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Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 26 - PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS › Section 581-026-0310 - Virtual Public Charter School Student Enrollment Appeal Procedure

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The State Board
			 of Education delegates to the Superintendent of Public Instruction or designee
			 all administrative functions necessary or reasonable in order to conduct a
			 timely appeal process. This delegation includes issuing a final order. An order
			 issued by the Superintendent or designee shall be considered an order in other
			 than a contested case under ORS
			 183.484.
(2) A parent may appeal a decision of a
			 school district to not approve enrollment of a student in a virtual public
			 charter school under OAR 581-026-0305 by sending a notice of appeal in writing
			 by mail, fax or e-mail or by personally delivering a copy to the Superintendent
			 of Public Instruction. The notice must be received by the Superintendent within
			 10 days of the date on which the parent received notice from the district, the
			 district did not approve enrollment of a student in a virtual public charter
			 school. The parent must also provide a copy of the notice of appeal and any
			 other supporting documents included with the notice to the school district
			 prior to sending the notice of appeal to the Superintendent or within 24 hours
			 of when the parent sent or delivered the notice of appeal to the
			 Superintendent.
(3) The notice of
			 appeal must include:
(a) The parent and
			 student's name and contact information.
(b) The name of the resident school
			 district.
(c) The name of the
			 virtual public charter school in which the student wants to enroll.
(d) A copy of the notice of intent to enroll
			 provided by the parent to the school district.
(e) A copy of the notice of disapproval of
			 enrollment received by the parent from the school district.
(f) The reason for the appeal and any
			 supporting documents including evidence the parent would like considered as
			 part of the appeal.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 26 - PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS › Section 581-026-0400 - Process to Renew Charter

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) A
			 public charter school governing body must request renewal of the charter
			 (contract) by the sponsor in writing at least 180 days before expiration of the
			 charter.
(2) When a sponsor has
			 received a written request from a public charter school governing body, the
			 sponsor must schedule and hold a public hearing on the renewal request within
			 45 days from the receipt of the request for renewal.
(3) Within 30 days after the public hearing,
			 the sponsor must either:
(a) Renew the
			 charter; or
(b) State in writing
			 the reasons for denying the renewal of the charter.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 26 - PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS › Section 581-026-0405 - Appeal of Sponsor's Decision Not to Renew a Charter

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Within 30 days of receiving notice from a
			 sponsor that the sponsor has decided not to renew the charter (contract) based
			 on a revised request for renewal, a public charter school governing body may
			 request the State Board of Education review the decision by the sponsor not to
			 renew a charter. Any notice of a request for State Board review must be made in
			 writing and be delivered to the State Board of Education and the business
			 address of the sponsor.
(2) The
			 decision of a sponsor not to renew a charter must be based on a good faith
			 evaluation of the factors set out in ORS
			 338.065(6) and
			 must utilize the process set out in 338.065(4) and OAR 581-026-0400.
(3) The State Board, State Superintendent or
			 designee will review the decision of a sponsor not to renew a charter for
			 compliance with the requirements of subsection (2) of this rule.
(4) The State Board of Education delegates to
			 the Superintendent of Public Instruction or designee all administrative
			 functions necessary or reasonable in order to conduct a timely review of the
			 decision of the sponsor to not renew a charter. This delegation to the
			 Superintendent includes, but is not limited to:
(a) Determining the form, contents, and
			 timelines of the petition for review;
(b) Determining the records required for
			 review and ordering the production of those records from either the public
			 charter school governing body or school district board and establishing
			 timelines for the production of those records;
(c) Requiring the public charter school
			 governing body or school district board to respond to written or oral inquiries
			 related to board review;
(d)
			 Delegating the review function to department staff or a hearings officer
			 conduct the review and issue a proposed order; and
(e) Issuing a final order.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 26 - PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS › Section 581-026-0500 - Process for Sponsor to Terminate Charter

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) A sponsor may terminate a charter for
			 failure to:
(a) Meet the terms of the
			 approved charter or any requirement of ORS Chapter 338, unless waived by the
			 State Board of Education;
(b) Meet
			 the requirements for student performance as established in the approved
			 charter;
(c) Correct any violation
			 of a federal or state law described in ORS
			 338.115;
(d) Maintain insurance as described in the
			 approved charter;
(e) Maintain
			 financial stability; or.
(f) If the
			 charter is terminated on or after July 1, 2011, failure to maintain, for one or
			 more consecutive years, a sound financial management system described in the
			 proposal submitted under ORS
			 338.045 and incorporated into
			 the written charter under 338.065.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 26 - PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS › Section 581-026-0505 - Process to Appeal Decision by Sponsor to Terminate Charter

