Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 581 - OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Division 18 - NETWORK OF QUALITY TEACHING AND LEARNING
Section 581-018-0552 - Grant Uses and Requirements: English Language Proficiency Standards Professional Learning Grant

(a) Commit a team of 4 members to participate in five Professional Learning Team (PLT) Conferences. Two PLT Conferences will be held in the 2013-2014 school year, followed by three PLT Conferences in the 2014 "2015 school year. The district' s ELP Standards Professional Learning Team will consist of:

(b) The district' s ELP Standards Professional Learning Team will serve as a corps of trainers to lead professional learning within the district for ELD teachers, mainstream teachers, administrators, and staff.

(c) Professional Learning Teams must agree to participate in the Massive Open Online Course to be held at the beginning of the 2014-2015 school year.

(d) The Professional Learning Team must agree to create a model unit aligned to the new ELP Standards. This model unit will contain the following criteria, which will be posted to the network portal to be shared with colleagues throughout Oregon:

(e) The district' s Superintendent must commit to attending at least one event identified by the Department of Education to develop an understanding of the ELP Standards.

(f) Participating target districts must also commit to serving as an observation site for neighboring districts. Peer to peer observation visits will be a critical component of sharing best practices aligned to the new ELP Standards.