Oregon Statutes 329.045 – Revision of Common Curriculum Goals, performance indicators, diploma requirements, Essential Learning Skills and academic content standards; instruction in academic content areas

(1)(a) In order to achieve the goals contained in ORS § 329.025, the State Board of Education shall regularly and periodically review and revise its Common Curriculum Goals, performance indicators and diploma requirements.

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Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 329.045

Academic content standards: means expectations of student knowledge and skills adopted by the State Board of Education under ORS § 329. See Oregon Statutes 329.007
Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
Department: means the Department of Education. See Oregon Statutes 329.007
Gender identity: means an individual's gender-related identity, appearance, expression or behavior, regardless of whether the identity, appearance, expression or behavior differs from that associated with the gender assigned to the individual at birth. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
Higher education and career path skills: means instruction that provides guidance on:
(a) Applying for jobs, including preparing a resume or filling out a job application and developing job interview skills;
(b) Applying for admission to a post-secondary institution of education, including applying for financial aid and scholarships;
(c) Applying for post-secondary learning and job training opportunities and programs that do not require a four-year degree, including apprenticeships and how to meet the prerequisites for those opportunities and programs;
(d) Developing career-related skills, including improving employability skills, taking advantage of community-based experiential learning and gaining knowledge of career opportunities; and
(e) Seeking assistance, including accessing community resources and acting as a self-advocate for mental, physical and financial well-being. See Oregon Statutes 329.007
Language arts: includes reading, writing and other communications in any language, including English. See Oregon Statutes 329.007
Parents: means parents or guardians of students who are covered by this chapter. See Oregon Statutes 329.007
Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
Personal financial education: means instruction that provides guidance on:
(a) Credit scores, including how to build credit, the costs and benefits of borrowing money on credit and the long-term impacts of high or low credit scores;
(b) Investments, asset building and debt, including how to open a bank account, different types of bank accounts, compound interest, the total cost of loan repayment, comparing investment options and types of investments and understanding different types of retirement accounts;
(c) Strategies for creating a budget, tracking and modifying spending patterns and understanding insurance products, including exploring common costs associated with rentals and home ownership;
(d) Taxes, including accessing tax credits, understanding tax cycles, being familiar with state and federal tax forms and being familiar with federal, state, regional and local taxes; and
(e) Building financial well-being, including evaluating the impact of behavioral economics and the psychology of money, explaining trends in financial health and evaluating consumer skills, including fraud and identity theft prevention. See Oregon Statutes 329.007
Public charter school: has the meaning given that term in ORS § 338. See Oregon Statutes 329.007
School district: includes common and union high school districts. See Oregon Statutes 328.001
Sexual orientation: means an individual's actual or perceived heterosexuality, homosexuality or bisexuality. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
state board: means the State Board of Education. See Oregon Statutes 329.007
Teacher: means any licensed employee of a school district who has direct responsibility for instruction, coordination of educational programs or supervision of students and who is compensated for such services from public funds. See Oregon Statutes 329.007
World languages: includes sign language, heritage languages and languages other than a student's primary language. See Oregon Statutes 329.007

(b) The review and revision conducted under this section shall:

(A) Include Essential Learning Skills and rigorous academic content standards in mathematics, science, language arts, history, geography, economics, civics, higher education and career path skills, personal financial education, physical education, health, the arts and world languages.

(B) Involve teachers and other educators, parents of students and other citizens and shall provide ample opportunity for public comment.

(C) Encourage increased learning time. As used in this subparagraph, ‘increased learning time’ means a schedule that encompasses a longer school day, week or year for the purpose of increasing the total number of school hours available to provide:

(i) Students with instruction in core academic subjects, including mathematics, science, language arts, history, geography, economics, civics, higher education and career path skills, personal financial education, the arts and world languages;

(ii) Students with instruction in subjects other than the subjects identified in sub-subparagraph (i) of this subparagraph, including health and physical education;

(iii) Students with the opportunity to participate in enrichment activities that contribute to a well-rounded education, including learning opportunities that may be based on service, experience or work and that may be provided through partnerships with other organizations; and

(iv) Teachers with the opportunity to collaborate, plan and engage in professional development within and across grades and subjects.

