Oregon Department of Education Integrated Guidance
In 2022, the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) released Aligning for Student Success: Integrated Guidance for Six ODE Initiatives (ODE’s Integrated Guidance), which brings together six programs focused on improving outcomes and learning conditions for students and educators. ODE developed this framework to meet the core purposes of each program with a focus on integrating planning, funding, progress monitoring, and evaluation.
ODE’s Integrated Guidance encompasses six ODE programs, which are High School Success, Student Investment Account, Continuous Improvement Planning, Career Technical Education, Every Day Matters, and Early Indicators and Interventions Systems. The programs have five common elements, which are authentic engagement processes, equity-based decision making, focus on students who have been historically marginalized by the education system, comprehensive needs assessment, and continuous improvement cycle. They also have four common goals of well-rounded education, equity advanced, engaged community, and strengthened systems and capacity.
Integrated Application PLAN
Bringing six programs together along with Creswell community input creates significant opportunities to improve outcomes and learning conditions for students and educators. ODE developed a framework for success that meets the core purposes of each state and federal program while trying to create a more robust framework from which we can mark progress, look for long-term impacts, and develop the learning approach to monitoring and evaluation that is a hallmark of high-performing educational systems.
Review the Aligned Initiatives – Application Questions and Answers | Review the IA Plan Budget Document
Student Investment Account
In 2019, the Oregon Legislature passed the $2 billion Student Success Act (HB 3427). At the heart of the Student Success Act is a commitment to improving access and opportunities for students who have been historically underserved by the education system.
The law requires school districts to meaningfully engage their community to determine the best investments for students in their local community while explicitly focusing on student mental and behavior health, addressing disparities based on race or disability, and improving teaching and learning conditions.
SIA grant funds can be used in four broad areas including increasing instructional time; addressing student health and safety needs; decreasing class size; and expanding well-rounded learning opportunities. Programs must also meet students’ behavioral and mental health needs and increase academic achievement as well as reduce disparities among student groups.
Creswell School District SIA 2022-2023 Annual Report – Spanish
ESSER III
ESSER III, the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief grant program authorized by the American Rescue Plan (ARP) in March 2021, is designed to help schools safely reopen and sustain operations while addressing the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.