<div dir="ltr">Congratulations! That is worth celebrating.<div><br></div><div>Happy Friday!</div><div><br></div><div>Mary</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Sep 12, 2025 at 1:54 PM Reish, Karren (MDE) via lstac <<a href="mailto:lstac@omls.oregon.gov">lstac@omls.oregon.gov</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg-336458900727013598">
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<p class="MsoNormal">With all that’s going on, I have a good thing to share. For the first time EVER, my subgrantees have completed all their reimbursements by the final deadline AND they all spent all their grant funds. I’m so happy with them.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">517-241-0021 /
<a href="http://www.mi.gov/lsta" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">www.mi.gov/lsta</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11pt">Do you know an outstanding Michigan educator?
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Nominate them for 2026-27 Michigan Teacher of the Year!<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11pt">The MTOY Program is accepting nominations through September 24.<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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For more information visit </b><a href="http://www.michigan.gov/mtoy" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:blue">www.Michigan.gov/mtoy</span></b></a><b>.</b><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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