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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Courtesy of Marianne Boeke of NC-SARA<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">The NC-SARA Board meeting will be held May 6, 2020 as a virtual event. The Board will clarify processes within the
<i>SARA Manual</i> and adjust policy to better align with the Federal Regulations regarding disclosures and notifications that become effective July 1, 2020. </span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"> </span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Please join us for an in-depth discussion of the actions of the May 2020 NC-SARA Board Meeting, the proposed timeline for implementation of any modifications, and when the next version of the
<i>SARA Manual</i> will be available.</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"> </span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Date: May 28, 2020</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Time: 3pm Eastern time; 2pm Central time; 1pm Mountain time; Noon Pacific time; 11am Alaska; 9am Hawaii</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Who: This webinar is free and open to all - but registration is required.</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Platform: NC-SARA webinars take place via the Zoom platform</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"> </span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Registration: <a href="https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fzoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2FWN_qZzU6vElSe6f6YoHQzPptA&data=01%7C01%7Celisa.jaden%40sreb.org%7Ccb029037dc2e4dc2c63408d7e799da0b%7Ceb20950b168c497a98452b099844f3ef%7C0&sdata=18ft2t6MoQh6ET6R2juHzrM8oBtqn8eWgQ4xT93HcZ0%3D&reserved=0">
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qZzU6vElSe6f6YoHQzPptA</a></span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"> </span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Moderator: Marianne Boeke, Director for Policy Research and State Support</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"> </span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Presenters: </span>
<span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Lori Williams, President and Chief Executive Officer, NC-SARA</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Rachael Stachowiak, Associate Director of N-SARA, NEBHE</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Christina Sedney, Director of Policy Initiatives and W-SARA, WICHE</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">Wanda Barker, Director, Education Technology and Multistate Cooperative Programs, SREB</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"> </span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">The recorded webinar, answers to your questions and the slides will be available on the NC-SARA website. Be sure to register so that you will be notified of when the recording becomes available.</span><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<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">(404) 879-5517<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:blue"><a href="mailto:SARA@sreb.org">SARA@sreb.org</a></span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
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