From ruby.sandberg at state.or.us Wed Sep 7 13:41:09 2011 From: ruby.sandberg at state.or.us (SANDBERG Ruby) Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2011 13:41:09 -0700 Subject: [SE-Dir] House Bill 2283/Changes Related to Diplomas Message-ID: The message below is being sent to you on behalf of: Nancy Latini, PhD Assistant Superintendent Student Learning & Partnerships ______________________________________________ September 7, 2011 House Bill 2283, signed into Law on June 9, 2011 and effective July 1, 2011, makes significant changes to the statutes related to modified diplomas, extended diplomas, and alternative certificates. The revised Statute specifies: 1. Who must give consent for a student to be placed on a path other than a regular diploma. 2. Students on a path other than a regular diploma have the right to pursue their path for the later of 4 years beginning in grade 9, or until age 21 if they are permitted to continue attending school under federal law. A waiver of this provision is available but cannot be less than 3 years to achieve the pathway; school districts must inform the Superintendent of Public Instruction of any such waivers. 3. Students on one of the three optional pathways must have access to the minimum number of instructional hours provided to a student on a regular diploma path (i.e. 990 hours/year.) The bill does continue to allow the student's IEP team to determine if less than 990 hours is appropriate for the student, based on the student's needs and performance level, but prohibits school districts from unilaterally going below 990 hours for every student on an optional pathway. 4. Districts must have on-site access to appropriate resources to achieve a high school diploma, a modified diploma, an extended diploma or an alternative certificate at each high school in the school district or public charter school. The attached document provides technical assistance guidance for each section of the changes in HB 2283. For further information please feel free to contact Jackie Burr at Jackie.burr at state.or.us or 503-947-5639. If you have difficulty opening the attachment, please contact Ruby Sandberg as ruby.sandberg at state.or.us 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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This login will provide access to the online conference viewing page where all related PowerPoint presentations and resources will be available for download by individual viewers. We will release that information to you via this listserv as soon as it is available, usually 3-4 days prior to the first broadcast. The Department will continue to provide DVD copies of the broadcasts for rebroadcast and/or dissemination by ESDs and schools. If you require further assistance or information, contact Stella Brown at 503.947.5643, or email at stella.brown at state.or.us. 2011-12 NASDSE Professional Development Series Schedule: We're Better Working Together: Recommendations for Improved Coordination Between Title I and the IDEA Available Online Beginning Wednesday, October 26, 2011 after 10 a.m. PT Section 504 Issues for Students with Disabilities: Case Law and Implications for Practice Available Online Beginning Wednesday, October 26, 2011 after 10 a.m. PT Providing Education Assessments Appropriate for Every Student: Is It Possible? Available Online Beginning Wednesday, March 30, 2012 after 10 a.m. PT It's 2012: Do You Know Where Your RTI Is? Available Online Beginning Wednesday, March 30, 2012 after 10 a.m. PT 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ruby.sandberg at state.or.us Wed Sep 7 14:37:09 2011 From: ruby.sandberg at state.or.us (SANDBERG Ruby) Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2011 14:37:09 -0700 Subject: [SE-Dir] New Science Content Standards 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 ______________________________________________ September 7, 2011 In response to the new Science content standards adopted by the Oregon State Board of Education, the Oregon Department of Education this summer convened a panel of 19 educators, parents, and community partners from around the state to recommend new alternate achievement standards (descriptors and cut scores linked to the 2009 science content standards for each grade tested in science) for the OAKS Science Extended Assessments. Oregon's alternate assessments ('Extended Assessments') are designed for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities. Approximately 5000 students take these assessments each year. ODE is seeking stakeholder input before taking these proposed alternate achievement standards to the Oregon State Board of Education for adoption. To provide your input on the proposed alternate science achievement standards, please respond to the survey posted under News Announcements ("Survey - Proposed Alternate Achievement Standards") at http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/results/?id=178. Once final, the new science alternate achievement standards will be posted for use at http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/results/?id=178. For additional information please contact Brad Lenhardt at brad.lenhardt at state.or.us Thank you! 