§ 342.676 — Survey on working experiences of education workforce; availability of survey information; rules

Oregon § 342.676

• Jurisdiction: Oregon
• Vol.: 9
• Title 30: Education and Culture
• Ch. 342: Teachers and Other School Personnel

Text

(1) As used in this section:
(a) “Education workforce” means licensed and classified staff who are:
(A) Employed by a public education provider; or
(B) Under contract to provide services to a public education provider.
(b) “Public education provider” means:
(A) A school district;
(B) A public charter school;
(C) An education service district;
(D) A long term care or treatment facility, as described in ORS 343.961;
(E) The Youth Corrections Education Program;
(F) The Juvenile Detention Education Program; or
(G) The Oregon School for the Deaf.
(2) Each public education provider shall:
(a) Encourage members of the education workforce of the public education provider to participate in a survey administered by the Department of Education that is designed to assist in the gathering of information about the working experiences of the education workforce of this state, including the experience in the school district and in individual schools; and
(b) Ensure that members of the education workforce of the public education provider have the opportunity to participate in the survey described in paragraph (a) of this subsection.
(3) The State Board of Education, in collaboration with the Educator Advancement Council, shall adopt by rule the standards for the survey administered under this section.
(4) The department shall annually review the survey identified in subsection (2) of this section and:
(a) Make the information available to school district boards, administrators of school districts and administrators of schools in a manner that allows for the accessibility of the information:
(A) On a district level and a school level; and
(B) Through the interactive data visualization tool; and
(b) Report annually on education workforce satisfaction to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to education.
(5) The department may enter into a contract or a partnership with any public or private entity, including the federal government, for the purpose of this section.

Legislative History

2023 c.592 §4