From ruby.sandberg at state.or.us Mon Mar 5 12:30:16 2012 From: ruby.sandberg at state.or.us (SANDBERG Ruby) Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2012 12:30:16 -0800 Subject: [SE-Dir] TRANSER OF STUDENT RECORDS/CONFIDENTIALITY Message-ID: TO: All District and ESD Special Education Directors The message below is being sent to you on behalf of: Nancy Latini, Ph.D. Assistant Superintendent Student Learning & Partnerships ______________________________________________ March 5, 2012 RE: TRANSER OF STUDENT RECORDS/CONFIDENTIALITY Each time you send student information to us I know that you do so with an eye of confidentiality. Please encourage your staff to use the appropriate process listed below when sending student information to ODE. We would appreciate you sharing this message with staff that send such information to us. Thank you. To send any file with confidential information to ODE, please use the Secure File Transfer application. 1. Open web browser and go to https://district.ode.state.or.us/apps/xfers/default.aspx; 2. Using the ODE E-mail List, find name of person(s) to receive the file and highlight the name (- or - type in the e-mail address you wish to send to if not on the list); 3. Click the Select button to add name to the Recipients listing. The e-mail address of the person(s) to receive the file will display in the Recipients listing window; 4. Enter your e-mail address where it asks Who is sending the file? 5. Locate your file to send. o A) Click the Browse button and in the Choose File window highlight the file name o B) Click the Open button; 6. Enter any message you wish to send with the file in the box provided; 7. Click the Send File button. Upon receipt of the file it will be stored in a secure place and the recipient will automatically receive an e-mail telling the where the file is located. As soon as the file is received, the message will be received in their Inbox. The recipient will then access the files through the following steps. 1. Click on the download link in the message; 2. Enter their e-mail address and click Submit E-mail Address; 3. Download icon will appear; 4. Either "open" or "save as" to view the attached document. Ruby Sandberg, Executive Assistant 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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URL: From ruby.sandberg at state.or.us Mon Mar 12 09:37:37 2012 From: ruby.sandberg at state.or.us (SANDBERG Ruby) Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2012 09:37:37 -0700 Subject: [SE-Dir] Reminder of Timeline for Sped Report Cards Message-ID: TO: All District and ESD Special Education Directors The message below is being sent to you on behalf of: Nancy Latini, Ph.D. Assistant Superintendent Student Learning & Partnerships ______________________________________________ March 12, 2012 RE: Reminder of Timeline for 2010-2011 Special Education Report Cards March 8 - March 14: District Preview of the 2010-2011 Special Education Report Cards Drafts of the 2010-2011 Special Education Report Cards are currently posted on the secure district site for your preview: https://district.ode.state.or.us/apps/login/. ODE expects each district to proof its district report and either "Accept" or "Appeal" the report. If there are errors, ODE will expect the district to click on the "Appeal" button and provide the details of the correction(s) that the district is suggesting. However, please be advised that ODE will not change any data that have been submitted and previously validated by the district. The public release date for the 2010-2011 Special Education Report Cards is Wednesday April 4, 2012. Ruby Sandberg, Executive Assistant 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 Mon Mar 19 07:19:18 2012 From: ruby.sandberg at state.or.us (SANDBERG Ruby) Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2012 07:19:18 -0700 Subject: [SE-Dir] 2011-12 NASDSE Professional Development Series Password available NOW Message-ID: TO: All District and ESD Special Education Directors The message below is being sent to you on behalf of: Nancy Latini, Ph.D. Assistant Superintendent Student Learning & Partnerships ______________________________________________ March 19, 2012 RE: 2011-12 NASDSE Professional Development Series Password available NOW The 2011-2012 NASDSE Satellite Series sessions will be available online 24/7 beginning today, Friday, March 30, 2012 after 10 a.m. PT: * Providing Education Assessments Appropriate for Every Student: Is It Possible? * It's 2012: Do You Know Where Your RTI Is? The conference will be accessible using a new web-delivery system: * Open your web browser to http://pd.nasdse.org/. * Click on the conference you would like to view. * You will be taken to a screen that asks for an access code. * The access code will not change throughout the series. Oregon's access code is: 1112OR55 This login provides access to the online conference viewing page where all related PowerPoint presentations and resources will be available for download by