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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#2F5496">Please pardon the cross-posting.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2F5496">Hi,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2F5496">The </span><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><a href="https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/ORED/bulletins/3547cd4"><span style="color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">April
issue</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2F5496"> of the Oregon Department of Education’s newsletter has two articles related to early childhood / early learning that may be of interest.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Y</span><span style="color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">our
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">“</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Raise Up
Oregon is the state’s plan for the early childhood system and is in partnership with six agencies: Oregon Department of Education, Oregon Department of Early Learning and Care, Oregon Department of Human Services, Oregon Health Authority, Oregon Housing and
Community Services and the Higher Education Coordinating Commission. The second edition of Raise Up Oregon is open for public feedback. Help make sure the state’s plan for early childhood meets your needs! Your input can help shape the actions of government
agencies and improve early learning and care in Oregon. <u><a href="https://oregonearlylearning.com/raise-up-oregon"><span style="color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Visit the RUO page to share feedback
on the draft plan</span></a></u>. <b>The deadline is 5:00 p.m. Friday, April 30</b>…”<br>
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</span><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><a href="https://www.oregon.gov/ode/about-us/Pages/Education%20Update%20pages/April-2023-Education-Update.aspx#coaching"><span style="color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">OSU
and ODE to Provide Coaching to Early Childhood Providers on Serving Children Experiencing Disability</span></a><br>
</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%;background:white">“The Oregon Department of Education (ODE), the Early Learning Division (ELD) and Oregon State University
(OSU) are partnering to develop the Oregon Early Childhood Inclusion Coaching Collaborative. This collaborative is the first of its kind, focusing on early learners experiencing disabilities. It will assist regional early learning systems and early care and
education professionals by offering training and support to regional coaches on how to best include children experiencing disabilities in classroom activities…”</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#2F5597;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%"><br>
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Cheers,<br>
Jen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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