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To : "Deborah Kennedy (deborah.kennedy@key-words.us)"<deborah.kennedy@key-words.usmailto:deborah.kennedy@key-words.us)%22%3cdeborah.kennedy@key-words.us>
Date : Thu, 05 Apr 2018 10:04:56 -0400
Subject : FW: Sign-on Opposing OCTAE Consolidation
============ Forwarded message ============

Something for NCL to sign onto?

Judy Mortrude . CLASP . office 202.906.8014 . mobile 651.276.7067 . clasp.org

From: Lauren Walizer
Sent: Thursday, April 5, 2018 9:42 AM
To: Judy Mortrude <jmortrude@clasp.orgmailto:jmortrude@clasp.org>
Cc: Anna Cielinski <acielinski@clasp.orgmailto:acielinski@clasp.org>
Subject: Fw: Sign-on Opposing OCTAE Consolidation

Lauren E. Walizer
Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Postsecondary and Economic Success
CLASP  |  1200 18th Street NW  |  Suite 200  |  Washington, DC 20036
p (202) 906-8033  |  c (610) 457-7156  |  lwalizer@clasp.orgmailto:lwalizer@clasp.org |  @laurenwalizer


From: perkinscte@googlegroups.commailto:perkinscte@googlegroups.com <perkinscte@googlegroups.commailto:perkinscte@googlegroups.com> on behalf of Jarrod Nagurka <jnagurka@acteonline.orgmailto:jnagurka@acteonline.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 5, 2018 9:40 AM
To: PerkinsCTE@googlegroups.commailto:PerkinsCTE@googlegroups.com
Subject: [Perkins CTE] Sign-on Opposing OCTAE Consolidation

Hello-

ACTE and Advance CTE are circulating an organizational sign-on letter opposing the Department of Education’s plans to consolidate OCTAE. The letter will be sent to Congress, as ED recently acknowledgedhttps://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-education/2018/03/28/oklahoma-teachers-plan-to-walk-out-despite-pay-raise-proposal-152541 that congressional approval will be required. I’ve attached the text of the letter to this email. The deadline to sign-on is Wednesday, April 18 at 5PM ET. Please let us know if you have any questions.

Click here to sign on.https://goo.gl/forms/7QjHJhyQRyygWhAb2

Best,
Jarrod Nagurka

Jarrod Nagurka, Advocacy and Public Affairs Manager

Association for Career and Technical Education® (ACTE®)

Office: 703-683-9312 | Cell: 703-473-5097

jnagurka@acteonline.orgmailto:jnagurka@acteonline.org | www.acteonline.orghttps://www.acteonline.org/

Career Tech VISIONhttps://www.careertechvision.com/ | CTE Policy Watch Bloghttp://ctepolicywatch.typepad.com/

