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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Hello,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">This is a friendly reminder about the next Learning and Tutoring Center Association (LTCA) meeting on
<b>Friday, January 31<sup>st</sup> from 9 am – 3 pm</b> at <b>Lake Washington Technical College</b>. Jeff Troy has graciously agreed to host us. Thanks, Jeff!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">We will be meeting in room
<b>W401.</b> You do not need a parking pass for this event since WTC does not charge for parking on campus.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">A Lake Washington Technical College map can be found here: https://www.lwtech.edu/about/facilities/maps/<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The major work we need to complete at our next meeting is to finish drafting the first iteration of our bylaws and vote to ratify them. If we can complete those
tasks, we can vote board members into office during our spring meeting. That way we will hopefully have an operational board for the 2020-2021 academic year.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Below is our current agenda:
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">8:30 am – 9:00 am: Breakfast/Gathering/Networking (Provided by the school)</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">9:00 am – 10:30 am: Four Connections and Tutoring led by
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Sally Heilstedt, M.A<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">10:30 am – 12:00 pm – Bylaws Review and Voting to Adopt</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span style="color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Lunch (On Our Own)</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span style="color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">1:00 pm – 2:00 pm – Committee Work Time – Guided Pathways, Busting Silos, and Research
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span style="color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">2:00 pm – 2:30 pm – Committee Work Share Out</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span style="color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">2:30 pm – 3:00 pm – Open Discussion/Networking/Tour of Learning Lab and Supplemental Instruction<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">If you have any questions about the next LTCA meeting, please contact me at
<a href="mailto:daniel.tarker@seattlecolleges.edu">daniel.tarker@seattlecolleges.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Note: CRLA Conference Presentation Deadline Extension<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<h3 align="center" style="text-align:center;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Proposal deadline extended to January 31 – This year’s conference is at Everett Community College from April 17<sup>th</sup>
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</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">Need a little more time to complete your presentation proposal for the 2020 NWCRLA conference? You're in luck! We will accept proposals until
</span><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Friday, January 31,</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;font-weight:normal"> 2020.<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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Your NWCRLA board welcomes proposals that reflect effective practices and innovations in the areas of developmental education and learning assistance and are informed by theory, research, and application.<br>
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Not sure what your presentation should be about? Here are some ideas:<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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proposal guidelines</span></b></a> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Daniel Tarker, MFA, Ed.D. (He, him, his)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Director of the Student Learning Center<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">North Seattle College<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">9600 College Way North<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Seattle, WA 98103<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">206.934.4754<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:Daniel.tarker@seattlecolleges.edu">Daniel.tarker@seattlecolleges.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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