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Oregon Bulletin

December 1, 2011

Oregon Department of Education
Chapter 581

Rule Caption: Changes term mental retardation to intellectual disabilities in education rules.

Adm. Order No.: ODE 12-2011

Filed with Sec. of State: 10-31-2011

Certified to be Effective: 10-31-11

Notice Publication Date: 8-1-2011

Rules Amended: 581-015-2000, 581-015-2155, 581-015-2170, 581-015-2390, 581-016-0536, 581-016-0740, 581-019-0005, 581-023-0100

Subject: Changes term from mental retardation to intellectual disabilities in education rules.

Rules Coordinator: Diane Roth—(503) 947-5791

581-015-2000

Definitions

The definitions below apply to OARs 581-015-2000–581-015-2999, unless the context indicates otherwise.

(1) “Adult student” is a student for whom special education procedural safeguard rights have transferred as described in OAR 581-015-2325.

(2) “Assistive technology device” means any item, piece of equipment, or product system, whether acquired commercially off the shelf, modified, or customized, that is used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of a child with a disability. The term does not include a medical device that is surgically implanted, or the replacement of such device.

(3) “Assistive technology service” means any service that directly assists a child with a disability in the selection, acquisition, or use of an assistive technology device. The term includes:

(a) The evaluation of the needs of a child with a disability, including a functional evaluation of the child in the child’s customary environment;

(b) Purchasing, leasing, or otherwise providing for the acquisition of assistive technology devices by children with disabilities;

(c) Selecting, designing, fitting, customizing, adapting, applying, maintaining, repairing, or replacing assistive technology devices;

(d) Coordinating and using other therapies, interventions, or services with assistive technology devices, such as those associated with existing education and rehabilitation plans and programs;

(e) Training or technical assistance for a child with a disability or, if appropriate, that child’s family; and

(f) Training or technical assistance for professionals (including individuals providing education or rehabilitation services), employers, or other individuals who provide services to, employ, or are otherwise substantially involved in the major life functions of that child.

(4) “Children with disabilities” or “students with disabilities” means children or students who require special education because of: autism; communication disorders; deafblindness; emotional disturbances; hearing impairments, including deafness; intellectual disabilities; orthopedic impairments; other health impairments; specific learning disabilities; traumatic brain injuries; or visual impairments, including blindness.

(a) “Autism” means a developmental disability significantly affecting verbal and nonverbal communication and social interaction that adversely affects a child’s educational performance. Other characteristics that may be associated with autism are engagement in repetitive activities and stereotyped movements, resistance to environmental change or change in daily routines, and unusual responses to sensory experiences. Essential features are typically but not necessarily manifested before age three. Autism may include autism spectrum disorders such as but not limited to autistic disorder, pervasive developmental disorder, not otherwise specified, and Asperger’s syndrome. The term does not apply if a child’s educational performance is adversely affected primarily because the child has an emotional disturbance. However, a child who qualifies for special education under the category of autism may also have an emotional disturbance as a secondary disability if the child meets the criteria under emotional disturbance.

(b) “Communication Disorder” means the impairment of speech articulation, voice, fluency, or the impairment or deviant development of language comprehension and/or expression, or the impairment of the use of a spoken or other symbol system that adversely affects educational performance. The language impairment may be manifested by one or more of the following components of language: morphology, syntax, semantics, phonology, and pragmatics.

(c) “Deafblindness” means having both hearing and visual impairments, the combination of which causes such severe communication and other developmental and educational problems that the child cannot be accommodated in special education programs designed solely for students having hearing or visual impairments

(d) “Emotional Disturbance” means a condition exhibiting one or more of the following characteristics over a long period of time and to a marked degree that adversely affects a child’s educational performance:

(A) An inability to learn that cannot be explained by intellectual, sensory, or health factors;

(B) An inability to build or maintain satisfactory interpersonal relationships with peers and teachers;

(D) A general pervasive mood of unhappiness or depression; or

(E) A tendency to develop physical symptoms or fears associated with personal or school problems;

(F) The term includes schizophrenia but does not apply to children who are socially maladjusted, unless it is determined that they have an emotional disturbance.

(e) “Hearing Impairment” means a hearing condition, whether permanent or fluctuating, that adversely affects a child’s educational performance. The term includes those children who are hard of hearing or deaf.

(f) “Intellectual disability” means significantly sub average general intellectual functioning, and includes a student whose intelligence test score is two or more standard deviations below the norm on a standardized individual intelligence test, existing concurrently with deficits in adaptive behavior and manifested during the developmental period, and that adversely affects a child’s educational performance.

(g) “Orthopedic Impairment” means a motor disability that adversely affects the child’s educational performance. The term includes impairments caused by an anomaly, disease or other conditions (e.g., cerebral palsy, spinal bifida, muscular dystrophy or traumatic injury).

(h) “Other Health Impairment” means limited strength, vitality, or alertness, including a heightened alertness to environmental stimuli that results in limited alertness with respect to the educational environment, that:

(A) Is due to chronic or acute health problems (e.g. a heart condition, tuberculosis, rheumatic fever, nephritis, asthma, sickle cell anemia, hemophilia, epilepsy, lead poisoning, attention deficit disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, leukemia, Tourette’s syndrome or diabetes); and

(B) Adversely affects a child’s educational performance.

(i) “Specific Learning Disability” means a disorder in one or more of the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or in using language, spoken or written, which may manifest itself in an imperfect ability to listen, think, speak, read, write, spell or do mathematical calculations. Specific learning disability includes conditions such as perceptual disabilities, brain injury, dyslexia, minimal brain dysfunction, and developmental aphasia. The term does not include learning problems that are primarily the result of visual, hearing, or motor disabilities, intellectual disability, emotional disturbance, or environmental, cultural, or economic disadvantage.

(j) “Traumatic Brain Injury” means an acquired injury to the brain caused by an external physical force resulting in total or partial functional disability or psychosocial impairment, or both, that adversely affects a child’s educational performance. The term includes open or closed head injuries resulting in impairments in one or more areas, including cognition; language; memory; attention; reasoning; abstract thinking; judgment; problem-solving; sensory, perceptual, and motor abilities; psychosocial behavior; physical functions; information processing; and speech. The term does not include brain injuries that are congenital or degenerative, or brain injuries induced by birth trauma.

(k) “Visual Impairment” means a visual impairment that, even with correction, adversely affects a child’s educational performance. The term includes those children who are partially sighted or blind.

