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Mandatory non-curricular training

July 28, 2010

Mandatory Non-Curricular Training

Annual Training

• Administration of Medication – School districts must adopt policies that provide annual training for designated school staff on the administration of prescription and non-prescription medication to students. ORS 336.201, 339.869; OAR 581-021-0037.
• Bloodborne Pathogens – Employees who may come into contact with blood or other potentially infectious materials (e.g. bites or skin lesions) must undergo annual training on the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Standard. 29 CFR 1910.1030; OAR 581-022-0705.
• Concussions – Athletic coaches must receive annual training to recognize the symptoms of concussions. ORS 336.485. 
•  Child Abuse and Sexual Conduct – Schools must provide employees with annual training to identify and prevent child abuse and sexual conduct. ORS 339.400; OAR 581-022-0711.
• District Emergency Plan – At a minimum schools must have one staff member per sixty students (or no fewer than six persons per building) with a current first aid/CPR card and who are trained annually in the district and building emergency plans. ORS 334.125, 334.217; OAR 581-022-0705.

Periodic

• Asbestos Management Plan – All custodial and maintenance employees must undergo asbestos awareness training. 20 USC 4011; 40 CFR 763.92; OAR 581-022-1430.
• Confidentiality of State Assessment Tests – Only staff who have been trained on test security may monitor the printer used to print state assessment tests. Additionally, only trained staff may shred test items. OAR 581-022-0610.
• Confidentiality of Students with Disabilities – School employees who work with the personally identifying information of students with disabilities must be instructed or trained on the importance of its confidentiality. 20 USC 1417; 34 CFR 300.623; ORS 343.485; OAR 581-021-0265.
• Lead Based Paint – Workers or firms performing maintenance or renovation in schools built before 1978 who disturb lead-based paint must be trained and/or certified in lead-safe practices. 15 USC 2683; 40 CFR 745; ORS 431.917-922; OAR 812-007-0000.
• National Incident Management System (NIMS) – Schools that receive funding through the U.S. Department of Education’s Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools (REMS) or the Emergency Management for Higher Education (EMHE) Discretionary Grant Programs are required to fulfill annual NIMS implementation activities. This obligation includes training of personnel who have any role in emergency preparedness, incident management, or response. 20 USC 7131; 34 CFR 74-82, 84-86, 97-99.
• Physical Restraint and Seclusion¹ – School staff who implement physical restraint or seclusion as part of a student’s behavior support plan in an individual education program must be trained in its use consistent with the District’s methods. ORS 339.250; OAR 581-021-0062.
• Sexual Harassment – Schools must provide training and policies on the prevention and response to sexual harassment. ORS 326.051, 342.700-708; OAR 581-021-0038.
• Special Needs Transportation – Drivers must receive proper training on the protocols, including confidentiality, for students with special medical or behavioral issues. OAR 581-053-0022.
• Steroids and Performance Enhancing Substances – Coaches and athletic directors must receive training once every four years on the identification and prevention of steroids and performance enhancing substances. ORS 342.726; OAR 581-022-0416.
• Student Accounting System – The Oregon Department of Education shall provide training and technical assistance for school district personnel on the student accounting system. ORS 339.510-515

Recommended Non-Curricular Training

• Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Use² – Schools that received Defibrillator Grants from the Department of Education to install AEDs shall use those funds for the purchase, training, or other related expenses approved by the Department. ORS 327.365.
• Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying – School districts are "encouraged" to provide training for employees on preventing and responding to bullying, intimidation, and harassment. ORS 339.359; OAR 581-022-1140.
• School Traffic Patrols – New patrols will be equipped and trained by staff assigned to the School Traffic Patrol Program in accordance with the "Oregon Traffic Patrol Manual" published by the Oregon Department of Education. OAR 581-021-0100.

¹ District's must also adopt policies and inform individual staff members on the rules governing the use of phsyical force towards students in emergency situations.  ORS 339.250.  Generally, an individual may use reasonable force upon a student to prevent a student from harming hism/herself, other students, school staff, or property.  ORS 339.250; OAR 581-021-0061.

² ORS 327.365 only applies to grant-funded AEDs under this statute.

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