CTE Legislative Reports
Dental screenings (ORS 336.213)
ORS 336.213 requires school districts to collect dental screening information for students 7 years of age or younger and who are beginning an educational program (includes prekindergarten) for the first time. school districts must report the percentage of students who fail to submit a screening certificate to the Oregon Department of Education by October 1 of each year. No later than December 1 each year, the Oregon Department of Education must submit a summary to the Interim Legislative Committees on Education and to the Dental Director appointed by the Oregon Health Authority.
Early Literacy Student Success
The Early Literacy Success School District grant provides $93 million of non-competitive grant-in-aid for Oregon districts and eligible charter schools with prekindergarten to third grade students. Grant-funded allowable uses and required activities use researched-aligned strategies, meaning they are literacy-focused, culturally responsive and relevant to diverse learners, and based on the long-term research derived from the science of reading and writing. These activities provide opportunities to actualize the ideas, practices, and concepts in Oregon’s Early Literacy Framework.
Educator Equity Report
The Educator Equity Report, published biennially under ORS 342.448 and ORS 342.437, tracks Oregon’s progress toward ensuring the diversity of its educator workforce reflects the diversity of its students. The report includes statewide workforce data and highlights evidence‑based strategies for recruiting, preparing, supporting and advancing culturally and linguistically diverse educators. It also outlines progress in strengthening teaching and learning conditions and provides key recommendations to improve recruitment, retention and career advancement for diverse educators across Oregon.
English Learners Report to the Legislature
The Oregon Department of Education publishes an annual report related to the State School Fund moneys received for English language learner programs and student outcomes. Oregon statute requires ODE to “submit to the Interim Legislative Committees on Education a summary of the two most recent reports.
Nursing services provided by district (ORS 336.201)
This annual report to the legislature is a requirement of Oregon Revised Statute
(ORS) 336.201 and details statewide and district data regarding: (1) the availability of Registered Nurses (RNs) and Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) and, (2) the number of students who are medically complex, medically fragile, and/or nursing dependent, as well as the remaining general student population in Oregon public schools. This report provides the state school nurse ratio as well as analysis on school nurse staffing for medically fragile, medically complex, and nursing dependent students.
Occupational Therapy (OT), Physical Therapy (PT) and Speech Language Pathology (SLP) Workload Methodology
HB 2618 (2023) required the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) to study and determine the best methodology for setting appropriate student caseloads for school-based occupational therapists, physical therapists, and speech-language pathologists. The study involved analyzing workload metrics from other states and considering various factors such as student eligibility, level of need, recommended visit frequency, number of schools served, and time spent on IEP-related tasks. The findings and recommendations from this study were compiled into a report submitted to the state legislature in January 2024.
Quality Education Committee Reports
The
biannual reports from the Quality Education Commission can be found on the ODE website.
School Based Health Services (Medicaid)
SB 1557 directed ODE and OHA to develop strategies and recommendations to leverage federal Medicaid or CHIP funds to support the inclusion, academic success and well-being of all Oregon students under 21 years of age who are eligible for medical assistance and receiving school health services. ODE and OHA were required to submit a report to the Oregon Legislature outlining the strategies and recommendations developed no later than October 1, 2024.
School Medicaid Pilot Project (2017-2020)
In 2017, responding to the shortage of school nurses in Oregon schools, SB 111 directed the Oregon Department of Education (ODE), in collaboration with the Oregon Health Authority (OHA), to provide technical assistance to at least nine school districts or Education Service Districts (ESDs) in the implementation of a School Based Health Services (Medicaid) program. As part of this pilot project, the ODE was required to submit a report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly no later than October 1, 2020.
State School Fund Advisory Committee (SSFAC)
A 2021-22 study of the impacts of State School Fund spending to determine if this spending pattern results in disparities between Black, indigenous or people of color (BIPOC) students and those who are not BIPOC students.
State Summer Learning Grants
These reports provide data-driven insights on past State Summer Learning Grant programs, analyzing program impact, progress toward academic growth, equitable access, and opportunities for continuous improvement in summer learning.
The Student Voice Summer Survey is a student perception survey for students in grades 3-12 designed to amplify student voices, leveraging their insights to enhance summer learning opportunities in ways that are responsive and empowering.
The
HB 4082 Final Study: Summer and Afterschool Programs for Student Success reflects input from education and community partners and provides a roadmap for sustainable, equitable expanded learning opportunities in Oregon.
Transferring High School Credits Earned Outside the U.S.
Senate Bill 940 directed the Oregon Department of Education to conduct a study to identify improved processes for transferring high school credits earned by student outside United States.
This report summarizes the study findings and recommendations.
For additional legislative reports submitted by ODE, see
the Oregon State Legislature's Publications and Reports page.