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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Good morning SPEs,<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-family:"Georgia",serif">I am hopeful everyone had a wonderful weekend. This is a friendly reminder that we have 4-1/2 months until the January 1, 2021 deadline for all SPEs to have an appeals process in place. SREB is
tracking your progress with your states’ processes in order to help you stay on track for the January deadline. Following is the Google Drive link for you to access SREB’s tracking spreadsheet:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/115vPQzidmRVDqInC_QxzQnaPWpx1wnsd/view?usp=sharing">S-SARA Appeals Process Tracking Spreadsheet</a></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-family:"Georgia",serif">We ask that you please take the time to review your state’s information and provide the most recent update on your state’s progress towards legislation, creation and implementation of your state’s
appeals process directly on the spreadsheet. <i><u>If you are not the best person to provide this information, please feel free to forward this email to the person who can provide the requested information.</u></i> The
<b><span style="background:aqua;mso-highlight:aqua">deadline</span></b> for these updates is
<b><span style="background:aqua;mso-highlight:aqua">COB Friday, August 14, 2020</span></b>.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Please contact me by phone or email should you have questions or need more information for this request.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia",serif">Thank you so much!<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">Elisa Jaden</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif">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 style="color:blue"><a href="mailto:elisa.jaden@sreb.org"><span style="color:blue">elisa.jaden@sreb.org</span></a></span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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