OAR 581-020-0537: Criteria: District Improvement Partnership

(1) The Department of Education shall determine eligible District Improvement Partnership districts by screening for the lowest 5%, or approximately ten districts, using the metrics identified in OAR 581-020-0533. (2) When selecting districts, the Department shall further consider the district’s willingness to engage with the Department and the following activities: (a) Participation in a readiness assessment; (b) A district needs assessment; (c) Analysis of the needs assessment; (d) CIP revision support (outside of the predetermined ODE monitoring timeline) based on needs assessment findings to clearly articulate (i) priority improvement interventions, (ii) leading indicators and success metrics, and (iii) lagging indicators and success metrics, (iv) improvement timelines and budget with activities scheduled to begin during the winter or spring of 2016. The CIP must be approved by the Department; (e) The development and institution of an internal (district-run) quarterly routine to monitor improvement initiative attending to leading and lagging success metrics; (f) Prepare quarterly monitoring reports based on the district routine described in paragraph (d) of this subsection; and (g) Meet periodically with the Department to review progress. (3) Based on the considerations described in this rule, the Department shall select and provide financial resources for a number of or all of the eligible and identified District Improvement Partnership districts for the purpose of completing the activities identified in subsection (2) of this rule.