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Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 19 - PREKINDERGARTEN (RENUMBERED) › Section 581-019-0050 - Renumbered

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Stat. Auth.: ORS 684
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  329.175 & ORS
				  329.195
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 19 - PREKINDERGARTEN (RENUMBERED) › Section 581-019-0055 - Renumbered

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Stat. Auth.: ORS 684
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  329.175 & ORS
				  329.195
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 19 - PREKINDERGARTEN (RENUMBERED) › Section 581-019-0060 - Renumbered

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Stat. Auth.: ORS 684
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  329.175 & ORS
				  329.195
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 19 - PREKINDERGARTEN (RENUMBERED) › Section 581-019-0065 - Renumbered

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Stat. Auth.: ORS 684
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  329.175, ORS
				  329.190 & ORS
				  329.195
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 19 - PREKINDERGARTEN (RENUMBERED) › Section 581-019-0070 - Renumbered

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Stat. Auth.: ORS 684
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  329.175 & ORS
				  329.195
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 19 - PREKINDERGARTEN (RENUMBERED) › Section 581-019-0075 - Renumbered

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Stat. Auth.: ORS 684
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  329.175 &
				  329.195
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 19 - PREKINDERGARTEN (RENUMBERED) › Section 581-019-0078 - Renumbered

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Stat. Auth.: ORS 684
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  329.175 & ORS
				  329.195
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 19 - PREKINDERGARTEN (RENUMBERED) › Section 581-019-0080 - Renumbered

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Stat. Auth.: ORS 684
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  329.175 & ORS
				  329.195
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 19 - PREKINDERGARTEN (RENUMBERED) › Section 581-019-0100 - Renumbered

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Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  315.234 & ORS
				  329.385
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  315.234, ORS
				  329.385, ORS
				  329.395, ORS
				  329.415 & ORS
				  329.425
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 20 - SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 581-020-0005 - Pertaining to School Improvement and Professional Development

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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.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 896
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  329.695
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 20 - SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 581-020-0010 - Definitions: School Improvement and Professional Development Grant

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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
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 20 - SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 581-020-0015 - Eligibility: School Improvement and Professional Development Grant

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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
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 20 - SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 581-020-0020 - Grant Application: School Improvement and Professional Development Grant

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(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
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 20 - SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 581-020-0025 - Professional Growth, Career Opportunities, and Instructional Improvement

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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.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 20 - SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 581-020-0030 - Application: School Improvement and Professional Development Grant

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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.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 20 - SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 581-020-0050 - Evaluation: School Improvement and Professional Development Grant

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(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
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 20 - SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 581-020-0055 - Professional Development Centers

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(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.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 20 - SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 581-020-0060 - Renumbered

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Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  329.795
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  329.790 -
				  329.820
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 20 - SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 581-020-0065 - Renumbered

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Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  326.051,
				  329.795
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  329.790 -
				  329.820
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 20 - SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 581-020-0070 - Renumbered

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Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  326.051,
				  329.795
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  329.790 -
				  329.820
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 20 - SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 581-020-0075 - Renumbered

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Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  326.051,
				  329.795
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  329.790 -
				  329.820
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 20 - SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 581-020-0080 - Renumbered

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Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  326.051,
				  329.795
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  329.790 -
				  329.820
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 20 - SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 581-020-0085 - Renumbered

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Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  326.051,
				  329.795
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  329.790 -
				  329.820
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 20 - SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 581-020-0090 - Renumbered

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Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  326.051,
				  329.795
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  329.790 -
				  329.820
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 20 - SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 581-020-0100 - Pertaining to 21st Century Schools

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The 21st Century Schools Program has been established to
				encourage:
(1) The restructuring of
			 school operations and formal relationships among teachers, administrators, and
			 local citizens, including but not limited to modifications of the following:
(a) The length and structure of the school
			 day and the school year;
(b)
			 Curriculum requirements;
(c)
			 Graduation requirements;
(d) The
			 certification, assignment, and formal responsibilities of teachers,
			 administrators, and other school personnel;
(e) State statutes and rules and local
			 policies and agreements relating to educational practices, with the exception
			 of those that affect health, safety, or constitutional rights under state or
			 federal law;
(f) The formal and
			 informal relationships between school districts, and other entities including
			 community colleges, four-year colleges and universities, businesses, and other
			 institutions; and
(g) The
			 integration of traditional services to grades kindergarten through 12 with
			 public and privately sponsored social services, such as early childhood
			 education, day care, and assistance for teenage parents and other at-risk
			 youth.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 20 - SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 581-020-0105 - Definitions: 21st Century Schools Program

