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<div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><strong>OAGC February News Flash: Teacher Academy Deadlines; Advocacy and More</strong></span></span></div>
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<div style="text-align:right"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12px"><strong><span style="font-size:14px">Professional Development</span></strong></span></span><span style="font-size:12px"><span style="font-family:comic sans ms,cursive"><strong>
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<div style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12px;">Teacher Academy
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OAGC has a great Teacher Academy lined up this Spring (February 27th and 28th). With Bertie Kingore anchoring both days of the academy, we also have many wonderful national and state presenters. For an updated agenda along with session descriptions, and speaker
biographies, please go to <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=&msgid=0&act=111111&c=324052&destination=http%3A%2F%2Foagc.com%2Fteacheracademy.asp">
oagc.com/teachercademy.asp</a> You can also download a registration form and book a hotel room. The deadline for reduced hotel rooms is
<strong>February 6th </strong>so don't delay! Early registration rates for the Academy end
<strong>February 17th.</strong></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12px;"><br>
Fall Conference </span></strong></span></div>
<div style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">It's never to early to think about the OAGC Fall conference. If you have an idea for a session, please download the call for proposal at
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<div><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>State Budget Process Begins
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<div style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">The governor's office unveiled its budget blueprint this week. Until actual bill language is released, we will not know what level of gifted
funding is proposed. The latest gifted advocacy alert indicates how OAGC will be covering the budget process. Please go to
<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=&msgid=0&act=111111&c=324052&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oagc.com%2FadvocacyAlerts.asp">
www.oagc.com/advocacyalerts.asp</a> for more information. </span></span></div>
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<div style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">OAGC offers several student scholarships. The deadline for summer scholarships is February 15th. To get more information, please go to
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oagc.com/scholarship.asp</a> .</span></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong><br>
OAGC Review Articles Needed </strong></span></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">OAGC is looking for a few good articles for the Spring Review. Please email any articles to
<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="mailto:anngift@aol.com?subject=Review%20articles%20">
anngift@aol.com</a> by February 15th or ask for an extension if you need one.</span></span></div>
<div style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong><br>
Donate to OAGC </strong></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">As you begin to make your year-end charitable contributions, please remember that OAGC is the only organization in Ohio advocating on the behalf
of gifted children. We hope that you will consider a donation to OAGC by going to the following link
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http://www.oagc.com/donate.asp</a>. </span></span></div>
<div style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong><br>
Amazon Smile </strong></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">Did you know you could assist OAGC merely by ordering your Amazon goods? It's simple. Just by making the following portal
<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=&msgid=0&act=111111&c=324052&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fsmile.amazon.com%2Fch%2F23-7442288">
http://smile.amazon.com/ch/23-7442288<em> </em></a>your default for Amazon orders, Amazon will donate a small percentage to OAGC.
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OAGC Membership News</strong></span></span></div>
<div style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Due to the recent discontinuation of several gifted magazines, OAGC is no longer able to offer reduced prices on these materials as a membership
benefit. The OAGC membership committee is currently looking into new membership benefits opportunities. If you have any questions about your OAGC membership, please , please contact
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<div style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12px;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Do you Tweet? Follow the OAGC Advocacy Updates by following oagcgifted at
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