Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › Division 20 - SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 581-020-0115 - Application: 21st Century Schools Program

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) All applications for the 21st Century
			 Schools Program shall be submitted to the Department of Education, and shall
			 contain the following:
(a) A letter of
			 support from the school board, and the exclusive representative of teachers in
			 the buildings affected if waiver of a collective bargaining obligation over
			 mandatory subjects of collective bargaining, a right or obligation under a
			 collective bargaining contract or any right under ORS
			 243.650 to
			 243.782,
			 342.513,
			 342.545,
			 342.553,
			 342.608,
			 342.610,
			 342.613 or
			 342.650 is required;
(b) An abstract of the nature and objectives
			 of the project and a description of the changes projected to occur in the
			 school or district, or any combination thereof, as a result of the
			 proposal;
(c) A description of the
			 goals and major activities to be carried out as part of the project, including
			 but not limited to the nature and extent of the restructuring of school
			 operations and formal relationships as described in OAR 581-020-0100. The
			 application shall also describe the process used to identify the goals and
			 major activities of the project;
(d) A list of the major student learning and
			 educational outcomes that are projected to occur as a result of the project,
			 including but not limited to:
(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 the school district; and other
			 entities including community colleges, four-year colleges and universities,
			 businesses, and other institutions;
(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;
(H) Student dropout rates;
(I) District, state, and national
			 standardized tests and other assessments of student learning and educational
			 progress;
(J) The extent and nature
			 of parental involvement in school activities;
(K) Student conduct and disciplinary
			 actions;
(L) Student expectations
			 and attitudes towards learning; and
(M) Student success in college, vocational,
			 and other postsecondary programs.
(e) A description of all statutes and rules
			 to be modified or waived to complete the activities of the project. For each
			 provision, the application shall include a statement describing why the
			 modification or waiver is warranted;
(f) A description of all district rules and
			 agreements that are to be modified or waived. All such provisions shall be
			 approved by a majority vote of each building site committee, the affirmative
			 vote of at least two-thirds of the certificated teachers in the affected school
			 buildings and the approval of the local district school board, and the
			 exclusive representative of the teachers if waiver of a collective bargaining
			 obligation over mandatory subjects of collective bargaining, a right or
			 obligation under a collective bargaining contract or any right under ORS
			 243.650 to
			 243.782,
			 342.513,
			 342.545,
			 342.553,
			 342.608,
			 342.610,
			 342.613,
			 342.650;
(g) A budget plan for the project and
			 additional anticipated sources of funding, if any, including private grants and
			 contributions;
(h) A description of
			 the process by which data will be collected and assessed to measure student
			 learning and other educational performance attributable to the
			 project;
(i) Letters expressing
			 support and a willingness to participate from community colleges and other
			 postsecondary institutions, where appropriate;
(j) The number of school years for which
			 approval is sought. The period shall be no less than three years and no more
			 than five years; and
(k) A
			 description of how the district intends to share and disseminate to other
			 school districts those practices that prove effective.