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Code: DDA
Adopted: 12/14/11
Revised/Readopted: 2/21/17
Orig. Code(s): DDA

The Northwest Region Education Service District (NWRESD) will provide services to component school districts in accordance with a local service plan developed by the NWRESD and component school districts.  

The plan must be adopted by the Board and developed to meet the following NWRESD service goals:

1. Assist component school districts in meeting the requirements of state and federal law;

2. Improve student learning;

3. Enhance the quality of instruction provided to students;

4. Enable component school districts and district students to have equitable access to resources; and

5. Maximize operational and fiscal efficiencies for component school districts. 

A local service plan must contain annual performance measures for the NWRESD. The local service plans must also include services as required by state and federal law, and in the following areas: 

1. Special-Needs Students: The local service plan must include programs for children with special needs, including special education services and services for at-risk students; 

2. Technology Support: The plan shall include technology support for component school districts and individual technology plans for each district. The NWRESD will provide technology infrastructure services, data services, instructional technology services and distance learning; 

3. School Improvement Services: The local service plan will include school improvement services for component school districts, including the following: 

a. Services designed to support component school districts in meeting the requirements of state and federal law; 

b. Services designed to allow the NWRESD to participate in and facilitate a review of the state and federal standards related to the provision of a quality education by component school districts; 

c. Services designed to support and facilitate continuous school improvement planning;

d. Services designed to address school-wide behavior and climate issues; 

e. Services designed to support career technical education. 

4. Administrative and Support Services: Local service plans must include administrative and support services for component school districts, including services designed to consolidate component business functions, liaison services between the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) and the component school districts, and registration of children being taught by private teachers, parents or legal guardians; 

5. Other Services: Required under Oregon Revised Statute (ORS) 339.005 to 339.090 or services designed to meet regional needs; 

6. An ESD may provide entrepreneurial services and facilities to non-component school district and other public and private entities pursuant to ORS 334.185. 

An ESD may provide the services required by the local service plan in cooperation with another ESD, with a school district or contract with a private or public entity for services. 

Following the adoption by the NWRESD Board, local service plans shall be approved on or before March 1 by resolution of at least two-thirds of the eligible component school boards, which have a majority of the students enrolled in the NWRESD. 

Prior to June 30 of each year, the NWRESD shall submit to the ODE the adopted local service plan of the NWRESD. 

END OF POLICY 

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