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Borrego Solar Systems – a California-based developer, installer, and operations and maintenance provider of commercial solar and energy storage projects – expects to begin construction on the systems when school is out for the summer.
“The board is very pleased to announce the newest Solar projects for the Yuba Community College District, in our continued efforts to generate and store clean renewable energy. I characterize this announcement as a win, win for the District and community,” said Board President Michael Pasquale. “Win one will be a reduction in our carbon footprint. Win two will be lowering our operating costs. The staff and administrators have once again done an outstanding job of looking for innovative solutions that will have a residual and sustainable impact on student success.”
The solar energy installations at the Marysville and Woodland campuses are expected to provide enough energy to meet approximately 85 percent and 100 percent of each campus’ remaining energy needs, respectively.
YCCD estimates it will save approximately $77,000 and $87,000 in energy costs from the solar and the energy storage projects annually.
Purchased with Clean Renewable Energy Bonds, the solar energy systems will generate clean power for the District for at least the next 25 years.
“The YCCD Governing Board and leadership is committed to reducing our carbon footprint for our students and community. This is the environmentally responsible action to take and it will result in substantial cost savings that will lower our operating costs,” said Dr. Douglas Houston, Chancellor. “Additionally, the District’s use of Clean Renewable Energy Bonds to finance this project allows the District to apply Measure J General Obligation Bond funds to other important and needed facilities projects that directly impact student success.”
The installation is expected to offset around 2,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide annually, which is the equivalent of taking nearly 450 cars off the road for a year or the amount of carbon sequestered by about 2,450 acres of U.S. forests in one year.
The energy generated will be net-metered, meaning that any of the solar energy not consumed by the campus will be fed onto the local electricity grid and credited back to Yuba CCD.
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This collaborative event includes employers from local school districts, including Anderson Valley Unified, Fort Bragg Unified, Laytonville Unified, Leggett Unified, Potter Valley Community Unified, Round Valley Unified, Ukiah Unified and Willits Unified, as well as from Mendocino College, National University and North Coast School of Education.
Available positions vary, covering a wide range of experience and training, from maintenance positions to behavioral aides and teaching positions.
MCOE Assistant Superintendent Becky Jeffries said, “Everyone’s welcome. We encourage people to bring their current resume, any credentials or licenses required for the position they’re interested in, letters of recommendation and copies of academic transcripts.”
In education, there are two main employee classifications: classified staff and certificated staff. Classified employees fill a variety of roles that do not require a teaching credential. Certificated staff must have specific credentials and sometimes additional licenses, training, or degrees.
Teaching positions require a bachelor’s degree and a teaching credential. For those who have not yet attained a full credential, there are emergency permits available that allow people to be the teacher of record while completing the requirements of a full credential.
Psychologists and speech-language pathologists require a credentials and a master's degree in their respective fields. Some colleges offer internships, allowing an individual work on their master's and credential at the same time.
Waivers can be requested for individuals who are working toward the requirements, provided they meet minimum requirements of applicable degrees and program enrollment.
School nurses require a license and a credential. They can apply for a preliminary credential if they already have a bachelor’s degree or higher and a registered nursing license.
Like other credentialed positions, nursing positions can be filled by those who are pursuing an approved program to clear their credential.
Principals must have an administrative services credential and a teaching credential. Teachers can become principals if they have five years of teaching experience and complete an approved administrative program.
Those interested in attending the job fair can pre-register for this free event at https://www.edjoin.org/Home/Jobs?stateID=24&countyID=23&districtID=429.
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UC President Janet Napolitano and California Community Colleges Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley signed the memorandum of understanding, “Enhancing Student Transfer,” that immediately initiates a comprehensive effort to guarantee admission for all qualifying California community college transfer students to the University of California’s system of nine undergraduate campuses.
“Further collaborating and coordinating with the California Community Colleges will not only make it easier for qualified students to transfer to the university, it will help ensure that they excel once they arrive,” Napolitano said. “We hope to see the tangible, positive effects of these efforts by fall of next year.”