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Jeff, what do you think?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Michele<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <div> <div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif"> Board [mailto:board-bounces@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Deborah Kennedy<br> <b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 5, 2018 5:01 PM<br> <b>To:</b> board &lt;board@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org&gt;; Jeff Carter &lt;jcarter@literacypolicy.org&gt;<br> <b>Subject:</b> [NCL Board] Fwd: FW: Sign-on Opposing OCTAE Consolidation<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">Dear NCL Board Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">What is your opinion on signing on to this letter?<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> </div> <div id=""> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="highlight"><i><span style="font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,serif;color:#660032;background:white">Deborah</span></i></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="colour"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;color:#666666">Deborah Kennedy</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="colour"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;color:#666666">Senior Consultant / Owner, Key Words</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="colour"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;color:#666666">President, National Coalition for Literacy</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="colour"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:#666666">office: 202-364-1964 (September-May)</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="colour"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:#666666">office: 603-293-2402 (June-August)</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><a href="http://www.key-words.us"><span class="colour"><span style="color:#666666">www.key-words.us</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><a href="http://www.national-coalition-literacy.org"><span class="colour"><span style="color:#666666">www.national-coalition-literacy.org</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> </div> </div> <div> <div id="1"> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">============ Forwarded message ============<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">From : Judy Mortrude &lt;<a href="mailto:jmortrude@clasp.org">jmortrude@clasp.org</a>&gt;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">To : &quot;Deborah Kennedy (<a href="mailto:deborah.kennedy@key-words.us)%22%3cdeborah.kennedy@key-words.us">deborah.kennedy@key-words.us)&quot;&lt;deborah.kennedy@key-words.us</a>&gt;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">Date : Thu, 05 Apr 2018 10:04:56 -0400<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">Subject : FW: Sign-on Opposing OCTAE Consolidation<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">============ Forwarded message ============<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> </div> <blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 5.0pt;margin-left:3.75pt;margin-right:0in"> <div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Something for NCL to sign onto?<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p> <div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span class="size"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Judy Mortrude</span></b></span><span class="size"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D"> . CLASP . office 202.906.8014 . mobile 651.276.7067 . clasp.org</span></span><o:p></o:p></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p> <div> <div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"> Lauren Walizer <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">Sent:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"> Thursday, April 5, 2018 9:42 AM<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">To:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"> Judy Mortrude &lt;<a href="mailto:jmortrude@clasp.org" target="_blank">jmortrude@clasp.org</a>&gt;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">Cc:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"> Anna Cielinski &lt;<a href="mailto:acielinski@clasp.org" target="_blank">acielinski@clasp.org</a>&gt;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">Subject:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"> Fw: Sign-on Opposing OCTAE Consolidation<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </div> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p> <div> <p><span class="size"><span style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span class="size"><span style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div> <div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span class="size"><b><span style="color:black">Lauren E. Walizer</span></b></span><o:p></o:p></p> <div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span class="size"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:#818181">Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Postsecondary and Economic Success</span></span><o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span class="size"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:#818181">CLASP</span></span><span class="size"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span><span class="size"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:#818181">| &nbsp;1200 18th Street NW &nbsp;| &nbsp;Suite 200 &nbsp;| &nbsp;Washington, DC 20036&nbsp;</span></span><o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span class="size"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:#818181">p (202) 906-8033 &nbsp;| &nbsp;c&nbsp;(610) 457-7156 &nbsp;| &nbsp;<a href="mailto:lwalizer@clasp.org" target="_blank">lwalizer@clasp.org</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp; @laurenwalizer</span></span><o:p></o:p></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span class="size"><span style="color:black">&nbsp;</span></span><o:p></o:p></p> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span class="size"><span style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"> <hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"> </span></span></div> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span class="colour"><b><span style="color:black">From:</span></b><span style="color:black"> <a href="mailto:perkinscte@googlegroups.com" target="_blank">perkinscte@googlegroups.com</a> &lt;<a href="mailto:perkinscte@googlegroups.com" target="_blank">perkinscte@googlegroups.com</a>&gt; on behalf of Jarrod Nagurka &lt;<a href="mailto:jnagurka@acteonline.org" target="_blank">jnagurka@acteonline.org</a>&gt;</span></span><span style="color:black"><br> <span class="colour"><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 5, 2018 9:40 AM</span><br> <span class="colour"><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:PerkinsCTE@googlegroups.com" target="_blank"> PerkinsCTE@googlegroups.com</a></span><br> <span class="colour"><b>Subject:</b> [Perkins CTE] Sign-on Opposing OCTAE Consolidation</span></span><o:p></o:p></p> <div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span class="size"><span style="color:black">&nbsp;</span></span><o:p></o:p></p> </div> </div> <div> <div> <p><span class="size"><span style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Hello-</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span class="size"><span style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span class="size"><span style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">ACTE and Advance CTE are circulating an organizational sign-on letter opposing the Department of Education’s plans to consolidate OCTAE. The letter will be sent to Congress, as ED recently <a href="https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-education/2018/03/28/oklahoma-teachers-plan-to-walk-out-despite-pay-raise-proposal-152541" target="_blank"> acknowledged</a> that congressional approval will be required. I’ve attached the text of the letter to this email. <b>The deadline to sign-on is Wednesday, April 18 at 5PM ET.</b> Please let us know if you have any questions.</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span class="size"><span style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span class="size"><span style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://goo.gl/forms/7QjHJhyQRyygWhAb2" target="_blank">Click here to sign on.</a></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span class="size"><span style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span class="size"><span style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Best,</span></span><span style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><br> <span class="size">Jarrod Nagurka</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span class="size"><span style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span class="size"><span style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Jarrod Nagurka, Advocacy and Public Affairs Manager</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span class="size"><span style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:#221E1F">Association for Career and Technical Education® (ACTE®)</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span class="size"><span style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Office: 703-683-9312 | Cell: 703-473-5097</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span class="size"><span style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><a href="mailto:jnagurka@acteonline.org" target="_blank">jnagurka@acteonline.org</a> | <a href="https://www.acteonline.org/" target="_blank">www.acteonline.org</a></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span class="size"><span style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span class="size"><span style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://www.careertechvision.com/" target="_blank">Career Tech VISION</a> | <a href="http://ctepolicywatch.typepad.com/" target="_blank">CTE Policy Watch Blog</a></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span class="size"><span style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span class="size"><span style="color:black">-- </span></span><span style="color:black"><br> <span class="size">If you have a colleague who would like to be added to this list, please e-mail Alisha Hyslop at ACTE (<a href="mailto:ahyslop@acteonline.org" target="_blank">ahyslop@acteonline.org</a>).</span><br> <span class="size">--- </span><br> <span class="size">You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups &quot;Perkins CTE&quot; group.</span><br> <span class="size">To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to <a href="mailto:perkinsCTE&#43;unsubscribe@googlegroups.com" target="_blank">perkinsCTE&#43;unsubscribe@googlegroups.com</a>.</span><br> <span class="size">To post to this group, send email to <a href="mailto:perkinsCTE@googlegroups.com" target="_blank"> perkinsCTE@googlegroups.com</a>.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </blockquote> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> </div> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> </div> </body> </html>

