or otherwise transferred to the account by the Legislative Assembly; (c) Amounts donated to the account; and (d) Other amounts dep…
ORS 327.180 Allowed uses of grants from Student Investment Account. (1) In addition to those moneys distributed through the State School Fund, the Department of Education shall award grants from the Student Investment Account. Grants shall be distributed as provided under ORS 327.195
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(2) The purposes of grants distributed under ORS 327.195 shall be to: (a) Meet students’ mental or behavioral health needs; and (b) Increase academic achievement for students, including reducing academic disparities for each student group identified in ORS 327.164 (11). (3) Grant…
ORS 327.185 Application requirements to receive grants from Student Investment Account; eligible applicants; strategic planning. (1) As used in this section, “eligible applicant” means any of the following entities
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(a) Common school districts and union high school districts. (b) The Youth Corrections Education Program or the Juvenile Detention Education Program. (c) Public charter schools that are not virtual public charter schools, as defined in ORS 338.005, and that have a student populat…
ORS 327.190 Approval of applications to receive grants from Student Investment Account. (1) The Department of Education shall review all applications for grants from the Student Investment Account that comply with the requirements prescribed by ORS 327.185
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(2) If an application complies with the requirements of ORS 327.185, the department shall: (a) If the grant applicant has developed performance growth targets as provided by ORS 327.165, confirm the applicable performance growth targets; or (b) If the grant applicant has not deve…
ORS 327.195 Calculations of grant amounts; distributions of grants; rules. (1)(a) Except as provided by paragraph (d) of this subsection, the amount of a grant awarded from the Student Investment Account = the grant recipient’s ADMw ´ (the total amount available for distribution as grants in each biennium ¸ the total ADMw of all grant recipients)
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(b) For purposes of this subsection and except as provided by paragraph (c) of this subsection, ADMw equals: (A) For school districts, the ADMw as calculated under ORS 327.013, except that the additional amount allowed for students who are in poverty families, as determined under…
ORS 327.200 [1957 c.612 §16; 1959 c.388 §14; 1965 c.100 §23; renumbered 327.133]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 327.201 Financial audits; determinations of moneys not spent in accordance with grant agreement. (1)(a) Each year, each recipient of a grant from the Student Investment Account shall conduct a financial audit of the use of grant moneys that is prepared in accordance with the Municipal Audit Law
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(b) Results of the financial audit must be: (A) Made available at the main office of the grant recipient and on the grant recipient’s website. (B) Presented to the governing body of the grant recipient at an open meeting, following: (i) Oral presentation of the results by an admi…
ORS 327.202 [1989 c.971 §1; repealed by 1991 c.459 §448]
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ORS 327.205 [Repealed by 1957 c.626 §1]
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ORS 327.207 [1989 c.971 §2; repealed by 1991 c.459 §448]
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ORS 327.208 Technical assistance provided by the Department of Education. (1) The Department of Education shall make available technical assistance to eligible applicants, as defined in ORS 327.185, and to recipients of a grant from the Student Investment Account. The technical assistance shall include the provision of assistance with
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(a) Strategic planning for the use of grant moneys; (b) Developing an application for a grant from the Student Investment Account; and (c) Identifying and implementing promising practices related to a grant agreement. (2) When providing technical assistance, the department shall:…
ORS 327.210 [Repealed by 1957 c.626 §1]
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ORS 327.212 [1989 c.971 §3; repealed by 1991 c.459 §448]
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ORS 327.214 [2019 c.122 §17; repealed by 2025 c.406 §23]
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ORS 327.215 [Repealed by 1957 c.626 §1]
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ORS 327.217 [1989 c.971 §4; repealed by 1991 c.459 §448]
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ORS 327.220 [Repealed by 1957 c.626 §1]
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ORS 327.222 [2019 c.122 §18; 2023 c.570 §21; 2025 c.406 §8; renumbered 327.169 in 2025]
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ORS 327.224 [2021 c.350 §12; 2025 c.406 §9; renumbered 327.171 in 2025]
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ORS 327.225 [Repealed by 1957 c.626 §1]
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ORS 327.230 [Repealed by 1957 c.626 §1]
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ORS 327.235 [2019 c.122 §19; 2021 c.350 §3; renumbered 327.173 in 2025]
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STATEWIDE EDUCATION INITIATIVES ACCOUNT
ORS 327.250 Statewide Education Initiatives Account. (1) The Statewide Education Initiatives Account is established within the Fund for Student Success