“Community college students who transfer to the UC campuses do as well, or sometimes better academically, as students who start their studies at a UC,” said Oakley. “This agreement when fully implemented will help more Californians from all backgrounds realize the promise of higher education and move our state forward.”
Under the MOU, students who complete one of the UC pathways and achieve the requisite GPA will be guaranteed a place within the UC system. These guarantees will be in place for students beginning community college in fall 2019.
Existing transfer admission guarantees, known as TAGs, negotiated between a student and an individual campus will be retained.
Where the California Community College Associate Degree for Transfer meets or exceeds the major requirements in a UC transfer pathway for the same major — as determined by the UC Academic Senate in consultation with the California Community Colleges Academic Senate — it will be accepted in lieu of a pathway for purposes of the guarantee.
“Our focus has long been on students’ transfer success,” said UC Academic Senate Chair Shane White. “We want to ensure that good academic preparation is incentivized and rewarded and that transfer students are well prepared academically to succeed once they are at UC. I look forward to the continued work toward this goal by my UC and community college faculty colleagues.”
“Ensuring more community college students not only successfully transfer to UC but also achieve the educational milestone of an associate degree is a win for everyone,” said Julie Bruno, president of the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges. “We look forward to continuing our work with our UC faculty colleagues to create and promote academic opportunities for our students.”
Noting that increasing transfer rates has never been more important for California’s economy, the MOU outlines a series of efforts that each higher education system will undertake to further that goal. These include partnerships and programs that help community college students, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds, to meet the rigorous academic standards required for UC admission.
“The changing face of the California populace requires a renewed commitment to higher education in ways that advantage students who wish to begin their educational journey at a community college,” the agreement says.
The MOU details several areas where UC and the community colleges will work together to ensure that the agreement meets the goals it has set forth, including efforts to expand the number of associate degrees that would also satisfy UC major preparation requirements. Key to this is the commitment of the joint leadership to work together to identify and secure the necessary resources.
The MOU may be accessed here: https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/sites/default/files/UC-CCC-MOU.pdf.
The California Community Colleges is the largest system of higher education in the nation composed of 72 districts and 114 colleges serving 2.1 million students per year.
For more information about the community colleges, please visit http://californiacommunitycolleges.cccco.edu/ , https://www.facebook.com/CACommColleges or https://twitter.com/CalCommColleges.
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LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Early Lake Lions Club of Lakeport hosted four area high school students in a speaking competition recently.
Three independent judges voted Anouk Robison-Defever the winner of the contest where she will go on to competitions at other Lions clubs throughout Lake County.
This competition is initiated by Lions International which chooses the topic and sets the rules for a fair national competition.
All students earn an award toward their school expenses and the competition encourages confidence and the ability to research and speak on a topic, a valuable life skill.
The local club’s winner earned $100 for her efforts with other speakers earning a $25 prize. From here Robison-Defever went on to compete and goes to compete at regional, district and on. The ultimate champion in the Lions’ speaking competition will earn $6500 - a nice down payment on a future career.
Volunteering their time to judge the competition were Brian Martin, County of Lake Sheriff; Karin McKinney, Eye Care Optometrics, Lakeport and Tammy Serpa, Lake County Office of Education.
These judges are part of a long history with this competition which goes back 81 years for the Lions Clubs.
The Early Lake Lions of Lakeport has participated in the competition for 41 of those years.
Lakeport’s Early Lake Lions club is one of 46,000 Lions Clubs around the globe with over 1.4 million members in 200 countries.
The club meets on the first and third Thursdays at 6:45 a.m. at the Lakeport Senior Activity Center.
Being a member is a great way to be a part of the making this community a better place for all – there is a place for any civic-minded individual in the club and anyone interested in being a member can just join us for a meeting to learn more.
The club participates in events throughout the year to benefit the community including providing eyeglasses for children, providing scholarships for high school students and so much more.
More details are available at https://www.e-clubhouse.org/sites/lakeportel/index.php.