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Volume 140, Number 6 — Locally-owned since 1884
The hometown paper of Jon Tice
Winters, Yolo County, California, Wednesday, March 8, 2023
School board considering to relocate Career Readiness Academy By Jacob Hoffman Express staff writer The Winters Joint Unified School District Board of Trustees reviewed a plan to relocate the Wolfskill Career Readiness Academy (CRA) to the Winters High School site, as well as a shift in the curriculum model for CRA students at its March 2 meeting Director of Technology Services and CRA lead administrator Raena Lavelle presented a plan drafted by Winters JUSD staff detailing the current CRA model, why
staff feels it should change, and some concerns staff have tried to alleviate. Currently, Wolfskill CRA is a one-classroom model with two teachers giving two 180-minute sessions — one in the morning at 8:30 a.m. and one in the afternoon at 12:30 p.m. every day of the week except Wednesday which has all students attend a 9 a.m. session. The two teachers provide four academic blocks for the curriculum, with their duties split between an hour and a half of direct in-
struction per teacher and an hour and a half of support while the other is instructing. Seniors in CRA also attend a college career readiness session. The proposed transition model would split the class into two separate classrooms with one session of 250 minutes per day from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. This increased time will facilitate a five-period day that allows the curriculum to be more flexible, including a once-a-week college
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By Aaron Geerts The Theodore Winters Award is a special honor given to someone who’s made a positive impact in town in a relatively short amount of time. For 2022, this selfless distinction belongs to Carla Wroten. Born and raised just down the 505 in Vacaville, Wroten moved to Winters about a decade ago. Although she still runs her family’s business,
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Wroten is 2022 honoree of Theodore Winters Award Express staff writer
Youth Day welcomes parade entries, vendor applications The Youth Day Committee is officially accepting parade entries and vendor applications to participate in the Park food and activities area. The 85th Youth Day Parade will again march down Main Street through downtown Winters on Saturday, April 29. Cash prizes, trophies and ribbons will be awarded to the winners in a number of parade categories. There is no entry fee to register for the parade, and everyone is invited to participate. Forms are available online atwintersyouthday. com. Kiddie Parade entrants register the morning of Youth Day at the corner of Fourth and Main Streets at 8:45 a.m. Pre-judging of Kiddie Parade entries begins at 9:15 a.m., with
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Carla Wroten said her children Gianna, DJ and Carmella are a big motivation to her and her husband Jamell to get involved and to support the Winters community.
CAL INC, full-time in Vacaville, Wroten yearned to do more for Winters. When an opportunity to take over Steady Eddy’s Coffee Shop presented itself, she and her husband Jamell (Mel) Wroten jumped at it. While most would consider running two businesses a ‘full plate,’ it wasn’t enough to satiate Wroten’s ambition to improve town. That’s why she poured more of her time and effort into facilitating events
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Josie Hoskins, a Shirley Rominger Elementary School student, receives her Youth Day theme contest prize from Chairman Mike Sebastian. the Kiddie Parade kicking off at 9:45 a.m. down Main Street. The 2023 Youth Day theme for parade entries and the celebration is “Grow Youthful.” The Kiddie Parade categories include Decorated Bicycle, Costume, Wagon, Pet, Group and MiniFloat. Motorized vehicles are not allowed and will not be eligible for awards. However powered ride-on vehicles (“Barbie jeeps”) are OK. This year, Holden Events is organizing
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the vendor fair. Visit the Winters Youth Day website for more details on how to apply. The 9th annual Duck Derby is scheduled for Friday, April 28. A Duck Sale booth will be at the Downtown Winters Spring Open on Saturday, March 25. More details will be shared for other Duck Sales booth dates. The Youth Day Committee is seeking event sponsors. Send an email to crystal-a@ wintersyouthday.com for a sponsor application.
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At its March 2 meeting, the Winters Joint Unified School District Board of Trustees heard a proposal by Winters High School staff and Principal John Barsotti to shift the high school’s schedule from a seven-period model to an AB eight-period model. Barsotti explained that an AB eight-period model would extend the block period for classes to all five days of the week, which is one more
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day from the current schedule model that only hosts block periods four days a week. “For comparison,” Barsotti said, “our current schedule is a seven-period schedule that has students and teachers in 50-minute periods on Mondays, and block periods the rest of the week — four blocks on Tuesdays, three blocks on Wednesdays, four blocks on Thursdays, and three blocks on Fridays, with an additional Explore (class) block added every other Friday.”
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ATM machine removal
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By Jacob Hoffman
Bank of America placed a sign near the BofA ATM machine located outside of the vacant building on Main and First Street to notify residents and local businesses that it would be permanently removed on March 30. Customers are advised to utilize the Dixon Landing ATM location at 1450 Ary Lane, Suite B in Dixon or any other BofA location.
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Mark Rowan is launching an effort to remove litter along Grant Avenue. The Beautiful Winters volunteer litter clean-up day is scheduled for Saturday, March 25 from 9 a.m. to Noon. Rowan said individuals aged 18 and older are able to participate. Interested volunteers are asked to sign up in advance with Rowan by email at Winters. is.Beautiful@gmail. com or by calling 707-496-3600. Gear and resources will be made available to volunteers on the day
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The proposal would eliminate the current Monday model where WHS students attend all of their classes for a 50-minute period each. “A proposed eight-period schedule has block periods each day — four blocks one day followed by four blocks the next day, with an additional explore block added every other Friday. (The) start and end times are identical in both schedules,” Barsotti said. “The proposed
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Seeking commissioners The City of Winters continues to seek commissioner applicants. There are four open seats across four City commissions. The openings include: One seat on the Winters Hispanic Advisory Commission expires Dec. 20, 2025 One seat on Winters Senior Commission on Aging expires June 1. One seat on Winters Planning Commission expires July 1, 2025. Two seats on Climate Action Comthe mission expire
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