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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#0070C0">I have received several emails that there is a problem inputting the awards assembly date. I am working with my communications department to get this
fixed as soon as possible. The moment I have an updated link, I will send out a new email. I apologize for the inconvenience!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:#0070C0">Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:blue">Valarie Autry</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:blue">Staff Assistant II - Student Preparation</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:blue">Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:blue">655 Research Parkway, Suite 200</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:blue">Oklahoma City, OK 73104</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:blue">405-225-9462</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Script MT Bold";color:#FF0080">“If you want to be successful, it’s just this simple. Know what you are doing. Love what you are doing. And believe in what you are doing.” ~Will Rogers</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:blue"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Autry, Valarie
<b>On Behalf Of </b>EPAS<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 25, 2014 10:20 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'okepas@lists.onenet.net'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> OK EPAS Scholars Certificates<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS PLEASE EMAIL
<a href="mailto:epas@osrhe.edu">epas@osrhe.edu</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Oklahoma Colleagues:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">OK EPAS Scholars, now in its fourteenth year, is a State Regents' program aimed at recognizing students for their collegiate preparedness as early as the eighth grade. 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. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Your OK EPAS Scholars' roster will include students who scored at or above the College Readiness Benchmark in any subject area on the EXPLORE or PLAN test. 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. The ACT College Readiness Benchmarks are:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:1.0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="line-height:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";background:aqua;mso-highlight:aqua">PLEASE NOTE: Because of
<span style="color:#1F497D">limited </span>resources and staff time we will not print the certificates. You will have to print them.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="line-height:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">THIS IS THE PROCESS FOR 2014</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:12.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Click on the following link and fill out all of the information asked.
<span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/scholarscertificates">https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/scholarscertificates</a></span> This will allow us to know to whom we need to send the information.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:12.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Once we receive the list from ACT:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">An email will be sent to the contact person that was listed in the survey results. Attached will be an Excel file of your student roster AND a Word copy of the certificate.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Emails will be prioritized by the date of your awards assembly.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:12.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:"Courier New""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">o<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">If you have any questions please direct your email to
<a href="mailto:epas@osrhe.edu" target="_blank">epas@osrhe.edu</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Thank you for your support of students through EPAS and for your leadership on your campus,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Cindy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Cynthia N. Brown, Ed.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Director, Student Preparation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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