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The following definitions apply to Oregon Administrative Rules
				581-020-0100 through 0135 unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) "Administrator" includes all persons
			 whose duties require administrative certificates.
(2) "Building site committee" means a 21st
			 Century Schools Council as described in OAR 581-020-0130.
(3) "Department" means the Department of
			 Education.
(4) "District planning
			 committee" means a body composed of teachers, administrators, school board
			 members, and public members, constituted under OAR 581-020-0125, for the
			 purpose of sponsoring programs submitted and approved under the 21st Century
			 Schools Program.
(5) "School
			 district" means a school district, an education service district, a
			 state-operated school, or any legally constituted combination of such entities
			 that sponsors an eligible program and submits an application under OAR
			 581-020-0125.
(6) "State Board"
			 means the State Board of Education.
(7) "Teacher" means all certificated
			 employees of a school 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 840
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  329.575 &
				  329.704
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 20 - SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 581-020-0110 - Eligibility: 21st Century Schools Program

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(1) Any district school board is eligible to
			 submit an application for the 21st Century Schools Program.
(2) Applications may be made on behalf of the
			 following:
(a) An individual school
			 building;
(b) Two or more school
			 buildings within a district;
(c)
			 All school buildings within a district; or
(d) A consortium consisting of two or more
			 school districts.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 20 - SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 581-020-0120 - State Advisory Committee

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(1)
			 The School Improvement and Professional Development Advisory Committee,
			 appointed by the State Board of Education under ORS
			 336.730, shall propose rules,
			 for adoption by the State Board, to govern the submission and approval of
			 applications for the 21st Century Schools Program.
(2) The advisory committee shall review all
			 applications submitted under this Act and recommend applications for approval
			 by the State Board including but not limited to the following criteria:
(a) The existence of significant, measurable,
			 and achievable goals based on student performance;
(b) The extent to which the district has
			 demonstrated the need for the requested modifications and waiver of specified
			 statutes and rules and local policies and agreements;
(c) The extent to which the application
			 proposes significant changes in the structure of school operations and the
			 formal relationships among teachers, administrators, and public citizens, as
			 described in OAR 581-020-0100;
(d)
			 The clarity of purpose and values underlying the proposal;
(e) Evidence of thoroughness in identifying,
			 developing, and projecting implementation of the proposed activities;
(f) Evidence of potential transferability of
			 the proposed activities and practices that are judged to be
			 successful;
(g) A determination
			 that modification or waiver of statutes and rules and local policies and
			 agreements will not be detrimental to the health, safety, or constitutional
			 rights of students, teachers, administrators, or the public under state or
			 federal law; and
(h) A
			 demonstration of support and commitment from all parties to support and
			 faithfully implement the proposal.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 20 - SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 581-020-0125 - District Planning Committee

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(1)
			 If more than one school building is part of an application, the building site
			 committees may elect to establish a district planning committee to facilitate
			 the development of its application. A district planning committee constituted
			 under this Act shall consist of:
(a)
			 Administrators and at least one school board member to be chosen by the school
			 board;
(b) Teachers, chosen by the
			 exclusive representative, in a number equal to those appointed under subsection
			 (1)(a) of this rule; and
(c) At
			 least three public members, chosen jointly by the other members of the
			 committee.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 20 - SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 581-020-0130 - 21st Century Schools Council

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(1) Each school site shall establish a 21st
			 Century Schools Council (site council). The duties of the site council shall
			 include, but not be limited to:
(a) The
			 development of plans to improve the professional growth of the school's
			 staff;
(b) The improvement of the
			 school's instructional program;
(c)
			 The development and coordination of plans for the implementation of programs
			 under Oregon's Education Act for the 21st Century at the school; and
(d) The administration of grants-in-aid for
			 the professional development of teachers and classified district
			 employees.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 20 - SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 581-020-0135 - Evaluation and Annual Reports

