Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) The
Department of Education will make awards between $300,000 and $750,000
(adjusted by justifiable need) for replication of the Eastern Promise
program.
(2) The Oregon Department
of Education shall establish a request for proposal solicitation and approval
process to be conducted for the Regional Promise program funds. All proposals
will comply with the requirements of ORS
327.800 and
327.820(3)(a)(D)
and rules adopted to implement those sections.
(3) Awards will be based on the following criteria:
(a) Whether the proposal identifies how the
funds will be used to reach the 40-40-20 goal by using a regional approach and
strengthening relationships and aligning outcomes and expectations across
education sectors to implement the 5 main components of the Regional Promise
Program (based on the 5 pillars of Eastern Promise).
(b) Whether the applicant proposal
demonstrates support, commitment and readiness to design or revise programming
specifically targeted at closing opportunity gaps.
(c) Whether there is a commitment to
cross-sector collaboration between education service district(s), school
districts, and post-secondary institutions of higher education.
(d) Whether there is a commitment and
capacity to provide students with a variety of accelerated learning
opportunities, such as on-campus experiences, dual credit, Advanced Placement,
International Baccalaureate, and to ensuring students receive support and
specific instruction around the knowledge, skills and behaviors necessary to be
successful in college-level coursework.
(e) Whether there is a commitment and
capacity to develop cross-sector professional learning, including faculty and
teachers from post-secondary institution and ESD/high schools of like
disciplines. The consortium will ensure that all levels of instruction are
represented and participate in discussing and establishing the appropriate
curriculum, instruction, and parallel assessment to measure outcomes.
(f) Whether there is a commitment and
capacity to foster a college-going culture, which refers to the environment,
attitudes, and practices in schools and communities that encourage students and
their families to obtain the information, tools, and perspective to enhance
access to and success in postsecondary education. The applicant should describe
a plan for one or more, programs servicing students, beginning in middle
grades, that:
(A) Helps students learn about
options for their future, careers and the education they require;
(B) Convey the expectation that all students
can prepare for the opportunity to attend and be successful in post-secondary
education; and
(C) Ensure schools,
families, and communities give students the same message of high expectations
for their future.
(4) The Department shall give priority to proposals that meet the
minimum criteria and:
(a) Previously funded
projects that will use the grant to ensure sustainability of the
program.
(b) The extent to which
the applicant clearly documents its capacity to implement and carry out
programming.
(5) The
Department of Education shall allocate funds for the grant program based on the
evaluation of the grant application and the following considerations:
(a) Programs representing the five main
components of the Regional Promise Program.
(b) Competitive priority will be given to applications that
include both a local community college and a 4-year university in their
consortium.
(c) Programs that
exhibit innovative and flexible ways of delivering content, awarding high
school and college credit and providing development education for students in
high school or in the first two years of post-secondary education.
(d) The number of students the Regional
Promise Program will serve.
(e)
Programs with a detailed process to identify, enroll, support and retain
underserved students.
(f) Programs
that have a high level of underserved students who historically have not taken
college credit in high school.
(g)
Geographic locations of the program organization to ensure geographic
representation of the targeted student groups are included throughout the
state.
(6) Each award
may be between $300,000 and $750,000.
(7)Grant recipients shall use funds received for the planning,
implementation, and evaluation of the grant for activities outlined in the
request for proposal.
(8) Grant
recipients must be able to expend the funds for allowable purposes specified in
the request for proposal within the grant timeline according to acceptable
accounting procedures.
(9)Grant
recipients will document and account for each student participating in,
enrolled in, and completing accelerated college courses supported by the grant
before the final distribution of grant funds.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
327.800
Stat. Implemented: ORS
327.820
