[SE-Dir] Multi-Agency MOU

[SANDBERG Ruby]

TO:  All District and ESD Special Education Directors

The message below is being sent to you on behalf of:


Sarah Drinkwater, Ph.D.
Interim Assistant Superintendent
Office of Student Learning & Partnerships
______________________________________________
June 7, 2013




Oregon Office of Developmental Disabilities Services

Oregon Vocational Rehabilitation Services

Oregon Department of Education

Oregon Council on Developmental Disabilities



Agreement Signed to Help Students

With Intellectual or other Developmental Disabilities Transition From High School to Integrated Employment or Post-Secondary Education



The content of this message was jointly composed by representatives of the Oregon Department of Education (ODE), Oregon Council on Developmental Disabilities (OCDD) and the Oregon Department of Human Service's (DHS) Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Services (OVRS) and Office of Developmental Disability Services (ODDS). This message will be distributed by the ODE, OCDD, ODDS and OVRS to their respective stakeholders.



On May 16, 2013, the Oregon Department of Education, Oregon Council on Developmental Disabilities, Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Services and Office of Developmental Disability Services finalized and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will focus on helping youth with intellectual and other developmental disabilities (I/DD) leave school with integrated, community employment or a post secondary education plan. The MOU is attached and can also be found at:

http://www.dhs.state.or.us/dd/supp_emp/initiative.html



This memorandum is to align with the Executive Order 13-04 issued by Governor John Kitzhaber on April 16, 2013, can be found at:

http://www.oregon.gov/gov/docs/executive_orders/eo_13-04.pdf



The four state organizations listed signed this MOU to further our intention to help youth with I/DD successfully transition from school to their adult lives.  The memorandum establishes a state level Transition Agency Coordinating Team (TACT) to oversee implementation of the agreement's provisions.



With the goal of increasing the number of students with I/DD leaving school with integrated employment or a post-seconary education plan, the four organizations will review current state policies and procedures to see where improvements can be made to strengthen and align roles, practices and funding mechanisms. The TACT will also address training and communication activities needed to advance the overall goal of successful transition.



The team plans to engage community partners and stakeholders, including individuals with I/DD and their families in seeking feedback, ideas and further clarity on how the goals and outcomes expressed in the Memorandum of Understanding can be reached.



More communications will be issued from the TACT as work proceeds.  In the meantime do not hesitate to contact your state liaison for further explanation or clarification. Thank you for all you do for the students in Oregon as we prepare them to become healthy, productive and satisfied adults within their communities.























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<mailto:ruby.sandberg at state.or.us>
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