71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
Enrolled
Senate Bill 811
Sponsored by Senator NELSON; Senators GEORGE, HARTUNG, MESSERLE,
MINNIS, STARR, Representative NELSON
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AN ACT
Relating to education; creating new provisions; amending ORS
329.105; and declaring an emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. { + School districts are encouraged to implement
programs to improve student performance and school personnel
satisfaction such as the Initiative for Quality in Education
developed by Portland General Electric. The programs shall allow
schools to achieve their individual and unique goals as reflected
by their local communities, as well as the broader objectives
embodied in statewide education goals. + }
SECTION 2. ORS 329.105 is amended to read:
329.105. (1) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall
collect data and produce annual school district and school
performance reports containing information on student
performance, student behavior and school characteristics. { +
The purpose of the performance reports is to provide information
to parents and to improve schools through greater parental
involvement. + }
(2)(a) In consultation with representatives of parents,
teachers, school district boards and school administrators, the
State Board of Education shall adopt, by rule, criteria for
grading schools. Such criteria shall take into account { - both
overall - } { + student + } performance { + , + } { - and - }
improvement in { + student + } performance { + and the
participation rate of students on the statewide assessments + }.
The Superintendent of Public Instruction, based on the criteria
adopted by the State Board of Education, shall assign a grade to
each school for student performance, student behavior and school
characteristics and also shall assign an overall grade to the
school. The grades shall include classifications for exceptional
performance, strong performance, satisfactory performance, low
performance and unacceptable performance.
(b) The grades received by a school shall be included in the
school district and school performance reports.
(c) If a school is within the low performance or unacceptable
performance classification in any category, the school shall file
a school improvement plan with the Superintendent of Public
Instruction and with the school district board and the 21st
Century Schools Council for the school.
{ + (3) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall
include in the school performance reports data for the following
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areas, for each school, that are available to the Department of
Education from the most recent school year:
(a) Enrollment in English as a Second Language courses under
ORS 336.079;
(b) Attendance rates;
(c) School safety, such as expulsions involving weapons in the
school;
(d) Students who met or exceeded standards leading to the
Certificate of Initial Mastery;
(e) Dropout rates and the number of students who dropped out of
school;
(f) Parent and community involvement such as volunteer hours;
(g) Classes taught by a teacher outside the teacher's area of
certification; and
(h) School staff, identified by category.
(4) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall include in
the school district performance reports data for the following
areas, for each school district, that are available to the
Department of Education from the most recent school year:
(a) Resident students who attend a public school in another
school district;
(b) Facilities used for distance learning;
(c) Election results of any bond levy proposed to the electors
of the district;
(d) Expenditures;
(e) Level of support from the education service district;
(f) Administrators not assigned to a specific school;
(g) School district staff, identified by category; and
(h) Students who are eligible for special education. + }
{ - (3) - } { + (5) + } The Superintendent of Public
Instruction shall notify the public and the media by January 30
of each year that school district and school performance reports
are available at schools and school districts and at the
Department of Education website and offices. The superintendent
shall also include notice that copies of school and district
improvement plans can be obtained from school and school district
offices. Each school district shall send a copy of the school
district and applicable school performance reports to each parent
of a child enrolled in a public school in the school district.
SECTION 3. { + The amendments to ORS 329.105 by section 2 of
this 2001 Act apply to school district and school performance
reports issued by the Superintendent of Public Instruction on or
after the effective date of this 2001 Act. + }
SECTION 4. { + This 2001 Act being necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
is declared to exist, and this 2001 Act takes effect July 1,
2001. + }
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Passed by Senate March 27, 2001
Repassed by Senate July 5, 2001
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Secretary of Senate
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President of Senate
Passed by House July 5, 2001
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Speaker of House
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Received by Governor:
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Approved:
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Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
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Secretary of State
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