Or. Admin. Code § 581-017-0215 - Implementation of Grant Funding
(1) The
Department of Education will make awards between $50,000 and $250,000 for use
during the 2013-2014 or 2014-2015 school year for each eligible Mentoring,
Monitoring, Accelerated grant program. The Department may not award more than
$3 million in total per biennium for the grants.
(2) The Oregon Department of Education shall
establish a request for proposal solicitation and approval process to be
conducted for the Mentoring, Monitoring, Acceleration program funds. All
proposals will comply with the requirements of ORS
327.800 and
327.815 and rules adopted to
implement those sections.
(3)
Awards will be based on the following criteria:
(a) Whether the proposal identifies how the
funds will be used to reach the 40-40-20 goal and improve education outcomes
for underserved and at risk and accelerating students as identified using the
Oregon Equity Lens.
(b) Whether the
applicant proposal demonstrates support, commitment and readiness to design or
revise culturally competent programming specifically for underserved/at-risk
eighth and ninth grade students.
(4) The Department shall give priority to
proposals that meet the minimum criteria and:
(a) Provide a sustainability plan to continue
the program for at least two years after the program funding has
ended.
(b) The extent to which the
applicant clearly documents its capacity to implement and carry out programming
and services for students achieving a "C" or higher in core academic subjects
within the current academic year.
(5) The Department of Education shall
allocate funds for the grant program based on the evaluation of the grant
application and the following considerations:
(a) Organizations that have documented
evidence of serving underserved/at-risk eighth and ninth grade students or drop
outs.
(b) Organizations designed to
return or advance eighth or ninth grade students to a "C" or higher grade in
core academic subjects within the same academic year using a systematic program
design.
(c) Geographic location of
the program organization to ensure geographic representation of the targeted
student groups are included throughout the state.
(d) Organizations currently serving eighth
and ninth grade underserved or at risk students that could improve academic
levels to "C" or higher in core academic subjects with additional
resources.
(e) Organizations that
have a high number of students who are at or below a "C" in core academic
subjects.
(f) Give preference to
organizations that have demonstrated success by improving student academic
outcomes.
(6) Each award
may be up to $250,000 which shall be given during the following phases based on
a detailed budget narrative and budget template:
(a) Planning phase;
(b) Implementation phase; and
(c) Evaluation phase.
(7) Grant recipients shall use funds received
for the planning, implementation, and evaluation phases of the grant for
activities outlined in the request for proposal.
(8) Grant recipients must be able to expend
the funds for allowable purposes specified in the request for proposal within
the grant timeline according to acceptable accounting procedures.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 327.800
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 327.815
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