OAR 581-017-0353: Regional Promise Grant Program Establishment

(1) The Regional Promise Grant is established as part of the Connecting the World to Work Program Strategic Investment under ORS 327.820. (2) The purposes of the grant are to: (a) Connect students to the World of Work and post-secondary education/training opportunities; (b) Develop consortiums of school districts, education service districts and post-secondary institutions of higher education committed to developing innovative and flexible pathways for students in grades 6 through 12 and in community colleges; and (c) Distribute moneys to consortia that include at least three school districts, at least one education service district, and at least one public post-secondary institution of higher education to design and deliver individualized, innovative and flexible ways of delivering content, awarding high school and college credit, and increasing the number of historically underserved students participating in accelerated college credit courses.