<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
<meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)">
<!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
</style><![endif]--><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:Wingdings;
panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Georgia;
panose-1:2 4 5 2 5 4 5 2 3 3;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
color:#222222;}
h2
{mso-style-priority:9;
mso-style-link:"Heading 2 Char";
mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0in;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0in;
font-size:18.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
color:#222222;
font-weight:bold;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;
color:#0033CC;
text-decoration:underline;}
span.Heading2Char
{mso-style-name:"Heading 2 Char";
mso-style-priority:9;
mso-style-link:"Heading 2";
font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;
color:#2F5496;}
span.EmailStyle27
{mso-style-type:personal-reply;
font-family:"Georgia",serif;
font-variant:normal !important;
color:windowtext;
text-transform:none;
text-decoration:none none;
vertical-align:baseline;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:10.0pt;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
/* List Definitions */
@list l0
{mso-list-id:325404754;
mso-list-template-ids:1895862876;}
@list l0:level1
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l0:level2
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:o;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";}
@list l0:level3
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level4
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level5
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level6
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level7
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level8
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l0:level9
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l1
{mso-list-id:368454191;
mso-list-template-ids:164906868;}
@list l1:level1
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l1:level2
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:o;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";}
@list l1:level3
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l1:level4
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l1:level5
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l1:level6
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l1:level7
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l1:level8
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l1:level9
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l2
{mso-list-id:1311520443;
mso-list-template-ids:-684568884;}
@list l2:level1
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l2:level2
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:o;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";}
@list l2:level3
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l2:level4
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l2:level5
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l2:level6
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l2:level7
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l2:level8
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l2:level9
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l3
{mso-list-id:1670719814;
mso-list-template-ids:1401729550;}
@list l3:level1
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Symbol;}
@list l3:level2
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:o;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New";
mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";}
@list l3:level3
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:1.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l3:level4
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l3:level5
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:2.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l3:level6
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l3:level7
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:3.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l3:level8
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.0in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
@list l3:level9
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:4.5in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;
mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;}
ol
{margin-bottom:0in;}
ul
{margin-bottom:0in;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]-->
</head>
<body bgcolor="white" lang="EN-US" link="#0033CC" vlink="#0033CC">
<div class="WordSection1">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:windowtext">Courtesy of Lindsey Downs and Mollie McGill of WCET</span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:windowtext"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:windowtext"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:windowtext"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:.75pt"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</div>
