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MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – A group of the Lakeport Christian Center Preschool students visited the FFA Pumpkin Patch at Middletown High School on Tuesday, Oct. 23.
There are still a few openings in the preschool program at the school and NCO is accepted.
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UKIAH, Calif. – The Mendocino College Board of Trustees and Academic Senate have both unanimously passed resolutions in support of Proposition 30 in the upcoming presidential general election.
The proposition, known as the “Schools and Local Public Safety Protection Act,” will provide $548.5 million in funds to California community colleges in 2012-13, according to the resolutions.
Both resolutions cite the extensive funding cuts which have faced community colleges statewide in recent years, cuts which have led to reducing the number of course sections offered from 5-15 percent each year per district. This equates to as many as 130,000 potential students in a single year who have been turned away due to unavailability of course sections.
The proposition would temporarily increase the state sales tax by 0.25% and add a personal income tax increase for individuals earning over $250,000 and households earning over $500,000. This tax revenue would be allocated to K-12 schools as well as community colleges.
“California community colleges are essential for providing students with the skills to be economically successful in the California economy,” states the Academic Senate’s resolution.
Community colleges provide access to higher education for over 2 million Californians annually.
Looking toward the prospect of funding which would provide much-needed help for the school’s shrinking budget, Mendocino College President Roe Darnell is hoping for the best but planning for the worst.
“If Proposition 30 does not pass, Mendocino College will experience a 16 percent decrease in state funding. That’s $3.3 million over the next three years.” He said Mendocino College has seen an enrollment drop of 7 percent, the equivalent of 200 full-time students.
In the past five years, community colleges have lost 9.6% in per-student funding, from $5,659 per student in 2007-08, to $5,115 in 2011-12.
Though student enrollment fees have more than doubled since the 2008-09 school year, the majority of community college students have incomes so low that they are eligible for the Board of Governors’ (BOG) Fee Waiver.
“Community colleges have carried an estimated 252,000 students over the last five years,” said the Board of Trustees’ resolution, “... for whom they have not received any apportionment, categorical, or student support funding.”
During the same time that enrollment fees have increased, community colleges have operated with $809 million (12%) less in state funding, including cuts to both apportionment and categorical funding.
According to the resolutions, the passage of Proposition 30 will “enable California’s community colleges to restore essential student service programs that were cut by up to 60 percent over the last three years.”
The Community College League of California has also taken a support position on Prop. 30.
President and CEO Scott Lay notes that “If Proposition 30 fails, both the new funding provided by the measure and an additional amount (‘the trigger’) will be cut from both K-12 and community colleges for a total of $5.4 billion.
In a memo on the subject, Lay also explains that while the League has taken a neutral position on Proposition 38, which funds K-12 and early childhood programs, if Prop. 38 passes with more votes than Prop. 30, those trigger cuts will still take effect, in accordance with the 2012-13 budget act.
The Board of Trustees’ 6-0 vote on the resolution to support Proposition 30 was taken Sept. 12, while the Academic Senate passed their resolution on Oct. 11.
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HIDDEN VALLEY LAKE, Calif. – Coyote Valley Elementary PTO is still in the process of raising funds for new playgrounds.
The “Buy A Brick” fundraiser is still running with plans to install the brick display in the spring of 2013. There’s still time to purchase your brick.
Several bricks have already been purchased by local families, businesses and various groups.
The school is nearly halfway to its goal of $100,000 that is needed to purchase and install the desperately needed new playgrounds.
Coyote Valley PTO is working very hard with various other fundraisers to help reach their goal.
Coyote Valley recently held its 10th annual Jog-A-Thon with the proceeds of nearly $11,000 going toward the playgrounds as well as cookie dough sales and penny wars.
For those that would like to make a monetary contribution in any amount, the PTO has a donation site set up with Ever Ribbon.
Ever Ribbon is a Web site set up with the idea of helping various people and organizations with their fundraising efforts.
If you would like to make a donation, please go www.everribbon.com/ribbon/view/8088 . You can read our story, see a picture of the current play structure and make a secure online donation toward our cause.
Commemorative bricks can be purchased year-round by individuals, families(can be multiple families per brick), businesses, alumni, groups, teams, etc. and they also make a great gift. All buyers will receive a certificate with their brick information.
Costs range from $100 for a 4-inch by 8-inch brick, to $250 for an 8-inch by 8-inch brick, and up to $500 for an 8-inch by 8-inch brick that also includes the engraving of a company logo or graphic along with two lines of text.
This will be an ongoing fundraiser with a goal of ultimately raising $100,000.
The first phase of bricks is scheduled to be laid in the Spring of 2013 near the front office, in an area of high traffic and plenty of visibility for all to see and enjoy.
To purchase your brick, or for more information, contact Carol Luis at 707-318-2661 or
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The National Family Partnership (NFP) announces the national contest for its 27th annual Red Ribbon Week, Oct. 23-31.
Red Ribbon Week is the oldest and largest drug prevention campaign in the country.
In 1985 after the murder of a DEA agent, parents, youth and teachers in communities across the country began wearing Red Ribbons as a symbol of their commitment to raise awareness of the destruction caused by drugs.
This year, families can get involved by entering a contest to promote awareness in their neighborhoods and win a drug prevention grant for their schools.
The odds of winning are good because families can generate their own online votes from friends, colleagues, schoolmates and family members (and the entries with the most votes win).
To participate in the contest families and students will decorate the front of their homes with this year’s message: “The Best Me Is Drug Free.” Here’s how students and their families can enter to win $1,000 for their local K-12 school and a new iPad for their home:
Students bring the Red Ribbon Week message home by working alongside parents to decorate their front door, mailbox, fence, etc. with this year’s theme “The Best Me Is Drug Free.”
Take a photo with the family and their Red Ribbon Week decoration, then upload by Nov. 2 to www.redribbon.org/contest or www.facebook.com/RedRibbonWeek (must be parents or 18+ to upload photos).
Ask family and friends to vote for your entry at www.redribbon.org/vote Nov. 2-16. Ten lucky winners from regions across the U.S. will win. Winners will be announced at events at their winning schools in December.
“Students will once again take Red Ribbon Week’s message of prevention home to their neighborhoods with this national contest,” said the NFP’s Volunteer President Peggy Sapp. “By decorating their homes together with this year’s Red Ribbon theme, families carry the message to their communities.” The nation’s oldest and largest drug prevention campaign reaches more than 80 million people nationwide.
The DEA is co-sponsoring this year’s national contest. “DEA is excited to partner with the National Family Partnership on this contest that empowers communities to come together to talk about the drug problem,” said DEA Administrator Michele M. Leonhart. “Red Ribbon Week is also when we honor DEA Special Agent Enrique ‘Kiki’ Camarena, who made the ultimate sacrifice to keep our communities safe.”
Adds the NFP’s Peggy Sapp: “Take the Red Ribbon Week pledge across America to help children grow up safe, healthy and drug free.”
Visit www.redribbon.org/contest for contest information.