Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Division 17 - STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS
Section 581-017-0747 - LGBTQ2SIA+ Student Success Plan Grant Program: Definitions
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024
The following definitions apply to OAR 581-017-0747 to 581-017-0762:
(1) "LGBTQ2SIA+ Student Success Grant" means the grant established by ORS 329.847.
(2) "LGBTQ2SIA+" means a term that encompasses multiple gender identities and sexual orientations including lesbian, gay, bisexual, pansexual, transgender, nonbinary, queer, questioning, two-spirit, intersex, and asexual. The plus sign ("+") recognizes and includes the myriad ways to describe marginalized gender identities and sexual orientations.
(3) "Community-Based Organization" means a nonprofit organization that is reflective of a community or significant segments of a community it seeks to serve.
(4) "Community Voice" means that members representing the community served by the project, including students, will be involved in co-constructing the project design, implementation, and/or providing strategic guidance in final decision-making.
(5) "Culturally Specific Organization" means an organization that serves a particular cultural community and is primarily staffed and led by members of that community; these organizations demonstrate: intimate knowledge of lived experience of the community, including but not limited to the impact of structural and individual discrimination based on gender identity and/or sexual orientation as well as other intersecting oppressions on the community; knowledge of specific disparities, barriers or challenges documented in the community and how that influences the structure of their program or service; commitment to the community's strength-based and self-driven thriving and resilience; ability to describe and adapt their services to the community's cultural practices, health and safety beliefs/practices, positive cultural identity/pride, religious beliefs, etc.
(6) "Department" means the Oregon Department of Education.
(7) "Partnership" means a group of organizations, Tribal governments, districts or individuals who agree to work together with a common interest and shared vision. In a partnership, there is a high level of trust and 2-way communication, and differences in power and privilege are addressed. Roles and responsibilities on all sides are well-defined and developed with shared authority in decision making. There might be shared space and staff, with expectations and agreements in writing.
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Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 329.847
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 329.847