<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%" id="HLMsgOuter" name="HLMsgOuter">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">
<div align="center">
<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:white">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;display:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="background:#DDDDDD;padding:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding:3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt 3.0pt">
<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="padding:3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt 3.75pt">
<h2><em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Critical Updates</span></em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Accreditation</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Institutional Accreditors continue to update their guidance:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC):
<a href="https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsacscoc.org%2Fapp%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F04%2Fcovid19MEMO.4.13.2020.pdf&data=01%7C01%7Celisa.jaden%40sreb.org%7C98e4dc17807746737c0308d7e1601998%7Ceb20950b168c497a98452b099844f3ef%7C0&sdata=6oEVEYVT7chdsalOMJw%2FT5rwqqeDPqCSHJsNNBDU1xE%3D&reserved=0" title="https://sacscoc.org/app/uploads/2020/04/covid19MEMO.4.13.2020.pdf">
April 13, 2020</a>- Response to Request for "Universal Pass" Grades.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">More available here: <a href="https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwcetsan.wiche.edu%2Fresources%2Fcovid-19-guidance-weblinks-regional-accreditors&data=01%7C01%7Celisa.jaden%40sreb.org%7C98e4dc17807746737c0308d7e1601998%7Ceb20950b168c497a98452b099844f3ef%7C0&sdata=alZNVJcv7bVJcgqU9uzeBpeaFiAL15XnOzHXHNUrD%2FY%3D&reserved=0" title="https://wcetsan.wiche.edu/resources/covid-19-guidance-weblinks-regional-accreditors">
COVID-19 Institutional (formerly regional) Accreditor Guidance Weblinks</a> - list of accreditor webpages<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Legislative</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has extended the Senate's recess until May 4<sup>th</sup>. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that Democratic legislators would like to see higher education and nonprofits
have access to the $600 billion in emergency relief that the Federal Reserve will administer. Those organizations are currently not included in the Federal Reserve's dissemination plan.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Department of Education</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Department of Education has issued plans for the dissemination of both emergency aid for students and state discretionary funds allotted through the CARES Act.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">On April 9<sup>th</sup>, Secretary DeVos announced
<a href="https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww2.ed.gov%2Fabout%2Foffices%2Flist%2Fope%2Fallocationsforsection18004a1ofcaresact.pdf&data=01%7C01%7Celisa.jaden%40sreb.org%7C98e4dc17807746737c0308d7e1601998%7Ceb20950b168c497a98452b099844f3ef%7C0&sdata=mMQpqGR0QrtGEqzOvhWYt%2BCHkGHXTsesNIl5FqD9Tm8%3D&reserved=0" title="https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/allocationsforsection18004a1ofcaresact.pdf">
how much money</a> institutions would be allocated for direct emergency student aid. The
<a href="https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww2.ed.gov%2Fabout%2Foffices%2Flist%2Fope%2Fcaresactgrantfundingcoverletterfinal.pdf&data=01%7C01%7Celisa.jaden%40sreb.org%7C98e4dc17807746737c0308d7e1601998%7Ceb20950b168c497a98452b099844f3ef%7C0&sdata=m9W8srnECrtPokCasnVLAHG42ky2IycIKZSqlUixFsA%3D&reserved=0" title="https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/caresactgrantfundingcoverletterfinal.pdf">
process for institutions to access this funding</a> includes signing a Certificate of Funding and Agreement. Although institutions can determine how the aid will be distributed, the Department recommends that institutions consider using the maximum Pell grant
as the upper limit of individual student aid.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">On April 14<sup>th</sup>, the Department of Education
<a href="https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ed.gov%2Fnews%2Fpress-releases%2Fsecretary-devos-announces-3-billion-emergency-education-block-grants-governors%3Futm_content%3D%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_name%3D%26utm_source%3Dgovdelivery%26utm_term%3D&data=01%7C01%7Celisa.jaden%40sreb.org%7C98e4dc17807746737c0308d7e1601998%7Ceb20950b168c497a98452b099844f3ef%7C0&sdata=3EmizzSJV3lLdvxuQshYGtHXz3BnkeJo0wLNN5yR8v4%3D&reserved=0" title="https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/secretary-devos-announces-3-billion-emergency-education-block-grants-governors?utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=">
