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ETAG Members,</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(13, 13, 13);">Thank
you for your continued support and valuable contributions during our discussions with Instructure. Your insights at the recent WACC meeting were incredibly helpful and enriched our dialogue. As we move forward, I'd like to discuss Instructure's feedback on
our requests for improved pricing and services. They've informed us that we can expect their detailed responses by the end of next week.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(13, 13, 13);">I've
scheduled an ETAG meeting for Wednesday, April 24th, from 1pm to 2:30pm. I realize this time may not work for everyone, and I apologize for any inconvenience. The aim is to keep the momentum going with our negotiations, and this meeting will be crucial for
discussing our next steps. For future meetings, Maggie will send out a survey to accommodate as many schedules as possible.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Brush Script MT"; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(68, 114, 196);">Michael A. Brown, Ph.D. </span></p>
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<span style="color: rgb(68, 114, 196);"><i>Pronouns: he, him, Beloved</i></span></p>
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<span style="color: rgb(68, 114, 196);">Director of Educational Resources & Innovation </span></p>
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<span style="color: rgb(68, 114, 196);">Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges </span></p>
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<span style="color: rgb(68, 114, 196);"><u>mbrown@sbctc.edu</u></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(112, 48, 160);"><i>“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”(Maya Angelou) </i></span></p>
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