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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">Good morning,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">I hope that you and all of your family are doing well and that you are finding time to take care of YOU!
</span><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;color:#002060">😊</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">I have a question that I would appreciate you taking time to answer.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">Please reply to me,
<a href="mailto:lnelson@osrhe.edu">lnelson@osrhe.edu</a> by just sending #1 and if you answer #2, please explain why.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">For the 2019-20 school year, how many of you:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="1">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#002060;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Put your <i>last day of school</i> as the graduation date on the transcript and diploma? (this year it would have been between May 8-15)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:#002060;margin-left:.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Plan to put <i>a graduation date in June or July
</i>on the transcript and diploma?</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext">
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please explain why you do that.
<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:.75in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">If you plan to do this, they are NOT considered a High School graduate by the colleges because the summer semester begins in June and they are not
able to take summer college courses. Also, OKPromise students’ transcripts need to be turned in as soon as school is over to be processed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">It is local policy, I just want to know your reason behind your decision.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The following is from the
</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Standards for Accreditation of Oklahoma Schools:
<span style="color:#002060"><a href="https://sde.ok.gov/sites/default/files/documents/files/17-18-ACCREDITATION-STANDARDS-0219.pdf">https://sde.ok.gov/sites/default/files/documents/files/17-18-ACCREDITATION-STANDARDS-0219.pdf</a> on
</span>page 31<span style="color:#002060"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">8),</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">
</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt">The local board shall transact official business with professional staff members and other school employees only through the superintendent. The board shall adopt procedures which permit hearing viewpoints of the staff,
students, and community during board meetings. (a) All school equipment, books, and supplies purchased with federal funds shall be labeled or designated when delivered to the school. This labeling shall include the title of the Act and the year purchased.
(b) Lack of harmony in the teaching staff, board, or community, when such conditions affect the quality and effectiveness of instruction and climate of the school, shall be considered sufficient cause for not accrediting a school. Political and special interest
groups or individuals shall not interfere in the operation of the schools. (<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">c) The local board of education shall adopt policies and procedures pertaining to admission, placement, promotion, retention, and
graduation requirements for students which shall be disseminated to students and parents/guardians.</span> (d) For any instances in which the school charges tuition, as provided by law, the school
</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:windowtext">shall have a policy, approved by the local board, regarding procedures to be used in the refunding of tuition if the student withdraws from the school.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">Thank you for your time.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">Take care! Try and enjoy your summer!
</span><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;color:#002060">😊</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">Lisa Nelson<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">Director of Student Preparation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:lnelson@osrhe.edu"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">lnelson@osrhe.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.okhighered.org/student-prep"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">www.okhighered.org/student-prep</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">Office: 405.225.9257<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">Cell: 580.614.1328<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">“Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.” ~ John Dewey<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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