[SE-Dir] ENHANCEMENT GRANTS AND NEW LEGAL SPECIALIST AT SL&P

[SANDBERG Ruby]

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
______________________________________________
October 10, 2011


RE:  ENHANCEMENT GRANTS AND NEW LEGAL SPECIALIST AT SL&P

I had two things I didn't share at the fall conference that I know will interest you.

1.      There will be enhancement grants coming out in the near future. With the budgets still uncertain, we will be able to maintain those grants at the award similar to last year.  We hope to keep them steady for one more year at least.  I will get out a notice when the paperwork has been signed and the process has begun.

2.      We have a new Legal Specialist at our office!  Many of you may not know that Ty Manieri moved back to his home state of Louisiana and has a position similar to the one he held here; except that the legal unit is all one, not a separate Department of Justice as Oregon has.  We keep in touch and he is doing well.

Now for the fun news:  Our new legal specialist was at the fall conference and met many of you.  Her name is Claudette Rushing.  She came to us from Baltimore City Schools Office of General Counsel.  Prior to attending law school at the University of Maryland to pursue her law degree, she taught special education/reading and language arts for five years in a variety of different schools.  She specialized in working with students who are dyslexic and is a certified reading and language arts teacher at the secondary level.  She is a member of the Maryland Bar and worked with the U.S. Department of Education and the National School Boards Association before moving to Oregon.  We are very fortunate that she has had a deep interest in Oregon and wanted to move here!  You can reach Claudette at 503-947-5689 or claudette.rushing at state.or.us<mailto:claudette.rushing at state.or.us>

Nancy Latini


Ruby Sandberg, Executive Assistant to
Nancy Latini, Assistant Superintendent
Office of Student Learning & Partnerships
Oregon Department of Education
503-947-5738   FAX: 503-378-5156
ruby.sandberg at state.or.us






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