From Laura.Allran at ode.state.or.us  Wed Feb  3 15:29:10 2010
From: Laura.Allran at ode.state.or.us (ALLRAN Laura)
Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 15:29:10 -0800
Subject: [esd-dir] Reminder: March 1 Deadline for Speech Language Pathology
 Scholarship Applications
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TO:       All District and ESD Special Education Directors

The message below is being sent to you on behalf of:


Nancy Latini, PhD
Assistant Superintendent
Student Learning & Partnerships
______________________________________________
February 3, 2010

RE:      March 1 Deadline for Speech Language Pathology Scholarship Applications

At this time, the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) is recruiting scholarship candidates from districts and ESDs.  Scholarship recipients will enroll in the Oregon cohort of the Speech Language Pathology Masters degree program through Nova Southeastern University (NSEU).

During the 2007 Regular Legislative Session, House Bill 3141, Section 19 (12), was passed by the 74th Oregon Legislative Assembly.
Each biennium, the Department of education may expend up to $150,000 from the State School Fund for the administration of a program to increase the number of speech-language pathologists and speech-language pathology assistants under sections 21 to 25 of this 2007 Act.

Through HB 3141 funding, fifty-six (56) Oregon educators have already been awarded scholarships for further education in Speech Language Pathology, a field identified with a severe shortage of professionals. These fifty-six speech language pathologists and speech language pathology assistants are currently working in Oregon school districts and, at the same time, are in professional development programs which will result in appropriate professional certification.

Districts/ESDs from across the state are involved with the SLP and SLPA cohort programs, and many of the districts are located in the rural sections of the state. Even before the cohort members have completed their programs, the members are sharing their newly-honed skills in Oregon schools.

We are anxious to begin an additional Oregon cohort, and invite your district or ESD to apply.


The application deadline is March 1, 2010.  The SLP program begins in February 2011.  If you have any questions, please contact Catherine Heaton at (503) 947-5714 or catherine.heaton at state.or.us<mailto:catherine.heaton at state.or.us>.

If you have any difficulty opening the attached document, please contact Laura Allran at laura.allran at state.or.us<mailto:heidi.schulze at state.or.us> or
503-947-5674.

Messages to and from this e-mail address may be made available to the public under Oregon law.

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From Laura.Allran at ode.state.or.us  Wed Feb 17 12:54:59 2010
From: Laura.Allran at ode.state.or.us (ALLRAN Laura)
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:54:59 -0800
Subject: [esd-dir] OSL&P: Extended Assessment information
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TO:       All District and ESD Special Education Directors

The message below is being sent to you on behalf of:


Nancy Latini, PhD
Assistant Superintendent
Student Learning & Partnerships
______________________________________________
February 17, 2010

RE:      Extended Assessment information

The Extended Assessment Administration window will open on February 18, 2010 and will close on April 28, 2010.
Please note that:

*         District Test Coordinators have been provided with guidance around granting permissions to Qualified Assessors who need access to the secure sites.

*         Qualified Assessors have been trained (or are in the process of being trained).

*         Funding allocations for assessment administration were made available earlier in this school year.

For questions related these or other elements of the Extended Assessments please contact Brad Lenhardt at Brad.Lenhardt at state.or.us<mailto:Brad.Lenhardt at state.or.us>, (503)947-5755 or visit the Extended Assessment website located at http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/results/?id=178

If you have any difficulty opening the link, please contact Laura Allran at laura.allran at state.or.us<mailto:heidi.schulze at state.or.us> or 503-947-5674.

Messages to and from this e-mail address may be made available to the public under Oregon law.
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From Laura.Allran at ode.state.or.us  Wed Feb 24 11:02:51 2010
From: Laura.Allran at ode.state.or.us (ALLRAN Laura)
Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:02:51 -0800
Subject: [esd-dir] OSL&P: Process to Lower MOE Bar
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To:  All District and ESD Special Education Directors

The message below is being sent to you on behalf of:


Nancy Latini, PhD
Assistant Superintendent
Student Learning & Partnerships
______________________________________________
February 23, 2010

ATTENTION:  If you are planning to lower your MOE Bar please read the following information carefully and respond no later than March 30, 2010.

RE: Application Process of Lowering your Maintenance Of Effort Bar

Some of you have been considering a request to lower your Special Education Maintenance of Effort bar during the 09-10 school year.  As shared in previous trainings, doing so requires an application process.  Because 'lowering your bar' requires a redirection of the amount you reduce your MOE  into approved ESEA, Title 1, or Impact Aid programs, we are at a point in the fiscal year where it is necessary to make a final decision as to whether or not your district will make application.

If you are a district giving serious consideration to this option, please carefully read the first attachment MOE Page One. If your district then decides to move forward, it would be necessary to complete an application.

The application process includes the following:


1.    A cover letter with an authorized signature that communicates your district's desire to invoke this option during 2009-2010.

2.    A completed worksheet. Please use the second attachment: MOE Page Two.

3.    A 1-2 page summary of the activities to which you plan to redirect the amount of money by which your MOE bar is lowered, including:

A.   Description of the activity or activities and;

B.   the amount of money that will be directed to each activity.

4.    A brief description of how your district accounting system will track the redirected funds separately for your 2009-2010 financial audit.

5.    Mail the application materials in hard copy form to:

Eric Richards, Director of Operations
Oregon Department of Education: Office of Student Learning and Partnerships
Public Services Building
255 Capitol Avenue NE
Salem, Oregon 97301

Applications must be postmarked no later than March 30, 2010.  There will be no extensions beyond this date.
As a reference related to item 3 above in the application process, IDEA requires a district expend the freed-up state/local funds on activities authorized by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). (34 CFR ?300.205) This includes any activities under Title I, Impact Aid, and other ESEA programs. The law allows you to redirect the funds to one or more of the activities below.
Title I Activities
                Improving Basic Programs Operated by LEAs
                Improving Student Reading Skills
                Education of Migratory Children
                Prevention and Intervention Programs for Neglected, Delinquent or At-Risk
                National Assessment
                Comprehensive School Reform
                Advanced Placement Programs
                School Drop-out Prevention
Other Title I Activities
                Preparing, Training and Recruiting High Quality Teachers and Principals
                Language Instruction for Limited English Proficient and Immigrant Students
                21st Century Schools
                Promoting Informed Parental Choice and Innovative Programs
                Flexibility and Accountability
                Indian, Native Hawaiian, and Alaskan Native Education
                Impact Aid Program
Impact Aid
School districts may use Impact Aid for a wide variety of expenses, including the salaries of teachers and teacher aides; purchasing textbooks, computers, and other equipment; after-school programs and remedial tutoring; advanced placement classes; and special enrichment programs.

If you have questions regarding the option of lowering your MOE bar, or the application process, please contact Eric Richards at 503-947-5786 or eric.richards at state.or.us<mailto:eric.richards at state.or.us>.

If you have any difficulty opening the attached document, please contact Laura Allran at laura.allran at state.or.us<mailto:heidi.schulze at state.or.us> or 503-947-5674.

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