Tigard-Tualatin School District 23J
6960 SW Sandburg Street
Tigard, OR 97223

Date: October 26, 2020
TO: Board of Directors
FR: David Moore
RE: Student Investment Account Grant Agreement

EXPLANATION:

Oregon Department of Education has issued the District’s grant agreement for the Student Investment Account. In order to fully execute the agreement and release funds to the District, the following are required:

• Make the grant agreement available in the District Office
• Make the grant agreement available on the District website
• Reserve public comment related to the grant agreement at an open meeting
• Share grant agreement in an oral presentation by an administrator at an open public meeting
• Approve grant agreement by the governing body at an open public meeting
• Oregon Department of Education approves grant agreement

Progress Markers

SIA grant recipients no longer need to develop or monitor longitudinal performance growth targets for the 2020-21 school year. The Oregon Department of Education will support each recipient in monitoring progress using the progress markers included in the grant agreement and used from a learning and continuous improvement orientation.

Budget

The District’s initial allocation of Student Investment Account dollars for 2020-21 was $10,115,848.68. With reductions in the Corporate Activity Tax revenue received by the State, the final allocation was reduced by almost 70% to $3,171,528.66. Early on, the District expected reduced funding and developed prioritized tiers of investments in 25% increments.

Cabinet has prioritized these dollars among categories 1 and 2 with investments consistent with those recommended in the spring to the SIA Community Workgroup. Some common themes among the prioritized investments include:

• Equity and family engagement
• Class-size reduction
• Mental health
• Social emotional learning
• Student health and safety
• Collaboration time