OAR 581-018-0315: Criteria: Educator Effectiveness and CCSS Implementation Grant

(1) Each school district or a consortium of small school districts must establish a collaborative Professional Learning Team consisting of teachers and building/district administrators to support district-wide implementation of the CCSS and the Oregon Framework for Teacher and Administrator Evaluation and Support Systems. District teams must take into consideration the needs of all students in their district, including students with disabilities, English learners, and low-achieving students and closing the achievement gap. District Professional Learning Teams will: (a) Attend Educator Effectiveness-CCSS Professional Learning Conferences provided by the Department. (b) Facilitate an assessment of the district’s professional learning needs for implementation of Educator Effectiveness and CCSS. (c) Facilitate professional learning within the district. (d) Serve as a liaison to the Department to disseminate information and inform policy. (2) During the 2014–15 school year, each school district shall present their educator evaluation and support system to a regional Peer Review Panel. The Department shall establish and disseminate criteria for the peer review process to school districts during the 2013-14 school year.