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Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 17 - STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS › Section 581-017-0324 - Eligibility of STEM Innovation Grant

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The Oregon Department of Education shall allocate funds for the
				STEM Innovation Grant. The following entities are able to apply for the STEM
				Innovation Grant:
(1) STEM Hubs;
(2) School districts;
(3) Education service districts as defined in
			 ORS 334.003
(3) Public schools;
(4) Public charter schools;
(5) Student-focused nonprofit organizations
			 who are in partnership with an eligible fiscal agent under OAR 581-017-0302; or
(6) Post-secondary institutions
			 who are, or are in partnership with, an eligible fiscal agent under OAR
			 581-017-0302.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  327.820; 2015 OL Ch. 763, Sec. 1
				  (Enrolled HB 3072)
Stat. Implemented: ORS
				  327.820; 2015 OL Ch. 763, Sec. 1
				  (Enrolled HB 3072)
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 17 - STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS › Section 581-017-0327 - Criteria of STEM Innovation Grant

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(1) The Oregon Department of Education shall
			 establish a request for proposal, application, or direct grant solicitation and
			 approval process to be conducted each biennium for which the STEM Innovation
			 Grant funds are available.
(2)
			 Eligible recipients will focus on STEM related education with a specific agenda
			 that demonstrates a record of success or clearly established plans for
			 addressing the following through innovative approaches:
(a) Closing the achievement gap for students
			 who are historically underserved students or underrepresented in STEM or both
			 with innovative approaches;
(b)
			 Supporting effective implementation of Oregon's academic standards and relevant
			 technical skills;
(c) Successfully
			 moving students along a P-20 STEM workforce pathway; and
(d) Engaging all students in meaningful,
			 authentic problem-based learning.
(b) The Department shall give priority to
			 proposals that meet the minimum criteria and clearly demonstrates how the grant
			 funds will be used to address the following:
(A) Establish how underserved and
			 underrepresented students will be engaged and have increased learning
			 opportunities;
(B) Support new or
			 expand STEM programs and activities;
(C) Demonstrate a long-term sustainability
			 plan; and
(D) Collaborate with
			 local business and industry partners or Regional STEM Hubs or both.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 17 - STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS › Section 581-017-0330 - Implementation of STEM Innovation Grant

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(1) The Oregon Department of Education, in
			 collaboration with the STEM Council, shall determine for each biennium the
			 funds available for the STEM Innovation Grants.
(2) STEM Innovation Grant funds received by a
			 grantee 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: 2013 OL Ch. 661 & Sec. 4
				  (Enrolled HB 3232)
Statutes/Other Implemented: 2013 OL Ch. 661 & Sec. 4
				  (Enrolled HB 3232)
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 17 - STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS › Section 581-017-0333 - Reporting of STEM Innovation Grant

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Recipients of the STEM Innovation Grant must report on the
				grant to the Department of Education. The report must include metrics developed
				by the Department of Education, in collaboration with the STEM Council.
Statutory/Other Authority: 2013 OL Ch. 661 & Sec. 4
				  (Enrolled HB 3232)
Statutes/Other Implemented: 2013 OL Ch. 661 & Sec. 4
				  (Enrolled HB 3232)
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 17 - STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS › Section 581-017-0338 - Eligibility of STEM Lab Schools

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(1)
			 The Oregon Department of Education may allocate funds for STEM Lab Schools to
			 the following entities:
(a) Public Schools;
(b) School districts;
(c) Student-focused nonprofit organizations;
			 or
(d) Postsecondary institutions
			 for the purpose of supporting STEM education.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 17 - STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS › Section 581-017-0341 - Criteria of STEM Lab Schools

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(1)
			 The Oregon Department of Education shall establish a request for proposal
			 solicitation and approval process to be conducted each biennium for which the
			 STEM Lab School grant funds are available. All proposals must comply with the
			 requirements of ORS 327.800 and
			 327.820 and rules adopted to
			 implement those statutes.
(2)
			 Eligible public schools, school districts, postsecondary institutions, and
			 student-focused nonprofit organizations will focus on STEM education and
			 design-related industry with a specific agenda that demonstrates a record of
			 success or clearly established plans for addressing the following:
(a) Closing the achievement gap for
			 underserved students and those underrepresented in STEM fields with innovative
			 approaches.
(b) Support effective
			 implementation of the Common Core State Standards, the Oregon State Science
			 Standards and the Oregon State Arts Standards.
(c) Successfully move students along a P-20
			 STEM workforce pathway.
(d) Engage
			 students in meaningful, authentic, problem-based learning that will support the
			 Oregon's 40-40-20 goal.
(e)
			 Provide professional learning opportunities that support educator
			 effectiveness.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 17 - STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS › Section 581-017-0344 - Implementation of Grant Funding of STEM Lab Schools

