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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="ContentPasted1">The State Board (SBCTC) is working to refresh the college system’s</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="ContentPasted1"> </span><a href="https://www.sbctc.edu/resources/documents/about/agency/strategic-plan/strategic-plan.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-safelink="true" data-linkindex="0" style="margin: 0px; text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(68, 114, 196);" class="ContentPasted1" data-loopstyle="link"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">2020-2030
strategic plan</span></a><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="ContentPasted1"> </span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="ContentPasted1">to
better reflect the higher education landscape since it was released in 2019. The goal is to ensure the plan remains dynamic and addresses what has taken place and revealed since it was originally written. The intent is to update, but not entirely rewrite,
the existing strategic plan. To do so, we would like to hear what members of the Diversity and Equity Officers Commission, the Student Services Commission, and the Instruction Commission see as the future of higher education, specifically for community and
technical colleges and the students we serve. It has also been sent to presidents and trustees.</span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="ContentPasted1">I’m writing to ask if you would please </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; background: yellow; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MKCR7KX" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-safelink="true" data-linkindex="1" style="color: rgb(68, 114, 196);" class="ContentPasted1" data-loopstyle="link"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">complete
this survey by Wednesday, May 3</span></a></span><span class="ContentPasted1" style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">. The answers can be as short or as long as you wish. Identifiable information like name
or college is not being collected.</span></b></p>
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<span class="ContentPasted1" style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: 12pt; display: inline !important; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ContentPasted2">The DEOC didn't exist
in the way it exists now, and I hope you'll consider this opportunity to share what you hope and need to see in a strategic plan for the agency. Please say what needs to be said if you feel comfortable doing so.</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="ContentPasted1">Thank you in advance for helping us gather insights as the State Board considers how best to serve students, employers and communities within
a changing higher education landscape.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Franklin Gothic Medium", sans-serif; margin: 0px; color: rgb(31, 56, 100);"> Director, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Franklin Gothic Book", sans-serif; margin: 0px; color: rgb(31, 56, 100);"> Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges</span></p>
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