Chapter 336 — Chapter 336
211 sections in this chapter.
ORS 336.005 [1991 c.785 §1; renumbered 329.153 in 1993]
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SCHOOL CALENDAR
ORS 336.010 School month; holidays; teachers’ holiday pay; Saturday instruction. (1) The common school month consists of 20 days
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(2) No pupil shall be required to attend school on any Saturday or on any legal school holiday. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this section, a legal school holiday is any holiday specified in ORS 187.010. (3) Days on which an election is held throughout the state sh…
ORS 336.012 Twelve-month class schedule optional. A district school board may adopt a class schedule that operates throughout the year for all or any schools in the district. [1971 c.395 §1; 2012 c.91 §8]
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ORS 336.014 Providing programs outside usual classroom hours; rules; fees. Any district school board may contract for or operate programs providing activities before and after usual classroom hours for school-age children residing in the district. Such programs may be supervised by persons other than persons holding teaching licenses. The district school board shall establish rules of eligibility for participation in such programs and may collect fees for participation therein. The fees shall be used for the support of the programs. [Formerly 336.183]
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ORS 336.015 [Formerly 336.350; 1971 c.83 §1; 1983 c.158 §1; repealed by 2012 c.91 §25]
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ORS 336.020 [Amended by 1955 c.384 §1; repealed by 1957 c.612 §18]
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ORS 336.022 Classified School Employees Week. (1) The first full week in March, beginning with the first Monday, shall be known as Classified School Employees Week
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(2) In recognition of Classified School Employees Week, all communities that support children in public schools are encouraged to take time to recognize the essential, daily contributions of classified school employees to the success of the children of this state. [2023 c.46 §1]
ORS 336.023 [1993 c.124 §1; repealed by 2012 c.91 §25]
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ORS 336.025 [Formerly 336.370; 1983 c.155 §1; repealed by 2012 c.91 §25]
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ORS 336.029 Oregon Civics Day for Teachers; funding. (1) The first Friday in December is known as the Oregon Civics Day for Teachers
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(2) The purpose of the Oregon Civics Day for Teachers is to give teachers the opportunity to learn about civics in Oregon for the purpose of assisting them in providing high-quality instruction in civics. (3) School districts are urged to encourage teachers to participate in prof…
ORS 336.030 [Amended by 1965 c.100 §142; renumbered 332.107]
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REQUIRED COURSES OF STUDY
ORS 336.035 Required courses of study; supplemental courses; district courses; courses concerning sexually transmitted infections. (1) The district school board shall see that the courses of study prescribed by law and by the rules of the State Board of Education are carried out. The district school board may establish supplemental courses that are not inconsistent with the prescribed courses and may adopt courses of study in lieu of state courses of study upon approval by the Superintendent of Public Instruction
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(2) Any district school board may establish a course of education concerning sexually transmitted infections including recognition of causes, sources and symptoms, and the availability of diagnostic and treatment centers. Any such course established may be taught to adults from t…
ORS 336.040 [Repealed by 1965 c.100 §456]
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ORS 336.045 [Formerly 332.100; renumbered 336.630 and then 339.875 in 1993]
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ORS 336.050 [Repealed by 1965 c.100 §456]
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ORS 336.055 [Formerly 332.200; 1965 c.100 §229; renumbered 336.105]
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ORS 336.057 Courses in Constitution and history of United States. In all public schools, courses of instruction shall be given in the Constitution of the United States and in the history of the United States. These courses shall
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(1) Begin not later than the opening of the eighth grade and shall continue in grades 9 through 12. (2) Be required in all public universities listed in ORS 352.002 and in all state and local institutions that provide education for patients or adults in custody to an extent to be…
ORS 336.059 Child sexual abuse prevention instructional program. (1) Each school district board shall adopt a child sexual abuse prevention instructional program for students in kindergarten through grade 12
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(2) School districts must include in the program: (a) Developmentally appropriate, culturally sensitive and evidence-based instruction for each grade level; (b) A minimum of four instructional sessions per school year, with each year’s instruction building on the previous year’s …
ORS 336.060 [Amended by 1965 c.100 §230; renumbered 336.115]
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ORS 336.065 [1961 c.717 §2; 1963 c.235 §1; 1965 c.100 §235; renumbered 336.165 and then 339.141 in 1993]
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ORS 336.067 Topics given special emphasis in instruction. (1) In public schools special emphasis shall be given to instruction in
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(a) Honesty, morality, courtesy, obedience to law, respect for the national flag, the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Oregon, respect for parents and the home, the dignity and necessity of honest labor and other lessons that tend to promote …
ORS 336.070 [Amended by 1961 c.717 §1; repealed by 1965 c.100 §456]
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ORS 336.071 [1995 c.312 §2 (enacted in lieu of 336.072); 1997 c.521 §9; 2013 c.463 §1; 2015 c.421 §1; 2023 c.517 §1; 2023 c.560 §2; 2025 c.208 §1; 2025 c.386 §14a; renumbered 339.408 in 2025]
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ORS 336.072 [Formerly 336.340; 1991 c.956 §13; 1993 c.45 §76; repealed by 1995 c.312 §1 (336.071 enacted in lieu of 336.072)]
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ORS 336.073 [Formerly 332.360; repealed by 1965 c.100 §456]
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ORS 336.074 [1971 c.326 §2; repealed by 2021 c.178 §12]
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ORS 336.075 [1955 c.103 §§1,3; repealed by 1965 c.100 §456]
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ORS 336.076 Advisory group regarding English language learner programs. (1) The Department of Education shall convene an advisory group to advise the department regarding English language learner programs
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(2) The advisory group must consist of 15 members, including educators, parents, culturally specific community stakeholders, experts on English language learner policy and experts in collecting and analyzing data. The department shall solicit recommendations from organizations th…
