District & School Accountability

Central Linn School District is accountable to its students, families, community, School Board, Oregon Department of Education, and state and federal taxpayers. Accountability means more than publishing test scores. It includes measuring student learning, identifying differences in outcomes and access, meeting public-school standards, using public funds responsibly, setting improvement goals, reporting progress, and taking corrective action when expectations are not met.

This page brings together the public reports, plans, performance information, and financial records that show how the District and its schools are serving students. Annual legal notices, individual rights, and complaint procedures are located on the COMPLIANCE & LEGAL NOTICES PAGE.

What Schools and Districts Are Accountable For

Central Linn School District and its schools are responsible for:

• Student academic achievement and growth
• Regular attendance and student engagement
• Ninth-grade on-track rates
• Graduation, completion, and dropout rates
• English learner progress
• Outcomes for students with disabilities
• Access to courses, programs, activities, and student services
• Differences in outcomes among student groups
• Implementation of state academic standards
• Instructional time and graduation requirements
• Licensed and appropriately assigned staff
• Compliance with Oregon’s public-school standards
• Effective use of state, federal, and local funds
• Progress toward adopted District and school improvement goals
• Community engagement in planning and decision-making
• Public reporting, transparent governance, and corrective action

Public reports use aggregated student information. Small student-group results may be suppressed to protect student privacy.

School and District Performance

The Oregon Department of Education publishes annual At-A-Glance Profiles for districts and schools. These reports provide a family-friendly overview of student outcomes, regular attendance, graduation, class size, school goals, and other indicators. ODE also publishes Accountability Detail Sheets containing more technical information about performance, improvement, student groups, and any state or federal support identified for a school.

Accountability information should be considered as a collection of indicators rather than as a single score. State assessments provide important information, but attendance, academic growth, graduation, completion, student access, and local evidence of learning are also essential measures of school performance.

ODE Performance Reports

Oregon Public-School Standards

Oregon’s Division 22 Standards establish the minimum requirements every public school district must meet. These standards address curriculum and instruction, instructional time, diploma requirements, student records, licensed personnel, required educational programs, health services, physical education, special education, English learner services, talented and gifted education, alternative education, complaint procedures, and other essential district responsibilities.

Each year, CLSD reviews evidence of compliance with every Division 22 standard, reports the results to the School Board and community, and submits assurances to the Oregon Department of Education. If the District identifies an area of noncompliance, the report must explain the concern and identify the corrective action necessary to return to compliance.

Division 22 Reports

• CURRENT DIVISION 22 COMMUNITY REPORT
• CURRENT DIVISION 22 CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN, IF APPLICABLE
• ARCHIVED DIVISION 22 COMMUNITY REPORTS

Continuous Improvement and District Goals

Accountability requires the District to use information—not simply collect it. CLSD reviews student outcome data, student-group data, attendance, community feedback, program information, and other local evidence to identify needs and establish improvement priorities.

The District’s Integrated Plan connects its continuous improvement work with major state and federal programs, including:

• Continuous Improvement Planning
• Every Day Matters
• High School Success
• Student Investment Account
• Early Indicator and Intervention Systems
• Early Literacy Success
• Career and Technical Education and Perkins V
• Career-Connected Learning

The Integrated Plan describes the District’s needs, intended outcomes, improvement strategies, investments, and measures of progress. It is developed through community engagement, presented to the School Board with an opportunity for public comment, approved by the Board, and submitted to ODE.

Beginning with the 2026–27 school year, Oregon’s Education Accountability Act also strengthens the use of meaningful district improvement goals, student outcome tracking, public transparency, and state support when progress is not sufficient.

District Planning and Progress Documents – Coming Soon

• CLSD STRATEGIC PLAN
• CLSD SCHOOL BOARD GOALS
• CURRENT INTEGRATED APPLICATION, PLAN, AND BUDGET
• CURRENT INTEGRATED PROGRAMS ANNUAL REPORT
• COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SUMMARY

Student Investment Account (SIA)

School Improvement

Schools review their own student data, instructional practices, climate, attendance, and program implementation as part of the District’s continuous improvement process. School-level improvement priorities should align with District goals while responding to the specific strengths and needs of the students served by each school.

