ORS Chapter 327 — State Financing of Early

ORS 327.825. Definitions. As used in ORS 327.825 to 327.845: (1) Early elementary grades means any grade from prekindergarten through grade three. (2) Elementary school means a school of a school district, or a public charter school, with students in early elementary grades. (3) High-dosage tutoring means one-on-one tutoring or tutoring in small groups, as determined by rule of the State Board of Education, that: (a) Is provided in addition to daily instruction; (b) Is provided two or more times each week over at least a 10-week period; and (c) Uses a research-aligned tutoring model that is administered in a culturally responsive manner and that is combined with the training necessary for tutors to implement the model effectively. (4) Prekindergarten means a preschool or prekindergarten program that is: (a) Provided by a school district or public charter school; or (b) Delivered in partnership between a school district and another organization. (5) Preschool means a high-quality program that serves children at least three years of age but not older than five years of age. (6) Public charter school means a public charter school that: (a) Is established under ORS chapter 338; and (b) Is not a virtual public charter school, as defined in ORS 338.005. (7) Qualified tutor means an individual who is trained to implement a program providing high-dosage tutoring. (8) Research-aligned literacy strategies means strategies that: (a) Are literacy focused; (b) Are culturally responsive and relevant to diverse learners; (c) Are based on long-term research derived from the science of reading and writing; and (d) Apply instructional practices that are developmentally appropriate and specifically designed for students with disabilities and students who are English language learners. (9) Science of reading and writing means: (a) The convergence of findings from research on reading and writing processes, development and instruction; and (b) The teaching of phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension through explicit and systematic instruction that can be differentiated to meet the needs of individual learners through developmentally appropriate practices. (10) Student groups that have historically experienced academic disparities means: (a) Economically disadvantaged students, as determined under rules adopted by the State Board of Education; (b) Students from racial or ethnic groups that have historically experienced academic disparities, as determined under rules adopted by the State Board of Education; (c) Students with disabilities; (d) Students who are English language learners; (e) Students who are foster children, as defined in ORS 30.297; (f) Students who are homeless, as determined under rules adopted by the State Board of Education; (g) Students who attend an elementary school that: (A) Is identified for comprehensive support and improvement or for targeted support and improvement under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (P.L. 114-95, 129 Stat. 1802); or (B) Qualifies for assistance under Title I of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; or (h) Any other student groups that have historically experienced academic disparities, as determined under rules adopted by the State Board of Education by rule. [2023 c.534 1] Note: