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<p class="MsoNormal">Good Afternoon!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Just a reminder of the following dates including a due date of
<b>November 1</b> (this Wednesday) for any BAS degree <b>Statement of Need</b> in anticipation of presenting at the February 7-8, 2018, State Board meeting. I will be out of town from November 1-11 with limited or no access to email so please include my assistant,
Nanette Angel, at <a href="mailto:nangel@sbctc.edu">nangel@sbctc.edu</a> in any emails and she will forward it to our staff reviewers.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Joyce<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#002060">Deadlines for final adoption at February 7-8, 2018 State Board meeting (SBCTC-Olympia)
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</span></b><i>(Holidays in November and December necessitate a longer timeline for adoption at this meeting)</i><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:red">BAS Statement of Need:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%">November 1, 2017 – Statement of Need</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%">
<b>due</b> to SBCTC staff for February board meeting consideration.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%">November 28, 2017 – colleges receive SBCTC feedback for revisions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%">December 15, 2017 (or earlier) – Statement of Need placed on 30-day review after college revisions and SBCTC staff final review.
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%">February 7-8, 2018 – Statement of Need presentation at State Board meeting for consideration (30-Day Review completed and any concerns addressed prior to this meeting).<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:red">BAS Program Proposal:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%">November 20, 2017 – Program Proposal due</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%"> to SBCTC staff within 12 months of SBCTC receiving the Statement of Need.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%">January 15, 2018 – Program Proposal reviewed by committee of peers (if applicable) on or before this date.
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%">February 7-8, 2018 – Program Proposal<span style="color:red">
</span>presentation at State Board meeting<br>
for Board action**<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#006600">Joyce D. Hammer, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">Director of Transfer Education<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">P.O. Box 42495<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">1300 Quince Street SE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">Olympia, WA 98504-2495<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">360.704.4338<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:jhammer@sbctc.edu"><span style="color:blue">jhammer@sbctc.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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