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(1)
			 Each district that receives approval for a project under the 21st Century
			 Schools Program shall submit an annual report to the advisory committee
			 appointed under ORS 336.730 and to the local
			 community. The report shall include specific data that reflect the nature and
			 extent of changes in student learning and other performance as described in its
			 application.
(2) If, based upon
			 theses annual reports, the advisory committee determines that a district's
			 progress is unsatisfactory, the advisory committee may recommend to the State
			 Board that the district be placed on probation for a one-year period. During
			 the probationary year, the district shall be eligible for special assistance
			 from the Department of Education. During the probationary year, the district
			 shall also prepare a contingency plan in the event it is ordered to terminate
			 its project prematurely.
(3) If,
			 after the probationary period described in section (2) of this rule, the
			 district's progress is still unsatisfactory in the judgment of the advisory
			 committee, the advisory committee may recommend that the State Board terminate
			 the project and implement its plan for returning to compliance with previously
			 waived statutes, rules, and local policies and agreements.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 840
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  329.600
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 20 - SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 581-020-0200 - School Facility Improvement Grants

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(1) Any school district, which for purposes
			 of this rule includes a common or union high school district, an education
			 service district or any combination thereof, may apply for a School Facility
			 Improvement Grant to construct or maintain public school facilities. No school
			 district may submit more than one application on behalf of the individual
			 school district and one application in conjunction with other school
			 districts.
(2) Grant applications
			 shall be submitted to the State Superintendent of Public Instruction by May 31.
			 The application shall state:
(a) The specific
			 purpose of the grant which may include, for new or existing facilities:
(A) Land acquisition;
(B) Planning and design;
(C) Construction;
(D) Remodeling;
(E) Reduction of energy
			 consumption;
(F)
			 Alternation;
(G) Furnishing and
			 equipping;
(H) Repair;
(I) Replacement; and
(J) Other capital maintenance, but shall not
			 include cleaning.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 20 - SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 581-020-0250 - Physical Education Grants

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(1) The
			 following definitions apply to this rule:
(a)
			 "Number of minutes" means the number of minutes of physical education
			 instruction that is actually provided to all students kindergarten through
			 grade 8 each school week.
(b)
			 "Physical capacity" means the space, indoors and out, available at the school
			 to provide the prescribed number of minutes per week at a class size that
			 promotes effective practices consistent with the outcomes expected of the
			 instructional programs.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 20 - SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 581-020-0500 - OVSD Definition

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(1) The
			 Oregon Virtual School District shall undertake efforts for a sustainable
			 framework for K-12 virtual learning that enhances student achievement by
			 providing resources with guidelines for delivery. Resources may include, but
			 are not limited to, digital instructional content, complete courses, materials
			 for teacher implementation, online communication systems for instruction and
			 teacher professional development and training.
(2) The OVSD Framework is based on the
			 legislative direction of an equitable opportunity for all students' access to
			 online resources, without regard to social and economic status. Resources are
			 intended to be available for all School Districts and students for the purpose
			 of enriching student Education. A sustainable framework includes the components
			 of creating standards while developing online instructional resources. OVSD
			 resources are available to support public education providers to implement
			 online instruction to enhance distance learning and supplement classroom
			 instruction. Participation in the OVSD program is voluntary for Oregon
			 Educational Service Districts, School Districts and Schools.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  319.840,
				  326.051
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  319.840
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 20 - SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 581-020-0505 - Online School Definition

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Public school, public instructional program, or ESD, providing
				learning opportunities for publicly enrolled students via the Internet or other
				electronic network. Instruction should satisfy Oregon content, teaching
				standards and accreditation rules. Online programs and schools are governed by
				their school district guidelines for operations and education
				delivery.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  319.840,
				  326.051
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  319.840
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 20 - SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 581-020-0510 - Oregon Teacher

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Teaching CORE classes in Oregon requires State licensure as
				well as teaching in the content area of approval as outlined by NCLB. This
				applies to all public schools and is defined in OAR 584-005-0005 # 74,
				584-005-0005 #21 and ORS
				342.120 for Charter School
				instruction. All instructors must be licensed by the Teachers Standards and
				Practices Commission and highly qualified as defined by TSPC.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  319.840,
				  326.051
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  319.840
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 20 - SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 581-020-0515 - Oregon Classroom Content

