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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">Sarah Drinkwater, Ph.D.<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">July 8, 2014<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Special Education and HQT Requirements<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Individuals with Disability Education Act (IDEA) and Elementary and Secondary Act (ESEA) require special education teachers to meet highly qualified teacher requirements
if the teacher is providing direct instruction in core academic subjects. Special educators who provide only consultation to highly qualified teachers in adapting curricula, using behavioral supports and interventions or selecting appropriate accommodations,
do not need to demonstrate subject-matter competency in those subjects. In May<span style="color:#1F497D">
</span>2014, the Oregon Department of Education made modifications to the guidance document for Highly Qualified: Special Education Teachers. ODE encourages districts to review this document prior to hiring and/or finalizing teaching assignments for the 2014-15
school year. The document can be found 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"">In addition, we have included the updated Individual Teacher Plan form for 2014-2015.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Thank you.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Please feel free to contact us should you have any questions about highly qualified requirements<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Janet Bubl (<a href="mailto:janet.bubl@state.or.us">janet.bubl@state.or.us</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Anna Haley (<a href="mailto:anna.haley@state.or.us">anna.haley@state.or.us</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Rae Ann Ray (<a href="mailto:raeann.ray@state.or.us">raeann.ray@state.or.us</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Sarah Drinkwater (<a href="mailto:sarah.drinkwater@state.or.us">sarah.drinkwater@state.or.us</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><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">Oregon Department of Education<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Office of Learning l Student Services
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt">503-947-5738 l FAX: 503-378-5156 l
<a href="mailto:ruby.sandberg@state.or.us"><span style="color:blue">ruby.sandberg@state.or.us</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><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"><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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