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Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:46:23 -0700 (PDT)
From: Joy Brittain <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: [WESTOP] Absolute priority/rural areas
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  Hello WESTOP,
  Even though this originally came to the Board, I felt it was important to WESTOP since we have many rural areas in our region.  If you have any suggestions after reading this email, please contact Heather.
   
  Joy
   
   
  April 14, 2008
  
  
  
  Dear Board Member:
  
  
  
  The purpose of this memorandum is to provide an update on what is
  happening on Capitol Hill with respect to the legislation to
  reauthorize
  the Higher Education Act of 1965. As you know, both the Senate and
  the
  House bills contain several provisions that would benefit TRIO
  programs.
  The House version, however, goes further and provides even more
  safeguards to protect TRIO programs - including language to create
  an
  appeals process for TRIO applicants and to eliminate the entire
  Absolute
  Priority. (A side-by-side comparison of these bills is attached to
  this
  e-mail for your convenience.)
  
  
  
  Now that Congress is back in Session, staff members for both the
  Education and Labor Committee in the House and the Health,
  Education,
  Labor, and Pensions Committee in the Senate are working closely to
  negotiate the final reauthorization bill. With respect to the
  Upward
  Bound Absolute Priority, we have heard from various sources that the
  Senate is determined to maintain its language that allows the
  Secretary
  of Education to grant priority in funding to projects in which 30%
  of
  newly-admitted students are at "high academic risk for failure." 
  
  
  
  Recently, we circulated a document highlighting the particular risk
  factors that face low-income, first-generation students in rural
  areas.
  This document (also attached) has helped us gain traction with
  Members
  representing highly rural areas - including Senator Mike Enzi, who
  is
  the highest ranking Republican on the HELP Committee. In addition,
  we
  have recently begun reaching out to Upward Bound personnel to
  encourage
  them to involve Upward Bound parents in the process. Specifically,
  we
  ask that parents convey to their Members of Congress how Upward
  Bound
  has affected their children's lives and, if applicable, how the
  Absolute
  Priority would have prevented their children from taking part in the
  program. 
  
  
  
  If you have any suggestions or ideas that you think would be helpful
  in
  defeating the absolute priority, we welcome your comments. Please
  email them to Heather Valentine at [log in to unmask]
  <mailto:[log in to unmask]> . As you all know through
  your
  years of TRIO service, when we work together we win these
  legislative
  battles. 
  
  
  
  The Council looks forward to hearing from you and we will continue
  to
  keep you updated as further developments take place. 
  
  
  
  Sincerely,
  
  
  
  Arnold L. Mitchem 
  
  President

       
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<FONT face=Arial size=2>  <div align=left>Hello WESTOP,</div>  <div align=left>Even though this originally came to the Board, I felt it was important to WESTOP since we have many rural areas in our region.&nbsp; If you have any suggestions after reading this email, please contact Heather.</div>  <div align=left>&nbsp;</div>  <div align=left>Joy</div>  <div align=left>&nbsp;</div>  <div align=left>&nbsp;</div>  <div align=left>April 14, 2008</div>  <div align=left></div>  <div align=left></div>  <div align=left></div>  <div align=left>Dear Board Member:</div>  <div align=left></div>  <div align=left></div>  <div align=left></div>  <div align=left>The purpose of this memorandum is to provide an update on what is</div>  <div align=left>happening on Capitol Hill with respect to the legislation to</div>  <div align=left>reauthorize</div>  <div align=left>the Higher Education Act of 1965. As you know, both the Senate and</div>  <div align=left>the</div>  <div align=left>House
 bills contain several provisions that would benefit TRIO</div>  <div align=left>programs.</div>  <div align=left>The House version, however, goes further and provides even more</div>  <div align=left>safeguards to protect TRIO programs - including language to create</div>  <div align=left>an</div>  <div align=left>appeals process for TRIO applicants and to eliminate the entire</div>  <div align=left>Absolute</div>  <div align=left>Priority. (A side-by-side comparison of these bills is attached to</div>  <div align=left>this</div>  <div align=left>e-mail for your convenience.)</div>  <div align=left></div>  <div align=left></div>  <div align=left></div>  <div align=left>Now that Congress is back in Session, staff members for both the</div>  <div align=left>Education and Labor Committee in the House and the Health,</div>  <div align=left>Education,</div>  <div align=left>Labor, and Pensions Committee in the Senate are working closely to</div>  <div align=left>negotiate the
 final reauthorization bill. With respect to the</div>  <div align=left>Upward</div>  <div align=left>Bound Absolute Priority, we have heard from various sources that the</div>  <div align=left>Senate is determined to maintain its language that allows the</div>  <div align=left>Secretary</div>  <div align=left>of Education to grant priority in funding to projects in which 30%</div>  <div align=left>of</div>  <div align=left>newly-admitted students are at "high academic risk for failure." </div>  <div align=left></div>  <div align=left></div>  <div align=left></div>  <div align=left>Recently, we circulated a document highlighting the particular risk</div>  <div align=left>factors that face low-income, first-generation students in rural</div>  <div align=left>areas.</div>  <div align=left>This document (also attached) has helped us gain traction with</div>  <div align=left>Members</div>  <div align=left>representing highly rural areas - including Senator Mike Enzi, who</div> 
 <div align=left>is</div>  <div align=left>the highest ranking Republican on the HELP Committee. In addition,</div>  <div align=left>we</div>  <div align=left>have recently begun reaching out to Upward Bound personnel to</div>  <div align=left>encourage</div>  <div align=left>them to involve Upward Bound parents in the process. Specifically,</div>  <div align=left>we</div>  <div align=left>ask that parents convey to their Members of Congress how Upward</div>  <div align=left>Bound</div>  <div align=left>has affected their children's lives and, if applicable, how the</div>  <div align=left>Absolute</div>  <div align=left>Priority would have prevented their children from taking part in the</div>  <div align=left>program. </div>  <div align=left></div>  <div align=left></div>  <div align=left></div>  <div align=left>If you have any suggestions or ideas that you think would be helpful</div>  <div align=left>in</div>  <div align=left>defeating the absolute priority, we welcome
 your comments. Please</div>  <div align=left>email them to Heather Valentine at </FONT><U><FONT face=Arial color=#008000 size=2>[log in to unmask]</div></U></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>  <div align=left>&lt;</FONT><U><FONT face=Arial color=#008000 size=2>mailto:[log in to unmask]</U></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>&gt; . As you all know through</div>  <div align=left>your</div>  <div align=left>years of TRIO service, when we work together we win these</div>  <div align=left>legislative</div>  <div align=left>battles. </div>  <div align=left></div>  <div align=left></div>  <div align=left></div>  <div align=left>The Council looks forward to hearing from you and we will continue</div>  <div align=left>to</div>  <div align=left>keep you updated as further developments take place. </div>  <div align=left></div>  <div align=left></div>  <div align=left></div>  <div align=left>Sincerely,</div>  <div align=left></div>  <div align=left></div>  <div
 align=left></div>  <div align=left>Arnold L. Mitchem </div>  <div align=left></div>  <div align=left>President</div></FONT><p>&#32;

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