GRADUATION REQUIREMENT: ESSENTIAL SKILLS
The Oregon Department of Education requires students to prove that they have mastered Essential Skills. Essential skill requirements include the ability to read and comprehend a variety of text, write clearly and accurately, and apply mathematics in a variety of settings. These skills can be demonstrated by earning at or above an achievement standard on an assessment or completing work samples at a specified level.
To meet Essential Skills requirements, all students will have an opportunity in grade 11 to complete the Smarter Balanced assessment. Students will also have opportunities to pass the essential skills requirement through numerous standardized assessments that have been approved by the State Board as well as by work samples that can be completed in the classroom.
