Oregon Statutes 329.493 – Curriculum relating to Native American experience in Oregon
(1) The Department of Education shall:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 329.493
- 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
(a) Develop a curriculum relating to the Native American experience in Oregon and make the curriculum available to school districts; and
(b) Provide professional development to teachers and administrators relating to the curriculum.
(2) The curriculum required by this section must be:
(a) For students in kindergarten through grade 12;
(b) Related to the Native American experience in Oregon, including tribal history, sovereignty issues, culture, treaty rights, government, socioeconomic experiences and current events;
(c) Historically accurate, culturally relevant, community-based, contemporary and developmentally appropriate; and
(d) Aligned with the academic content standards adopted under ORS § 329.045.
(3) School districts must implement the curriculum developed under subsection (1) of this section for students in kindergarten through grade 12.
(4) The department may contract for the development of the curriculum under this section or for the provision of professional development.
(5) The department shall ensure that the federally recognized Indian tribes in Oregon are given the opportunity to collaborate in the development of the curriculum and the provision of professional development, and may make moneys available to those tribes to support collaboration efforts. [2017 c.632 § 2]