Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Division 17 - STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS
Section 581-017-0729 - Intensive Program & Student Success Teams: Definitions

(1) "Advisory Members" may include Education Service District staff, additional Department staff, district contracted personnel, additional district educators (principals, teachers and paraprofessionals), students and family and community members.

(2) "Community Steward" means the person designated by the Department who, among other things, brings expertise and experience in developing relational and operational community agreements aimed at fostering shared accountability for changing practice, policy and experiences.

(3) "Department" means the "Oregon Department of Education".

(4) "Focal Student Group" means the specific groups of students outlined in ORS 327.180(2)(b).

(5) "Initial Allocation" means the formula allocation developed for a participating school district for the first year of the program.

(6) "Leadership Steward" means the person designated by the Department who, among other things, brings expertise and experience in transformational education leadership aimed at dismantling structures of systemic oppression.

(7) "ODE Point Person" means the designated, full-time Department employee who will serve on the Student Success Team.

(8) "Planning Phase" means the period of time dedicated to establish the Student Success Team.

(9) "Public Charter Schools" means an elementary or secondary school offering a comprehensive instructional program operating under a written agreement entered into between a sponsor and an applicant and operating pursuant to ORS 338.

(10) "School Districts" means an Oregon common school district, joint school district, or union high school district.

(11) "Sovereign Nation" means designated representation from one of Oregon's nine Federally recognized Native American tribes.

(12) "Stewarding Members" are the ODE point person, the Leadership Steward, the Teaching and Learning Steward, the Community Steward, the district superintendent, a school board member or community member, and a classroom teacher.

(13) "Student Success Team" means the group of Stewarding Members and the group of Advisory Members.

(14) "Teaching and Learning Steward" means the person designated by the Department who, among other things, brings deep knowledge and expertise in culturally responsive, sustaining and inclusive instructional practices.

(15) "Total Allocation" means the four-year total grant in aid distributed to a participating district factoring in available funds for the entire program and participating districts.