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After collaborating with Bethel families, students, staff and community members over the past months, our district is presenting the following plan to the Oregon Department of Education.
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There is a new commitment to education in Oregon with the 2019 legislative passage of the Student Success Act (SSA.) When fully implemented, the Student Success Act is expected to invest $1 billion in early learning and K-12 education each year.
The SSA dedicates at least half of its funding to a newly established Student Investment Account (SIA) that will be distributed as non-competitive grants to all Oregon school districts and eligible charter schools. Districts are allowed four broad uses for the grant funds:
- Increasing instructional time
- Addressing student health and safety needs
- Increasing adults/decreasing class size
- 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.
The act focuses on students of color; students with disabilities; emerging bilingual students; and students navigating poverty, homelessness, and foster care.
Bethel has developed a process for determining where these additional funds from the Student Investment Account will be directed.
The district engaged with our community in the following ways:
Meetings with families of students with disabilities, students learning English and students/families navigating homelessness.
Different opportunities for community input
Input and discussions for staff at each of our Bethel schools
Evaluated feedback from various student group meetings and student surveys from last spring
Bethel School District Continuous Improvement Plan
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