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5.7 Local Performance Requirement Log (Oregon)

Watch: What To Know About The Local Performance Requirement

The Oregon Department of Education requires all public school students in grades 3-8 to complete a Local Performance Requirement each school year.

This requirement is incorporated into a weekly learning log.

Timeline: 

  • February 17th: Local Performance Requirement log becomes available to submit
  • March 9th: Local Performance Requirement Requirement log is due 
  • April 3rd: Your student will receive feedback on the Local Performance Requirement log from their teacher by this date at the latest (Note: They might receive feedback sooner!)

Please note: Students in grades K-2 are not required to complete the Local Performance Requirement; their learning log will be in the regular format.

What To Expect From The Local Performance Requirement Log

The Local Performance Requirement includes two parts:

  • Completing a few grade-specific math, science, and writing questions 
  • Delivering a short speech on a topic of your student's choice, to an audience of their choice

In the Local Performance Requirement log, we'll give you a direct link to the questions that your student needs to answer.

Your student will be asked to check a box to confirm that they've completed the Local Performance Requirement.

They'll also be asked to share a 3-5 sentence highlight from their speech. This could be an actual excerpt, or a few details about the experience.

If your student wants to, they can also upload a copy of their Local Performance Requirement and/or their speech for their teacher to see - but this is optional. 

What To Know About Your Student's Speech

The format and time frame of your student's speech is flexible. 

They can give the speech at any point during the school year - it doesn't need to happen strictly within the window of the Local Performance Requirement log.

For example: If your student gave a presentation about their favorite animal at your family dinner table in the Fall, they could use that experience as the speech portion of the Local Performance Requirement. 

Examples of 3-5 Sentence Speech Reflections 

"I gave my speech about what it was like for my family to get a puppy! I talked about how it's a big responsibility, but it's also really rewarding. I spent a long time picking out our puppy's name, because that felt like a big responsibility, too. I gave my speech to my friends." 

"My speech was about deciding which color to paint my room. It was a hard decision because I share a room with my sister. I wanted it to be bright pink, and she wanted it to be blue. We decided to paint it green, because we both like green. I gave my speech to my grandparents, and I was a little nervous to talk on my own for that long, but they were smiling the whole time."

"I talked about how to play my favorite board game in my speech. I gave the speech to my mom, and I explained all the rules really well. By the end, she knew how to play the board game, too. I like how my speech turned out and I'm proud of myself."

Local Performance Requirement FAQs

Q: Will students be required to participate in the Local Performance Requirement?

A: If your student is in grades 3-8, then the answer is yes. (If your student is in grades K-2, then they won't have to participate.)

The purpose of the Local Performance Requirement is to ensure that Oregon students are afforded opportunities to learn and receive feedback regarding their academic progress. OpenEd will collect the required documentation of these opportunities and feedback via a specially designated weekly learning log due in the spring.

Q: How will my student access the questions for the Local Performance Requirement?

A: Your student will access the questions for the Local Performance Requirement through a learning log that'll become available on February 17th. 

This log will be due on March 9th.

Q: Do I still need to fill out my student's participation during the week that the Local Performance Requirement Log is due?

A: Yes, your student will still need to submit their participation during the week that the Local Performance Requirement Log is due.

Q: Is the speech required?

A: Yes, presenting the speech to an audience of your student's choice is a required portion of the Local Performance Requirement.

However, uploading a recording of the speech to the Local Performance Requirement Log is not required. While your teacher would love to hear your student's work, sharing a recording is totally optional.

Q: What topic should my student give their speech on?

A: That's completely up to them! Your student's speech can be on any topic and delivered to any audience (including your family).

If your student has already given a presentation this year, that works, too.

Q: Can my student opt out of the Local Performance Requirement?

A: Unfortunately, an opt-out form is not available for this requirement. If your student is in grades 3-8, they will be required to complete the Local Performance Requirement.