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AB 131, authored by Assemblymember Gil Cedillo (D-Los Angeles) allows top students who are on the path to citizenship to apply for college financial aid.
“Going to college is a dream that promises intellectual excitement and creative thinking. The Dream Act benefits us all by giving top students a chance to improve their lives and the lives of all of us,” said Gov. Brown.
Under current law, undocumented students pay resident tuition rates if they have graduated from a California high school and affirmed that they are in the process of applying to legalize their immigration status.
Effective Jan. 1, 2013, AB 131 will make this limited pool of students eligible to apply for Cal Grants and other state aid.
The legislation builds on AB 130, also authored by Assemblymember Cedillo, signed into law by Gov. Brown on July 25, 2011.
AB 130 makes financial aid from private sources available to the same pool of students. The two laws are collectively known as the “California Dream Act.”
The California Department of Finance estimates that 2,500 students will qualify for Cal Grants as a result of AB 131, at a cost of $14.5 million.
The overall Cal Grant program is funded at $1.4 billion, meaning that 1 percent of all Cal Grant funds will be potentially impacted by AB 131 when the law goes into effect.
For full text of the bill, visit: http://leginfo.ca.gov/bilinfo.html.
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On Sept. 29, Carlé had its back to school night. It started with a site council meeting where the parents, staff and students had a chance to motion and vote on expenditures for this year.
At the meeting principal Dennis To introduced the staff which consists of Barbara Dye, secretary; Pat Howell, tutor; Tom Schaerges, special education; Kim Van Horn, drug and alcohol counseling; Gary Oakes, custodian; Steve Hamann, math; Alan Siegel, civics; Angela Siegel, science; and Dan Maes, history.
The very special Verna Rogers, queen of Carlé and English teacher, wasn't there due to recent surgery. Carlé is happy to report that Verna has recovered and rejoined us this week at school.
Carlé also had some special guests come to the back to school night. The guests were Dr. Bill McDougall, Anita Gordon, Hank Montgomery and Mary Silva. Thanks to all that attended.
At the site council meeting staff, parents and students talked about goals for this year: maintaining and
improving technology and providing incentives and rewards for the students.
In the meeting everybody attending was presented a school wish list that included prices and the available budget. The wish list was comprised of many wonderful opportunities for student and staff alike.
Science teacher Angie Siegel requested DNA necklaces and funding for the Haz-Mat certification course that she teaches once a year.
Verna Rogers, the careers teacher, asked for funding for a field trip to Ashland Oregon for the Shakespeare festival. She also asked for some new computers for the career and English classes.
Funds were earmarked to go towards student incentives, such as gold level trips, attendance awards and CHILY (Carlé High is Liking You) awards.
Near the end of the meeting the students, staff and parents were given the right to vote on the budget. Student Jessica Johns was the first person in approval and it was soon seconded by student Darren Gasperoni, in the end it was a unanimous vote towards the budget.
After the meeting everybody went into the library/music room and enjoyed the wonderful potluck dinner.
Recently Carlé helped set up, serve and cleanup at a dinner at the senior center in the Clearlake Oaks. Many Carlé students came and helped out including Arwen King, Leticia Bowman, Bryan Olmeda, Brandon Wilson, Emily Thompson, Joey Griffin, Jesse Greene and Dennis Warner. Thanks go out for
their time and effort.
The end of the first grading period was Friday, Oct. 7. Super secretary Barbara Dye will crunch all the numbers and have a quick turnaround for report cards. Students will be given their report cards on
Tuesday, Oct. 11, and meet with their advisors to go over them.
Steve did fleet ball on Oct. 7. Definitely a fun game for all the players involved.
The ASVAB, or military aptitude test, will be administered beginning at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12, at Carlé High School.
During the week of Oct. 7 there was both a gold level trip and a silver level movie for the students who earned their grades in the sixth grading period of the last school year. These two events will be more
extensively covered in next week's issue of the Carlé Chronicle.
Carlé would like to welcome another group of new students this week: Aimee Bradford, Stevie Fallin, Talmadge Jones and Tonya Smith.
Have a wonderful week!
Chrissie Green and Jade Fox are students at Carlé Continuation High School in Lower Lake, Calif.
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UKIAH, Calif. – The Culinary Arts Management program at Mendocino College, led by newly hired faculty member Nicholas Petti, recently received $500 from the Mendocino Winegrape and Wine Commission.
The program plans to use the funds to purchase equipment for the facility on the Ukiah campus which was built several years ago using a donation from Dennis and Madelyn Yeo and the Mendocino College Foundation.
“The grape growers are natural partners for our program,” said Petti, the college’s first full-time culinary arts instructor. “We’re thrilled that they donated part of the proceeds of their annual wine competition to us.” The other half of the proceeds went to scholarship funds for farmworker families.
According to Petti, “The funds will help the culinary arts program graduate students who will be valuable to area employers. Although some students are enrolled in culinary classes as electives for transfer, the majority of them are working toward their culinary arts certificate.”
Students electing to complete the certificate will possess the skills necessary to succeed in jobs in the foodservice industry.
The two-semester program covers everything from local foods to advanced pastry making.
For more information about the program, visit the Mendocino College Web site, or call Nicholas Petti at 707-467-1052.
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The largest contest of its kind in the country, the Being an American Essay Contest explores the Founding principles outlined in the Constitution.
The contest is administered by the Bill of Rights Institute, a non-profit educational organization in the Washington, D.C. area devoted to educating young people about the Constitution and Founding principles. The 2011-2012 contest is sponsored by the History Channel.
“This contest is unique in that it gives students the opportunity to think about the important Founding principles communicated in our Constitution,” said Dr. Jason Ross, Bill of Rights Institute Vice President of Education Programs. “This context is vital to helping students see their Founding principles as a meaningful part of the American experiment of self-government.”
Specifically, students are asked to share their thoughts on the Constitution by answering the following question: “How does the Constitution establish and maintain a culture of liberty?”
The top three student winners from each of the five geographical regions will be awarded cash prizes of $1,000 (First Place), $500 (Second Place), and $250 (Third Place). Teacher sponsors for each student winner will also receive a cash prize of $100.
“The contest not only honors and awards sponsoring teachers, but also equips them with free lesson plans and other supplemental materials that meet state and national academic standards so they can easily incorporate the essay contest into their classrooms. The Contest is really a tribute to the excellent work teachers do in the important task of civic education,” said Ross.
Over 80,000 students have participated in the essay contest since it began in 2006.
“We are pleased to support the Bill of Rights Institute’s Being an American Essay Contest,” said Dr. Libby O'Connell, SVP, Corporate Outreach and Chief Historian, History Channel. "The contest encourages students to think critically and truly makes the past relevant in their lives today."
Complete contest details can be found below. Further information, including submission criteria, lesson plans and background information on the Constitution, Bill of Rights, Founders and the Founding principles are available at www.BillofRightsInstitute.org/Contest.