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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hello Education Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) final public review is now open! This draft of the NGSS will be available for feedback from <b>January 8, 2013 through January 29, 2013</b>. This is the last public review period before the standards are completed in March 2013. We fully encourage all interested parties to review the draft NGSS as individuals or in groups and provide feedback to the Lead States and writers.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please visit <a href="http://www.nextgenscience.org/next-generation-science-standards">http://www.nextgenscience.org/next-generation-science-standards</a> to access the online survey and the support documents available for your review. To go directly to the online survey, please visit <a href="http://interceptum.com/ngss/how.html">http://interceptum.com/ngss/how.html</a>. This page provides instructions on how to register and access the online survey. You will need to choose which of the two views (by disciplinary core idea or by topic) you want to access. When you choose the view, you will be directed to the registration page.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>For more information on the NGSS and Oregon’s work as an NGSS Lead State, visit the ODE NGSS webpage <a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=3508">http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/page/?id=3508</a>. Please let me know if you have questions or need additional information.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you for your engagement with this important work to improve science education! <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Handwriting";color:#003399'>Cheryl Kleckner</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Handwriting";color:blue'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#003399'>Education Specialist | </span><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/go/commoncore"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#003399'>CCSS</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#003399'> | </span><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/results/?id=22"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#003399'>Science</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#003399'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#003399'>Oregon Department of Education</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#003399'> |255 Capitol Street NE | Salem, OR 97310 | Fax: 503.378.5156<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#003399'>Office: 503.947.5794 | Cell: 503.507.9037 | </span><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:cheryl.kleckner@state.or.us"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#003399'>cheryl.kleckner@state.or.us</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#003399'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><i><span style='font-size:5.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><i><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black'>Messages to and from this e-mail address may be made available to the public under Oregon Law.</span></i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>