Chapter 938 Oregon Laws 1999
Session Law
AN ACT
SB 1329
Relating to education;
creating new provisions; amending ORS 326.310 and 329.105; and declaring an
emergency.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1.
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 [profiles] performance reports containing information on [demographics, student performance in
schools, student access to educational opportunities and staff characteristics
described in this chapter. In addition, school district profiles shall include
a concise budget report of the school district, including revenue and
expenditures of the district.]
student performance, student behavior and school characteristics.
(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 performance
and improvement in performance. 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.
[(2)] (3) The Superintendent of Public
Instruction shall notify the public and the media by [September] January 30 of
each year [as to the availability of]
that school district and school [profiles] performance reports are available at schools and school [district] districts and at the Department of Education website
and offices. The superintendent shall also include notice that copies of
school and district [and school self-evaluations] improvement plans can be obtained from
[the] school and school [districts] 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 2. The amendments to ORS 329.105 by section 1
of this 1999 Act shall apply to school district and school performance reports
produced by the Superintendent of Public Instruction after the effective date
of this 1999 Act.
SECTION 3.
ORS 326.310 is amended to read:
326.310. Except as provided by ORS 326.041, 326.051, 326.375,
341.005, 341.015, 341.440, 341.455, 341.626, 341.655 and 341.933, the
Superintendent of Public Instruction shall exercise, under the direction of the
State Board of Education, a general superintendence of school officers and the
public schools. In carrying out the duties of office, the Superintendent of
Public Instruction shall:
(1) Act as administrative officer of the State Board of
Education.
(2) Act as executive head of the Department of Education and
direct and supervise all activities of the department.
(3) Assist all district school boards, education service
district boards and county school boards in answering questions concerning the
proper administration of the school laws, the rules of the State Board of
Education and the ministerial duties of school officers and teachers. The
decision of the superintendent shall guide school officers and teachers in the
performance of their duties relating to the matters decided. The superintendent
may submit any question to the State Board of Education which shall then decide
the question.
(4) Obtain and compile such statistical information relative to
the condition and operation of the public schools as the superintendent or the
state board may consider advisable for the advancement of education and for the
information of the state board and the
public.
(5) Appoint, subject to the State Personnel Relations Law and
with the approval of the State Board of Education, such personnel as may be
necessary for the performance of the duties of the office of the
superintendent. The Superintendent of Public Instruction may designate one or
more suitable persons to sign or countersign warrants, vouchers, certificates
or other papers and documents requiring the signature of the superintendent.
(6) Administer and supervise adult education programs in the
public elementary and secondary schools.
(7) Perform such other functions as may be necessary to the
performance of the duties of the superintendent.
SECTION 4. This 1999 Act being necessary for the
immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is
declared to exist, and this 1999 Act takes effect on its passage.
Approved by the Governor
August 16, 1999
Filed in the office of
Secretary of State August 16, 1999
Effective date August 16,
1999
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