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- Written by: Brianna E. Legg and Candice Safreno
LOWER LAKE, Calif. – Student of the week this week was Brianna E. Legg. Congratulations.
Nominating teacher Angie Siegel had nothing but good things to say. “Brianna is one of my best students. She is kind, always helpful, and respectful.”
Dr. Barry Munitz has been Carlé graduating seniors' angel the last 8 years. Dr. Munitz met teacher Alan Siegel when they both served on the California state P-16 council (Dr. Munitz was the chair) saw a need at Carlé.
He has donated $1,000 a year so our students could design and make graduation plaques for every graduate during those eight years.
This process where teachers give individual awards and students design them to be permanent keepsakes given at graduation is a big part of why our graduation celebrations are so special.
This year Dr. Munitz decided to donate $5000 to the media program. Given this one-time opportunity teacher Siegel decided it was time to modernize the business and used this extraordinary and kind donation to buy both an all new press (the heart of the business) and a mug press attachment as well.
“Words cannot express how much Dr. Munitz’s dedication has meant to the staff and students of Carlé High School. I cannot thank him enough for his dedication to this little school in northern California,” said Siegel.
The media students were all so thankful that each one picked out an item from the business and designed it as a thank you to Dr. Munitz and his assistant Stephanie.
Yearbooks are on sale for $15 designed and perfected by Desteny Cypert and Samantha Miller.
Carlé students are rocking their Carlé High School t-shirts every Friday. Each week we have a prize drawing. The drawing includes students who wore their shirts. The winner last Friday was Gage Fowler. Congratulations.
The students that sign up to help with the Park Study Club had a blast. They all enjoyed being able to be a part of this event. Carlé High School would love to give a big thank you to Destiny Blevins, Ashton Legg, Maria Pineda and Samantha Miller.
"I had a lot of fun, It was a great opportunity for some extra credit,” said Destiny Blevins.
“It was very fun. I really enjoyed working with Denise Claiche and the girls (Destiny, Ashton, and Samantha),” said Maria Pineda.
Brianna E. Legg and Candice Safreno are students at Carlé Continuation High School in Lower Lake, Calif.
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SACRAMENTO – The California Community Colleges on Monday approved plans to better align the system’s 113 colleges with other segments of higher education through changes to the current accreditation structure.
The resolution approved by the board comes a week after college presidents and district chancellors voted overwhelmingly to pursue a dual approach to improve the operations and governance of the current accreditor, the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC), while planning for the ultimate transition to an accreditor that would include all higher education institutions in the Western region.
The Board of Governors declared that the community college system’s establishment of a bachelor’s degree program and its strengthened transfer pathways, such as the Associate Degree for Transfer program and the UC Transfer Pathways, require peer review from four-year colleges and universities to ensure top quality for students.
“This change in accreditation, though it may take several years to implement, makes sense given that our colleges will start offering the bachelor’s degree and because our state’s four-year institutions are increasingly reliant on transfers from community colleges,” said Board of Governors President Geoffrey L. Baum. “During this transition, an improved ACCJC will continue to serve California Community Colleges.”
Brian King, chancellor of the Los Rios Community College District, said, “The presidents and chancellors who lead California's community colleges are focused on working together to improve the current state of accreditation for our students. We are also committed to a new model for accreditation that is in better alignment with the strong relationships that are evolving between community colleges and four-year colleges and universities.”
The resolution approved by the board supports immediate changes to the ACCJC that include enhanced financial transparency, reformed governance and leadership, better communication with colleges and better training.
The ACCJC is currently not in compliance with federal standards and has been warned by the U.S. Department of Education that it could lose its authority to accredit colleges.
The Board of Governors directed the state Chancellor’s Office to participate in the college-led planning required to implement the changes and to advocate for resources to ensure a smooth transition to an accreditor that aligns all of higher education in the Western region, which also includes Hawaii and the Pacific Islands.
The California Community Colleges is the largest system of higher education in the nation composed of 72 districts and 112 colleges serving 2.1 million students per year.
Community colleges supply workforce training, basic skills education and prepare students for transfer to four-year institutions.
The Chancellor’s Office provides leadership, advocacy and support under the direction of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges.
For more information about the community colleges, visit http://californiacommunitycolleges.cccco.edu/ .
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SACRAMENTO – The California Community Colleges and the University of California will team up to expand outreach and support for transfer students interested in attending UC, the two systems announced jointly on Monday.
The program builds upon the newly enhanced Transfer Pathways program, focusing on students who might otherwise not have access to higher education, including those from low-income backgrounds, foster homes or underrepresented racial and ethnic groups – in addition to veterans and active-duty members of the military.
The funds, under a $2.6 million agreement approved by the Community Colleges Board of Governors, will do the following:
• Increase outreach efforts for UC’s Transfer Pathways.