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) A public
			 charter school governing body may request the State Board of Education review
			 the decision to terminate a charter. The State Board of Education's review
			 shall be limited to the grounds for termination as stated by the school
			 district board or sponsor or a plan to correct deficiencies. Any notice of a
			 request for State Board review must be made in writing and be delivered to the
			 State Board of Education and the business address of the sponsor.
(2) The State Board of Education delegates to
			 the Superintendent of Public Instruction or designee all administrative
			 functions necessary or reasonable in order to conduct a timely review. This
			 delegation to the Superintendent includes, but is not limited to:
(a) Determining the form, contents, and
			 timelines of the petition for review;
(b) Determining the records required for
			 review and ordering the production of those records from either the public
			 charter school governing body or school district board and establishing
			 timelines for the production of those records;
(c) Requiring the public charter school
			 governing body or school district board to respond to written or oral inquiries
			 related to board review;
(d)
			 Delegating the review function to a hearings officer to hold a contested case
			 hearing under ORS 183.411 through
			 183.470 and issue a proposed
			 order; and
(e) Issuing a final
			 order that may be appealed under the provisions of ORS
			 183.484.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 26 - PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS › Section 581-026-0510 - Process for Charter School Governing Body to Terminate Charter and Dissolve Public Charter School

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The governing body of a public charter school may only
				terminate, dissolve or close an operating public charter school at the end of a
				semester. The governing body must provide the sponsor with notice of the intent
				to terminate the charter, and close and dissolve the public charter school, at
				least 180 days before the proposed date of termination, closure and
				dissolution. Such notice must be made in writing and be delivered to the
				business address of the sponsor.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  326.051
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  338.105
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 26 - PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS › Section 581-026-0515 - Distribution of Assets of a Terminated or Dissolved Public Charter School

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Assets of a
			 terminated, closed or dissolved public charter school that were obtained with
			 public funds will be given to the State Board of Education. The State Board of
			 Education, at its discretion, may disburse these assets to school districts or
			 to other public charter schools.
(2) The State Board of Education delegates to
			 the Superintendent of Public instruction or designee all administrative
			 functions necessary or reasonable in order to disburse the assets. This
			 delegation to the Superintendent includes, but is not limited to:
(a) Determining the form, process, and
			 timelines for the disbursement;
(b)
			 Determining the records required for the disbursement; and
(c) Requiring the public charter school
			 governing body or school district board to respond to written or oral inquiries
			 related to the closure and assets of the public charter school.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 26 - PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS › Section 581-026-0600 - Public Charter School Facility Location

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) As used in this rule:
(a) "Written notice" means written notice
			 that is mailed, faxed, e-mailed or personally delivered by the party required
			 to provide the written notice.
(b)
			 "Primary physical address of the public charter school" means the physical
			 location of the public charter school campus located within the boundaries of
			 the sponsoring district or the district in which the public charter school
			 originally applied under ORS
			 338.045.
(c) "School" means a physical location that
			 is owned, leased, or otherwise used by the public charter school where students
			 receive instruction or educational services. As used in this rule, "school" or
			 "tutoring or testing facility" does not include the student's home.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 26 - PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS › Section 581-026-0700 - Participation in District Interscholastic Activities for Students Who Attended a Public Charter School

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) A
			 school district may not deny a student who attends a public charter school the
			 opportunity to participate in interscholastic activities if the following
			 requirements are met:
(a) The student resides
			 within the school district;
(b) The
			 student attends a public charter school that does not provide interscholastic
			 activities;
(c) The student meets
			 all of the eligibility requirements in ORS
			 339.460; and
(d) The student fulfills the same
			 responsibilities and standards of behavior and performance, including related
			 class or practice requirements, as other students who participate in the
			 interscholastic activity. The student must comply with any applicable
			 participant code of conduct for the duration of the period of
			 participation.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 26 - PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS › Section 581-026-0710 - District Fees for Interscholastic Activities for Students Who Attend a Public Charter School

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) A public
			 charter school must pay a school district or school an annual fee if a student
			 who attends a public charter school intends to participate in an
			 interscholastic activity and if the school district or school requires payment.
(a) As used in this section, "intends" means:
			 the student is enrolled at the public charter school, has met the eligibility
			 requirements to participate in the interscholastic activity, and has been added
			 to the roster of the interscholastic activity.
(b) The fee may not exceed five percent (5%)
			 of the school district's General Purpose Grant per ADMw as calculated under ORS
			 327.013 per fiscal year
			 regardless of the number of interscholastic activities the student participates
			 in.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 27 - SCHOOL FACILITIES PROGRAMS › Section 581-027-0015 - Calculations for Oregon School Capital Improvement Matching Program Funding Formula

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(1) The
			 Department shall provide State Matching Grants to Districts from available
			 resources in the Oregon School Capital Improvement Matching Account.
(2) Sixty-six percent (66%) of the available
			 resources in the Oregon School Capital Improvement Matching Account for a
			 biennium shall be awarded based on the Priority List.
(3) Thirty-four percent (34%) of the
			 available resources in the Oregon School Capital Improvement Matching Account
			 for a biennium shall be awarded based on the order in which applications are
			 received during the application period established by the Department for the
			 Funding Cycle.
(4) The Department
			 shall use a funding formula to determine the amount of State Matching Grant
			 funds each District is eligible to receive from the Oregon School Capital
			 Improvement Matching Account. This funding formula will be used to determine
			 eligibility for State Matching Grants awarded through both the Priority List
			 and First in Time application process.
(5) Districts whose voters pass $6,000,000 or
			 less in Local GO Bonds for District facility projects shall be eligible for a
			 one-to-one match from State Matching Grant funds.
(6) Districts whose voters pass more than
			 $6,000,000 in Local GO Bonds for District facility projects shall be eligible
			 for at least $6,000,000 and no more than $12,000,000 based on the following
			 formula:
(a) The District's Adjusted Assessed
			 Property Value per ADM as determined by OAR 581-027-0010 shall be multiplied by
			 the assumed tax rate of 0.001 ($1 per $1000 of assessed property value) to
			 calculate the District's Estimated Local Bond Revenue per ADM.
(b) The Estimated Local Bond Revenue per ADM
			 shall be subtracted from the Guaranteed Tax Rate Amount to determine the amount
			 of eligible State Matching Grant funds per ADM.
(c) The eligible State Matching Grant funds
			 per ADM shall be multiplied by the District's Adjusted ADMw to determine the
			 maximum amount of State Matching Grant funds for which a District is
			 eligible.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 27 - SCHOOL FACILITIES PROGRAMS › Section 581-027-0020 - Oregon School Capital Improvement Matching Program Application

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(1) The Department
			 shall create one application for Districts to apply for State Matching Grants
			 from the Oregon School Capital Improvement Matching Account.
(2) The Department shall post the application
			 on the Department's web page.
(3)
			 The Department shall open applications for each Funding Cycle as follows:
(a) On the July 15 that precedes the November
			 Funding Cycles in a biennium; and
(b) On the December 15 that precedes the May
			 Funding Cycles in a biennium.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 27 - SCHOOL FACILITIES PROGRAMS › Section 581-027-0023 - Submission of Facility Assessments and Long-Range Facility Plans as part of Oregon School Capital Improvement Matching Program Grant Application

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) In order to
			 qualify for an OSCIM Program matching grant, Districts must submit a Facility
			 Assessment and Long-Range Facility Plan as part of their OSCIM Program
			 application. Failure to submit a Facility Assessment and Long-Range Facility
			 Plan will disqualify the District from participation in the OSCIM Program
			 application for that Funding Cycle.
(2) Districts shall submit their Facility
			 Assessment and Long-Range Facility Plan as follows:
(a) On the July 1 that precedes the November
			 Funding Cycles in a biennium; and
(b) On the December 1 that precedes the May
			 Funding Cycles in a biennium.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 27 - SCHOOL FACILITIES PROGRAMS › Section 581-027-0025 - Oregon School Capital Improvement Matching Program Grant Restrictions

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) A District that
			 receives a State Matching Grant will be ineligible for additional State
			 Matching Grant funds for six (6) years from the year in which the District
			 successfully passed their Local GO Bond.
(2) A District may not use State Matching
			 Grant funds to refinance other general obligation bonds issued by the
			 District.
(3) A District must use
			 State Matching Grant funds for capital costs as defined in ORS
			 286A.796(3).
(4) A District may use State Matching Grant
			 funds to reimburse the District for capital costs incurred by the District
			 prior to the Funding Cycle in which the District was awarded a grant only if:
(a) The Department approves the use of State
			 Matching Grant funds for such purpose; and
(b) The District complies with all
			 requirements of the OSCIM Program.
(c) The Department's approval or disapproval
			 of the use of State Matching Grant funds is final.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 27 - SCHOOL FACILITIES PROGRAMS › Section 581-027-0030 - Technical Assistance Grant Program Procedures

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(1) The Department shall open the application
			 period for the Technical Assistance Grant Program on January 15 of each year
			 and close the application period on February 15 of the same year. If either of
			 those dates falls on a weekend or holiday, the preceding Friday will be the
			 effective date of the opening or closing respectively.
(2) The Department shall establish a separate
			 application for each type of grant available.
(3) Each District and Education Service
			 District must submit a separate application for each grant type for which it
			 chooses to apply.
(4) All Districts
			 and Education Service Districts are eligible for each type of grant.
(5) All applications are due by the date
			 established by the Department. No late applications will be accepted.
(6) The Department shall evaluate each
			 completed application by awarding preference points as established by this
			 rule.
(7) An application will
			 receive one (1) point for each preference that the application meets.
(8) An application will receive a final score
			 that is the total of the application's points.
(9) Applications will be funded from highest
			 to lowest score.
(10) If there is
			 not enough funding to provide a Technical Assistance Grant to all applications
			 that have equal scores, then the Department shall create a lottery to determine
			 which applications will receive a Technical Assistance Grant.
(11) The preference points for Districts
			 applying for the Facility Assessment grant are:
(a) District has twenty-five percent (25%) or
			 more of its ADMr identified as Students in Poverty;
(b) District has under 2,500 ADMr according
			 to the annual reports for the same school year as used to calculate the
			 Priority List under OAR 581-027-0010;
(c) District has not conducted a Facility
			 Assessment within ten (10) years or less;
(d) District has not passed a general
			 obligation bond within fifteen (15) years or less;
(e) District's ADMr has changed by ten
			 percent (10%) or more over the last five (5) years based on the latest annual
			 reports submitted to the Department; and
(f) District has completed its annual
			 electronic submission of its building and bond data to the Department by
			 February 15 of each year.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 27 - SCHOOL FACILITIES PROGRAMS › Section 581-027-0035 - Facility Assessment Requirements

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Each Facility Assessment shall contain:
(1) Name of Building.
(2) Building ID Number.
(3) Physical Address.
(4) Gross Square Footage.
(5) Original Construction Date.
(6) Original Construction Type.
(7) Additions:
(a) Construction Date;
(b) Construction Type;
(c) Construction Square footage;
			 and
(d) Addition Construction
			 Usage.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 27 - SCHOOL FACILITIES PROGRAMS › Section 581-027-0040 - Long-Range Facility Plan Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Each Long-Range Facility Plan shall contain the following
				information:
(1) Population
			 projections by school age group for the next ten (10) years using U.S. Census
			 or Census partner data.
(2)
			 Collaboration with local government planning agencies (city and/or county) that
			 results in:
(a) Identification of suitable
			 school sites if needed; and
(b)
			 Site acquisition schedules and programs.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 27 - SCHOOL FACILITIES PROGRAMS › Section 581-027-0043 - Educational Adequacy Review Standards

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The standards are to be used for facilitating discussions
				around capital planning and improvement. These standards focus on five primary
				facets of school facilities that directly correlate to student outcomes.
(1) The Acoustic Educational Adequacy
			 Standard reviews whether:
(a) The
			 sound-conditioning in a given space is acoustically comfortable to permit
			 instructional activities to take place;
(b) Sound is transmitted without interfering
			 with adjoining instructional spaces; and
(c) The ventilation system does not transmit
			 an inordinate sound level to the instructional program.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 27 - SCHOOL FACILITIES PROGRAMS › Section 581-027-0045 - Seismic Assessment Requirements

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Each Seismic Assessment shall contain the following:
(1) Name of Building.
(2) Gross Square Footage of
			 Building.
(3) Physical
			 Address.
(4) Original Construction
			 Date.
(5) Original Construction
			 Type.
(6) Additions:
(a) Construction Date;
(b) Construction Type;
(c) Construction Square Footage;
			 and
(d) Construction
			 Usage.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 27 - SCHOOL FACILITIES PROGRAMS › Section 581-027-0050 - Assessor Certification Program

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(1) The Department shall establish a program
			 whereby entities or individuals can apply to become Certified Assessors for the
			 Technical Assistance Program.
(2)
			 The program shall contain a portion of instruction on the methods to be used by
			 Certified Assessors in performing Facility Assessment and Long-Range Facility
			 Plan work.
(3) The program shall
			 contain a test such that those that pass will become Certified
			 Assessors.
(4) The Department shall
			 post on its website specific information for each time the training program is
			 held.
(5) The requirements for
			 individuals to apply to the Certified Assessor Program are:
(a) The applicant must be legally able to
			 work under a public contract in the State of Oregon;
(b) The applicant must be an architectural
			 and/or engineering professional who has at least 5 years of experience working
			 with K-12 schools.
(c) The
			 applicant must demonstrate capacity for assessing whole-building systems for
			 schools.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 28 - CONNECTING OREGON SCHOOLS › Section 581-028-0005 - Definitions

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The following definitions and abbreviations apply to these
				rules:
(1) "Average Daily Membership"
			 or "ADMr" means the average daily membership as calculated under OAR
			 581-023-0006.
(2) "Cable
			 Connection" means an internet connection that uses fiber optic technology,
			 copper cable technology, or twisted wire technology.
(3) "Charter School" means a public charter
			 school as defined and organized under ORS chapter 338.
(4) "Connecting Oregon Schools Fund" means
			 the fund established by Oregon Laws Chapter 51 Section 3 (2018).
(5) "Consortium" or "Consortia" means a group
			 of Districts, Charter Schools, or ESDs, that are applying as one entity to the
			 Connecting Oregon Schools Fund.
(6)
			 "Department" means the Oregon Department of Education.
(7) "District" or "Districts" means school
			 districts, as defined in ORS
			 328.001(3),
			 that are eligible to apply for a State Matching Grant.
(8) "DSL" means an internet connection that
			 uses Digital Subscriber Line technology.
(9) "Education Service District" or "ESD"
			 means an Education Service District as defined and organized under ORS chapter
			 334.
(10) "Free and Reduced Lunch
			 Percentage" means the number of students that receive benefits through the free
			 and reduced lunch program divided by number of students in the District as
			 provided by the Oregon Department of Education's Child Nutrition
			 Services.
(11) "Mbps" means
			 Megabits per second.
(12) "Number
			 of Schools" means the number of schools in a given District as reported by the
			 data collections within the Oregon Department of Education.
(13) "Organization" or "Organizations" means
			 a District, ESD, Charter School, or Consortia that is eligible to apply for a
			 grant from the Connecting Oregon Schools Fund.
(14) "Priority Calculation" means the
			 calculations undertaken by the Department according to these rules to rank each
			 application in priority order to receive matching funds from the Connecting
			 Oregon Schools Fund.
(15) "Remote
			 Small Elementary School" means any school that qualifies for the Remote Small
			 Elementary School Correction as defined in ORS
			 327.077(1)-(2).
(16) "Satellite Connection" means a data
			 connection to the internet that uses satellite technology or other
			 extraterrestrial technology to connect to the internet.
Statutory/Other Authority: Oregon Laws 2018 (HB 4023),
				  Chapter 51 & Section 3
Statutes/Other Implemented: Oregon Laws 2018 (HB 4023),
				  Chapter 51 & Section 3
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 28 - CONNECTING OREGON SCHOOLS › Section 581-028-0010 - Connecting Oregon Schools Fund Applications

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(1) The Department shall post on its website
			 the amount of funds in the Connecting Oregon Schools Fund available for each
			 year of the biennium.
(2) The
			 Department shall update the information each biennium after the amount of funds
			 available in the Connecting Oregon Schools Fund is determined.
(3) If the legislature does not provide funds
			 for the Connecting Oregon Schools Fund in any biennium, then the application
			 process will be put on hold until funds become available.
(4) Each year, the Department shall establish
			 the period when they will accept applications for the Connecting Oregon Schools
			 Fund matching grants for that year.
(5) The application periods shall align with
			 any federal application period for Organizations to receive federal monies for
			 the purpose of providing broadband access to eligible schools in this
			 state.
(6) Organizations shall
			 electronically submit applications to the Department within the required
			 timelines and on forms developed by the Department.
(7) The Department may give Organizations
			 that submit applications that do not meet requirements time to cure
			 defects.
(8) The Department's
			 decision to accept or reject an application for failure to meet all
			 requirements shall be final.
(9) If
			 there are funds available, the Department shall notify Organizations of the
			 results of their application in time for the Organizations to include the
			 results with any federal applications they need to submit. The Department shall
			 provide any documentation required by the federal application.
Statutory/Other Authority: Oregon Laws 2018 (HB 4023),
				  Chapter 51 & Section 3
Statutes/Other Implemented: Oregon Laws 2018 (HB 4023),
				  Chapter 51 & Section 3
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 28 - CONNECTING OREGON SCHOOLS › Section 581-028-0015 - Connecting Oregon Schools Fund Priority List Calculations

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(1) The Department
			 shall rank all applications received according to the Priority
			 Calculations.
(2) The Priority
			 Calculations shall be based on an Organization's Free and Reduced Lunch
			 Percentage, the Number of Schools in the Organization, the presence of Remote
			 Small Elementary Schools, the Organization's current type of internet
			 connection, and the Organization's download speed.
(3) The Priority Calculations shall be as
			 follows:
(a) District Calculation:
(A) The District's Free and Reduced Lunch
			 Percentage shall be multiplied by 100 to create the Base Rate. If a District
			 does not have a Free and Reduced Lunch Percentage then the District shall be
			 assigned a percentage as follows:
(i) If the
			 District has a Remote Small Elementary School, then 90; or
(ii) If the District does not have a Remote
			 Small Elementary School, then 50.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 29 - MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH AND SAFETY › Section 581-029-0001 - School Safety and Prevention System