(5) “Consent” means that:

(a) The parent or adult student has been fully informed of all information relevant to the activity for which consent is sought, in the parent’s native language or other mode of communication;

(b) The parent or adult student understands and agrees in writing to the carrying out of the activity for which consent is sought; and the consent describes that activity and lists any records that will be released and to whom; and

(c) The parent or adult student understands that the granting of consent is voluntary and may be revoked at any time in accordance with OAR 581-015-2090(4) or 581-015-2735.

(6) “Day” means calendar day unless otherwise indicated as:

(a) “Business day,” which means Mondays through Fridays, other than holidays; or as

(b) “School day,” which means any day, including partial days that children are in attendance at school for instructional purposes. The term “school day” has the same meaning for all children in school, including those with and without disabilities.

(7) “Department” means the Oregon Department of Education.

(8) “EI/ECSE” means early intervention/early childhood special education and refers to services or programs for preschool children with disabilities.

(9) “Elementary or secondary school or facility” means a school or facility with any combination of grades K through 12.

(10) “Evaluation” means procedures used to determine whether the child has a disability, and the nature and extent of the special education and related services that the child needs.

(11) “General education curriculum” means the same curriculum as for children without disabilities (children without disabilities). For preschool children with disabilities, the term means age-appropriate activities.

(12) “Health assessment statement” means a written statement issued by a nurse practitioner licensed by a State Board of Nursing specially certified as a nurse practitioner, or by a physician assistant licensed by a State Board of Medical Examiners. Both a nurse practitioner and a physician assistant must be practicing within his or her area of specialty.

(13) “Homeless children” (or “homeless youth”) has the same meaning as in section 725 of the McKinney-Vento Act, 42 USC Sec.11434a(2).

(14) “Identification” means the process of determining a child’s disability and eligibility for special education and related services.

(15) “Individualized Education Program” (IEP) means a written statement of an educational program which is developed, reviewed, revised and implemented for a school-aged child with a disability.

(16) “Individualized Family Service Plan” (IFSP) is defined in OAR 581-051-2700.

(17) “Limited English proficient” has the same meaning as in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, 20 USC ¦ 9101(25).

(18) “Mediation” means a voluntary process in which an impartial mediator assists and facilitates two or more parties to a controversy in reaching a mutually acceptable resolution of the controversy and includes all contacts between a mediator and any party or agent of a party, until such a time as a resolution is agreed to by the parties or the mediation process is terminated.

(19) “Medical statement” means a written statement issued by a physician licensed by a State Board of Medical Examiners.

(20) “Native language”, when used with respect to a person who is limited English proficient, means the language normally used by that person or, in the case of a child, the language normally used by the parent of the child. For an individual with deafness, blindness, deafblindness or no written language, the term means the mode of communication normally used by the person (such as sign language, Braille, or oral communication). In direct contact with a child, the term means the language normally used by the child.

(21) “Parent” means:

(a) One or more of the following persons:

(A) A biological or adoptive parent of the child;

(B) A foster parent of the child,

(D) An individual acting in the place of a biological or adoptive parent (including a grandparent, stepparent, or other relative) with whom the child lives, or an individual who is legally responsible for the child’s welfare; or

(E) A surrogate parent who has been appointed in accordance with OAR 581-015-2320, for school-age children, or 581-015-2760 for preschool children.

(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), if more than one party is qualified under subsection (a) to act as a parent and the biological or adoptive parent is attempting to act as the parent, the biological or adoptive parent is presumed to be the parent unless the biological or adoptive parent does not have legal authority to make educational decisions for the child.

(c) If a judicial decree or order identifies a specific person under subsection (a) to act as the parent of a child or to make educational decisions on behalf of a child, then that person will be the parent for special education purposes.

(22) “Participating agency” means a state or local agency, other than the school district responsible for a student’s education, that is financially and legally responsible for providing transition services to the student.

(23) “Personally identifiable” means information that includes, but is not limited to:

(a) The name of the child, the child’s parent or other family member;

(b) The address of the child;

(d) A list of personal characteristics or other information that would make it possible to identify the child with reasonable certainty.

(24) “Placement” means educational placement, not social service placement by a state agency.

(25) “Preschool child” means “preschool child with a disability” as defined under OAR 581-015-2700.

(26) “Private school” means an educational institution or agency not operated by a public agency.

(27) “Public agency” means a school district, an education service district, a state agency or institution, EI/ECSE contractor or subcontractor, responsible for early intervention, early childhood special education or special education.

(28) “Related services” includes transportation and such developmental, corrective and other supportive services as are required to assist a child with a disability to benefit from special education, and includes orientation and mobility services, speech language pathology and audiology services, interpreting services, psychological services, physical and occupational therapy, recreation including therapeutic recreation, school health services and school nurse services, counseling services, including rehabilitation counseling services, social work services in schools, parent counseling and training, school health services and medical services for diagnostic or evaluation purposes, and includes early identification and assessment of disabling conditions in children. This definition incorporates the exception for services for children with surgically implanted devices, including cochlear implants, in 34 CFR 300.34(b) and the definitions for individual related services in 34 CFR 300.34(c).

(29) “School age child or children” means a child or children who have reached 5 years of age but have not reached 21 years of age on or before September 1 of the current school year.

(30) “School district” means the public education agency (school district, ESD, or state agency) that is responsible by statute, rule or contract for providing education to children with disabilities.

(31) “Services plan” is defined in OAR 581-015-2450.

(32) “Short term objectives” means measurable intermediate performance steps that will enable parents, students and educators to gage, at intermediate times during the year, how well the child is progressing toward the annual goals by either:

(a) Breaking down the skills described in the goal into discrete components, or

(b) Describing the amount of progress the child is expected to make within specified segments of the year.

(33) “Special education” means specially designed instruction that is provided at no cost to parents to meet the unique needs of a child with a disability “Special education” includes instruction that:

(a) May be conducted in the classroom, the home, a hospital, an institution, a special school or another setting; and

(b) May involve physical education services, speech language services, transition services or other related services designated by rule to be services to meet the unique needs of a child with a disability.

(34) “Specially designed instruction” means adapting, as appropriate to the needs of an eligible child under this part, the content, methodology, or delivery of instruction:

(a) To address the unique needs of the child that result from the child’s disability; and

(b) To ensure access of the child to the general curriculum, so that he or she can meet the educational standards within the jurisdiction of the public agency that apply to all children.

(35) “Supplementary aids and services” means aids, services and other supports that are provided in regular education classes or other education-related settings and in extracurricular and nonacademic settings to enable children with disabilities to be educated with children without disabilities to the maximum extent appropriate.

(36) “Superintendent” means the State Superintendent of Public Instruction or the designee of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction.

