Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) Each district
school board and public charter school with jurisdiction over high school
programs shall award diplomas to all students who fulfill all state
requirements as described in sections (2) to (12) of this rule and all local
school district requirements as described in district school board policies or
all public charter school requirements as described in the policies or charter
of the public charter school.
(2)
Unit of Credit Requirements for students who were first enrolled in grade 9
during the 2022-2023 school year or first enrolled in grade 9 in any previous
school year:
(a) Each student shall earn a
minimum of 24 units of credit aligned to the Oregon State Board adopted
standards to include:
(A) Language Arts - 4
(shall include the equivalent of one unit in Written Composition);
(B) Mathematics -3 (shall include one unit at
the Algebra I level and two units that are at a level higher than Algebra
I);
(C) Science - 3;
(D) Social Sciences - 3 (shall include 0.5
unit of US civics credit in addition to at least 2.5 units of credit aligned to
the Oregon State Board adopted standards for U.S. history, world history,
geography, economics, and financial literacy);
(E) Health Education - 1;
(F) Physical Education - 1;
(G) Career and Technical Education, The Arts
or World Languages - 3 (units shall be earned in any one or a combination).(b)
A district school board or public charter school with a three-year high school
may submit through the waiver process alternative plans to meet unit
requirements;
(b) A
district school board or public charter school may increase the number of units
required in specific areas, and may increase or decrease the number of elective
units; however, the total units of credit required for graduation shall not be
less than 24;
(3) Unit
of Credit Requirements for students who were first enrolled in grade 9 during
the 2023-24 school year or first enrolled in grade 9 in any subsequent school
year:
(a) Each student shall earn a minimum of
24 units of credit aligned to the Oregon State Board adopted standards to
include:
(A) Language Arts - 4 (shall include
the equivalent of one unit in Written Composition);
(B) Mathematics -3 (shall include one unit at
the Algebra I level and two units that are at a level higher than Algebra
I);
(C) Science - 3;
(D) Social Sciences - 3 (shall include 0.5
unit of US civics credit in addition to at least 2.5 units of credit aligned to
the Oregon State Board adopted standards for U.S. history, world history,
geography, and economics);
(E)
Health Education - 1;
(F) Physical
Education - 1;
(G) Career and
Technical Education, The Arts or World Languages - 3 (units shall be earned in
any one or a combination).
(H)
Personal Financial Education - 0.5;
(I) Higher Education & Career Path Skills
- 0.5.
(b) A district
school board or public charter school with a three-year high school may submit
through the waiver process alternative plans to meet unit
requirements;
(c) A district school
board or public charter school may increase the number of units required in
specific areas, and may increase or decrease the number of elective units;
however, the total units of credit required for graduation shall not be less
than 24;
(4) A district
school board or public charter school must waive any additional district
requirements if students are or, were at any time from grade 9-12:
(a) A foster child, a child receiving 24-hour
substitute care for children placed away from their parents or guardians and
for whom the child welfare agency has placement and care responsibility. This
includes, but is not limited to, placements in foster family homes, foster
homes of relatives, group homes, emergency shelters, residential facilities,
child care institutions, and pre-adoptive homes. A child is in foster care in
accordance with this definition if the foster care facility is licensed and
payments are made by the State, Tribal or local agency for the care of the
child, whether adoption subsidy payments are being made prior to the
finalization of an adoption, or whether there is Federal matching of any
payments that are made;
(b)
Homeless, a child who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence;
a child who is sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing,
economic hardship, or a similar reason; is living in motels, hotels, trailer
parks, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative adequate
accommodations; is living in emergency or transitional shelters; or is
abandoned in hospitals; a child whose primary nighttime residence that is a
public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular
sleeping accommodation for human beings; a child who is living in cars, parks,
public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations,
or similar settings; an unaccompanied youth not in physical custody of a parent
or guardian;
(c) A runaway, an
unmarried child under 18 years of age who, without consent of the parent or
other person having legal custody of that child, leaves and stays away from the
home or other dwelling place provided for the child by that person;
(d) A child in a military family covered by
the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military
Children;
(e) A child of a migrant
worker, a worker that moved as an migratory agricultural worker or migratory
fisher due to economic necessity from one residence to another residence, and
from one school district to another; or
(f) Enrolled in the Youth Corrections
Education Program or the Juvenile Detention Education Program.
(5) A school district or public
charter school must accept any credits earned by students qualified for the
additional district credit requirements waiver in another school district or
public charter school and must apply them toward the 24 Units of Credit
Requirements for the diploma.
