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581-018-0549 Eligibility: English Language Proficiency Standards Professional Learning Grant (1) The following school districts shall be eligible to receive the English Language Proficiency Standards Professional Learning Grant as target school districts: (a) School districts with greater than 500 English Learners; or (b) School districts where English Learners comprise 15% of the total student population in the district. (2) A public charter school with English Learners within a target district may receive grant funds through the district and may participate in grant activities. (3) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this rule, a school district that would receive less than $1,000 under OAR 581-018-0553 is not eligible to receive a grant except as a member of a consortium of target school districts. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 342.950 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 342.950 History: ODE 96-2019, minor correction filed 08/26/2019, effective 08/26/2019 ODE 22-2014, f. & cert. ef. 6-24-14 ODE 14-2014(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 3-4-14 thru 8-18-14 ODE 7-2014(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 2-19-14 thru 8-18-14
581-018-0552 Grant Uses and Requirements: English Language Proficiency Standards Professional Learning Grant (1) The Oregon Department of Education shall distribute grant funds to eligible districts that agree to do the following: (a) Commit a team of 4 members to participate in five Professional Learning Team (PLT) Conferences. Two PLT Conferences will be held in the 2013-2014 school year, followed by three PLT Conferences in the 2014–2015 school year. The district’s ELP Standards Professional Learning Team will consist of: (A) A district level curriculum and instruction leader; (B) A Title III director; (C) An English Language Development teacher; and (D) A mainstream teacher. (b) The district’s ELP Standards Professional Learning Team will serve as a corps of trainers to lead professional learning within the district for ELD teachers, mainstream teachers, administrators, and staff. (c) Professional Learning Teams must agree to participate in the Massive Open Online Course to be held at the beginning of the 2014–2015 school year. (d) The Professional Learning Team must agree to create a model unit aligned to the new ELP Standards. This model unit will contain the following criteria, which will be posted to the network portal to be shared with colleagues throughout Oregon: (A) Scope and sequence; (B) Formative assessments; (C) Summative assessment; (D) Three sample lesson plans. (e) The district’s Superintendent must commit to attending at least one event identified by the Department of Education to develop an understanding of the ELP Standards. (f) Participating target districts must also commit to serving as an observation site for neighboring districts. Peer to peer observation visits will be a critical component of sharing best practices aligned to the new ELP Standards. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 342.950 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 342.950 History: ODE 97-2019, minor correction filed 08/26/2019, effective 08/26/2019 ODE 22-2014, f. & cert. ef. 6-24-14 ODE 14-2014(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 3-4-14 thru 8-18-14 ODE 7-2014(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 2-19-14 thru 8-18-14
581-018-0553 Funding: English Language Proficiency Standards Professional Learning Grant (1) The Department shall allocate funds to target school districts or consortia of target school districts to establish and support Professional Learning Teams to lead workshops for educators to implement the English Language Proficiency Standards. (2) Provided that the district has met the requirements described in OAR 581-018-0552, the Department shall award districts that participate in the Professional Learning Team Conferences a non-competitive grant based on their total number of English Learners by district. (3) The Department shall determine the amount of each grant as follows: Each target district grant about equals the district’s number of English Language Learners multiplied by (the total amount available for distribution for the grants to districts divided by the total English Language Learners of all target school districts). (4) Funds received by a school district under this section must be separately accounted for and may be used only to provide funding for the purposes described in the application of the grant recipient. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 342.950 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 342.950 History: ODE 98-2019, minor correction filed 08/26/2019, effective 08/26/2019 ODE 22-2014, f. & cert. ef. 6-24-14 ODE 14-2014(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 3-4-14 thru 8-18-14 ODE 7-2014(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 2-19-14 thru 8-18-14
581-018-0556 Reporting: English Language Proficiency Standards Professional Learning Grant The Oregon Department of Education will provide a template for an interim and final grant report. Grantees are required to submit a final report prior to receiving their final request for funds. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 342.950 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 342.950 History: ODE 99-2019, minor correction filed 08/26/2019, effective 08/26/2019 ODE 22-2014, f. & cert. ef. 6-24-14 ODE 14-2014(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 3-4-14 thru 8-18-14 ODE 7-2014(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 2-19-14 thru 8-18-14
