Office of Student Learning and Partnerships - Oregon Department of Education



Nancy Latini Assistant Superintendent Phone: (503) 947-5661

The Office of Student Learning & Partnerships supports and monitors programs that provide direct services to diverse learners and assists in the development of strategies to address unique learning differences. Units in this office manage programs that include special education, early childhood education, accountability and program compliance, and capacity building and partnerships with community stakeholders. This work is designed to ensure that multiple teaching and learning strategies encompass student needs derived from socio-economic, social emotional, linguistic, cultural, ethnic or other differences. This focus allows learners to demonstrate their performance skills and to benefit from participation in meaningful venues as they prepare to become contributing members of the adult community.

Early Childhood Education

Nancy Johnson-Dorn - Director

Includes: Oregon Head Start Prekindergarten Programs, Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education, Even Start, Teen Parent/Child Development Programs, Oregon Head Start Collaboration Project, Oregon Early Childhood Education Foundations

Monitoring, Systems, & Outcomes

Dianna Carrizales - Director

Includes: Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities- Title IV-A, Alternate Testing, Extended Assessments, Special Education Conference for Administrators, State Improvement Grant (SIG) for Special Education

Interagency Educational Services

Steve Smith - Director

Includes: Hospital Education Programs, Long Term Care and Treatment Education Programs, Youth Corrections/Juvenile Detention Education Programs

Special Education

Eric Richards - Director

Includes: Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE); Least Restrictive Environment; Appropriate Evaluation; Individualized Education Program- Accountability; Parent and Student Participation in Decision-Making; Procedural Safeguards; Monitoring, Technical Assistance, and Enforcement

Special Schools

Don Ouimet- Director, Oregon School for the Blind (OSB)
Patti Togioka- Director, Oregon School for the Deaf (OSD)

Statewide Initiatives
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Statewide Initiatives
Nancy Latini, Ph.D. – Assistant Superintendent
Includes:
Response to Intervention (RTI)
Positive Behavior Support (PBS)
Effective Behavioral and Instructional Support Systems (EBISS)