(37) “Surrogate parent” means an individual appointed under OAR 581-015-2320 for school age children or 581-015-2760 for preschool children who acts in place of a biological or adoptive parent in safeguarding a child’s rights in the special education decision-making process.

(38) “Transition services” means a coordinated set of activities for a student with a disability that:

(a) Is designed to be within a results-oriented process, that is focused on improving the academic and functional achievement of the student to facilitate the student’s movement from school to post school activities, including postsecondary education, vocational education, integrated employment (including supported employment), continuing and adult education, adult services, independent living, or community participation;

(b) Is based on the individual student’s needs, taking into account the student’s preferences and interests; and

(A) Instruction;

(B) Related services;

(D) The development of employment and other post school adult living objectives; and

(E) If appropriate, acquisition of daily living skills and functional vocational evaluation; and

(d) May be special education, if provided as specially designed instruction, or related services, if required to assist a student with a disability to benefit from special education.

(39) “Ward of the state” means child who is in the temporary or permanent custody of, or committed to, the Department of Human Services or Oregon Youth Authority through the action of the juvenile court.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 343.041, 343.045, 343.155 & 343.223

Stats. Implemented: ORS 343.045, 343.155, 343.223, 34 CFR 300.5, 300.6, 300.8, 300.11, 300.15, 300.19, 300.22, 300.27, 300.28, 300.29, 300.30, 300.34, 300.37, 300.39, 300.42, 300.43 & 300.45

Hist.: 1EB 8-1978, f. & ef. 3-3-78; 1EB 35-1978, f. & ef. 10-5-78; 1EB 18-1979(Temp), f. & ef. 11-15-79; 1EB 5-1980, f. 2-22-80, ef. 2-23-80; 1EB 18-1983(Temp), f. & ef. 12-20-83; 1EB 5-1985, f. 1-30-85, ef. 1-31-85; EB 39-1988(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 11-15-88; EB 18-1989, f. & cert. ef. 5-15-89; EB 28-1989(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 10-16-89; EB 3-1990, f. & cert. ef. 1-26-90; EB 25-1991(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 11-29-91; EB 16-1992, f. & cert. ef. 5-13-92; EB 9-1993, f. & cert. ef. 3-25-93; EB 18-1994, f. & cert. ef. 12-15-94; EB 22-1995, f. & cert. ef. 9-15-95; ODE 10-2000, f. & cert. ef. 5-3-00; ODE 2-2003, f. & cert. ef. 3-10-03; Renumbered from 581-015-0005, ODE 10-2007, f. & cert. ef. 4-25-07; ODE 26-2008, f. 10-23-08, cert. ef. 10-24-08; ODE 13-2009, f. & cert. ef. 12-10-09; ODE 12-2011, f. & cert. ef. 10-31-11

581-015-2155

Intellectual disability

(1) If a child is suspected of having an intellectual disability, the following evaluation must be conducted:

(a) Intelligence test. An individually administered standardized intelligence test meeting the reliability and validity standards of the American Psychological Association and administered by a licensed school psychologist, a psychologist licensed by the State Board of Psychological Examiners, or other individual assigned by a school district who has the training and experience to administer and interpret individually administered intelligence tests;

(b) Adaptive behavior scale. The administration of a valid adaptive behavior scale;

(c) Medical or health assessment statement. A medical statement or a health assessment statement indicating whether there are any sensory or physical factors that may be affecting the child’s educational performance;

(d) Developmental history. A developmental history of the child;

(e) Other:

(A) Any additional assessments necessary to determine the impact of the suspected disability:

(i) On the child’s educational performance for a school-age child; or

(ii) On the child’s developmental progress for a preschool child; and

(B) Any additional evaluations or assessments necessary to identify the child’s educational needs.

(2) To be eligible as a child with an intellectual disability, the child must meet all of the following minimum criteria:

(a) The child’s intelligence test score is 2 or more standard deviations below the mean;

(b) The child has deficits in adaptive behavior coexistent with the child’s impairment in intellectual functioning;

(d) The child’s developmental or educational problems are not primarily the result of sensory disabilities or other physical factors.

(3) For a child to be eligible for special education services as a child with an intellectual disability, the eligibility team must also determine that:

(a) The child’s disability has an adverse impact on the child’s educational performance; and

(b) The child needs special education services as a result of the disability.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 343.035(1), 343.045, 343.146, 343.157;

Stats. Implemented: ORS 343.035(1), 343.045, 343.146, 343.157, 34 CFR 300.8, 300.306

Hist.: 1EB 29-1978, f. & ef. 7-20-78; 1EB 18-1983(Temp), f. & ef. 12-20-83; 1EB 7-1986, f. & ef. 2-24-86; EB 25-1991(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 11-29-91; EB 16-1992, f. & cert. ef. 5-13-92; EB 22-1995, f. & cert. ef. 9-15-95; ODE 11-2000, f. 5-3-00, cert. ef. 7-1-00; ODE 8-2001, f. & cert. ef. 1-29-01; ODE 2-2003, f. & cert. ef. 3-10-03; Renumbered from 581-015-0051(6), ODE 10-2007, f. & cert. ef. 4-25-07; ODE 12-2011, f. & cert. ef. 10-31-11

581-015-2170

Specific Learning Disability

(1) If a child is suspected of having a specific learning disability, the following evaluation must be conducted:

(a) Academic assessment. An assessment of the child’s academic achievement toward Oregon grade-level standards;

(b) Review. A review of cumulative records, previous IEPs or IFSPs and teacher collected work samples;

(c) Observation. An observation of the child in the child’s learning environment (including the regular classroom setting) to document the child’s academic performance and behavior in the areas of difficulty, which must consist of:

(A) Information from an observation by a qualified professional in routine classroom instruction and monitoring of the child’s performance before the child was referred for an evaluation; or

(B) An observation conducted by a qualified professional (who is a member of the evaluation team) of the child’s academic performance in a regular classroom after the child has been referred for an evaluation and parent consent obtained; or

(d) Progress monitoring data, including:

(A) Data that demonstrate that before, or as part of, the referral process, the child was provided appropriate instruction in regular education settings, delivered by qualified personnel; and

(B) Data-based documentation of repeated assessments of achievement at reasonable intervals, reflecting formal assessment of student progress that is directly linked to instruction.

(e) For a student evaluated using a response to intervention model as part of a comprehensive evaluation process to determine if the child has a specific learning disability, the evaluation must include documentation of:

(A) The type, intensity, and duration of scientific, research-based instructional intervention(s) provided in accordance with the district’s response to intervention model;

(B) The student’s rate of progress during the instructional intervention(s);

(D) Progress monitoring on a schedule that:

(i) Allows a comparison of the student’s progress to the performance of peers;

(ii) Is appropriate to the student’s age and grade placement;

(iii) Is appropriate to the content monitored; and

(iv) Allows for interpretation of the effectiveness of intervention.