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(1)
			 Content should be aligned with Oregon's Common Curriculum Goals, Content
			 Standards, and Essential Learning Skills. Adoption of content for instruction
			 is governed by school Districts subject to Oregon Revised Statutes and Oregon
			 Administrative Rules.
(2) OVSD will
			 offer content aligned with state standards. The use of OVSD resources requires
			 districts to conform to OAR division 22 Standards for public elementary and
			 secondary schools.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  319.840,
				  326.051
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  319.840
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 20 - SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 581-020-0520 - Required School District Guidelines for Digital Instruction

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Public Providers of online learning using OVSD resources must
				adopt guidelines in the following areas.
(1) Student/Teacher Ratio. Online learning
			 providers are required to have guidelines in place for reasonable student to
			 instructor ratios that allow for regular, individualized interaction with
			 instructors.
(2) Student Teacher
			 Interaction. Online learning providers are required to have guidelines in place
			 for reasonable student to instructor communication that allow for,
			 individualized interaction with instructors as needed. Communication includes,
			 but is not limited to, electronic mail, online discussion groups, telephone
			 interaction and face to face discussions between teacher and student.
(3) Timeframe for Teacher Response to Student
			 Questions. Online learning providers are required to have guidelines in place
			 for the time and process that teachers will provide prompt response to student
			 inquiries and requests for assistance.
(4) Student Standards. Online learning
			 providers are required to have guidelines in place for student conduct and
			 acceptable use of public school resources in the delivery of online
			 instruction. The administrative implementation is governed by individual school
			 district guidelines.
(5) Type of
			 Courses. Courses offered are governed by individual school district guidelines,
			 including, but not limited to, courses meeting requirements for high school
			 diploma, electives as well as supplementary instruction. An example of
			 supplementary instruction could be Advanced Placement preparation
			 instruction.
(6) Amount of Credit
			 Allowed. The amount of online instruction, and the corresponding credit,
			 provided to a student is under the jurisdiction of the resident school
			 district. Districts must accept transfer grades by accredited
			 institutions.
(7) Student
			 Eligibility for Courses. When applying towards credit the student's resident
			 school district sets the eligibility requirements for district purchased online
			 teaching services. Individual private purchase of courses by an Oregon resident
			 is at the discretion of the parent or guardian and subject to resident school
			 district guidelines for credit towards graduation. Use of Digital Courses and
			 Content are subject to School District guidelines.
(8) Teacher Professional Development. Online
			 Learning Providers are required to have policies for Teacher professional
			 development. Teachers need to have appropriate training for the delivery of
			 online instruction. Providers receiving public support must maintain Oregon
			 teaching licensure for all teachers consistent with TSPC professional
			 development requirements.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  319.840,
				  326.051
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  319.840
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 20 - SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 581-020-0531 - Definitions: District Improvement Partnership

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The following definitions apply to 581-020-0530 to
				581-020-0541:
(1) "Comprehensive
			 Improvement Plan" or "CIP" refers to a school district's improvement plan
			 created using the Indistar online planning tool.
(2) "District Improvement Partnership " is a
			 formalized agreement to provide technical, adaptive and financial support to
			 eligible and selected school districts.
(3) "School district" means a common or union
			 high school district.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  327.800
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  327.800 &
				  329.105
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 20 - SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 581-020-0534 - Eligibility: District Improvement Partnership

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To be eligible for selection as District Improvement
				Partnership district:
(1) The district
			 must have 300 or more students enrolled in the district on a date specified by
			 the Department; and
(2) Demonstrate
			 a history of low performance as defined as "below state average" in the
			 following metrics:
(a) 3rd grade reading
			 achievement for all students as determined by a statewide standardized
			 assessment;
(b) 3rd grade reading
			 achievement for student subgroups as determined by a statewide standardized
			 assessment;
(c) 4th grade through
			 8th grade reading growth for all students as determined by a statewide
			 standardized assessment;
(d) 4th
			 grade through 8th grade reading growth for student subgroups as determined by a
			 statewide standardized assessment;
(e) 4th grade through 8th grade math growth
			 for all students as determined by a statewide standardized
			 assessment;
(f) 4th grade through
			 8th grade math growth for student subgroups as determined by a statewide
			 standardized assessment;
(g) 9th
			 grade chronic absenteeism; and
(h)
			 5-year cohort graduation rates.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 20 - SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 581-020-0537 - Criteria: District Improvement Partnership

