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<p align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">Successful Transitions to College<br>
Symposium</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">May 6, 2017</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span class="aqj"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">8:30 – 3:30 pm</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">Spokane Falls Community College</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">At this<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">FREE</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">event,
educators will have opportunities to explore<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black"> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">professional
learning through inquiry and best practices for cross-sector collaboration;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black"> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">key
similarities and challenges to successful transition to college for students in ELA and mathematics;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black"> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">how
best to foster independent learning; critical reading and writing; and independent problem solving skills;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black"> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">the
work completed during the last three years;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">·</span><span style="font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black"> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">how
to promote similar work in your school district, college, or university.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif""><a href="https://goo.gl/forms/hl3e0tBQD33m0UA63" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:28.0pt">Register Now</span></a></span><span style="font-size:28.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">!</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">What</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">: This<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>capstone<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>event
is the culmination of a three-year project focusing on the goals of decreasing the proportion of high school graduates placing into developmental courses and increasing the proportion of college students satisfactorily completing college-level ELA and mathematics.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">Who</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">: Educators from around the state are invited
to join<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>regional educators<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>(K-12 districts, Community Colleges of Spokane, Eastern Washington University and other 4-year colleges
and universities) who participated in the project.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">Why</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">: To discuss strategies that promote cross-sector
inquiry and professional learning in support of students’ successful transitions to college. Participants will have an opportunity to collaborate and discuss innovative ways to improve student transitions across sectors in our region.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">How Much? <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">This
event is FREE!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">Questions</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">? Contact Sean Agriss (</span><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif""><a href="mailto:sagriss@ewu.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">sagriss@ewu.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif";color:black">This work was supported by the College Spark Community Grants Program, Eastern Washington University, the Community Colleges of Spokane, and the
following school districts: Cheney, Columbia, Deer Park, Lind-Ritzville, Mead, Spokane, and West Valley.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#4F6228"><img border="0" width="112" height="122" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D2B9DC.FE30CB40" alt="SBCTC_Anniversary Logo Main_Round3OUT_v1_MC"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#4F6228"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#4F6228">Jennifer Whetham</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#984806">|
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#244061"><a href="http://www.sbctc.edu/colleges-staff/programs-services/assessment-teaching-learning/C:/Users/jwhetham/Documents/ATL%20Conference">Assessment, Teaching, and Learning</a></span><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#244061"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#984806">Washington State Board for Community & Technical Colleges<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#244061"><a href="mailto:jwhetham@sbctc.edu"><span style="color:#244061">jwhetham@sbctc.edu</span></a> </span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#984806">|</span></b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#244061">
p (360) 704-4354 </span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#984806">|</span></b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#244061"> c (206) 310-1291</span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#984806">|</span></b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif";color:#244061"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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