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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:red">Happy Valentine’s Day S-SARA members and guests!<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">NC-SARA Updates
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">The
<a href="https://nc-sara.org/data">DATA tab</a> on NC-SARA’s website was updated to include information on the 2020 data reporting window, the data sharing agreement, and the sample placement reporting matrix. The
<i>2020 Data Reporting Handbook </i>is expected to be ready in a few more weeks; at which time NC-SARA staff will send an announcement to all contacts via their blog. You are encouraged to share this information, as well as the new handbook, with your contacts
and institutional representatives. In the meantime, here are important dates and information for you and your institutions:</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B2B2B">2020 time frame to report 2019 enrollments and placements is <b>May 15, 2020 through June 15, 2020</b></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#0B3464">2020 Data Resources:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B2B2B">2020 Data Reporting Handbook</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B2B2B"> - Coming
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</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">2020 Sample Placement Reporting Matrix </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">- An aid in reporting Out-of-State Learning Placements<br>
<b>2020 Data Sharing Agreement </b>- An agreement </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#2B2B2B">between NC-SARA and institutions participating in SARA</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">If you missed the
<i>Financial Responsibility Compliance and Planning</i> webinar last week, or you simply want to revisit the content, here is the link to the recording:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><a href="https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fzoom.us%2Frec%2Fshare%2Fu-Z0I5Hz-n1LAY2OxG78foAhFKD1X6a80yZKrvFZmknQ-3u1Cy6WJ5pJ6-NFruG9&data=01%7C01%7Celisa.jaden%40sreb.org%7C95bb52499bbe4dccea5c08d7ac1b627c%7Ceb20950b168c497a98452b099844f3ef%7C0&sdata=Kg4ZuaTLCepWVcIYvmocQxu8CEI%2B1YXzHbAn4q3Iq2g%3D&reserved=0">https://zoom.us/rec/share/u-Z0I5Hz-n1LAY2OxG78foAhFKD1X6a80yZKrvFZmknQ-3u1Cy6WJ5pJ6-NFruG9</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">The recording link and presentation slides are also available on the secured portion of the NC-SARA website for State Portals and Regional Compacts.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">WCET Updates
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">To help familiarize ourselves with the federal regulations that take effect July 1, 2020, and/or if you are considering the option of early implementation, WCET is hosting its 2020
Policy Summit in partnership with University of Maryland Global Campus on April 15-16, 2020<i>.
</i></span><em><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black;font-style:normal">The goal of the summit is to connect attendees with people who can inform, guide, and answer questions about how education policies, rules, and regulations,
may impact their institutions. </span></em><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">SAN members and non-members are invited to attend, space permitting. For more information and registration, click the image below:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://wcet.wiche.edu/events/summits/WCET-UMGC-summit?utm_source=AdaptiveMailer&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Summit2020&org=1741&lvl=100&ite=713&lea=73546&ctr=0&par=1&trk=a1E1H00000E5qJMUAZ"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="720" height="480" style="width:7.5in;height:5.0in" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.png@01D5E360.F6563CB0" alt="WCET + University of Maryland Global Campus 2020 Summit: "></span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><a href="mailto:SARA@sreb.org">SARA@sreb.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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