ORS 336.077 [1963 c.570 §11; repealed by 1965 c.100 §456]
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ORS 336.078 [Formerly 336.270; repealed by 1971 c.326 §1]
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ORS 336.079 English language learners; statewide plan; interventions; rules. (1) As used in this section, “English language learner” means a student who
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(a) Has limited English language proficiency because English is not the native language of the student or the student comes from an environment where a language other than English has had a significant impact on the student’s level of English language proficiency; and (b) Meets a…
ORS 336.080 [Repealed by 1965 c.100 §456]
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ORS 336.081 Opportunity to qualify to assist non-English-speaking students. (1) All school districts providing courses pursuant to ORS 336.079 shall afford the licensed personnel of that district that are assigned to perform teaching duties for such courses an opportunity to qualify to assist non-English-speaking students to learn English at no cost to the personnel
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(2) Nothing in this section prevents a district from employing licensed personnel who are qualified to teach courses under ORS 336.079. [Formerly 342.609]
ORS 336.082 Development and implementation of nondiscriminatory curriculum. (1) The State Board of Education shall encourage the development and implementation of curriculum for public elementary and secondary schools in Oregon that will improve instructional effectiveness or efficiency and that does not include discrimination
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(2) The State Board of Education shall stimulate the development of nondiscriminatory courses of study or parts of courses to improve instructional effectiveness or efficiency in public elementary and secondary schools in Oregon. The board may direct the Department of Education o…
ORS 336.085 [Formerly 332.140; repealed by 1965 c.100 §456]
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ORS 336.086 Standards for curriculum described in ORS 336.082. The projects authorized by ORS 336.082 should be designed to
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(1) Develop and test nondiscriminatory courses of study or parts of courses which feature predictable student achievement of prestated student performance objectives. (2) Stimulate the implementation of innovative approaches to instruction within the various schools, providing tr…
ORS 336.088 [1987 c.417 §§1,2; 1993 c.45 §79; 1995 c.79 §182; repealed by 2011 c.313 §25]
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ORS 336.090 [Repealed by 1965 c.100 §456]
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KINDERGARTEN
ORS 336.092 Definitions for ORS 336.092 and 336.095. As used in ORS 336.092 and 336.095, unless the context requires otherwise
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(1) “Kindergarten child” means a child five years of age or whose fifth birthday occurs on or before September 1 or who has been admitted by the district school board under ORS 336.095 (3). (2) “Kindergarten facilities” includes physical facilities, supplies, equipment and person…
ORS 336.095 Full-day and half-day kindergarten; free kindergarten facilities; rules; admission of underage child. (1)(a) A school district that is not a union high school district must offer half-day kindergarten and may choose to offer full-day kindergarten
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(b) A public charter school may choose to offer half-day kindergarten or full-day kindergarten. (c) The State Board of Education shall adopt by rule: (A) Standards for half-day kindergarten and full-day kindergarten; and (B) The minimum number of instructional hours required for …
ORS 336.100 [Repealed by 1965 c.100 §456]
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ORS 336.101 Early Learning Kindergarten Readiness Partnership and Innovation Program; rules. (1) The Early Learning Kindergarten Readiness Partnership and Innovation Program is established for the purpose of improving the readiness of children for kindergarten. The program shall be administered by the Department of Early Learning and Care as provided by this section
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(2) Under the program, the department shall provide grants to Early Learning Hubs based on criteria established by the Early Learning Council by rule. Grants may be used for: (a) Supporting children to successfully transition into kindergarten; (b) Engaging families of children w…
ORS 336.104 Early Learning Kindergarten Readiness Partnership and Innovation Account. (1) The Early Learning Kindergarten Readiness Partnership and Innovation Account is established within the Department of Early Learning and Care Fund. Separate records shall be maintained for moneys in the account. Interest earned by the account shall be credited to the account
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(2) Moneys in the account are continuously appropriated to the Department of Early Learning and Care to use for the Early Learning Kindergarten Readiness Partnership and Innovation Program described in ORS 336.101. [2013 c.728 §27; 2021 c.88 §2; 2021 c.631 §44]
ORS 336.105 [Formerly 336.055; repealed by 1973 c.707 §7 and 1973 c.750 §13]
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ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS
ORS 336.107 Parenting skills and child development course. A district school board is encouraged to develop a course of study to instruct high school students on parental skills and child development. [1993 c.257 §1]
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ORS 336.109 Policy to reduce gang involvement, violent activities and drug abuse. (1) After consultation with appropriate agencies and officials including the Department of Education, each school district is encouraged to develop and adopt a comprehensive policy to reduce gang involvement, violent activities and drug abuse by public school students in the school district, including but not limited to
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(a) A statement that evaluates: (A) The nature and extent of gang involvement, violent activities and drug abuse by public school students of the school district; and (B) The impact of gang involvement, violent activities and drug abuse on the ability of public schools in the sch…
ORS 336.110 [Repealed by 1965 c.100 §456]
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ORS 336.113 Multicultural education; advisory committee. (1) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall direct the Department of Education to increase efforts to
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(a) Evaluate the distribution of ethnic, racial and cultural backgrounds of the public school students of Oregon and the use of demographic data by school districts for curricula and program planning as reflected in district continuous improvement plans; (b) Examine strategies to…
ORS 336.115 [Formerly 336.060; 1971 c.190 §1; repealed by 1987 c.194 §1]
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ORS 336.116 [1999 c.516 §1; repealed by 2011 c.313 §25]
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