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- Written by: Crystal Quezadas and Maya Dittemore
LOWER LAKE, Calif. – Our first grading period, which was six weeks long, ended on Sept. 21.
Students who made it to gold level include Zachary Ashley, Johnny Caldwell, Hunter Chadwick, Stephanie Cuevas, Maya Dittemore, TaNari Dukes, Eric Espinoza, Damon Fieldon, Marisa Gavazza, Malachi Gonzales, Desiree Krebs, Manny Lopez, Oscar Neuman, Katie Roath, Gabrielle Rozelski, Ana Solorio, Madison Winter and Howard Womack.
This means that all students named are moving at a quicker pace than your traditional high school setting.
On a regular schedule, in order to gain gold level status you must have at least 90 percent attendance and earn at least 15 credits.
Going along with this, Zachary Ashley, Christjen Cassells, Hunter Chadwick, Stephanie Cuevas, Eric Espinoza, Malachi Gonzales, Ian Heuton, David Jones, Emanual Lopez, Jordan Manriquez, Maria Pizano, Pawnum Redhawk, Katie Roath, Jett Royval, Gabrielle Rozelski, Jose Salud, Brian Sanchez, Alize Sandoval, Ana Solorio, Kelsey Stephens and Howard Womack. All accomplished a perfect attendance at no less than 100 percent for the grading period.
In addition, another congratulation to Carlos Martinez for winning the CHILY raffle.
We had two activities for collaboration days so far. Our first activity was a transition into how our collaboration days would look like. We had basketball, study hall and cup pong.
Our second collaboration activity was more eventful and included a relay race and a guessing game.
All advisory classes competed against each other. Our winner for the guessing game was Lance Christensen’s advisory, and Christensen and Alan Siegel’s advisories were tied for the relay race competition.
We look forward to having more fun activities in the future. We would like to give a shout out to Gage Thayer for running the relay event.
One of our school events that we have coming up includes student Madison Winter’s play. After Madison wrote the play called “Bamboozled” she held auditions and we now have the official cast.
The cast list is as follows: Howard Womack, Nico Castillos, Maya Dittemore, Caiden Harvey, Adrian Carpenter, Sami Strowbridge, Carlos Martinez, Maya Overstreet, Yoshiko Velasquez and Brian Sanchez.
In addition we would like to applaud Jose Salud, Dezirae Short and Damon Fieldon for their outstanding work ethic and all achieved student of the week.
Lexi Fredericks praised Damon F. on his behavior, stating, “He is always encouraging his peers positively in and out of class and is always completing all of his work to the best of his ability.”
Alan Siegel complimented Dezirae S., saying, “She is an absolutely phenomenal student, she is always focused and doing her work. She is very sweet and a model student.”
Last but not least, Angie Siegel said of Jose S., “He is always doing the right thing everyday, completes his work, and is always respectful.”
Congratulations and thank you to all students listed for your hard work and determination.
Crystal Quezadas and Maya Dittemore are students at Carlé Continuation High School.
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- Written by: California Attorney General's Office
The PSLF program was created in 2007 to help student loan borrowers who aspire to give back to their country or community by working in a public service field.
“Over 10 years ago, our federal government made a promise to students: dedicate your career to public service and your direct student loan from the federal government will be cleared after ten years,” said Attorney General Becerra. “Now we find that when these hardworking professionals apply for the program, the Department denies 99 percent of applications. Breaking this promise to those who have devoted their careers serving our country is unconscionable. Hundreds of thousands of Americans relied on this promise to make life plans and career decisions. They will be left in turmoil if their loans are not forgiven. Secretary DeVos and the Federal Student Aid Program must get their act together and hold up their end of the bargain to these dedicated Americans.”