(f) For a student evaluated using a model that is based on the student’s strengths and weaknesses, the evaluation must include an assessment of the student’s strengths and weaknesses in classroom performance and academic achievement, relative to age, Oregon grade-level standards, or intellectual development.

(g) Other:

(A) If needed, a developmental history;

(B) If needed, an assessment of cognition, fine motor, perceptual motor, communication, social or emotional, and perception or memory if the child exhibits impairment in one or more these areas;

(C) If needed, a medical statement or health assessment indicating whether there are any physical factors that may be affecting the child’s educational performance; and

(D) Any other assessments required to determine the impact of the suspected disability:

(i) On the child’s educational performance for a school-age child; or

(ii) On the child’s developmental progress for a preschool child.

(2) For consideration of eligibility in the area of specific learning disabilities, the eligibility team must include:

(a) A group of qualified professionals and the parent;

(b) The child’s regular classroom teacher or, if the child does not have a regular classroom teacher, a regular classroom teacher qualified to teach a child of his or her age, or, for a child of less than school age, a preschool teacher; and

(c) A person qualified to conduct individual diagnostic examinations of children, such as a school psychologist, speech-language pathologist, or other qualified professional.

(3) To be eligible as a child with a specific learning disability, the child must meet the following minimum criteria:

(a) The child does not achieve adequately for the child’s age or to meet Oregon grade-level standards in one or more of the following areas when provided with learning experiences and instruction appropriate for the child’s age or Oregon grade-level standards:

(A) Basic reading skills:

(B) Reading fluency skills;

(D) Mathematics calculation;

(E) Mathematics problem-solving;

(F) Written Expression;

(G) Oral expression; or

(H) Listening comprehension.

(b) For a student evaluated using a response to intervention model, in relation to one or more of the areas in subsection (3)(a), the student does not make sufficient progress to meet age or Oregon grade-level standards based on the student’s response to scientific, research-based intervention.

(c) For a student evaluated using a model that is based on the student’s strengths and weaknesses, in relation to one or more of the areas in subsection (3)(a), the student exhibits a pattern of strengths and weaknesses in classroom performance, academic achievement, or both, relative to age, Oregon grade-level standards, or intellectual development, that is determined by the group to be relevant to the identification of a specific learning disability.

(d) The child’s rate of progress in subsection (3)(b) or pattern of strengths and weaknesses in subsection (3)(c) is not primarily the result of:

(A) A visual, hearing, or motor impairment; intellectual disability or emotional disturbance;

(B) Cultural factors;

(D) Limited English proficiency.

(4) For a child to be eligible for special education services as a child with a specific learning disability, the eligibility team must also determine that:

(a) The child’s disability has an adverse impact on the child’s educational performance; and

(b) The child needs special education services as a result of the disability.

(5) The eligibility team must prepare an evaluation report and written statement of eligibility documenting its findings, including:

(a) The evaluation data considered in determining the child’s eligibility;

(b) A determination of whether the child meets the minimum criteria for a specific learning disability;

(c) The relevant behavior, if any, noted during the observation of the child and the relationship of that behavior to the child’s academic functioning;

(d) The educationally relevant medical findings, if any;

(e) If the child participated in a response to intervention process, documentation that the parents were notified in a timely manner about: the state’s policies regarding the amount and nature of student performance data that would be collected, and the general education services that would be provided, as part of the response to intervention process; strategies for increasing the child’s rate of learning; and the parent’s right to request an evaluation.

(f) The determination of the team concerning the effects of a visual, hearing, or motor disability; intellectual disability; emotional disturbance; cultural factors; environmental or economic disadvantage; or limited English proficiency on the child’s achievement level; and

(g) A determination of whether the primary basis for the suspected disability is:

(A) A lack of appropriate instruction in reading or math; or

(B) Limited English proficiency;

(h) A determination of whether the child’s disability has an adverse impact on the child’s educational performance;

(i) A determination of whether, as a result of the disability, the child needs special education services; and

(j) The signature of each member of the team indicating agreement or disagreement with the eligibility determination.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 343.035(1), 343.045, 343.146, 343.157;

Stats. Implemented: ORS 343.035(1), 343.045, 343.146, 343.157, 34 CFR 300.8, 300.306

Hist.: 1EB 29-1978, f. & ef. 7-20-78; 1EB 18-1983(Temp), f. & ef. 12-20-83; 1EB 7-1986, f. & ef. 2-24-86; EB 25-1991(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 11-29-91; EB 16-1992, f. & cert. ef. 5-13-92; EB 22-1995, f. & cert. ef. 9-15-95; ODE 11-2000, f. 5-3-00, cert. ef. 7-1-00; ODE 8-2001, f. & cert. ef. 1-29-01; ODE 2-2003, f. & cert. ef. 3-10-03; Renumbered from 581-015-0051(9), ODE 10-2007, f. & cert. ef. 4-25-07; ODE 12-2011, f. & cert. ef. 10-31-11

581-015-2390

Definitions for Hearings Under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act

The following definitions apply to OAR 581-015-2395:

(1) “Student with a disability under Section 504” means any student who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities.

(2) As used in section (1) of this rule:

(a) “Physical or mental impairment” means any physiological disorder or condition, cosmetic disfigurement, or anatomical loss affecting one or more of the following body systems: Neurological; musculoskeletal; special sense organs; respiratory, including speech organs; cardiovascular; reproductive; digestive; genito-urinary; hemic and lymphatic; skin; endocrine; any mental or psychological disorder, such as intellectual disability, organic brain syndrome, emotional or mental illness, and specific learning disabilities;

(b) “Major life activities” means functions such as caring for one’s self, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning, and working;

(3) “Qualified student with a disability under Section 504” means a student with a disability under Section 504 who is:

(a) Of an age during which persons without a disability are provided educational services;

(b) Of any age during which it is mandatory under state law to provide such services to students with disabilities; or

(c) To whom a state is required to provide a free appropriate public education under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

(4) “School District” means a school district as defined in ORS 343.153.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 326 & 323.055

Stats. Implemented: ORS 343.041

Hist.: EB 7-1987(Temp), f. & ef. 5-11-87; EB 24-1988, f. & cert. ef. 5-24-88; ODE 6-2003, f. 4-29-03, cert. ef. 4-30-03; Renumbered from 581-015-0108, ODE 10-2007, f. & cert. ef. 4-25-07; ODE 26-2008, f. 10-23-08, cert. ef. 10-24-08; ODE 12-2011, f. & cert. ef. 10-31-11

581-016-0536

Procedures for Referral and Placement

(1) The resident school district or the regional program shall contact the director of OSD to request a multidisciplinary team meeting to determine placement.

