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<span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">The information listed below has come-up since the last message was sent. It will
be shared with the WACTC Commissions. Additional information/details may be accessed through our Google Drive at
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<span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; top:-8.5pt">On May 21<sup>st</sup>, Department of Education
</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://associationofcommunitycollegetrustees.cmail20.com/t/j-l-qtkitik-kjlklrur-r/"><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="color:windowtext; top:-8.5pt">updated</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; top:-8.5pt">
their guidance page for the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) established by the CARES Act. ED stated that their guidance for the HEERF is not enforceable, excepting what in statute. They focused on the language regarding Title IV eligibility
for student emergency grants. ED stated that it will not initiate any enforcement action based solely on their guidance because it lacks the force and effect of law. However, they stated that the underlying statutory terms in the CARES Act are legally binding,
as are any other applicable statutory terms, such as the restriction in 8 U.S.C. § 1611 on eligibility for Federal public benefits including such grants. This statement appears to restrict DACA and undocumented students from accessing emergency grants.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><ul type="square" style="margin-bottom: 0in;margin-top:0in">
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<span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; top:-8.5pt">ED also stated that Title IV eligibility guidance is specific to the
distribution of emergency financial aid grants and does not apply to the use of HEERF institutional allocations to cover any costs associated with significant changes to the delivery of instruction due to the coronavirus.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></ul>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">The Higher Education Leaders Workgroup (private and public universities, private
career schools, CTC, labor representatives) is working with the Governor’s Office on fall re-opening of college campuses. A subgroup of the has developed a matrix that aligns general higher education activities with the Governor’s 4 phase reopening plan.
The draft matrix and notes from these conversations have been shared with college presidents and chancellors and, late Friday afternoon, was approved by the Department of Health.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><ul type="square" style="margin-bottom: 0in;margin-top:0in">
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<span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">L&I’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) is working on Phase 3 and
4 safety protocols. At this time there appears to be an emphasis on the importance of wearing face masks and a lessening of stressing sanitizing surfaces. This is consistent with information released by the CDC earlier this week.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">
<span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">There is an understandable emphasis on instruction and classroom/lab safety. However,
it is important to speak to other services provided to students by colleges, especially those provided by the various offices under the Student Services umbrella. Much of this work will occur consistent with the “phase” guidance addressing limitations on
group size and social distancing.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0in;margin-top:0in">
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<span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">As we move through the phases, guidance may change from PPE
<i>and</i> social distancing to PPE <i>or </i>social distancing. Stay tuned.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></ul>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">An additional effort to provide clarity/advice on fall reopening is occurring through
</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.challengeseattle.com/"><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Challenge
Seattle</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">,
who recently contracted with the Boston Consulting group to develop advice and guidance for Washington’s higher education institutions.
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</span></span></span><span style="color:black; border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in">At the request of Challenge Seattle and the Washington Roundtable, Boston Consulting Group has already provided a report and two-tiered checklists related to business
planning for a safe re-opening to a “new normal” while we await a vaccine:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="color:black"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></h3>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://21652974-25d8-4ff1-bbc0-8687c8ec1f64.filesusr.com/ugd/e29733_d8ffb73aa9bb4977a67c7d3b42c2ad81.pdf" target="_blank"><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="color:#DB5353; border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in">Planning
for a "new normal": summary & checklists (updated April 27)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><b><span style="color:black"></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></h3>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://21652974-25d8-4ff1-bbc0-8687c8ec1f64.filesusr.com/ugd/e29733_e80eaad2ed8d4a9e8652254f99bb0a24.pdf" target="_blank"><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="color:#DB5353; border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in">Planning
for a "new normal": full report (updated April 27)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><b><span style="color:black"></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></h3>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span class="color14"><span style="color:#404040; border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in">They also worked with Boston Consulting Group to publish a
study related to the economic impacts of the pandemic, both regionally and statewide:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><b><span style="color:black"></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></h3>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://21652974-25d8-4ff1-bbc0-8687c8ec1f64.filesusr.com/ugd/e29733_8bb7fa1e7fb04c78a6d9d90dc5cf484a.pdf" target="_blank"><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="color:#DB5353; border:none windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in">Regional
& statewide economic impacts (updated May 6)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><b><span style="color:black"></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></h3>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">The Secretary of State issued guidance on retention of COVID-19 screening records
earlier this week. A brief summary was included in the May 20<sup>th</sup> edition of the
<i>Update </i>and we have just posted it on our Google Drive. (Essentially, screening records are being treated like building entry and exit logs which must be retained for at 6 years.)
<i>Update</i>. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://www.sos.wa.gov/_assets/archives/recordsmanagement/state-government-general-records-retention-schedule-v.6.0-(june-2016).pdf"><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">https://www.sos.wa.gov/_assets/archives/recordsmanagement/state-government-general-records-retention-schedule-v.6.0-(june-2016).pdf</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li></ul>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Total claims for unemployment benefits increased almost 28 percent from the previous week.
