Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 17 - STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS › Section 581-017-0693 - Latino/a/x and Indigenous Student Success Plan Grant Program: Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The following definitions apply to OAR 581-017-0693 to
				581-017-0708
(1) "Afro-Latino/a/x"
			 means an individual from Mexican, Central American, South American, or
			 Caribbean communities who identify with African ancestry.
(2) "Central American" means an individual of
			 descent from: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua,
			 or Panama, including Black, Afro-Latino/a/x, and Indigenous communities
			 residing in those nations.
(3)
			 "Community-Based Organization" means a nonprofit organization that is
			 reflective of a community or significant segments of a community it seeks to
			 serve.
(4) "Community Voice" means
			 that members representing the community served by the project will be involved
			 in co-constructing the project design, implementation, and/or providing
			 strategic guidance in final decision-making.
(5) "Culturally Specific Organization" means
			 an organization that serves a particular cultural community and is primarily
			 staffed and led by members of that community; these organizations demonstrate:
			 intimate knowledge of lived experience of the community, including but not
			 limited to the impact of structural and individual racism or discrimination on
			 the community; knowledge of specific disparities, barriers or challenges
			 documented in the community and how that influences the structure of their
			 program or service; commitment to the community's strength-based and
			 self-driven thriving and resilience; ability to describe and adapt their
			 services to the community's cultural practices, health and safety
			 beliefs/practices, positive cultural identity/pride, religious beliefs,
			 etc.
(6) "Department" means the
			 Oregon Department of Education.
(7)
			 "Disproportionate" refers to unequal or inequitable differences in access and
			 outcomes that historical and current-day White supremacy has created between
			 certain families, children and students. What is "proportionate," however, must
			 also be critically analyzed and addressed in terms of its values, intent, and
			 ideology.
(8) "Indigenous" means an
			 individual from Mexican, Central American, South American, or Caribbean
			 communities who identify with indigenous or tribal communities from those
			 geographic regions.
(9) "Latino/a/x
			 and Indigenous Student Success Grant" or "Grant" means a grant established by
			 ORS 329.845.
(10) "Latino/a/x and Indigenous Student
			 Success Plan" means the plan established by ORS
			 329.845 and adopted by the State
			 Board of Education.
(11)
			 "Partnership" means a group of organizations, Tribes, districts or individuals
			 who agree to work together with a common interest and shared vision. In a
			 partnership, there is a high level of trust and 2-way communication, and
			 differences in power and privilege are addressed. Roles and responsibilities on
			 all sides are well-defined and developed with shared authority in decision
			 making. There might be shared space and staff, with expectations and agreements
			 in writing..
(12) "South American"
			 means an individual of descent from: Brazil, Colombia, Argentina, Peru,
			 Venezuela, Chile, Ecuador, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Guyana, Suriname, French
			 Guiana, Falkland Island including Black, Afro-Latino/a/x, and Indigenous
			 communities residing in those nations.
(13) "Student" means a student enrolled in
			 early childhood through post-secondary education who:
(a) Is Latino/a/x, Hispanic, Black,
			 Afro-Latino/a/x, or Indigenous, including individuals of Mexican, Cuban, Puerto
			 Rican, Dominican, South American or, Central American descent; and
(b) Has experienced disproportionate results
			 in education due to current and historical practices and policies, as
			 identified by the State Board of Education by rule.