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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<span style='color:red'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>

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

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

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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'>April 6, 2010<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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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:  <b>IDEA Part B Section 611 Base Grant Award
Estimates for 2010-2011<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>

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color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Please find attached a spreadsheet that <b>estimates</b> your
total IDEA Part B Section 611 Base Grant Award for 2010-2011.  Included in
the spreadsheet are the net estimated first and second payments to your
district, the proportionate share of IDEA funds that must be allocated to serve
parentally placed private school students and the estimated 15% for Coordinated
Early Intervening Services, where applicable to your district.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Please note that the estimates are based on figures taken from the
United States Department of Education budget tables, most recently updated on
March 10, 2010.  We are not able to provide you with final award amounts
until March of 2011 after new data is provided to our office to run the final
formula.  Traditionally, our estimates have very closely approximated the
final award amount.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>It is important to note that there are no new ARRA IDEA Part B
Section 611 funds allocated for 2010-2011.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Another useful resource is our <b>Special Education Finance Q and
A.  </b>We completed an update of this resource in March to include a <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>13-page chart of allowable and non-allowable uses of your IDEA
funds (pages 27-40).  This document can be helpful for IDEA budget and
expenditure planning, and is accessible though this link: <a
href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/data/schoolanddistrict/funding/sped/fundingqa.doc"
title="Special Education Financing Q & A">Special Education Financing Q
& A</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>

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color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>We hope that this information will be helpful to you as you
prepare for the 2010-2011 school year.  If you have questions about the
spreadsheet or Special Education Financing Q and A, please contact</span><b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Eric Richards at<b> </b><a
href="mailto:eric.richards@state.or.us">eric.richards@state.or.us</a><b> </b>or
you may call him at 503-947-5786.  <span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>

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color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

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

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color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

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color:black'>Messages 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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color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

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

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>IDEA
FY2010 Estimates2.xls<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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