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(1) The Department of Education shall
			 determine eligible District Improvement Partnership districts by screening for
			 the lowest 5%, or approximately ten districts, using the metrics identified in
			 OAR 581-020-0533.
(2) When
			 selecting districts, the Department shall further consider the district's
			 willingness to engage with the Department and the following activities:
(a) Participation in a readiness
			 assessment;
(b) A district needs
			 assessment;
(c) Analysis of the
			 needs assessment;
(d) CIP revision
			 support (outside of the predetermined ODE monitoring timeline) based on needs
			 assessment findings to clearly articulate (i) priority improvement
			 interventions, (ii) leading indicators and success metrics, and (iii) lagging
			 indicators and success metrics, (iv) improvement timelines and budget with
			 activities scheduled to begin during the winter or spring of 2016. The CIP must
			 be approved by the Department;
(e)
			 The development and institution of an internal (district-run) quarterly routine
			 to monitor improvement initiative attending to leading and lagging success
			 metrics;
(f) Prepare quarterly
			 monitoring reports based on the district routine described in paragraph (d) of
			 this subsection; and
(g) Meet
			 periodically with the Department to review progress.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 20 - SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 581-020-0540 - Funding: District Improvement Partnership

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(1) The Department of Education shall
			 determine and support District Improvement Partnerships during the 2015-2017
			 biennium.
(2) The Department shall
			 distribute funding to districts in three stages of activities:
(a) Stage 1: District Needs
			 Assessment;
(b) Stage 2: Approved
			 CIP improvement activity start-up funding;
(c) Stage 3: Continued improvement funding
			 aligned to quality review analysis;
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 20 - SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 581-020-0542 - Reporting and Monitoring: District Improvement Partnership

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(1) Districts
			 Improvement Partnership districts shall:
(a)
			 Submit results of the district needs assessment to the Department of Education
			 for review;
(b) Submit a revised
			 Comprehensive Improvement Plan, informed by the district needs assessment, that
			 includes leading and lagging indicators for no more than three district
			 priority interventions;
(c) Submit
			 quarterly district assessment data to ODE including, but not limited to:
(A) Percentage of students meeting standards
			 for reading;
(B) Percentage of
			 students meeting standards for math;
(C) Student attendance data; and
(D) An updated budget for the
			 district.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 20 - SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 581-020-0601 - Statewide English Language Learner Program Account

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The Statewide English Language Learner Program Account may be
				used for the following purposes:
(1)
			 ELL District and School Improvement pursuant to ORS
			 336.079(5) and
			 OAR 581-020-0600 through 581-020-0624; and
(2) Other grants and investments to implement
			 the Statewide English Learner Plan pursuant to ORS
			 336.079(3) and
			 OAR 581-020-0626.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  336.079
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  336.079
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 20 - SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 581-020-0600 - Definitions

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The following definitions apply to OAR 581-020-0600 to
				581-020-0624:
(1) Current ELL student"
			 means a student who is enrolled in an English language learner program in
			 Oregon during the school year.
(2)
			 "Education Service District" or "ESD" means education service district as
			 defined in ORS 334.003.
(3) "ELL Target District" means a district
			 selected for technical assistance under OAR 581-020-0609.
(4) "ELL Transformation District" means a
			 district selected for technical assistance and progressive interventions under
			 OAR 581-020-0609.
(5) "English
			 language learner" or "ELL" means a student who has limited English language
			 proficiency because English is not the native language of the student or the
			 student comes from an environment where a language other than English has had a
			 significant impact on the student's level of English language
			 proficiency.
(6) "Former ELL
			 student" means a student who was previously enrolled in an English language
			 learner program in Oregon.
(7)
			 "Percentage of students in poverty" means the percentage of students in poverty
			 using the number of students in poverty as calculated under OAR 581-023-0102
			 for purposes of calculation of the State School Fund distribution.
(8) "School district" means a common or union
			 high school district.
(9)
			 "Statewide English Learner Plan" means the plan developed and implemented by
			 the Department pursuant to ORS
			 336.079.
(10) "Statewide English Language Learner
			 Program Account" means the account established by ORS
			 327.344.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  336.079
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  336.079
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 20 - SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 581-020-0603 - ELL District and School Improvement: Program

