Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024
(1)
The Oregon Department of Education shall establish a request for proposal
solicitation and approval process to be conducted each biennium for which
Career and Technical Education Revitalization Grant funds are available. The
Department shall notify eligible applicants of the proposal process and due
dates, and make available necessary guidelines and application forms.
(2) All proposals must comply with
requirements of the Act. Grants shall be awarded based on the following
generally applicable criteria:
(a) The
program shall focus on development and/or enhancement of a program of study in
career and technical education;
(b) The program supports Oregon high school
diploma requirements;
(c) There is
a clear connection between the proposal and the workforce for the program of
study based on high wages and high demand;
(d) The program shall serve to increase
enrollment in programs of study which provide skills for employment in
high-demand careers leading to high wages;
(e) The program demonstrates potential to
teach a higher-level of academic and technical skills to all students, thereby
increasing the knowledge and improving the skills of Oregon's workforce, and
meeting established or developing industry standards;
(f) The business industry and/or labor
communities are actively involved in program development and implementation in
a manner that strengthens the development and continued viability of the
program of study;
(g) There is
evidence that the program of study implemented or improved shall be sustained
beyond the life of the grant;
(h)
There are provisions for follow up of students/staff, evaluation of program
results, and reporting of program results.
(3) Priority shall be given to proposals that
meet the minimum criteria and:
(a) Support
new or expanded CTE programs;
(b)
Demonstrate long-term viability;
(c) Demonstrate commitments from business,
industry, labor or education providers to enhance collaboration;
(d) Demonstrate a diverse number of students
served;
(e) Contribute to a
reasonable geographic distribution of grant moneys;
(f) Create regional collaborations between
partners which may include multiple public schools or other partners in a
region; and
(g) Demonstrate that
the collaboration between education providers and employers enhanced by the
grant will be sustainable beyond the life of the grant.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
344.075
Stats. Implemented: ORS
344.075