Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Division 18 - NETWORK OF QUALITY TEACHING AND LEARNING
Section 581-018-0100 - Definitions: School District Collaboration Grant

(1) "Blueprints" means a description of the components of a school district's strategies for implementation and integration of the four areas: career pathways, evaluation processes, compensation models and enhanced professional development for teachers and administrators.

(2) "Career pathways" means descriptions of professional career achievement and advancement (e.g., Novice, Emerging Professional, Master Teacher) or specialized roles (e.g., Mentor Teacher, Master Teacher), and opportunities to increase professional responsibilities.

(3) "Compensation models" means alternative salary advancement systems based on a variety of elements aside from seniority (e.g., weighed systems based on professional involvement, increased expertise).

(4) "Design grants" means grants intended for districts or consortia of districts to create blueprints for implementation that integrate the four areas of: career pathways, evaluation processes, compensation models and enhanced professional development.

(5) "Enhanced professional development" means professional learning opportunities that are ongoing, collaborative in nature, and aligned to the needs of educators identified through the evaluation process and student data.

(6) "Evaluation processes" means an educator performance evaluation system based on collaboration, that includes, but is not limited to standards of professional practice, four-level rubrics, multiple measures of professional practice, professional responsibilities and student learning and growth, an evaluation and growth cycle and professional learning aligned to student and educator performance data.

(7) "Implementation Grants" means grants intended for districts or consortia of districts to implement their blueprint designs.