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<P class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>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 <A
href="mailto:OSERSPRS@ed.gov"><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">OSERSPRS@ed.gov</SPAN></A>. 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”. <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>In addition, please note that <I>all</I> 2013 reviews will be
conducted using a web-based tool. <SPAN style="COLOR: black">E-Reader
allows peer reviewers to securely participate in the application review and
scoring process online.</SPAN> 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 <A
href="http://www.g5.gov/"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">www.g5.gov</SPAN></A> .
<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>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 <A href="mailto:OSERSPRS@ed.gov"><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">OSERSPRS@ed.gov</SPAN></A>.
<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Thank you,<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Melanie Winston, <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Director, Grants, Contracts and Services<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Office of Assistant Secretary, Office of Special Education
and Rehabilitative Services<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>U.S. Department of Education <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>(202) 245-7419 TEL; (202) 245-7635 FAX <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Email: <A href="mailto:Melanie.Winston@ED.Gov"><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue">Melanie.Winston@ED.Gov</SPAN></A><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P></DIV></DIV>
<DIV>Edward C. Bell, Ph.D., CRC, NOMC</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>REGISTER TO TAKE THE NATIONAL CERTIFICATION IN LITERARY BRAILLE (NCLB) Exam
<BR><A
href="http://www.nbpcb.org/pages/announcements.php">http://www.nbpcb.org/pages/announcements.php</A></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Director, Professional Development and Research<BR>Institute on
Blindness<BR>Louisiana Tech University<BR>210 Woodard Hall<BR>PO Box
3158<BR>Ruston LA 71272<BR>Office: 318.257.4554 <BR>Fax: 318.257.2259
(Fax)<BR>Skype: edwardbell2010<BR><A
href="mailto:ebell@latech.edu">ebell@latech.edu</A><BR><A
href="http://www.latech.edu/instituteonblindness">www.latech.edu/instituteonblindness</A><BR>********************<BR>"I
am somehow less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain
than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in
cotton fields and sweatshops." <BR>-- Stephen Jay Gould </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=OSERSPRS@ed.gov href="mailto:OSERSPRS@ed.gov">OSERSPRS</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Cc:</B> <A title=Lewis.Medley@ed.gov
href="mailto:Lewis.Medley@ed.gov">Medley, Lewis</A> ; <A title=Eric.Price@ed.gov
href="mailto:Eric.Price@ed.gov">Price, Eric (Contractor)</A> ; <A
title=Melanie.Winston@ed.gov href="mailto:Melanie.Winston@ed.gov">Winston,
Melanie</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, December 18, 2012 3:19 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
FY13 Peer Reviewer Outreach</DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV class=WordSection1>
<P class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>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 <A
href="mailto:OSERSPRS@ed.gov"><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">OSERSPRS@ed.gov</SPAN></A>. 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”. <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>In addition, please note that <I>all</I> 2013 reviews will be
conducted using a web-based tool. <SPAN style="COLOR: black">E-Reader
allows peer reviewers to securely participate in the application review and
scoring process online.</SPAN> 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 <A
href="http://www.g5.gov"><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">www.g5.gov</SPAN></A> .
<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>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 <A href="mailto:OSERSPRS@ed.gov"><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">OSERSPRS@ed.gov</SPAN></A>.
<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Thank you,<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Melanie Winston, <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Director, Grants, Contracts and Services<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Office of Assistant Secretary, Office of Special Education
and Rehabilitative Services<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>U.S. Department of Education <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>(202) 245-7419 TEL; (202) 245-7635 FAX <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal>Email: <A href="mailto:Melanie.Winston@ED.Gov"><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue">Melanie.Winston@ED.Gov</SPAN></A><o:p></o:p></P>
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