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(1) The following definitions apply to the
			 School Safety and Prevention system established in ORS
			 339.341:
(a) "Evidenced-based, Multitiered Practice"
			 means a practice implemented by the school-wide system that:
(A) Provides services across three tiers:
			 universal, selected, and targeted supports;
(B) Promotes the mental health and well-being
			 of students and supports academic, behavioral and social-emotional success for
			 students, within a multitiered framework with an emphasis on protected classes,
			 historically, traditionally and currently underserved students and youth, by
			 matching increasing levels of culturally and linguistically responsive support
			 to empower students to meet their needs and goals;
(C) Operates within a continuous improvement
			 framework in which decisions are based on research, evidence, and
			 data;
(D) Counters racial and other
			 types of profiling and discriminatory acts; and
(E) Directly and intentionally addresses
			 implicit and explicit bias.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 37 - EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANTS › Section 581-037-0005 - Definitions

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The definitions below apply to OAR 581-037-0005 to
				581-037-0025:
(1) "Educational
			 assistant" means an educational assistant as defined in ORS
			 342.120. The terms
			 "paraprofessional" and "instructional aide" have the same meaning as
			 "educational assistant".
(2) "Early
			 Childhood Specialist" means a person as defined in OAR 581-015-2905.
(3) "Early Childhood Supervisor" means a
			 person as defined in OAR 581-015-2910.
(4) "Related service provider" means a person
			 registered, certified or licensed by the State of Oregon as qualified to
			 provide a particular related service, as defined in ORS
			 343.035, that requires State
			 registration, certification or licensing.
(5) "Title I, Part A (I-A)" means a
			 supplemental federally funded program under the Elementary and Secondary
			 Education Act.
(6) "Title I-A
			 educational assistant" means an educational assistant employed or contracted
			 in:
(a) A Title I-A targeted assisted school
			 and is paid in whole or in part with Title I, Part A funds; or
(b) A Title I-A school-wide program school;
			 or
(c) A school district expending
			 Title I, Part A funds to provide instructional support to a public school
			 teacher who provides equitable services to eligible private school
			 children.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 37 - EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANTS › Section 581-037-0006 - Qualifications of Educational Assistants

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(1) All educational assistants or others
			 employed or contracted in that capacity must:
(a) Have a high school diploma or the
			 equivalent;
(b) Be at least 18
			 years of age; and
(c) Have
			 standards of moral character as required of teachers (OAR
			 584-005-0005).
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 37 - EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANTS › Section 581-037-0015 - Assignment and Direction and Supervision of Educational Assistants

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(1) The educational
			 assistant shall assist a teacher or Early Childhood Specialist or Supervisor or
			 related service provider only in a supportive capacity. The role of the
			 educational assistant is adaptable to many support tasks, and nothing in these
			 rules should be interpreted as limiting assistants only to the performance of
			 classroom duties. Educational assistant tasks may include but are not limited
			 to:
(a) Instructional support -- Tasks
			 performed by assistants to supplement students' basic instruction by offering
			 students opportunities to practice and apply what they have learned, including
			 social skills, life skills, and transition skills;
(b) Clerical support -- Tasks such as
			 preparing materials, duplicating and operating audiovisual equipment, which are
			 primarily concerned with the physical arrangement of the learning environment;
			 and
(c) Student control -- Duties
			 such as supervision of students in school buildings, buses, and grounds
			 including but not limited to lunch rooms, and playground areas, assisting with
			 fire drills, monitoring students in hallways, etc.
(d) Personal care;
(e) Translation or Parent/Family Involvement
			 activities; and
(f) Media center or
			 computer laboratory support.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 37 - EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANTS › Section 581-037-0025 - Training of Educational Assistants

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Districts employing educational assistants in any capacity
				shall provide or arrange for suitable training to prepare them to perform such
				functions as they may be assigned.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  326.051
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  326.051
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 44 - WORKFORCE 2000 VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL › Section 581-044-0210 - Definitions