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(1) The Oregon Department of Education shall
			 allocate funds to support STEM Lab Schools.
(2) Each grantee may receive funds between
			 $300,000 and $700,000 for use during the 2013-2015 biennium.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  327.800
Stat. Implemented: ORS
				  327.820
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 17 - STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS › Section 581-017-0347 - Reporting of STEM Lab Schools

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The Department of Education shall develop partnership-reporting
				requirements for allocation of funds for implementation of STEM Lab
				Schools.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  327.800
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  327.820
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 17 - STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS › Section 581-017-0350 - Definitions

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The following definitions apply to OAR 581-017-0350 to
				581-017-0362:
(1) "Consortium" means
			 the equal partnership developed to form the cross-sector collaboration between
			 eligible educational institutions.
(2) "Opportunity Gap" means the gap in
			 opportunities that often exists between students who are economically
			 disadvantaged, students with disabilities, students learning English as a
			 second language, African American, Hispanic or Native American when compared to
			 their peers who do not share these characteristics. This can often lead to a
			 gap in achievement (state test scores in reading, writing, and mathematics as
			 well as diploma and post-secondary degree attainment).
(3) "Postsecondary Institution" means:
(a) A community college operated under ORS
			 Chapter 341 or,
(b) The following
			 public universities:
(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;
(H) Oregon Health and
			 Science University.
(c)
			 An Oregon-based accredited not-for-profit institution of higher education.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 17 - STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS › Section 581-017-0353 - Eastern Promise Replication Grant Program Establishment

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(1) The Eastern
			 Promise Replication Grant is established as part of the Connecting the World to
			 Work Program Strategic Investment under ORS
			 327.820.
(2) The purposes of the grant are to:
(a) Connect students to the World of Work;
(b) Develop consortiums of school
			 districts, education service districts and post-secondary institutions of
			 higher education committed to developing innovative and flexible pathways for
			 students in grades 6 through 12 and in community colleges; and
(c) Distribute moneys to consortiums that
			 include at least three school districts, at least one education service
			 district, at least one community college and at least one public or private
			 post-secondary institution to design and deliver individualized, innovative and
			 flexible ways of delivering content, awarding high school and college credit
			 and providing development education for students in high school or in the first
			 two years of post-secondary education.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 17 - STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS › Section 581-017-0356 - Eligibility

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The Department of Education shall allocate funds for the
				Eastern Promise Replication Program grant to consortiums that consist of at
				least three school districts, at least one education service district, at least
				one community college and at least one public or private post-secondary
				institution.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  327.800
Stat. Implemented: ORS
				  327.820
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 17 - STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS › Section 581-017-0359 - Implementation of Grant Funding

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(1) The
			 Department of Education will make awards between $300,000 and $750,000
			 (adjusted by justifiable need) for replication of the Eastern Promise
			 program.
(2) The Oregon Department
			 of Education shall establish a request for proposal solicitation and approval
			 process to be conducted for the Regional Promise program funds. All proposals
			 will comply with the requirements of ORS
			 327.800 and
			 327.820(3)(a)(D)
			 and rules adopted to implement those sections.
(3) Awards will be based on the following criteria:
(a) Whether the proposal identifies how the
			 funds will be used to reach the 40-40-20 goal by using a regional approach and
			 strengthening relationships and aligning outcomes and expectations across
			 education sectors to implement the 5 main components of the Regional Promise
			 Program (based on the 5 pillars of Eastern Promise).
(b) Whether the applicant proposal
			 demonstrates support, commitment and readiness to design or revise programming
			 specifically targeted at closing opportunity gaps.
(c) Whether there is a commitment to
			 cross-sector collaboration between education service district(s), school
			 districts, and post-secondary institutions of higher education.
(d) Whether there is a commitment and
			 capacity to provide students with a variety of accelerated learning
			 opportunities, such as on-campus experiences, dual credit, Advanced Placement,
			 International Baccalaureate, and to ensuring students receive support and
			 specific instruction around the knowledge, skills and behaviors necessary to be
			 successful in college-level coursework.
(e) Whether there is a commitment and
			 capacity to develop cross-sector professional learning, including faculty and
			 teachers from post-secondary institution and ESD/high schools of like
			 disciplines. The consortium will ensure that all levels of instruction are
			 represented and participate in discussing and establishing the appropriate
			 curriculum, instruction, and parallel assessment to measure outcomes.
(f) Whether there is a commitment and
			 capacity to foster a college-going culture, which refers to the environment,
			 attitudes, and practices in schools and communities that encourage students and
			 their families to obtain the information, tools, and perspective to enhance
			 access to and success in postsecondary education. The applicant should describe
			 a plan for one or more, programs servicing students, beginning in middle
			 grades, that:
(A) Helps students learn about
			 options for their future, careers and the education they require;
(B) Convey the expectation that all students
			 can prepare for the opportunity to attend and be successful in post-secondary
			 education; and
(C) Ensure schools,
			 families, and communities give students the same message of high expectations
			 for their future.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 17 - STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS › Section 581-017-0362 - Timelines and Performance Measures

