(a) A school district;
(b) The Youth Corrections Education Program;
(c) The Juvenile Detention Education Program;
(d) The Oregon School for the Deaf; or
(e) The school district or education service district that is providing the educational services for an eligible day treatment program or an eligible residential treatment program for which payment of the costs of education is provided as described in ORS 343.961 (2).
(2) In addition to those moneys distributed through the State School Fund, the Department of Education shall award grants from the Statewide Education Initiatives Account to eligible recipients to implement the early warning system described in this section that assists students in receiving a high school diploma.
(3)(a) A system funded by a grant awarded under this section must enable eligible recipients, students, students’ families, educators, school counselors and community organizations to take necessary corrective actions to assist students in receiving a high school diploma.
(b) Corrective actions that may be taken must be based on research on rates of receiving high school diplomas and on reports of individual students related to:
(A) The student’s attendance;
(B) The student’s behavior at school or in the educational program that the student attends;
(C) The student’s academic or skill progress; and
(D) Any other factors identified by the State Board of Education by rule.
(4) The department shall assist eligible recipients that may apply for a grant under this section, that have applied for a grant under this section or that have received a grant under this section, as appropriate, by:
(a) Providing technical assistance to eligible recipients to ensure that the eligible recipients understand the goals and objectives of the system;
(b) Assisting eligible recipients in developing expertise in assisting students in receiving a high school diploma and developing a culture that encourages and assists students in receiving a high school diploma;
(c) Identifying meaningful predictive indicators of receiving a high school diploma;
(d) Developing local communication systems among students, students’ families, educators and community organizations to assist students in receiving a high school diploma;
(e) Identifying and developing interventions to meet students’ needs, including interventions at school or in the educational program, at home or in the community; and
(f) Reviewing existing policies and practices to:
(A) Expand policies and practices that encourage students to receive a high school diploma; and
(B) Eliminate or modify policies and practices that may provide a disincentive to receive a high school diploma.
(5)(a) Except as provided by paragraph (c) of this subsection, the amount of a grant awarded under this section = the eligible recipient’s ADMw ´ (the total amount available for distribution as grants in each biennium ¸ the total ADMw of all eligible recipients).
(b) For purposes of this subsection and except as provided by paragraph (c) of this subsection, ADMw equals:
(A) For school districts, the ADMw as calculated under ORS 327.013.
(B) For an educational program under the Youth Corrections Education Program or the Juvenile Detention Education Program, the ADMw as calculated under ORS 327.026.
(C) For the Oregon School for the Deaf, an eligible day treatment program or an eligible residential treatment program, the ADMw as calculated by multiplying the average daily membership by 2.0.
(c) The amount of a grant awarded under this section may be adjusted by the department to ensure that each site of the Youth Corrections Education Program, the Juvenile Detention Education Program, an eligible day treatment program and an eligible residential treatment program receives a grant amount that is no less than any minimum grant amount established for school districts.
(6) The State Board of Education shall adopt any rules necessary for the administration of the grants described in this section. [2019 c.122 §46; 2025 c.498 §8]
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