581-018-0575 Definitions The following definitions apply to OAR 581-018-0575 to 581-018-0590: (1) “Early Learning workforce” means those individuals employed in the provision of services to children who are zero through six years of age. (2) “Oregon Equity Lens” means the Oregon Equity Lens defined in OAR 581-018-0010. (3) “Non-profit organization” means: (a) An organization established as a nonprofit organization under the laws of Oregon; and (b) Qualifies as an exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code as defined in ORS 314.011. (4) “Postsecondary Institution” means a: (a) A community college operated under ORS Chapter 341. (b) The following public universities within the Oregon University System: (A) University of Oregon. (B) Oregon State University. (C) Portland State University. (D) Oregon Institute of Technology. (E) Western Oregon University. (F) Southern Oregon University. (G) Eastern Oregon University. (c) Oregon Health and Science University. (d) An Oregon-based, generally accredited, not-for-profit institution of higher education. (5) “Underserved student” means a student (English language learner, student of color, an economically disadvantaged student or a student with disabilities) who has not historically considered enrolling in a post-secondary education program. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 342.950 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 342.950 History: ODE 140-2019, amend filed 09/23/2019, effective 09/23/2019 ODE 100-2019, minor correction filed 08/26/2019, effective 08/26/2019 ODE 34-2016, f. & cert. ef. 5-17-16 ODE 32-2014, f. & cert. ef. 6-24-14 ODE 17-2014(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 3-28-14 thru 9-24-14
581-018-0578 Establishment: Early Learning Professional Development Grant Program (1) There is established the Early Learning Professional Development Grant Program to implement ORS 342.950(3)(i). (2) The Early Learning Professional Development Grant Program has the following purposes: (a) To expand and scale up partnerships involving community colleges and undergraduate educator preparation programs at post-secondary institutions that are dedicated to creation of early childhood stackable and portable certificates, credentials, and degree programs that prepare more non-traditional dual language educators and that support more seamless transition from Associate of Arts (AA) to Bachelor of Arts (BA) completion. (b) To scale up AA/BA degree programs that can flexibly meet the needs of the existing early childhood workforce and provide a comprehensive array of supports to individuals completing degrees in Early Childhood Education. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 342.950 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 342.950 History: ODE 101-2019, minor correction filed 08/26/2019, effective 08/26/2019 ODE 32-2014, f. & cert. ef. 6-24-14 ODE 17-2014(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 3-28-14 thru 9-24-14
581-018-0581 Eligibility: Early Learning Professional Development Grant Program (1) The following types of organizations may apply for funding: (a) Post-secondary institutions; (b) Non-profit organizations; and (c) Providers of early learning services. (2) A single grant proposal may include more than one eligible applicant, but the lead applicant must be one of the eligible applicants identified in subsection (1) of this rule. (3) Each grant proposal must contain at least one post-secondary institution as a partner in the proposal. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 342.950 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 342.950 History: ODE 102-2019, minor correction filed 08/26/2019, effective 08/26/2019 ODE 32-2014, f. & cert. ef. 6-24-14 ODE 17-2014(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 3-28-14 thru 9-24-14
581-018-0584 Criteria: Early Learning Professional Development Grant Program (1) Applicants for grant funds must demonstrate a commitment and readiness to design or revise programming that address the following features: (a) Transferability across post-secondary institutions; (b) Provide direct support for students; and (c) Program designed for underserved students. (2) Priority for funding shall be given to applicants that have met the grant requirements along with the following considerations regarding communities to be served by the grant: (a) Communities that have a high percentage of culturally or linguistically diverse young children; (b) Communities that have a high percentage of culturally or linguistically diverse candidates in the local early childhood workforce; (c) Location of the community to support geographic diversity among the recipients of grant program funds across the state. (3) Consideration shall also be given to whether the grant application identifies how the funds will be used to improve education outcomes set forth in ORS 351.009. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 342.950 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 342.950 History: ODE 103-2019, minor correction filed 08/26/2019, effective 08/26/2019 ODE 34-2016, f. & cert. ef. 5-17-16 ODE 32-2014, f. & cert. ef. 6-24-14 ODE 17-2014(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 3-28-14 thru 9-24-14
581-018-0587 Funding: Early Learning Professional Development Grant Program (1) The Department of Education shall determine for each fiscal year the portion of the funds available for the Early Learning Professional Development. (2) Funds received under this section must be separately accounted for and may be used only to provide funding for the purposes described in the application of the grant recipient. (3) The Department shall determine the amount of the grant based on the merits of the designed programs and alignment of the criteria. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 342.950 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 342.950 History: ODE 104-2019, minor correction filed 08/26/2019, effective 08/26/2019 ODE 32-2014, f. & cert. ef. 6-24-14 ODE 17-2014(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 3-28-14 thru 9-24-14
581-018-0590 Reporting Recipients of the Early Learning Professional Development grant funds must report on the grant to the Department of Education. The report must include: (1) Evidence toward meeting defined outcomes as articulated in the grant; and (2) Description of outputs and activities related to creation of Early Learning Professional Development program. (3) Data related to the impact of the project on students, teachers and community partners. These data may include but are not limited to the following: (a) Number of students enrolled in the program(s). (b) Interviews or surveys conducted by Department staff or evaluators. (c) Data on specific measures of teacher knowledge and skills related to project outcomes. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 342.950 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 342.950 History: ODE 140-2019, amend filed 09/23/2019, effective 09/23/2019 ODE 105-2019, minor correction filed 08/26/2019, effective 08/26/2019 ODE 34-2016, f. & cert. ef. 5-17-16 ODE 32-2014, f. & cert. ef. 6-24-14 ODE 17-2014(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 3-28-14 thru 9-24-14
