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Public notice is hereby given that special presentations for informational purposes may take place during this session. |
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STATE BOARD PROJECTS AND PRIORITIES. Including, but not limited to, future meeting plans; agenda items; State Board office budget; staffing, appointments, and direction to staff; declaratory and commendatory resolutions; update on litigation; bylaw review and revision; review of the status of State Board-approved charter schools as necessary; election of State Board officers; and other matters of interest. |
INFORMATION |
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PUBLIC COMMENT. Public Comment is invited on any matter not included on the printed agenda. Depending on the number of individuals wishing to address the State Board, the presiding officer may establish specific time limits on presentations. |
INFORMATION |
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3 |
California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE): Including, but not limited to, the Presentation of the CAHSEE Report to the Legislature.
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INFORMATION |
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4 |
California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE): Approval of the Request for Proposal (RFP) for a Study Regarding Alternatives to the CAHSEE. |
INFORMATION |
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5 |
California English Language Development Test (CELDT): Including, but not limited to, Update on CELDT Program. |
INFORMATION |
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6 |
Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program: Including, but not limited to, a Program Update. |
INFORMATION |
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7 |
Golden State Seal Merit Diploma: Approve Commencement of the Rulemaking Process for Proposed Additions to Title 5 Code of Regulations.
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INFORMATION |
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8 |
No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 : Including, but not limited to, a report on the December NCLB Liaison Team meeting and an update on a visit from the federal Teacher Assistance Corps (TAC). |
INFORMATION |
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9 |
No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 : Middle School and High School Science Tests: Grade Selection for Test Administration and Approval of Test Blueprints. |
INFORMATION |
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10 |
No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001: Supplemental Educational Service Providers (required by Title 1, Section 1116(e)).
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INFORMATION |
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11 |
No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001: Local Educational Agency Plans required by Section 1112.
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INFORMATION |
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12 |
United States Senate Youth Program Presentation. |
INFORMATION |
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13 |
California Teachers of the Year 2004 Presentation. |
INFORMATION |
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14 |
The Academic Performance Index (API) Growth Report: Moving the Release Date to August. |
ACTION |
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15 |
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001: Identifying Title I-funded Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) for Program Improvement (PI); Section 1116(c)(3) |
INFORMATION ACTION |
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16 |
Special Education: Approve Commencement of the Rulemaking Process for Proposed Additions to Title 5 Code of Regulations. |
INFORMATION ACTION |
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17 |
Vision Testing: Approve Commencement of the Rulemaking Process for Proposed Amendments to Title 5 Code of Regulations.
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ACTION |
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18 |
California School Accountability Manual: 2003 Revisions. |
INFORMATION |
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19 |
California School Information Services (CSIS) Data Dictionary, Version 5.1: Proposed Changes. |
ACTION |
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20 |
The Principal Training Program (AB 75): Approval of Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) and Consortia applications for funding. |
ACTION |
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21 |
Mathematics and Reading Professional Development Program (AB 466): Approval of Requests for Local Educational Agency (LEA) Reimbursement for the 2003-04 Fiscal Year. |
ACTION |
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22 |
Mathematics and Reading Professional Development Program (AB 466) (Chapter 737, Statutes of 2001): Including, but not limited to, Approval of Training Providers and Training Curricula. |
ACTION |
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23 |
Appointments to the Curriculum Development and Supplemental Materials Commission.
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INFORMATION ACTION |
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24 |
2004 Health Primary Adoption of Instructional Materials: Appointment of Instructional Materials Advisory Panel (IMAP) members and Content Review Panel (CRP) experts. |
ACTION |
*** PUBLIC HEARING***
A Public Hearing on the following agenda item will commence no earlier than 3:30 p.m. The Public Hearing will be held after 3:30 p.m. as the business of the State Board permits.
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25 |
Curriculum Commission: Approval of Visual and Performing Arts Framework for California Public Schools. |
ACTION |
*** END OF PUBLIC HEARING ***
ADJOURNMENT OF DAY'S SESSION
Thursday, January 8, 2004 - 8:00
a.m.± (Upon adjournment of Closed Session if held)
California Department of Education, 1430 N Street,
Room 1101, Sacramento , California
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT (unless presented on the preceding day)
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
Public notice is hereby given that special presentations for informational
purposes may take place during this session.
