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The district reported that two draft policies — GBN-JBA and JFE — were placed on hold pending additional federal regulations; staff said they removed those items from the current packet until guidance is final. Staff also introduced an updated policy AC to name a civil-rights coordinator for the district, explain training requirements and outline the process for handling civil-rights complaints that fall under Title IX and related rules.

On leave policies, staff reviewed updates to family and medical leave language to reflect paid-leave rules and Oregon Family Leave Act (OFLA) interactions. Staff said most leaves run concurrently with state and federal protections; employees may use sick leave while paid leave insurance processes (through an administrator the district cited as American Fidelity) review medical documentation. The district described how leave determinations are documented and verified but cautioned that specific medical details are protected information.

A revised student-medication policy was presented that clarifies self-medication expectations (for example inhalers and EpiPens) and the conditions under which the district may limit a student’s ability to carry and self-administer medication. Staff said the policy also clarifies on-field-trip procedures and the district’s staffing and training approach for first aid and CPR compliance; the district reported recent retraining of roughly 76 staff for first aid/CPR and plans to maintain coverage ratios.

On services for pregnant and parenting students, staff said the district will stop routinely referring pregnant/parenting students to an off-site program and instead develop individualized plans to keep students in their home schools where feasible. Staff noted on-site child care is costly and not currently available districtwide; instead, the district will partner with community organizations when child care is needed. Staff said they will be the district designee to coordinate plans and supports.

Staff told the board they will rework some language that board members found confusing, including a sentence in the modified-diploma section that was read as conflicting: the paragraph described assessment modifications for modified diplomas but also warned those modified assessments might be considered invalid for state reporting. Staff agreed to clarify that modified assessments provide classroom information but may not satisfy state-level requirement thresholds without additional review.

Ending: The board asked staff to make clarifying edits and to return revised policy language at a later meeting. No formal votes were recorded during the work session.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","January 27, 2025 Board Work Session","oneSentenceSummary","District staff presented multiple policy updates including nondiscrimination/civil-rights coordinator duties, family and medical leave language, medication rules for students, and a plan to keep pregnant and parenting students in their home schools with individualized support.","taxTitle","Oregon City SD 62, School Districts, Oregon","taxId",38229,"location","Oregon","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6344768,"Oregon City School District advances draft graduation policy changes; civics and higher-education planning added",2215,3472000,5687000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2250255-203f8b8efde29622b966fc93ececa58f&start=3472&end=5687","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2250255-203f8b8efde29622b966fc93ececa58f/thumbnail_3472000.jpg","/articles/6344768/Oregon/Oregon-City-School-District-advances-draft-graduation-policy-changes-civics-and-higher-education-planning-added","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6344768-f98dc17409580c85fa2c0b0f39f95d1d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771159078&Signature=os9hKcYU0YuNjUTv~ueVeGyAlin65dXV8z5lvxOipyI1S3-wny3A1evKsAyyJmdapNrYwF~gitJUW4hrzkHfGEpdZgWUXCRm5OD5uJj6h-tcgPTpkjy-P0mZoLxfC-Dn75lRdKupBUDVjBLv9Mqo46wVkLMCRQfDwtaCo7aOdhSH0zaWYZu3OUwmZZ0s75ElOzZqHuMAYOJmxu5arcT8IIzc0hadWW4VfjuHOcJdDv~ziIXtMDoGlcrPAmxCwqLva3AFEX9KAML6niBl34RzvpNEd80hJeb-Y3UooI5DhOr4KsSH~2Hd~3DUAxvKrB0HetYmNrr94RII4tP4lLA~TQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Oregon City School District 62 leaders presented a draft overhaul of the district’s graduation policy during the Jan. 27 work session, saying the changes align local diplomas with new Oregon Department of Education guidance and consolidate multiple school-specific diploma tracks into a single district diploma.

Sarah Craig, a district principal, and others on the committee told the board the redraft responds to state guidance and to confusion staff, students and families encountered under the older policy. The committee reviewed neighboring districts’ policies, sought departmental feedback and incorporated Oregon School Boards Association language after guidance arrived this fall.

Key changes outlined by staff include: formally naming and consolidating an \"advanced\" diploma (formerly called honors), revising required credits and sequences so students have broader options to meet advanced-diploma requirements, reducing some subject minimums (for example, world language for the advanced diploma is two consecutive years in the same language), and creating a half-credit requirement in higher education and career planning delivered through the Naviance platform. Staff explained the Naviance plan will assign students tasks each year worth 0.125 credit so students earn 0.5 credit over four years.

The draft also updates certificates and alternative credentials to reflect ODE language: the \"alternate certificate\" will be renamed \"certificate of attendance\" and modifications to the modified diploma pathway were added. Staff said the changes affecting diploma content and naming are intended to take effect for the class of 2027 and beyond; existing diploma options for current students remain available.

Board members pressed for clarity on wording in several places. One member said a paragraph describing assessment modifications for a modified diploma was confusing and asked staff to rephrase the sentence that warns that some test modifications could render a result ineligible to meet state requirements. Staff said they will reword that paragraph to make the distinction clearer: a modified assessment can provide classroom information but may not satisfy state-level reporting or requirement thresholds.

