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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Good afternoon S-SARA SPEs,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">We are hopeful
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">that everyone in your homes and offices are safe and in good health.
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">With growing concern for protecting public health amid this pandemic, we see more school systems, colleges and offices closing to slow and hopefully stop the spread of the coronavirus.
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">SREB is dedicated to helping educators, regulators and policy leaders as they work through the challenges that unfold from the COVID-19 outbreak.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">With the recent guidance from
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">USDOE and communication from NC-SARA,</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"> we are surveying the region’s state agencies/regulators to learn
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">how your state authorization processes might be affected, and possibly altered, due to COVID-19</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">. Please share your agency's updates
and best practices by completing the <a href="https://www.sreb.org/form/covid-19-state-actions-survey">
COVID-19 State Actions Survey</a> by close of business <b><u>Tuesday, March 31, 2020</u></b><i>.</i>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">The survey is short and should take 5 to 7 minutes to complete. If you believe this survey should be completed by someone
else in your agency, or at a different agency, please feel free to forward this email to that individual.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Please reach out to Elisa Jaden, SARA Program Coordinator, at (404) 879-5517 or
<a href="mailto:elisa.jaden@sreb.org">elisa.jaden@sreb.org</a> should you have questions, comments or need more information about the survey. Your continued support of Southern Regional Education Board is greatly appreciated!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Best wishes,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Elisa Jaden<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">SARA Program Coordinator<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 Tenth 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) 879-5517<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Fax (404) 872-1477<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">E-mail: </span><a href="mailto:elisa.jaden@sreb.org"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">elisa.jaden@sreb.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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