Or. Admin. R. 581-020-0115 - Application: 21st Century Schools Program
(1) All applications for the 21st Century
Schools Program shall be submitted to the Department of Education, and shall
contain the following:
(a) A letter of
support from the school board, and the exclusive representative of teachers in
the buildings affected if waiver of a collective bargaining obligation over
mandatory subjects of collective bargaining, a right or obligation under a
collective bargaining contract or any right under ORS
243.650 to
243.782,
342.513,
342.545,
342.553,
342.608,
342.610,
342.613 or
342.650 is required;
(b) An abstract of the nature and objectives
of the project and a description of the changes projected to occur in the
school or district, or any combination thereof, as a result of the
proposal;
(c) A description of the
goals and major activities to be carried out as part of the project, including
but not limited to the nature and extent of the restructuring of school
operations and formal relationships as described in OAR 581-020-0100. The
application shall also describe the process used to identify the goals and
major activities of the project;
(d) A list of the major student learning and
educational outcomes that are projected to occur as a result of the project,
including but not limited to:
(A) The length
and structure of the school day and the school year;
(B) Curriculum requirements;
(C) Graduation requirements;
(D) The certification, assignment, and formal
responsibilities of teachers, administrators, and other school
personnel;
(E) State statutes and
rules and local policies and agreements relating to educational practices, with
the exception of those that affect health, safety, or constitutional rights
under state or federal law;
(F) The
formal and informal relationships between the school district; and other
entities including community colleges, four-year colleges and universities,
businesses, and other institutions;
(G) The integration of traditional services
to grades kindergarten through 12 with public and privately sponsored social
services, such as early childhood education, day care, and assistance for
teenage parents and other at-risk youth;
(H) Student dropout rates;
(I) District, state, and national
standardized tests and other assessments of student learning and educational
progress;
(J) The extent and nature
of parental involvement in school activities;
(K) Student conduct and disciplinary
actions;
(L) Student expectations
and attitudes towards learning; and
(M) Student success in college, vocational,
and other postsecondary programs.
(e) A description of all statutes and rules
to be modified or waived to complete the activities of the project. For each
provision, the application shall include a statement describing why the
modification or waiver is warranted;
(f) A description of all district rules and
agreements that are to be modified or waived. All such provisions shall be
approved by a majority vote of each building site committee, the affirmative
vote of at least two-thirds of the certificated teachers in the affected school
buildings and the approval of the local district school board, and the
exclusive representative of the teachers if waiver of a collective bargaining
obligation over mandatory subjects of collective bargaining, a right or
obligation under a collective bargaining contract or any right under ORS
243.650 to
243.782,
342.513,
342.545,
342.553,
342.608,
342.610,
342.613,
342.650;
(g) A budget plan for the project and
additional anticipated sources of funding, if any, including private grants and
contributions;
(h) A description of
the process by which data will be collected and assessed to measure student
learning and other educational performance attributable to the
project;
(i) Letters expressing
support and a willingness to participate from community colleges and other
postsecondary institutions, where appropriate;
(j) The number of school years for which
approval is sought. The period shall be no less than three years and no more
than five years; and
(k) A
description of how the district intends to share and disseminate to other
school districts those practices that prove effective.
(2) Applications shall contain all the
components of section (1) of this rule to be eligible for approval.
(3) The application may also contain written
statements of support from parents, citizens, local businesses, and other
interested individuals and organizations.
(4) A district shall submit its application
to the Department of Education.
(5)
Within 60 days districts submitting applications and the public will be given
an opportunity to comment on the applications.
(6) No later than 90 days after receipt of an
application by the Department of Education, the State Board of Education shall
approve or deny any application submitted under this Act.
(7) Along with its annual report, a district
may submit proposed amendments to its approved program describing additional
statutes, rules, or local policies and agreements that it proposes to waive.
Such amendments must be accompanied by a statement of support from the local
school board, the exclusive representative of teachers if waiver of a
collective bargaining obligation over mandatory subjects of collective
bargaining, a right or obligation over mandatory subjects of collective
bargaining, a right or obligation under a collective bargaining contract or any
right under ORS 243.650 to
243.782,
342.513,
342.545,
342.553,
342.608,
342.610,
342.613 or
342.650 is required, and each
building site committee involved in the project. The advisory committee may
recommend approval of such amendments upon a finding of satisfactory progress
by the district and a determination that all other provisions of this Act have
been met.
(8) A district may
terminate its application by submitting to the board a request for termination
that has been approved by the school board, the exclusive representative of
teachers if waiver of a collective bargaining obligation over mandatory
subjects of collective bargaining, a right or obligation under a collective
bargaining contract or any right under ORS
243.650 to
243.782,
342.513,
342.545,
342.553,
342.608,
342.610,
342.613, or
342.650 is required, and the
building site committees.
(9)
Applications under this program shall be effective for the period of time
identified in the application and are renewable. Applications may be renewed
subject to reapplication, evaluation, and the approval by the Board of
Education.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 840 & OL 1989
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 329.575 & 329.704
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