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Nancy Latini TO: Oregon School District Superintendents; School District Business Managers; Grant Managers FR: Sue MacGlashan, Assistant Superintendent - Office of Finance and Administration (ODE) RE: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act - Section 1512 Reporting Due - District Deadline of 9/30/11 It's hard to believe but it's that time again - Section 1512 quarterly reporting is due soon. As I'm sure you know, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) has provided a significant increase in federal support for education at a critical time for states. It also requires extensive reporting by entities receiving ARRA funding. Data on the use of ARRA funds by recipients (i.e., the state) and sub-recipients (i.e., local educational agencies and other entities receiving funds through the state) are due to the federal government no later than the 10th day after the end of each calendar quarter. The state's due date for the current quarter's reporting to the federal government is October 10, 2011. No waivers can be granted for Section 1512 reporting; it is mandatory. As with previous rounds of reporting, ODE will collect the required information for each grant ODE has made to its sub-recipients and the state will report these data to the federal government on your behalf. ODE's data collection tool - entitled "Recovery Act Reporting Collection" - opened on Thursday, September 1. Your reporting needs to include data on your ARRA activities through September 30, 2011. For the state to meet the federal deadline, ODE's sub-recipients will have to submit their data to ODE by September 30, 2011. To assist you with reporting, there is a button entitled "Pre-Populate FTE and Infrastructure Data with Previous Quarter's Data and Save" that - when selected - will pre-populate the collection and save with the previous quarter's data on job impact and infrastructure. If there are no changes from your previous submission, your data have been saved and you can exit the collection. Or the pre-populate feature can be used as your starting point if you need to make changes; i.e., you can pre-populate and then simply update only those fields needing revisions, such as FTE amounts or "Jobs Impact Methodology." When you are finished with your edits, hit the "Save" button when ready to submit and this will overwrite any previous data entries. The date and time stamp will be updated each time the "Save" button is pushed. Updates Made Previously to ODE's Collection Tool: 1. No changes have been made to the collection tool since last quarter's reporting cycle. 2. As noted in earlier communications, ODE added a "Payment Date" field for dates related to vendor payments. This assists us in our review of the discreet individual vendor payments reported. The completion of this field is required when reporting vendor payments. Vendor information isn't cumulative and you only need to report vendor payments during the current quarter. For your reference, here is a link to ODE's FAQ document on Section 1512 reporting. http://stimulus.k12partners.org/content/frequently-asked-questions-about-reporting-under-american-recovery-and-reinvestment-act-20-0 Also for your reference, listed below are the ODE contacts for each ARRA grant. To search the staff directory, click http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/staff/staff.aspx. Grant Title ODE Contact IDEA Part B, Section 611 Steve Smith IDEA Part B, Section 619 Nancy Johnson-Dorn IDEA Part C Nancy Johnson-Dorn SFSF/Ed Jobs Michael Wiltfong Title IA Janet Bubl Title IID Technology Carla Wade Homeless Dona Bolt School Improvement Tryna Luton ALDER Mike Rebar As always, thank you for your assistance in helping the State of Oregon comply with the reporting requirements of ARRA. Our success in implementing this program quickly and in accordance with the federal requirements truly would not be possible without you. To date we have achieved 100% compliance with reporting. Note that many grants are coming to a close, which means this reporting is also! 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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If you have any difficulty opening this link, please contact Ruby Sandberg at ruby.sandberg at state.or.us or 503-947-5738 Thank you for your attention to this request. We will share the results with you. https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/GSX6PM2 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ruby.sandberg at state.or.us Wed Sep 28 09:42:01 2011 From: ruby.sandberg at state.or.us (SANDBERG Ruby) Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2011 09:42:01 -0700 Subject: [SE-Dir] IDEA PROPOSED CHANGES RELATIVE TO MEDICAID FUNDING 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 ______________________________________________ September 28, 2011 RE: IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT IDEA PROPOSED CHANGES RELATIVE TO MEDICAID FUNDING In today's Federal Register is the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for the change to the Part B regulations having to do with parental consent to access Medicaid for services. It is very important that states and LEAs respond to this regulation as many LEAs are apparently having difficulty accessing Medicaid to pay for services for students with disabilities. Please consider submitting comments. This is an important change. (If you don't like it, it's ok to make suggestions about how to change it). Here is the link to the notice: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-09-28/pdf/2011-22784.pdf 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: