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 help with the application. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Early Learning Division, Oregon Department of Education</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Dear Early Learning Partner,</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"><br>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Thank you so much for your interest in our first three webinars. This is your opportunity to register for the fourth of the Round Two,
 Early Learning Hub Webinars. This will take place on March 11, from 1:00 to 2:00pm. The topic of this webinar is "Early Learning Hub Budgets and Funding Streams". The details on how to connect to the webinar will be sent with your registration confirmation.
 Please follow the link below to register for this event:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">The dates for this and the remaining webinars are as follows:<br>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">NEW***March 11 - Early Learning Hub Budgets and Funding Streams<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">1:00 - 2:00 pm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">March 19 - Building a Strong K-3 Connection<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">10:00 - 11:00 am<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">March 27 - Oregon's QRIS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">10:00 - 11:00 am<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">March 31 - Building a Strong Health Care Connection<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Noon - 1:00 pm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">We hope you will be able to join us and participate in these valuable conversations. Thank you for your continued work and leadership for
 Oregon's children and families.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Megan Irwin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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