Attorney General Becerra is calling on the Department to make the following reforms to the program:
– Provide accurate and comprehensive information to borrowers about the PSLF program;
– Stop putting up roadblocks to requests for data. States, in their consumer protection role, must help the borrowers that the Department and its servicers have abandoned. The Department needs to provide states with the data necessary to diagnose and fix the problems; and
– Congress should expand the scope of the Temporary Expanded PSLF Program to include borrowers who made payments under the wrong loan program. The Temporary Expanded PSLF Program is a recent effort by Congress that provided $350 million in temporary relief for PSLF applicants who made payments on the wrong repayment plan.
In addition, Attorney General Becerra is also demanding that student loan servicers counsel borrowers about the requirements of the PSLF program and how to fulfill them. Specifically, borrowers need to know whether they have a qualifying job, whether they are in a qualifying repayment plan, and whether they are in the right type of loan program. This need was highlighted by the American Federation of Teachers’ lawsuit filed yesterday against Navient Corporation (Navient) for failing to provide adequate information to borrowers seeking to qualify for PSLF.
A copy of the letter can be viewed here.
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- Written by: California Community Colleges
In June 2018, an Online Community College District was created to better serve working adults in California who are often stranded in the workforce by a lack of access to education and training opportunities.
“To be successful, the new online college needs an energetic and innovative CEO,” said Tom Epstein, chair of the Board of Trustees. “We are seeking candidates from industry and education with the skills and experience to bring the college rapidly from early stage development to scale.”
The Board of Trustees has authorized the California Community Colleges Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley to serve as the interim CEO until a permanent CEO is hired.
“A credential from a California Community College is the path to a better life for millions of Californians,” said Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley. “The 115th online college will help increase social mobility for California’s working adults seeking better wages within a rapidly changing economy.”
The new Online Community College District is established as a separate community college district under the authority of the Board of Governors, which serves as the Board of Trustees for the Online Community College District.
The search will occur now through November, and a final candidate is expected to be presented to the Board of Trustees for approval in January of 2019.
The CEO will be responsible for hiring and developing a team to execute on early business and operational plans necessary to launch three inaugural pilot pathways by the end of 2019 and lead the college’s vision and strategy to respond to California’s economic needs.
The position will be a critical first hire, building upon design and development work coordinated by an advance team at the Foundation for California Community Colleges.
There are more than 2.5 million Californians between the ages of 25-34 with some or no college experience. The online college will offer programs using a model of competency-based education through short-term courses leading to stackable credentials.
Three initial pathways are being developed which will prepare students for careers in information technology, medical coding, and as first-line supervisors.
To apply, please send an email with a letter of interest, a resume or CV, and contact information to
Senior Partners Scott Watson and Mike JR Wheless will lead the search process and candidate recruitment effort on behalf of the Online College. Any information sent to this address will be treated confidentially.
California Online Community College District is an equal opportunity employer and seeks a diverse pool of candidates.
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- Written by: Woodland Community College
A one-hour evening forum will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 9, at 5:30 p.m., followed by a 10 a.m. meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 10.
The purpose of these two forums is to allow community members, administrators, faculty, staff and students to meet with visiting team members on aspects of the WCC self-evaluation report.
Light refreshments will be served at both forums.
Public forums are vital elements of the college’s accreditation process.
The one-hour sessions are not presentations, but instead a conversation with the internal and external community members.
The college has submitted to the visiting team of peers an Institutional Self-evaluation Report posted at https://wcc.yccd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/WCC-ISER.pdf.
The team visit concludes with a brief final report out to the campus and external communities, scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 11, from 1:30 to 2 p.m. in Room 800.
“The accreditation process is our college’s guarantee to the taxpaying public of our value and commitment to continuous improvement,” said WCC President Dr. Michael White. “Faculty, staff, and administrative leaders have worked for nearly two years to produce a thoughtful self-evaluation report and we are excited to show off our College’s work. We encourage anyone interested in the College’s well-being and future progress to participate in the either the Oct. 9 evening or Oct. 10 morning forums.”
Woodland Community College is located at 2300 East Gibson Road, Woodland.