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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#212121">December 3, 2014</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span>–<span style="letter-spacing:.1pt">APPLICATIONS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL LEVEL (6-8) ARE NOW AVAILABLE for 2014-2015!!!!
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</span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Close the achievement gap that exists between historically underserved student groups, as defined by the board by rule<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Assist public education in all regions of this state<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Develop and disseminate evidence-based models and best practices that are likely to improve student outcomes; Collect data to monitor student progress; and<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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