District Run School or Program

District-Run Virtual Schools:

• Compliance with Division 22 Standards: District-operated virtual schools must adhere to Division 22 standards, similar to traditional brick-and-mortar schools. They are presumed compliant unless a deficiency is identified and are allowed to address any issues before potential funding consequences.
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• Compliance Monitoring Processes: The outlined processes—ongoing coaching, maintaining a complaint process, and adhering to appeals procedures—apply to virtual schools. Districts must ensure these processes are in place for all their schools, including those that are virtual.

Virtual Public Charter Schools:

Exemptions from Division 22 Standards: Virtual public charter schools must comply with Division 22 standards unless specifically exempted in their charter contract or through a waiver as per ORS 338.025.
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Special Interpretations for Virtual Charter Schools:

• Instructional Time (OAR 581-022-2320): Virtual schools are required to meet annual instructional hour requirements. They can include synchronous online sessions, asynchronous learning activities, virtual teacher-student interactions, and online coursework completion in their instructional time calculations. It’s essential to have clear systems to track and document this time.
• Assessment (OAR 581-022-2100): Virtual schools must ensure secure testing environments, provide physical locations for state assessments, verify student identities during tests, document testing protocols, and maintain test security, even in remote settings.

Eligibility for Remote Testing:

• Instructional Model Alignment: Students enrolled in schools that primarily offer remote or online instruction are eligible for remote state assessments. Conversely, students from schools that predominantly provide in-person instruction are generally expected to participate in assessments on-site, even if individual students receive instruction remotely.
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• Parental Consent: For a student to participate in remote testing, explicit consent from a parent or guardian is required. The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) provides a Parent/Guardian Remote Testing Permission Form, which districts must collect prior to testing. 
• School Improvement (OAR 581-022-2305): Improvement plans should be adapted for the online environment, incorporating virtual-specific metrics, addressing engagement and participation, focusing on online learning effectiveness, and tracking virtual attendance patterns.
• Personnel Evaluations (OAR 581-022-2410): Evaluations should consider online teaching observations, virtual classroom management, digital communication skills, remote student engagement, and online curriculum delivery.
• Individual Student Support (OAR 581-022-2030): Support strategies must include virtual intervention methods, online tutoring options, remote special education services, digital accessibility considerations, and technology support.