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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Oklahoma Colleagues:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Oklahoma EPAS Scholars 2010, now in its tenth year, is a State Regents’
program aimed at recognizing students for their collegiate preparedness as
early as the eighth grade.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>We encourage
you to consider the delivery of these certificates at a special event in your
school—either by giving them as part of your awards ceremonies this
spring, or through other special venues.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The mailing should be <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span
style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>arriving by the end of
March from ACT</span></b>.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>We have asked
ACT to address the mailing to the person who was listed as the EPAS Contact for
this year’s EXPLORE and PLAN assessment materials.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
8.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.8in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;
tab-stops:list .8in'><![if !supportLists]><font size=3 face=Symbol><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;
mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>PLEASE NOTE:<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>We are not printing the certificates this
year.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>A black line master will be enclosed
in this mailing for your use.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>If you
would prefer to have the electronic version of the certificate along with the
electronic file of your roster and specific instructions for doing a merge
function just <span style='layout-grid-mode:line'>email us and ask for it: <a
href="mailto:epas@oshr.edu">epas@osrhe.edu</a>.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><u><span style='font-weight:bold;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Please do not email me as it will delay your
request</span></u></b>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
8.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>This year’s Oklahoma EPAS Scholars’ </span></font></b>roster
includes your students who <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span
style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>scored at or above the College
Readiness Benchmark</span></b> in any subject area on the EXPLORE or PLAN test.<font
size=6 color=white face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:24.0pt;
font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:white'> </span></font>These scores indicate whether
students, based on their performance on EXPLORE or PLAN are on target to be
ready for first-year college-level work when they graduate from high
school.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>The College Readiness Benchmarks
for the subject areas are:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='mso-tab-count:6'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:2.5in;text-indent:.2in'><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><u><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>EXPLORE</span></font></u><span
style='mso-tab-count:3'> </span><u>PLAN<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='tab-stops:.5in right 3.25in 4.5in'><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span
style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>English<span style='mso-tab-count:
1'> </span>13<span
style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>15<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='tab-stops:.5in right 3.25in 4.5in'><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span
style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>Mathematics<span style='mso-tab-count:
1'> </span>17<span style='mso-tab-count:
1'> </span>19<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='tab-stops:.5in right 3.25in 4.5in'><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span
style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>Reading<span style='mso-tab-count:
1'> </span>15<span
style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>17<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='tab-stops:.5in right 3.25in 4.5in'><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span
style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>Science<span style='mso-tab-count:
1'> </span>20<span
style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>21<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Thank you for your support of students through EPAS and for your
leadership on your campus. <span style='layout-grid-mode:line'><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoSignature align=left style='margin-left:0in;text-align:left'><font
size=1 face=NewCenturySchlbk><span style='font-size:8.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face="Century Gothic"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic";
color:navy'>Cindy<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face="Century Gothic"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic";
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face="Bradley Hand ITC"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Bradley Hand ITC";color:navy;mso-no-proof:
yes'>Cynthia Brown, Ed.D.</span></font><font color=navy face="Bradley Hand ITC"><span
style='font-family:"Bradley Hand ITC";color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face="Bradley Hand ITC"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Bradley Hand ITC";color:navy;mso-no-proof:
yes'>Director of Student Preparation</span></font><font color=navy
face="Bradley Hand ITC"><span style='font-family:"Bradley Hand ITC";color:navy;
mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face="Bradley Hand ITC"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Bradley Hand ITC";color:navy;mso-no-proof:
yes'>Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face="Bradley Hand ITC"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Bradley Hand ITC";color:navy;mso-no-proof:
yes'>405-225-9156</span></font><font color=navy><span style='color:navy;
mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'> </span></font><font
color=navy face="Bradley Hand ITC"><span style='font-family:"Bradley Hand ITC";
color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";mso-bidi-font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>“What if we had fail-safe schools that
treated the failure of a single child as equally tragic as a nuclear meltdown,
chemical spill, or an airplane crash?”</span></font><font color=navy><span
style='color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none'><font
size=1 color=navy face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:
"Trebuchet MS";mso-bidi-font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:navy;mso-no-proof:
yes'>“Three Musts for Bolstering Student Achievement” by Vicki
Urquhart in Changing Schools, Summer 2008 (Vol. 58, p. 1-2)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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