announced its intent</a> to quickly make available nearly $3 billion to governors for spending on K-12 and higher education. Under the terms outlined in the CARES Act, governors have discretion on how these funds will be allocated and spent.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Professional Licensing</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">National Associations for State Licensing Boards continue to update their guidance:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Athletic Trainers - National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) - <a href="https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nata.org%2Fpractice-patient-care%2Fhealth-issues%2Fcovid-19-coronavirus&data=01%7C01%7Celisa.jaden%40sreb.org%7C98e4dc17807746737c0308d7e1601998%7Ceb20950b168c497a98452b099844f3ef%7C0&sdata=g%2FWhlJG%2FaFD2rH59ga4umesCfOdCCSuNZ5dNRiUfLKQ%3D&reserved=0" title="https://www.nata.org/practice-patient-care/health-issues/covid-19-coronavirus">COVID-19
Update for AT Educational Programs</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Law - National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) - <a href="https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbex.org%2Fncbe-covid-19-updates%2Fjuly-2020-bar-exam-jurisdiction-information%2F&data=01%7C01%7Celisa.jaden%40sreb.org%7C98e4dc17807746737c0308d7e1601998%7Ceb20950b168c497a98452b099844f3ef%7C0&sdata=pZqfQu27vtuclQrhJStW6RIxmrVaTxoeadO04hlXxCQ%3D&reserved=0" title="http://www.ncbex.org/ncbe-covid-19-updates/july-2020-bar-exam-jurisdiction-information/">July
2020 Bar Exam: Jurisdiction Information</a>(per state guidance - 4/13/20)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Nursing - National Council State Board of Nursing (NCSBN) – <a href="https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncsbn.org%2FEducation-Requirement-Changes_COVID-19.pdf&data=01%7C01%7Celisa.jaden%40sreb.org%7C98e4dc17807746737c0308d7e1601998%7Ceb20950b168c497a98452b099844f3ef%7C0&sdata=7Ha5vXqszFxQZxbbzaryDB4t7wYTgWeiFDB6R5aBNTQ%3D&reserved=0" title="https://www.ncsbn.org/Education-Requirement-Changes_COVID-19.pdf">Changes
in Education Requirements in States for Nursing Programs During COVID-19</a>(4/13/20); <a href="https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncsbn.org%2FState_COVID-19_Response.pdf&data=01%7C01%7Celisa.jaden%40sreb.org%7C98e4dc17807746737c0308d7e1601998%7Ceb20950b168c497a98452b099844f3ef%7C0&sdata=FOeMpyVqaCTjEJUNEewdaZGNvCK3rE2zicwhwK6iK2s%3D&reserved=0" title="https://www.ncsbn.org/State_COVID-19_Response.pdf">State
Response to Covid-19</a> generally for licensed nurses (4/13/20)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Physician Assistants - American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) - <a href="https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aapa.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F03%2FTemporary-License-Prior-to-Certification-Summary-3-26_20_FINAL.pdf&data=01%7C01%7Celisa.jaden%40sreb.org%7C98e4dc17807746737c0308d7e1601998%7Ceb20950b168c497a98452b099844f3ef%7C0&sdata=Z8teadrYFOBVqy8JCcyBGVxYpkzafOPSfq1OAMB99OE%3D&reserved=0" title="https://www.aapa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Temporary-License-Prior-to-Certification-Summary-3-26_20_FINAL.pdf">Summary
of States Offering Temporary Licenses Prior to Certification </a>(3-26-20); <a href="https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aapa.org%2Fnews-central%2Fcovid-19-resource-center%2Fcovid-19-state-emergency-response%2F&data=01%7C01%7Celisa.jaden%40sreb.org%7C98e4dc17807746737c0308d7e1601998%7Ceb20950b168c497a98452b099844f3ef%7C0&sdata=2pGtTVMukXyvTyXukddtsneOld%2B%2FXjXPid3CIGGgRYc%3D&reserved=0" title="https://www.aapa.org/news-central/covid-19-resource-center/covid-19-state-emergency-response/">Suspended/Waived
Practice Requirements</a> (4-13-20)<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">More available here: <a href="https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwcetsan.wiche.edu%2Fresources%2Fcovid-19-licensure-bd-guidance-national-associations-state-licensure-boards&data=01%7C01%7Celisa.jaden%40sreb.org%7C98e4dc17807746737c0308d7e1601998%7Ceb20950b168c497a98452b099844f3ef%7C0&sdata=2XsxftCD0AkePY31a1BA8AEOhHErqhzdpX6Tq8sULTg%3D&reserved=0" title="https://wcetsan.wiche.edu/resources/covid-19-licensure-bd-guidance-national-associations-state-licensure-boards">
COVID-19 Licensure Bd Guidance - National Associations for State Licensure Boards</a> - list of weblinks to guidance<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">*****************************<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h2><em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Assessment during the COVID-19 Crisis</span></em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">With adversity brings opportunity. Many of us are discovering some silver linings during our present stressful condition. Those opportunities may include more game time with family, finding new hiking trails,
experimenting in the kitchen. One silver lining for faculty can be a refreshed focus on how they assess student learning. Even before the rush to move to temporary alternative learning, faculty have been reevaluating authentic assessments as alternatives,