581-020-0005 Pertaining to School Improvement and Professional Development A school Improvement and Professional Development Program has been established to encourage the following: (1) The development of educational goals for individual schools and school districts; (2) The assessment of the educational progress of school programs and students; (3) The expansion of professional growth and career opportunities for Oregon teachers; and (4) The restructuring of the school workplace to provide teachers with responsibilities and authority commensurate with their status as professionals. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 896 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 329.695 History: EB 8-1988, f. & cert. ef. 1-15-88
581-020-0010 Definitions: School Improvement and Professional Development Grant The following definitions apply to Oregon Administrative Rules 581-020-0005 through 581-020-0050 unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Administrator” includes all persons whose duties require administrative certificates. (2) “Educational goals” means a set of goals for educational performance, as formulated by site committees and local communities, and adopted by district school boards, according to provisions of ORS 336.705 through 336.780, to encourage greater accountability between schools and the community, and better to assess the effectiveness of educational programs, including the professional growth and career opportunity programs, described in ORS 336.705–780. (3) “Index of teacher and learning conditions” means the system for the collection and analysis of relevant educational data by schools, districts, and the state for the purpose of assessing the educational effectiveness of schools and programs. (4) “School Improvement and Professional Development Program” means a formal plan submitted by a school district and approved by the Department of Education according to criteria specified in ORS 336.705–780. (5) “School district” means a school district, an education service district, a state-operated school, or any legally constituted combination of such entities that submits an application under ORS 336.720. (6) “Building site committee” means a 21st Century Schools Council as described in OAR 581-020-0130. (7) “Teacher” means all certificated employes in the public schools or employed by an education service district who have direct responsibility for instruction, coordination of educational programs or supervision of teachers, and who are compensated for their services from public funds. “Teacher” does not include a school nurse as defined in ORS 342.455 or a person whose duties require an administrative certificate. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 336.705 - 336.780 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 329.575 & 329.704 History: ODE 125-2019, minor correction filed 09/10/2019, effective 09/10/2019 ODE 9-1998, f. & cert. ef. 6-23-98 EB 9-1990, f. & cert. ef. 1-30-90 EB 8-1988, f. & cert. ef. 1-15-88
581-020-0015 Eligibility: School Improvement and Professional Development Grant A school district, an education service district, a state-operated school, or a combination of such entities may submit an application to the Department of Education to receive a School Improvement and Professional Development grant. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 336 & 896 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 329.695 History: ODE 126-2019, minor correction filed 09/10/2019, effective 09/10/2019 EB 9-1990, f. & cert. ef. 1-30-90 EB 8-1988, f. & cert. ef. 1-15-88
581-020-0020 Grant Application: School Improvement and Professional Development Grant (1) Except for state-operated schools, the school district in its application shall certify that its proposal has been approved by the school board and is consistent with existing district policies, rules, and contracts bargained under ORS 243.650 to 243.782. (2) The administration of grant programs under this rule shall be consistent with existing district policies, rules, and contracts bargained under ORS 243.650 to 243.782. (3) The deadline for applications submitted by districts under ORS 336.705–336.780 shall be April 1 preceding the school year for which they are proposed. The Department of Education shall review all applications and shall approve or reject them no later than June 1 of the school year for which they are proposed. (4) Distribution of grants-in-aid money through the School Improvement and Professional Development Program shall begin in the 1988–89 school year. Districts that qualify for grants under ORS 336.705–780 shall receive $1,000 per year per each full-time equivalent teacher deemed eligible for this program. (5) Subject to ORS 291.232 to 291.260, the State Superintendent of Public Instruction shall distribute grants-in-aid to eligible school districts so that at least three-quarters of the allocation due to each eligible district is received no later than February 1 of each fiscal year and the remainder when all required reports are filed with the Department of Education. If underpayments or overpayments result, adjustments shall be made in the following year. (6) Grants under this program shall be effective for one or two years (fiscal year, July 1–June 30) and are renewable. Grants may be renewed subject to the evaluation, reapplication, approval by the Oregon Department of Education, and the legislative appropriation of funds. (7) Nothing in this section is intended to make grants under this rule subject to collective bargaining. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 336 & 896 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 329.709 History: ODE 127-2019, minor correction filed 09/10/2019, effective 09/10/2019 EB 9-1990, f. & cert. ef. 1-30-90 EB 8-1988, f. & cert. ef. 1-15-88
