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Written by: Editor

Published: 29 January 2012

UKIAH, Calif. – The Mendocino College Foundation Special Events/Marketing Committee will meet from noon to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 31.

The meeting will be at Mendo Lake Credit Union, 526 S. State St., Ukiah.

On the agenda, under special events, the committee will discuss campus tours, the Feb. 27 Emeritus Luncheon, the March 15 Bogner Fine Arts scholarship fundraiser, Gala 2012 and other events.

The committee also will discuss marketing items, including a year-end appeal mailing, the newsletter, the Legacy Giving program, the longterm Adopt-A-Fifth Grader and press releases.

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Written by: Jade Fox

Published: 28 January 2012

 

 

Last week was the end of the third grading period for Carlé and the end of semester for Lower Lake High School.

Because it is the end of the semester Carlé will be getting new students transferring from the surrounding schools. About 10 new students are expected to transfer starting the fourth grading period.

Carlé would like to thank the following students: Tonya Smith, Colten Robone, Dennis Warner and Paul Larue. These four students went to the Rebekah's Lodge and helped make the community service dinner possible. All of them were very mature and represented their school well.

This week Angie Siegel's hazmat class will be starting. This class is an intense state-certified course with a set amount of hours. Every student involved has accepted a huge responsibility by taking this class.

The class will deal with containing a hazardous material spill, protecting the public, quarantine procedures and contacting the proper authorities.

Every student has to complete the course and its set hours without being late to receive their certificate.

On Jan. 26, Jonathan Warren and Leticia Bowman showed their portfolios. These two students have made Carlé a better place and all of the staff are happy to see them graduate.

A new community service opportunity is open to the students of Lake County. The Redwood Student Service office is looking for students to volunteer. The students would need to provide their own transportation to the office located in Clearlake, and any students who participate will be given
community service hours.

The principal of Carlé, Mr. To, would like to remind students that anybody who has been assigned the seventh period class has to attend because it is now part of their schedule. Any student who refuses to show up repeatedly will receive a consequence.

He went on to say that the class shouldn't be seen as a consequence as much as an opportunity to make up the credits that the students need.

This week Carlé High will hold its arm wrestling competition. This competition has been a Carlé tradition for years. The contest will be on Wednesday, Feb. 1, and Thursday, Feb. 2, and 24 students, both boys and girls, will participate.

The end of the mouse pad competition will be at the middle of the next grading period. Four mouse pads have already been printed for students Dylan Ward, Warren, Joey Griffith and Desiree Bauer.

That is all for now, Have a great week!

Jade Fox is a student at Carlé Continuation High School in Lower Lake, Calif.

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Written by: Editor

Published: 25 January 2012

SACRAMENTO – Carrying out a central element of his Blueprint for Great Schools, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson has announced the creation of an Educator Excellence Task Force to recommend ways to strengthen California's teacher corps.

The task force will be a joint effort between the California Department of Education and the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.

It will be co-chaired by two nationally recognized education leaders: Stanford University's Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond, and Superintendent Chris Steinhauser of Long Beach Unified School District, the third largest district in California.

The full membership of the task force will be announced soon.

"For all the necessity of good facilities, high-quality materials and talented administrators, teachers are really at the center of a child's school day," Torlakson said. "That's why one of the cornerstones of our Blueprint for Great Schools is developing a system that will lead to teachers who are consistently well-prepared and well-supported, and who continue to have opportunities to grow throughout their careers.

"That's also why Dr. Darling-Hammond and Superintendent Steinhauser have my thanks and my admiration for being willing to oversee this important work,” he said.

In August 2011, Torlakson released his blueprint, which summarized the recommendations by his Transition Advisory Team regarding key areas affecting public education.

Recognizing the central role played by teachers and school leaders in improving student learning, the Blueprint called for an Educator Excellence Task Force that will:

• Develop comprehensive recruitment, training and preparation frameworks for both new and experienced educators;

• Encourage the development of more effective educator evaluation systems;

• Ensure that these systems are supported by training for evaluators, mentoring for teachers, and professional development programs; and

• Recommend how these systems should be designed, supported, and implemented.

Darling-Hammond is the Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education at the Stanford University of Education, where she launched the School Redesign Network, the Stanford Educational Leadership Institute, and the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education.

She serves on the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing by appointment of Gov. Jerry Brown, and she has written more than 300 articles on education policy and practice, as well as more than a dozen books.

The other co-chair of the Educator Excellence Task Force will be Chris Steinhauser, a 30-year veteran educator in Long Beach's diverse school system who has been recognized nationally for improving student achievement and closing achievement gaps.

He began his career teaching at an inner-city elementary school, going on to become a school principal and deputy superintendent before the local school board unanimously appointed him superintendent in 2002.

"Teaching is quite possibly the most important job there is," Torlakson said. "Some people think we can fire our way to success. I say it's time to treat teaching as the critical profession it is and to treat teachers as the professionals they are."

For more information Torlakson's Blueprint for Great Schools initiative, visit www.cde.ca.gov/eo/in/bp/index.asp.