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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">TO: 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"">Sarah Drinkwater, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Assistant Superintendent<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<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"">September 22, 2016<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Avoiding Mock Sheltered Workshop (MSW) activities in schools – What they are and how this requirement impacts planning for appropriate vocational instructional activities.<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">This guidance document (attached) is provided for special education directors, secondary special education teachers, administrators and transition specialists. The Settlement Agreement for the
Lane vs. Brown case was approved in December 2015, and relates to persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) who worked in or were referred to sheltered workshops.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">There has been some confusion regarding the definition of Mock Sheltered Workshop (MSW) activities contained in the Settlement Agreement and their prohibition within public schools. Clarification
is needed around pre-vocational activities, similar to those that might occur in a sheltered workshop.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Oregon’s Extended Assessment Participation<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">ODE would like to extend a sincere thank you to districts, schools, and IEP Teams for their efforts in continuing to thoughtfully consider the most appropriate statewide assessment for your students
on IEPs—a particularly challenging task with the transition to more cognitively complex and multi-faceted statewide assessments. In light of the new ODE assessment decision making guidance (attached)--combined with an anticipated ESSA requirement for a 1%
state cap on the number of students who participate in an Alternate Assessment--our review of the numbers of students<span style="color:#1F497D">,</span> across eligibility categories<span style="color:#1F497D">,</span>
<span style="color:#1F497D">,</span> who participated in Oregon’s Extended Assessment<span style="color:#1F497D"> (2014-15 and 2015-16),
</span>is one indication of those conscientious efforts (see tables below). However, as we have noted in the eligibility categories<b> bolded</b> below, we believe there may be students taking Oregon’s Extended Assessment for whom further consideration of their
participation may be appropriate</span>. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">ODE appreciates your support in reminding all special education teachers and IEP teams, that the Extended Assessment is to be taken by students with the most severe cognitive disabilities and
that this is being emphasized under the proposed ESSA rules. And, we hope this message will serve to encourage districts to use the guidance regarding the decision around which IEP students should participate in Oregon’s Extended Assessment. For more information
or for specific questions regarding Oregon’s Extended Assessment, please contact Brad Lenhardt at
<a href="mailto:brad.lenhardt@ode.state.or.us">brad.lenhardt@ode.state.or.us</a> or 503-947-5755.<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<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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