To be eligible for selection as District Improvement Partnership district:

1. (1) The district must have 300 or more students enrolled in the district on a date specified by the Department; and

2. (2) Demonstrate a history of low performance as defined as “below state average” in the following metrics:

   1. (a) 3rd grade reading achievement for all students as determined by a statewide standardized assessment;
   2. (b) 3rd grade reading achievement for student subgroups as determined by a statewide standardized assessment;
   3. (c) 4th grade through 8th grade reading growth for all students as determined by a statewide standardized assessment;
   4. (d) 4th grade through 8th grade reading growth for student subgroups as determined by a statewide standardized assessment;
   5. (e) 4th grade through 8th grade math growth for all students as determined by a statewide standardized assessment;
   6. (f) 4th grade through 8th grade math growth for student subgroups as determined by a statewide standardized assessment;
   7. (g) 9th grade chronic absenteeism; and
   8. (h) 5-year cohort graduation rates.
3. (3) Data used by the Department to select school districts may be from different school years but must by the best data available as identified by the Department.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 327.800

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 327.800 & 329.105

History

ODE 134-2019, minor correction filed 09/10/2019, effective 09/10/2019
ODE 20-2016, f. & cert. ef. 3-22-16