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Governor vetoes CSU funding for Hillside repairs but four-year degrees approved Elementary by Vickie Vértiz School named Up to $50 million could National have been used to improve deteriorating Cal State University buildings and infrastructure, Blue Ribbon but on Saturday, September 27, Governor Jerry Brown School vetoed legislation that would have supported the 23 campuses, according to the San Bernardino Sun. Spokesman for the CSU system Mike Uhlenkamp told the Sun, “Obviously we are disappointed […] we’ve discussed the critical need for additional resources to address this deferred maintenance we have.” Approximately fifty percent of the public school facilities are over 40 years old with maintenance costs that have been put off because of the $1.8 billion cost. AB 1476 was a budget amendment introduced by Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) for the CSU system to be financed under, including $50 million for the University of California system. The Sun reported that Governor Brown “issued a lineitem veto on the extra funding for CSU and UC.” Further, if California property tax receipts exceeded estimated projec-
Out event on theSaturday before the drill. “The museum is able to work with a wide variety of other agencies to provide information about earthquakes, ranging from earthquake science to preparedness,” said Leonard Hernandez, interim museum director. “By having a preparedness event before the drill, and by
The U.S. Department of Education on Tuesday recognized Hillside University Demonstration School as a National Blue Ribbon School, becoming the only campus in the Inland Empire to earn the coveted honor. The award honors public and private schools where students either perform at high levels or make notable improvement in closing the achievement gap based on overall student scores, subgroup scores, or graduation rates. Hillside is one of the 287 public and 50 private schools that will be honored at a recognition ceremony on November 10 and 11 in Washington, D.C. In its 32-year history, the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program has bestowed this coveted award on just fewer than 7,900 of America’s schools. “These great schools are fulfilling the promise of American education—that all students, no matter their name or zip code, can flourish when schools provide safe, creative, and challenging learning environments,” U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said. “National Blue Ribbon Schools are models of consistent excellence and a resource for other schools and districts. We celebrate them for their tireless effort and boundless creativity in reaching and teaching every
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tions this year, the CSU and UC systems would have almost certainly received the money according to the budget signed by Governor Brown. Citing property tax revenues as below budget estimates when he addressed the state Assembly in a message, Brown noted he was forced to deny
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Get ready to ShakeOut at the County Museum The San Bernardino County Museumwill host a special event, “Are You Ready for the ShakeOut?” onSaturday, October 11, 2014. From 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. the museum will be joined by more than two dozen other agencies and organizations to provide information about earthquakes that kids and families can use. And—because it’s so important for inland Southern California residents
to be well informed and prepared—admission to the museum on that day is free! The Great California ShakeOut is an annual drill, this year scheduled for October 16 at 10:16 a.m. Schools, businesses, government agencies, and individuals will Drop, Cover, and Hold On to practice how to react during an earthquake. This year, the County Museum decided to hold a special Shake-
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Web tool to help improve student success launched State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson today introduced a new online tool, the Quality Schooling Framework (QSF), to offer guidelines and spread best practices to administrators to help them create a better learning environment for their students. “This Web-based tool will help administrators improve teacher training, testing, budgeting, parent participation, and other aspects of school operations,” said Torlakson. “This is just one of our efforts to help schools prepare students for college, careers, and a bright future.” The QSF came about as a result of Torlakson’s A Blueprint for Great Schools initiative, which recommended the California Department of Education increase its role in sharing resources and tools with administrators throughout the state to help improve schools. The QSF acts like a map,
providing guidance to administrators on how to make effective plans, policies, and fiscal decisions. It is organized around 10 elements that focus on improving instruction, testing, teacher learning, school leadership, and getting parents more involved in their children’s learning. These elements, which are drawn from research on effective schools, can be applied to planning at the district level for the Local Educational Agency Plan and the Local Control and Accountability Plan. The QSF is designed to add best practices recommended by school leaders. It should be particularly valuable in helping districts and schools as they move toward greater local flexibility and decision-making. The QSF was developed by the California Department of Education with the help of the California Comprehensive Center at WestEd.
