SB 575 Education plan for special needs students

Posted on March 4, 2023 by dbleiler | 1 Comments

This bill directs Department of Education to develop and implement statewide education plan for students who are eligible for special education and who have experienced disproportionate results in education due to historical practices. Requires school districts to establish special education advisory council. Authorizes use of moneys from Student Investment Account for councils. Requires all statewide education plans to include strategies…

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SB 854 Climate Change instruction for K-12

Posted on February 26, 2023 by dbleiler | 2 Comments

This bill requires each school district board to develop written plan establishing climate change instructional program for kindergarten through grade 12 with standard developed by Department of Education. Requires Superintendent of Public Instruction to withhold grants if  noncompliant. Provides grants from Student Investment Account include meeting requirements for climate change instructional program and to describe in grant application how school…

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SB 768 Collection of student grade data

Posted on February 26, 2023 by dbleiler | 1 Comments

Proposed Amendment -1 requires Department of Education to collect course-level completion and grade data for grades 6 through 12, and use the data to determine equity of opportunity, barriers to high school graduation, and challenges experienced by students who transfer from one public school in this state to another. They want to put students in buckets of subjective opinions. They…

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SB 3 One credit for “future planning” to receive diploma

Posted on February 17, 2023 by dbleiler | 0 Comments

This bill mandates one credit in “future planning” as a requirement for a high school diploma in Oregon. Directs State Board of Education to adopt academic content standards for future planning and requires school districts and public charter schools to provide instruction in future planning. The bill defines future planning as instruction that includes guidance on: (a) Applying for jobs,…

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SB 767 Limits charter school location

Posted on February 2, 2023 by dbleiler | 0 Comments

Amended – Replaces the measure. Establishes ability of both virtual and nonvirtual public charter schools to open facilities outside their sponsoring districts after obtaining written permission or providing written notification, dependent on specific circumstances. Declares emergency, effective on passage. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ This bill limits the scope by which public charter schools may conduct operations in school…

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