(1) The owner or operator of a private school, or the superintendent or principal thereof, may apply to the Department of Education for registration of the school by submitting an application therefor on a form provided by the department.
(2) In order to become registered, the applicant must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the department that:
(a) The teachers in the applicant schools are possessed of those qualifications necessary to establish the applicant’s fitness as a teacher, but such qualifications shall not include the requirement that teachers be licensed.
(b) The applicant and the school employees are qualified by education and experience to provide instruction at the grade level or in the program to which they are assigned.
(c) The facility at which the school is located and the operation thereof are adequate to protect the health and safety of the children enrolled therein, including but not limited to providing fire protection and sanitation.
(d) The curriculum in prekindergarten, kindergarten and grades 1 through 12 shall be such that it will consider the goals of modern education and the requirements of a sound, comprehensive curriculum with particular emphasis on establishment of the highest practical standards, and in secondary schools establishment of academic standards necessary for students to qualify to attend community colleges and institutions of higher education both within and without the State of Oregon. Courses shall be taught for a period of time equivalent to that required for children attending public schools in the 1994-1995 school year. [1975 c.557 §3; 1979 c.271 §2; 1993 c.45 §278; 1995 c.769 §3; 2005 c.22 §241]
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