OAR 581-075-0001: Definitions for Appeals Processes

For purposes of OAR 581-075-0001 to OAR 581-075-0045: (1) “Complaint” includes any written report of wrongdoing or written grievance that a complainant emails, mails, or otherwise communicates to a district or district staff member, or any verbal report of discrimination, that is not filed in accordance with a district’s complaint process unless the district, within 10 calendar days of receiving the report or grievance, directs the complainant, in writing in the complainant’s preferred language, to file the report or grievance in accordance with the district’s complaint process. (2) “Department” means the Oregon Department of Education. (3) “District” means: (a) A school district, an education service district, a public charter school, a Youth Corrections Education Program as defined in ORS 326.695, a Juvenile Detention Education Program provider as defined in ORS 326.695, or a program that receives moneys pursuant to ORS 343.243 ; and (b) Any education agency, program, or service that receives moneys from an entity described in subparagraph (a) of this paragraph. (4) “Public charter school” means an elementary or secondary charter school offering a comprehensive instructional program operating under a written agreement entered into between a sponsor and an applicant pursuant to ORS chapter 338. (5) “Sponsor” means: (a) The board of the school district or the union high school district that has developed a written charter to create a public charter school; and (b) The State Board of Education pursuant to ORS 338.075.