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Hi Wanda,
<div>I thought the webinar was very helpful. Thanks for your message.</div>
<div>Elise<br>
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<blockquote type="cite">On Sep 3, 2020, at 2:48 PM, Wanda Barker <Wanda.Barker@sreb.org> wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:windowtext">Good afternoon,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:windowtext">The following message is going out today to SPEs, institutions, and other SARA contacts. If you did not get to attend the webinar on 9/1/20 (which I did not, because
of prior commitments) then you may watch the recording, and you will have an opportunity again at the SPE conference. SREB will also provide an opportunity to discuss the proposed modifications in a manner similar to what we did this spring. I will work with
Elisa to determine how and when we will meet to discuss the proposed changes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:windowtext">Wanda Barker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:windowtext">Director, Education Technology and Multistate Cooperative Programs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:windowtext">Southern Regional Education Board<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:windowtext">592 10<sup>th</sup> Street NW<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:windowtext">Atlanta, GA 30318<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:windowtext">404-879-5558<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"DIN 2014""> </span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">NC-SARA Welcomes Feedback to Proposed Policy Modifications and Clarifications by September 11, 2020</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">NC-SARA will be proposing six modifications (one policy change and five policy clarifications) to the SARA Manual that will be considered by the NC-SARA Board during its October
meeting. Participating SARA institutions and others are invited to submit feedback about these proposed modifications by September 11, 2020. </span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The recording of the September 1, 2020 NC-SARA webinar discussing these proposed modifications is available
<a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnc-sara.org%2Fnews-events%2Fnc-sara-webinar-proposed-sara-policy-changes-october-2020-board-meeting&data=02%7C01%7Cwanda.barker%40sreb.org%7C0d2e7792286745a461f508d850313c3d%7Ceb20950b168c497a98452b099844f3ef%7C0%7C0%7C637347519690357981&sdata=XN87gTFn7H5t0hLn0VhtbTU5nsU59tLlULVTLrdoDac%3D&reserved=0">
HERE</a>. </span></i><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Read the proposed policy change and five policy clarifications
<a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnc-sara.org%2Fnews-events%2Fnc-sara-webinar-proposed-sara-policy-changes-october-2020-board-meeting&data=02%7C01%7Cwanda.barker%40sreb.org%7C0d2e7792286745a461f508d850313c3d%7Ceb20950b168c497a98452b099844f3ef%7C0%7C0%7C637347519690367976&sdata=tEprQStqy3NxBRhpf6B1bRsrFkTMcn05M9TC6rNbCHM%3D&reserved=0">
HERE</a>.</span></i><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Please email your feedback to
</span></i><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:info@nc-sara.org"><span style="color:#1155CC">info@nc-sara.org</span></a></span></i><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> by September 11, 2020. </span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> </span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">U.S. Dept. of Ed Issues Final Rules on Distance Education Innovation</span></i></b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#500050;background:white"> </span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2B2B2B">On August 24th, after a comprehensive 2018-2019 Negotiated Rulemaking session and additional public comments on the proposed regulations this past spring,
the Department of Education has released final rules on Distance Education and Innovation<b>.
</b>Although these new regulations pertain to distance learning, they do not have a direct impact on NC-SARA or its requirements. These new federal distance education requirements take effect July 1, 2021, yet early implementation is permitted. Additional information
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website</span></a></span></i><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:red">.</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">Marianne Boeke, Ph.D.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><br>
<span style="background:white">Director for Policy Research and State Support</span><br>
<span style="background:white">NC-SARA</span><br>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:mboeke@nc-sara.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155CC;background:white">mboeke@nc-sara.org</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><br>
<span style="background:white">303-242-5037</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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