Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) Each
district shall provide regionalized core services to component school districts
as provided in ORS 334.175(2).
Services must be approved by the component school district boards and the
district board, and be included in the district's Local Service Plan. The goals
of these services shall be to: improve student learning, enhance the quality of
instruction, provide professional development to component school district
employees, provide students equitable access to resources, and maximize
operational and fiscal efficiencies for component school districts
(334.175(1)(a)-(f))
(2) In
accordance with ORS 334.005 the mission and roles of
the districts are as follows:
(a) The mission
of education service districts is to assist school districts and the Department
of Education in achieving Oregon's educational goals by providing equitable,
high quality, cost-effective and locally responsive educational services at a
regional level.
(b) An education
service district plays a key role in:
(A)
Ensuring an equitable and excellent education for all children in the
state;
(B) Implementing the Oregon
Education Act for the 21st Century;
(C) Fostering the attainment of high
standards of performance by all students in Oregon's public schools;
and
(D) Facilitating
inter-organizational coordination and cooperation among educational, social
service, health care and employment training agencies.
(c) An education service district's role is
one of leadership and service. Education service districts shall maintain the
distinction between their role as service organizations and the regulatory role
of the Department of Education and other agencies.
(d) To ensure that a district is responsive
to its component school districts a Local Service Plan must be developed and
adopted by the district board, and approved by component school district boards
through the resolution process as provided in ORS
334.175(5)(a)(b).
The district should consider a variety of flexible service delivery
models.
(e) An education service
district shall submit an Annual Report to the Department by June 30 of each
year on forms provided by the Department. The Annual Report shall be a
comprehensive document which includes a Local Service Plan, a Review of
Component Districts' Operations and an ESD Self-Appraisal.
(f) An education service district shall
remain accountable to:
(A) The public at
large;
(B) The component school
districts; and
(C) The State Board
of Education.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
334.005 &
334.217
Stats. Implemented: ORS
334.125
