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School board approves one-year waiver request for careers course required under Senate Bill 3
Summary
Central SD 13J’s board voted to ask the Oregon Department of Education for a one-year waiver so seniors in 2026–27 would not be required to take the new standalone careers course while the district implements the related schedule and staffing changes.
The Central School District 13J Board of Directors voted May 4 to request a one-year waiver from the Oregon Department of Education that would exempt the district’s 2026–27 seniors from the new standalone careers course required under Senate Bill 3.
Principal Dormer, who presented the item to the board, said the state law adds two half-credit requirements — a high-education and career-path skills course ("careers") and a standalone personal finance course — and that implementing both immediately would place “a little bit of an emergency situation” on the high school’s schedule and staffing. Dormer told the board the district plans to offer the careers…
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