Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) The Oregon Department of Education will
establish a process for eligible entities to apply for an Integrated Community
Partnership Grant.
(2) The Oregon
Department of Education may award Grants to eligible entities based on whether
the applicant meets the following criteria:
(a) Is a Community-Based Organization,
culturally specific organization, early learning hub, provider of early
learning services, education service district, Tribal Nation, or consortia of
the above;
(b) Authentically and
consistently engages Community Voice in the proposed project;
(c) Demonstrates equitable distribution of
Grant funds and resources in Partnership;
(d) Demonstrates that the objectives of the
grant activities are to benefit and serve students impacted by chronic
absenteeism, including focal student groups;
(e) Demonstrates that the strategies utilized
in grant activities will reduce chronic absenteeism and/or remove barriers to
attendance and engagement for students and families disproportionately impacted
by chronic absenteeism; and
(f) Is
actively engaged in or prepared to enter into an inclusive Partnership and/or
consortium with other entities invested in reducing the root causes of chronic
absenteeism.
(3) The
Oregon Department of Education may give priority to applications that:
(a) Are from, or are led by, Culturally
Specific or Community-Based Organizations that represent focal student group
communities;
(b) Demonstrate
authentic and ongoing Partnerships with Community-Based Organizations,
Culturally Specific Organizations, school districts, early learning hubs,
education service districts, providers of early learning services,
post-secondary institutions of education, or Tribal Nation(s);
(c) Will help ensure geographic diversity of
the Grant program by including rural communities or other underserved
communities with large focal student group populations; or
(d) Address a strategy or an objective that
addresses the root causes of chronic absenteeism that requires additional
support, as determined by the Oregon Department of Education.
(4) Administrative costs, which
include indirect costs, will be allowed as a percentage of the Grant funds
disbursed to Community-Based Organizations, culturally specific organizations,
early learning hubs, provider of early learning services, education service
districts, or Tribal Nations.
(5)
Grant recipients must report project or program expenditures, progress, and
outcomes in the manner and form required by the Oregon Department of
Education.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
326.051
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
326.051