(c) Nothing in this subsection prevents a school district or public charter school from maintaining control over course content, format, materials and teaching methods.

(2) The State Board of Education shall continually review and revise all adopted academic content standards necessary for students to successfully transition to the next phase of their education.

(3)(a) School districts and public charter schools must offer students instruction in mathematics, science, language arts, history, geography, economics, civics, higher education and career path skills, personal financial education, physical education, health, the arts and world languages.

(b) Instruction required under paragraph (a) of this subsection must:

(A) Meet the academic content standards adopted by the State Board of Education; and

(B) Meet the requirements adopted by the State Board of Education and the board of the school district or public charter school. [Formerly 326.725; 1995 c.660 § 6; 1999 c.200 § 29; 1999 c.1029 § 3; 2003 c.303 § 5; 2007 c.858 § 4; 2012 c.91 § 17; 2013 c.15 § 3; 2017 c.133 § 1; 2017 c.263 § 1a; 2021 c.178 § 5; 2023 c.564 § 6]

The amendments to 329.045 by section 1, chapter 202, Oregon Laws 2019, become operative September 30, 2026. See section 2, chapter 202, Oregon Laws 2019. The text that is operative on and after September 30, 2026, including amendments by section 6, chapter 178, Oregon Laws 2021, section 1, chapter 328, Oregon Laws 2023, and section 7, chapter 564, Oregon Laws 2023, is set forth for the user’s convenience.

(b) The review and revision conducted under this section shall:

(B) Ensure that the academic content standards for history, geography, economics and civics include sufficient instruction on the histories, contributions and perspectives of individuals who:

(i) Are Native American;

(ii) Are of African, Asian, Pacific Island, Chicano, Latino, Middle Eastern or Jewish descent;

(iii) Are women;

(iv) Have disabilities;

(v) Are immigrants or refugees; or

(vi) Are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.

(C) Involve teachers and other educators, parents of students and other citizens and shall provide ample opportunity for public comment.

(D) Encourage increased learning time. As used in this subparagraph, ‘increased learning time’ means a schedule that encompasses a longer school day, week or year for the purpose of increasing the total number of school hours available to provide:

(ii) Students with instruction in subjects other than the subjects identified in sub-subparagraph (i) of this subparagraph, including health and physical education;

(iv) Teachers with the opportunity to collaborate, plan and engage in professional development within and across grades and subjects.

(c) Nothing in this subsection prevents a school district or public charter school from maintaining control over course content, format, materials and teaching methods.

(2) The State Board of Education shall continually review and revise all adopted academic content standards necessary for students to successfully transition to the next phase of their education.

(b) Instruction required under paragraph (a) of this subsection must:

(A) Meet the academic content standards adopted by the State Board of Education; and

(B) Meet the requirements adopted by the State Board of Education and the board of the school district or public charter school.

Sections 2 and 5, chapter 202, Oregon Laws 2019, provide:

(1) The amendments to ORS § 329.045 by section 1 of this 2019 Act become operative on September 30, 2026.

(2) Notwithstanding the operative date set forth in subsection (1) of this section, the State Board of Education, no later than September 30, 2024, shall:

(a) Review existing academic content standards to determine if the academic content standards comply with the requirements of ORS § 329.045 (1)(b)(B), as amended by section 1 of this 2019 Act; and

(b) If applicable, adopt or revise any academic content standards as necessary to ensure compliance with the requirements of ORS § 329.045 (1)(b)(B), as amended by section 1 of this 2019 Act.

(3)(a) A school district must first offer instruction that meets the academic content standards of ORS § 329.045 (1)(b)(B), as amended by section 1 of this 2019 Act, no later than the 2026-2027 school year.

