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<div>TO: All District and ESD Special Education Directors</div>
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<div>The message below is being forwarded to you on behalf of:</div>
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<div>Nancy Latini, PhD</div>
<div>Assistant Superintendent</div>
<div>Student Learning & Partnerships</div>
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<div>March 2, 2009 </div>
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<div>RE: March 20, 2009 NASDSE broadcast</div>
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<div>Our next broadcast for the 2008-09 <i>NASDSE </i>Professional Development Series (formerly known as the <i>NASDSE</i> Satellite Conference Series) is scheduled for Friday, March 20, 2009 and is titled:<b> From Computers to Classrooms: Tackling Bullying
in Today’s Schools</b>. In today’s school climate, bullying has moved outside the classroom and the playground into cyberspace. With all students at risk, learn about the social and educational impact of bullying and the programs and policies in place to
combat them.</div>
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<div>Information for the session, including specific satellite coordinates, will be posted on the Department’s website at <a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/results/?id=258"><font color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/results/?id=258</u></font></a>,
several days prior to the session. Local <i>ESDs</i> and schools may host this event through the Oregon Access Network. For a list of network sites, please go to: <a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/initiatives/oraccessnet/networksites.aspx"><font color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.ode.state.or.us/initiatives/oraccessnet/networksites.aspx</u></font></a>.
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<div style="padding-right: -18pt; ">For schools unable to participate in the live session broadcasts, the Department provides taped copies of the broadcasts for rebroadcast and/or dissemination by <i>ESDs </i>and schools. </div>
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<div>Please contact the special education director at your local <i>ESD</i> to confirm your attendance at these important training events. Should you require further assistance or information, please contact Stella Brown at 503.947.5643, or by email at <a href="mailto:stella.brown@state.or.us"><font color="#0000FF"><u>stella.brown@state.or.us</u></font></a>.</div>
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<div>If you have any difficulty opening the enclosed links, please contact Laura Allran at <a href="mailto:laura.allran@state.or.us"><font color="#0000FF"><u>laura.allran</u></font><font color="#0000FF"><u>@state.or.us</u></font></a> or 503-947-5674.</div>
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<div>Messages to and from this e-mail address may be made available to the public under Oregon law.</div>
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