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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>From:</span></b><span style='mso-ligatures:none'> Jenkins, Carol <Carol.Jenkins@ct.gov> <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, September 19, 2023 1:18 PM<br><b>To:</b> Jenkins, Carol <Carol.Jenkins@ct.gov><br><b>Subject:</b> BESB Community Partner and Stakeholder Survey<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Hello BESB Community Partners and Stakeholders, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#404040;mso-ligatures:none'>Central Connecticut State University is conducting a Comprehensive Statewide Needs Assessment of BESB’s Vocational Rehabilitation program. They are asking for your participation in a survey that will take no more than ten minutes to complete. As a valued community partner, your feedback is crucial in helping BESB enhance the services provided to individuals throughout Connecticut. Please feel free to forward this to as many BESB community partners and stakeholders as you can. <br> <br>Your participation is voluntary and you may stop the survey at any time. All of your responses are confidential and only CCSU will have access to the raw data. No identifiable information will be associated with your comments or the reported results.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#404040;mso-ligatures:none'><br>Throughout the survey, you will be asked to evaluate the need for BESB to enhance its services and resources. CCSU welcomes any thoughts about what is currently working well, as well as suggestions for improvements. There are no wrong answers.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#404040;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#404040;mso-ligatures:none'>You can access the survey by clicking on the following link: <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BESBKeyInformants">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BESBKeyInformants</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#404040;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#404040;mso-ligatures:none'>CCSU kindly asks for your participation no later than Friday, September 29<sup>th</sup>. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#404040;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#404040;mso-ligatures:none'>If you have questions about this survey, contact the CCSU Center for Community Engagement and Social Research team at <a href="mailto:ccesrfeedback@ccsu.edu">ccesrfeedback@ccsu.edu</a> or by calling 860-832-2962.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#404040;mso-ligatures:none'> <br>CCSU thanks you for your participation in this important survey.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Warm Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Carol Jenkins<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Director-Bureau of Education and Services for the Blind<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>184 Windsor Ave. Windsor, CT 06095<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Work Cell: 860-949-0376<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><a href="mailto:Carol.Jenkins@ct.gov">Carol.Jenkins@ct.gov</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><img border=0 width=193 height=171 style='width:2.0104in;height:1.7812in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D9EAFB.BE45DA00" alt="A picture containing logo
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