OAR 581-017-0371: Criteria: Tribal Attendance Promising Practices

(1) The Oregon Department of Education shall establish a request for participation and develop criteria to gauge full participation in the Tribal Attendance Promising Practices grant program. All proposals must comply with the requirements of OAR 581-017-0365 to 581-017-0375. (2) The Department shall award grants on the following criteria: (a) Whether the grant application identifies how the district will partner with the local tribe, tribal representatives, and families to improve attendance for American Indian/Alaska Native students; (b) Whether the grant application describes a strong and robust plan to meet the needs of American Indian/Alaska Native students and families to reduce chronic absenteeism; (c) Whether the grant application describes expected outcomes and a strong and robust plan to achieve those outcomes; (d) Whether the grant application demonstrates how district and community partners will collaborate on a mutually designed proposal in which all essential parties participate; (e) Whether the grant application meets the requirements of OAR 581-017-0365 to 581-017-0375; and (f) Whether the grant application clearly documents the school district’s and tribe’s capacity to implement and carry out programming and services for the Tribal Attendance Pilot Project and demonstrates intentions to work in a collaboration with identified partners. (3) A grant application must include a description of how the school district and tribe will collaborate with other governmental entities and private organizations to meet the goals of the grant, including, not limited to: (a) Title VII Indian Education Programs; (b) Post-secondary institutions; (c) Youth organizations; (d) Health providers and consortia; (e) Advocacy organizations, and other private, non-profit, business, and faith-based organizations as appropriate; (f) Juvenile justice, police, parole and probation, and other needed enforcement agencies; (g) Counseling, mental health, and other social service providers; and (h) Food banks and nutrition specialists. (4) A grant application must include a description of a plan for communication with families that is regular, uses diverse media channels and shares student achievement status and goals. (5) A grant application must include an Attendance Project Plan that: (a) Reflects relevant research and practices; (b) Uses and monitors local data; (c) Recognizes good and improved attendance; (d) Engages students and parents; (e) Provides personalized early intervention and outreach; and (f) Develops programmatic responses to barriers (as needed). (6) A grant application must provide a sustainability plan to continue the program for at least two years after the grant funding has ended.