(b) Nothing in paragraph (a) of this subsection prevents a school district from first offering instruction that meets the academic content standards of ORS § 329.045, as amended by section 1 of this 2019 Act, at any time from the beginning of the social sciences instructional materials cycle adopted by the State Board of Education until the school year set forth in paragraph (a) of this subsection. [2019 c.202 § 2]

(1) The Department of Education shall provide professional development to teachers and administrators relating to:

(a) Academic content standards developed pursuant to ORS § 329.494 (1), as amended by section 4, chapter 253, Oregon Laws 2019, to ensure that school districts are able to offer instruction that meets the academic content standards of ORS § 329.494 (1), as amended by section 4, chapter 253, Oregon Laws 2019, no later than the 2026-2027 school year.

(b) Academic content standards adopted pursuant to ORS § 329.045 (1)(b)(B), as amended by section 1, chapter 202, Oregon Laws 2019, and to the selection of textbooks under ORS § 337.260, as amended by section 3, chapter 202, Oregon Laws 2019, to ensure that school districts are able to offer instruction that meets the academic content standards of ORS § 329.045 (1)(b)(B), as amended by section 1, chapter 202, Oregon Laws 2019, no later than the 2026-2027 school year.

(2) The department may contract for the provision of professional development required by this section.

(3) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules that establish standards and any other criteria for the professional development required under this section. [2019 c.202 § 5; 2023 c.588 § 3]

(Temporary provisions relating to reviews of standards)

Sections 4 to 6, chapter 518, Oregon Laws 2021, provide:

(1) The Department of Education, in consultation with the Department of Early Learning and Care and the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission, shall convene an advisory group to propose for adoption by the State Board of Education:

(a) Social emotional learning standards for public school students in kindergarten through grade 12; and

(b) A statewide social emotional framework for public school students in kindergarten through grade 12.

(2) The standards and framework proposed by the advisory group must:

(a) Be developmentally appropriate;

(b) Align with other models and practices of the Department of Education related to mental health;

(c) Include racial equity and trauma-informed principles and practices within strengths-based multitiered systems of support;

(d) Increase public school students’ social emotional development;

(e) Promote self-awareness, awareness of others, critical thinking and understanding regarding the interaction between systemic social structures and histories, contributions and perspectives of individuals who:

(A) Are Alaska Native, Native American, Black, African American, Asian, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, Latinx or Middle Eastern;

(B) Are women;

(D) Are immigrants or refugees;

(E) Are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, two-spirit, intersex, asexual, nonbinary or another minority gender identity or sexual orientation; or

(F) Have experienced disproportionate results in education due to historical practices; and

(f) Promote the creation of school cultures that support kindness, care, connection, equity, diversity and inclusion.

(3) The advisory group shall submit a report to the board that describes the proposed standards and framework. The board shall consider the report when adopting the standards and framework.

(4) Subject to the direction from the board, the Department of Education shall determine the number and frequency of meetings to be held by the advisory group prior to the submission of the report required under subsection (3) of this section. [2021 c.518 § 4]

(1) The Department of Education shall convene the advisory group required by section 4 of this 2021 Act no later than September 1, 2021.

(2) The report required under section 4 of this 2021 Act must be submitted to the State Board of Education no later than September 15, 2022.

(3) The board shall adopt social emotional learning standards and the social emotional framework described in section 4 of this 2021 Act no later than September 15, 2023.

(4) The board shall require school districts to implement the standards and framework no later than July 1, 2024. [2021 c.518 § 5]

Sections 4 and 5 of this 2021 Act are repealed on January 2, 2025. [2021 c.518 § 6]

Section 1, chapter 406, Oregon Laws 2021, provides:

(1) No later than December 31, 2025, the State Board of Education shall review the social studies standards for kindergarten through grade 12.

(2) As part of the review required under subsection (1) of this section, the board shall consult with any combination of the following but must include at least one person who is:

(a) A public school student in any grade from grade 9 through 12;

(b) The parent of a public school student in any grade;

(d) A public school teacher in any grade from grade 9 through 12;

(e) An education advocate;

(f) A voting rights advocate;

(g) A representative of a culturally specific organization; and

(h) A representative of the Department of Education.

(3) When conducting the review, the board shall consider emphasizing civics education and making more accessible instruction related to:

(a) Voting rights and how to vote;

(b) Current and historical social movements;

(d) The United States Constitution, the Oregon Constitution and the constitutional form of government in this country. [2021 c.406 § 1]

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