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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Sarah Drinkwater, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Assistant Superintendent<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">April 25, 2018<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Applications Available to Participate in Oregon Response to Instruction and Intervention (ORTIi) Middle School Literacy Cadre 2 and Math Cadre 2 (2018-2020)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333">The Oregon Department of Education is pleased to announce that applications to participate in the Oregon Response to Instruction and Intervention (ORTIi) initiative in
the areas of <b><i>elementary math </i></b>and <b><i>middle school literacy</i></b>, beginning in the fall of 2018-19, are now available. The application deadline is 11:59 PM, May 25, 2018.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333">Detailed information about the requirements for participation, the supports and benefits to participating districts, and the application process are included in the application
materials on the ODE website </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/ode/students-and-family/SpecialEducation/RegPrograms_BestPractice/Pages/Oregon%27s-Response-to-Intervention-Initiative-%28Or-RTI%29.aspx">http://www.oregon.gov/ode/students-and-family/SpecialEducation/RegPrograms_BestPractice/Pages/Oregon%27s-Response-to-Intervention-Initiative-%28Or-RTI%29.aspx</a><span style="color:#333333">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333">A live webinar with additional information and an opportunity to ask questions will be provided on May 10<sup>th</sup> from 1:00 to 2:00. Please contact David Putnam,
Director, ORTIi, for more information regarding the webinar (</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="mailto:dputnam@ttsd.k12.or.us">dputnam@ttsd.k12.or.us</a><span style="color:#333333">).<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333">If you have questions regarding the ORTIi application process, please contact Sarah Soltz at
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="mailto:sarah.soltz@state.or.us">sarah.soltz@state.or.us</a><span style="color:#333333">, or at 503-947-5752. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Ruby Sandberg, Executive Assistant<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt">to Assistant Superintendent Sarah Drinkwater<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Office of Student Services<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt">503-947-5738 </span></i><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/ode"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:blue">www.oregon.gov/ode</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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