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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>Hi Counselors,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>I hope you are seeing a speck of light at the end of the
tunnel (at least for this week)!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>I wanted to make sure that you are aware<font color=navy><span
style='color:navy'> </span></font>of the workshop that we have for your
teachers.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#ff6600" face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#FF6600'>The following
Professional Development on our website is for <b><i><span style='font-weight:
bold;font-style:italic'>your 6th-12<sup>th</sup> grade teachers</span></i></b>
at your school, not for you counselors:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='background:white'><a name=data></a><span class=sectioncolorbold7><b><font
size=4 color="#ff6600" face=Verdana><span lang=EN style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-family:Verdana;color:#FF6600'>2012 EXPLORE/PLAN Data Training Workshops</span></font></b></span><font
size=1 color="#ff6600" face=Verdana><span lang=EN style='font-size:7.5pt;
font-family:Verdana;color:#FF6600'><br>
</span></font><span class=subpage><font color="#ff6600" face=Verdana><span
lang=EN style='font-family:Verdana;color:#FF6600'>EXPLORE/PLAN Data Training
Workshops will be held in two locations in 2012: Jan. 16 at Seminole State
College and Feb. 20 at <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Redlands</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Community College</st1:PlaceType>, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">El Reno</st1:City></st1:place>. Sign-in, coffee and snacks begin at
8 a.m., with the training taking place from 8:30-11:30 a.m. </span></font></span><font
color="#ff6600" face=Verdana><span lang=EN style='font-family:Verdana;
color:#FF6600'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=subpage1 style='background:white'><font size=3 color="#ff6600"
face=Verdana><span lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:#FF6600'>For more information, download the <a
href="http://www.okhighered.org/epas/data-training-workshop.pdf" target="_blank"
title="http://www.okhighered.org/epas/data-training-workshop.pdf"><font
color="#ff6600"
title="http://www.okhighered.org/epas/data-training-workshop.pdf"><span
title="http://www.okhighered.org/epas/data-training-workshop.pdf"><span
style='color:#FF6600'>flyer</span></span></font></a><span class=smital1><i><font
face=Verdana> (PDF, 55k)</font></i></span>. <a
href="http://www.okhighered.org/resources/EPAS-Data-Training-Workshop/"
target="_blank"
title="http://www.okhighered.org/resources/EPAS-Data-Training-Workshop/"><font
color="#ff6600"
title="http://www.okhighered.org/resources/EPAS-Data-Training-Workshop/"><span
title="http://www.okhighered.org/resources/EPAS-Data-Training-Workshop/"><span
style='color:#FF6600'>Online registration</span></span></font></a> is
available. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=subpage1 style='background:white'><b><font size=3 face=Verdana><span
lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:bold'>Please
forward this to your 6-12<sup>th</sup> grade teachers (English, Math, Social
Studies, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Reading</st1:City></st1:place>
and Science) or copy the flyer and encourage them to go online and
register. At this workshop, they will learn what you learn at our
retreats and <st1:PersonName w:st="on">EPAS</st1:PersonName> Data Training
Workshops in the fall, all about <st1:PersonName w:st="on">EPAS</st1:PersonName>
and how to use the data.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=subpage1 style='background:white'><font size=3 face=Verdana><span
lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>We scheduled this for your
teachers to understand the <st1:PersonName w:st="on">EPAS</st1:PersonName> data
and to help you get the word out to them. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=subpage1 style='background:white'><font size=3 face=Verdana><span
lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>I know you are back at
school ready to go and want to make sure that you sign up for everything,
that’s great! However, you will not be able to attend the Jan. 16 or Feb.
20 Data Training Workshops. It is for teachers only, if you are a
teacher/counselor, you will get the information you need at a counselor retreat
and the <st1:PersonName w:st="on">EPAS</st1:PersonName> Data Training Workshop.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=subpage1 style='background:white'><font size=3 face=Verdana><span
lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Please sign up, if you
have not already, for a<b><span style='font-weight:bold'> </span></b><a
name=counselor></a><span class=sectioncolorbold7><b><span style='font-weight:
normal'>2011-12 Counselor Retreat</span></b></span><b><span style='font-weight:
bold'> </span></b>and a <a name=fallwksp></a><span class=sectioncolorbold7><b><span
style='font-weight:normal'>2011 Fall <st1:PersonName w:st="on">EPAS</st1:PersonName>
Professional Development Workshop. These are the workshops/retreats
intended for you. I wanted to also let you know, if a retreat fills up,
we have to offer it to those “new” counselors first. If you
have attended in the past year, you may get “bumped” because we can
only have a certain number of counselors at a retreat. Sorry, we just
want to make sure </span></b>all </span><span class=sectioncolorbold7><b><span
style='font-weight:normal'>counselors are receiving the <st1:PersonName w:st="on">EPAS</st1:PersonName>
information.</span></b></span></span></font><span class=sectioncolorbold7><b><span
style='font-weight:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
<p class=subpage1 style='background:white'><font size=3 face=Verdana><span
lang=EN style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Please feel free to call or
e-mail me if you have any questions.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Verdana><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:blue'>Have a fantastic 2011-12 school year!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><em><i><font size=3 color=purple face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:purple'>Lisa Nelson</span></font></i></em><font
face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><font size=3
color=purple face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:purple'>Oklahoma</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font color=purple
face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:purple'> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType></span></font></st1:place><font color=purple
face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:purple'> Regents for Higher
Education</span></font><font face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=purple face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:purple'>Field Coordinator for
Student Preparation</span></font><font face=Verdana><span style='font-family:
Verdana'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=purple face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:purple'>580.614.1328</span></font><font
face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'><a href="mailto:lnelson@osrhe.edu">lnelson@osrhe.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Verdana><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:blue'><a href="http://www.okhighered.org">www.okhighered.org</a></span></font><font
face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><em><i><font size=3 color=teal face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:teal'>"Tell me and I
forget; show me and I remember; involve me and I
understand." ~Anonymous</span></font></i></em><font
face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:teal'>
</span></font></i></em><font face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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