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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">To: District and ESD Special Education Directors</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The message below is being sent to you on behalf of:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Candace Pelt, Ed.D.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Assistant Superintendent</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Office of Student Services</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">February 27, 2019</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Beginning July 1, 2019, the expansion of Developmental Delay takes effect pursuant to HB4067 from the 2018 legislative session.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">We have attached:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">(1) a guidance document intended to answer the most pertinent questions
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">(2) related draft OAR language for your review and input.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">We welcome your feedback and will be going to the State Board next month for first read of related new and amended administrative rules. If you have any feedback on the rules, please
contact Nicole Garcia at <a href="mailto:nicole.garcia@state.or.us">nicole.garcia@state.or.us</a> by March 8<sup>th</sup>. Many thanks to the DD Stakeholder group for their contributions.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">If you have any questions, contact Nicole Garcia at
<a href="mailto:nicole.garcia@state.or.us">nicole.garcia@state.or.us</a> or 503.947.5936.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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