[Pibe-division] Fw: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services FY13 Peer Reviewer Outreach

Wed Dec 19 14:14:42 UTC 2012

The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) is in the process of updating the Peer Reviewer System (PRS) that houses resumes of potential reviewers.  To ensure that OSERS staff in the Office of Special Education Programs, National Institute for Disability Research and Rehabilitation, and the Rehabilitation Services Administration have the most accurate information to draw upon when developing a qualified pool of reviewers it is important to regularly update reviewer contact information and areas of expertise.

If you have not served as a reviewer for an OSERS competition since January 2011 and wish to be considered for current and future OSERS peer review opportunities, please submit a new or updated resume to OSERSPRS at ed.gov. Please include within your resume a short synopsis highlighting your areas of expertise and any OSERS review panels on which you previously served.  This brief synopsis should be placed near the top of the resume in the area routinely reserved for the "objective".  

OSERS PRS database serves as a central data repository designed to provide specific information about peer reviewers, in a prioritized format, for use in the discretionary grant review process. The PRS database is a valuable tool OSERS competition managers utilize to quickly and efficiently locate qualified non-Federal peer reviewers to serve on grant competition panels.  Potential reviewers must have a current resume on file before participating in OSERS grant application reviews.

In addition, please note that all 2013 reviews will be conducted using a web-based tool.  E-Reader allows peer reviewers to securely participate in the application review and scoring process online.  More information on E-Reader along with a link to an updated field reader webinar detailing E-Reader functionality can be found on the Department's Grants Management System, G5, website www.g5.gov . 

This is also an opportunity to remove your resume from consideration as a potential peer reviewer for OSERS.  If you would like your resume removed from the PRS database, please submit an e-mail request with the subject line of "REMOVAL" to OSERSPRS at ed.gov.  

Thank you,

Melanie Winston, 

Director, Grants, Contracts and Services

Office of Assistant Secretary, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

U.S. Department of Education 

(202) 245-7419 TEL; (202) 245-7635 FAX 

Email: Melanie.Winston at ED.Gov

Edward C. Bell, Ph.D., CRC, NOMC

REGISTER TO TAKE THE NATIONAL CERTIFICATION IN LITERARY BRAILLE (NCLB) Exam 
http://www.nbpcb.org/pages/announcements.php

Director, Professional Development and Research
Institute on Blindness
Louisiana Tech University
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PO Box 3158
Ruston LA  71272
Office: 318.257.4554 
Fax: 318.257.2259 (Fax)
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ebell at latech.edu
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From: OSERSPRS 
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Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2012 3:19 PM
Subject: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services FY13 Peer Reviewer Outreach

The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) is in the process of updating the Peer Reviewer System (PRS) that houses resumes of potential reviewers.  To ensure that OSERS staff in the Office of Special Education Programs, National Institute for Disability Research and Rehabilitation, and the Rehabilitation Services Administration have the most accurate information to draw upon when developing a qualified pool of reviewers it is important to regularly update reviewer contact information and areas of expertise.