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To : "Deborah Kennedy (deborah.kennedy@key-words.us)"<deborah.kennedy@key-words.us<mailto:deborah.kennedy@key-words.us)%22%3cdeborah.kennedy@key-words.us>> Date : Thu, 05 Apr 2018 10:04:56 -0400 Subject : FW: Sign-on Opposing OCTAE Consolidation ============ Forwarded message ============ Something for NCL to sign onto? Judy Mortrude . CLASP . office 202.906.8014 . mobile 651.276.7067 . clasp.org From: Lauren Walizer Sent: Thursday, April 5, 2018 9:42 AM To: Judy Mortrude <jmortrude@clasp.org<mailto:jmortrude@clasp.org>> Cc: Anna Cielinski <acielinski@clasp.org<mailto:acielinski@clasp.org>> Subject: Fw: Sign-on Opposing OCTAE Consolidation Lauren E. Walizer Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Postsecondary and Economic Success CLASP | 1200 18th Street NW | Suite 200 | Washington, DC 20036 p (202) 906-8033 | c (610) 457-7156 | lwalizer@clasp.org<mailto:lwalizer@clasp.org> | @laurenwalizer ________________________________ From: perkinscte@googlegroups.com<mailto:perkinscte@googlegroups.com> <perkinscte@googlegroups.com<mailto:perkinscte@googlegroups.com>> on behalf of Jarrod Nagurka <jnagurka@acteonline.org<mailto:jnagurka@acteonline.org>> Sent: Thursday, April 5, 2018 9:40 AM To: PerkinsCTE@googlegroups.com<mailto:PerkinsCTE@googlegroups.com> Subject: [Perkins CTE] Sign-on Opposing OCTAE Consolidation Hello- ACTE and Advance CTE are circulating an organizational sign-on letter opposing the Department of Education’s plans to consolidate OCTAE. The letter will be sent to Congress, as ED recently acknowledged<https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-education/2018/03/28/oklahoma-teachers-plan-to-walk-out-despite-pay-raise-proposal-152541> that congressional approval will be required. I’ve attached the text of the letter to this email. The deadline to sign-on is Wednesday, April 18 at 5PM ET. Please let us know if you have any questions. Click here to sign on.<https://goo.gl/forms/7QjHJhyQRyygWhAb2> Best, Jarrod Nagurka Jarrod Nagurka, Advocacy and Public Affairs Manager Association for Career and Technical Education® (ACTE®) Office: 703-683-9312 | Cell: 703-473-5097 jnagurka@acteonline.org<mailto:jnagurka@acteonline.org> | www.acteonline.org<https://www.acteonline.org/> Career Tech VISION<https://www.careertechvision.com/> | CTE Policy Watch Blog<http://ctepolicywatch.typepad.com/> -- If you have a colleague who would like to be added to this list, please e-mail Alisha Hyslop at ACTE (ahyslop@acteonline.org<mailto:ahyslop@acteonline.org>). --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Perkins CTE" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to perkinsCTE+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com<mailto:perkinsCTE+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com>. To post to this group, send email to perkinsCTE@googlegroups.com<mailto:perkinsCTE@googlegroups.com>. --b1_IhIruvgXFg1IUfOVY2XntxGJm9319Q6ZxO5dc1BCCuQ Content-Type: text/html; utf-8; name=attachment.htm Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=attachment.htm <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:"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:Verdana; panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:Georgia; panose-1:2 4 5 2 5 4 5 2 3 3;} @font-face {font-family:"Trebuchet MS"; panose-1:2 11 6 3 2 2 2 2 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {mso-style-priority:99; color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {mso-style-priority:99; color:purple; text-decoration:underline;} p {mso-style-priority:99; mso-margin-top-alt:auto; margin-right:0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:0in; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;} span.size {mso-style-name:size;} span.font {mso-style-name:font;} span.colour {mso-style-name:colour;} span.highlight {mso-style-name:highlight;} span.EmailStyle22 {mso-style-type:personal-reply; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D;} .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;} --></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 lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"> <div class="WordSection1"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Hi Deborah,<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1F497D">I can’t see any downside in signing on. Jeff, what do you think?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Michele<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <div> <div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif"> Board [mailto:board-bounces@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Deborah Kennedy<br> <b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 5, 2018 5:01 PM<br> <b>To:</b> board &lt;board@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org&gt;; Jeff Carter &lt;jcarter@literacypolicy.org&gt;<br> <b>Subject:</b> [NCL Board] Fwd: FW: Sign-on Opposing OCTAE Consolidation<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">Dear NCL Board Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">What is your opinion on signing on to this letter?