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<div>TO: All District and ESD Superintendents</div>
<div style="text-indent:36pt;">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>Sarah Drinkwater, Ph.D.</div>
<div>Assistant Superintendent</div>
<div>Office of Learning - Student Services Unit</div>
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<div>October 30, 2013</div>
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<div>We apologize for the delay of IDEA Enhancement Grants for 2013-2014. To clarify, districts will receive IDEA Enhancement Grants for 2013-14 by the end of next week. Allocations to districts will be similar to last year and the grant funds can be applied
to activities/expenditures from October 1, 2013.</div>
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<div>If you have questions regarding the IDEA Enhancement Grant for 2013-14, please contact Pam Williams at 503-947-5681 or <a href="mailto:pam.williams@state.or.us"><font color="blue"><u>pam.williams@state.or.us</u></font></a>.</div>
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<div><font face="Calibri" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><b><i>Ruby Sandberg, Executive Assistant </i></b></span></font></div>
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<div><font face="Calibri" size="2"><span style="font-size:9pt;"><i>503-947-5738 l FAX: 503-378-5156 l </i><a href="mailto:ruby.sandberg@state.or.us"><font color="blue"><i><u>ruby.sandberg@state.or.us</u></i></font></a></span></font></div>
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<div><font face="Calibri" size="2"><span style="font-size:9pt;"><i>The Oregon Department of Education is an equal opportunity agency and employer.</i></span></font></div>
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