View FileOctober 29, 2009 to Learning Disabilities Association of Connecticut Board of Directors Secretary Diane Willcuts (MS Word)
October 29, 2009Diane WillcuttsSecretary, Board of DirectorsLearning Disabilities Association of Connecticut999 Asylum AvenueHartford, CT 06105Dear Ms. Willcutts:As you know from the June 5, 2009 electronic mail (e-mail) communication to you from the U.S. Department of Education (Department) Office of Inspector General (OIG), your complaint to the OIG Hotline was forwarded to the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), specifically, the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), for response. We delayed responding until after a planned Technical Assistance (TA) visit to Connecticut conducted by the OSEP State Contact for Special Education on September 28, 2009. The maintenance of effort (MOE) reductions under 34 CFR 300.205, which you reference in your complaint, were one of the topics of that visit.The first issue you raised in your complaint is related to the Governor's proposed allocation of State Fiscal Stabilization Funds. As this issue is not generally a matter OSERS handles, I have forwarded your first concern to the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education for response. That office will respond to you regarding this concern.Regarding the second issue you raise in your complaint, you indicated in your email to the OIG that you bcc: Director of Special EducationPage PAGE * MERGEFORMAT 2 - Diane Willcutts
