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<table border="0" cellpadding="4" style="font-family: -webkit-standard;" class=""><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td class=""><p class=""><span style="font-family: sans-serif;" class=""><img alt="" style="float: left;" apple-inline="yes" id="2C3749CA-0122-4804-8DA3-DA0728F190BA" src="cid:E3F244D1-0B1B-41CC-91C5-DFA812DA86C4" class=""></span></p><div class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class=""> <br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p class=""><span style="font-family: sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 18px;" class=""><strong class="">OAGC March News Flash - Fall Conference Proposal Deadline; Advocacy Update on Report Card Rules; OAGC Board and Scholarship Deadlines </strong></span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="background-color: rgb(193, 194, 248); text-align: center;" class=""><td class=""><span style="font-size: 18px;" class=""><span style="font-family: sans-serif;" class=""><strong class="">Professional Development</strong></span></span></td></tr><tr class=""><td class=""><p class=""><strong style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 18px;" class="">Fall Conference </strong></p><p class=""><span style="font-size: 18px;" class=""><span style="font-family: sans-serif;" class="">Spring is in the air, so it is now time to think about submitting a proposal for the OAGC Annual Fall Conference. We are excited that this year is the 70th anniversary of the association. To download a call for proposal, please go to <a target="_blank" href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://oagc.com/events/fall-conference/__;!!KGKeukY!jB02O7Sc5MAcB2oW3vqRpWOmpQpST9M9tOUJmemHHFolI4w75_cOg8MdVxEyJvHcBQp0_xzF_NgXB-Jk$" rel="noopener" class="">https://oagc.com/events/fall-conference/</a>. The deadline to submit a proposal is April 15th. You may ask for a short extension if needed. </span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="background-color: rgb(193, 194, 248); text-align: center;" class=""><td class=""><span style="font-size: 18px;" class=""><span style="font-family: sans-serif;" class=""><strong class="">Advocacy</strong></span></span></td></tr><tr class=""><td class=""><p class=""><span style="font-size: 18px;" class=""><span style="font-family: sans-serif;" class=""><strong class="">State Board Approves the Report Card Rules Approved</strong></span></span></p><p class=""><span style="font-size: 18px;" class=""><span style="font-family: sans-serif;" class="">The State Board approved the rules for the new report card. While the process is not quite complete, this is a major step in the process. For more information, please go to <a target="_blank" href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://oagc.com/advocacy/advocacy-alerts/__;!!KGKeukY!jB02O7Sc5MAcB2oW3vqRpWOmpQpST9M9tOUJmemHHFolI4w75_cOg8MdVxEyJvHcBQp0_xzF_J1EI563$" rel="noopener" class="">https://oagc.com/advocacy/advocacy-alerts/</a>. </span></span></p></td></tr><tr style="background-color: rgb(193, 194, 248); text-align: center;" class=""><td class=""><span style="font-size: 18px;" class=""><span style="font-family: sans-serif;" class=""><strong class="">General Information </strong></span></span></td></tr><tr class=""><td class=""><p class=""><span style="font-size: 18px;" class=""><span style="font-family: sans-serif;" class=""><strong class="">Call for Nominations </strong></span></span></p><p class=""><span style="font-size: 18px;" class=""><span style="font-family: sans-serif;" class="">The Call for Nominations to the OAGC Governing Board is now available. The nomination form can be accessed <a target="_blank" href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VMJ1moGr5O2p62sCRoW2QFV0Q7FlkwYt/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=115790622779829802845&rtpof=true&sd=true__;!!KGKeukY!jB02O7Sc5MAcB2oW3vqRpWOmpQpST9M9tOUJmemHHFolI4w75_cOg8MdVxEyJvHcBQp0_xzF_IsssQpq$" rel="noopener" class="">here</a>. The positions to be filled can be accessed <a target="_blank" href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ejG-ts7c0evyB5fXR40krrjKZIEvSAMA/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=115790622779829802845&rtpof=true&sd=true__;!!KGKeukY!jB02O7Sc5MAcB2oW3vqRpWOmpQpST9M9tOUJmemHHFolI4w75_cOg8MdVxEyJvHcBQp0_xzF_Mdb-SnD$" rel="noopener" class="">here</a>. The deadline to