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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Season’s Greetings SARA Coordinators,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Many of you are aware that NC-SARA hosted
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">its “</span><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Final Federal Regulations – State Authorization</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">”</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">webcast last week. If you were unable to attend, the webcast was recorded as a resource, and can be accessed at the NC-SARA website under
<a href="https://nc-sara.org/resources/final-federal-regulations-state-authorization">
RESOURCES</a>. Along with the recorded webinar, the presentation slides and the Q&A are available for your review.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">The SREB offices will close at 2PM EST on Monday, December 23, 2019, to allow staff to take time off to speand with their families this holiday season. Our offices will reopen January
2, 2019. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Before we depart for the holidays, Southern Regional Education Board and the Education Technology Multistate Cooperatives Program Team wishes you a safe and enjoyable holiday season!
Your years of support and participation are greatly appreciated and we look forward to continuing the partnership for years to come. Be safe and we’ll see you next year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">SARA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Southern Regional Education Board<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">592-10<sup>th</sup> Street NW<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Atlanta, Georgia 30318<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Phone (404) 875-9211
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><a href="mailto:SARA@sreb.org"><span style="color:#0563C1">SARA@sreb.org</span></a>
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