(6) A
school district or public charter school may grant high school credit for
courses taken prior to grade 9 if students taking pre-grade 9 courses are
required to meet performance criteria that are equivalent to the performance
criteria for students taking the same high school courses.
(7) Course syllabi shall be written for
courses in grades 9 through 12 and shall be available to students, staff,
parents, the district school board and other interested individuals.
(8) Each student shall demonstrate
proficiency in essential skills adopted by the State Board of Education as
provided in OAR 581-022-2115.
(9) School districts shall develop a process
that provides each student the opportunity to develop an education plan and
build an education profile in grades 7 through 12 with adult guidance. The plan
and profile shall be reviewed and updated periodically (at least annually) and
be supported by a Comprehensive School Counseling Program as defined in OAR
581-022-2060.
(10) Each student shall develop an education
plan and build an education profile.
(a) Each
student shall develop an education plan that:
(A) Identifies personal and career
interests;
(B) Identifies tentative
educational and career goals and post high school next steps (i.e. college,
workforce, military, apprenticeship, other);
(C) Sets goals to prepare for transitions to
next steps identified in section (10)(b);
(D) Designs, monitors and adjusts a course of
study that meets the interest and goals of the student as described in
subsection (a) (A), (B) and (C) of this section that includes but is not
limited to:
(i) Appropriate coursework and
learning experiences;
(ii)
Identified career-related learning experiences; and
(iii) Identified extended application
opportunities.
(b) Through the education profile each
student shall:
(A) Monitor progress and
achievement toward standards including:
(i)
Content standards;
(ii) Essential
skills;
(iii) Extended application
standard; and
(iv) Other standards
where appropriate (e.g. industry standards).
(B) Document other personal accomplishments
determined by the student or school district.
(C) Review progress and achievement in
subsection (b)(A) and (B) of this subsection at least annually.
(11) Each student shall
build a collection of evidence, or include evidence in existing collections(s),
to demonstrate extended application (as defined in OAR
581-022-0102);
(12) Each student shall participate in
career-related learning experiences outlined in the education plan (as defined
in OAR 581-022-0102);
(13) Notwithstanding sections (1) to (12) of
this rule, each district school board or public charter school governing board
with jurisdiction over high school programs shall award a modified diploma to
those students who have demonstrated the inability to meet the full set of
academic content standards even with reasonable modifications and
accommodations and who fulfill all requirements as described in OAR
581-022-2010.
(14) Notwithstanding sections (1) to (12) of
this rule, each district school board or public charter school governing board
with jurisdiction over high school programs shall award an extended diploma to
those students who have demonstrated the inability to meet the full set of
academic content standards even with reasonable modifications and
accommodations and who fulfill all requirements as described in OAR
581-022-2015.
(15) Notwithstanding sections (1) to (12) of
this rule and as provided in OAR
581-022-2020, schools districts
and public charter schools shall make a certificate of attendance available to
students as an alternative for students who do not obtain the regular diploma,
modified diploma or extended diploma.
(16) Attendance Requirements:
(a) Twelve school years shall be required
beginning with grade 1, except when the school district adopts policies
providing for early or delayed completion of all state and school district
credit and performance requirements;
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this
section, a student may satisfy the requirements of sections (2)(6) of this rule
in less than four years. If the school district or public charter school has
the consent of the student's parent or guardian, a school district or public
charter school shall award a diploma to a student upon request from the
student, if the student satisfies the requirements for the diploma that apply
to the student based on the date of graduation of the student or the school
year when the student first enrolled in grade 9, as applicable.
(c) If a school district or public charter
school has the consent of a student's parent or guardian, the school district
or public charter school may advance the student to the next grade level if the
student has satisfied the requirements for the student's current grade
level.
(d) The requirement for
obtaining the consent of a student's parent or guardian under subsections (b)
and (c) of this section does not apply to a student who is:
(A) Emancipated pursuant to ORS
419B.550 to
419B.558; or
(B) 18 years of age or older.
(e) The district school board may
adopt policies for alternative learning experiences, such as credit by
examination and credit for off-campus experiences;
(f) With any modification of the attendance
requirements for graduation, school district and public charter school staff
shall consider age and maturity of students, access to alternative learning
experiences, performance levels, school district or public charter school
guidelines and the wishes of parents and guardians.
(17) A school district or public charter
school shall ensure that students have access to the appropriate resources to
achieve a diploma at each high school in the school district or at the public
charter school.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
326.051 & ORS
329.451
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
326.051, ORS
329.451 & ORS
339.280
