From Laura.Allran at ode.state.or.us Wed Apr 1 10:44:14 2009 From: Laura.Allran at ode.state.or.us (ALLRAN Laura) Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 10:44:14 -0700 Subject: [SE-Dir] OSL&P: Notice of Administrative Rule Hearing Message-ID: 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 ______________________________________________ April 1, 2009 RE: Notice of Administrative Rule Hearing: Educational Assistant Most of you employ educational assistants for special education. Please take time to review the proposed rule changes for the Educational Assistant by following the link listed at the bottom of this message. Any comments should be directed to Cindy Hunt, Legal Affairs Coordinator at the Oregon Department of Education, before April 22, 2009. You may also attend the hearing and offer testimony. Please see details below. ______________________________________________ Pursuant to ORS 183.335(14): NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE RULES HEARING FOR PROPOSED ADOPTION BY THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION Hearing date, time and location: April 22, 2009 @ 1:00 p.m. Oregon Department of Education Public Service Building, 2nd Floor Room 251A (Written or electronic testimony accepted until April 22, 2009 at 5:00 p.m.) Proposed rule changes: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?=2399 (Click on "581-037-0005, 0015, 0025, 0030 - Educational Assistant") If you have any questions, please contact Cindy Hunt at 503-947-5651 or cindy.l.hunt at state.or.us . 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URL: From Laura.Allran at ode.state.or.us Mon Apr 6 09:54:20 2009 From: Laura.Allran at ode.state.or.us (ALLRAN Laura) Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2009 09:54:20 -0700 Subject: [SE-Dir] OSL&P: Commission Announcement Message-ID: 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 ______________________________________________ April 6, 2009 RE: Commission Announcement Attached are two different documents announcing the creation of the Oregon Commission on Autism and identifying how to apply. Also attached is the interest form to be filled out and returned to the governor's office. Please share with whomever you feel would be appropriate. We understand that many school staff will be asked to participate on various work groups that will be formed from this commission. The applications must be sent directly to the governor's office. Thank you. 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Name: ATT00001.txt URL: From Laura.Allran at ode.state.or.us Mon Apr 13 14:57:57 2009 From: Laura.Allran at ode.state.or.us (ALLRAN Laura) Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:57:57 -0700 Subject: [SE-Dir] OSL&P: RTI Applications Extended Message-ID: 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 ______________________________________________ April 13, 2009 RE: Oregon Response to Intervention (Or-RTI) Applications Extended Given feedback to the Oregon Department of Education that several school districts had not received notice of the application process for the Or-RTI initiative, ODE has decided to extend the deadline for applications until APRIL 17, 2009. The Oregon Department of Education has proudly supported the Or-RTI initiative over the past four years. In conjunction with our partner, Tigard-Tualatin School District, 29 school districts from all across Oregon have received funding, training, and technical assistance to build district capacity for the adoption and implementation of RTI. Each of these school districts has taught us how important a common framework is for successful RTI implementation and that applying the framework to the unique needs of each district is a necessary component of successful implementation. The districts have also taught us that RTI belongs to multiple stakeholders within a district, including, but not limited to, general and special education. Applying the framework within general and special education is critical for the success of RTI in each district. ODE is committed to maintaining and furthering the work within the RTI framework and is pleased to announce the fifth round of applications. Please find the attached application, which is also posted online at: http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=2502 If you have any questions, please contact Kimberly Ingram at (503) 947-5611 or email at Kimberly.ingram at state.or.us Please fax, email, or mail your application to Kimberly Ingram, no later than Friday, April 17, 2009 to: (503) 947-4535 (fax) 255 Capitol St. NE, Salem, OR 97310-0203. If you have any difficulty opening the link, please contact Laura Allran at laura.allran 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. ===========End of Message============ ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. 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URL: From Laura.Allran at ode.state.or.us Mon Apr 13 15:42:25 2009 From: Laura.Allran at ode.state.or.us (ALLRAN Laura) Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:42:25 -0700 Subject: [SE-Dir] OSL&P: Amended Formula for Significant Disproportionality Message-ID: 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 ______________________________________________ April 13, 2009 RE: Amended Formula for Significant Disproportionality This is an update to the Significant Disproportionality notice sent to district and ESD Special Education directors on Tuesday, March 31, 2009. Oregon's formula for significant disproportionality in the least restrictive environment (LRE) has been amended. The amended document has been reposted at http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=653. The amendment now includes the minimum size (10) for students across all other race/ethnicity categories by setting LRE. By incorporating this amendment, a district will not be triggered for disproportionality in a single racial/ethnic category of students unless there are at least 10 students of other races in that setting. Further questions may be directed to your county contact. If you have any difficulty viewing the above link, please contact Laura Allran at laura.allran 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. ===========End of Message============ ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender immediately and delete the communication and any attachments. 