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Tagged: Oregon Homeschool Laws

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May 15, 2018 at 9:10 pm
Kellie
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My husband’s company has given him a few options for a transfer we would be living near Ashland or Medford Oregon. I read online that kids have to take standardized tests in Oregon every few years and if they don’t pass, they might have to attend public school. How does this affect homeschoolers? I don’t think my kids could pass considering we did grammar late, ect. Are there any CM groups in that general area?

May 15, 2018 at 10:29 pm
sarah2106
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No help with Oregon but we do standardized testing and have specific standards we have to meet for our state, and so far so good even with delayed grammar and such. 🙂
Have you contacted HSLDA about the actual law? In our state I often meet homeschoolers that are misinformed about the actual law and options in our state. Our state has different options so a student does not have to do testing such as umbrella schools and portfolio reviews. I don’t mind the test, the kids think they are fun since a different day of school, haha.
In our state the district does not even get involved unless less than 15% on a test (which would be for example 45 correct out of 300 questions that allows a lot of wiggle room 🙂 )and even then there are steps taken, they can’t just put the child in school. There are often even options for children with learning disabilities as well that you know would struggle with a test.
May 15, 2018 at 10:59 pm
pangit
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Oregon requires standardized testing at 3rd, 5th, 8th and 10th grades. There are a couple of test options. You can do the test in a group setting or do private testing through an approved tester.
Scores above the 15th percentile are acceptable.
If your child scores below the 15th percentile they must retest the next year. If they score lower than the state might want to have you work with someone to help the child improve.
If your child has a learning disability you can make an EDP (educational development plan) for them and let the state know that they are following the plan and meeting their goals.
A child has to be in school by the time they are 6 before September 1. You can choose K or 1st grade. I claimed my child was in K even though we were doing 1st grade just so we’d have an extra year before testing was required.
Look up the law on HSLDA for any further details. It explains it well and tells you what info has to be given the state with your intent to homeschool letter. You only have to notify the state once unless you move to a different county.
May 16, 2018 at 1:56 pm
LDyer
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My inlaws did not register their 3 children as home-schooled until high school, and were able to avoid the standardized tests! I’m not sure how legal that is…. :-0 Their kids were very bright and intelligent, just really late readers.
I remember the tests being easy and even fun (multiple choice and lots of dots to fill in). Although, I did do horrible on the math test in my 8th grade year… I still managed a passing score because I did better on the other subjects. My sister has test anxiety and retested quite a few times. They never had to put her in special classes or get outside help.
I hope this helpful!