The Agency oversees the education of over 560,000 students in Oregon’s public K12 education system. Agency encompasses early learning, public preschool programs, the State School for the Deaf, regional programs for children with disabilities, and education programs in Oregon youth corrections facilities. While the Agency isn’t in the classroom directly providing services, the Agency (along with the State Board of Education) focuses on helping districts achieve both local and statewide goals and priorities through strategies such as: • Developing policies and standards • Providing accurate and timely data to inform instruction • Training teachers on how to use data effectively • Effectively administering numerous state and federal grants • Sharing and helping districts implement best practices Oregon has more than 1,200 public K-12 schools organized into 197 School Districts and 19 Education Service Districts. Over 100 of these schools are public charter schools. These schools and districts employ over 63,000 teachers, administrators, and other school and district staff.
