The Oregon Administrative Rules contain OARs filed through February 12, 2010

OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

581-071-0005

Purpose and Needs

Educational television and radio in Oregon embrace three major functions, and consequently these are the three areas of interest which the state educational network is designed to serve:

(1) The needs of the State System of Higher Education for interinstitutional programming, broadcast courses, and experimental programs such as the Oregon College of the Air;

(2) The needs of the elementary and secondary schools of the state for in-school and teacher in-service programs;

(3) The needs of the general public for cultural programming and continuing education.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 354
Stats. Implemented: ORS 354.430 - ORS 354.515
Hist.: 1 EB 118, f. 11-28-67, ef. 12-25-67

581-071-0010

Principles of Operating Network

Since the agency operating the network may encounter conflicts among the interests representing these needs, these guiding principles for operating the network are therefore agreed upon by the Educational Coordinating Council:

(1) The purpose of educational television and radio in relation to the elementary and secondary schools is the improvement of instruction and services to children. Therefore, all agencies involved in such programming for the public schools, including the Department of Educational Media of the State System of Higher Education, the Oregon State Department of Education, and participating schools, shall consider their specific activities as part of a cooperative project for the accomplishment of these goals.

(2) It is the primary responsibility of the Oregon State Department of Education to develop programs for in-school viewing and listening and teacher in-service both within the Department and with school districts and involve the network in-school program personnel in such program planning.

(3) Instructional programs for in-school viewing and listening and teacher in-service may be initiated by any appropriate group, but such programs must be approved by the Oregon State Department of Education before they can be scheduled on either network. Persons or agencies interested in developing any in-school or teacher in-service programs or other programs oriented to instructional objectives for elementary and secondary pupils will be referred by the network personnel to the Oregon State Department of Education.

(4) Studio production and broadcasting of such programs, when approved by the Oregon State Department of Education, shall be the primary responsibility of the agency operating the network. In such production, consideration shall be given to the wishes of the Oregon State Department of Education, and the tele-teacher shall be considered an employee of the Department.

(5) The daytime hours from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. are priority hours for instructional programming on the networks.

(6) Assignment of available time on the networks will be the responsibility of the Network Program Committee in consultation with representatives of the Oregon State Department of Education, State System of Higher Education, and other participating organizations and agencies. Factors such as program availability, budgets for station operation and program production, interests of the intended audience segments, needs of the educational groups to be served, and network production capabilities shall be given due consideration in the development of the composite schedule.

(7) Solution of any problems between the Oregon State Department of Education and the State System of Higher Education arising out of conflicts in scheduling shall be referred by the Network Program Committee of the two State Boards. In resolving conflicts, the needs of the various educational levels shall be the determining factors.

(8) Adequate funds for the development of in-school programs including such items as teacher salaries, television and radio program specialists, artists, handbooks, and the acquisition of programs on tapes and films should be included in the Oregon State Department of Education budget.

(9) Funds budgeted for station costs (studio production and broadcast transmission) chargeable to the Oregon State Department of Education for programs it has developed and/or approved should be clearly earmarked for this purpose in the Department of Educational Media of the State System of Higher Education budget. Adequate funds shall be budgeted to permit the network operating agency to schedule in-school and teacher in-service programs to coincide with the public school calendar as determined by the Oregon State Department of Education.

(10) The Department of Educational Media of the State System of Higher Education shall, through a cost accounting system, make available a price schedule for the prorating of the several costs involved in the development, production, and transmission of educational television broadcasts. These data are to be reviewed by the coordinating subcommittee.

(11) It is primarily the responsibility of the Oregon State Department of Education to supply public school educators with information about and schedules of in-school and teacher in-service programs; to develop and publish teacher's guides and handbooks; to initiate and solicit ideas for programs; to work with school districts on facilities and the development and utilization of programs; and to conduct surveys of program utilization, evaluation, and needs. The cooperative services of the informational officers of both agencies may be utilized to provide public information concerning approved in-school and teacher in-service programs.

(12) The executive producer of instructional programs shall serve as the liaison person between the Department of Educational Media of the State System of Higher Education and the appointed representative of the Oregon State Department of Education in matters of scheduling and program production which involve both agencies.

(13) The Department of Educational Media of the State System of Higher Education and the Oregon State Department of Education shall consult through their proper representatives with regard to budget information and formulation in areas of mutual concern.

(14) The policies, rules, and regulations adopted by the coordinating council shall be distributed to all employes of both agencies who are concerned with educational television and radio and to school district personnel involved in program production.

(15) These same policies for mutual working relationships shall cover any expansion of the network facilities and services and any expansion of the Oregon State Department of Education's educational television and radio program.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 354
Stats. Implemented: ORS 354.430 - ORS 354.515
Hist.: 1 EB 118, f. 11-28-67, ef. 12-25-67