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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>TO:       All District and ESD
Special Education Directors<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>The message below is being sent to you on behalf of:<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Nancy Latini, PhD<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Assistant Superintendent<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Student Learning & Partnerships<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>______________________________________________ <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>March 29, 2010<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>RE:  <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Public
Release of the 2008-2009 Special Education </span></strong></span><strong><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Report Cards</span></strong><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>The <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>public
release date</span></strong> for the fourth annual <strong><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Special Education </span></strong></span><strong><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Report Cards</span></strong><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> is
Wednesday, <strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>March 31,
2010</span></strong>.  In preparation for that date, please review the following
timeline and documents that may assist you with this required public
reporting:  <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Timeline </span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>March
29:  Final Special Education Report Cards Available to Districts and
Programs</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Final
pdf versions of the 2008-2009 Special Education Report Cards are now available
to districts on the secure district site:  <span style='color:red'><a
href="https://district.ode.state.or.us/apps/login/" target="_blank"
title="https://district.ode.state.or.us/apps/login/">https://district.ode.state.or.us/apps/login/</a></span><span
style='color:#1F497D'>.  </span>Once you have logged in, use the
AYP/Report Card application to view your English and Spanish pdfs.  You
may need to click on the Special Education Report Card in the drop-down menu in
order to view the report card<span style='color:#1F497D'>,</span> and not the
graduation and dropout data spreadsheet.<span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>March
31:  Public Release of the 2008-2009 Special Education Report Cards</span></strong><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>All
district and program report cards will be available to the public on the ODE
website<span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>at <a
href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/data/ReportCard/sped/" target="_blank">http://www.ode.state.or.us/data/ReportCard/sped/</a><span
style='color:#1F497D'>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>ODE
will send a press release to the media announcing the public
reports.    <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><u><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Support Documents</span></u></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The
2008-2009 Special Education Report Cards and School District Technical
Assistance Documents (including distribution information, the English and
Spanish <em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>How-to-Read the
Special Education Reports</span></em>, and the <em><span style='font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>Technical Manual) </span></em>are posted at the
link:   <a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?=1831"
target="_blank" title="http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?=1831">http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?=1831</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>For
questions, please contact Catherine Heaton at 503-947-5714 or <a
href="mailto:catherine.heaton@state.or.us">catherine.heaton@state.or.us</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>If
you have any difficulty opening any of the above links, please contact Laura
Allran at 503-947-5674 or <a href="mailto:laura.allran@state.or.us">laura.allran@state.or.us</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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to and from this e-mail address may be made available to the public under
Oregon law.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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