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- Written by: Jessica Silva
WILLITS, Calif. – The Thursday night meeting of the Mendocino College Board of Trustees was held at the North County Center located in Willits.
This month’s meeting included a special meeting, beginning at 4:45 p.m., on the proposed adopted budget.
This allowed time for the public to make comment on the proposed budget as presented by Vice President of Administrative Services Eileen Cichocki.
No public comments were made and the meeting was adjourned at approximately 4:55 p.m.
During the regularly scheduled meeting, a progress report from the Point Arena Field Station Ad Hoc Committee was given verbally by Chair Ed Haynes.
This committee, appointed by Board President Joel Clark, is comprised of three trustees, both vice presidents of the college, the president and vice president of the academic senate as well as the president and the vice president of the classified senate.
In an effort to hear all perspectives on this issue, the committee has met weekly since Aug. 11 and has heard from constituency groups and many community members since its inception.
For more information on the Point Arena Ad Hoc Committee, including meeting agendas and minutes, please visit http://www.mendocino.edu/tc/pg/6699/point_arena.html .
The highlight of Thursday night's meeting was a presentation made by Dean of Instruction Debra Polak and Director of Institutional Research Minerva Flores on the many successes in the first year since the North County Center opening.
More than 270 students are attending this campus, which is a significant increase in enrollments over the previous center location.
Thirty nine students from the North County Center obtained degrees in the 2013-14 academic year, many of those attributed to the wonderful staff and facilities now located in Willits. The staff members at Mendocino College are looking forward to working with students in North Mendocino County.
Enrollments at the Round Valley and Covelo instructional site have more than doubled in the past year. In particular, American Indian student enrollment in Covelo/Round Valley has reached 25 percent.
The presenters expressed their appreciation to the many excellent staff and faculty who make the college's presence in the region meaningful and impactful for the communities it serves.
Board of trustees meetings are regularly scheduled for the first Wednesday of each month at 5 p.m. in the board room of MacMillan Hall on the Mendocino College Ukiah Campus.
Special meetings, changes in date, or changes in location are announced on the Board of Trustees page on the Mendocino College Web site at http://www.mendocino.edu/tc/pg/2078/board_of_trustees.html .
All agendas for the board of trustees meetings are made available online no less than 72 hours prior to the meeting at http://www.mendocino.edu/tc/pg/1268/board_of_trustees_agendas.html .
Jessica Silva is director of community relations and communications for Mendocino College.
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Lake County Office of Education medical assistant class of 2014-15 was treated to a lively, but information packed class on Saturday, Sept. 6.
Guest lecturer Sasha Reynolds, RNC, CNOR, BAHSA (retired), presented facts, figures and instructional knowledge centered on this day’s topic of obstetrics.
The class began its second month of a nine-month course engaged and enchanted as Reynolds guided them through the finer details of caring for pregnant women in a clinic or physician’s office setting.
Last month a regulatory enforcer from the state of California addressed the class regarding ethics and legal considerations as they apply within a medical assistant’s scope of practice.
The class found the information to be profoundly serious and extremely helpful in their professional development.
This adult education program boasts approximately 20 health care professionals from the community of Lake County who have committed to address these potential nationally certified medical assistants throughout the school year.
From doctors, nurses, physical therapists, and other health care leaders the program is enriched as these people share their passion, knowledge, experience and expertise achieved over their career lives.
LCOE has been told by the National Center for Competency Testing that their program is outstanding because of the depth of commitment demonstrated by the community to support individuals who are striving to achieve a national level of certification in the medical assistant field.
LCOE was asked if its program could be used as a model on a national scale.
Watch for future progress updates from instructor, Diedra Lagle, RN.
For more information on the medical programs offered through the Lake County Office of Education, contact Program Specialist Tammy Serpa at
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LAKEPORT, Calif. – Students in grades seventh through 12th in Lake and Mendocino counties are invited to attend a workshop geared at college and career awareness.
The “My Future, My Way” workshop will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, at the Mendocino College Lake Center, 2565 Parallel Drive in Lakeport.
Students will attend a variety of fun hands-on sessions that allow them to explore careers such as culinary, music, criminal justice and chemistry.
These sessions will be taught by Mendocino College instructors and will expose students to career opportunities.
Additional sessions will address personal finance and how to take college classes for free.
Students will participate in a healthy body, healthy mind activity where they will choose from several physical activities.
They also will receive information on career exploration and scholarships for all ages.
This workshop is offered free of charge to students and is funded through Mendocino College SB70 funds and the Lake County Office of Education Career and College Readiness Department.
Lunch and snacks will be provided.
Students must register in advance at www.lakecoe.org or by phone 707-994-9001.
Those with questions are invited to contact Tammy Serpa at
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- Written by: Charles Warren
Hello again readers, and this is the Carlé Chronicle, your primary news source for all things Carlé High School.
Our student of the week was Alyssa Garnett, a quiet young lady who is very interested in literature and other media, and works hard during her classes.
Carlé's thematic period, which takes place the first three weeks of school and serves to get students ready for the upcoming school year, ended last week.
Classes specific to the thematic included geography, English, film studies, and the much-needed sex ed class. Since the thematic has ended, Carlé's core classes have now resumed.
For some students the thematic was a blessing, while others would have rather jumped ahead into their core classes.
“I think the thematic was good, it helped a lot except for the fact we could’ve spent more time getting credit in the classes we needed,” said senior Devin Black regarding the thematic.
As a reward for our continued good behavior and responsible work ethic during and after our first few weeks, our principal Matt Strahl decided to treat the entire school to ice cream sandwiches last Friday.
While he has been a very friendly and positive administrator, Mr. Strahl has been cracking down on any students who decide not to follow the school rules.
We’d like to thank the wonderful Pat Howell for stopping by and helping students out with credit checks.
Pat was previously employed here at Carlé and helped with work such as algebra and credit checks, she retired last year.
However, from the bottom of her heart, she decided to take a whole day out of her busy schedule to help Carlé's students with their grades.
Student designer Destiny Cypert was kind enough to make a plaque for Pat in honor of all her kindness and assistance.
Many people here in our community are excited for the next Big Read literature program, sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts, a program which encourages literary enrichment and celebrates the written word.
Teacher Robin Shrive has been working with members of the community to write a grant for this February’s deadline.
A survey was taken over the summer to see which book will be most discussed. A majority of the voters, nearly 75 percent, decided on “To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper Lee.
We hope to have the support of all our readers to show thanks to this classic piece of literature, with activities planned to support and enrich our understanding and appreciation for the literary arts.
Charles Warren is a student at Carlé Continuation High School in Lower Lake, Calif.