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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>October 10, 2011</div>
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<div><font face="Tahoma, sans-serif" size="2"><b>RE: ENHANCEMENT GRANTS AND NEW LEGAL SPECIALIST AT SL&P</b></font></div>
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<div><font face="Tahoma, sans-serif" size="2">I had two things I didn’t share at the fall conference that I know will interest you. </font></div>
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<li><b>There will be enhancement grants</b> coming out in the near future. With the budgets still uncertain, we will be able to maintain those grants at the award similar to last year. We hope to keep them steady for one more year at least. I will get out
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<li><b>We have a new Legal Specialist at our office!</b> Many of you may not know that Ty Manieri moved back to his home state of Louisiana and has a position similar to the one he held here; except that the legal unit is all one, not a separate Department
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<div style="padding-left: 36pt; "><font face="Tahoma, sans-serif" size="2">Now for the fun news: Our new legal specialist was at the fall conference and met many of you. Her name is Claudette Rushing. She came to us from Baltimore City Schools Office of
General Counsel. Prior to attending law school at the University of Maryland to pursue her law degree, she taught special education/reading and language arts for five years in a variety of different schools. She specialized in working with students who are
dyslexic and is a certified reading and language arts teacher at the secondary level. She is a member of the Maryland Bar and worked with the U.S. Department of Education and the National School Boards Association before moving to Oregon. We are very fortunate
that she has had a deep interest in Oregon and wanted to move here! You can reach Claudette at 503-947-5689 or <a href="mailto:claudette.rushing@state.or.us"><font color="#0000FF"><u>claudette.rushing@state.or.us</u></font></a> </font></div>
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<div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="2">Nancy Latini </font></div>
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<div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="2"><i>Ruby Sandberg, Executive Assistant to</i></font></div>
<div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="2"><i>Nancy Latini, Assistant Superintendent</i></font></div>
<div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="2"><i>Office of Student Learning & Partnerships</i></font></div>
<div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="2"><i>Oregon Department of Education</i></font></div>
<div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="2"><i>503-947-5738 FAX: 503-378-5156</i></font></div>
<div><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="2"><i>ruby.sandberg@state.or.us</i></font></div>
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