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<p class="MsoNormal">Good Morning,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you all for expanding this opportunity for input and engagement to us.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you Sophia for keeping this front and center for us. This speaks directly to what we have been asking in terms of being able to provide feedback to actions that require DEO input. As far as capacity I personally don’t have the time
to devote to the conversation but would like to ask if is ok if I send my EDI Coordinator to serve on this group as my proxy? He is an extension of me in my office and I trust the expertise he will bring to the space.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I know that many of us may be in similar positions with capacity and may be able to provide an alternate to participate.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Humbly, <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Robert Britten, Executive Director of EDI<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> DEOC <deoc-bounces@lists.ctc.edu> <b>On Behalf Of
</b>Sophia Agtarap via DEOC<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, March 24, 2023 11:25 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> DEOC <deoc@lists.ctc.edu><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Sophia Agtarap <sagtarap@sbctc.edu>; LeeAnn Hall <leeann@juststrategy.org>; Gabby Fitz <gabby@juststrategy.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [DEOC] Please respond to opportunity: Building Practices to Improve College Equity Plans<br>
<b>Importance:</b> High<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Dear DEOC family-- I'm emailing you all to invite you to participate in a co-creation opportunity with the organization, Communities for
our Colleges (copied here), a multiracial student-centered coalition in Washington State that works to improve the state’s community colleges by engaging students, faculty, staff, and the community to advocate for improved funding, access, and racial equity.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black">
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<span class="contentpasted1"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:yellow">Please see below for the opportunity and respond to LeeAnn and Gabby directly (copied here) with your interest so we can set some
dates.</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Communities for Our Colleges (C4C) believes Washington’s thirty-four community and technical colleges are engines of local economies, individual
advancement, and racial justice.</span></b></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> Community colleges are essential to successful four-year colleges, serving communities of color
and low-income communities, preparing tomorrow’s workers, and offering opportunities to the underserved. Our community colleges benefit all Washingtonians. Full and equitable funding for our colleges is an investment in a prosperous and equitable future for
the state.</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Communities for Our Colleges worked with others to pass
</span></b></span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5194&Initiative=false&Year=202" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">SB
5194</span></b></span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">, appropriating $33 million and mandating the creation of equity plans at all CTCs, providing funding to CTCs for
outreach to BIPOC communities, making improvements to academic and career counseling programs, creating standards for mental health counseling programs, and several additional measures to promote equity policy and planning at CTCs.</span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">As you are aware, 2022 was the first year the bill was implemented to mixed results (</span></span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://ourcolleges.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/FINAL-JS_WashtingtonStateEquity_Report_v4.pdf" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">see
report</span></span></a></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">from C4C). Communities for Our
Colleges would like to partner with SBCTC and the Equity Officers at our 34 CTCs to build their (and our) practice and ability to implement the legislation.
<b><span style="background:yellow">The invitation is as follows:</span></b></span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Create three working committees that meet three times in the next 8 weeks and then do a webinar for the larger community of DEI Officers and other
relevant stakeholders. Committees would be made up of C4C staff, students, and DEOs. </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The 1st meeting is for students and campus equity officers to share experiences and brainstorm recommendations. </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="paragraph" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;background:white">
<span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The 2nd meeting is to continue to outline recommendations and build out ideas for experimentation and</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="paragraph" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;background:white">
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<span class="normaltextrun"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Timeline</span></b></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">: Committee
meetings in April and May and Webinar with recommendations in May or June.</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Please reach out with any questions!</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Peace,</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="eop"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Sophia</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif;color:#1F3864">Sophia Kristina R. Agtarap (she/siya)</span></b><span style="color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white;text-align:start"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif;color:#1F3864">Director, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion</span><span style="color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white;text-align:start"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#1F3864">Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges</span><span style="color:#242424"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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