<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:dt="uuid:C2F41010-65B3-11d1-A29F-00AA00C14882" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii">
<meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)">
<!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
</style><![endif]-->
<title>March is Reading Month Message</title>
<style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Verdana;
panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:purple;
text-decoration:underline;}
p
{mso-style-priority:99;
mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
margin-right:0in;
mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
margin-left:0in;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;}
span.EmailStyle18
{mso-style-type:personal;
font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;
color:windowtext;
font-weight:normal;
font-style:normal;
text-decoration:none none;}
span.EmailStyle19
{mso-style-type:personal;
font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;
color:windowtext;
font-weight:normal;
font-style:normal;
text-decoration:none none;}
span.EmailStyle20
{mso-style-type:personal;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
color:#1F497D;}
span.EmailStyle23
{mso-style-type:personal-reply;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
color:#1F497D;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:10.0pt;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]-->
</head>
<body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple">
<div class="WordSection1">
<div align="center">
<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="875" style="width:525.0pt">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">
<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="0" width="875" style="width:525.0pt">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">
<p class="MsoNormal"><img width="700" height="100" id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://www.michigan.gov/images/global/MDEgovDeliverybanner_371806_7.jpg" alt="Michigan Dept of Ed header"><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><strong><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><strong><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Do Unto Otters</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">March is Reading Month and the State Superintendent is asked each year to come to schools all across Michigan and read to the students<span style="color:#1F497D">.
</span>He loves reading to kids, especially his grandkids<span style="color:#1F497D">.
</span>Because State Superintendent Brian Whiston’s schedule doesn’t allow him to reach all of the schools that ask, he wanted to provide a video of himself reading a children’s book that schools and early childcare centers can play to the children. Brian
offers a brief message about the importance of learning to read, followed by him reading
<em><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">Do Unto Otters</span></em>. HAPPY READING MONTH!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTYwMzAxLjU1ODc1MTQxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE2MDMwMS41NTg3NTE0MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2ODA1MzA2JmVtYWlsaWQ9c2NoYWZlcm1AbWljaGlnYW4uZ292JnVzZXJpZD1zY2hhZmVybUBtaWNoaWdhbi5nb3YmdGFyZ2V0aWQ9JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&100&&&http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,4615,7-140-37818_45256-377817--,00.html">http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,4615,7-140-37818_45256-377817--,00.html</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p> <o:p></o:p></p>
<div id="mail_footer">
<div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">
<hr size="3" width="100%" align="center">
</div>
<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="388" style="width:232.5pt">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="98" style="width:58.8pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="125" height="125" id="_x0000_i1027" src="https://public.govdelivery.com/system/images/35605/original/michigan%20department%20of%20education.jpg" alt="Michigan Department of Education Logo"><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td width="212" style="width:127.2pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666"> Questions?<br>
<a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTYwMzAxLjU1ODc1MTQxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE2MDMwMS41NTg3NTE0MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2ODA1MzA2JmVtYWlsaWQ9c2NoYWZlcm1AbWljaGlnYW4uZ292JnVzZXJpZD1zY2hhZmVybUBtaWNoaWdhbi5nb3YmdGFyZ2V0aWQ9JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&101&&&http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,4615,7-140--98651--,00.html" target="_blank" title="Contact the Michigan Department of Education">Contact
Us</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="display:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="188" style="width:112.5pt">
<tbody>
<tr style="height:.2in">
<td colspan="7" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:.2in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">STAY CONNECTED:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="33" style="width:19.8pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTYwMzAxLjU1ODc1MTQxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE2MDMwMS41NTg3NTE0MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2ODA1MzA2JmVtYWlsaWQ9c2NoYWZlcm1AbWljaGlnYW4uZ292JnVzZXJpZD1zY2hhZmVybUBtaWNoaWdhbi5nb3YmdGFyZ2V0aWQ9JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&102&&&https://www.facebook.com/michdepted" target="_blank" title="Follow MDE on Facebook"><span style="text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="26" height="25" id="_x0000_i1028" src="https://service.govdelivery.com/banners/GOVDELIVERY/SOCIAL_MEDIA/facebook.gif" alt="Visit us on Facebook"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td width="33" style="width:19.8pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTYwMzAxLjU1ODc1MTQxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE2MDMwMS41NTg3NTE0MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2ODA1MzA2JmVtYWlsaWQ9c2NoYWZlcm1AbWljaGlnYW4uZ292JnVzZXJpZD1zY2hhZmVybUBtaWNoaWdhbi5nb3YmdGFyZ2V0aWQ9JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&103&&&https://twitter.com/mieducation" title="Follow MDE on Twitter"><span style="text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="27" height="25" id="_x0000_i1029" src="https://service.govdelivery.com/banners/GOVDELIVERY/SOCIAL_MEDIA/twitter.gif" alt="Visit us on Twitter"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td width="33" style="width:19.8pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTYwMzAxLjU1ODc1MTQxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE2MDMwMS41NTg3NTE0MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2ODA1MzA2JmVtYWlsaWQ9c2NoYWZlcm1AbWljaGlnYW4uZ292JnVzZXJpZD1zY2hhZmVybUBtaWNoaWdhbi5nb3YmdGFyZ2V0aWQ9JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&104&&&http://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/MIMDE/subscriber/new" title="Subscribe to MDE Updates"><span style="text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="25" height="25" id="_x0000_i1030" src="https://service.govdelivery.com/banners/GOVDELIVERY/SOCIAL_MEDIA/envelope.gif" alt="Sign up for email updates"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td width="33" style="width:19.8pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td width="41" style="width:24.6pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
</td>
<td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"></td>
<td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><img border="0" width="1" height="1" id="_x0000_i1031" src="http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?enid=ZWFzPTEmbXNpZD0mYXVpZD0mbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTYwMzAxLjU1ODc1MTQxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE2MDMwMS41NTg3NTE0MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmdHlwZT1vcGVuJnNlcmlhbD0xNjgwNTMwNiZlbWFpbGlkPXNjaGFmZXJtQG1pY2hpZ2FuLmdvdiZ1c2VyaWQ9c2NoYWZlcm1AbWljaGlnYW4uZ292JnRhcmdldGlkPSZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
</body>
</html>