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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Please see the attached letter that SBCTC and the Council of Presidents sent to Superintendent Chris Reykdal
<span style="color:black;background:white">and forwarded to key state legislators regarding OSPI’s recent decision to rescind policy guidance around the expansion of Running Start through the recent passage of
</span><a href="https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2023-24/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/House/1316-S2.SL.pdf?q=20230804121642"><span style="background:white">HB 1316</span></a><span style="color:black;background:white">. In summary, OSPI is withdrawing current
guidance around the definition of the new 1.4 Annual Full Time Equivalent, which will reverse quarterly enrollment back to 15 credits.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white">Additionally, OSPI is unwilling to address the monthly count date discrepancy for the summer quarter. In short, our colleges won’t receive three
monthly count dates of tuition reimbursement that is currently in place for fall, winter, and spring -- but rather only two -- which means colleges will not be compensated the same reimbursement amount for summer quarter.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white">While we don’t know what the outcome of this letter will be, we want you to be aware that we are doing our part to express our extreme dissatisfaction
with this decision as the SBCTC team and our colleges have dedicated a lot of time and resources since the end of the 2023 legislative session to make system changes and revisions to business practices to ensure a seamless transition for students and our school
district partners. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white">We’ll keep you posted.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Paul</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif;color:#003764">Paul Francis</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif;color:#003764">Executive Director</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#003764">Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:pfrancis@sbctc.edu">pfrancis@sbctc.edu</a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#003561">
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#003764">• o: 360-704-4355
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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">@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">@WASBCTC</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:63.0pt"><i><span style="color:#1F4E79">SBCTC Vision - “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.”</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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