(2) The director or designee of OSD shall send the placement procedure packet to the district contact person and set a mutually agreed upon date, place and time for a meeting to determine placement.

(3) The district contact person shall obtain parent consent to send the following records to OSD and shall send the records for review to the director of OSD at least three working days prior to the multidisciplinary team meeting:

(a) The current audiological report (OSD);

(b) The current and previous medical, behavior, psychological, health immunization, and educational records, including previous IEPs, multidisciplinary team decisions and eligibility statements;

(d) The current IEP; and

(e) The signed parent consent for release of information.

(4) If the student is eligible for special education as a child with an intellectual or developmental disability, the resident school district shall contact the local mental health program case manager, who, in consultation with a Children’s Services Division caseworker, shall review the IEP to determine if the student has need for residential care as part of the education program:

(a) If the student needs residential care or other support services as part of the education program, but community resources are not available as documented by the local community mental health program case manager, the resident school district shall proceed with the placement process;

(b) In cases where the student does not need residential care as a part of the education program, but needs other educational services provided by OSD, the resident school district shall proceed with the placement process.

(5) The resident school district is responsible for conducting the multidisciplinary team meeting to determine the student’s placement.

(6) Participants in the placement meeting shall include persons knowledgeable about the student, the meaning of the evaluation data and placement options. The multidisciplinary team shall consist of:

(a) The student’s parent(s), guardian, or surrogate if the student is under age 18 or has a court-appointed guardian, or alternatively the student, if the student is over age 18 and does not have a court-appointed guardian;

(b) The student, when appropriate;

(d) The regional program representative who is knowledgeable about the student’s disability;

(e) The director or designee from OSD who has knowledge about services that can be provided by the special school and has the authority to commit resources for services;

(f) The local mental health case manager for students eligible for intellectual or developmental disability services;

(g) Other representatives from the student’s local placement; and

(h) Other persons with pertinent information about the student.

(7) The multidisciplinary placement team shall designate a member to complete the placement form.

(8) When determining placement, the multidisciplinary team shall:

(a) Base its decision on the student’s current IEP;

(b) Consider documented information from a variety of sources;

(d) Review opportunities to participate in nonacademic and extracurricular services and activities with students without disabilities;

(e) Consider any potential harmful effects on the student or on the quality of services provided to the student;

(f) Consider the following factors:

(A) The services needed to implement the IEP which may include, but are not limited to, areas such as academics; self-help, social, interpersonal, independent living; vocational training; and language development;

(B) A learning environment in which there is ample opportunity for the student to have meaningful communication with other students and teachers and exposure to cultural factors related to the student’s disability;

(D) The extent of curriculum and instructional adaptations needed.

(g) Determine whether the student needs additional services and specialized educational resources available at OSD that are not available at the local placement options;

(h) Consider the impact on the student regarding the length of daily transportation for each placement option considered;

(i) Compare the instructional time available at local placement options to implement the student’s IEP with the instructional time available at OSD; and

(j) Document the placement options considered and the rationale for rejection or acceptance.

(9) Within 14 calendar days of the multidisciplinary team meeting, the resident school district shall submit the following documents to the Assistant Superintendent for the Office of Student Learning and Partnerships, Oregon Department of Education:

(a) The eligibility statement;

(b) The placement meeting notes;

(d) A letter of placement recommendation from the regional program and the resident school district; and

(e) A written statement from the local community mental health program case manager regarding the availability of local residential services, when appropriate.

(10) The Assistant Superintendent for the Oregon Department of Education’s Office of Student Learning and Partnerships shall send written notification of the multidisciplinary team’s placement decision to the parent(s), guardian or surrogate, the resident school district, the regional program, and OSD. Placement shall begin after written notification is received by the parent(s) and the resident school district.

(11) Prior to the student’s enrollment at OSD, the school shall review the student’s file to insure that the documents identified in section (3) of this rule have been received.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 346

Stats. Implemented: ORS 346.015

Hist.: 1EB 24-1986, f. & ef. 7-11-86; EB 36-1990, f. & cert. ef. 7-10-90; EB 2-1994, f. & cert. ef. 4-29-94; ODE 12-2009, f. & cert. ef. 12-10-09; ODE 12-2011, f. & cert. ef. 10-31-11

581-016-0740

Special Provisions

The Oregon School for the Deaf shall provide instruction which is uniquely designed for the hearing impaired and for accompanying handicaps such as vision impairment, autism, intellectual disability, orthopedic impairment, learning disability, emotional disturbance, and other health impairments; and for special abilities (i.e., talented and gifted).

Stat. Auth.: ORS 343 & 346

Stats. Implemented: ORS 346.010

Hist.: EB 31-1989, f. & cert. ef. 11-2-89; ODE 12-2011, f. & cert. ef. 10-31-11

581-019-0005

Definitions

The following definitions apply to Oregon Administrative rules 581-019-0010 through 581-019-0035.

(1) “Advisory Committee” means the Oregon Department of Education advisory committee for the prekindergarten program and the parent education program established by Chapter 684, Oregon Laws 1987.

(2) “Applicant” means a public or private nonsectarian organization which applies for prekindergarten funds.

(3) “Approved Prekindergarten Programs” means those programs which are recognized by the Department as meeting the minimum program rules to be adopted by the State Board of Education.

(4) “At-Risk” means a child at least three years of age and not eligible for kindergarten whose family circumstances would qualify that child for eligibility under the federal Head Start Program.

(5) “Children with Disabilities” means children who are of the age served by the prekindergarten program of their residence and who require special education in order to obtain the education of which they are capable, because of mental, physical, emotional, or learning problems. These groups include but are not limited to those categories that have traditionally been designated: intellectually disabled, hard of hearing, deaf, speech impaired, visually handicapped, seriously emotionally disturbed, orthopedically impaired, or other health impaired children.

(6) “Contractor” means an applicant which has been awarded state funds under the prekindergarten program, and which has entered into a contract with the Department of Education to provide a prekindergarten program. Contractors may be local public or private organizations which are nonsectarian in their delivery of services.

(7) “Department” means the Department of Education.

(8) “Eligible Child” means an at-risk child who is not a participant in a federal, state, or local program providing like comprehensive services and may include children who are eligible under rules adopted by the State Board of Education.

(9) “Family” means all persons living in the same household who are:

(a) Supported by the income of the parent(s), caretaker(s) or guardian(s) of the child enrolling in the prekindergarten program; and

(b) Related to the parent(s), caretaker(s) or guardian(s) by blood, marriage, or adoption.

(10) “Nonsectarian” means that no aspect of prekindergarten services will include any religious orientation.

(11) “Prekindergarten” means those programs which provide comprehensive health, education, and social services in order to maximize the potential of three- and four-year-old children. The “State Prekindergarten Programs” means the statewide administrative activities carried out within the Department of Education to allocate, award, and monitor state funds appropriated to create or assist local prekindergarten programs.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 684

Stats. Implemented: ORS 329.175 & 329.195

Hist.: EB 10-1988, f. & cert. ef. 2-24-88; ODE 26-2008, f. 10-23-08, cert. ef. 10-24-08; ODE 12-2011, f. & cert. ef. 10-31-11

581-023-0100

Eligibility Criteria for Student Weighting for Purposes of State School Fund Distribution

(1) The following definitions apply to this rule:

(a) “Average Daily Membership” or “ADM” means the membership defined in ORS 327.006(3) and OAR 581-023-0006;

(b) “Days in Session” means number of days of instruction during which students are under the guidance and direction of teachers;

(d) “Language Minority Student” means:

(A) Individuals whose native language is not English; or

(B) Individuals who come from environments where a language other than English is dominant; or

(C) Individuals who are Native Americans or Native Alaskans and who come from environments where a language other than English has had a significant impact on their level of English proficiency.

(e) “Superintendent” means the State Superintendent of Public Instruction;

(f) “Weighted Average Daily Membership” or “ADMw” means the ADM plus an additional amount or weight as described in ORS 327.013.

(2) Pursuant to ORS 327.013(7)(a)(A) the resident school districts shall receive one additional ADM or “weight” for children with disabilities who comprise up to 11 percent of the district’s ADM. The Department will calculate the percentage of children with disabilities on the basis of resident counts of students eligible for weighting from the Special Education Child Count and the resident ADM:

(a) To be eligible, a student must be in the ADM of the school district and meet the following criteria:

(A) The student must be eligible for special education having been evaluated as having one of the following conditions: Intellectual disability, hearing impairment including difficulty in hearing and deafness, speech or language impairment, visual impairment, serious emotional disturbance, orthopedic or other health impairment, autism, traumatic brain injury or specific learning disabilities; and

(B) The student must be between the ages 5 and 21 and generate federal funding for purposes of special education.

(b) Districts may apply for an exception to the 11 percent ceiling. Applications are to be made on forms provided by the Department. Upon receipt of the application the Superintendent may conduct a complete review of a district’s special education records. The Superintendent shall develop a process for conducting such reviews which will include the following elements:

(A) Comparison of district claims with those submitted by other districts;

(B) Participation of school district and education service district staff in the review. No district staff shall be asked to review claims submitted by the employing district.

(c) After considering the recommendations of the review committee the Superintendent may allow all or a portion of the requested added weighted ADM over 11 percent;

(d) The Superintendent shall make the determination of approval for funding above the 11 percent limitation. Such determination may be appealed for review by the State Board of Education according to a process established by the Superintendent;

(e) If the review indicates that a district has claimed ineligible special education students, the Superintendent also shall withhold the related federal funds from the district, pursuant to OAR 581-015-2020;

(f) A district must submit an application for an exception to the 11 percent ceiling no later than six months after the close of the year for which payment is being sought. Payments for allowable exceptions shall be made in the following school year as part of the May 15 payment.

(3) Pursuant to ORS 336.640(4), the resident school districts shall receive an additional 1.0 times the ADM of all eligible pregnant and parenting students:

(a) To be eligible, a student must be in the ADM of the resident school district and meet the following criteria:

(A) The student must be identified through systematic procedures established by the district;

(B) The student must be enrolled and receiving services described in ORS 336.640(1)(b) and (d);

(C) The student must have an individualized written plan for such services which identifies the specific services, their providers, and funding resources.

(b) Students counted in section (2) of this rule are not eligible under this section.

(4) Pursuant to ORS 327.013(7)(a)(B), the resident school districts shall receive an additional .5 times the ADM of all eligible students enrolled in an English as a Second Language program. To be eligible, a student must be in the ADM of the school district in grades K through 12 and be a language minority student attending English as a Second Language (ESL) classes in a program which meets basic U.S. Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights guidelines. These guidelines provide for:

(a) Educational Theory and Approach that describes the district’s educational approach (e.g., ESL, transitional bilingual education, structured English immersion, dual language, etc.) for educating English Language Learner (ELL) students that is recognized as a sound approach by experts in the field, or recognized as a legitimate educational strategy to ensure that ELL students acquire English language proficiency and are provided meaningful access to the educational program.

(b) A systematic procedure for identifying students who may need ESL classes, and for assessing their language acquisition and academic needs;

(c) A planned program for ESL and academic development, using instructional methodologies recognized as effective with language minority students;

(d) Instruction by credentialed staff and trained in instructional strategies that are effective with second language learners and language minority students, or by tutors supervised by credentialed staff trained in instructional strategies that are effective with second language learners and language minority students;

(e) Adequate equipment and instructional materials;

(f) Evaluation of program effectiveness in preparing ESL students for academic success in the mainstream curriculum.

(g) Process for transition from ELL Services that include procedures and criteria for determining when students no longer need those services. The criteria shall include:

(A) Achieving at the Advanced level on the State’s English Language Proficiency Assessment (ELPA).

(B) The Advanced level is a culmination of progress demonstrated on the same state proficiency measure over a legitimate period of time.

(5) Students served in the following programs are not eligible for weighting:

(a) Programs funded fully by state funds, programs funded fully by federal funds, and programs funded fully by a combination of state and federal funds;

(b) Private and parochial schools unless placed by the resident district in a registered private alternative program or state approved special education program;

(6) No later than January 15 of each year, the designated official for a school district shall submit to the Department a report of students eligible under sections (3) and (4) of this rule. The report shall include the following data for the period October 1 through December 31:

(a) Total days in session for the quarter ending December 31 for the school or program reporting;

(b) Total days membership for the quarter ending December 31 for all students served in eligible programs.

(7) Not later than July 10 of each year, the designated official for a school district shall submit to the Department a final report of students eligible under sections (3) and (4) of this rule. The report shall include the following:

(a) Total days in session during the regular school year for the school or program reporting;

(b) Name of each student;

(c) Total days membership beginning with the first day of instruction for each student and ending with the date of withdrawal from the eligible program or the end of the regular school year, whichever comes first;

(d) Grade level of the student.

(8) School districts must retain supporting documentation for a minimum of two years.

(9) The Department shall perform periodic reviews of the eligibility of students reported for additional weighting. Any funds provided for ineligible students shall be recovered by the Department for redistribution to school districts.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 327.013 & 327.125

Stats. Implemented: ORS 327.013 & 327.125

Hist.: EB 31-1992, f. & cert. ef. 10-14-92; EB 6-1994, f. & cert. ef. 4-29-94; ODE 20-2008, f. & cert. ef. 6-27-08; ODE 12-2011, f. & cert. ef. 10-31-11

Rule Caption: Brings Emotional Disturbance rule relating to education into compliance with federal law.

Adm. Order No.: ODE 13-2011

Filed with Sec. of State: 10-31-2011

Certified to be Effective: 10-31-11

Notice Publication Date: 9-1-2011

Rules Amended: 581-015-2145

Subject: It was discovered during the process of updating the OARs to comply with Senate Bill 3 (2011) that the administrative rule which addresses special education eligibility requirements for emotional disturbance was incomplete. This proposed change in OAR 581-015-2145 brings this rule in alignment with the federal definition of a child with an emotional disturbance disability (34 CFR 300.8(c)(4)(i)(A)).

The 2004 Amendments to the IDEA, effective July 2005, and corresponding regulations, effective October 2006, required changes to state regulations. Regulations were updated to reflect more current language, and some regulations have been amended for clarity or to align more closely with the federal statutes and regulations. The enormous task to make changes in state regulations included amendments to rules in all sections, including: definitions, general supervision, free appropriate public education, child find, consent, evaluation and eligibility, parent participation, IEP, placement and least restrictive environment, children in public schools placed by a private agency, procedural safeguards, Section 504 hearings, discipline for children with disabilities, children in private schools enrolled by their parents, use of public or private insurance, regional programs, special programs, and early intervention/early childhood special education.

Rules Coordinator: Diane Roth—(503) 947-5791

581-015-2145

Emotional Disturbance Eligibility Criteria

(1) If a child is suspected of having an emotional disturbance, the following evaluation must be conducted:

(a) Social-emotional evaluation. An evaluation of the child’s emotional and behavioral status, including a developmental or social history, when appropriate.

(b) Medical or health assessment statement. A medical statement or a health assessment statement indicating whether there are any physical factors that may be affecting the child’s educational performance;

(c) Behavior rating scales. The completion of at least two behavior-rating scales, at least one of which is a standardized behavior measurement instrument;

(d) Observation. An observation in the classroom and in at least one other setting by someone other than the child’s regular teacher;

(e) Other:

(A) Any additional assessments necessary to determine the impact of the suspected disability:

(i) On the child’s educational performance for a school-age child; or

(ii) On the child’s developmental progress for a preschool child; and

(B) Any additional evaluations or assessments necessary to identify the child’s educational needs.

(2)(a) To be eligible as a child with an emotional disturbance, the child must meet the following minimum criteria:

(b) The child exhibits one or more of the following characteristics over a long period of time and to a marked degree:

(A) An inability to learn that cannot be explained by intellectual, sensory, or health factors;

(B) An inability to build or maintain satisfactory interpersonal relationships with peers and teachers;

(D) A general pervasive mood of unhappiness or depression; or

(E) A tendency to develop physical symptoms, or fears associated with personal, or school problems.

(3) For a child to be eligible for special education services as a child with an emotional disturbance, the eligibility team must also determine that:

(a) The child’s disability has an adverse impact on the child’s educational performance; and

(b) The child needs special education services as a result of the disability;

(4) A child who is socially maladjusted may not be identified as having an emotional disturbance unless the child also meets the minimum criteria under this rule.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 343.035(1), 343.045, 343.146 & 343.157

Stats. Implemented: ORS 343.035(1), 343.045, 343.146, 343.157, 34 CFR 300.8 & 34 CFR 300.306

Hist.: 1EB 29-1978, f. & ef. 7-20-78; 1EB 18-1983(Temp), f. & ef. 12-20-83; 1EB 7-1986, f. & ef. 2-24-86; EB 25-1991(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 11-29-91; EB 16-1992, f. & cert. ef. 5-13-92; EB 22-1995, f. & cert. ef. 9-15-95; ODE 11-2000, f. 5-3-00, cert. ef. 7-1-00; ODE 8-2001, f. & cert. ef. 1-29-01; ODE 2-2003, f. & cert. ef. 3-10-03; Renumbered from 581-015-0051(4), ODE 10-2007, f. & cert. ef. 4-25-07; ODE 13-2011, f. & cert. ef. 10-31-11

Rule Caption: Career and Technical Education Revitalization Grant Program — enactment of HB 3362 (2011).

Adm. Order No.: ODE 14-2011(Temp)

Filed with Sec. of State: 10-31-2011

Certified to be Effective: 10-31-11 thru 4-28-12

Notice Publication Date:

Rules Adopted: 581-044-0210, 581-044-0220, 581-044-0230, 581-044-0240, 581-044-0250, 581-044-0260

Subject: The CTE Revitalization Grant was created and funded during the 2011 Regular Session of the Oregon Legislature as part of HB 3362. The legislation requires that the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) administer the grant program in collaboration with the Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI). Funds in the amount of $2,000,000.00 were allocated for the 2011-2013 biennium. The funds are designated for competitive grants to public schools, school districts, education service districts, charter schools, or any combination of those institutions. The purpose of the grant is to:

(1) Develop or enhance career and technical education programs of study.

(2) Expand professional growth of and career opportunities for students through CTE programs.

(3) Assess the ability of CTE programs to meet workforce needs and give students skills required for jobs in Oregon that provide high wages and are in high demand.

(4) Support the achievement of the high school diploma requirements.

Rules Coordinator: Diane Roth—(503) 947-5791

581-044-0210

Definitions

The following definitions apply to OAR 581-044-0210 to 581-044-0260.

(1) “Diverse number of students” refers to a range of school sizes based on student enrollment.

(2) “High demand”, as defined by the Oregon Employment Department, means having more than the median number of total (growth plus replacement) openings for statewide or a particular region.

(3) “High wage”, as defined by the Oregon Employment Department, is a wage that is more than the all-industry, all-ownership median wage for statewide or a particular region.

(4) “Metropolitan County” is a county classified as Metropolitan by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

(5) “Reasonable geographic distribution” means that at least one-third of the funded proposals shall serve schools within a Metropolitan County, and at least one-third shall serve schools outside of a Metropolitan County.