Members also asked about the civics requirement. Staff said the state requires civics beginning Jan. 1, 2026; the district plans to map existing government coursework to the civics standard so the new requirement will be met within current offerings. On higher-education and career planning, staff told the board they had asked Naviance for a standards crosswalk and will assign tasks during advisory, morning meetings or service-learning time.

Staff described the practical effect as giving students more flexible paths to meet advanced diploma criteria — for example, leaving room for AP, dual-credit or CTE coursework to satisfy rigor requirements while reducing clauses that had previously excluded students who moved into the district late.

Ending: The board did not vote on the policy at the work session; staff will revise language per the board’s requests and bring a refined draft back for later consideration.","District leaders presented a consolidated graduation policy that aligns diplomas with Oregon Department of Education requirements, adds a civics requirement, and creates a half-credit higher-education and career-planning sequence using Naviance.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6344774,"Oregon City district staff outline ELPA test demands as just 38 of 415 students met proficiency last year",3251,231000,3482000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2250255-203f8b8efde29622b966fc93ececa58f&start=231&end=3482","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2250255-203f8b8efde29622b966fc93ececa58f/thumbnail_231000.jpg","/articles/6344774/Oregon/Oregon-City-district-staff-outline-ELPA-test-demands-as-just-38-of-415-students-met-proficiency-last-year","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6344774-a4527df16453cbc04d7feb12bbd0127f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771159078&Signature=CMCaEdIftkSwD-xg1WiNr3pxG3d~~PlQJNnWc0V-NMimQtyTYr4V3uc0zh4rz0ETMCYn2OhAEkKNCeZeG7SjhGqZmxhs66ICz2YQ95VNP-fksntOFvitr7~BWgYudpvJr-~IW0qhSOCUs8NtG7laZOWSnUj7G-dK57pFdqkwt4UjJ~ff44vmctKMYekuQdVrvF9Po-QHWZgQpcligMe0mgt0wXABpBAiANeZxQhJKofb-igd0WN8n~AqOxaQSCAP3ByCHBY~2BofWd1vdtQzg1J1EjFos3nVZ3Jdo4LO0brkFGxGi16ZH-l2H1ZDkcxQnkTCV0um66PLwo9vmkjPUw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Kelly Gavrich, the district’s English language development TOSA and district test coordinator, told the Oregon City School District 62 board at its Jan. 27 work session that the English Language Proficiency Assessment, known as ELPA, is the required state test used to determine whether students who are English learners can access grade-level classroom content.

Gavrich said the ELPA, created by the ELPA 21 consortium and administered under Oregon Department of Education requirements, measures four language domains — listening, speaking, reading and writing — and is grouped into grade bands from kindergarten through high school. She told the board that 415 students took ELPA in the district last year and 38 achieved the proficiency standard required to exit English language development services.

The ELPA is time-consuming and rigorous, Gavrich said. For kindergarten through fifth grade the exam totals about an hour to an hour and a half (administered in shorter segments), middle school testing typically takes about 2 1/2 hours and high school testing about three hours. She noted a state waiver allows certain high-school domain scores to carry forward within grades 9–12 but that carryover does not apply when the test changes across earlier grade bands.

Gavrich told board members the district has about 800 students who have ever been identified as English learners, with about 120 classified as long-term English learners (students who have been in U.S. schools learning English for six years or more). She said students in the district speak roughly 55 different languages at home and that younger students occasionally qualify for services because screeners assess them at the grade level they are entering.

The district’s presentation laid out how families designate language background during registration through the state-required language use survey (called up in the parent portal, Synergy); Gavrich said the online portal translates into many languages and schools provide in-person registration help and paper options when technology is a barrier. She noted families can refuse English language development (ELD) services but cannot opt children out of ELPA testing except through a formal exemption for disability or religious reasons submitted in writing.

Gavrich and other staff described the district’s efforts to improve outcomes after seeing low pass rates: adopting a comprehensive ELD curriculum, goal-setting with students using ELPA score reports, deeper intervention on writing (the domain staff identified as the most common barrier), and coaching classroom teachers to support academic language in all subjects. She described accommodations that can be used for students with documented needs — for example, separate settings or dictation tools that must be recorded in a student’s 504/IEP documentation.

Board members asked about test fatigue, accommodations, how the district distinguishes limited English from native-language attrition, and whether ELPA outcomes translate to college admissions; Gavrich said she did not know whether ELPA proficiency substitutes for English proficiency tests colleges require. She emphasized teachers know students well and that district staff are trying to reduce barriers and make testing conditions supportive so students can show their best performance.

The presentation included sample tasks and rubrics for attendees to review with the stated goal of helping classroom teachers understand the language and content demands students must meet on the assessment. Gavrich closed by offering contact information for district staff and reaffirming that ELPA results are only one snapshot and that the district is monitoring students for four years after they exit services to ensure continued progress.

Ending: The board did not take formal action on the assessment during the session; staff said the district will continue implementing curriculum changes, student goal-setting and teacher supports intended to raise ELPA outcomes in future years.","District English-language staff reviewed the state English Language Proficiency Assessment (ELPA), its time and format demands, who must take it and supports the district is adding after 415 students took the test and 38 passed in the prior year.","actionData","errors"]

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