OAR 581-017-0693
Latino/a/x and Indigenous Student Success Plan Grant Program: Definitions
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“Afro-Latino/a/x” means an individual from Mexican, Central American, South American, or Caribbean communities who identify with African ancestry.(2)
“Central American” means an individual of descent from: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, or Panama, including Black, Afro-Latino/a/x, and Indigenous communities residing in those nations.(3)
“Community-Based Organization” means a nonprofit organization that is reflective of a community or significant segments of a community it seeks to serve.(6)
“Department” means the Oregon Department of Education.(8)
“Indigenous” means an individual from Mexican, Central American, South American, or Caribbean communities who identify with indigenous or tribal communities from those geographic regions.(9)
“Latino/a/x and Indigenous Student Success Grant” or “Grant” means a grant established by ORS 329.845 (Statewide education plan for students who are Latino or Hispanic).(10)
“Latino/a/x and Indigenous Student Success Plan” means the plan established by ORS 329.845 (Statewide education plan for students who are Latino or Hispanic) and adopted by the State Board of Education.(12)
“South American” means an individual of descent from: Brazil, Colombia, Argentina, Peru, Venezuela, Chile, Ecuador, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Falkland Island including Black, Afro-Latino/a/x, and Indigenous communities residing in those nations.(13)
“Student” means a student enrolled in early childhood through post-secondary education who:(a)
Is Latino/a/x, Hispanic, Black, Afro-Latino/a/x, or Indigenous, including individuals of Mexican, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Dominican, South American or, Central American descent; and
Source:
Rule 581-017-0693 — Latino/a/x and Indigenous Student Success Plan Grant Program: Definitions, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=581-017-0693
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