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The following definitions apply to OAR 581-044-0210 to
				581-044-0260.
(1) "Diverse number of
			 students" refers to a range of school sizes based on student enrollment.
(2) "High demand", as defined by
			 the Oregon Employment Department, means having more than the median number of
			 total (growth plus replacement) openings for statewide or a particular region.
(3) "High wage", as defined by the
			 Oregon Employment Department, is a wage that is more than the all-industry,
			 all-ownership median wage for statewide or a particular region.
(4) "Metropolitan County" is a county
			 classified as Metropolitan by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
(5) "Reasonable geographic
			 distribution" means that at least one-third of the funded proposals shall serve
			 schools within a Metropolitan County, and at least one-third shall serve
			 schools outside of a Metropolitan County.
(6) "The Act" refers to section 7, chapter
			 683, Oregon Laws 2011 (Enrolled House Bill 3362).
(7) "Educational enterprise" means middle
			 school through post-secondary education including apprenticeship
			 training.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  344.075
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  344.075
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 44 - WORKFORCE 2000 VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL › Section 581-044-0220 - Policy

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A Career and Technical Education Revitalization Grant Program
				has been established to encourage support for programs of study that are part
				of a continuum across the educational enterprise. Grants must be used to
				enhance the collaboration between education providers and employers by:
(1) Developing or enhancing career and
			 technical education programs of study.
(2) Expanding the professional growth of and
			 career opportunities for students through career and technical education
			 programs.
(3) Assessing the
			 ability of each career and technical education program to meet workforce needs
			 and give students the skills required for jobs in Oregon that provide high
			 wages and are in high demand.
(4)
			 Supporting the achievement of the Oregon high school diploma requirements.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  344.075
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  344.075
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 44 - WORKFORCE 2000 VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL › Section 581-044-0230 - Eligibility

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(1) The following
			 shall be the eligible applicant(s) for the Career and Technical Education
			 Revitalization Grant Program:
(a) School
			 districts;
(b) Education service
			 districts;
(c) Public schools;
			 and
(d) Public charter
			 schools.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 44 - WORKFORCE 2000 VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL › Section 581-044-0240 - Criteria for Grant Awards

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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
			 Career and Technical Education Revitalization Grant funds are available. The
			 Department shall notify eligible applicants of the proposal process and due
			 dates, and make available necessary guidelines and application forms.
(2) All proposals must comply with
			 requirements of the Act. Grants shall be awarded based on the following
			 generally applicable criteria:
(a) The
			 program shall focus on development and/or enhancement of a program of study in
			 career and technical education;
(b) The program supports Oregon high school
			 diploma requirements;
(c) There is
			 a clear connection between the proposal and the workforce for the program of
			 study based on high wages and high demand;
(d) The program shall serve to increase
			 enrollment in programs of study which provide skills for employment in
			 high-demand careers leading to high wages;
(e) The program demonstrates potential to
			 teach a higher-level of academic and technical skills to all students, thereby
			 increasing the knowledge and improving the skills of Oregon's workforce, and
			 meeting established or developing industry standards;
(f) The business industry and/or labor
			 communities are actively involved in program development and implementation in
			 a manner that strengthens the development and continued viability of the
			 program of study;
(g) There is
			 evidence that the program of study implemented or improved shall be sustained
			 beyond the life of the grant;
(h)
			 There are provisions for follow up of students/staff, evaluation of program
			 results, and reporting of program results.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 44 - WORKFORCE 2000 VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL › Section 581-044-0250 - Grant Advisory Committee

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(1)
			 The Oregon Department of Education and the Bureau of Labor and Industries shall
			 jointly convene a Grant Advisory Committee to set goals for the grant program,
			 develop grant criteria, review all grant applications and recommend
			 determinations on those applications.
(2) The Grant Advisory Committee must equally
			 have representatives from business, industry, labor, and education providers.
			 The Department and Bureau shall seek recommendations for membership on the
			 committee from:
(a) Organizations who
			 represent business, industry and labor; and
(b) Education providers including but not
			 limited to the Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development,
			 community colleges, school districts and other public and private education
			 providers.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 44 - WORKFORCE 2000 VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL › Section 581-044-0260 - Method of Awarding Competitive Grants

