Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 17 - STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS › Section 581-017-0809 - Early Literacy Success School District Grants: Fund Administration

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) For each
			 biennium, The Oregon Department of Education will determine the amount of grant
			 funds from the Statewide Education Initiatives Account to be apportioned among
			 eligible applicants for each year of the biennium.
(2) For the 2024-2025 school year, the Oregon
			 Department of Education shall determine the portion of funds available to each
			 eligible applicant, using K-5 data. In calculating the portion available to
			 each eligible applicant, the Oregon Department of Education shall use the most
			 current finalized ADMw from the State School Fund from the prior
			 year.
(3) For the 2025-2026 school
			 year and thereafter, the Oregon Department of Education shall determine the
			 portion of funds available to each eligible applicant, using K-3 data. In
			 calculating the portion available to each eligible applicant, the Oregon
			 Department of Education shall use the most current finalized ADMw from the
			 State School Fund from the prior year.
(4) The department will determine floor
			 funding for each biennium while ensuring eligible applicants with an ADMw of 50
			 or less, but not greater than 350 ADMw, will receive a minimum grant
			 award.
(5) If an eligible applicant
			 does not apply for the Early Literacy Success School Grant by the close of the
			 application period, the amount of their grant funds will revert to the
			 Statewide Education Initiatives Account.
(6) Following approval of the grant
			 agreement, an eligible recipient will receive payments of at least 25 percent
			 on a quarterly basis per annual allocation. If adjustments to installment
			 payments are required, a lower percentage may be used.
(7) Funds that are apportioned to an eligible
			 applicant for a given biennium must be apportioned by the school district,
			 public charter school, or ESD in that biennium. Grant recipients will be
			 eligible to expend funds until September 30 each year. Funds that are not used
			 by a grant recipient during year one of a given biennium may be carried over
			 and used in year two of that same biennium. Any allocated funds that are not
			 used by a grant recipient at the end of a biennium will be returned to the
			 Statewide Education Initiatives Account.
(8) Funds received by a grant recipient under
			 this section must be separately accounted for and must be used in accordance
			 with the recipient's grant agreement for the Early Literacy Success School
			 Grant. A grant recipient may use funds for administrative costs, including
			 indirect costs, directly related to allowed expenditures as provided in the
			 grant agreement. Administrative costs are limited to five percent of the total
			 expenditures.
(9) The Deputy
			 Superintendent of Public Instruction shall resolve any issues arising from the
			 administration of the Early Literacy Success School Grants not specifically
			 addressed by this rule. The Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction's
			 determination shall be final.
(10)
			 In the case of a public charter school closure that impacts a sponsoring
			 district's allocation, the Department will determine the best way to
			 reapportion funds based on the timing of the closure, context, and
			 communication with the closing charter school and the sponsoring district. The
			 Department may;
(a) Allocate what have been
			 apportioned to the charter school to the sponsoring district at the same time
			 as the district allocations are made.
(b) Allocate what would have been apportioned
			 to the charter school to the charter schools successor entity.
(c) Return the apportioned amount to the
			 Statewide Education Initiatives Account for reallocation in a subsequent fiscal
			 year.