Or. Admin. Code § 581-023-0102

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024
Section 581-023-0102 - Poverty Eligibility Determination for Purposes of State School Fund Distribution
(1) The following definitions and abbreviations apply to this rule:
(a) "ADM" means Average Daily Membership as defined under ORS 327.006 and OAR 581-023-0006.
(b) "Census Bureau" means the United State Census Bureau.
(c) "SAIPE" means the Small Area Income Poverty Estimate published by the Census Bureau every year and available to the public on the Census Bureau's website at: http://www.census.gov/did/www/saipe/.
(2) Pursuant to ORS 327.013(1)(c)(A)(v)(i) the Department of Education will determine poverty using Census Bureau data and ADM data from the school districts.
(3) The Department will obtain SAIPE data published on the Census Bureau website for all Oregon school districts annually as it is released.
(4)
(a) The Department will divide the concurrent year's ADM data by the total children ages 5 to 17 as reported in the SAIPE data.
(b) For those districts where the ratio of the ADM divided by total children ages 5 to 17 as reported in SAIPE data is greater than 100%, the Department will reduce the ratio to 100%.
(5) The Department will multiply the population ages 5 to 17 in families in poverty as reported by the SAIPE by the percentage calculated above.
(6) The Department will round the resulting product to two decimal places.
(7) The Department will use the previous year's SAIPE data to calculate the final poverty weights for the current year pursuant to ORS 327.013(1)(c)(A)(v).

Or. Admin. Code § 581-023-0102

ODE 9-2014, f. 2-19-14, cert. ef. 7-1-14; ODE 14-2016, f. & cert. ef. 2/5/2016; ODE 48-2016, f. & cert. ef. 11/1/2016

Stat. Auth.: ORS 327.013 & 327.125

Stats. Implemented: ORS 327.013