• Establish summer bridge programs to prepare students for the academic culture and rigor of a university, through one-week programs at three UC campuses in which a total of 1,500 students would participate.
• Deploy outreach representatives to underserved regions of the state to serve community college students pursuing transfer to UC.
• Support community college counselors through training and workshops.
“This partnership will help diversity and expand the pool of community college students who want to transfer to UC, where we know they will have the same rate of success as students who enter as freshmen,” said California Community Colleges Chancellor Brice W. Harris.
UC President Janet Napolitano said, “As the University of California increases enrollment of Californians by 10,000 over the next three years, the outreach made possible by this collaboration – together with Transfer Pathways – will help us expand access for community college students.”
Transfer Pathways outline a single set of community college courses that prospective transfer students can take to prepare them for a particular major at any of UC’s nine undergraduate campuses.
An additional 11 Transfer Pathways were finalized this month. Now, with Transfer Pathways developed for the 21 most popular majors for transfer students, the Pathways cover two-thirds of all transfer admissions applications UC receives.
The additional majors are: business administration, communication, computer science, electrical engineering, film and media studies, English, history, mechanical engineering, philosophy, political science and psychology.
Those majors expand students’ options from 10 previously established pathways: anthropology, biochemistry, biology, cell biology, chemistry, economics, mathematics, molecular biology, physics and sociology.
The California Community Colleges is the largest system of higher education in the nation composed of 72 districts and 113 colleges serving 2.1 million students per year.
Community colleges supply workforce training, basic skills education in English and math, and prepare students for transfer to four-year institutions.
The Chancellor’s Office provides leadership, advocacy and support under the direction of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges.
For more information about the community colleges, visit http://californiacommunitycolleges.cccco.edu/ , https://www.facebook.com/CACommColleges or https://twitter.com/CalCommColleges .
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The California Community Colleges Board of Governors on Monday appointed Deputy Chancellor Erik Skinner as acting chancellor for the California Community Colleges beginning April 2.
Skinner will temporarily replace Chancellor Brice W. Harris who will retire after 45 years in public service.
In a separate action, the board also awarded Harris with the honorary title of chancellor emeritus of the California Community Colleges.
“Erik Skinner brings valuable knowledge, skill and proven experience to the role of acting chancellor,” said California Community Colleges Board of Governors President Geoffrey L. Baum. “He is a respected leader and the Board of Governors is confident in his ability to guide the California Community Colleges and Chancellor's Office during this transition.”
Skinner was promoted in 2013 to serve as deputy vice chancellor for the Chancellor's Office. He oversees and coordinates the efforts of the following divisions: Academic Affairs; Student Services and Special Programs; Economic Development and Workforce Preparation; and College Finance and Facilities Planning.
He served as executive vice chancellor from 2010 until his promotion, and was previously acting chancellor in 2012 before Chancellor Harris was tapped for the role.
Skinner joined the Chancellor’s Office in 2007, when he was appointed vice chancellor for College Finance and Facilities Planning.
He represented the community college system in the state budget process, advocating for additional resources to support the state’s community college districts and colleges.
In addition, Skinner oversaw the system’s budget and accounting processes; apportionment of state and federal resources to local community college districts; and assistance to community college districts for fiscal and business operations.
The Board of Governors is currently engaged in a national search for a permanent new chancellor for California Community Colleges. The board plans to have the new chancellor in place by the beginning of the 2016-17 academic year, according to Baum. More on the search process can be found here.
Chancellor Harris will return to retirement after more than four decades in higher education. Prior to being selected as chancellor of the California Community Colleges, he retired in 2012 after 16 years as chancellor of the Los Rios Community College District, the longest serving chancellor in the district’s history.
He was also president of Fresno City College and a faculty member and vice chancellor in the Metropolitan Community College system in Kansas City, Mo.
“Brice Harris has been an extraordinary leader for California Community Colleges,” said President Baum. “He has devoted his career to improving student success and access, both in California and across the country. The progress he has made during his tenure in the Chancellor's Office has advanced our system tremendously and made the California Community Colleges the most transparent and accountable system of higher education in the country. We are deeply grateful for his service and are pleased to bestow the title of ‘Chancellor Emeritus’ in appreciation for his unwavering commitment and dedication to our state’s higher education system.”
The California Community Colleges is the largest system of higher education in the nation composed of 72 districts and 113 colleges serving 2.1 million students per year. Community colleges supply workforce training, basic skills education in English and math, and prepare students for transfer to four-year institutions.
The Chancellor’s Office provides leadership, advocacy and support under the direction of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges.
For more information about the community colleges, please visit http://californiacommunitycolleges.cccco.edu/ , https://www.facebook.com/CACommColleges or https://twitter.com/CalCommColleges .