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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='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-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='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-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Nancy Latini, PhD<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Assistant Superintendent<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Student Learning & Partnerships<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>______________________________________________ <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>January 19, 2011<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>RE: Rosa’s Law Terminology Changes<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>As you know, in the fall of 2010 President Obama signed legislation (Rosa’s law) changing the language in all relevant federal enactments and regulations from <em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>mental retardation</span></em> to <em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>intellectual disability</span></em>. It also required a change in terminology from <em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>mentally retarded individual</span></em> to <em><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>an individual with an intellectual disability</span></em>. <u>These changes were made without any intent to change eligibility, rights, responsibilities, or definitions or to compel states to change terminology in state laws.</u> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>As you also may know, many Oregonians have long desired to see this change in terminology and a decision has been made to act on that change. <b>There is currently a bill at the legislature to provide authorization to change the terminology in Oregon statues and rules. Immediately following passage of that bill and subsequent changes, we will be changing any data systems and documents coming out of our office, including the special education sample forms located on the ODE website.</b> Staff is currently in the process conducting searches to find where those changes are necessary. For example, one surprise is that the term mental retardation is not located in the Parental Rights/Safeguards document yet is located in several other documents that contain lists of disabilities. The majority of changes will be completed upon passage of the bill. <b>You will be notified as soon as the bill becomes law and the changes are made to ODE documents and data systems.</b> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>I know you will need to take steps to make necessary changes in the terminology, particularly with vendors who provide your IEP systems. You should be aware that we are targeting the end of the 2011-12 school year (and the very latest fall of the 2012-13 school year) for all current IEPs and related assessments to reflect this change. <b>We wanted to give you this heads up to begin considering these changes. <o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>This is a monumental change for children, youth, and adults with cognitive disabilities, and we applaud Congress, the President, and the Oregon legislature for acknowledging the importance of this change. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>P.S. For those of you with major shifts in IEP vendors we are trying to assist in getting these changes made. Please note the message below to tech staff from Doug Kosty about the importance of having special education representation on the planning committees:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>“I am certain that you will include all types of end-users as you move forward with requirements gathering for the RFP, however I want to call your attention to a recent example. There has been a change in the terminology for what is known as Rosa's Law (mentally retarded to intellectual disability)and concerns have been raised with respect to computer vendors ability to appropriately codify these changes. Please take the time to engage Special Education experts as you develop your requirements to ensure this issue is appropriately addressed.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Do not hesitate to connect with me if you have further questions or concerns. Thanks for all of the great work you do.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>If you have any difficulty viewing this 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><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";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><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>===========End of Message============<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>