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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The 2009NCLB Improving Teacher Quality State Grant
Program - Request for Proposal is now posted. You can access the
RFP, all the required templates and appendices via following website: <a
href="http://okhighered.org/itq/2009.shtml">http://okhighered.org/itq/2009.shtml</a>.
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Please note your proposal <strong><b><u><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>must</span></font></u></b></strong> meet the grant's
minimum requirements; such as partnerships requirement, participation
of high-need LEAs, Type A or Type B proposal designation, to be
considered for review. Also, please <font color=navy><span
style='color:navy'>share with anyone who may be eligible and interested.</span></font>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I look forward to seeing your proposal and please do not
hesitate to let me or Lisa <font color=navy><span style='color:navy'>Holder,
the Director of the Teacher Education and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Minority</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Teacher</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Recruitment</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>,
</span></font>know if you have any questions. Thank you.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Saeed</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Saeed Sarani, M.S., M.B.A.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Curriculum Advisor to <ST1:PLACE u1:st="on"><ST1:PLACENAME u1:st="on">Teacher
Education and<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Teacher</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Recruitment</st1:PlaceName>
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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Oklahoma</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font
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w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType></ns0:PlaceType> Regents for Higher Education</span></font><font
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w:endInsDate="2008-08-04T12:57:00Z"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Oklahoma
City</st1:City></ns0:City></st1:place>, <ns0:State w:insAuthor="Unknown"
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w:endInsDate="2008-08-04T12:57:00Z"><st1:State w:st="on">OK</st1:State></ns0:State>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>(405) 225-9192</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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