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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 Well-Rounded Access Program is thrilled to announce upcoming free professional development:

  • Patterns Science (Summer 2025):

    Portland Metro STEM Partnerships, along with the Greater Oregon STEM Hub is hosting free, in-person professional development for high school science teachers who are planning on teaching Patterns Science next school year.

    • 9th Grade Physics (Century High School, Hillsboro):
    • 10th Grade Chemistry (Beaverton Academy of Science and Engineering, Hillsboro):
    • 11th Grade Biology (Century High School, Hillsboro):
  • Exploring Computer Science (Summer 2025):

    Computer Science for Oregon is hosting a free one-week, in-person professional development session for educators who are interested in teaching Exploring Computer Science, a high school foundational computer science course, next school year.  This professional development will be held July 28 - August 1, 2025 at OSU Cascades in Bend, Oregon. Educators will also receive a daily $250 stipend and hotel accommodation for their attendance. Check out this 2-minute video to learn more about this program, which is open to high school teachers with any credential

WRAP Courses

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The Oregon Department of Education is partnering with Arts for Learning Northwest to lead the way in arts-integrated education with the launch of the Arts, Care & Connection (ACC) initiative, a free resource providing K-5 educators with high-quality, artist-led learning modules.  This work is done in partnership with ODE’s Care and Connection campaign, integrating ODE's recently adopted Oregon’s Transformative SEL Framework & Standards. 


Free Lessons!​

Developed by Arts for Learning Northwest in collaboration with ODE, arts partners, and teaching artists across Oregon, the ACC project will culminate in 96 stand-alone, one-hour learning modules, each including a detailed lesson plan, instructional videos, and a slide deck.  Modules are currently available online​, with additional lessons added throughout 2025. 

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The Oregon Department of Education is partnering with the Portland-Metro STEM Partnership (PMSP) and the Greater Oregon STEM Hub (GO STEM) to expand access to Patterns Science through the High School Science for All program. The Patterns Approach to science instruction emphasizes the use of mathematical and phenomenological patterns to predict the future, make data-informed decisions in the present, and understand the past.  

Free, openly licensed curriculum is available online at hsscience4all.org for high school Physics, Chemistry, and Biology.
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The Oregon Department of Education is partnering with Portland State University, Oregon State University, and University of Oregon to: 
  • Provide extra professional development spots for Exploring Computer Science, a research-based, well-rounded course​ in Oregon high schools;
  • Support administrative and counselor capacity to provide and sustain the offerings; and 
  • Develop data snapshots to work towards continuous and systemic improvement.

The Well-Rounded Computer Science project and CS for Oregon intersects closely with the Computer Science Education Statewide Implementation Plan, and is focused on bringing equitable computer science education K-12 to Oregon students. 


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Tribal-Specific Content
The WRAP team is excited to announce that the Coquille Indian Tribe has created Tribal Specific Arts Lessons! The WRAP team is also working with the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw and the Burns-Paiute Tribe to create additional Tribal specific lessons that integrate arts learning! Stay tuned for updates on their release.

Speak/Sing Native™ 
The Oregon Department of Education is partnering with Speak/Sing Native™, a multidisciplinary K-12 music education curriculum that aligns with Oregon state standards and the Tribal History/Shared History initiative. The professional development team offers in-person workshop opportunities, a professional learning community, and educator stipends to support your growth.

Lessons are in development and will become available soon. To learn more and schedule professional development for the Speak/Sing Native™ program, please email ODE.WRCoursesGrant@ode.oregon.gov​

Additional Materials

 

Arts Access Toolkit

This 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.



Stay in Touch

For more information please contact the Well-Rounded Courses Grant team at ode.wrcoursesgrant@ode.oregon.gov.  You can also sign up for the WRAP Newsletter to receive regular updates or check out our Newsletter Archive below:

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Spring 2025
Winter 2025

Past Newsletters