Under the Every Student Succeeds Act, ODE may identify schools for Comprehensive Support and Improvement or Targeted Support and Improvement. When a CLSD school is identified, the District and school must conduct a needs assessment, engage the school community, establish evidence-based strategies, implement a school-level improvement plan, and report progress.

School Improvement Documents

Program Accountability

Programs serving particular student populations have additional standards, plans, data requirements, and monitoring responsibilities. CLSD evaluates whether students can access these programs, whether services are implemented as required, and whether students are making meaningful progress.

Public program-accountability information may be located on the program’s own webpage. The links below provide a central path to those materials without creating duplicate copies of District documents.

Program Plans and Reports

• TITLE I-A SCHOOLWIDE PLANS
• TALENTED AND GIFTED EDUCATION PLAN
• DISTRICT ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT PLAN
• ENGLISH LEARNER PROGRAM REPORT
• SPECIAL EDUCATION AT-A-GLANCE PROFILE
• CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS OF STUDY
• EARLY LITERACY PLAN AND PROGRAM INFORMATION
• HIGH SCHOOL SUCCESS PROGRAM INFORMATION
• ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM EVALUATION
• ONLINE AND REMOTE PROGRAM ACCOUNTABILITY INFORMATION

Financial Accountability

CLSD is responsible for using public funds lawfully, transparently, and in support of adopted educational priorities. The School Board adopts the District budget through Oregon’s public budget process. District financial records are reviewed annually by an independent auditor, and the audit is presented to the School Board.

Grant funds must be spent for their approved purposes and reported according to the requirements of each program. Financial accountability also includes monitoring expenditures, comparing spending with the adopted budget, addressing audit findings, and explaining how investments support student outcomes.

Financial Reports

• CURRENT ADOPTED DISTRICT BUDGET
• CURRENT ANNUAL FINANCIAL AUDIT
• MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORTS AND BOARD PACKETS
• INTEGRATED PROGRAMS BUDGET
• CURRENT GRANT AGREEMENTS
• GRANT EXPENDITURE AND OUTCOME REPORTS
• ODE FISCAL TRANSPARENCY PORTAL
• BOND OR CAPITAL PROJECT ACCOUNTABILITY REPORTS, IF APPLICABLE

School Board and Public Oversight

The CLSD School Board provides public oversight by adopting policies, approving the budget, establishing District goals, reviewing student and financial outcomes, receiving required reports, and evaluating progress. Major accountability reports and plans are presented during public meetings, allowing the community to hear the information, review supporting materials, and provide comment when required.

Additional governance and public records are available through the District’s School Board pages.

Governance and Transparency Links

• SCHOOL BOARD GOALS
• BOARD POLICIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS
• BOARD MEETING AGENDAS AND PACKETS
• BOARD MEETING MINUTES AND RECORDINGS
• ADOPTED DISTRICT BUDGET
• PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST INFORMATION

When Improvement or Corrective Action Is Needed

Accountability includes responding honestly when a standard, performance target, or program expectation has not been met. Depending on the issue, CLSD may be required to develop a corrective action plan, revise an improvement strategy, provide additional student supports, report progress to the School Board or ODE, or participate in state monitoring and technical assistance.

The purpose of corrective action is not simply to document a problem. It is to identify the cause, establish clear actions and timelines, monitor implementation, and improve results for students. Community members may also use the District’s established complaint procedures when they believe a law, rule, policy, or educational standard has not been followed.

The structure reflects Oregon’s current accountability system, including annual At-A-Glance Profiles and Accountability Details, Division 22 reporting, 2025–27 Integrated Guidance, and the 2025 Education Accountability Act framework.