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In previous years, the Oregon Department of Education has responded to appeals beyond this deadline to accommodate a variety of issues. However, given that this year districts have a greater need for the June pre-preliminary AYP results to be as accurate as possible, extensions will not be allowed this year. Please notify all staff of this critical information. Districts and schools that are unable to meet this deadline may receive AYP designations that do not reflect their students' actual achievement. For additional questions on Extended Assessment timelines and deadlines, please contact Brad Lenhardt at Brad.Lenhardt at state.or.us. If you have any difficulty viewing this document, please contact Laura Allran at laura.allran at state.or.us or at (503)947-5674. 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URL: From Laura.Allran at ode.state.or.us Thu Apr 16 08:25:19 2009 From: Laura.Allran at ode.state.or.us (ALLRAN Laura) Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2009 08:25:19 -0700 Subject: [SE-Dir] OSL&P: May 1, 2009 NASDSE broadcast Message-ID: TO: All District and ESD Special Education Directors The message below is being forwarded to you on behalf of: Nancy Latini, PhD Assistant Superintendent Student Learning & Partnerships ______________________________________________ April 16, 2009 RE: May 1, 2009 NASDSE broadcast Our next broadcast for the 2008-09 NASDSE Professional Development Series is scheduled for Friday, May 1, 2009 and is titled: Understanding the Big Picture: Federal Policy and its Impact on the Classroom. NASDSE's director of government relations will facilitate a discussion of recent and upcoming federal policy changes, how they affect the classroom and what to expect from the new Administration. Information for the session, including specific satellite coordinates, will be posted on the Department's website at http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/results/?id=258, several days prior to the session. Local ESDs and schools may host this event through the Oregon Access Network. For a list of network sites, please go to: http://www.ode.state.or.us/initiatives/oraccessnet/networksites.aspx. For schools unable to participate in the live session broadcasts, the Department provides taped copies of the broadcasts for rebroadcast and/or dissemination by ESDs and schools. Please contact the special education director at your local ESD to confirm your attendance at these important training events. Should you require further assistance or information, please contact Stella Brown at 503.947.5643, or by email at stella.brown at state.or.us. If you have any difficulty opening the above links, please contact Laura Allran at laura.allran at state.or.us or 503-947-5674. 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URL: From Laura.Allran at ode.state.or.us Thu Apr 16 10:46:26 2009 From: Laura.Allran at ode.state.or.us (ALLRAN Laura) Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2009 10:46:26 -0700 Subject: [SE-Dir] OSLP: Stimulus Extends Medicaid Moratorium Message-ID: TO: All District and ESD Special Education Directors The message below is being forwarded to you on behalf of: Nancy Latini, PhD Assistant Superintendent Student Learning & Partnerships ______________________________________________ April 16, 2009 RE: Stimulus Extends Medicaid Moratorium The American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) H.R. 1, extends a moratorium on certain Medicaid regulations issued or proposed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMMS) under the previous administration. Some of these regulations would affect schools. * One rule would eliminate matching funds for transporting students with disabilities to and from schools on days they receive Medicaid services there. Another rule would eliminate matching funds for certain administrative costs in providing Medicaid services to students known as the "administrative claiming" rule. This rule was issued in final form on 12/28/07, but Congress passed legislation 12/19/07 that prevented it from going into effect. Under the stimulus bill, this moratorium which was set to expire April 1, will now expire July 1, 2009. Another rule would eliminate matching funds for case management services that are "integral" to the management of a nonmedical program such as IDEA. This rule became effective 3/08, but Congress included a limited moratorium in legislation passed in June 2008. This moratorium also says the Center on Medicare and Medicaid Services cannot implement those parts of the rule that are more restrictive than the guidance the act provides. The ARRA also directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services not to promulgate as final the proposed Medicaid regulations published on August 13, 2007 (72 Federal Register 45201) related to rehabilitative services. The expected benefits to districts would be an extended period of time to collect at current fees. If you have additional questions, please contact Linda Williams of DHS at linda.j.williams at state.or.us or 503-945-6730 If you have any difficulty viewing this document, please contact Laura Allran at laura.allran 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. ===========End of Message============ ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. 