Oregon Department of Education
Chapter 581
Division 21
SCHOOL GOVERNANCE AND STUDENT CONDUCT
581-021-0210
Evaluating Student Transcripts
When evaluating student transcripts, the school district shall:
(1) Accept credits and attendance completed in educational programs in this state as if they had been earned in the enrolling district consistent with OAR 581-022-2025;
(2) As used in this rule, “educational programs in this state” means an educational program that is:
(a) Provided by a school district, a public charter school, an education service district, the Youth Corrections Education Program, or the Juvenile Detention Education Program in Oregon; or
(b) Funded as provided by ORS 343.243 for students in a long term care or treatment facility described in ORS 343.961 or a hospital identified in ORS 343.261;
(3) For out-of-state transfer students, accept credits and attendance completed in standard secondary schools as if the requirements had been completed in this state consistent with OAR 581-022-2025;
(4) For transfer students who are dependents of an active duty or deployed member in the uniformed service of the United States, accept credits and attendance as if the requirements had been completed in this state consistent with OAR 581-022-2025.
(a) For purposes of this rule, “active duty” means full-time duty status in the active uniformed service of the United States, including members of the National Guard or the military reserve forces who are on active duty orders pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 1209 and 1211 or 32 U.S.C. 502(f) Active Guard/Reserve status.
(b) For purposes of this rule, “deployed” means that period of time spanning one month prior to a service member’s departure from his or her home station on military orders through six months after return to his or her home station.
(5) For students from private, alternative, or nonstandard public secondary schools:
(a) Determine the value of prior credits consistent with OAR 581-022-2025; and
(b) Determine the number of years of school attendance or equivalent.
(6) Determine placement for students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 8;
(7) Determine the value of credits obtained through home school-based courses, on-line or other distance learning methods in meeting the graduation requirements consistent with OAR 581-022-2025; and
(8) Determine the value of credits obtained in approved community college programs in meeting graduation requirements consistent with OAR 581-022-2025.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 326.051
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 326.051 & 326.565
History:
ODE 9-2023, amend filed 03/29/2023, effective 03/29/2023
ODE 44-2022, minor correction filed 08/25/2022, effective 08/25/2022
ODE 143-2019, minor correction filed 09/25/2019, effective 09/25/2019
ODE 15-2010, f. & cert. ef. 11-15-10
EB 5-1994, f. & cert. ef. 4-29-94
EB 31-1993(Temp), f. 10-6-93, cert. ef. 11-6-93