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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">TO: All District and ESD Special Education Directors</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Nancy Latini, PhD</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Assistant Superintendent</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Tahoma">September 10, 2008 </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">RE: Funding for Extended Assessment Trainings</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial">Very soon you will be getting a notice regarding the funding for the Extended Assessment trainings. This year each district or ESD will get funds calculated predominantly on the Special Education Child Count per district. Funds are calculated based on a formula of</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#000080" FACE="Arial">one</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial"> trainer per 800 students in child count (note: not all students in child count are assessed with the Extended Assessment). For districts with less than 270 students in their child count, funds are allocated to the ESD for the training of itinerant trainers. Special consideration was given to districts with a</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#000080" FACE="Arial">c</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial">hild</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#000080" FACE="Arial">c</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial">ount over 2</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000080" FACE="Arial">,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial">300. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial">These funds are to be used by districts to provide teacher training on the Extended Assessments. If funds remain available following trainings, these may be expended toward activities that support enhancement of the assessment of students with disabilities. All funds must be expended by June 30, 2009. Likewise, allocations made directly to ESDs should be used toward the assessment of students with disabilities across districts (depending on need and management of assessments); with primacy given to costs associated with the Extended Assessments</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">—</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial">and with remaining funds used to support enhancement of the assessment of students with disabilities across the associated districts.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial">For further clarification, please contact Dianna Carrizales at</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN><A HREF="mailto:dianna.carrizales@state.or.us"><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial">dianna.carrizales@state.or.us</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial"> or 503-947-5634. I hope your school year got off to a good start with happy students and a full complement of staffing!</FONT></SPAN></P>
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