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URL: From Laura.Allran at ode.state.or.us Thu Apr 16 13:58:38 2009 From: Laura.Allran at ode.state.or.us (ALLRAN Laura) Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2009 13:58:38 -0700 Subject: [SE-Dir] OSL&P: Specific Learning Disability Sample Form Updated Message-ID: 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 ______________________________________________ April 16, 2009 RE: Specific Learning Disability (SLD) Sample Form Updated The SLD eligibility form has been updated to include additional and more specific references to the eligibility models currently being used in Oregon. These changes were made to provide clarity around some of the more specific documentation requirements for each of the models. Specific major changes are highlighted on the attached version. Reviews of these forms and the proposed changes were conducted at the November stakeholder's meeting. Also, we appreciated the input and assistance of our Special Education Director Advisory. The updated version is now posted at http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=817. If you have any difficulty viewing the above link, please contact Laura Allran at laura.allran 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. ===========End of Message============ ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender immediately and delete the communication and any attachments. 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Name: SLD Eligibility Form_Update_041609_highlight.rtf Type: application/rtf Size: 387708 bytes Desc: SLD Eligibility Form_Update_041609_highlight.rtf URL: From Heidi.Schulze at ode.state.or.us Fri Apr 17 09:57:20 2009 From: Heidi.Schulze at ode.state.or.us (SCHULZE Heidi) Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 09:57:20 -0700 Subject: [SE-Dir] OSL&P: 2009-2010 IDEA Base Allocation & Stimulus Fund Allocation Estimates Message-ID: 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 ______________________________________________ April 17, 2009 RE: 2009-2010 IDEA Base Allocation and Stimulus Fund Allocation Estimates Please utilize the excel spreadsheet above to access information on your IDEA estimates for 2009-2010. The columns that represent the estimated amounts that flow to your district are entitled 'total net to LEA'. 1) You will soon receive sub grant notification for the first 50% of your IDEA stimulus fund allocation. When you receive this, you will be able to access the funds through the Electronic Grants Management System (EGMS) at ODE. 2) All IDEA stimulus funds are considered an 09-10 allocation and must be accounted for as such. We are discussing the possibility of setting up a separate code in the State Accounting System, but for now please set up a separate revenue/expense account for tracking these funds separately from your IDEA base allocation. 3) First payment for IDEA base allocation and second payment for stimulus funds will be accessible to you on October 1, 2009. 4) 85% of your stimulus funds must be obligated by September 30, 2010, and the remaining 15% by September 30, 2011. 5) For guidance on how to spend IDEA stimulus funds, please refer to the March 17, 2009 list serve message issued by Dr. Latini. This message was sent to you and was forwarded to your business managers. For additional questions on IDEA base and stimulus funds and ARRA requirements, please contact Eric Richards at eric.richards at state.or.us or (503) 947-5786. If you have any difficulty viewing the attached document, please contact Laura Allran at laura.allran at state.or.us or at (503) 947-5674. 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Name: Estimated FY2009 IDEA Part B Awards5.xls Type: application/vnd.ms-excel Size: 70656 bytes Desc: Estimated FY2009 IDEA Part B Awards5.xls URL: From Laura.Allran at ode.state.or.us Wed Apr 29 09:06:28 2009 From: Laura.Allran at ode.state.or.us (ALLRAN Laura) Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 09:06:28 -0700 Subject: [SE-Dir] OSL&P: NASDSE Tech Coordinates & Passwords Message-ID: TO: All District and ESD Special Education Directors The message below is being forwarded to you on behalf of: Nancy Latini, PhD Assistant Superintendent Student Learning & Partnerships ______________________________________________ April 29, 2009 RE: May 1, 2009, NASDSE Broadcast: Tech Coordinates and Passwords Attached is NASDSE broadcast access information on technical coordinates and streaming video passwords. In the past, we posted access information for the session on the Department's website several days prior to the session. However, because the conference is a subscription service, the access information will no longer be available directly on the ODE website. This information must remain confidential and should not be posted on public websites. Local ESDs and schools may host this event through the Oregon Access Network. For a list of network sites, please go to: http://www.ode.state.or.us/initiatives/oraccessnet/networksites.aspx. For schools unable to participate in the live-session broadcasts, the Department will continue to provide taped copies of the broadcasts for rebroadcast and/or dissemination by ESDs and schools. Please contact the special education director at your local ESD to confirm your attendance at these important training events. Should you require further assistance or information, please contact Stella Brown at 503-947-5643, or by email at stella.brown at state.or.us. If you have any difficulty opening the attached document, please contact Laura Allran at laura.allran 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. ============= Attachment ============== NASDSE Tech Sheet May 1.DOC =========== End of Message ============ ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender immediately and delete the communication and any attachments. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. ********************************************************************** -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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From this we received some valuable responses from USED that represent greater flexibility for districts with the IDEA Stimulus Funds. Please look carefully at items #2 and #4 for the new information. 