Or. Admin. R. 581-017-0756

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 6, June 1, 2024

Section 581-017-0756 - LGBTQ2SIA+ Student Success Plan Grant Program: Criteria

(1) The Department will award Grants to eligible entities based on the following criteria:

(a) Whether the proposed project successfully implements the strategies provided in the LGBTQ2SIA+ Student Success Plan;

(b) Whether the applicant authentically and consistently engages Community Voice in the proposed project; and

(c) Whether the applicant demonstrates equitable distribution of Grant funds and resources in Partnership.

(2) The Department may give priority to applications that:

(a) Are led by Culturally Specific or Community-Based Organizations that represent LGBTQ2SIA+ communities;

(b) Demonstrate authentic and on-going Partnerships with Community-Based Organizations, Culturally Specific Organizations, early learning hubs, providers of early learning services, school districts, educational service districts, public charter schools, Tribal governments, post-secondary institutions of education, or a consortium of these entities that serve LGBTQ2SIA+ communities;

(c) Will help ensure geographic diversity of the Grant program by including rural communities or other underserved communities with LGBTQ2SIA+ student populations;

(d) Address a strategy of the LGBTQ2SIA+ Student Success Plan that requires additional support, as determined by the Department;

(e) Address strategies that are common across the African American/Black Student Success Plan, Latino/a/x and Indigenous Student Success Plan, and/or the American Indian/Alaska Native Student Success Plan and communities;

(f) Address the intersectionality of the student populations served by the LGBTQ2SIA+ student success plan with the other student success plans within ODE; or

(g) Provide a plan for the authentic and meaningful voice and choice of plan youth are engaged in program development, evaluation and implementation.

Or. Admin. R. 581-017-0756

ODE 42-2021, temporary adopt filed 12/29/2021, effective 12/29/2021 through 6/26/2022; ODE 37-2022, adopt filed 06/23/2022, effective 6/24/2022

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 338.155 & ORS 329.847

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 329.847