May 1, 2008
To: Directors of Special Education
Regional CSPD Coordinators
From: Marilyn Pearson
Interim IDEA Program Manager
Susan Bailey -Anderson
IDEA Professional Development Manager
Re: Idaho State University
14th Intermountain Special Study Institute on Deafness (ISSI)
June 9-12, 2008
Please share this information with educational interpreters, teachers of the deaf and speech-language pathologists who are providing services to students with deafness in K-12 public school settings.
Idaho State University is again sponsoring the Intermountain Special Study Institute on Deafness (ISSI). This Institute has been an excellent source of professional development for educational interpreters, speech-language pathologists and teachers of the deaf who are working with students with deafness in our public schools. The Institute also provides an outstanding opportunity for these personnel to learn about research-based practices and share instructional strategies with personnel from other states. Information regarding registration, program agenda and other logistics for this conference are available on the following Web site: http://www.isu.edu/issi/.
As in past years, the Office of Public Instruction will pay for the registration fees of speech-language pathologists, educational interpreters and teachers of the deaf who are employed by a public school or special education cooperative and are providing services to a student(s) with a hearing impairment or deafness. All other costs associated with travel to or attendance at the Institute are up to the individual. It is permissible for an agency to use its IDEA Part B funds to assist with the cost of this professional development activity, if the agency has such funds available.
If an individual wishes to attend the Institute, they must complete and submit their registration form directly to the Institute (not to OPI).
If the individual wishes to have the OPI pay for the registration fee of the Institute, the individual must complete the Request for OPI Stipend to Pay registration Fee to the 2008 ISSI form and mail or fax the form, along with a copy of their completed, submitted registration form to the Institute to:
Marlene Wallis
Division of Special Education
Office of Public Instruction
PO Box 202501
Helena, Montana 59620-2501
Fax: 406-444-3924
The Request for OPI Stipend to Pay registration Fee to the 2008 ISSI form and the accompanying memo is available at the following link http://www.opi.mt.gov/pub/pdf/speced/link/08issimemo.pdf.
Note: The Office of Public Instruction will not pay for the registration fees of persons who are not employed by a public school and who have not submitted a request for a stipend to the OPI and received OPI approval for the stipend.
Questions regarding this memo and/or the stipend should be directed to Marlene Wallis at 444-2504.
Marilyn Pearson
Montana Office of Public Instruction
Interim IDEA Program Manager
Phone: (406) 444-4428
Fax: (406) 444-3924
Email: mpearson@mt.gov
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