</span></strong></span></span></span></span></span><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">During the week of May 10-16, there were 138,733 initial regular
unemployment claims (an increase of 29,308 from the previous week) and 1,670,580 total claims for all unemployment benefit categories (an increase of 369,016 from the previous week) filed by Washingtonians. The Employment Security Department believes some
portion of the high numbers from the past week are due to an increase in fraudulent claims and is looking into how best to correct for that in future reporting cycles.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li></ul>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">ESD paid out over $1.01 billion (an increase of almost $256 million from the previous week) for 565,764 individual claims (an increase
of 28,450 from the previous week).</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""></span></span></span></span></span><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""></span></span></span></span></span><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""></span></span></span></span></span><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""></span></span></span></span></span><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""></span></span></span></span></span><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""></span></span></span></span></span><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""></span></span></span></span></span><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""></span></span></span></span></span><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""></span></span></span></span></span><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""></span></span></span></span></span><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""></span></span></span></span></span><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""></span></span></span></span></span><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""></span></span></span></span></span><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""></span></span></span></span></span><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""></span></span></span></span></span><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""></span></span></span></span></span><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""></span></span></span></span></span><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""></span></span></span></span></span><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""></span></span></span></span></span><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""></span></span></span></span></span><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""></span></span></span></span></span><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""></span></span></span></span></span><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""></span></span></span></span></span><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""></span></span></span></span></span>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">May 3-9</span></strong></span></span></span></span></span><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">April 26-May 2</span></strong></span></span></span></span></span><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Regular Unemployment Insurance (UI) initial claims</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:7.5pt; margin-left:0in; line-height:105%">
<span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">138,733</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:7.5pt; margin-left:0in; line-height:105%">
<span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">109,425</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:7.5pt; margin-left:0in; line-height:105%">
<span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">100,762</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) initial claims</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">61,325</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:7.5pt; margin-left:0in; line-height:105%">
<span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">55,911</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">59,234</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) initial claims</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">59,630</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:7.5pt; margin-left:0in; line-height:105%">
<span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">47,626</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:7.5pt; margin-left:0in; line-height:105%">
<span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">40,267</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Continued/ongoing weekly claims</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">1,410,892</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:7.5pt; margin-left:0in; line-height:105%">
<span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">1,088,602</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:7.5pt; margin-left:0in; line-height:105%">
<span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">885,768</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Total claims</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">1,670,580</span></strong></span></span></span></span></span><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:7.5pt; margin-left:0in; line-height:105%">
<span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">1,301,564</span></strong></span></span></span></span></span><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">1,086,031</span></strong></span></span></span></span></span><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Since the week ending March 7 when COVID-19 job losses began:</span></strong></span></span></span></span></span><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">A total of 1,937,576 initial claims have been filed during the pandemic (1,222,861 regular unemployment insurance,
381,904 PUA and 332,811 PEUC)</span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;margin-bottom:5.25pt">
<span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">A total of 1,106,684 distinct individuals have filed for unemployment benefits</span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;margin-bottom:5.25pt">
<span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">ESD has paid out nearly $3.8 billion in benefits to Washingtonians</span></span></span></span></span></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;margin-bottom:5.25pt">
<span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">768,217 individuals who have filed an initial claim have been paid</span></span></span></span></span></span></li></ul>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">“<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Below is an eleven-week summary of statewide initial claims filed since
the start of the COVID-19 crisis:</span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><img border="0" width="537" height="225" id="Picture_x0020_2" alt="11 week initial regular clais line chart May 10-16" style="width:5.5972in; height:2.3402in" data-outlook-trace="F:1|T:1" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D63328.42648280"><img border="0" width="531" height="225" id="Picture_x0020_1" alt="Total claims line chart May 10-16" style="width:5.5277in; height:2.3472in" data-outlook-trace="F:1|T:1" src="cid:image004.jpg@01D63328.42648280"></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""> </span></span></span></span></span><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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</span></span></span><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Instruction/Student Services</span></b></span></span></span></span></span><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">The final joint statement from OSPI, COP, SBCTC and WSAC regarding grading policies and concurrent enrollment programs was posted in the Google Drive in the Dual Credit
folder (</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1flP6TZ55-IQ3Lc547Jik53dh9txlsTYa"><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="">https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1flP6TZ55-IQ3Lc547Jik53dh9txlsTYa</span></span></span></span></span><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""></span></span></span></span></span></a><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="">)
</span></span></span></span></span><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">under Education Guidance and Resources. The document will also be in linked
to the COP COVID-19 website:<span style="color:black"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://councilofpresidents.org/novel-coronavirus-covid-19-information-resources/"><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">https://councilofpresidents.org/novel-coronavirus-covid-19-information-resources/</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""></span></span></span></span></span></a><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif; color:black"></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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</span></span></span><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Issues being worked</span></b></span></span></span></span></span><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">State Board and other higher education sectors have discussed the possibility of an Governor’s executive order that would provide
<b>immunity from lawsuits</b> if someone contracts COVID while attending classes. At this time, it appears that this request will not move forward.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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</span></span></span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Summer Running Start</span></b></span></span></span></span></span><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">
– Essentially, there is agreement on policies however, there continues to be discussion on funding. State Board staff continues to work with OSPI and the Governor’s Office to identify a funding source.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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</span></span></span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Re-opening of Dental Hygiene programs and clinics</span></b></span></span></span></span></span><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">.
May 18<sup>th</sup> is the date identified by the Governor as the date dental offices may re-open. It is unclear if that date is still his intended re-opening date and how that affects dental programs and clinics operated by our colleges.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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Event Cancellations/Changes (Newly Added/Updates in <span style="color:red">RED</span>)</span></b></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Workforce Connections Forum has been rescheduled to August 25-26<sup>th</sup>.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li><span style=""></span><span style=""></span><span style=""></span>
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<span style=""><span style=""><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Rendezvous 2020, July 27-29 – Cancelled</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif"></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">The WACTC Summer retreat will be entirely held through Zoom on July 27-28.</span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">John Boesenberg, Deputy Executive Director</span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt; font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">360-704-4303;
<a href="mailto:jboesenberg@sbctc.edu">jboesenberg@sbctc.edu</a> </span></p>
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