<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> </div> <div id=""> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="highlight"><i><span style="font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,serif;color:#660032;background:white">Deborah</span></i></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="colour"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;color:#666666">Deborah Kennedy</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="colour"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;color:#666666">Senior Consultant / Owner, Key Words</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="colour"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Trebuchet MS&quot;,sans-serif;color:#666666">President, National Coalition for Literacy</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="colour"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:#666666">office: 202-364-1964 (September-May)</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="colour"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:#666666">office: 603-293-2402 (June-August)</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><a href="http://www.key-words.us"><span class="colour"><span style="color:#666666">www.key-words.us</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><a href="http://www.national-coalition-literacy.org"><span class="colour"><span style="color:#666666">www.national-coalition-literacy.org</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> </div> </div> <div> <div id="1"> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">============ Forwarded message ============<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">From : Judy Mortrude &lt;<a href="mailto:jmortrude@clasp.org">jmortrude@clasp.org</a>&gt;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">To : &quot;Deborah Kennedy (<a href="mailto:deborah.kennedy@key-words.us)%22%3cdeborah.kennedy@key-words.us">deborah.kennedy@key-words.us)&quot;&lt;deborah.kennedy@key-words.us</a>&gt;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">Date : Thu, 05 Apr 2018 10:04:56 -0400<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">Subject : FW: Sign-on Opposing OCTAE Consolidation<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">============ Forwarded message ============<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> </div> <blockquote style="border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 5.0pt;margin-left:3.75pt;margin-right:0in"> <div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Something for NCL to sign onto?<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p> <div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span class="size"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D">Judy Mortrude</span></b></span><span class="size"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D"> . CLASP . office 202.906.8014 . mobile 651.276.7067 . clasp.org</span></span><o:p></o:p></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p> <div> <div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"> Lauren Walizer <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">Sent:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"> Thursday, April 5, 2018 9:42 AM<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">To:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"> Judy Mortrude &lt;<a href="mailto:jmortrude@clasp.org" target="_blank">jmortrude@clasp.org</a>&gt;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">Cc:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"> Anna Cielinski &lt;<a href="mailto:acielinski@clasp.org" target="_blank">acielinski@clasp.org</a>&gt;<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">Subject:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"> Fw: Sign-on Opposing OCTAE Consolidation<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </div> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p> <div> <p><span class="size"><span style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span class="size"><span style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <div> <div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span class="size"><b><span style="color:black">Lauren E. Walizer</span></b></span><o:p></o:p></p> <div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span class="size"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:#818181">Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Postsecondary and Economic Success</span></span><o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span class="size"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:#818181">CLASP</span></span><span class="size"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span><span class="size"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:#818181">| &nbsp;1200 18th Street NW &nbsp;| &nbsp;Suite 200 &nbsp;| &nbsp;Washington, DC 20036&nbsp;</span></span><o:p></o:p></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span class="size"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;color:#818181">p (202) 906-8033 &nbsp;| &nbsp;c&nbsp;(610) 457-7156 &nbsp;| &nbsp;<a href="mailto:lwalizer@clasp.org" target="_blank">lwalizer@clasp.org</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp; @laurenwalizer</span></span><o:p></o:p></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span class="size"><span style="color:black">&nbsp;</span></span><o:p></o:p></p> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span