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(1) The Department of Education through the
			 ELL District and School Improvement program shall:
(a) Improve ELL student progress indicators
			 including high school graduation rates and English language
			 proficiency.
(b) Identify school
			 districts that are not meeting objectives and the needs of ELL students, taking
			 into account the specific learning challenges and demographics of the
			 students.
(c) Collaborate with
			 selected districts to better meet objectives and the needs of ELL
			 students.
(d) Partner with
			 identified ELL transformation and target districts, to ensure that those
			 districts achieve expected growth and benchmarks for student progress
			 indicators, that an identified district is expected to meet within four years
			 of identification and implement instructional practices and program
			 improvements recognized as effective in improving outcomes for ELL
			 students
(e) In consultation with
			 ELL transformation and target districts design and implement an accountability
			 system of progressive interventions for the school districts.
(f) Direct transformation and target school
			 districts on how to expend moneys received under ORS
			 327.013(1)(c)(A)(ii)
			 (ELL weight) for up to three years, for identified districts that have not met
			 the expected growth and expected benchmarks for student progress indicators,
			 and demonstrated implementation of instructional practices and program
			 improvements recognized as effective in improving outcomes for ELL
			 students.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 20 - SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 581-020-0606 - ELL District and School Improvement: District Eligibility and Selection

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(1) To be eligible
			 for selection as an ELL transformation or target district, a district must have
			 enrolled 20 or more English Language Learners on a date specified by the
			 Department. School districts with fewer than 20 English Language Learners will
			 be eligible for other regionally based services and supports provided by the
			 Department to implement the Statewide English Learner Plan pursuant to OAR
			 581-020-0626.
(2) A public charter
			 school is not eligible for selection as an ELL transformation or target
			 district. However, a public charter school may be selected by the Department as
			 a school within an identified ELL transformation or target district for
			 interventions and technical assistance.
Statutory/Other Authority: Sec. 3, ch. 604 & OL 2015
				  (Enrolled HB 3499)
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 339.079 & Sec. 3, ch. 604
				  & OL 2015 (Enrolled HB 3499)
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 20 - SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 581-020-0609 - ELL District and School Improvement: District Selection

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(1) The Department shall identify school
			 districts that are not meeting objectives and needs of ELL students, taking
			 into consideration the specific learning challenges and demographics of the
			 students. The Department shall consider whether the district has demonstrated a
			 history of not meeting objectives and needs of ELL students as compared to
			 other districts relating to ELL students.
(2) To identify school districts that are not
			 meeting objectives and needs of ELL students, the Department shall consider the
			 following student progress indicators in identifying the school districts in
			 need of improvement:
(a) The cohort 5 year
			 graduation rate for current and former ELL students;
(b) The academic growth of current and former
			 ELL students in grades 6, 7 and 8 as measured by statewide standardized
			 assessments;
(c) The growth in
			 language acquisition of current ELL students in grades 1 through 8 as measured
			 by the English Language Proficiency Assessment (ELPA);
(d) The growth in language acquisition of
			 current ELL students in grades 10 through 12, combined as measured by the
			 English Language Proficiency Assessment (ELPA); and
(e) Percentage of former ELL students who
			 enroll in a post-secondary institution after graduation from the district.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 20 - SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 581-020-0612 - ELL District and School Improvement: Transformation Districts

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(1) The Department,
			 in consultation with an ELL transformation district, shall:
(a) Select specific schools within the
			 district for interventions and targeted assistance.
(b) Identify the specific interventions and
			 technical assistance to be provided to ELL transformation districts which may
			 include grant funds.
(c) Establish
			 the expected growth and expected benchmarks for student progress indicators,
			 for all English language learners of the district, and measurable district
			 goals for implementing instructional practices and program improvements
			 recognized as effective in improving outcomes for ELL students.
(d) Design and implement an accountability
			 system of progressive interventions for the school district which will be
			 provided for four years after the district has been identified as an ELL
			 transformation district.