Or. Admin. R. 581-028-0005

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

Section 581-028-0005 - Definitions

The following definitions and abbreviations apply to these rules:

(1) "Average Daily Membership" or "ADMr" means the average daily membership as calculated under OAR 581-023-0006.

(2) "Cable Connection" means an internet connection that uses fiber optic technology, copper cable technology, or twisted wire technology.

(3) "Charter School" means a public charter school as defined and organized under ORS chapter 338.

(4) "Connecting Oregon Schools Fund" means the fund established by Oregon Laws Chapter 51 Section 3 (2018).

(5) "Consortium" or "Consortia" means a group of Districts, Charter Schools, or ESDs, that are applying as one entity to the Connecting Oregon Schools Fund.

(6) "Department" means the Oregon Department of Education.

(7) "District" or "Districts" means school districts, as defined in ORS 328.001(3), that are eligible to apply for a State Matching Grant.

(8) "DSL" means an internet connection that uses Digital Subscriber Line technology.

(9) "Education Service District" or "ESD" means an Education Service District as defined and organized under ORS chapter 334.

(10) "Free and Reduced Lunch Percentage" means the number of students that receive benefits through the free and reduced lunch program divided by number of students in the District as provided by the Oregon Department of Education's Child Nutrition Services.

(11) "Mbps" means Megabits per second.

(12) "Number of Schools" means the number of schools in a given District as reported by the data collections within the Oregon Department of Education.

(13) "Organization" or "Organizations" means a District, ESD, Charter School, or Consortia that is eligible to apply for a grant from the Connecting Oregon Schools Fund.

(14) "Priority Calculation" means the calculations undertaken by the Department according to these rules to rank each application in priority order to receive matching funds from the Connecting Oregon Schools Fund.

(15) "Remote Small Elementary School" means any school that qualifies for the Remote Small Elementary School Correction as defined in ORS 327.077(1)-(2).

(16) "Satellite Connection" means a data connection to the internet that uses satellite technology or other extraterrestrial technology to connect to the internet.

Or. Admin. R. 581-028-0005

ODE 33-2018, adopt filed 10/19/2018, effective 10/19/2018; ODE 1-2020, amend filed 02/27/2020, effective 2/28/2020

Statutory/Other Authority: Oregon Laws 2018 (HB 4023), Chapter 51 & Section 3

Statutes/Other Implemented: Oregon Laws 2018 (HB 4023), Chapter 51 & Section 3