581-020-0025 Professional Growth, Career Opportunities, and Instructional Improvement To be eligible for funding a district application shall define and provide a process by which eligible teachers are selected by a building site committee to receive additional professional growth and career opportunities which may include, but are not limited to, service as a mentor teacher, supervision and instruction of student teachers, either in the classroom or as an adjunct faculty member at a school of education, curriculum development, service on a site committee, reimbursement for academic course work, opportunities for research in a teacher’s field or fields, programs to encourage peer observation and assistance programs, additional sabbaticals and other programs designed to encourage professional growth: (1) All teachers in good standing shall be eligible for advance professional growth and career opportunities, according to criteria established by the building site committees. Those criteria shall include demonstration of the following: (a) Mastery of teaching skills and subject matter knowledge; (b) A commitment to personal and professional growth as a teacher; (c) Active collaboration on professional matters with other faculty; and (d) Active involvement in school and community affairs. (2) In applying for such opportunities, teachers shall describe how such opportunities will further the goals of the schools in which the teachers are employed. (3) Administrators may be eligible for additional professional growth and career opportunities according to criteria established by the building site committee, provided that their proposals are directly linked to enhancing their role as instructional leaders within their schools. (4) Mini-grants for professional growth and career opportunities may be given for a period of time not to exceed one year. (5) In exchange for assuming additional responsibilities a teacher approved for a professional growth and career opportunity shall be given the choice of receiving additional release time or additional compensation or a combination of both. However, release time shall not be used if to do so increases the work load of other teachers regularly employed by the school district. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 336 & 896 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 329.695 History: EB 9-1990, f. & cert. ef. 1-30-90 EB 8-1988, f. & cert. ef. 1-15-88
581-020-0030 Application: School Improvement and Professional Development Grant To be eligible for funding, a district’s application shall include the following: (1) A description of a process to formulate and adopt district and individual school building educational goals so that such goals reflect input from a wide range of citizens in the community. (2) A description of how the district will formulate and use indexes of teaching and learning conditions to measure progress according to those goals. The indexes of teaching and learning conditions may include, but are not limited to, such indicators as: (a) Class size and teaching loads; (b) A profile of the teaching and administrative personnel, including such characteristics as years of experience, rate of turnover and absenteeism; (c) The frequency and nature of teacher misassignments; (d) The socioeconomic status of the community; (e) The ability and willingness of a school district to provide financial support for the schools; (f) Measures of student progress as measured on school district or state assessments, or both; (g) Attendance and drop out rates; (h) Student conduct and disciplinary actions; (i) Measure of student success in vocational, college, and other postsecondary programs; and (j) Student expectations and attitudes toward learning. (3) A description of how the proposed program will address the identified needs for professional growth and career opportunities of teachers in the district. (4) Certification by the school district that none of the moneys received through ORS 336.705–336.780 shall be used to replace expenditures for existing programs for professional growth and career opportunities. (5) A description of how the district will evaluate the effectiveness of its School Improvement and Professional Development grant, using educational goals and an index of teaching and learning conditions. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 336 & 896 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 329.709 History: ODE 128-2019, minor correction filed 09/10/2019, effective 09/10/2019 EB 9-1990, f. & cert. ef. 1-30-90 EB 8-1988, f. & cert. ef. 1-15-88
581-020-0050 Evaluation: School Improvement and Professional Development Grant (1) A teacher or administrator who receives a grant under this program shall submit a written evaluation report to the building site committee. The building site committee may require additional evaluative information. (2) The building site committee who receives a mini-grant under this program shall submit a written evaluation report to the local district superintendent to be included in an evaluation report to the Oregon Department of Education. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 336 & 896 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 329.735 History: ODE 129-2019, minor correction filed 09/10/2019, effective 09/10/2019 EB 9-1990, f. & cert. ef. 1-30-90 EB 8-1988, f. & cert. ef. 1-15-88
581-020-0055 Professional Development Centers (1) To administer ORS 336.705 to 336.780, the Department of Education shall dedicate a portion of its funds, not to exceed ten percent of the total appropriate for purposes of ORS 336.705 to 336.780 to provide for the establishment of professional development centers to: (a) Assist school districts, teachers, site committee members, and other to formulate school improvement and professional development goals; (b) Assist school districts, teachers, site committee members, and other to formulate and use indices of teaching and learning conditions; (c) Provide additional professional growth and career opportunities for teachers; and (d) Carry out other purposes of ORS 336.705–336.780. (2) Contracts under this program shall be effective for one year and are renewable. Contracts may be renewed subject to the evaluation, reapplication, and approval by the Oregon Department of Education, and the legislative appropriation of funds. (3) No contract monies shall be used to purchase capital items. (4) No contract monies shall be used to replace expenditures for school improvement and professional growth opportunities. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 336 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 329.695 History: EB 4-1990, f. & cert. ef. 1-26-90