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<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px"><span style="text-decoration:underline"><strong>AESA Legislative Alert !</strong></span></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px"><span>As you may know, AESA contracts for legislative services through AASA. Noelle Ellerson has taken Bruce Hunter's position at AASA and still helps represent AESA. We are issuing this alert and ask for your responses,
which you can send directly to Noelle. AESA CEO's had a good response for our last alert and we need your help again. Thanks so much for your assistance.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px"><em><strong><br>
Lee Warne</strong></em></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px"><strong>Here is Noelle's Message -</strong></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px"><span>Good morning all!</span></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px"><span>I hope this email finds you well, and your school year off to a good start!</span></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px"><span>As you'll recall, the FCC released a pretty expansive set of proposed changes to the E-Rate program earlier this summer. This conversation is the first meaningful change we've had to talk about funding for
E-Rate, along with ensuring availability for internal connections for all schools, not just the poorest. Your voice can help make the difference. We have drafted a summary of the proposed changes as well as created a template response for you to work from.</span></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px"><span>While AASA has filed joint comments with AESA, it is the voice of individual school leaders that will be the deciding factor.
</span><span style="text-decoration:underline"><strong>Comments are due by Sept 16</strong></span><span>. I'd be happy to save you the hassle of navigating the FCC website; if you want me to file your comments on your behalf, please email them to me (with something
related to E-Rate in the subject line) by COB on the 13th.</span></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px"><span>Here's everything you could need to file:</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px"><span>· <a shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001Kb8P2uXEdZW31lXx3pIVSv7hxrR2i8aJZIb7thF-AUH7fqVnO9X77vZedKAhdrFc7Nl9G_CK5G3rCstDkSF77-rTv-qeamu7HivhA-4nzEoh2hX2D42cmno8_lGDWIS35bAhtBATE10=" style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">
E-Rate toolkit</a></span><span> (this includes talking points and data on E-Rate)</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px"><span>· <a shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001Kb8P2uXEdZWFW75ebe1fKMg51SzutROHhUkg-304XEcTrz43tuNNBSiJPCnryXYi8uo1g1Q4K5LRcQGxhnhdpwWxfcpO0MX7MiOoyjQo5vcir3pgZohma9NV-oyiqcI-EntVqJinIT6DDkp7C9cUAF33lWHXA2hE15YhcGn7pSkjKvNE8LiZlNoltAQB5RzzEK4U3g1LkiepXWX85Un1dA==" style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Summary</a></span><span>
of proposed Changes</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px"><span>· <a shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001Kb8P2uXEdZWQOMdhOq93xQ1gDHBv2WgQSLOqS3Mzh5vibb0DIHVTQS9_5lDsyDN6pVH57WVuThPxMstEVcddgsenB6yuN6SHfRxDii_3716NWjrYkZTS97Nu0GlKPRsBurwPK05LVf-I6sFZVDWZiDZUHEa6IT7K8LXdpdbi06jPgR-Vkv7mqOtSUbPEitlA1-n6wh7dVgO-NIguw6Mzag==" style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">comments</a></span><span>
in reply to FCC proposed changes</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px"><span>· <a shape="rect" href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001Kb8P2uXEdZVYPq4GOFxBvcojAB5K2mbn13w1XjWGV0c-kBdTnhQQ2qQ_xNFpqz3XmU2J6p8a9g09TS4O9U2xFe_HaX48qoGSxe9HMZ1g1SVglC3D-hxwjJ2LmcUz32Wjvfwo83A-D9VYWAhfWPrRSMEtMBLhp-HhhX7jnDOXzNvs5bNbmAGV430OYJIDPmWRrXbrPK1bE7Xsu0iaToIWtw==" style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Template</a></span><a shape="rect"><span>
response</span></a><span> (use as a starting point for your comments; personalize as you see fit!)</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px"><span> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px"><span>Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you, in advance, for your work on this.</span></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px"><span>Noelle</span></p>
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<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px"><strong>Noelle M. Ellerson</strong></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px"><span>Associate Executive Director, Policy & Advocacy</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px"><span>1615 Duke Street Alexandria VA 22314</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px"><span>703-774-6935 (c) </span><a shape="rect"><span>nellerson@aasa.org</span></a></p>
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