(6) “The Act” refers to section 7, chapter 683, Oregon Laws 2011 (Enrolled House Bill 3362).1

Stat. Auth.: 2011 OL Ch. 683 Sec. 7

Stats. Implemented: 2011 OL Ch. 683 Sec. 7

Hist.: ODE 14-2011(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 10-31-11 thru 4-28-12

581-044-0220

Policy

A Career and Technical Education Revitalization Grant Program has been established to encourage the following:

(1) Enhance collaboration between education providers and employers.

(2) Develop or enhance career and technical education programs of study.

(3) Expand the professional growth of and career opportunities for students through career and technical education programs.

(4) Assess the ability of each career and technical education program to meet workforce needs and give students the skills required for jobs in Oregon that provide high wages and are in high demand.

(5) Support the achievement of the Oregon high school diploma requirements.

(6) Support programs of study that are part of a continuum across the educational enterprise.

Stat. Auth.: 2011 OL Ch. 683 Sec. 7

Stats. Implemented: 2011 OL Ch. 683 Sec. 7

Hist.: ODE 14-2011(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 10-31-11 thru 4-28-12

581-044-0230

Eligibility

(1) The following shall be the eligible applicant(s) for the Career and Technical Education Revitalization Grant Program:

(a) School districts;

(b) Education service districts;

(d) Public charter schools.

(2) A single grant proposal may include more than one eligible applicant and other partners, but the fiscal agent must be one of the eligible applicants identified in subsection (1) of this rule.

Stat. Auth.: 2011 OL Ch. 683 Sec. 7

Stats. Implemented: 2011 OL Ch. 683 Sec. 7

Hist.: ODE 14-2011(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 10-31-11 thru 4-28-12

581-044-0240

Criteria for Grant Awards

(1) The Oregon Department of Education shall establish a request for proposal solicitation and approval process to be conducted each biennium for which Career and Technical Education Revitalization Grant funds are available. The Department shall notify eligible applicants of the proposal process and due dates, and make available necessary guidelines and application forms.

(2) All proposals must comply with requirements of the Act. Grants shall be awarded based on the following generally applicable criteria:

(a) The program shall focus on development and/or enhancement of a program of study in career and technical education;

(b) The program supports Oregon high school diploma requirements;

(c) There is a clear connection between the proposal and the workforce for the program of study based on high wages and high demand;

(d) The program shall serve to increase enrollment in programs of study which provide skills for employment in high-demand careers leading to high wages;

(e) The program demonstrates potential to teach a higher-level of academic and technical skills to all students, thereby increasing the knowledge and improving the skills of Oregon’s workforce, and meeting established or developing industry standards;

(f) The business industry and/or labor communities are actively involved in program development and implementation in a manner that strengthens the development and continued viability of the program of study;

(g) There is evidence that the program of study implemented or improved shall be sustained beyond the life of the grant;

(h) There are provisions for follow up of students/staff, evaluation of program results, and reporting of program results.

(3) Priority shall be given to proposals that meet the minimum criteria and:

(a) Support new or expanded CTE programs;

(b) Demonstrate long-term viability;

(d) Demonstrate a diverse number of students served;

(e) Contribute to a reasonable geographic distribution of grant moneys; and

(f) Create regional collaborations between partners which may include multiple public schools or other partners in a region.

Stat. Auth.: 2011 OL Ch. 683 Sec. 7

Stats. Implemented: 2011 OL Ch. 683 Sec. 7

Hist.: ODE 14-2011(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 10-31-11 thru 4-28-12

581-044-0250

Proposal Review Committee

(1) The Oregon Department of Education and the Bureau of Labor and Industries shall jointly convene a Proposal Review Committee to review grant applications and recommend determinations on those applications.

(2) The Proposal Review Committee shall have representatives from business, industry, labor, and education providers. The Department and Bureau shall seek recommendations for membership on the committee from:

(a) Organizations who represent business, industry and labor; and

(b) Education providers including but not limited to the Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development, community colleges, school districts and other public and private education providers.

(3) A member of the Proposal Review Committee may not review a grant for which they have a declared conflict of interest.

(4) The Proposal Review Committee shall receive training on the purpose of the Career and Technical Education Revitalization Grant program and RFP scoring procedures prior to scoring any proposals.

Stat. Auth.: 2011 OL Ch. 683 Sec. 7

Stats. Implemented: 2011 OL Ch. 683 Sec. 7

Hist.: ODE 14-2011(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 10-31-11 thru 4-28-12

581-044-0260

Method of Awarding Competitive Grants

(1) Funding awards for Career and Technical Education Revitalization projects shall be approved by the Oregon Department of Education designated project manager, fiscal manager, and the Superintendent of Public Instruction.

(2) The Oregon Department of Education shall design a Request for Proposal (RFP) and scoring sheets that reflect requirements of state law and criteria stated in OAR 581-044-0240.

(3) Mailing requirements and deadlines shall be included in the RFP.

(4) Each proposal shall be scored by a minimum of two reviewers who are members of the Proposal Review Committee. Where possible each proposal shall be scored by at least one reviewer representing business, industry, or labor and one reviewer representing education providers.

(5) The Proposal Review Committee shall make recommendations for funding based on the review of proposals and the intent of the Act.

(6) In the event that there are insufficient proposals that meet the requirements of the Act and ensure a reasonable geographic distribution, the Proposal Review Committee may recommend an alternative approach to determining reasonable geographic distribution.

(7) The Oregon Department of Education shall notify both successful and unsuccessful applicants. Both successful and unsuccessful applicants shall be allowed access to a summary of comments and suggestions related to their proposals.

(8) Applicants shall have one week from the date of the notification letter to appeal the funding decision related to their application to the Superintendent of Public Instruction. Decisions made by the Superintendent are final.

(9) Grant recipients may request minor changes in funded proposals from the Department of Education. Requests for changes and approved changes shall be kept as part of the grant file.

Stat. Auth.: 2011 OL Ch. 683 Sec. 7

Stats. Implemented: 2011 OL Ch. 683 Sec. 7

Hist.: ODE 14-2011(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 10-31-11 thru 4-28-12

Notes
1.) This online version of the OREGON BULLETIN is provided for convenience of reference and enhanced access. The official, record copy of this publication is contained in the original Administrative Orders and Rulemaking Notices filed with the Secretary of State, Archives Division. Discrepancies, if any, are satisfied in favor of the original versions. Use the OAR Revision Cumulative Index found in the Oregon Bulletin to access a numerical list of rulemaking actions after November 15, 2010.