Or. Admin. Code § 581-018-0265 - Criteria

(1) The Oregon Department of Education shall establish a request for proposal solicitation and approval process to be conducted for the Closing the Achievement Gap for African American Students Grant funds. All proposals must comply with the requirements of section 1, chapter 661, Oregon Laws 2013 (Enrolled House Bill 3233) and rules adopted to implement that section.

(2) Grants shall be awarded based on the following criteria:

(a) Whether the grant application identifies how the funds will be used to reach the 40-40-20 goal and improve education outcomes for African American students as identified using the Oregon Equity Lens.

(b) Whether the grant applicant demonstrates support, commitment and readiness to design or revise programming specifically for African American students.

(3) 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 grant funding has ended.

(b) The extent to which the applicant clearly documents its capacity to implement and carry out programming and services for closing the achievement gap for African American student populations, including demonstrated intentions to work in a collaborative way with school districts, other non-profits or post-secondary institutions.

(4) The Department of Education shall allocate funds for the grant program based on the evaluation of the grant application and the following considerations:

(a) Geographic location of the non-profit organization to insure geographic diversity within the recipients of grant program funds throughout the state;

(b) Organizations who have documented evidence of serving a primarily African American student population;

(c) Organizations who have a high level of students who are economically disadvantaged; and

(d) Give preference to entities that have demonstrated success in improving student outcomes.

Notes

Or. Admin. Code § 581-018-0265

ODE 24-2013(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 10-18-13 thru 4-16-14; ODE 34-2013, f. & cert. ef. 12-18-13; ODE 34-2016, f. & cert. ef. 5/17/2016; ODE 50-2019, minor correction filed 08/12/2019, effective 8/12/2019; ODE 140-2019, amend filed 09/23/2019, effective 9/23/2019

Statutory/Other Authority: 2013 OL Ch. 661 & Sec. 1 (Enrolled HB 3233)

Statutes/Other Implemented: 2013 OL Ch. 661 & Sec. 1 (Enrolled HB 3233)