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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 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 26, 2011</div>
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<div><b>RE: </b><b>2011-12 </b><b>NASDSE</b><b> Professional Development Series Password available NOW</b></div>
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<div>The 2011-2012 NASDSE Satellite Series sessions will be available online 24/7 beginning today, <b>Wednesday, October 26, 2011</b> after 10 a.m. PT:</div>
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<li><b>We’re Better Working Together: Recommendations for Improved Coordination Between Title I and the IDEA </b></li><li><b>Section 504 Issues for Students with Disabilities: Case Law and Implications for Practice</b>
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<div>The conference will be accessible using a new web-delivery system: </div>
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<li>Open your web browser to <a href="http://pd.nasdse.org/"><font color="#0000FF"><u>http://pd.nasdse.org/</u></font></a>.</li><li>Click on the conference you would like to view.</li><li>You will be taken to a screen that asks for an access code.</li><li><b>The access code will not change throughout the series.</b></li></ul>
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<div style="padding-left: 18pt; ">Oregon’s access code is: 1112OR55</div>
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<font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="3">This login provides access to the online conference viewing page where all related PowerPoint presentations and resources will be available for download by individual viewers. </font></font></div>
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<div><b>Key features to note:</b></div>
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<li>The new web-delivery system features full-text searchable knowledge base to allow you to search for key concepts throughout the conference.</li><li>All PowerPoints and background documents will be available for download on the conference page, as well as the ODE website.</li><li>Both the web and DVD versions of the conference utilize verbatim transcription and captioning. </li></ul>
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<div> Remember that because the conference is a subscription service, the access information is <b>no longer</b> available directly on the ODE website at anytime. This information must remain within the state and should not be posted on public websites. </div>
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<div>The Department will continue to provide DVD copies of the broadcasts for rebroadcast and/or dissemination by <i>ESDs </i>and schools. Should you require further assistance or information, please contact Stella Brown at 503.947.5643, or by email at <a href="mailto:stella.brown@state.or.us"><font color="#0000FF"><u>stella.brown@state.or.us</u></font></a>.</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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