From ruby.sandberg at state.or.us Thu Oct 8 08:03:25 2015 From: ruby.sandberg at state.or.us (SANDBERG Ruby) Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2015 15:03:25 +0000 Subject: [SE-Dir] Recruitment for TAC & Updated Extended Assessment Guidance Message-ID: The message below is being sent to you on behalf of: Sarah Drinkwater, Ph.D. Assistant Superintendent Office of Learning/Student Services ______________________________________________ October 8, 2015 Teacher Advisory Committee Recruitment The Office of the Deputy Superintendent at the Oregon Department of Education is creating a state Teacher Advisory Committee (TAC), responsible for advising Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction Salam Noor on education initiatives and policies and to provide feedback on how the state can best support Oregon educators and students. Committee members will be selected based on their experience as teacher leaders in Oregon with an eye to ensuring representation of the state's diversity. The TAC will meet four times a year, and meeting dates will be determined following the selection of the committee. We strongly encourage educators across the state to consider this opportunity, complete the fillable PDF application, and send it back to Jenni.Knaus at state.or.us by Friday, October 23, 2015. If you have questions, please contact Meg Koch at 503-947-5990. Oregon Extended Assessment Guidance ODE has updated guidance on the selection process used by IEP teams in determining whether a student should take the Oregon Extended Assessment. This updated guidance takes into account the current policies regarding the new Smarter Balanced Assessment and the focus on Oregon's assessments appropriately measuring the student populations they were designed to measure. For details, please go to the "Oregon Extended Assessment Guidance" item posted on the Statewide Alternate Assessment webpage at http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/results/?id=178. For questions or additional information, please contact Brad.Lenhardt at state.or.us at 503-947-5755. Ruby Sandberg, Executive Assistant Oregon Department of Education Office of Learning l Student Services 503-947-5738 l FAX: 503-378-5156 l ruby.sandberg at state.or.us The Oregon Department of Education is an equal opportunity agency and employer. Messages to and from this email address may be made available to the public under Oregon law. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ruby.sandberg at state.or.us Thu Oct 22 14:55:42 2015 From: ruby.sandberg at state.or.us (SANDBERG Ruby) Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2015 21:55:42 +0000 Subject: [SE-Dir] IDEA Enhancement Grants Message-ID: The message below is being sent to you on behalf of: Sarah Drinkwater, Ph.D. Assistant Superintendent Office of Learning/Student Services ______________________________________________ October 22, 2015 Just a quick message to let everyone know that IDEA Enhancement Grants will be available in EGMS by Monday, October 26th. Ruby Sandberg, Executive Assistant Oregon Department of Education Office of Learning l Student Services 503-947-5738 l FAX: 503-378-5156 l ruby.sandberg at state.or.us The Oregon Department of Education is an equal opportunity agency and employer. Messages to and from this email address may be made available to the public under Oregon law. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ruby.sandberg at state.or.us Fri Oct 23 10:09:08 2015 From: ruby.sandberg at state.or.us (SANDBERG Ruby) Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2015 17:09:08 +0000 Subject: [SE-Dir] Lane v Brown Proposed Settlement Message-ID: TO: All District and ESD Special Education Directors The message below is being sent to you on behalf of: Sarah Drinkwater, Ph.D. Assistant Superintendent Office of Learning/Student Services ______________________________________________ October 23, 2015 Several weeks ago we sent a listserv regarding the proposed settlement that had been reached in the Lane v. Brown case regarding sheltered workshops and transition-aged youth/adults with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities. Attached is the Spanish translation of the proposed settlement. Please let me know if you have questions or comments. The full text of the agreement is posted on the website below as well as the ODE transition website: http://www.oregon.gov/dhs/employment/employment-first/Documents/LaneFullyExecutedSA090315.pdf Thank you for your support of Oregon's students. Ruby Sandberg, Executive Assistant Oregon Department of Education Office of Learning l Student Services 503-947-5738 l FAX: 503-378-5156 l ruby.sandberg at state.or.us The Oregon Department of Education is an equal opportunity agency and employer. Messages to and from this email address may be made available to the public under Oregon law. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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