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The Regional Promise program shall provide award recipients a
				template for an interim, legislative, and final grant report. Recipients are
				required to submit the all reports and teacher and student data prior to their
				final request for funds.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  327.800 Stat.
Implemented: ORS
				  327.820
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 17 - STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS › Section 581-017-0365 - Definitions: Tribal Attendance Promising Practices

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The following definitions apply to OAR 581-017-0365 to
				581-017-0375:
(1) "American
			 Indian"/Alaska Native means persons having origins in any of the original
			 peoples of North and South America (including Central American) and who
			 maintain tribal affiliation or community attachment.
(2) "Tribe" means:
(a) The Confederated Tribes of the Warm
			 Springs Indian Reservation.
(b) The
			 Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.
(c) The Burns-Paiute Tribe.
(d) The Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
			 of Oregon.
(e) The Confederated
			 Tribes of the Grand Ronde.
(f) The
			 Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Indians.
(g) The Confederated Coos, Lower Umpqua and
			 Siuslaw Tribes.
(h) The Klamath
			 Tribe.
(i) The Coquille
			 Tribe.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 17 - STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS › Section 581-017-0367 - Establishment: Tribal Attendance Promising Practices

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(1) The Tribal Attendance Promising Practices
			 is established to support collaboration between tribes and school districts in
			 efforts to design, implement, and improve the attendance of American
			 Indian/Alaska Native students in schools.
(2) The Department of Education shall award
			 non-competitive grants to qualified applicants.
(3) The grant funds will be used to hire a
			 family advocate position that would work to create effective strategies to
			 reduce absenteeism for American Indian Alaska Native students in a preselected
			 school or schools. Grant recipients shall use best practice concepts which
			 include the following five components:
(a)
			 Recognizing good and improved attendance;
(b) Engaging students and parents in school
			 culture;
(c) Monitoring and
			 reporting attendance data and practices;
(d) Providing personalized early intervention
			 and outreach supports; and
(e)
			 Development of programmatic responses to identified barriers as
			 needed.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 17 - STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS › Section 581-017-0369 - Eligibility: Tribal Attendance Promising Practices

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(1) To be eligible to receive Tribal
			 Attendance Promising Practices funds, a qualified applicant must:
(a) Be a school district identified by one of
			 the tribes.
(b) Be prepared to
			 enter into an inclusive partnership with the designating tribe.
(c) Include tribal consultation in the hiring
			 of the family advocate position (1.0 FTE).
(d) Track and disseminate attendance data
			 with the Department of Education and tribal representatives.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 17 - STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS › Section 581-017-0371 - Criteria: Tribal Attendance Promising Practices

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(1) The Oregon Department of Education shall
			 establish a request for participation and develop criteria to gauge full
			 participation in the Tribal Attendance Promising Practices grant program. All
			 proposals must comply with the requirements of OAR 581-017-0365 to
			 581-017-0375.
(2) The Department
			 shall award grants on the following criteria:
(a) Whether the grant application identifies
			 how the district will partner with the local tribe, tribal representatives, and
			 families to improve attendance for American Indian/Alaska Native
			 students;
(b) Whether the grant
			 application describes a strong and robust plan to meet the needs of American
			 Indian/Alaska Native students and families to reduce chronic
			 absenteeism;
(c) Whether the grant
			 application describes expected outcomes and a strong and robust plan to achieve
			 those outcomes;
(d) Whether the
			 grant application demonstrates how district and community partners will
			 collaborate on a mutually designed proposal in which all essential parties
			 participate;
(e) Whether the grant
			 application meets the requirements of OAR 581-017-0365 to 581-017-0375;
			 and
(f) Whether the grant
			 application clearly documents the school district's and tribe's capacity to
			 implement and carry out programming and services for the Tribal Attendance
			 Pilot Project and demonstrates intentions to work in a collaboration with
			 identified partners.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 17 - STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS › Section 581-017-0373 - Funding: Tribal Attendance Promising Program

