[SE-Dir] OSL&P: Oregon School for the Blind Employees

[ALLRAN Laura]

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
______________________________________________
July 27, 2009

RE:      Oregon School for the Blind Employees

I wanted to be sure you saw this message that went from Superintendent Castillo to all districts and ESDs about the School for the Blind.


Nancy Latini, PhD
Assistant Superintendent
Oregon Department of Education
Student Learning & Partnerships
503-947-5702
nancy.latini at state.or.us

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Oregon Department of Education

Employee Services

255 Capitol Street NE

July 23, 2009

Salem, OR  97310













TO:

All School Districts and ESDs









FROM:

Deborah Lincoln, Director of Employee Services









RE:

Oregon School for the Blind Employees
















During the recent legislative session, the Legislature passed House Bill 2834, which closes the Oregon School for the Blind by September 1, 2009.  Students at the school will be transitioning back to their home school districts for the 2009-2010 school year.

Closure of the school provides the opportunity for school districts and ESDs who are in need of staff with significant experience in addressing the special education needs of students who are visually impaired.  Several dozen experienced and highly qualified staff members at the Oregon School for the Blind are seeking employment in a school district that could make use of their unique skills.

House Bill 2834 contained a provision to help the employees transition into other jobs.  Section 4 (1) of House Bill 2834 states:  "Except as otherwise provided by a collective bargaining agreement, a public employer shall give preference for a vacant position to an otherwise qualified person who worked for the Oregon School for the Blind."  This provision expires on July 1, 2012.

Many of your districts may have already been contacted by ODE staff about the availability of these experienced staff members.   My human resources team is available to help facilitate communication between our employees and any entity that may be recruiting our OSB personnel.  We have qualified personnel in the following areas: teachers, teaching assistants, dormitory counselors, cooks, food service workers, custodians, grounds maintenance workers, plumbers, carpenters, seamsters, administrators, LPNs, and other healthcare workers.  We believe that these are some of the most skilled and dedicated employees in their respective fields that you will find in Oregon.

Please do not hesitate to contact me by phone at 503-947-5885 or via e-mail at deborah.lincoln at state.or.us<mailto:deborah.lincoln at state.or.us> if have any questions or need any additional information or a list of interested OSB employees.

If you have any difficulty viewing this 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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