Essential Skills

• Enrolled in Grade 9 in 2008-09: Read and comprehend a variety of text
• Enrolled in Grade 9 in 2009-10: Read and comprehend a variety of text and Write clearly and accurately
• Enrolled in Grade 9 in 2010-11 and beyond: Read and comprehend a variety of text; Write clearly and accurately; and Apply mathematics in a variety of settings

• Listen actively and speak clearly and coherently
• Think critically and analytically
• Use technology to learn, live, and work
• Demonstrate civic and community engagement
• Demonstrate global literacy
• Demonstrate personal management and teamwork skills

• The Essential Skill of Reading   08/13/2012 (261.03 KB)
  A brief summary of the Essential Skill of Reading and key implementation resources.

Assessment of Essential Skills

• Assessment of Essential Skills Web Page    
  Essential Skills are process skills that can be applied in a variety of courses, subjects, experiences and settings. Beginning in 2012, students must demonstrate proficiency in identified essential skills.
• Assessment of Essential Skills Toolkit    
  The Oregon Department of Education is pleased to announce the Assessment of Essential Skills Toolkit – a web-based interactive planning system. The Toolkit will help districts and high schools develop a local plan for assessing the essential skills by guiding them through a series of 10 Steps. After completing the steps in the Toolkit, each user may use the information to create a plan for their district.

• Test Administration Manual
• Appendix L - Requirements for Assessment of Essential Skils   12/15/2010 (146.14 KB)
• Appendix M - Local Performance Assessments   07/02/2010 (100.16 KB)
• Appendix N - Work Samples and State Scoring Guides   07/02/2010 (182.86 KB)
  
• CRLS - Essential Skills Merger   09/08/2008 (54.48 KB)
  Based on recommendations by the Essential Skills Task Force the Career-Related Learning Standards (CRLS) and Essential Skills were merged into one set of skills. This document provides an analysis of the overlap between the CRLS and Essential Skills.
• Essential Skills Task Force    
  The Essential Skills Task Force, comprised of educators from K-12, community college, higher education, students, and business/community representatives, worked together beginning in August through December of 2007 to define the Essential Skills. Draft definitions were disseminated for public review and input in February of 2008 through an on-line survey as well as student and business focus groups. The task force reviewed the stakeholder input and modified the Essential Skills definitions for State Board review in March. Oregon Administrative Rules (OARs) for the Essential Skills were adopted by the Board on June 19, 2008.

• Andrea Morgan     (503) 947-5772
  Teaching & Learning Team - Ed. Specialist, Social Sciences Curriculum and Advanced Placement Incentive Prog