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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>TO: All District and ESD
Special Education Directors<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Nancy Latini, PhD<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'>Assistant Superintendent<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'>April 13, 2009</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
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font-family:Arial'>RE: </span></font><font face=Tahoma><span
style='font-family:Tahoma'>Amended Formula for Significant Disproportionality </span></font><font
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>This is an update to the Significant
Disproportionality notice sent to district and ESD Special Education
directors on Tuesday, March 31, 2009. </span></font><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on"><font size=3
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Oregon</span></font></st1:State></st1:place><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>'s formula for significant
disproportionality in the least restrictive environment (LRE) has been
amended. The amended document has been reposted at <a
href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=653">http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=653</a><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'>.</span></font> </span></font><font
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font-family:Arial'>The amendment now includes the minimum size
(10) for students across all other race/ethnicity categories by
setting LRE. By incorporating this amendment, a district will not be
triggered for disproportionality in a single racial/ethnic
category of students unless there are at least 10 students of other races
in that setting. Further questions may be directed to your county
contact. </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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