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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Colleagues: the Evaluation Rubric for the Mental Health Counseling & Services Pilot Program grants will be updated in the Program Guidelines, Appendix A, Section 2. For convenience, the new information is
pasted in below. It will also be added to the answer (A9) to Question 9 in the Q & A document on the grant webpage. As a reminder, the application deadline is August 12<sup>th</sup>.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Here is the new, additional information in the Program Guidelines:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Based on the legislative intent of Senate Bill 5194, the committee will also consider the following factors to ensure pilot colleges are addressing the need to improve equity, diversity and inclusion:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">1. Does the proposal demonstrate how it will close equity gaps in its service to students?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">2. Does the proposal address the current state of students’ mental health needs, including the trauma and inequitable impacts of the pandemic?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">3. Does the proposal demonstrate student and community need?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">4. Does the proposal include or represent student voices?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">5. Does the proposal articulate clear outcomes of the pilot?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">6. Does the proposal demonstrated sustained services after grand funding ends?<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:10.55pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif;color:#003764">Director, Student Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:10.55pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#003764">Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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o: 360-704-4334 • f: 360-704-4418</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#003764">• Twitter:
</span><a href="https://twitter.com/SBCTCWashington"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:blue">@SBCTCWashington</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#003764">
• Facebook: </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/wasbctc/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:blue">@WASBCTC</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1F3864">SBCTC Vision:<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1F3864"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1F3864">“Leading with racial equity, our colleges maximize student potential and transform lives within a culture of belonging that advances racial, social, and economic justice in service to our diverse communities.” <o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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