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UKIAH, Calif. – Mendocino College Administrative Assistant (Counseling) Darletta Fulwider was selected in November as recipient of the quarterly award for Classified Staff.
“I grew up at Mendocino College,” Fulwider said. “My mother and grandmother both went to school here when it was down at the fairgrounds and I would go with them and hang out on campus. Since we lived on Pinoleville I watched the new campus being built. This place is a part of my life.”
It's so much a part of her life that she graduated from Mendocino College and went on to get her bachelor's degree from Sonoma State, taking classes at their center located on the Ukiah Campus.
Fulwider has worked at Mendocino College since the late 1990s.
She started as a student worker for the Mathematics, Engineering & Science Achievement program and moved to the College Assistance Migrant Program and High School Equivalency programs as a temporary classified staff member in 2001.
She has been in the counseling department for five years and according to her supervisor, Vice President of Education and Student Services Meridith Randall, Darletta’s strengths are “her dedication to students, the excellent manner in which she works with them in person and on the phone, plus her conscientiousness about getting the essential work done in the Counseling Office. In addition, she advises the Native American Club and provides periodic outreach to Native American students.”
With a rich tribal background ranging from the Little Lake Pomo and Round Valley Tribes to the Nomlaki, KonKow and Pitt River tribes of the Upper Sacramento Valley, she is well prepared to assist all students at Mendocino College
“Due to recent downsizing of staff at the college, Darletta has taken extra duties without complaint,” said Randall. “Most aren’t aware of the amount of work that she accomplishes and her true dedication to the success of Mendocino College students.”
The Mendocino College Foundation has allocated $2,000 annually for the classified staff recognition program.
One recipient is selected each quarter by a committee that includes the Mendocino College superintendent/president, two vice presidents and the director of human resources. The selection is based on supervisor nominations, contributions to the college and longevity.
The winner has the opportunity to choose a college program to receive $500 which can be used by that program in support of the college’s strategic goals.
Mendocino College’s strategic goals are the following: Become a learner-centered institution by focusing on student success; Improve student access to college programs and services; enhance the student learning experience by providing educational, cultural and social opportunities beyond the classroom; maximize the procurement and efficient use of financial, human and physical resources; build new and stronger relationships with businesses, educators, agencies and other constituents of our communities.
Fulwider has requested that the $500 from the foundation be given to the Native American Program & Services Scholarship Fund to assist students in furthering their education.
For more information about Mendocino College, visit www.mendocino.edu.
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"Local education leaders have developed solid proposals for improving early childhood education, which have now been recognized by the Obama administration," said Gov. Jerry Brown.
"This grant will help more California children get good care and a good start at learning, which we know is key to their long-term success, at school and beyond," said State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson. "I'm proud of the teamwork that led to this win for California, and I'm grateful to President Obama for recognizing the potential of regional partnerships to improve child care programs across our state."
California was among 35 states, plus Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico, to submit an application for the Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge, a $500 million state-level competitive grant program to improve early learning and development.
The California grant will primarily fund local Quality Rating and Improvement Systems (QRIS) being developed by Regional Leadership Consortia – voluntary groups of local First 5 commissions, county offices of education, and county governments.
These consortia will work with licensed child care programs, school districts, and child care partners.
The local QRIS are meant to make information about the quality of child-care programs readily available to parents and policymakers though simple, independent, and publicly available ratings.
Using the QRIS, each participating child development agency would receive a rating score based on common standards regarding the learning environment, teacher effectiveness, and parent engagement.
Over time, the QRIS are expected to help improve the availability of high-quality, linguistically and culturally appropriate service to children with high needs. These include infants and toddlers, dual-language learners, and children with disabilities and other special needs.
"In these challenging fiscal times, winning this grant will help parents find and use the best programs possible – without additional costs to parents or taxpayers," Torlakson said.
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Julie I. Baltazar, who most recently was an Education Administrator in CDE's Improvement and Accountability Division, has been selected to serve as Director of the Charter Schools Division.
Michael R. Funk, a practitioner and policy advocate for after-school programs in California, will head the newly established After School Division, which until the recent CDE realignment had been a unit of another division.
"Both Julie and Michael will be responsible for two important areas of education in our state," said Torlakson. "Julie is an experienced leader who has guided the development of several high-quality state and federal education programs benefiting California's children. Michael is a strong advocate for providing children with high-quality programs that offer a safe and secure place to learn and play."
Baltazar, who has more than 30 years of professional and project management experience with the State of California, including a total of nearly 10 years with the CDE, received bachelor and master degrees in education from California State University, Sacramento.
Funk has been a founder and director for 16 years of Sunset Neighborhood Beacon Center in San Francisco, a program of Aspiranet, a human services and after-school provider. He also is director of Aspiranet's After School, Youth, and Community Development Division.
Funk received a bachelor of arts degree in education from Northwest Nazarene College in Nampa, Idaho.
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On Dec. 10, Carlé students Leticia Bowman, Jessie Green, Constance Hazelwood, Desiree Bauer, Mayra Pantoja, Nathan Galindo, Nick Paonessa and Blue Heron student Robert Kanoe volunteered at Burns Valley School.
Burns Valley School was holding a free luncheon. The student volunteers served lunch and helped Santa give out gifts. Mr. To stated that they were polite and did a wonderful job. He also said that the community appreciated their effort.
On Dec. 16 Carlé had a white elephant gift exchange. For all of the people who aren't familiar with this event, it has a few steps. First, students and teachers bring secret Santa gifts. Next, a name is drawn and that student picks a present and opens it. Then the next person goes up and they either pick a present or take the first person's present. This continues until all the presents are given out. The goal is to make sure every student gets a gift.
The teachers at Carlé know that Christmas may not be the best time for all the students at the school so all the teachers take extra care to make sure that everybody gets a gift.
The Carlé news crew and everybody at Carlé gives a special thanks to staff members Dennis To, Pat Howell, Verna Rogers, Alan Siegel, Angie Siegel, Dan Maes, Steve Hammond, Barbara Dye and Gary Oakes for all of their hard work on this event.
Because of the end of the grading period some students will be getting sustainability awards. Students who got gold level two times have the option of getting a mini mouse pad, a small mug, or a key chain from our school based enterprise. These students are Raina Golden, Jade Fox, Jesse Greene, Shania Jones and Jonathan Warren.
The students who got at least silver level two times can get a mini mouse pad. The students who earned this are Saffron Blue, Leticia Bowman, Jr. Garcia, Chrissie Green, Dallas Schell, Corissa Schoonderwoerd, Emily Thompson, Tucker Barnett, Desiree Bauer, Colten Robone, Monique Throop, Dennis Warner, Austin Weldon, Erika Woods and Lindsay Yaquinto.
Teacher Angie Siegel will be teaching a hazmat class in late January. It is a strict and rigorous course, and it is state certified.
When Angie Siegel was asked for more information about the course she responded, “The full course title is First Responder Operations. The students will learn how to respond to a hazmat spill; who to notify, and how to isolate, and deny entry for public safety. They have to pass a state test to be certified, and they get to spend a day with Division Chief Willie Sapeta at the Lake County Fire Protection District. There they will learn how to run a decontamination corridor, as well as how to use various detection tools used in hazmat incidents.”
Carlé welcomes new student Cameron Carrillo. The Carlé newspaper crew wishes him a wonderful school year.
That is all for this week, have a wonderful vacation!
Jade Fox is a student at Carlé Continuation High School in Lower Lake, Calif.