Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) For the
purposes of a Student Investment Account Grant Application eligible applicants
must show input in the strategic planning process as set forth in ORS
327.185 (6)(b).
As part of that input, eligible applicants should engage, to the extent
possible, with focal group students and families, including:
(a) Students from racial or ethnic groups
that have historically experienced academic disparities;
(b) Students who identify as American
Indian/Alaska Native, alone or in combination with other races and ethnicities,
and are enrolled members of federally-recognized tribal nations;
(c) Students with disabilities;
(d) Students who are navigating
houselessness;
(e) Students in
foster care;
(f) Economically
disadvantaged students;
(g)
Students who may identify as LGBTQ2SIA+;
(h) Students recently arrived;
(i) Migratory students;
(j) Students navigating the justice
system;
(k) Emerging bilingual
students; and
(l) Students who are
currently pregnant and/or parenting.
(2) Applicants may also identify other
student groups to include for the purpose of input in the strategic planning
process set forth in ORS
327.185 (6)(b)
that meet the following criteria for students that have experienced historic
and current academic disparities resulting from:
(a) Immutable characteristics;
(b) Socio-economic status;
(c) Bias against the student's Cultural or
Ethnic Background;
(d)
Disability;
(e) Barriers to
accessing education due to mental or behavioral health challenges;
(f) Or any combination thereof.
(3)
(a) Focal groups identified in sections 1 and
2 above not captured in current ODE data collections may, but shall not be
required to, be included in the development of the Longitudinal Performance
Growth Targets as defined in ORS
327.190(3).
(b) As data is required to be collected that
may further identify focal group students as delineated above those groups
shall then be included, to the extent possible, in the development of
Longitudinal Performance Growth Targets.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
327.175 -
327.235
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
327.175 -
327.235