ITEMS DEFERRED FROM PRECEDING DAY
Any matters deferred from the previous day's session may be considered.
The State Board of Education will also consider and take action
as appropriate on the following agenda items:
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26 |
Appointments to Advisory Commission on Charter Schools.
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INFORMATION |
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27 |
Assignment of Numbers for Charter School Petitions. |
ACTION |
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28 |
Determination of funding requests from charter schools pursuant to Senate Bill 740 (Chapter 892, Statutes of 2001), specifically Education Code Sections 47612.5 and 47634.2, and California Code of Regulations, Title 5, Sections 11963 to 11963.6, inclusive: Retroactive approval for 2002-03, and approval for 2003-04 (and beyond). |
ACTION |
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29 |
Countywide Charter Schools (Assembly Bill 1994): Approve commencement of the permanent rulemaking process for an addition to Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations.
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ACTION
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30 |
Consolidated Applications 2003-2004: Approval.
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ACTION |
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31 |
Immediate Intervention/Underperforming Schools Program (II/USP): Proposed Intervention for (Cohorts I and II) schools that failed to show significant growth.
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INFORMATION |
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32 |
Immediate Intervention/Underperforming Schools Program (II/USP): School Assistance and Intervention Team (SAIT): Approval of expenditure plan to support activities and corrective actions in non-Title 1 "state-monitored" schools.
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INFORMATION ACTION |
WAIVER REQUESTS |
CONSENT MATTERS
The following agenda items include waivers and other administrative matters that California Department of Education (CDE) staff have identified as having no opposition and presenting no new or unusual issues requiring the State Board's attention.
ADULT EDUCATION INNOVATION AND ALTERNATIVE INSTRUCTIONAL DELIVERY PROGRAM
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WC-1 |
Request by Whittier
Union High
School District
to waive Education Code ( EC ) Section
52522(b) to increase their adult education state block entitlement
of 5 percent to 7 percent for implementation of approved
programs (Adult Education Innovation and Alternative Instructional
Delivery Program) |
ACTION |
CARL D. PERKINS VOCATIONAL & APPLIED TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION ACT
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WC-2 |
Request by Southern
Humboldt Unified School District for a waiver of
Section 131(d)(1) of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and
Technical Education Act of 1998. (Public Law 105-332) |
ACTION |
FEDERAL WAIVERS - SAFE AND DRUG FREE
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WC-3 |
Request by Chino Valley
Unified School District to waive No Child Left
Behind Act (NCLB); Title IV, Part A, Section 4115 (a)(1)(c)
to use Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities funds
to support the cost of The Great Body Shop ,
a Comprehensive Health, Substance Abuse, Violence prevention
Program preK-8th grade. |
ACTION |
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WC-4 |
Request by Sacramento
City Unified School District to waive No Child
Left Behind Act (NCLB); Title IV, Part A, Section 4115 (a)(1)(C)
to use Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities funds
to support the cost of Connecting With Kids, multi-media
approach to teaching life skills for grades
3-12. |
ACTION |
GOLDEN STATE EXAMINATION
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WC-5 |
Request by Liberty
Union High School District to waive Education
Code (EC) Section 51451, regarding the method of qualifying
the 2003 high school seniors for a Golden
State Seal Merit Diploma. |
ACTION |
NONPUBLIC SCHOOL/AGENCY (annual certification)
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WC-6 |
Request by Santa Monica-Malibu
Unified School District to waive Education
Code (EC) Section 56366.1(g), the August 1 through
October 31 timeline on annual certification renewal application
for Step by Step for the 2003 certification
year ( October 31, 2002 ). |
ACTION |
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WC-7 |
Request by Glendale
Unified School District to waive Education
Code (EC) Section 56366.1(g), which would allow Gayle
L. Slott NPA (speech/language
therapist) to submit the renewal application outside the
August 1 - October 31 timeline. |
ACTION |
REGIONAL OCCUPATIONAL PROGRAM
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WC-8 |
Request by La Puente
Valley Regional Occupational Program for a renewal
waiver of Education Code (EC) Section 52314.6(a)
regarding the 3% limit enrollment of students under the
age of 16, in the Regional Occupational Program (ROP). |
ACTION |
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WC-9 |
Request by San Bernardino
County Superintendent of Schools Regional Occupational Program
to waive Education Code (EC) Section
52314.6(a) regarding the 3% limit enrollment of students
under the age of 16, in the Regional Occupational Program
(ROP), which will cover all sixteen districts and the juvenile
court school program within the district ROP Consortium. |
ACTION |
NON-CONSENT (ACTION)
The following agenda items include waivers and other administrative matters that CDE staff have identified as having opposition, being recommended for denial, or presenting new or unusual issues that should be considered by the State Board. On a case by case basis public testimony may be considered regarding the tem, subject to the limits set by the Board President or the President's designee; and action different from that recommended by CDE staff may be taken.
