Student Success Act

The Early Literacy Success Initiative secures $90 million in non-competitive, application-based grants for the biennium to support comprehensive early literacy plans (defined as pre-kindergarten through third grade) in order to increase early literacy statewide.

Application Resources

The following resources will be useful for preparing the grant application for the Early Literacy Success School District Grants:

• Oregon’s Early Literacy Framework provides the content to engage in deep learning and frame the big picture of effective early literacy.
• The Program Review Tool guides applicants through applying the Framework to their given setting and includes eight questions that will be required in the Application.
• The Application Planning Template is a practical tool in which an applicant lays out what they will be required to submit alongside the Inventory and Budget.
• The Literacy Inventory and Budget includes the template for the inventory required by the legislation and provides pre-populated budget cells that help with planning for allowable expenses. This will be required as an attachment in the Application.
• The Guidance helps summarize the legislation and lays out how the grant program works, while providing clarity in what will be expected and reviewed.
• The Application holds all of the questions in the Template as well as the questions in the Program Review Tool and will be the location for uploading the Literacy Inventory and Budget. It comes via Smartsheet on Dec. 1 (and closes on Jan. 8) and will align with the Integrated Guidance tools and reporting infrastructure.

Grant application and reporting are fully incorporated into Integrated Guidance. There will not be a separate application.

Hiring

You may use funds to hire literacy coaches, specialists, and interventionists if they meet all of these criteria:

• Must have specific advanced training in “research-aligned literacy strategies” and “the science of reading and writing” that is
  • included in a course in an educator preparation program
  • or included as a course in a post-graduate degree program in teaching reading or literacy
  • or provided by ODE or included on the ODE list of PD providers
  • or provided by a school district or ESD
• Must have a literacy-focused licensure endorsement
• Primary role and responsibility must be direct support of students and/or educators

Purchasing Curriculum

Core curriculum must be purchased from the ODE-approved list.

Supplemental material purchasing guidance is not yet available.

ODE can be reached at k12.literacy@ode.oregon.gov.