<div dir="ltr">I'm just trying to get clarity. I've seen some emails but want to make sure I'm on the right page. Is the DEO leadership meeting with the Presidents at 1:00 - 3:00 on Thursday and general members only meeting on Friday for a DEOC meeting?  </div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Mar 9, 2023 at 5:43 PM Sophia Agtarap via DEOC <<a href="mailto:deoc@lists.ctc.edu">deoc@lists.ctc.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">



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<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:normal">I crafted message below hoping to clear up any confusion about the gathering. It is also being sent to presidents so that they are aware that the invitation to attend is extended to all DEOC members.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:normal;color:black">Dear DEOCs--</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:normal;color:black">You are invited to attend a joint meeting of the Washington Association of Community and Technical Colleges (</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:17.12px;color:black"><a href="https://www.sbctc.edu/colleges-staff/commissions-councils/wactc/" style="color:rgb(149,79,114);text-decoration:underline" target="_blank"><span style="color:black;font-size:12pt;line-height:normal">WACTC</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:normal;color:black">)
 on Thursday, March 23, from 1-3PM at </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:normal;color:black"><a href="https://spscc.edu/about/lacey" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt">South Puget Sound Community
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<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:normal">WACTC is the organization of community and technical college presidents and with its commissions, it develops policy recommendations to the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges and to the system.</span></p>

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<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:normal">This year's WACTC President's Academy will be focused on</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:normal"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:black;line-height:normal"><a href="https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5227&Initiative=false&Year=2021" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt">SB
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 5194</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:normal">, and we hope you will be able to attend in person</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:normal"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:normal">or virtually
 (zoom link to follow), to share learnings and speak candidly about the ways your colleges have been able to implement the deliverables outlined in the Senate Bills and identify areas of support and collaboration needed to do so.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:normal">Julie Walter will be in touch soon about any additional information, including a draft agenda but for now, please save the date.</span><u></u><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:normal"> </span><u></u><br>
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<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:normal">I also invite you to think about any learnings, pain points, areas of support needed since the legislation passed </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:normal">that you would be willing to share
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<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:normal;color:black">We look forward to gathering together.</span></p>
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