Preliminary Response from ODE and DOJ

Today I received this email from Julie Catala:


Mr. and Mrs. Bjarnason,

Superintendent Tarzian asked that I forward you the recent email below from the Oregon Department of Education.

Jolene Shute
Temporary Executive Assistant to the Superintendent
Corvallis School District 509J

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From: CRUICKSHANK Barbara [mailto:Barbara.Cruickshank@state.or.us]
Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 12:53 PM
To: RODEMAN, KATHY
Cc: Catala, Julie; Tarzian, Dawn
Subject: Second Half of Day Kindergarten - Corvallis SD

Hi Kathy,
I haven't forgotten about the second half of day kindergarten tuition or Corvallis SD. I know you are anxious to get an answer. Unfortunately, the final advice from the Department of Justice is taking some time. ODE has received a draft from the Department of Justice, but ODE has not received their official letter stating their final advice. ODE is unable to release that information until it receives the final advice letter from DOJ and ODE has an opportunity to review it with Susan Castillo, Sue Macglashan and others. No one is able to give me a timeline at this time. I'm sorry. I wish I had something for you.

Barb Cruickshank
Oregon Dept of Education
(503) 947-5916
(503) 378-5156 Fax
barbara.cruickshank@state.or.us