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<div>TO: All District and ESD Special Education Directors</div>
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<div>The message below is being sent<font color="#FF0000"> </font>to you on behalf of:</div>
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<div>Nancy Latini, PhD</div>
<div>Assistant Superintendent</div>
<div>Student Learning & Partnerships</div>
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<div>August 22, 2011</div>
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<div style="text-align: center; "><font face="Arial Narrow, sans-serif" color="#0000FF"><b>Response to Intervention and Eligibility</b></font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial Narrow, sans-serif"><b>At the request of many conference attendees, we are pleased to present a pre-conference session on Wednesday, October 5, the day before the 2011 Fall Conference for Administrators of Special Education. This session
is open to anyone interested in this critical topic. </b></font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial Narrow, sans-serif">This extended session will provide <u>detailed guidance about the use of RTI in making eligibility decisions for students with Specific Learning Disabilities.</u> Participants will learn about the implementation of
systems that allow school staff to conduct a comprehensive evaluation while progress monitoring and tiered interventions occur simultaneously. This woven approach to data collection and eligibility allows students to receive interventions quickly, both during
and following eligibility determinations.</font></div>
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<div style="text-align: center; "><font face="Arial Narrow, sans-serif" color="#0000FF">Presenters:</font></div>
<div style="text-align: center; "><font face="Arial Narrow, sans-serif" color="#0000FF">David Putnam, Tigard-Tualatin SD</font></div>
<div style="text-align: center; "><font face="Arial Narrow, sans-serif" color="#0000FF">Lisa Bates, Tigard-Tualatin SD</font></div>
<div style="text-align: center; "><font face="Arial Narrow, sans-serif" color="#0000FF">Jon Potter, Tigard-Tualatin SD</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial Narrow, sans-serif">The five-hour training will be held at the Eugene Hilton Hotel and Conference Center on October 5, 2011, at 10:00 am – 3:00 pm. <u>Registration is free for Fall Conference participants</u>. For additional information,
please contact Catherine Heaton at 503-947-5714 or <a href="mailto:catherine.heaton@state.or.us"><font color="#0000FF"><u>catherine.heaton@state.or.us</u></font></a></font></div>
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