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<p class="MsoNormal">Good afternoon,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The updates scheduled for July 12 went smoothly. Here’s what you should know:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Enrollment and performance targets were added for the WA agencies.
<o:p></o:p></span></li><ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="a">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo3"><span class="c9dxtc"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">To see enrollment targets:</span></span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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</span>i.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><![endif]><span class="c9dxtc"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">Select
<i>Agency Settings</i> from the Person Profile icon. </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Bitter",serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span>ii.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><![endif]><span class="c9dxtc"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">Select the
<i>Funding</i> tab. </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Bitter",serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span>iii.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><![endif]><span class="c9dxtc"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">Click the
<i>Enrollment Targets</i> panel to open. </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Bitter",serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo3"><span class="c9dxtc"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">To see performance targets:</span></span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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</span>i.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><![endif]><span class="c9dxtc"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">Select
<i>Agency Settings</i> from the Person Profile icon. </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Bitter",serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span>ii.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><![endif]><span class="c9dxtc"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">Select the
<i>Reporting Data</i> tab. </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Bitter",serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span>iii.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><![endif]><span class="c9dxtc"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">Click the
<i>Agency NRS Measure Targets</i> panel to open. </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Bitter",serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="mso-ligatures:none">The Ethnicity/Race columns have been removed from the
<a href="https://sites.google.com/literacypro.com/laces-wa-customizations/imports">
Student Partial Import template</a>. Download the new template and give it a try!<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="mso-ligatures:none">The SameFormPostTestOverrideReason choice list has been updated to display only the choice option “Incomplete test on alternate form.” You can now manually enter a test record and apply the Override Reason
<i>Incomplete test on alternate form</i> to bypass the business rule that blocks tests from uploading due to a Same Test in Sequence issue.
<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">On a related front, the <a href="https://sites.google.com/a/literacypro.com/release-notes-laces/2024-7-0">
nationwide release notes</a> show fixes and updates that apply to all states using LACES. The NRS table updates section reviews changes made due to recent updates to NRS rules. I’ll be sending a separate email to explain all the recent NRS changes.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">-Scott<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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Toscano (he|him|his) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:10.55pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif;color:#003764;mso-ligatures:none">Relationship and Compliance Analyst, Basic Education for Adults (WIOA Title II
AEFLA)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:10.55pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#003764;mso-ligatures:none">Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:stoscano@sbctc.edu"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:blue;mso-ligatures:none">stoscano@sbctc.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:none">
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#003764;mso-ligatures:none">• 360-704-4381</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.sbctc.edu/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue;mso-ligatures:none">sbctc.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#003561;mso-ligatures:none"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#003764;mso-ligatures:none">•
Twitter: </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://twitter.com/SBCTCWashington" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue;mso-ligatures:none">@SBCTCWashington</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#003764;mso-ligatures:none"> •
Facebook: </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/wasbctc/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue;mso-ligatures:none">@WASBCTC</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#201F1E;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:none">Better Jobs. Brighter Futures. A Stronger Washington.</span></i></b><span style="color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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