Tiffany Shireman, chief of staff for North Clackamas School District, presented the district's Division 22 compliance report on Oct. 9 and told the board that the district found itself compliant with most Oregon Administrative Rules for the prior school year but identified two exceptions that require reporting.

Shireman said the district must report noncompliance for OAR physical-education minute requirements tied to middle school for the prior year, though the district achieved compliance as of the first day of the current school year by adopting a new instructional model that integrates PE into a wellness class. "We are in compliance with middle school PE minute requirements through a new instructional delivery model at the middle school," she said, noting an ODE-approved plan guided the corrective steps.

The second area of noncompliance is the requirement for a consolidated written substance-use prevention and intervention plan (OAR related to substance-use prevention). Shireman explained that while required instruction on preventing tobacco, alcohol and other drug use was delivered, the district did not have a single written plan that bundles policy, professional development and the instructional elements for board review. "There's a requirement for a written plan...we're reporting noncompliance last year because we didn't have it reduced down to a single plan," she said.

Shireman told trustees an interdisciplinary team is preparing the written plan and that staff will present it to the board during the current year and submit the requisite report to the Oregon Department of Education in November. When asked about consequences of sustained noncompliance, Shireman said the Oregon Department of Education typically works with districts to achieve compliance but noted that if a district failed to come into compliance after a second full year, state consequences could include withholding general-fund dollars.

The report was received for information; no formal board action was taken at the meeting.