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providing free admission to the museum that day, we hope that Southern California residents will gain useful information that will serve them well during the upcoming drill— and, of course, during the inevitable Big One.” The day’s events will include hands-on activities to demonstrate the power and the mechanics of earthquakes. There will be booths with information to take home on everything from turning off the gas to basic first aid. Special guest speakers will include earthquake scientists. Safety vehicles, safety exercises, and first responders will be on hand. Kids can even experience the “Big Shaker,” an interactive earthquake simulation vehicle. “The Great California ShakeOut event is vital for all residents of San Bernardino County to participate in,” Supervisor James Ramos stated. “I am pleased the County Museum will once again serve a crucial role in educating our residents on these important safety procedures. Practicing our responses makes us better prepared to act in an emergency. I encourage
everyone to take participate in this event on October 11th.” Museum guests can also enjoy museum tours, craft activities, and opportunities to explore and discover local cultural and natural history. Lunch and snacks will be available for purchase so visitors can spend a whole day of fun and learning at the museum. The San Bernardino County Museum is at the California Street exit from Interstate 10 in Redlands. The museum is open Tuesdays through Sundays from 9 am to 5pm. General admission is free for everyone the day of the event, October 11. Parking is free. For more information, visit www.sbcounty. gov/museum. The museum is accessible to persons with disabilities. If assistive listening devices or other auxiliary aids are needed in order to participate in museum exhibits or programs, requests should be made through Museum Visitor Services at least three business days prior to your visit. Visitor Services’ telephone number is 909-307-2669.
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student.” Hillside Elementary is a University Demonstration School, where California State University, San Bernardino students who are preparing to enter the educational field work with master teachers. The school, which serves more than 700 students in grades kindergarten through six, offers the sought-after Dual Immersion program. Hillside has made tremendous academic gains under the leadership of Principal Tommie Archuleta and former Principal Mary Pierce. Earlier this year, the school earned prestigious, back-to-back awards for its work to ensure all students succeed academically.
This spring, the California Department of Education recognized Hillside with a Title I Academic Achievement Award for demonstrating that all students are making significant progress toward proficiency on California’s academic content standards. In May, the National Center for Urban School Transformation (NCUST) named Hillside one of the nation’s top urban schools that achieve exceptional academic results. Hillside joins two other National Blue Ribbon schools in the San Bernardino City Unified School District, Richardson PREP HI Middle School and Middle College High School.
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Governor Brown reinforces access to healthy food options on state property SB 912 will require healthy options in vending machines Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. today signed legislation that will ensure current nutritional standards for foods and beverages sold in vending machines on state property remain in effect permanently. “California is facing an obesity epidemic that demands we do everything we can to ensure access to healthier food options,” said Senator Mitchell, author of Senate Bill 912 (SB 912). “For most of us the workplace is our home away from home, so our state facilities should offer nutritional choices onsite and within sight, both for employees and the public we serve.” Since 2008, state law has required that one-third of beverages sold on state property meet minimal nutritional standards and since 2011, 35 percent of the food. SB 912 simply preserves current law by removing the sunset on these guidelines. “California is facing a public health crisis as more than half of adults and teens are classified as overweight or obese,” said Dr. Diane Sobkowicz, president of the board of directors for the American Heart Association’s Sacramento division. “We know that sugar-sweetened beverages are a huge contributing factor to this problem and we applaud Governor Brown for taking this step to ensure that state workers and visitors to the state will continue to have access to healthier options. The workplace is a key environment for maintaining the health of the population but we still have a long way to go and this is just one aspect of our multifaceted effort to combat obesity in connection with heart diseases and stroke.” Heart disease and stroke are the number one and number three killers of Californians, respectively. Obesity greatly increases the risk of heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, diabetes and some forms of cancer.