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(2) The Statewide Education Initiatives Account shall consist of: (a) Moneys transferred to the account from the Fund for Student Success; (b) Moneys appropriated or otherwise transferred to the account by the Legislative Assembly; (c) Amounts donated to the account; and (d) Othe…
ORS 327.254 Statewide Education Initiatives Account uses; rules. (1) The Department of Education shall use moneys in the Statewide Education Initiatives Account to provide funding for statewide education initiatives, including
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(a) Funding the High School Graduation and College and Career Readiness Act at the levels prescribed by ORS 327.856; (b) Expanding school breakfast and lunch programs; (c) Operating youth reengagement programs or providing youth reengagement services; (d) Establishing and maintai…
ORS 327.255 [Repealed by 1957 c.626 §1]
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ORS 327.260 [Repealed by 1957 c.626 §1]
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ORS 327.265 [Repealed by 1957 c.626 §1]
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EARLY LEARNING ACCOUNT
ORS 327.269 Early Learning Account. (1) The Early Learning Account is established within the Fund for Student Success
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(2) The Early Learning Account shall consist of: (a) Moneys transferred from the Fund for Student Success under ORS 327.001; (b) Moneys appropriated or otherwise transferred to the account by the Legislative Assembly; (c) Amounts donated to the account; and (d) Other amounts depo…
ORS 327.270 [Repealed by 1957 c.626 §1]
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ORS 327.274 Early Learning Account uses; rules. (1) The Department of Education shall use moneys in the Early Learning Account
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(a) To provide funding for early childhood special education or early intervention services, as provided by ORS 343.475; and (b) For transfer to the Department of Early Learning and Care to provide funding for programs described in this section. (2) The Department of Early Learni…
ORS 327.275 [Repealed by 1957 c.626 §1]
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ORS 327.280 [Repealed by 1957 c.626 §1]
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ORS 327.285 [Repealed by 1957 c.626 §1]
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GRANTS TO DISTRICTS AND PROGRAMS (Juvenile Justice Education Program Grants)
ORS 327.286 Juvenile Justice Education Fund. (1) The Juvenile Justice Education Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Juvenile Justice Education Fund shall be credited to the fund
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(2) Moneys in the Juvenile Justice Education Fund are continuously appropriated to the Department of Education for distribution to the Youth Corrections Education Program and the Juvenile Detention Education Program, as those terms are defined in ORS 326.695, to provide education…
ORS 327.288 Target funding level for juvenile justice education programs; shortages in amounts available for target funding level; report. (1) Each even-numbered year, the Department of Education shall prepare a target funding level for the Juvenile Justice Education Fund for the following biennium. Moneys in the Juvenile Justice Education Fund shall be distributed as provided by ORS 326.695 to the Youth Corrections Education Program and the Juvenile Detention Education Program, as those terms are defined in ORS 326.695
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(2)(a) The target funding level of the Juvenile Justice Education Fund shall be calculated by multiplying: (A) The average funding level per classroom, as calculated based on all classrooms operated under the Youth Corrections Education Program and the Juvenile Detention Educatio…
ORS 327.290 Legislative findings relating to student achievement. The Legislative Assembly finds that
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(1) The state has an interest in ensuring that public resources for primary and secondary schools are used to achieve the outcomes established under the Oregon Educational Act for the 21st Century in ORS chapter 329. (2) To achieve that purpose, the School Improvement Fund is est…
ORS 327.294 School Improvement Fund. (1) There is established the School Improvement Fund, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the School Improvement Fund shall be credited to the fund
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(2) The moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the Department of Education for purposes of the grant program created by ORS 327.297. (3) Each fiscal year, the department shall distribute: (a) 95.25 percent of the moneys in the fund as grants to school districts, the …
ORS 327.297 Grants for activities related to student achievement; rules. (1) In addition to those moneys distributed through the State School Fund, the Department of Education shall award grants to school districts, education service districts, the Youth Corrections Education Program and the Juvenile Detention Education Program for activities that relate to increases in student achievement, including
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(a) Early childhood support including establishing, maintaining or expanding quality prekindergarten programs; (b) Class size reduction with an emphasis on the reduction of kindergarten through grade three class sizes; (c) Increases in instructional time including summer programs…