Expanding Access to Well-Rounded Education

Well-Rounded Access Program (WRAP) Overview

Extending the promise of a well-rounded education is one of the commitments that serve as a pillar of Oregon’s Consolidated State Plan under the Every Student Succeeds Act. In October 2020, the U.S. Department of Education awarded the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) a 5-Year, $9.8 Million competitive grant known as the Expanding Access to Well-Rounded Courses (Course Access) grant. Oregon’s proposal for the grant funding focused on expanding access to arts-specific and STEAM-related courses. To carry out the requirements of this grant, ODE formed the Well-Rounded Access Program (WRAP).

Announcements

The Oregon Department of Education is proud to launch the new STEAM Toolkit—a dynamic resource designed to support K–12 educators and administrators in integrating Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math into engaging, equitable learning experiences.

WRAP Courses

Additional Materials

 

Arts Access Toolkit

The Arts Access Toolkit hosts a collection of resources to assist educators, schools, and districts to offer and sustain high quality, standards-aligned arts programs

 

WRAP Research & Reports

The following reports and documents were developed for the WRAP program, in partnership with the STEM Research Center at Oregon State University.

• WRAP Needs Assessment (Full Document)
• WRAP Logic Model
• WRAP Baseline Report 2024
• WRAP Legislative Report 2024
• WRAP One Pager 2024 (also available in Arabic, Chuukese, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese & Chinese (Simplified))
• Mid-Grant Update 2024
  
• Summative Evaluation Report for the Well-Rounded Access Program
  
• WRAP Evaluation Findings
  

 

Additional Resources

Oregon’s ESSA Plan

The Arts ODE Webpage

STEM ODE Webpage

For more information, please contact the ODE STEM team at ode.stem@ode.oregon.gov