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Division 22 Standards Assurances for the 2024-25 School Year

October 16, 2025

Lee Loving, Superintendent

Nicole Duncan, Director of Teaching and Learning

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Snapshot: Division 22 Rules

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High-quality

learning experiences

Aligned & focused educational systems

Engaged partners & communities

Safe & inclusive schools

Committed & supported staff

Diploma Requirements

Instructional Materials Adoption

Required Instructional Time

Comprehensive School Counseling

Complaint Procedures

Educational Equity Advisory Committees

Substance Use Prevention & Intervention Plan

Every Student Belongs

Teacher and Administrator Evaluation and Support

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Division 22 Standards & Assurances of Compliance

“Our Why”

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Signals our commitment to providing a high-quality educational experience and equitable opportunities for all students.
Division 22 standards articulate the floor of the education to be provided to students, not the ceiling.
Assurances process offers an opportunity for districts not in compliance to reflect on areas in need of attention and receive technical assistance.

Why is this an important process?

It signals school districts’ and ODE’s joint commitment to providing a high-quality educational experience and equitable opportunities for all students in our care. As part of the shared responsibility to provide quality service for our students and communities, this system promotes reciprocal accountability between school districts, their local school boards, and the Oregon Department of Education (ODE).

The Division 22 standards articulate the floor of the education to be provided to students, not the ceiling. Compliance with the Division 22 Oregon Administrative Rules ensures a basic level of service across the state.

The Division 22 standards outline the baseline expectations, and the assurance process offers an opportunity for school districts to not only demonstrate compliance, but also to reflect on areas in need of attention and alignment, and to plan for how to address them, thus acting as a lever for improvement and innovation. ODE’s goal is to maintain these standards by partnering with districts and providing technical assistance so that all districts are meeting the minimum requirements. In addition, the agency is working to share exemplary practices and resources across districts to support them in moving beyond the floor toward the implementation of high-leverage strategies that will positively impact students’ learning and school experience.

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What happens if the district is out of compliance?

ODE reviews the district’s proposed corrective action plan and either approves or rejects it.
If the plan is not approved as submitted, ODE contacts the district and provides technical assistance and support.
Once the district has an approved plan in place, ODE specialists may continue to provide support, as needed.
The corrective action must be complete by the beginning of the next school year.
If a district fails to come back into compliance after an opportunity for corrective action, ODE may withhold a portion of the district’s State School Fund monies.

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Report for the

2024-25 School Year

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Division 22 Waivers for 2024-25

581-022-2115(3) Assessment of Essential Skills:

Essential Skills Graduation Requirements are waived for students graduating through the end of the 2027-28 school year.
Note: Local Performance Assessment requirement in Section (2) remains in effect.

OAR 581-022-2120 Essential Skill Assessments for English Language Learners

This related policy requirement has also been waived through the end of the 2027-28 SY.

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Rule Revisions in Effect for the 2024-25 SY

OAR 581-022-2030 District Curriculum

Beginning in 2024-25, districts must have had:

a planned K-12 instructional program for Social and Emotional Learning; and
a planned 9-12 instructional program which includes the Personal Financial Education and Higher Education and Career Path Skills content standards.

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Oregon Department of Education

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Oregon Department of Education

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Rule Revisions in Effect for the 2024-25 SY

Modified Diploma, Extended Diploma, and Certificate of Attendance

Districts must annually provide parents information about diploma availability and requirements, and disclosure about certificates of attendance. On-site access to all courses is required for a diploma at all high schools.

OAR 581-022-2045 Substance Use Prevention and Intervention Plan

Requires a written comprehensive plan for substance use prevention and intervention. Includes K-12 substance use prevention education that meets the Health Education Standards; requires a minimum of 1 ODE Opioid Prevention Education lesson in grades 6, 7, and 8 and once in High School (SB 238 – 2023).

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Oregon Department of Education

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District Report on Compliance with Division 22 Standards

NSSD is compliant with all standards in the 2024-2025 School Year.

Corrective action that was in progress and completed during the 2024-2025 school year -

581-022-2060 Comprehensive School Counseling - In Corrective Action for 24-25 school year

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Looking Ahead: Compliance for the 2025-26 SY

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New/Revised Rules & Requirements

Educational Equity Advisory Committees

Requires that districts establish a committee composed of parents, employees, students and community members to be selected by the school board and superintendent. For school districts with an average daily membership (ADM) of less than 10,000, the school district is required to first convene an educational equity advisory committee by September 15, 2025.

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Oregon Department of Education

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Oregon Department of Education

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New/Revised Rules & Requirements

Administration of State Assessments

Added SEED Survey as required OSAS component
Added mention of ELPA Screener as required OSAS component (not a new requirement, just making the rule more complete)
Added clarification that districts must abide by ODE decisions regarding student test records

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Oregon Department of Education

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New/Revised Rules & Requirements

Educational Leadership – Administrator Standards

Administrator standards have been updated to the Professional Standards for Educational Leadership, which are currently used by TSPC for administrator licensure. These standards have more specific, detailed language and a greater focus on key issues such as equity, talent development, leadership capacity, and instructional leadership.

Districts must align administrator evaluations to the updated standards by September 30, 2027.

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Oregon Department of Education

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Compliance for the 2025-26 SY

Educational Belonging Advisory Committees

Site team members have two workshops with th REN who has partnered with the APC Leadership Collaborative and has began working on a selection process. The first policy the group is targeting is Attendance.

Administration of State Assessments

These are already being implemented

Educational Leadership – Administrator Standards

Pending

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Questions?

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