OAR 581-018-0120: Implementation Grant Funding: School District Collaboration Grant

(1) The Department of Education shall determine for each fiscal year the total amount available for distribution to school districts as implementation grants. (2) The Department of Education shall determine the grant amount to be awarded to each district that is eligible to receive a grant based on the following formula: Grant Amount = school district ADMw x (the total amount available for distribution for an implementation grant in a fiscal year through the School District Collaboration Grant Program / the total ADMw of the School Districts that receive an implementation grant for the fiscal year. (3) Notwithstanding subsection (2) of this section, a school district may receive a grant for an amount that is 10 percent more than the amount calculated under subsection (2) of this section if the Department approves a school district’s supplemental plan to design and implement new approaches to improve student achievement that are in addition to the approaches identified in OAR 581-015-0110(5) and that are research-based best practices. (4) In addition to any amounts received under subsections (2) and (3), a school district that has an average daily membership of less than 1,500 may receive a supplemental amount of up to $50,000 if: (a) The supplemental amount is used for expenses incurred in relation to a grant manager who: (A) Manages the use of a grant received under this paragraph; (B) Supports the school district’s committees related to the grant; (C) Monitors and measures the implementation of new approaches funded by the grant; (D) Ensures timely and accurate communications with educators in the school district; (E) Completes all Department of Education requirements related to the grant; and (F) Attends meetings and collaborates with other school districts; and (b) The total of the implementation grant and the supplemental amount does not exceed $150,000.