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Dallas SD 2 reports Division 22 assurances; district short one posted, board‑approved substance-use prevention plan
Summary
District staff presented the annual Division 22 (ODE) assurances, explained two extended waivers, and reported one compliance gap: the district has implemented substance-use prevention lessons but has not yet posted a written, board-approved comprehensive prevention/intervention plan required by Division 22.
Nick, a district staff presenter, briefed the board on the Oregon Department of Education Division 22 standards assurances for the prior year and what the district tracks to remain compliant. Division 22 defines baseline rules for public schools, including graduation requirements, minutes of instruction, volunteer fingerprinting and other operational standards.
Nick said two items remain on statewide waiver through the 2027–28 school year: the essential-skills graduation requirement and the English-language-learner essential-skills assessment. Students must still take local performance assessments, but districts are not required to use statewide testing as an absolute graduation gate because of the waiver.
On substance-use prevention, Nick said the district had implemented ODE-provided opioid-prevention lessons for grades 6–8 and one lesson in high school, and that policies restricting tobacco and inappropriate substance use were in place for staff and students. However, he said the district does not yet have “the plan actually written out, on paper and posted to our website, and actually board approved as well,” and reported the district is out of compliance on that element. He said staff will use ODE’s template, finish the written plan, bring it to the board for approval and post it publicly.
Board members asked whether the withdrawn essential-skills requirements were likely to return. Staff responded that legislators and ODE are discussing accountability changes and that equity concerns are central to decisions about any reinstated assessment requirement.
Why it matters: Division 22 compliance is a routine state requirement that governs many operational policies for public schools. The district characterized the missing element as procedural — lessons and policies exist, but a formal, posted and board‑approved prevention plan is not yet in place. Staff presented a timeline and next steps to file the written plan and bring it to the board.
