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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Colleagues,</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Please join the Assessment List for a discussion on Using
Your Data to Improve Your Program Services from December 8 – 12, 2008.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>To subscribe to the Assessment Discussion List, go to:
<a href="http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/Assessment"
title="http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/Assessment">http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/Assessment</a>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The full announcement for this discussion can be found
at: <a href="http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/discussions/assessment/08data.html"
title="http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/discussions/assessment/08data.html">http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/discussions/assessment/08data.html</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The discussion panelists would like to receive any questions
or comments you may have prior to the opening of the discussion next
Monday. Please send your questions/comments to the Assessment List or to
me at <a href="mailto:marie.cora@hotspurpartners.com"
title="mailto:marie.cora@hotspurpartners.com">marie.cora@hotspurpartners.com</a>.
I will compile your contributions and forward them to the panelists so that
they can respond in advance.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Note that there are a number of resources to review and use
before the discussion begins. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>There is one resource – a case study – that is in draft now
and will be posted for your viewing later this week.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Thanks everyone for your interest. I’m looking forward to
receiving your questions/comments and looking forward to the discussion as
well.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Marie</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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font-family:Arial'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Marie Cora, Moderator</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Assessment Discussion List </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>National Institute for Literacy </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Email me at: <a
href="mailto:marie.cora@hotspurpartners.com"
title="mailto:marie.cora@hotspurpartners.com">marie.cora@hotspurpartners.com</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Coordinator of Assessment </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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font-family:Arial'>Program Planning Resource Collection</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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font-family:Arial'>National Institute for Literacy </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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font-family:Arial'>Visit at: <a
href="http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/resourcecollections/resource_collections.html"
title="http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/resourcecollections/resource_collections.html">http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/resourcecollections/resource_collections.html</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Rockwell Condensed";color:teal'>ALIES/ASISTS
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