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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">TO: District and ESD Special Education Directors
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">The message below is being sent to you on behalf of:</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Sarah Drinkwater, Ph.D.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Assistant Superintendent</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Office of Student Services</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">______________________________________________
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">May 6, 2016<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">To: All DHS Partners & Stakeholders
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue">SAVE THE DATE! Make plans to attend a DHS Budget Town Hall Meeting in June</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">You are invited to provide input and feedback to the Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS) on our programs, services and priorities for our 2017 budget and legislative session. We will be holding
<b>“Budget Town Hall” meetings</b> on the following programs: Child Welfare, Aging and People with Disabilities, Intellectual/Developmental Disability Services, Self Sufficiency Programs, Vocational Rehabilitation, and DHS agency operations.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Your input and participation is extremely valuable to us. Please
<b><i>SAVE THE DATE</i></b> for a meeting in your local area. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">We’re finalizing the details right now (time & specific locations/parking), so
<b>more information will be coming soon:</b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Monday, June 20</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> -- Portland</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Tuesday, June 21 --
</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Salem </span>
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</span><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Wednesday, June 22 --
</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Eugene
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</span><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Thursday, June 23 --
</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Medford
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</span><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Monday, June 27</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> -- Bend</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Tuesday, June 28 --
</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Pendleton
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</span><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Thursday, June 30 --
</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Statewide webinar (web-based, interactive meeting, more details to come later)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Thank you!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Questions?</span></i></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Please contact <span style="color:blue">
<a href="mailto:DHS.DirectorsOffice@dhsoha.state.or.us"><span style="color:blue">DHS.DirectorsOffice@dhsoha.state.or.us</span></a></span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Ruby Sandberg, Executive Assistant<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Office of Student Services
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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">503-947-5738 l FAX: 503-378-5156 l
</span></i><a href="mailto:ruby.sandberg@state.or.us"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt">ruby.sandberg@state.or.us</span></i></a><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><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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