Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024
(1) The Oregon Department of Education shall
establish a request for participation and develop criteria to gauge full
participation in the Tribal Attendance Promising Practices grant program. All
proposals must comply with the requirements of OAR 581-017-0365 to
581-017-0375.
(2) The Department
shall award grants on the following criteria:
(a) Whether the grant application identifies
how the district will partner with the local tribe, tribal representatives, and
families to improve attendance for American Indian/Alaska Native
students;
(b) Whether the grant
application describes a strong and robust plan to meet the needs of American
Indian/Alaska Native students and families to reduce chronic
absenteeism;
(c) Whether the grant
application describes expected outcomes and a strong and robust plan to achieve
those outcomes;
(d) Whether the
grant application demonstrates how district and community partners will
collaborate on a mutually designed proposal in which all essential parties
participate;
(e) Whether the grant
application meets the requirements of OAR 581-017-0365 to 581-017-0375;
and
(f) Whether the grant
application clearly documents the school district's and tribe's capacity to
implement and carry out programming and services for the Tribal Attendance
Pilot Project and demonstrates intentions to work in a collaboration with
identified partners.
(3)
A grant application must include a description of how the school district and
tribe will collaborate with other governmental entities and private
organizations to meet the goals of the grant, including, not limited to:
(a) Title VII Indian Education
Programs;
(b) Post-secondary
institutions;
(c) Youth
organizations;
(d) Health providers
and consortia;
(e) Advocacy
organizations, and other private, non-profit, business, and faith-based
organizations as appropriate;
(f)
Juvenile justice, police, parole and probation, and other needed enforcement
agencies;
(g) Counseling, mental
health, and other social service providers; and
(h) Food banks and nutrition
specialists.
(4) A grant
application must include a description of a plan for communication with
families that is regular, uses diverse media channels and shares student
achievement status and goals.
(5) A
grant application must include an Attendance Project Plan that:
(a) Reflects relevant research and
practices;
(b) Uses and monitors
local data;
(c) Recognizes good and
improved attendance;
(d) Engages
students and parents;
(e) Provides
personalized early intervention and outreach; and
(f) Develops programmatic responses to
barriers (as needed).
(6) A grant application must provide a
sustainability plan to continue the program for at least two years after the
grant funding has ended.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
342.950
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
342.950
