1. Tier I and II Technical Assistance WebEx
March 5, 2010
Oregon Department of Education

2. Today’s Objectives Update on application to USED
Update on timeline for Letter of Acknowledgement & Intent
Update on application process
Update on Technical Assistance Meetings

3. Update on Application to USED
Application was submitted on February 9
ODE staff have not heard from USED to date and are planning to follow up

4. Letter of Acknowledgement & Intent
Letter is undergoing a final internal review and will be sent early next week
Letter will be ed to Superintendents of Districts with Tier I and Tier II schools
Letter will be due to Stacie Ankrum on March 16, 2010
District will not have to commit to a particular model in the Letter
ODE will release some funding to Districts for use during Spring 2010 to prepare for implementation of the school improvement grant requirements

5. In order to get SIG funds, the LEA must commit to serve . . .
Requirements
If an LEA has one or more . . .
In order to get SIG funds, the LEA must commit to serve . . .
Tier I, Tier II, and Tier III schools
Each Tier I school it has capacity to serve; at a minimum, at least one Tier I school OR at least one Tier II school
Tier I and Tier II schools, but no Tier III schools
Each Tier I school it has capacity to serve; at a minimum, at least one Tier I school OR at least one Tier II school1
Tier I and III schools, but no Tier II schools
Each Tier I school it has capacity to serve; at a minimum, at least one Tier I school
Tier II and Tier III schools, but no Tier I schools
The LEA has the option to commit to serve as many Tier II and Tier III schools as it wishes
Tier I schools only
Each Tier I school it has capacity to serve
Tier II schools only
The LEA has the option to commit to serve as many Tier II schools as it wishes
Tier III schools only
The LEA has the option to commit to serve as many Tier III schools as it wishes
[1] The number of Tier I schools an LEA has capacity to serve may be zero if, and only if, the LEA is using all of the capacity it would otherwise use to serve its Tier I schools in order to serve Tier II schools.

6. Capacity
If the District decides not to fund a Tier I school under this guidance, it must explain lack of capacity to ODE in the Letter of Acknowledgement and Intent for not serving an identified Tier I school

7. Application process
Final LEA grant applications will be available as soon as we receive approval from the USED
We will send our current draft application to districts upon request, however, it is in draft form and subject to revisions per USED
Applications will be due to ODE May 7, 2010
Reviews will be completed by May 28, 2010
Funding for school year will be released upon approval of the grant application

8. Technical Assistance
We are planning periodic Webinars to provide updated information as it becomes available.
ODE will be adding a webpage dedicated to the School Improvement Grant program
The School Improvement team will be holding technical assistance workshops very late March and/or very early April to assist districts with the application

9. School Improvement Team
Tryna Luton, Director
Brad Capener, Team Lead
Jan McCoy, Education Specialist
Russ Sweet, Education Specialist
Kirk deFord, Education Specialist
Denny Nkemontoh, Education Specialist
Gary Graves, Education Specialist
Stacie Ankrum, Support Specialist

10. Questions

11. Thanks for attending today’s WebEx.