75th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2009 Regular Session
Enrolled
House Bill 2586
Sponsored by Representative BUCKLEY; Representatives BENTZ,
BERGER, CAMERON, DEMBROW, ESQUIVEL, GALIZIO, GARRARD, GELSER,
GILLIAM, GREENLICK, HOLVEY, HUFFMAN, JENSON, KAHL, NATHANSON,
ROBLAN, STIEGLER, VANORMAN, Senators BURDICK, CARTER, DEVLIN,
METSGER, MONROE, MORRISETTE, NELSON, SCHRADER, WALKER, WINTERS
CHAPTER ................
AN ACT
Relating to school libraries; creating new provisions; and
amending ORS 327.297 and 329.095.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
SECTION 1. ORS 327.297 is amended to read:
327.297. (1) In addition to those moneys distributed through
the State School Fund, the Department of Education shall award
grants to school districts, education service districts, the
Youth Corrections Education Program and the Juvenile Detention
Education Program for activities that relate to increases in
student achievement, including:
(a) Early childhood support including establishing, maintaining
or expanding quality prekindergarten programs and full-day
kindergarten programs;
(b) Class size reduction with an emphasis on the reduction of
kindergarten through grade three class sizes;
(c) Increases in instructional time including summer programs
and before- and after-school programs;
(d) Mentoring, teacher retention and professional development;
(e) Remediation, alternative learning and student retention;
(f) Services to at-risk youth;
(g) Programs to improve a student achievement gap between
student groups identified by culture, poverty, language and race
and other student groups;
(h) Vocational education programs;
(i) Literacy programs; { - and - }
{ + (j) School library programs; and + }
{ - (j) - } { + (k) + } Other research-based student
improvement strategies approved by the State Board of Education.
(2)(a) Each school district, each education service district,
the Youth Corrections Education Program and the Juvenile
Detention Education Program may apply to the Department of
Education for a grant.
(b) The department shall review and approve applications based
on criteria established by the State Board of Education. In
establishing the criteria, the State Board of Education shall
consider { - the recommendations of the Quality Education
Commission established under Executive Order 99-16 and - } the
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recommendations of the Quality Education Commission established
under ORS 327.500.
(c) The applications shall include the activities to be funded
and the goals of the district or program for increases in student
performance. The applications shall become part of the local
district continuous improvement plan described in ORS 329.095.
(3) The Department of Education shall evaluate the annual
progress of each recipient of grant funds under this section
toward the performance targets established by the Quality
Education { - Commissions - } { + Commission + }. The
evaluation shall become part of the requirements of the
department for assessing the effectiveness of the district under
ORS 329.085, 329.095 and 329.105. The department shall ensure
district and program accountability by providing appropriate
assistance, intervening and establishing consequences in order to
support progress toward the performance targets.
(4) Each biennium the Department of Education shall issue a
report to the Legislative Assembly on the grant program and the
results of the grant program.
(5)(a) Notwithstanding ORS 338.155 (9), the Department of
Education may not award a grant under this section directly to a
public charter school.
(b) A school district that receives a grant under this section
may transfer a portion of the grant to a public charter school
based on the charter of the school or any other agreement between
the school district and the public charter school.
(c) A public charter school that receives grant funds under
this subsection shall use those funds for the activities
specified in subsection (1) of this section.
(6)(a) The amount of each grant for a program or school
district = the program's or school district's ADMw X (the total
amount available for distribution to programs and school
districts as grants in each fiscal year : the total ADMw of all
programs and school districts that receive a grant).
(b) The amount of each grant for an education service district
= the education service district's ADMw X (the total amount
available for distribution to education service districts as
grants in each fiscal year : the total ADMw of all education
service districts that receive a grant).
(c) As used in this subsection, 'ADMw' means:
(A) For a school district, the extended weighted average daily
membership as calculated under ORS 327.013, 338.155 (1) and
338.165 { - (2) - } { + (3) + };
(B) For the Youth Corrections Education Program, the average
daily membership as defined in ORS 327.006 multiplied by 2.0;
(C) For the Juvenile Detention Education Program, the average
daily membership as defined in ORS 327.006 multiplied by 1.5; and
(D) For an education service district, the sum of the ADMw of
the component school districts of the education service district.
(7) Each district or program shall deposit the grant amounts it
receives under this section in a separate account, and shall
apply amounts in that account to pay for activities described in
the district's or program's application.
(8) The State Board of Education may adopt any rules necessary
for the administration of the grant program.
SECTION 2. ORS 329.095 is amended to read:
329.095. (1) The Department of Education shall require school
districts and schools to conduct self-evaluations and update
their local district continuous improvement plans on a biennial
basis. The self-evaluation process shall involve the public in
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the setting of local goals. The school districts shall ensure
that representatives from the demographic groups of their school
population are invited to participate in the development of local
district continuous improvement plans to achieve the goals.
(2) As part of setting local goals, school districts shall
undertake a communications process that involves parents,
students, teachers, school employees and community
representatives to explain and discuss the local goals and their
relationship to programs under this chapter.
(3) At the request of the school district, department staff
shall provide ongoing technical assistance in the development and
implementation of the local district continuous improvement plan.
(4) The local district continuous improvement plan shall
include:
{ + (a) Goals to implement the following: + }
{ - (a) - } { + (A) + } A rigorous curriculum aligned with
state standards;
{ - (b) - } { + (B) + } High-quality instructional
programs;
{ - (c) - } { + (C) + } Short-term and long-term
professional development plans;
{ - (d) - } { + (D) + } Programs and policies { - to - }
{ + that + } achieve a safe educational environment;
{ - (e) - } { + (E) + } A plan for family and community
engagement;
{ - (f) - } { + (F) + } Staff leadership development;
{ - (g) - } { + (G) + } High-quality data systems;
{ - (h) - } { + (H) + } Improvement planning that is
data-driven;
{ - (i) - } { + (I) + } Education service plans for
students who have or have not exceeded all of the academic
content standards; { + and
(J) + } { + A strong school library program; + }
{ - (j) - } { + (b) + } A review of demographics, student
performance, staff characteristics and student access to, and use
of, educational opportunities; and
{ - (k) - } { + (c) A description of + } district efforts
to achieve local efficiencies and efforts to make better use of
resources.
SECTION 3. { + (1) The amendments to ORS 327.297 by section 1
of this 2009 Act first apply to the 2010-2011 school year.
(2) The amendments to ORS 329.095 by section 2 of this 2009 Act
first apply to local district continuous improvement plans
updated on or after the effective date of this 2009 Act. + }
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Passed by House June 26, 2009
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Chief Clerk of House
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Speaker of House
Passed by Senate June 29, 2009
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President of Senate
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Received by Governor:
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Approved:
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Governor
Filed in Office of Secretary of State:
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Secretary of State
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