ALGEBRA 1 GRADUATION REQUIREMENT
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W-1 |
Request by Santa Cruz
City Schools to waive Education Code
(EC) Section 51224.5, regarding completion of a course in
Algebra 1 as part of the graduation requirement, so that
the 6% of the graduating seniors of 2004 may get a diploma.
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ACTION |
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE INDEX
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W-2 |
Wasco Union High School
District requests a waiver of Title 5, California
Code of Regulations (CCR), Section 1032(d)(5) which would
in effect allow Wasco Union High School
to receive a valid API for the 2002-2203 base and growth
targets with "less than 85%" of students taking
the World History and U.S. History portion
of the California Standards Test. |
ACTION |
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W-3 |
Oak Park Unified School
District (OPUSD) requests a waiver of Title 5,
California Code of Regulations (CCR), Section1032 (d)(1)
and (6) to allow Oak Hills Elementary School
to be given a valid API score for the 2003 year "despite
adult testing irregularities (writing assessment for 18
students in Grade four)." |
ACTION |
CLASS SIZE REDUCTION (Option 1 funding)
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W-4 |
Request by Los Angeles
Unified School District for a waiver renewal of
Education Code (EC) Sections 52122 (b)(2)(A) and
52123 (c) for allowing 22 multi-track year round education
school sites with 200 or more students per acre to receive
Option 1 Class Size Reduction funding. This is the fifth
and final renewal for 22 schools. |
ACTION |
EQUITY LENGTH OF TIME
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W-5 |
Request by Bonita Unified
School District to waive Education Code (EC)
Section 37202, equity length of time requirement, to allow
a full day kindergarten pilot program at Allen
Avenue , Fred Ekstrand, Gladstone
, Grace Miller, La Verne
Heights ,
J. Marion Roynon, Arma Shull and Oak Mesa
Elementary Schools. |
ACTION |
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W-6 |
Request by Tracy Unified
School District
for a waiver of Education Code (EC) Section 37202,
equity length of time requirement, to increase instructional
minutes at four of their elementary schools, Clover,
Delta, South and Poet-Christain. |
ACTION |
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W-7 |
Request by Hesperia
Unified School District to waive Education
Code (EC) Section 37202, equity length of time requirement,
to allow a full day kindergarten pilot program at
Mesa Academy School. |
ACTION |
FEDERAL WAIVERS - SAFE AND DRUG FREE
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W-8 |
Request by Novato Unified
School District to waive No Child Left Behind
Act (NCLB); Title IV, Part A, Section 4115 (a)(1)(C) to
use Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities funds to
support the cost of Here's Looking At You ,
as a kindergarten through twelfth grade prevention program |
ACTION |
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FUNDING REALIGNMENT PROGRAM (IMFRP)
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W-9 |
Petition request under Education
Code (EC) Sections 60421(d) and 60200(g) by Hillsborough
City School
District to purchase non-adopted Instructional
Resources ( Everyday Mathematics, Grades K-5 )
using Instructional Materials Funding
Realignment Program (IMFRP) monies. |
ACTION |
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS SUFFICIENCY (Audit Findings)
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W-10 |
Request by Dixon Unified
School District for a retroactive waiver
of Education Code (EC) Section 60119 regarding
Annual Public Hearing on the availability of textbooks or
instructional materials. The district had an audit finding
for fiscal year 2001-2002 because the public hearing was
not noticed for ten days as required. This is the second
year in a row for this district as they had an audit finding
in fiscal year 2000-2001. |
ACTION |
INSTRUCTIONAL TIME PENALTY
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W-11 |
Request by Newport-Mesa
Unified School District to waive Education
Code (EC) Section 46201(d), the longer day instructional
time penalty for fiscal year 2001-2002 at Middle
College High School due to a shortage of 1,800
instructional minutes. |
ACTION |
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W-12 |
Request by Santa Monica-Malibu
Unified School District to waive Education
Code (EC) Section 46202, because they offered less
than the required 1982-83 minutes for fiscal year 2001-2002
at Muir Elementary
School due to a shortage of 310 instructional
minutes. |
ACTION |
NONPUBLIC SCHOOL/AGENCY (child specific)
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W-13 |
Request by Tustin Unified
School District (TUSD) to waive Education Code
(EC) Section 56366.1(a), certification requirements
for an uncertified nonpublic agency to provide Behavioral
Intervention Services to a severely disabled special needs
student. Supported Unique Consumer
Center
Education for Post Secondary Students (SUCCESS) |
ACTION |
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W-14 |
Request by Claremont
Unified School District to waive Education
Code (EC) Section 56366.1(a), certification for an
uncertified nonpublic school, Briggs and Association
to provide speech and language services to one
special education student |
ACTION |
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W-15 |
Request by East Side
Union High School District to waive Education
Code (EC) Section 56366.1(a) certification for an uncertified
nonpublic school, Heartspring School located
in Wichita , Kansas
to provide services to one special
education student, Ryan L. |
ACTION |
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W-16 |
Request by East Side
Union High School District to waive Education
Code (EC) Section 56366.1(a) certification for an uncertified
nonpublic school, Sunhawk Academy located
in Saint George , Utah
to provide services to one special
education student, Natalie G. |
ACTION |
IMMEDIATE INTERVENTION/UNDERPERFORMING SCHOOLS PROGRAM (IIUSP)
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W-17 |
Request by various school district(s) on behalf of (11 possible) school(s) in Cohort I of the Immediate Intervention and/Underperforming Schools Program (IIUSP) postponed Nov 14, 2002 , (Invalid API) to waive sanctions in portions of E.C. 52055.5(b), in effect to keep the schools on "watch" for another year. Recommendations: Some individual waiver and recommendations are attached, more may follow in a Last Minute Memorandum.
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ACTION |
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W-18 |
Request by various school district(s) on behalf of (6 possible) school(s) in Cohort II of the Immediate Intervention and/Underperforming Schools Program (IIUSP) postponed Nov 14, 2002 , (Invalid API) to waive sanctions in portions of E.C. 52055.5(b), in effect to keep the schools on "watch" for another year. Recommendations: Some individual waiver and recommendations are attached, more may follow in a Last Minute Memorandum. |
ACTION |
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W-19 |
Request by various school district(s) on behalf of (20 possible) school(s) in Cohort I of the Immediate Intervention and/Underperforming Schools Program (IIUSP) moved into interventions status on Nov 12, 2002, (Valid API) to waive sanctions in portions of E.C. 52055.5(b), in effect to keep the schools on "watch" for another year. Failing that the district(s) may wish to waive the timeline in portions of E.C. 52055.51(d) Recommendations: Some individual waiver and recommendations are attached, more may follow in a Last Minute Memorandum.
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ACTION |
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W-20 |
Request by various school district(s) on behalf of (2 possible) school(s) in Cohort II of the Immediate Intervention and/Underperforming Schools Program (IIUSP) moved into interventions status on Nov 12, 2002, (Valid API) to waive sanctions in portions of E.C. 52055.5(b), in effect to keep the schools on "watch" for another year. Failing that the district(s) may wish to waive the timeline in portions of E.C. 52055.51(d) NOTE: This is being submitted as a PLACE HOLDER Recommendation: Waiver and recommendations may be added in a Last Minute Memorandum. |
ACTION |
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W-21 |
Request by various school district(s) on behalf of school(s) in Cohort I or II of the Immediate Intervention and/Underperforming Schools Program (IIUSP) moved into interventions status on Nov 12, 2002, (Valid API) to waive the timeline for sanctions activities in portions of E.C. 52055.51(d) Recommendations: Some individual waiver and recommendations are attached, more may follow in a Last Minute Memorandum. |
ACTION |
SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL
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W-22 |
Request by Tamalpais
Union High School District to waive Education
Code (EC) Sections 62002 (sunset provision) and 52012,
relating to the composition of a school site council (SSC).
Waiver will allow the use of Department Chairs on the SSC,
even though they are not "elected" by teachers.
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ACTION |
END OF WAIVER REQUESTS |
ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING |
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