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(1) Funding awards for Career and Technical
			 Education Revitalization projects shall be approved by the Oregon Department of
			 Education designated project manager, fiscal manager, and the Deputy
			 Superintendent of Public Instruction.
(2) The Oregon Department of Education shall
			 design a Request for Proposal (RFP) and scoring sheets that reflect
			 requirements of state law and criteria stated in OAR 581-044-0240.
(3) Mailing requirements and deadlines shall
			 be included in the RFP.
(4) Each
			 proposal shall be scored by a minimum of two reviewers who are members of the
			 Grant Advisory Committee or have been appointed as a grant reviewer as
			 described in OAR 581-044-0250 section (5). Where possible each proposal shall
			 be scored by at least one reviewer representing business, industry, or labor
			 and one reviewer representing education providers.
(5) The Grant Advisory Committee shall make
			 recommendations for funding based on the review of proposals and the intent of
			 the Act.
(6) In the event that
			 there are insufficient proposals that meet the requirements of the Act and
			 ensure a reasonable geographic distribution, the Grant Advisory Committee may
			 recommend an alternative approach to determining reasonable geographic
			 distribution.
(7) The Oregon
			 Department of Education shall notify both successful and unsuccessful
			 applicants. Both successful and unsuccessful applicants shall be allowed access
			 to a summary of comments and suggestions related to their proposals.
(8) Applicants shall have one week from the
			 date of the notification letter to appeal the funding decision related to their
			 application to the Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction. Decisions made
			 by the Deputy Superintendent are final.
(9) Grant recipients may request minor
			 changes in funded proposals from the Department of Education. Requests for
			 changes and approved changes shall be kept as part of the grant file.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  344.075
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  344.075
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 45 - PRIVATE VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS › Section 581-045-0584 - Definitions

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As used in OAR 581-045-0584 through 581-045-0587, the following
				definitions apply:
(1)
(a) "Conviction" means:
(A) Any adjudication in any criminal court of
			 law, in this state or in any other jurisdiction, finding the individual
			 committed a crime. A crime is an offense for which a sentence of imprisonment
			 is authorized.
(B) Any adjudication
			 in a juvenile proceeding, in this state or in any other jurisdiction,
			 determining that the individual committed an offense, which if done by an
			 adult, would constitute a crime listed in ORS
			 342.143.
(C) Any conduct which resulted in mandatory
			 registration reporting as a sex offender in this state or any other
			 jurisdiction or current requirement to register as a sex offender. A later
			 court order or other action relieving the individual of the sex offender
			 registration/reporting requirement does not affect the status of the conduct as
			 a conviction for purposes of this rule.
(D) Any plea of guilty, no contest or nolo
			 contendere in connection with a crime, in this state or in any other
			 jurisdiction.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 45 - PRIVATE VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS › Section 581-045-0586 - Fingerprinting of Subject Individuals Employed by Private Schools in Positions Not Requiring Licensure as Teachers, Administrators, Personnel Specialists, School Nurses

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(1) A private
			 school may request that the Oregon Department of Education conduct a criminal
			 records check of a subject individual by submitting fingerprint information for
			 that individual to the Department.
(2) Fingerprints may be collected by one of
			 the following:
(a) Employing school district
			 staff;
(b) Contracted agent of
			 employing school district;
(c)
			 Local or state law enforcement agency; or
(d) Statewide vendor identified by the Oregon
			 Department of Administrative Services.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 45 - PRIVATE VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS › Section 581-045-0587 - Non-employment criminal records checks for private schools

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(1) Private schools that have volunteers that
			 have direct unsupervised contact with students may have a policy requiring
			 those volunteers to undergo a criminal records check.
(2) State criminal records check based on
			 name and DOB:
(a) A private school may submit
			 a request to the Oregon Department of Education for an in-state criminal
			 records check in LEDS based on name and DOB on any volunteer.
(b) State criminal records check requests
			 made under this section shall:
(A) Use forms
			 provided by the Oregon Department of Education;
(B) Include an authorization from the
			 volunteer for the Oregon Department of Education to perform a criminal records
			 check; and
(C) Include payment of
			 the processing fee of $5 per person to be checked.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 49 - STANDARDS FOR THE ACCREDITATION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM › Section 581-049-0000 - Purpose

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(1) The purposes of
			 the rules in this Division are to set the minimum standards with which
			 Emergency Medical Technology (EMT) programs must comply prior to approval of
			 courses by Emergency Medical Services Section of the Oregon Health Division
			 (OHD-EMS) and to set forth the process of accreditation for determining if the
			 offering institution is meeting these standards.
(2) EMT education and training programs are
			 offered by teaching institutions pursuant to OAR 333-265-0000 through
			 333-265-0020 effective July 1, 1994, including community colleges, licensed
			 private vocational schools, and institutions of higher education. If OHD-EMS
			 determines that training is not available in a rural area through a teaching
			 institution, hospitals licensed by the Health Division may be authorized to
			 teach basic levels of EMT courses.
(3) The standards in OAR
			 581-049-0000-581-049-0040 effective (as of date rules are adopted) apply to EMT
			 basic, intermediate, and paramedic levels of education and training offered by
			 or through Oregon community colleges and licensed private vocational
			 schools.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  326.051
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  823.130 - ORS
				  823.150