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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">All, Elizabeth and I have been working very hard with Microsoft on their plans—only announced to us in late summer and without any consultation on our part as to messaging and timing. We are crafting a response
for all of you, based on what we know right now. <a name="_MailEndCompose">We are pushing on a way to continue a learning platform and certification option despite the changes to their Imagine Academy learning platform while they, Microsoft, build something
they believe will be more effective and comprehensive in offering employability focused training. We hope to have an announcement Monday or Tuesday.
<o:p></o:p></a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">We regret that Microsoft jumped the gun and made its announcement without giving us any time to find a solution.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">More soon; thank you for your patience,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Cindy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#45556C">Cindy Altick Aden</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#B68451">
</span></b><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#45556C">(she/her)
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</span><b><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#B68451">Washington State Librarian</span></b><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#45556C"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#45556C">Washington State Library | Office of the Secretary of State<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#45556C">6880 Capitol Blvd SE, Tumwater, Washington<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#B68451">w:</span><span style="color:#45556C"> 360-704-5276 |
</span><span style="color:#B68451">c:</span><span style="color:#45556C"> 360-819-7236 |
</span><span style="color:#B68451">e: </span><a href="mailto:cindy.aden@sos.wa.gov"><span style="color:#0563C1">cindy.aden@sos.wa.gov</span></a><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.sos.wa.gov/library"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="128" height="58" id="_x0000_i1036" src="cid:image008.png@01D45330.BDDBC7E0" alt="wsl-logo"></span></a><span style="color:#45556C">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1F497D">~~ Connecting Washington through the power of libraries ~~<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> LIBRARYDIR [mailto:librarydir-bounces@lists.ctc.edu]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Roduin, Cheyenne<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, September 21, 2018 7:19 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> WACTC Library Directors<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [LIBRARYDIR] Imagine Academy terminating?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Hello all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Yesterday it was brought to my attention that the following script is showing up on our homepage for the Microsoft Imagine Academy:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:#FFFC9E">On October 1, 2018, this Online Learning site will no longer be available. Please complete your training and download or print any transcripts
you need before that date. Please consult with your teacher or MSIA program admin for further direction on accessing new online learning resources.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Are any of you also seeing this? Is this really going away? I emailed Elizabeth Iaukea yesterday about it but haven’t heard back yet and I can’t seem to find in any LLC notes about this going away.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Cheyenne M. Roduin</span></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Phone: 425-235-2352, ext. 5571<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><a href="mailto:croduin@RTC.edu">croduin<span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">@RTC.edu</span></a><u><span style="color:#0563C1"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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