Lost productivity and medical care costs related to obesity, overweight and physical inactivity are estimated to cost California $52 billion annually. “Fighting the obesity epidemic will take a multipronged approach and continuing to ensure access to healthy food and beverage options for our state workers is a good start,” said Sobkowicz. “We must also ensure access to healthy foods for all Californians while reducing consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and promoting increased physical activity for adults and children.” Co-sponsors of SB 912 in-
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Rendezvous back to Route 66 The San Bernardino Area Chamber of Commerce (SBACC) along with members of the Over the Hill Gang Car Club and the City of San Bernardino are proud to announce the 2nd Annual Rendezvous Back to Route 66 car show being held at San Manuel Stadium, in San Bernardino, on October 1011, 2014, keeping the Spirit of the Route 66 Rendezvous alive in San Bernardino. Coming off the success of last year’s event, Judi Penman, SBACC CEO, stated “We learned a lot from last year’s event and we are excited that this year’s event will have new vendors, new events, new displays and a lot of show vehicles.” San Bernardino has a rich automotive history connected to Route 66. The Rendezvous Back to Route 66 is keeping that history alive every year. This year, the event organizers are bringing back a Route 66 Rendezvous crowd favorite, the Open Header Con-
test, that is sure to have the fans all revved up. New displays include a Motorsports Show case on Saturday that will include: -Cars and drivers from NHRA and NASCAR Series -A display of dragsters, stock cars, sprint and midget race cars, and a display of nostalgia dragsters from the 1970’s. -Three drivers, along with their cars, from Irwindale Speedway’s NASCAR National Championship Lucas Oil Late Model division. Ryan Partridge, from Rancho Cucamonga and Lucas late model champion and chief instructor of LA racing experience, Toni McCray, from Highland, and Christian McGhee, from Claremont, Irwindale’s Race Truck Series 2013 rookie of the year. -From drag racing, our featured drivers will be Eddie Fischle who will be in attendance with the MAVTV Dragster as well as the Lucas Oil Dragster that is currently being driven by brothers Brian and Matt Fis-
Fifty & Better Health Fair A dynamic day of health and wellness designed specifically for community members aged 50. Easy access to FREE high-quality health information, education and resources is essential for maintaining quality of life. This event was developed to ensure that ALL seniors have the opportunity to live
the longest, healthiest life possible. Highlights include: Flu Shots, Health Screenings, Wellness Spa, Ask the Doctor, 3K Fun Walk, Luncheon, Breakout Session and more! Date: 10/8/2014, 8am - 2pmLocation: Janet Goeske Foundation. Info: contact-us@jgf4seniors.org
chle who will also be on hand for the event. A Top Fuel Sand Dragster sponsored by Lucas Oil and MAVTV and owned by Gregg Suyenaga and driven by Zach Bogner and Victoria Suyenaga. -John Mihovetz and Accufab’s Lucas Oil record breaking 2010 Mustang Shelby Pro Street car will be in attendance again this year. Not only will spectators be able to see these cars displayed, but they will be able to experience the thunderous sound and feel the ground shake as the nostalgia dragsters fire up their engines; this will happen four times throughout the event on Saturday. A special raffle will take place that will allow the winners to experience the thrill of actually sitting in the dragster during the “CACKLEFEST.” The Rendezvous Back to Route 66 came about after the San Bernardino Convention & Visitors Bureau’s Route 66
Rendezvous lost all the funding from the City after 22 years. Throughout those years, the Rendezvous would bring over 500,000 people to the four day event. The San Bernardino Area Chamber of Commerce, in 2013, decided to keep the spirit of the Route 66 Rendezvous alive by putting together a two day classic car show held at the San Manuel Stadium. This event has some similarities to the Route 66 Rendezvous, however, it is a whole new car show event organized by the Chamber. The funds from this event go toward business support services offered by the San Bernardino Area Chamber of Commerce, human trafficking awareness and the veterans. You can get more event information at www.rendezvoustoroute66.com or calling the Chamber office at (909) 885-7515. If you would like to be a volunteer, please call the chamber office.
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fires the state has suffered as of late, he said in the address. Another support budget request vote will be made by CSU trustees in November, said the Sun. A $39 million budget plan for 2015-16 could fund those infrastructure project at the top of the list, totaling $389.2 million. Uhlenkamp said they were not surprised by the veto, but was still very disheartened by the move. He added that they have “…done what can [be done] to become more efficient, and we’re thankful he has restored funding over the past several years.” The good news in public education this week is that a few community colleges will soon begin a pilot project where they will offer four-year degrees after the governor signed another piece of legisla-
tion that allows students to go into fields of study not offered by the CSU or UC systems. SB 850 will allow up to 15, as-yet-unnamed community college districts to start the baccalaureate departments no later than the 2017-18 academic year, said the Sun. The eligible college districts will have to prove that their program will fill an unmet workforce need in a specific region where the degrees are earned. The bill was authored by Sen. Marty Block (D-San Diego) and requires that community college districts must report to the Office of the Chancellor regarding the four-year degreecompletion statistics, along with financial reports that show the program efficiency, and the post-graduation employment data for students who earned the degrees.