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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>OSTX Enhancements Available April 12<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>New enhancements to the Oregon Student Record Transfer Exchange (OSTX) application were released April 12.  These enhancements, developed based on user feedback, are intended to improve the usability and functionality of the application.<span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Need Help? Text<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>On the bottom of each navigation tab (My Students, Requests, Approvals, and History), users will now see a <b>Need Help? </b>section.  The text in this section provides instructions and information about how to use each tab and navigate the application.  <span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Changes to Tabs in View Details Window<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>Changes have been made to two tabs in the <b>View Details</b> window:  <span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>New columns have been added to the <b>Marks</b> tab under <b>Student Summary. </b>These columns are <b>NCES Course Code</b>, <b>Local Course Name</b> and <b>NCES Course Name</b>.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>A <b>Grade</b> column has been added to the <b>Enrollment History</b> tab under <b>Student Information.</b><o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Additional enhancements are planned to increase the functionality of the application.  We will notify users as these enhancements are released.  <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you have feedback about the OSTX application, please contact Joel Robe.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.75in'><b>Contact</b>:       Joel Robe<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.75in'>                        503-947-5709<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.75in'>                        <a href="mailto:joel.robe@state.or.us">joel.robe@state.or.us</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:8.0pt;mso-line-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#17365D;letter-spacing:2.0pt'>Kara Wymore</span></b><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>   </span></b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:gray'>|   <span style='letter-spacing:2.0pt'>Enterprise Project Manager</span><br></span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#BFBFBF'>____________________________________________________________________________</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:gray'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";font-variant:small-caps;color:#A6A6A6'>Oregon Department of Education</span></b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>  </span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:gray'>|  255 Capitol Street  |  Salem, Oregon 97310<br></span><u><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:gray'><a href="mailto:kara.wymore@state.or.us"><span style='color:gray'>kara.wymore@state.or.us</span></a></span></u><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:gray'>|</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:gray'>  </span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F'><a href="http://www.ode.state.or.us/"><span style='color:#7F7F7F'>http://www.ode.state.or.us</span></a></span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:gray'>  | 503.947.5752</span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>