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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">TO: District and ESD Special Education Directors
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">The message below is being sent to you on behalf of:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">Candace Pelt, Ed.D.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">Assistant Superintendent<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">Office of Student Services<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">______________________________________________
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">April 5, 2019<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Applications for the State Personnel Development Grant are open now through May 10. Please see the attached information.
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<p class="MsoNormal">The application materials are available at <a href="https://www.oregon.gov/ode/students-and-family/SpecialEducation/RegPrograms_BestPractice/Pages/spdgapplicationinfo.aspx">
https://www.oregon.gov/ode/students-and-family/SpecialEducation/RegPrograms_BestPractice/Pages/spdgapplicationinfo.aspx</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">5 Steps to Apply<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">1. Watch the informational webinar – see flyer attached for details<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2. Submit a letter of intent signed by the district superintendent<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">3. Convene a team to complete the application packet<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">4. Return the application packet via ODE secure file transfer to Jennifer Eklund-Smith,
<a href="mailto:Jennifer.eklund-smith@state.or.us">Jennifer.eklund-smith@state.or.us</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">5. Receive receipt of submission.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Key Dates<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">April 26, 2019 3:00 PM<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Submit Letter of Intent to Apply to ODE<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">May 10, 2019 3:00 PM<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Application Materials Due to ODE<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Week of June 3<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Applicants Notified<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">September 2019<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Grant Funds Available and Implementation Begins<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For directions on how to use the secure file transfer process, see<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.oregon.gov/ode/students-andfamily/">https://www.oregon.gov/ode/students-andfamily/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">equity/EngLearners/Documents/BiliteracySealSecureFileTransferInstructions.pdf<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For questions about the application process, please contact:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Jennifer Eklund-Smith<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Coherent Strategies Specialist<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">503-947-5611<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:jennifer.eklund-smith@ode.state.or.us">jennifer.eklund-smith@ode.state.or.us</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sarah Soltz, D.Ed.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Coherent Strategies Specialist<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">503-947-5752<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><a href="mailto:sarah.soltz@ode.state.or.us">sarah.soltz@ode.state.or.us</a><o:p></o:p></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 Candace Pelt, Assistant Superintendent
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<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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