or supplements, long-standing assessment practices using high stakes exams.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">There may be several factors affecting a resurgence of assessment strategies, such more information on brain science and the cognition of learning, concerns with some proctoring technologies including accessibility
and student data privacy. Today, it is critical to put students in the center of your lens about assessment.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Benjamin Bloom's taxonomy has been used in course design and assessment for many years. The Bloom taxonomy of the cognitive process includes remember, understand, apply, evaluate, and finally create. Consider
where your students are on this cognition continuum and design assessments that will motivate students in their courses. How can you create authentic assessments where the student can apply her/his learning to a real-life scenario? What other than the mid-term
and final semester exams are possible? Yes, it takes a huge commitment of time but being creative both with strategies as well as available digital resources may set the stage for greater student success.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Here are some resources and articles relate to assessment, grading, proctoring, and academic integrity:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">EDUCAUSE COVID-19 QuickPoll Results: Grading and Proctoring, Susan Grajek. This article reports on a recent Quick Poll by EDUCAUSE about institutional practices on grading, proctoring, and promising practices for
assessment. <a href="https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fer.educause.edu%2Fblogs%2F2020%2F4%2Feducause-covid-19-quickpoll-results-grading-and-proctoring&data=01%7C01%7Celisa.jaden%40sreb.org%7C98e4dc17807746737c0308d7e1601998%7Ceb20950b168c497a98452b099844f3ef%7C0&sdata=tOWuiP6HG4G7Xu%2BuiBc8PFKk7hxfulyJVglWlc9tkoc%3D&reserved=0" title="https://er.educause.edu/blogs/2020/4/educause-covid-19-quickpoll-results-grading-and-proctoring">
er.educause.edu/blogs/2020/4/...</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">OU Digital Teaching. Thoughts about teaching online from an online instructor at the University of Oklahoma. #PassFailNation: Alternate Grading. Laura Gibbs.
<a href="https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Foudigitools.blogspot.com%2F2020%2F03%2Ffeedback-alternate-grading-in-crisis.html&data=01%7C01%7Celisa.jaden%40sreb.org%7C98e4dc17807746737c0308d7e1601998%7Ceb20950b168c497a98452b099844f3ef%7C0&sdata=jtlwY%2FpULT339o817%2Bx%2FrU7Sd13NaiEGi7pP6TjkNko%3D&reserved=0" title="https://oudigitools.blogspot.com/2020/03/feedback-alternate-grading-in-crisis.html">
oudigitools.blogspot.com/2020/03/...</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Ohio State University. Keep Teaching.
<a href="https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fkeepteaching.osu.edu%2Fassessments&data=01%7C01%7Celisa.jaden%40sreb.org%7C98e4dc17807746737c0308d7e1601998%7Ceb20950b168c497a98452b099844f3ef%7C0&sdata=0gFCX4M81IZZTHDVtUl4nSurmLkH9s4BnhiDbjNH9%2Fg%3D&reserved=0" title="https://keepteaching.osu.edu/assessments">
keepteaching.osu.edu/assessments</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">University of Central Florida. Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning, Assignment Design and Assessment.
<a href="https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffctl.ucf.edu%2Fteaching-resources%2Fcourse-design%2Fassignment-design%2F&data=01%7C01%7Celisa.jaden%40sreb.org%7C98e4dc17807746737c0308d7e1601998%7Ceb20950b168c497a98452b099844f3ef%7C0&sdata=WqVzjtiBXXkidFzEm0fiS1b5YN3McdhMoz%2BXrtBcbuQ%3D&reserved=0" title="https://fctl.ucf.edu/teaching-resources/course-design/assignment-design/">
fctl.ucf.edu/teaching-resources/course-design/...</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Stanford University's Teaching Commons
<a href="https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fteachingcommons.stanford.edu%2Fresources%2Fteaching%2Fevaluating-students%2Fassessing-student-learning&data=01%7C01%7Celisa.jaden%40sreb.org%7C98e4dc17807746737c0308d7e1601998%7Ceb20950b168c497a98452b099844f3ef%7C0&sdata=077UPhKmKmlnVUIAmAcfJ5S%2Fbf9aA6%2BoOnFTd5KDmX0%3D&reserved=0" title="https://teachingcommons.stanford.edu/resources/teaching/evaluating-students/assessing-student-learning">
teachingcommons.stanford.edu/resources/teaching/...</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;display:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">SARA</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Southern Regional Education Board</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">(404) 879-5517</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><a href="mailto:SARA@sreb.org">SARA@sreb.org</a>
</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><img border="0" width="2" height="1" style="width:.0208in;height:.0104in" id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://oedginnrrl.execute-api.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/v1/readstatus?MailingID=154868192&Email=elisa.jaden@sreb.org"></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
</body>
</html>