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Centennial School Board hears Division 22 compliance report; district says written substance‑use prevention plan is pending
Summary
At its Oct. 22 work session, the Centennial School Board heard an annual Division 22 standards report from Dr. Kitsuda that found the district meets most rules but is not yet in compliance with the new substance‑use prevention and intervention rule; Director April Olsen said a written comprehensive plan will be completed by June 30, 2026.
The Centennial School Board on Oct. 22 received the district’s annual Division 22 standards and assurances report, which summarizes how the district meets Oregon’s administrative rules for elementary and secondary education. Dr. Kitsuda, who presented the report, told the board Division 22 contains more than 50 rules organized into five priority areas and that districts must certify compliance to the Oregon Department of Education (ODE).
Dr. Kitsuda said the assurances process requires districts to report whether they are in compliance or to document corrective actions and timelines when they are not. “This report is part of the Division 22 standards assurances process, which is required by statute ORS 327.103,” Dr. Kitsuda said, describing ODE’s review and potential follow-up, including withholding state school funds if corrective plans are not approved and deficiencies remain.
Most Division 22 rules, Dr. Kitsuda reported, remain in compliance. However, she identified one area of noncompliance this year: a newly established rule that requires districts to have a comprehensive, written substance‑use prevention and intervention plan. Director April Olsen said the district already has the programmatic elements the rule requires — such as age‑appropriate instruction, referral procedures, staff professional development and communications — but had not previously compiled them into a single written plan presented to the board.
Olsen described recent ODE guidance and an exemplar template released this fall and said the district will convene a representative work group of teachers and administrators to adapt those tools, document evidence of required components and return a completed plan to the board no later than June 30, 2026. When a board member asked whether lessons and communications are state‑provided and whether families will have an opt‑out, Olsen replied that ODE has provided sample lessons and standards and that the district will follow its health‑curriculum adoption process while reviewing available ODE resources.
Dr. Kitsuda also reviewed other recent rule changes and updates on the board’s horizon, including the Student Educational Equity Development (SEED) survey requirement, clarified English Language Proficiency screening rules and forthcoming changes to administrator evaluation standards that districts must address by Sept. 30, 2027. The presentation concluded with board members thanking the presenters and confirming where the Division 22 materials are posted in Board Book and on the district website.
The board did not take formal action on the Division 22 report at the work session; the report functions as a fall accountability step in the district’s assurance process with ODE and establishes the corrective timeline for the substance‑use prevention plan.
