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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>TO: All
District and ESD Special Education Directors and Program Contractors <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Nancy
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>March 25,
2010</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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2009-2010 IDEA ARRA Subgrant Expenditure Reminder</span><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The United
States Department of Education (USDE) hosted a webinar to discuss fiscal
considerations for IDEA Stimulus Funds. From this, we received some valuable
information that represented <u>some flexibility for districts </u>with the
IDEA Stimulus Funds relative to the amount of IDEA ARRA funds that are required
to be spent by June 30, 2010. With June 30, 2010 only 3 months away, we
are sending this reminder message to ensure that you are prepared to expend the
appropriate amount of your 2009-2010 IDEA ARRA subgrants by that date. </span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Spending
Timelines for Stimulus Funds</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>:</span><span
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The original
guidance was that 85% of Stimulus Funds should be obligated by September 30,
2010, with the remaining 15% obligated by September 30, 2011. This
guidance remains true for Title I Funds, but the <u>updated guidance for
IDEA Stimulus Funds is more flexible for districts</u>: "An LEA should use
the IDEA recovery funds expeditiously<span style='color:#1F497D'>. </span>An
LEA should obligate the majority of these funds during school years
2008–09 and 2009–10 and the remainder during school year
2010–11." (<b>Guidance Document on IDEA Part B Stimulus Funds: </b><a
href="http://stimulus.k12partners.org/content/updated-usdoe-idea-part-b-guidance-april-17th">http://stimulus.k12partners.org/content/updated-usdoe-idea-part-b-guidance-april-17th</a><span
style='color:#444444'>). </span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>ODE asked
USDE if their guidance meant 51% or more by June 30, 2010. While the USDE
indicated no specific percentage, we suggest you use this approach as a minimum
goal. This does not prohibit spending more than 51% of your IDEA ARRA subgrants
by June 30, 2010. It then could leave a district with up to 49% of its stimulus
funds for use between 7/1/10 and 9/30/11.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please remember
that while IDEA ARRA funds could conceivably be spent in four different fiscal
years (February 17 to June 30 of 2008-2009, 2009-2010, 2010-2011<span
style='color:#1F497D'> </span>and the<span style='color:#1F497D'> </span>first
three months of 2011-2012), the IDEA ARRA subgrants are considered by the USDE
as a 2009-2010 grant.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>If you have
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contact Eric Richards at <a href="mailto:eric.richards@state.or.us">eric.richards@state.or.us</a>
for school age questions, Nancy Johnson-Dorn at<span style='color:#1F497D'>
</span><a href="mailto:nancy.johnson-dorn@state.or.us">nancy.johnson-dorn@state.or.us</a><span
style='color:#1F497D'> </span>for EI/ECSE questions and Steve Smith at<span
style='color:#1F497D'> </span><a href="mailto:steve.w.smith@state.or.us">steve.w.smith@state.or.us</a><span
style='color:#1F497D'> </span>for interagency services questions. </span><span
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href="mailto:laura.allran@state.or.us">laura.allran@state.or.us</a> or
503-947-5674.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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