OAR 581-017-0738: Intensive Program & Student Success Teams: Criteria, Agreement and Establishing Improvement

(1) The department will prioritize districts with the greatest need as determined by a review of data. Given available resources, the department will determine the number of districts to include in the program. (2) The Department will invite a minimum of three school districts and no more than 10 districts per biennium until June 30, 2026.. (3) Acceptance of the invitation requires: (a) Participation in the program for a minimum of four years; (b)(A) Execution of a grant agreement to receive grant-in-aid: (B) Grant-in-aid will continue until June 30th of the participating district’s final school year of program participation; (c) Including the Intensive Program into district requirements to engage in Tribal Consultation with Tribal Nations, for affected districts under Section 8538 of the Every Student Succeeds Act; (d) Commitment to scheduling and supporting regular Student Success Team meetings; (e) Ensuring that the decision-making process of the Stewarding Body centers students’ perspectives, including represented focal student groups, as appropriate given the district’s demographics; (f) Identifying a District Point Person to support the Intensive Program within the district for each year of participation; (g) Acceptance and implementation of the recommendations of the Student Success Team pursuant to terms outlined in ORS 327.222. (4) At the end of the fourth year of participation, school districts will have demonstrated improvement when: (a) The Student Success Team determines the district has made progress in achieving the stated outcomes outlined in the district’s Aligning for Student Success integrated plan; (b) A needs assessment, including community engagement, indicates that sufficient progress has been made; (c) The school board and Student Success Team have established a sustainability plan to maintain and build on the progress and improvements made; and (d) Student outcome data has improved since initial identification as measured by: (A) Initial eligibility data; or (B) The district is on-track to meet their longitudinal performance growth targets outlined in their Student Investment Account grant agreement. (5) Whether a participating district has demonstrated improvement will be determined by a progress monitoring tool created by the Department using the criteria outlined in OAR 581-017-0738 (4). (6) At the end of the fourth school year of participation, the Student Success Team may request that the district remain in the Intensive Program for one additional school year.