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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">TO</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">: All District and ESD Special Education Directors</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">The message below is being sent to you on behalf of:</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial"> </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Nancy Latini </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Assistant Superintendent, PhD</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Student Learning & Partnerships</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">______________________________________________</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial">September 12, 2008 </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial">RE: Selection of</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial">Appointments for Special Education Cases</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial">Good morning - This is a follow up and update to a request early last spring. </FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial">Regarding the request from a few special education directors and three attorneys, I sent a response earlier saying that (1) I would connect with the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) to ask about inclusion in the selection of appointments for special education cases; (2) I would put out an Request for Proposal (RFP) to determine if any qualified persons are available to do this work; and (3) I would assure that proper training and qualified trainers would be involved with these selected persons. This request was discussed at the Special Education Director Advisory in May. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial">As a result, (1) the OAH and I agreed that the best group to review the appointments for Administrative Law Judges (ALJ) for special education cases would be the members of the Dispute Resolution Committee (DRC) and this process will begin with their first meeting in the fall; (2) the RFP is being framed and is going through the official process at the Department; and (3) the training options are being discussed. The law conference in September will be the first training for these people. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial">In the meantime we are maintaining the ODE Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with OAH to assure timely responses to any issues that arise where we need that venue. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial">Further questions should be directed to me: </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">Nancy Latini, PhD</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">Assistant Superintendent</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">Oregon Department of Education</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">Student Learning & Partnerships</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">503-947-5702</FONT></SPAN></P>
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