1. (1) For each biennium, the Educator Advancement Council will review the formula used to determine  the total amount of funds to be made available to the Sponsoring Organization as Capacity Grants. The Educator Advancement Council may update the formula.
2. (2) The Oregon Department of Education will distribute funds from the Educator Advancement Fund to each Sponsoring Organization according to the direction of the Educator Advancement Council.

3. (3) Capacity Grants shall be used for the following purposes:

   1. (a) Staffing, supplies, and travel costs for at least one dedicated Regional Educator Network staff person to work with Member Organizations in the region and convene network members;
   2. (b) Costs related to convening the Coordinating Body, including costs for travel and actual costs of hiring substitutes for teachers; and
   3. (c) Contracts for services provided by an outside entity to the Sponsoring Organization for facilitation or support for Regional Plan implementation.
4. (4) Sponsoring Organizations must separately account for funding received under this section and must submit an expenditure report to the Educator Advancement Council upon request by the Council.
5. (5) If a Sponsoring Organization does not spend all of the allotted funds in the given biennium, the Educator Advancement Council will direct the Department of Education to reallocate the funds to one or more of the other Regional Educator Networks or hold the funds in the Educator Advancement Fund to be distributed in the following biennium.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 342.940 & ORS 324.943

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 342.940 & ORS 324.943

History

ODE 24-2025, amend filed 05/16/2025, effective 05/16/2025
ODE 147-2019, adopt filed 10/24/2019, effective 10/24/2019
ODE 19-2019, temporary adopt filed 05/20/2019, effective 05/20/2019 through 11/15/2019