ORS 327.843 Early Literacy Success Community Grant; purposes; grants; rules

As part of the Early Literacy Success Initiative, the Department of Education shall establish and administer the Early Literacy Success Community Grant program.

The purposes of the grant program are to:

Expand culturally and linguistically responsive early literacy programs for children in early elementary grades by:

Encouraging family and caregiver engagement; and

Providing research-aligned professional training and coaching for direct service staff in early literacy.

Develop and implement programs that engage parents and children in early elementary grades in early literacy and that are available equitably and statewide.

Provide high-dosage tutoring programs and training to tutors to qualify the tutors for instruction in a manner consistent with research-aligned literacy strategies.

Expand and develop language revitalization efforts by federally recognized Indian tribes in this state.

Under the program, the department shall distribute grants from the Early Literacy Success Community Grant Fund in accordance with rules adopted by the State Board of Education. Rules adopted under this section must:

Establish metrics of success;

Be adopted in consultation with the federally recognized Indian tribes of this state; and

Align, to the greatest extent practicable, with:

The purposes of the Early Literacy Success School Grant program established by ORS 327.829 to 327.837;

District continuous improvement plans, as described in ORS 329.095; and

Programs related to culturally specific parent and child support.