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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>TO: </span><b><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Curriculum Directors</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The
message below is <span style='color:black'>being forwarded to you on behalf</span>
of:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Nancy
Latini, PhD<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Assistant
Superintendent<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Student
Learning & Partnerships<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>______________________________________________
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>October 8, 2009<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>RE: Scholarship Opportunities for
Students Who Enroll in Speech Language Pathology Assistant Programs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>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 Pathologist Assistants program through</span><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> Chemeketa Community
College. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>During
the 2007 Regular Legislative Session, House Bill 3141, Section 19 (12), was
passed by the 74<sup>th</sup> Oregon Legislative Assembly.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:27.35pt'><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Through HB 3141 funding, forty-two (42)
Oregon educators have already been awarded scholarships for further education
in Speech Language Pathology, a field identified with a severe shortage of
professionals. These forty-two 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. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Districts/ESDs from across the state are
involved with the SLP and SLPA cohort programs, and many of the districts are
located in rural portions of the state. Even before the cohort members have
completed their programs in SLPA, the members are sharing their newly-honed
skills in Oregon schools. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>We are anxious to begin an additional Oregon
cohort, and invite your district or ESD to apply. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>The deadline of November 1, 2009, is quickly
approaching. The SLPA program begins in January 2010.<span
style='color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoTitle align=left style='text-align:left'><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'>Send any questions to Catherine Heaton
at <a href="mailto:catherine.heaton@state.or.us">catherine.heaton@state.or.us</a>
or call her at 503-947-5714.</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>
</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>If
you have any difficulty opening the attached document, please contact Laura
Allran at <a href="mailto:heidi.schulze@state.or.us">laura.allran@state.or.us</a>
or 503-947-5674.<span style='color:red'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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color:black'>SLPA Application Materials.doc<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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