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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"">Sarah Drinkwater<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>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">______________________________________________
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">March 15, 2013<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">RE: OSEP Letter to be shared with Superintendents and Special Education Directors<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"">Attached is a letter announcing the U.S. Department of Education’s plan for improving the implementation of equitable services requirements under applicable programs authorized
by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). States have been asked to share this correspondence with local school administrators, and USDOE will be hosting conference calls for
state administrators to answer questions and respond to questions in the coming weeks.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The plan does not place new requirements on State and Local Educational Agencies (SEAs and LEAs). Rather, it focuses on how the USDOE will support the collaborative work of
State and local public school officials and private school leaders to ensure the efficient and effective implementation of these requirements and the delivery of services. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Please let me know if you have any other questions. Thank you very much.<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>
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