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LOWER LAKE, Calif. – The Konocti Unified School District Board of Trustees will meet on Wednesday, Feb. 5.
The meeting will begin at 5:45 p.m. in the Carol McClung Conference Center, 9430 B Lake St. in Lower Lake.
The full agenda is available at www.konoctiusd.org , clock on “Board of Trustees” in the lefthand column.
Timed items include a public hearing at 6:30 p.m. regarding the possible adoption of the textbook, “Give Me Liberty, An American History, AP Edition, Third Edition,” for use in grades ninth through 12.
At 6:35 p.m., the board will hold another public about the use of redevelopment funds.
Lake County Superintendent of Schools Wally Holbrook will present the Lake County Office of Education Annual Report to the board at 6:40 p.m.
The board will discuss curriculum including “Beginning Guitar,” “Music Theory and Analysis I,” “Floral Design” and “Landscape and Nursery Practices” for students in grades ninth through 12.
There also will be discussion of an expulsion case and approval of interdistrict attendance agreements as recommended by staff.
Under personnel items, the board will approve the new job description for transportation clerk/dispatcher, and will consider requests for extended leave from three employees.
The next meeting of the Board of Trustees will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 19.
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UKIAH, Calif. – The Mendocino-Lake Community College District Board Of Trustees will hold a regular meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 5.
The meeting will begin at 5 p.m. in Room 1060 in MacMillan Hall at the main Mendocino College campus, 1000 Hensley Creek Road in Ukiah.
The full board packet can be found at http://www.mendocino.edu/tc/pg/1268/board_of_trustees_agendas.html .
Action items include nonresident tuition fees for 2014-15, recommendation to approve Board Policy 701 relating to employment of district personnel.
There also will be informational reports from the superintendent/president, the Education and Student Services and Administrative Services departments, constituent groups and trustees, and the Measure W Bond Quarterly Report.
The board also will hold a closed session to discuss one case of anticipated litigation as well as collective bargaining with employee organizations.
Persons with disabilities needing assistance should notify the superintendent/president's office at 707-468-3071 no later than 24 hours prior to the scheduled meeting. Meetings are held in locations which are wheelchair accessible.
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UKIAH, Calif. – The January 2014 edition of Sunset Magazine includes their 25 Best-Ever Recipes and Mendocino College Instructor Nicholas Petti is amongst the winners.
Petti is well known throughout the region for his award-winning crab cakes, and now Sunset Magazine agrees.
According to the Sunset article, “Petti’s crabcakes emerged victorious, thanks to its pure crab flavor and simple method.”
A little over two years ago, Petti was hired as the college’s first ever full-time Culinary Arts instructor at Mendocino College.
“He has created a dynamic and vibrant program which enables students to obtain the skills necessary to work in a variety of restaurant and hospitality occupations,” said College President Arturo Reyes.
In addition to teaching and overseeing the Culinary Arts Management Program, Petti and family own and operate Mendo Bistro and Barbelow in Fort Bragg.
“Petti’s award winning crab cakes were a featured item at the 2013 Gala Vine and Dine fundraiser and received rave reviews by everyone in attendance. In fact, we hope to feature Nicholas’ crabcakes and Caito Fisheries crab at this year’s Gala scheduled for September 20, 2014,” said Foundation President Richard Cooper.
For more information about the Mendocino College Foundation call 707-467-1018 or visit http://foundation.mendocino.edu .
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WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) announced $1 million in funding from Department of Transportation (DOT) for the California Maritime Academy based in Vallejo, California.
The funding will help ensure well-educated and highly skilled U.S. Merchant Marine officers are available to meet our nation’s national security and economic needs.
“This important funding will help Cal Maritime prepare brave Merchant Marines for the challenges they will face,” said Thompson. “This is exactly the kind of investment our government should be making. We’re recycling obsolete ships and using the funding to prepare our next generation of maritime professionals.”
The funding came from the sale of obsolete vessels from the Maritime Administration’s National Defense Reserve Fleet, which were purchased for recycling.
As required by the National Maritime Heritage Act, 25 percent of the profit from sales is distributed to maritime academies for facility and training ship maintenance, repair, and modernization, and for the purchase of simulators and fuel; 25 percent is provided to the National Park Service, which provides grants for maritime heritage activities through the National Maritime Heritage Grants Program; and 50 percent funds the acquisition, maintenance, and repair of vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet.
The nation’s maritime academies train young men and women for service in the American merchant marine, the U.S. Armed Forces, and the Nation’s intermodal transportation system.
Since 2009, the Maritime Administration has provided more than $8.9 million in funding generated from vessel sales to the state academies and the United States Merchant Marine Academy.
The Maritime Administration promotes a strong U.S. commercial maritime industry through effective training and education of the men and women who will join its ranks upon graduation.
The agency supports maritime academies through direct funding and also provides scholarships through a student incentive payment program to a select number of state maritime academy students who commit to a post-graduation service obligation.
The Maritime Administration also provides training vessels to all six state maritime academies for use in at-sea training and as shore side maritime skills and proficiency laboratories.
Thompson represents California’s Fifth Congressional District, which includes all or part of Contra Costa, Lake, Napa, Solano and Sonoma counties.