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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_MailEndCompose">The Oregon Department of Education is reopening the application for the 2016-2021 State Personnel Development Grant for a short window of time in order to fill the remaining slots with quality applicants. The focus
of this grant is to improve regional and LEA capacity to implement a multi-tiered system of support framework through the guidance of both a regionally identified and an LEA identified instructional/implementation coach. Funds will be provided to selected
LEAs in order to support the continued development of the identified LEA instructional/implementation coach.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose">Important Dates:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose">December 8, 2017 - 3:00 pm – Application Closes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose">December 20, 2017 – LEAs Notified
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose">January 25-26 – Initial Coach Training<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose">More specific information and LEA application can be found on the Oregon Department of Education’s website at
</span><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/ode/students-and-family/SpecialEducation/RegPrograms_BestPractice/Pages/State-Personnel-Development-Grant-%28SPDG%29.aspx"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose">http://www.oregon.gov/ode/students-and-family/SpecialEducation/RegPrograms_BestPractice/Pages/State-Personnel-Development-Grant-%28SPDG%29.aspx</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:90%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose">For additional questions please contact:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:90%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:90%;color:#1B75BC">Jennifer Eklund-Smith<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:90%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose">Coherent Strategies SPDG/SSIP Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:90%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose">Student Services | Regional/Best Practices<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:90%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose">503.947.5611
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"></span><a href="mailto:jennifer.eklund-smith@ode.state.or.us"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose">jennifer.eklund-smith@ode.state.or.us</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"><span style="font-size:10.5pt">
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