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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">TO: All District and ESD Special Education Directors<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The message below is being sent to you on behalf of:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Petrea Hagen-Gilden<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Interim Assistant Superintendent<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Office of Student Learning & Partnerships<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">January 31, 2013<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Dear Friends and Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">I am delighted to announce that beginning Friday, February 1, Dr. Sarah Drinkwater will assume the position of Interim Assistant Superintendent for the Office of Student
Learning and Partnerships. Sarah joined our office in September as Director of Special Education Monitoring Systems and Outcomes. Prior to coming to ODE, she was an administrator of student services and special education programs in Federal Way, and more
recently, Gig Harbor, Washington.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">You will enjoy working with Sarah as much as we at ODE do, and I know you will welcome her into this role warmly.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">RE: Rule Revision to Reconsider IDEA Final Orders<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">On January 24th the State Board of Education adopted the temporary rule revision to OAR 581-015-2030(14). This will enable the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) to reconsider
IDEA Final Orders within 60 days of issuance of an order. The rule allows for either party to a complaint to ask for a reconsideration of the Department’s order. The Department has discretion in deciding whether or not to conduct a reconsideration.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">If the Department does agree to reconsideration, it is important to note that the rule requires that any corrective action required in the order must be implemented according
to the original order and not delayed during the reconsideration. This is a requirement of the Federal Office of Special Education.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">We hope this process continues our focus on successful low level dispute resolution.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Department of Education will also begin work on crafting a permanent rule to adopt in support of this change during the next few months. ODE will send a message to the
field when the draft permanent rule is submitted to the Board of Education and also notify you when the applicable IDEA public comment period is in effect. You are encouraged to comment on the proposed permanent rule when the Department puts it out for public
comment in the coming months. Please contact Claudette Rushing at <a href="mailto:claudette.rushing@state.or.us">
<span style="color:windowtext">claudette.rushing@state.or.us</span></a> with questions or comments.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">To view the School Board materials from this meeting, use the link below.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?=3850">http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?=3850</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Ruby Sandberg, Executive Assistant
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Office of Student Learning & Partnerships<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Oregon Department of Education<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt">503-947-5738 FAX: 503-378-5156<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><a href="mailto:ruby.sandberg@state.or.us">ruby.sandberg@state.or.us</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt">The Oregon Department of Education is an equal opportunity agency and employer.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Messages to and from this email address may be made available to the public under Oregon law.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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