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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">TO: </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">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";color:black">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";color:black">April 1, 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";color:black">RE: <strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Public Release of the 2011-2012 Special Education
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">The
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">public release date</span></strong> for the annual
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Special Education </span></strong></span><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Report Cards</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">
is Wednesday, <strong><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">April 3, 2013.
</span></strong>In preparation for this release, please review the following timeline and documents that may assist you with this required public reporting.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Timeline
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">April 1: Final Special Education Report Cards Available to Districts and Programs</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Final versions of the 2011-2012 Special Education Report Cards are now available to districts and programs on the secure district site:
<span style="color:red"><a href="https://district.ode.state.or.us/apps/login/" target="_blank" title="https://district.ode.state.or.us/apps/login/">https://district.ode.state.or.us/apps/login/</a></span><span style="color:#1F497D">.
</span>Once you have logged in, use the Report Card/ Accountability Reports application. Click on the Special Education Report Card in the drop-down menu in order to view your English and Spanish pdfs.<span style="color:#1F497D">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">April 3: Public Release of the 2010-2011 Special Education Report Cards</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">All district and program report cards will be available to the public on the ODE website<span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">at <a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/data/ReportCard/sped/" target="_blank">http://www.ode.state.or.us/data/ReportCard/sped/</a><span style="color:#1F497D">.
</span>ODE will issue a news release announcing the public reports. <span style="color:#1F497D">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">May 20: Deadline for Distribution of the Special Education Report Cards
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">All districts and programs are required to distribute the report cards by May 20, 2013.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Technical Assistance Documents</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The 2011-2012 Special Education Report Cards and Technical Assistance Documents including distribution information, the English and Spanish
<em><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Notes for the Special Education Reports</span></em>, and the
<em><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Technical Manuals </span></em>are posted at the link: <a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?=1831" target="_blank" title="http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?=1831">http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?=1831</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">For questions, please contact Catherine Heaton at 503-947-5714 or
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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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