Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Division 18 - NETWORK OF QUALITY TEACHING AND LEARNING
Section 581-018-0529 - Criteria
Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 581-018-0529
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) The Oregon Department of Education shall establish a request for proposal solicitation and approval process to be conducted for the American Indian/Alaskan Native Culturally Relevant Teaching, Learning, and Pedagogy Grant Program funds. All proposals must comply with the requirements of ORS 342.950 and rules adopted to implement that section.
(2) Grants shall be awarded based on the following criteria:
(a) Whether the grant application identifies
how the funds will be used to reach the 40-40-20 goal and improve education
outcomes for American Indian/Alaskan Native students as identified by the
Oregon Equity Lens;
(b) Whether the
grant application describes a strong and robust plan to close achievement gaps
for American Indian/Alaskan Native students;
(c) Whether the grant application describes
expected outcomes and a strong and robust plan to achieve those outcomes;
and
(d) Whether the grant
applications demonstrates how partners will collaborate on a mutually designed
proposal in which all essential parties participate.
(3) The Department shall give priority to proposals that meet the minimum criteria and that demonstrate the use of evidence-based or best practice models of the required elements specific to American Indian/Alaskan Native:
(a)
Culturally Responsive Pedagogy:
(A)
Communication of high expectations.
(B) Teacher as facilitator within
classroom.
(C) Integration of
students' prior knowledge and skills through cultural activities, language,
ways of life, the arts, and traditional knowledge system.
(D) Positive perspectives on parents and
families of culturally and linguistically diverse students.
(E) Cultural sensitivity.
(F) Curricular decisions.
(G) Culturally mediated
instruction.
(H) Student-centered,
student-controlled classroom discourse.
(b) Culturally Responsive Leadership:
(A) Commitment to reform the educational
system to reflect culturally responsiveness through organization of the school
and school policies and procedures.
(B) Reshaping the curriculum.
(C) Professional development that is grounded
in the principles of culturally responsive teaching.
(c) Culturally Responsive Community
Engagement:
(A) Collaboration with one or
more of the Tribes in Oregon or Title VII Indian Education Program.
(B) Postsecondary institution.
(C) Education Service Districts.
(D) Local American Indian/Alaskan Native
communities and organizations.
(E)
Community involvement of stakeholders (families, advocacy organizations, and
other private, non-profit, business, faith-based organizations).
(F) Communication with families that is
regular, uses diverse media and shares student achievement status and
goals.
(d) Culturally
Responsive Pre-Service and In-Service for Teachers:
(A) Coursework and field experiences for
pre-service teachers that focuses on culturally responsive teaching, learning,
and practice that:
(i) Reflects relevant
research;
(ii) Uses local
data;
(iii) Ensures principles of
culturally responsive pedagogy.
(B) Includes collaboration with institutes of
higher education (specifically Oregon Native American Indian Education Teacher
Programs).
(e) Provide a
sustainability plan to continue the program for at least two years after the
grant funding has ended.
(f) The
extent to which the proposal clearly documents its capacity to implement and
carry out programming and services for American Indian/Alaskan Native
culturally responsive pedagogy, practices, and professional development and
demonstrates intentions to work in a collaboration with identified
partners.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 342.950
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 342.950
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