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Report card toolkit

2008-09 Report Card Information

Individual school and district report cards are available from the Report Card Information Page on the Oregon Department of Education's website.  Districts are responsible for downloading report cards from ODE’s website, duplicating, and distributing the report cards.

The 2009-2010 school and district report cards will be publicly released on October 7, 2010. Under OAR 581-022-1060, schools and districts must provide copies of the report cards to all parents by January 15, 2011, and are strongly urged to distribute the cards sooner. (ODE posts English and Spanish versions of the report cards.)

ODE's Policy Manual contains additional information about the 2008-09 Report Card requirements.

Toolkit documents

The documents below are designed to help districts communicate report card information.  Click the icon to download the desired format.  [Help]

Sample (View only)		Editable version		Last Update		Description
				10/10/08		Wraparound Template - A sample of a wrap-around districts can adapt to encase the state’s report cards.
				10/10/08		Personalize your report cards with local information - Suggestions for information your district and schools can include on the "Local Information" panel on the state report cards.
				10/10/08		AYP and Report Card Comparison Chart - A handy comparison of state and federal systems
				10/10/08		Frequently Asked Questions flyer for school staff, principals and school board members.
				10/10/08		Frequently Asked Questions flyer for parents and community opinion leaders
				10/10/08		A Talking Points handout for staff, school board members, parents and community opinion leaders.
				10/10/08		Rating Formulas Overview - The differences between state and federal rating formulas.
				10/10/08		Sample News Release - Sample news release the district can use with local news media after the report cards are released.
				10/10/08		Sample Newsletter Article - Sample newsletter article for school principals to place in parent newsletters after the report cards are released.

About the Oregon Report Card

Each year, Oregon’s Superintendent of Public Instruction releases report cards for all public elementary and secondary schools and every school district so that citizens may see how their schools are doing. The report cards posted by Oregon Department of Education are performance reports required by state law.

The report cards released by ODE contain the federally required adequate yearly progress (AYP) ratings of “Met” or “Not Met” as well as an overall rating for which ODE uses a formula combining student performance, student behavior, improvement, and school characteristics. Student performance averages the past two years of students’ statewide assessment scores. Overall ratings are Exceptional, Strong, Satisfactory, Low, and Unacceptable.

Report Card Categories in a Nutshell -  A primer from OSBA of what ODE includes on each panel of the report cards.

Report Card Prototypes - Sample report cards from the Department of Education:

• Sample elementary school report card ()
• Sample middle school report card ()
• Sample high school report card ()
• Sample district report card ()

Report Card Laws and Regulations

• Senate Bill 1329 mandated the creation of school and district performance reports.
• OAR 581-022-1060 (Oregon Administrative Rule)
  Outlines how the Superintendent of Public Instruction is to carry out the report-card program.
• Senate Bill 811 Added data to be included on reports.