submit nominations is April 30th. </span></span></p><p class=""><strong style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 18px;" class="">Memberships </strong></p><p class=""><span style="font-size: 18px;" class=""><span style="font-family: sans-serif;" class="">If your email has changed or you prefer a different email for the OAGC website, please contact Kay Tarbutton at <a target="_blank" href="mailto:oagcregistrar@gmail.com?subject=membership%20" class="">oagcregistrar@gmail.com</a> to update. </span></span></p><p class=""><span style="font-size: 18px;" class=""><span style="font-family: sans-serif;" class=""><strong class="">OAGC Review Articles Needed </strong></span></span></p><p class=""><span style="font-size: 18px;" class=""><span style="font-family: sans-serif;" class="">OAGC is looking for a few good articles for the Fall Review. To ask for an extension, or to submit articles, please email <a target="_blank" href="mailto:anngift@aol.com" rel="noopener" class="">anngift@aol.com</a> by June 15th. </span></span></p><p class=""><span style="font-size: 18px;" class=""><span style="font-family: sans-serif;" class=""><strong class="">Summer Scholarships. </strong></span></span></p><p class=""><span style="font-size: 18px;" class=""><span style="font-family: sans-serif;" class="">The deadline to apply for an OAGC college scholarship is April 15th. The OAGC Distinguished Student Award is June 1. For more information and directions on how to apply, please go to <a target="_blank" href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://oagc.com/resources/scholarships/__;!!KGKeukY!jB02O7Sc5MAcB2oW3vqRpWOmpQpST9M9tOUJmemHHFolI4w75_cOg8MdVxEyJvHcBQp0_xzF_LXlUiVa$" rel="noopener" class="">https://oagc.com/resources/scholarships/</a>. </span></span></p><p class=""><span style="font-size: 18px;" class=""><span style="font-family: sans-serif;" class=""><strong class="">Gifted HQPD -- High Quality Professional Development</strong> Now more than ever, it is important to have access to high-quality gifted professional development. </span></span></p><p class=""><font face="sans-serif" size="4" class="">OAGC has been working hard to assist districts in implementing the new classroom teacher gifted HQPD requirement. We have an incredible amount of new tools and information to assist gifted professionals and districts. Also, we have 60 hours of online, Ohio-specific professional development through our partnership with Responsive Learning (formerly GTIGNITE). For more information about these courses along with all the incredible new tools and documents that will help you plan, provide, and track gifted HQPD, please go to </font><a target="_blank" href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.oagc.com/hqpd/__;!!KGKeukY!jB02O7Sc5MAcB2oW3vqRpWOmpQpST9M9tOUJmemHHFolI4w75_cOg8MdVxEyJvHcBQp0_xzF_F46K5Do$" style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 18px;" class="">https://www.oagc.com/hqpd/</a><font face="sans-serif" size="4" class="">. </font></p><p class=""><span style="font-size: 18px;" class=""><span style="font-family: sans-serif;" class=""><strong class="">Donate to OAGC </strong>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 <a target="_blank" href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.oagc.com/donate.asp__;!!KGKeukY!jB02O7Sc5MAcB2oW3vqRpWOmpQpST9M9tOUJmemHHFolI4w75_cOg8MdVxEyJvHcBQp0_xzF_DEraF9W$" rel="noopener" class="">http://www.oagc.com/donate</a>. </span></span></p><p class=""><span style="font-size: 18px;" class=""><span style="font-family: sans-serif;" class=""><strong class="">Amazon Smile </strong>Did you know you could assist OAGC merely by ordering your Amazon goods? It's simple. Just by making the following portal <a target="_blank" href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://smile.amazon.com/ch/23-7442288__;!!KGKeukY!jB02O7Sc5MAcB2oW3vqRpWOmpQpST9M9tOUJmemHHFolI4w75_cOg8MdVxEyJvHcBQp0_xzF_Ef-Gsw6$" class="">http://smile.amazon.com/ch/23-7442288 </a>your default for Amazon orders, Amazon will donate a small percentage to OAGC. </span></span></p><p class=""><span style="font-size: 18px;" class=""><span style="font-family: sans-serif;" class=""><strong class="">Social Media Connections</strong></span></span></p><div class=""><div class=""><span style="font-size: 18px;" class=""><span style="font-family: sans-serif;" class="">Do you Tweet? 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