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(1) The Department will equally award grants
			 to based on participation per Tribal Attendance Promising Practices site as
			 selected by one of the nine federally recognized tribes in Oregon. If a Tribal
			 Attendance Promising Practices site either does not participate in the grant or
			 does not meet the requirements of the grant, monies designated for that Tribal
			 Attendance Promising Practices site may be distributed equally among the other
			 a Tribal Attendance Promising Practices sites even if the sites have already
			 received the maximum award under this subsection. ODE will retain funds to
			 create a broad-based messaging campaign and provide technical support and
			 training for family advocates.
(2)
			 Grantees shall use funds received for activities outlined in the participation
			 proposal including the hiring of community-based family advocate(s) based on
			 their particular district need.
(3)
			 Grantees must be able to expend the funds for allowable purposes specified in
			 the request for proposal within the grant timeline according to acceptable
			 accounting procedures.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  342.950
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  342.950
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 17 - STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS › Section 581-017-0375 - Reporting: Tribal Attendance Promising Practices

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(1) Grant recipients will provide detailed
			 responses to surveys and questionnaires as developed by the Oregon Department
			 of Education no more than five (5) times during the grant cycle.
(2) The Oregon Department of Education shall
			 provide grant recipients a template for an initial report, an interim report
			 and a Final Review report that includes a detailed narrative prior to receiving
			 the final funds. Grant recipients will participate in symposiums and share best
			 practices as requested by the Oregon Department of Education nor more than two
			 (2) times during the grant cycle.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  342.950
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  342.950
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 17 - STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS › Section 581-017-0380 - Definitions

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The following definitions apply to OAR 581-017-0380 to
				581-017-0395:
(1) "K-12 Biliteracy
			 Pathways Grant" means the Grant established in OAR 581-017-0383 to implement
			 ORS 336.079.
(2) "K-12 Biliteracy Pathway" means an
			 educational program that begins in at least Kindergarten and continues through
			 grade 12 that promotes biliteracy outcomes and provides students who complete
			 this pathway with the skills necessary to earn a State Seal of Biliteracy. For
			 the purposes of this grant, these pathways must include an existing dual
			 language program that:
(a) Already serves
			 students at the elementary school level;
(b) Also operates at or there are plans for
			 expansion to the middle and high school level; and
(c) Is primarily designed to serve English
			 Learners.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 17 - STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS › Section 581-017-0383 - Establishment

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There is established the K-12 Biliteracy Pathways Grant, which
				is intended to support Oregon public school districts or public charter schools
				to develop and implement model dual language programs and K-12 Biliteracy
				Pathways. This includes improving existing K-12 dual language programs, as well
				as expanding well-implemented elementary programs into middle and high
				school.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  326.051
Stat. Implemented: ORS
				  336.079
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 17 - STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS › Section 581-017-0386 - Eligibility

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(1) The following
			 entities shall be eligible to receive the K-12 Biliteracy Pathways Grant:
(a) School districts
(b) Public charter schools; and
(c) Consortium of school districts, public
			 charter schools or an Education Service District (ESD). Each consortium must
			 have at least one school district or public charter school as a member.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 17 - STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS › Section 581-017-0389 - Criteria

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(1) The Oregon
			 Department of Education (ODE) shall establish a request for proposal
			 solicitation and approval process to be conducted each biennium for which the
			 K-12 Biliteracy Pathways Grant funds are available.
(2) Grants shall be awarded based on the
			 following criteria:
(a) Whether the grant
			 application identifies how English Learners enrolled in the applicants
			 school(s) will benefit from the proposed K-12 Biliteracy Pathway
(b) Whether the grant application
			 demonstrates school district or public charter school support, commitment and
			 readiness to design K-12 Biliteracy Pathways Grant program.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 17 - STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS › Section 581-017-0392 - Funding

