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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Greetings Colleagues, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">We have just received new information from the U.S. Department of Education regarding upcoming changes to the Ability to Benefit (ATB) Career Eligible Pathway requirements. Over the next few weeks our Policy team
at SBCTC will be working on getting additional clarification from the U.S. Department of Education in order to prepare succinct guidance for our system.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">There are a couple of items we would like to highlight.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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If your college offered ATB prior to July 1st, 2024 there will be no immediate impact to your program<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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If your college plans to offer ATB after July 1st, 2024 the earliest date that any information will needed from you will be January 1st, 2025<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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All SBCTC ATB guidance will be sent to various commissions and councils, including but not limited to the Council for Basic Skills (CBS), Financial Aid Council (FAC) , Washington State Student Services Commission (WSSSC), etc. <o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">We will publish additional SBCTC guidance in 2 weeks, in the mean time we are always available to answer any questions you may have. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Thank you for your leadership and collaboration in this work.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Best Wishes, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"><img width="60" height="111" style="width:.625in;height:1.1527in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:f27ce222-9493-4762-a624-8695e76ada5a" alt="Compass"></span><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif;color:#003764">Nicole
Daughtry (formerly Hopkins)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="line-height:10.55pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif;color:#003764">Policy Associate, Basic Education for Adults (I-BEST)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="line-height:10.55pt;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#003764">Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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