1) Spending Timelines for Stimulus Funds: The original guidance was that 85% of Stimulus Funds should be obligated by September 30, 2010, with the remaining 15% obligated by September 30, 2011. This will remain true for Title 1 Funds, but the updated guidance for IDEA Stimulus Funds is more flexible for districts: "An LEA should use the IDEA recovery funds expeditiously. An LEA should obligate the majority of these funds during school years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 and the remainder during school year 2010-11". (Guidance Document on IDEA Part B Stimulus Funds: http://stimulus.k12partners.org/content/updated-usdoe-idea-part-b-guidance-april-17th). EDGAR 75.707 defines "obligate" differently for various kinds of property and services: Sec. 75.707 When obligations are made: The following shows when a grantee makes obligations for various kinds of property and services. If the obligation is for: (a) Acquisition of real or personal property: On the date the grantee makes a binding written commitment to acquire the property. (b) Personal services by an employee of the grantee: When the services are performed. (c) Personal services by a contractor who is not an employee of the grantee: On the date on which the grantee makes a binding written commitment to obtain the services. (d) Performance of work other than the personal services: On the date on which grantee makes a binding written commitment to obtain the work. (e) Public utility services: When the grantee receives the services. (f) Travel: When the travel is taken. (g) Rental of real or personal property: When the grantee uses the property. (h) A preagreement: Cost that was properly approved by the Secretary under the cost principles identified in 34 CFR 74.171 or 80.22. (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1221e-3 and 3474) ODE asked USED if we should interpret that to mean 51% or more by June 30, 2010. They indicated that they would not give a specific percentage, but we would counsel you to use this approach at a minimum. The implications of this update are very important to you, as it could leave a district with up to 49% of its stimulus funds for use between 7/1/10 and 9/30/11. 2) Non-Supplanting Requirements: A footnote in the most current USED Guidance Document of IDEA Part B states this clearly: "No requirement currently exists related to supplanting 'particular costs' and if an LEA maintains local, or state and local, effort, it will not violate the supplement/not supplant requirements of the IDEA. " What does this mean for you relative to IDEA Stimulus funds? When you close your books for 2008-2009, you will have an estimate of your Fund 100: Area of Responsibility 320 expenditures for that year, which need to be added to your ESD 320 expenditures on behalf of kids on IEPs from your district. You then need to compare that against the same audited figures for 2007-2008 to determine with confidence whether or not you spent as much in 2008-2009 as you did in 2007-2008. If you feel certain that you will maintain effort in 2008-2009, then you would satisfy the non-supplanting standard. Then, and only then, you could do something like the following scenario: Because of general fund reduction in 2008-2009, you are planning on laying off a certified special education teacher who has traditionally been funded out of general fund. If you are certain you will maintain effort in 2008-2009, you could save this position by paying for it out of stimulus funds. If later it is found that you did not maintain effort, you will have violated non-supplanting requirements and will incur the enforcement consequences. 3) How do we define "obligate": District grantees should use the information we provided under question 1 above, found in Part 75 Section 707 (Sec. 75.707) of EDGAR to find this definition. Most of the questions we have received about "obligation" involve employee salaries in a district. Under 75.707 (b) personal services by an employee of a grantee, the standard is clearly "when the services are performed." In other words, no salaries and or benefits could be obligated for employee services performed after the grant period of September 30, 2011. 4) How ARRA funds should be coded: Clarification was requested because OSEP consistently stated that the ARRA funds are a 2009-2010 allocation and should be accounted for as such. Yet districts were told they could go back as far as February 17, 2009, to use these funds, so coding to 2009-2010 was very puzzling. Nancy Latini and Sue MacGlashan spoke with the OSEP staff this week and finally were able to clarify what OSEP means by coding all ARRA funds to 2009-2010. In a nutshell, OSEP does not care if the districts recognize some of these funds as revenues in 2008-2009. OSEP simply wants the money kept separate from regular flow through IDEA federal funding. Please review and follow any directions on this matter that come from the Department's School Finance Office. These updates have significance for districts, mostly in a very positive manner. The guidance documents will be updated for each of these areas, and will be reposted as revised on the ODE K-12 stimulus site at the bottom of the ODE home page. Any questions regarding maintenance of effort, non-supplanting, expenditure timelines, or EDGAR should be directed to Eric Richards at eric.richards at state.or.us or 503-947-5786. If you have any difficulty viewing the above link, please contact Laura Allran at laura.allran 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. ===========End of Message============ ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the sender immediately and delete the communication and any attachments. 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