individual viewers. Key features to note: * The new web-delivery system features full-text searchable knowledge base to allow you to search for key concepts throughout the conference. * All PowerPoints and background documents will be available for download on the conference page, as well as the ODE website. * Both the web and DVD versions of the conference utilize verbatim transcription and captioning. Remember that because the conference is a subscription service, the access information is no longer available directly on the ODE website at anytime. This information must remain within the state and should not be posted on public websites. The Department will continue to provide DVD copies of the broadcasts for rebroadcast and/or dissemination by ESDs and schools. Should you require further assistance or information, please contact Mariana Turnbull at 503.947.5802, or by email at mariana.turnbull at state.or.us. Ruby Sandberg, Executive Assistant 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 Mon Mar 19 15:54:42 2012 From: ruby.sandberg at state.or.us (SANDBERG Ruby) Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:54:42 -0700 Subject: [SE-Dir] Ability to Benefit Assessment Eliminated Message-ID: TO: All District and ESD Special Education Directors The message below is being sent to you on behalf of: Nancy Latini, Ph.D. Assistant Superintendent Student Learning & Partnerships ______________________________________________ March 19, 2012 RE: Ability to Benefit Assessment Eliminated Ability to Benefit Policy Change: The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) recently received information from the US Department of Education, Office of Post Secondary Education, regarding eligibility for Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Specifically, qualifying for FASFA by passing an "Ability to Benefit" Assessment has been eliminated as of July 1, 2012. As of July 1, 2012, in order for a student to be eligible for FAFSA, the student must have a: * Regular high school diploma (a diploma that meets the criteria of an Oregon Diploma as delineated in OAR 581-022-1130); or, * General Educational Development certificate (GED). In July 2009, David A. Bergeron, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Planning and Innovation, Office of Postsecondary Education, USDE stated that the Oregon Modified Diploma does not meet the high school diploma requirement for FAFSA eligibility. At that time, Oregon was notified that students receiving a modified diploma may be exempted from the FAFSA restrictions by taking an Ability to Benefit test. Those students successful at this assessment were permitted to apply for FAFSA. This most recent change, effective July 1, 2012 will now have implications for all students who receive a modified diploma. As noted in the January 2012 letter provided following this notice, students with IEPs (with the exception of students with Intellectual Disabilities) will no longer be given the option to take an Ability to Benefit test. As a result of the removal of the Ability to Benefit test, leaders are urged to inform educational decision-makers of the implications, specifically, that students graduating with a modified diploma will no longer have the option to apply for federal student aid for assistance with their college tuition. This does not impact student ability to apply for state aid, private grants, or scholarships; however, this reduction in financial aid options is a critical piece of information that should be shared with parents at the time diploma decisions are being discussed. ODE Informational Pathway on this issue: The first notice from the US Department of Education regarding the modified diploma not being a regular diploma was shared with the field in 2009, and has been on the ODE website since 2009 at http://www.ode.state.or.us/gradelevel/hs/transition/ormoddipfedfinaid.pdf. This information has also been in the Frequently Asked Questions document on Oregon's Modified Diploma since 2009 http://www.ode.state.or.us/gradelevel/hs/transition/moddipfaq-final.pdf. In addition, it was in Oregon's 2009-2010 Secondary Transition Booklets. This most recent change impacting the Ability to Benefit test was signed into law by President Obama on December 23, 2011 and a letter from the White House went out to all the community colleges in January 2012. The community colleges communicated this information directly to school districts and the information was first provided to ODE in February 2012. Publication Date: January 18, 2012 On December 23, 2011, President Obama signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112-74). The new law significantly impacts the Federal student aid programs authorized under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA). This letter provides information on the changes made to the Title IV student aid programs by Public Law 112-74 and the effective date of those changes. * Ability-to-Benefit - Public Law 112-74 amended HEA section 484(d) to eliminate Federal student