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class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='display:none;mso-hide:all'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=700 style='width:525.0pt;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-padding-alt:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td valign=top style='background:#CCCC99;padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'> <div align=center> <table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=500 style='width:375.0pt;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-padding-alt:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'> <tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'> <td valign=top style='background:white;padding:7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt 7.5pt'> <p class=MsoBodyText align=center style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt; text-align:center;mso-outline-level:1'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-size:22.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Garamond'>Options for Education<xml> <u1:p></u1:p> </xml></span></b> <b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-size:20.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Garamond'>Overview<u1:p></u1:p></span></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:.3in;text-align:justify;mso-outline-level: 1'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-right:.3in;text-align:center; mso-outline-level:1'><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"> <v:stroke joinstyle="miter"/> <v:formulas> <v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"/> <v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"/> <v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"/> <v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"/> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"/> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"/> <v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"/> <v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"/> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"/> <v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"/> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"/> <v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"/> </v:formulas> <v:path o:extrusionok="f" 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style='font-family:Garamond'>What does Options for Education do?</span></b><span style='font-family:Garamond'> </span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:.2in;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:9.35pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><u1:p></u1:p>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:.2in;margin-bottom: 0in;margin-left:9.35pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family: Garamond'>We develop research-based, community-owned and operated after-school Learning Academies. Options for Education provides a comprehensive model, proven learning systems, ongoing technical support and training necessary to establish a cost-effective and self-sustaining program that makes personalized instruction a reality. The program unites parents and people from colleges and universities, civic organizations, churches and businesses who work together with public schools on behalf of children.</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p><strong><span style='font-family:Garamond'><u1:p>Why does Options for Education do what it does?</u1:p></span></strong><span style='font-family: Garamond'> </span><o:p></o:p></p> <p><span style='font-family:Garamond'><u1:p>We believe in our public school system. The needs of our children are more diverse and drastic than ever. Therefore, new strategies that enhance existing services are needed to accelerate the learning of all students. Our country is great because of people who attended public school. We have the knowledge and dedication to assist in this tradition of success. Our schools have the most highly qualified educators ever. We have the resources to create new and effective programs to serve our most challenged students. The opportunity to act is now.</u1:p> </span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=MsoBodyTextIndent style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in; margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:9.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-family:Garamond'><u1:p></u1:p>&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;<span style='font-family:Garamond'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p></p> </td> </tr> </table> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> </body> </html>