class="size"><span style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"> <hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"> </span></span></div> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span class="colour"><b><span style="color:black">From:</span></b><span style="color:black"> <a href="mailto:perkinscte@googlegroups.com" target="_blank">perkinscte@googlegroups.com</a> &lt;<a href="mailto:perkinscte@googlegroups.com" target="_blank">perkinscte@googlegroups.com</a>&gt; on behalf of Jarrod Nagurka &lt;<a href="mailto:jnagurka@acteonline.org" target="_blank">jnagurka@acteonline.org</a>&gt;</span></span><span style="color:black"><br> <span class="colour"><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 5, 2018 9:40 AM</span><br> <span class="colour"><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:PerkinsCTE@googlegroups.com" target="_blank"> PerkinsCTE@googlegroups.com</a></span><br> <span class="colour"><b>Subject:</b> [Perkins CTE] Sign-on Opposing OCTAE Consolidation</span></span><o:p></o:p></p> <div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span class="size"><span style="color:black">&nbsp;</span></span><o:p></o:p></p> </div> </div> <div> <div> <p><span class="size"><span style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Hello-</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span class="size"><span style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span class="size"><span style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">ACTE and Advance CTE are circulating an organizational sign-on letter opposing the Department of Education’s plans to consolidate OCTAE. The letter will be sent to Congress, as ED recently <a href="https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-education/2018/03/28/oklahoma-teachers-plan-to-walk-out-despite-pay-raise-proposal-152541" target="_blank"> acknowledged</a> that congressional approval will be required. I’ve attached the text of the letter to this email. <b>The deadline to sign-on is Wednesday, April 18 at 5PM ET.</b> Please let us know if you have any questions.</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span class="size"><span style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span class="size"><span style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://goo.gl/forms/7QjHJhyQRyygWhAb2" target="_blank">Click here to sign on.</a></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span class="size"><span style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span class="size"><span style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Best,</span></span><span style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><br> <span class="size">Jarrod Nagurka</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span class="size"><span style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span class="size"><span style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Jarrod Nagurka, Advocacy and Public Affairs Manager</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span class="size"><span style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:#221E1F">Association for Career and Technical Education® (ACTE®)</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span class="size"><span style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Office: 703-683-9312 | Cell: 703-473-5097</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span class="size"><span style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><a href="mailto:jnagurka@acteonline.org" target="_blank">jnagurka@acteonline.org</a> | <a href="https://www.acteonline.org/" target="_blank">www.acteonline.org</a></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span class="size"><span style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span class="size"><span style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://www.careertechvision.com/" target="_blank">Career Tech VISION</a> | <a href="http://ctepolicywatch.typepad.com/" target="_blank">CTE Policy Watch Blog</a></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span class="size"><span style="font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span class="size"><span style="color:black">-- </span></span><span style="color:black"><br> <span class="size">If you have a colleague who would like to be added to this list, please e-mail Alisha Hyslop at ACTE (<a href="mailto:ahyslop@acteonline.org" target="_blank">ahyslop@acteonline.org</a>).</span><br> <span class="size">--- </span><br> <span class="size">You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups &quot;Perkins CTE&quot; group.</span><br> <span class="size">To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to <a href="mailto:perkinsCTE&#43;unsubscribe@googlegroups.com" target="_blank">perkinsCTE&#43;unsubscribe@googlegroups.com</a>.</span><br> <span class="size">To post to this group, send email to <a href="mailto:perkinsCTE@googlegroups.com" target="_blank"> perkinsCTE@googlegroups.com</a>.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </blockquote> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> </div> </div> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> </div> </body> </html> --b1_IhIruvgXFg1IUfOVY2XntxGJm9319Q6ZxO5dc1BCCuQ--