aid eligibility for students without a "certificate of graduation from a school providing secondary education or the recognized equivalent of such a certificate." The law makes an exception for students who have completed a secondary school education in a home school setting that is treated as a home school or private school under State law. Therefore, students who do not have a high school diploma or a recognized equivalent (e.g. GED), or do not meet the home school requirements, and who first enroll in a program of study on or after July 1, 2012, will not be eligible to receive Title IV student aid. Students will qualify for Title IV student aid under one of the ability-to-benefit (ATB) alternatives if the student was enrolled in a Title IV eligible program prior to July 1, 2012. Those alternatives include the student passing an independently administered, approved ATB test or successfully completing at least six credit hours or 225 clock hours of postsecondary education. We note that this change does not affect students with intellectual disabilities who are enrolled in approved Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary Programs. Students who enroll in such programs remain eligible for Title IV assistance from the Federal Pell Grant, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, and Federal Work Study programs even if they do not have a high school diploma or its recognized equivalent.{The Model Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities (TPSID) provides grants to institutions of higher education or consortia of institutions of higher education to enable them to create or expand high quality, inclusive model comprehensive transition and postsecondary programs for students with intellectual disabilities.} As noted, the elimination of ATB alternatives to a high school diploma (or recognized equivalent) applies to students who first enroll in a program of study on or after July 1, 2012. Therefore, a student who does not possess a high school diploma, or a recognized equivalent, but who is, or was, enrolled in a Title IV eligible program any time prior to July 1, 2012, may be eligible to receive Title IV student assistance under the ATB alternatives. GEN-12-01: Changes Made To The Title IV Student Aid Programs By The Recently Enacted Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 in PDF Format, 150KB, 3 Pages For further information, contact Jackie Burr at 503-947-5638, or jackie.burr at state.or.us Ruby Sandberg, Executive Assistant 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 Mar 28 15:36:30 2012 From: ruby.sandberg at state.or.us (SANDBERG Ruby) Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:36:30 -0700 Subject: [SE-Dir] Cyberbullying - Part II of ODE WebEx Series Message-ID: TO: All District and ESD Special Education Directors The message below is being sent to you on behalf of: Nancy Latini, Ph.D. Assistant Superintendent Student Learning & Partnerships ______________________________________________ March 28, 2012 RE: Cyberbullying - Part II of ODE WebEx Series On April 4th, from 2-3:30, The Oregon Department of Education will host Part II of a three-part series on Bullying that began in March with an Overview of Bullying and Guidance for its Prevention. Part II will address Cyber-Bullying, and Part III will address Response to Bullying through the use of SWPBIS, Social-Emotional Learning Curricula and by addressing School Climate and Culture. Mark your calendars! The ever-present and increasing concerns regarding bullying is a serious matter and these webinars are designed to inform you of the nature of the problem, its prevalence and associated concerns. The WebEx will further offer practical solutions to assist with prevention and response to bullying or intimidation, cyber-bullying and harassment. For further information, contact Michael Mahoney, Safe Schools Coordinator, at michael.mahoney at state.or.us or 503-947-5628. ------------------------------------------------------- Meeting information ------------------------------------------------------- Topic: Cyber-Bullying Part II Date: Wednesday, April 4, 2012 Time: 2:00 pm, Pacific Daylight Time (San Francisco, GMT-07:00) Meeting Number: 926 221 110 Meeting Password: mhcbull ------------------------------------------------------- To start or join the online meeting ------------------------------------------------------- Go to https://oregoned.webex.com/oregoned/j.php?ED=177170127&UID=496450827&PW=NOWZlN2I0OWFk&RT=MiM0 ------------------------------------------------------- Audio conference information ------------------------------------------------------- Call-in toll-free number (US/Canada): 1-877-668-4493 Call-in toll number (US/Canada): +1-408-600-3600 Toll-free dialing restrictions: http://www.webex.com/pdf/tollfree_restrictions.pdf Access code:926 221 110 ------------------------------------------------------- For assistance ------------------------------------------------------- 1. 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