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(1) Each grantee
			 who is awarded a competitive K-12 Biliteracy Grant based on the criteria
			 identified in OAR 581-017-0389(1) to (4) may receive up to $120,000 for the
			 biennium.
(2) Each grantee who is
			 awarded a non-competitive K-12 Biliteracy Grant based on the criteria
			 identified in OAR 581-017-0389(5) may receive up to $40,000 for the biennium.
(3) Grantees shall use funds for
			 planning, implementation and evaluation activities associated with the
			 development and/or improvement of their dual language program into a model for
			 statewide replication, and shall engage administrators, teachers, parents and
			 the community in the design, implementation and evaluation of the program with
			 a focus on building school and school district capacity to sustain efforts.
(4) Grantees must be able to
			 expend the funds for allowable purposes specified in the request for proposal
			 within the grant timeline according to acceptable accounting
			 procedures.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  326.051
Stat. Implemented: ORS
				  336.079
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 17 - STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS › Section 581-017-0395 - Reporting

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The Oregon Department of Education shall provide to grant
				recipients 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.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  326.051
Stat. Implemented: ORS
				  336.079
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 17 - STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS › Section 581-017-0430 - Noncompetitive Farm-to-School Grant for Reimbursement of Oregon Foods

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(1) As used in this
			 section:
(a) "Education service district" has
			 the meaning given that term in ORS
			 334.003.
(b) "Eligible entity" means a school
			 district, a provider of center-based programs for children, or a service
			 institution.
(c) "Food processed in
			 the State of Oregon" includes but is not limited to foods that were baked,
			 frozen, ground, canned, or milled in the State of Oregon.
(d) "Food produced in the State of Oregon"
			 includes but is not limited to foods that were grown, caught, harvested, or
			 raised in the State of Oregon.
(e)
			 "Minimally processed" means that the food product was processed in a manner
			 that does not fundamentally alter the product and the product retains its
			 inherent character. The term includes, but is not limited to, butchering
			 livestock and poultry, cleaning fish, dicing meats, slicing produce, forming
			 ground food products into patties, grinding meats, drying or dehydrating food
			 products, and washing produce.
(f)
			 "Provider of center-based programs for children" means a child care center
			 certified by the Office of Child Care, a Head Start center, an Oregon
			 prekindergarten program, a school district, or an education service district
			 that both provides non-residential child care services to enrolled children and
			 participates in the federal Child and Adult Care Food Program.
(g) "Service institution" means a public or
			 private nonprofit school, a public or private nonprofit residential summer
			 camp, or other program sponsor that participates in the federal Summer Food
			 Service Program.
(h)
(A) "School district" means an Oregon common
			 school district, joint school district, union high school district, or public
			 charter school.
(B) "School
			 district" does not include an education service district.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 17 - STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS › Section 581-017-0432 - Definitions: Farm-to-School Education Grants

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As used in OAR 581-017-0432 to 581-017-0447:
(1) "Commodity commission or council" means a
			 commodity commission or council organized under ORS
			 576.051 to
			 576.455, the Oregon Beef
			 Council, or the Oregon Wheat Commission.
(2) "Education service district" has the
			 meaning given that term in ORS
			 334.003.
(3) "Eligible entity" means:
(a) A commodity commission or council;
(b) An education service
			 district;
(c) A federally
			 recognized Indian tribe;
(d) A
			 nonprofit organization;
(e) A
			 producer of food produced or processed in the State of Oregon;
(f) A provider of center-based programs for
			 children;
(g) A school
			 district;
(h) A school overseen by
			 the Bureau of Indian Education; and
(i) A soil and water conservation district
			 organized under ORS 568.210 to
			 568.808 and
			 568.900 to
			 568.933.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 17 - STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS › Section 581-017-0435 - Purpose: Competitive Farm-to-School Education Grant

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(1) The purpose of the competitive Oregon
			 Farm-to-School education grant is to assist entities in paying the costs they
			 incur providing food-based, agriculture-based, or garden-based educational
			 activities for the benefit of children enrolled in a public school or public
			 charter school within a school district, or a center-based program for
			 children.
(2) An eligible entity
			 that receives a competitive Oregon Farm-to-School Program education grant may
			 use the grant for costs directly associated with the educational activities
			 offered to children enrolled in either a public school or public charter school
			 within a school district, or a center-based program for children, including
			 staff time, supplies, equipment, farm products for samples, and
			 travel.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  326.051, ORS
				  336.431 & Enrolled HB 2579
				  (2019)
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  336.431 & Enrolled HB 2579
				  (2019)
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 17 - STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS › Section 581-017-0438 - Eligibility: Farm-to-School Education Grant

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(1) An eligible entity may apply for a
			 competitive Oregon Farm-to-School Program education grant.
(2)
(a) An
			 eligible entity that applies for a competitive Oregon Farm-to-School Program
			 education grant may partner with one or more organizations to provide
			 food-based, agriculture-based, or garden-based educational activities. Grant
			 applicants that partner with other organizations to provide educational
			 activities must serve as the fiscal agent for the partnered
			 organizations.
(b) Fiscal agents
			 are responsible for:
(A) Ensuring that their
			 partner organizations comply with the terms and conditions of the competitive
			 Oregon Farm-to-School Program education grant;
(B) Overseeing the delivery of food-based,
			 agriculture-based, or garden-based educational activities to children enrolled
			 in either a public school or public charter school within a school
			 district;
(C) Ensuring that the
			 educational activities offered satisfy the criteria identified in OAR
			 581-017-0441, the request for proposals, and any related guidance documents
			 produced by the Oregon Department of Education;
(D) Incorporating the principles of the
			 Oregon Equity Lens, OAR 581-017-0010, into the development and delivery of
			 educational activities funded with competitive Oregon Farm-to-School Program
			 education grant dollars;
(E)
			 Maintaining all records regarding the educational activities offered using, and
			 costs paid for with, grant funds; and
(F) Delivering those records and any
			 completion reports regarding the educational activities funded with, and the
			 expenditure of, grant funds to the Oregon Department of Education.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 17 - STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS › Section 581-017-0441 - Application Process and Criteria for Oregon Farm-to-School Education Grant

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(1) The Oregon
			 Department of Education shall establish a request for proposal solicitation and
			 approval process to be conducted each biennium for which competitive Oregon
			 Farm to School Program education grant funds are available.
(2) The department shall notify eligible
			 entities of the proposal process and the dates when proposals are due, and make
			 available necessary guidelines and application forms.
(3)
(a)
			 Eligible entities must submit their grant proposals on the most current form
			 prescribed by the department. The department shall publish the current request
			 for proposals solicitation forms on the department's website.
(b) If an eligible entity that has applied
			 for a competitive Oregon Farm to School Program education grant is unable to
			 provide the information required in the request for proposals, then the grant
			 applicant must provide an explanation why the information cannot be provided.
			 Grant applicants may submit additional information that will aid the department
			 in evaluating their grant proposals.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 17 - STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS › Section 581-017-0447 - Performance Measures and Reporting for Oregon Farm-to-School Education Grant Funds

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(1) The Oregon
			 Department of Education shall publish performance measures for recipients of a
			 competitive Oregon Farm to School Program education grant in the request for
			 proposals solicitation forms and any related guidance documents produced by the
			 department.
(2) The department
			 shall provide grant recipients with a template for an interim and final grant
			 report. To receive the final disbursement of grant funds, grant recipients must
			 submit both a completed interim and final grant report to the
			 department.
Statutory/Other Authority: HB 2579 (2019), ORS
				  336.431
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  326.051, HB 2579 (2019), ORS
				  336.431
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 17 - STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS › Section 581-017-0450 - Establishment

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(1) The Oregon CTE
			 Teacher Preparation Program is established pursuant to sections 1 and 11,
			 chapter 763, Oregon Laws 2015 (Enrolled HB 3072).
(2) The purpose of the Oregon CTE Teacher
			 Preparation Program is to facilitate the recruitment and retention of industry
			 professionals into the education profession as classroom teachers in career and
			 technical education through preparation in a Teacher Standards and Practices
			 approved educator program.
(3) To
			 accomplish the purpose of the CTE Teacher Preparation Program, the Oregon
			 Department of Education shall distribute funds to establish:
(a) A consortia of Teacher Standards and
			 Practices Commission approved teacher education institutions responsible for
			 developing coursework that fulfills licensure requirements established by the
			 Oregon Teacher Standards and Practice Commission for career and technical
			 education teachers; and
(b) A
			 network of providers of professional development for both pre-service and
			 in-service career and technical education teachers.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 17 - STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS › Section 581-017-0453 - Eligibility

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(1) The Department
			 of Education will award grants to support the creation of the CTE Teacher
			 Preparation Program to the following eligible recipients:
(a) Teacher Standards and Practices
			 Commission approved teacher education institutions for the purpose of
			 developing and maintaining coursework for that fulfills licensure requirements
			 established by the Oregon Teacher Standards and Practice Commission for career
			 and technical education teachers; and
(b) Teacher Standards and Practices
			 Commission approved teacher education institutions, community Colleges,
			 education service districts, school districts, public schools, and charter
			 schools, for the purpose of providing professional development for both
			 pre-service and in-service career and technical education teachers.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 17 - STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS › Section 581-017-0456 - Criteria

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(1) The Department
			 of Education shall establish a request for application solicitation and
			 approval process for the consortia of Teacher Standards and Practices
			 Commission approved teacher education institutions responsible for developing
			 and maintaining coursework.
(2)
			 The Department of Education may only award grants for developing and
			 maintaining coursework to eligible entities that meet the following minimum
			 criteria:
(a) A commitment to participate in
			 the consortia established by the CTE Teacher Preparation Program;
(b) A commitment to work with other members
			 of the consortia to develop a shared curriculum that fulfills licensure
			 requirements established by the Oregon Teacher Standards and Practice
			 Commission for career and technical education teachers;
(c) A demonstrated record of success
			 educating teachers; and
(d)
			 Official program recognition and accreditation through the Teachers Standards
			 and Practices Commission.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 17 - STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS › Section 581-017-0459 - Funding

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(1) The Department
			 of Education shall determine for each biennium the portion of the funds
			 available for the consortia of Teacher Standards and Practices Commission
			 approved teacher education institutions responsible for developing and
			 maintaining coursework and for the network of providers of professional
			 development.
(2) CTE Teacher
			 Preparation Program 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.
Stat. Auth.: 2015 OL Ch. 763, Sec. 1 (Enrolled HB
				  3072)
Stat. Implemented: 2015 OL Ch. 763, Sec. 1 (Enrolled HB
				  3072)
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 17 - STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS › Section 581-017-0462 - Reporting

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Recipients of the CTE Teacher Preparation Program grant must
				report on the grant to the Department of Education. The report must include
				metrics developed by the Department of Education.
Stat. Auth.: 2015 OL Ch. 763, Sec. 1 (Enrolled HB
				  3072)
Stat. Implemented: 2015 OL Ch. 763, Sec. 1 (Enrolled HB
				  3072)
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 17 - STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS › Section 581-017-0466 - Definitions

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The following definitions apply to OAR 581-017-0465,
				581-017-0469, 581-017-0473, 581-017-0477, 581-017-0481, 581-017-0485:
(1) "CTE Summer Youth Engagement Program
			 Grant" means the grant established by section 1, Chapter 763, Oregon Law 2015
			 (Enrolled House Bill 3072).
(2)
			 "High Demand" means having more than the median number of total (growth plus
			 replacement) openings for statewide or a particular region.
(3) "High Wage" means a wage that is more
			 than the all-industry, all-ownership median wage for statewide or a particular
			 region.
(4) "Historically
			 Underserved student" means an English language learner, a student of color, an
			 economically disadvantaged student or a student with disabilities.
(5) "Industry Credential" means certification
			 that can lead to a high wage and high demand job and has been approved by the
			 Department of Education.
(6)
			 "Program of Study" means a sequence of courses, aligned to industry standards
			 at the secondary and post-secondary level, that integrates technical and career
			 skill proficiencies with academic content and has been approved by the Oregon
			 Department of Education.
Stat. Auth.: 2015 OL Ch. 763, Sec. 1 (Enrolled HB
				  3072)
Stat. Implemented: 2015 OL Ch. 763, Sec. 1 (Enrolled HB
				  3072)
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 17 - STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS › Section 581-017-0470 - Establishment

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The purpose of the CTE Summer Youth Engagement Program is to
				provide middle and high school students with access to state-of-the-art
				facilities, training, and mentoring that may not be available in their local
				community, and to encourage those students to pursue industry credentials in
				high wage and high demand fields.
Stat. Auth.: 2015 OL Ch. 763, Sec. 1 (Enrolled HB
				  3072)
Stat. Implemented: 2015 OL Ch. 763, Sec. 1 (Enrolled HB
				  3072)
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 17 - STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS › Section 581-017-0474 - Eligibility

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(1) The following
			 entities shall be eligible to receive a CTE Summer Youth Engagement Program
			 Grant:
(a) School districts;
(b) Education service districts (ESDs) as
			 defined in ORS 334.003;
(c) Public schools;
(d) Public charter schools;
(e) Community colleges; and
(f) Public universities.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 17 - STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS › Section 581-017-0478 - Criteria

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(1) The Oregon
			 Department of Education shall establish a request for proposal, application, or
			 direct grant solicitation and approval process to be conducted each biennium
			 for which CTE Summer Youth Engagement Program Grant funds are available.
(2) Requests for funding shall be
			 evaluated and scored based on the following criteria:
(a) Summer programs serving students in
			 grades 7 and 8 must:
(A) Focus on exploration
			 of careers that include high wage and high demand occupations;
(B) Expose students to related CTE programs
			 of study available at a student's future high school; and
(C) Include opportunities for students to
			 interact with adults involved in related high wage and high demand occupations.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 17 - STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS › Section 581-017-0482 - Funding

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(1) The Department
			 of Education shall determine for each biennium the portion of the funds
			 available for the CTE Summer Youth Engagement Program Grant.
(2) CTE Summer Youth Engagement Program Grant
			 funds received by a grantee must be separately accounted for and may be used
			 only to provide funding for the purposes described in the application of the
			 grant recipient.
Stat. Auth.: 2015 OL Ch. 763, Sec. 1 (Enrolled HB
				  3072)
Stat. Implemented: 2015 OL Ch. 763, Sec. 1 (Enrolled HB
				  3072)
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 17 - STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS › Section 581-017-0486 - Reporting

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(1) After being
			 selected as a grantee but before receiving the allocation of CTE Summer Youth
			 Engagement Program Grant funds, grant recipients must provide the Department of
			 Education with the following:
(a) A risk
			 management plan that addresses contact between minors and adults and the use of
			 power tools and equipment; and
(b)
			 A plan for recruiting and retaining historically underserved students.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 17 - STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS › Section 581-017-0553 - African American/Black Student Success Plan Grant Program: Establishment

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(1)
			 There is established the African American/Black Student Success Plan Grant
			 Program to support early learning hubs, providers of early learning services,
			 school districts, education service districts, post-secondary institutions of
			 education, and Community-Based Organizations who are working to design,
			 implement, improve, expand, or otherwise revise programs and services for
			 African/African American/Black/African Diaspora students.
(2) The programs and services to be provided
			 under the Grant must implement one or more of the strategies or address one or
			 more of the objectives included in the African American/Black Student Success
			 Plan and must address one or more of the following indicators:
(a) Decrease the Disproportionate rate of
			 Disciplinary Incidents;
(b)
			 Increase parental engagement;
(c)
			 Increase the engagement of Students in educational activities before and after
			 regular school hours;
(d) Increase
			 participation in kindergarten readiness and early childhood education
			 programs;
(e) Improve literacy and
			 numeracy levels across kindergarten through grade three;
(f) Support Student transitions to and
			 through the middle school grades to maintain and improve academic
			 performance;
(g) Support Student
			 transitions from middle school to and through the high school grades to
			 maintain and improve academic performance;
(h) Support the development and
			 implementation of Culturally Responsive pedagogy and practices from early
			 childhood through post-secondary education;
(i) Support the development of Culturally
			 Responsive curricula from early childhood through post-secondary
			 education;
(j) Increase attendance
			 of Students in community colleges and professional certification
			 programs;
(k) Increase attendance
			 of Students in four-year post-secondary institutions of education; or
(l) Increase financial resources to sustain
			 and advance the work of the African American/Black Student Success
			 Plan.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 17 - STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS › Section 581-017-0556 - African American/Black Student Success Plan Grant Program: Eligibility

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(1) To be eligible
			 to receive an African American/Black Student Success Grant, an applicant must:
(a) Be an early learning hub, a provider of
			 early learning services, a school district, an education service district, a
			 post-secondary institution of education, or a Community-Based
			 Organization;
(b) Serve
			 African/African American/Black/African Diaspora students and youth populations
			 and their families as follows:
(A) For
			 existing programs or projects that are being scaled up, provide data to the
			 Department of Education validating that the majority of their students who are
			 served through the programming or services the organization is providing under
			 the Grant are African/African American/Black/African Diaspora
			 students;
(B) For new programs or
			 services, provide information to the Department of Education about how the
			 program or project will serve African/African American/Black/African Diaspora
			 students and estimating the total number of African/African
			 American/Black/African Diaspora students who will be served; and
(c) Be actively engaged in or
			 prepared to enter into an inclusive Partnership and/or consortium with other
			 entities invested in the success of African/African American/Black/African
			 Diaspora students through the implementation of Culturally Responsive
			 programming or services. The Partnership or consortium must meet the following
			 criteria:
(A) Consortiums and Partnerships
			 must include a Culturally Specific Organization that works with African/African
			 American/Black/African Diaspora students.
(B) If the applicant is a Culturally Specific
			 or Community-Based Organization, it must have at least one school district or
			 post-secondary institution as a partner.
(C) If the applicant is an early learning hub
			 or provider of early learning services, it must have at least one school
			 district or post-secondary institution as a partner.