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1   California Space Authority Mini-Grants

More to come...

2   Collaboration and Student Success
9th Annual Conference
 
June 23, 2008  @ CSULB
 
3   Regions in Pre-planning Phase:

San Fernando Valley
Fresno
Madera

4   Foundation Support for ARCHES

Irvine Foundation
Johnson Foundation

 

More to come...

5   Now Available....
Summary Reports and Measurable objectives from each of the 9 collaboratives funded in 2006 and 6 collaboratives funded in 2007

 

6   We are delighted to announce six new regional collaboratives funded by ARCHES:
  • Humboldt County Office of Education (College-Going Rates:  Develop, Implement, and Track the Impact of a Coordinated Model for Parent, Student, School, and Community Education to Enhance Awareness of the Preparation of Students for College)  

    College of the Redwoods
    Del Norte County Office of Education
    Hoopa Valley Tribe Parent Institute for Quality Education
    Humboldt County Office of Education
    Humboldt State University
    Yurok Tribe

     
  • Mendocino County Office of Education (College-Going Rates:  Strengthen Classroom Academic Rigor) 

    Action Network
    College of the Redwoods
    Humboldt State University
    Lake County Office of Education
    Mendocino College
    Mendocino County Office of Education
    Savings Bank of Mendocino County
    Sonoma State University
    University of California, San Francisco

        
  • South Alameda Collaborative (Professional Development for Secondary School Educators)

    Alameda County Office of Education
    California State University, East Bay
    Chabot College
    Johnson Controls International
    JL Davis Family Resource Center
    San Leandro Unified School District
    San Lorenzo Unified School District
    Southern Alameda County Alliance of African American Educators

     
  • Stockton Collaborative (College-Going Rates:  Reducing Secondary School Attrition)

    Califorani State University, Stanislaus
    Comcast Communications
    Community Partnership for Families
    League of Latin American Citizens
    Lodi Unified School District
    San Joaquin County Employment and Economic Development Department
    San Joaquin County Office of Education
    San Joaquin Delta College
    Stockton Unified School District
    University of the Pacific

     
  • Stanislaus County Office of Education (College-Going Rates:  Strengthen Classroom Academic Rigor)

    California State University, Stanislaus
    El Concilio
    Modesto City Schools
    Modesto Junior College
    Parent Institute for Quality Education
    Stanislaus County Children and Families Commission
    Stanislaus County Office of Education
    Stanislaus Partners in Education
    University of California, Merced

     
  • Ventura County Office of Education (College-Going Rates:  Link College Preparatory and Career-Technical Goals)

    12th District PTA
    Boys and Girls Club
    California Lutheran University
    California State University, Channel Islands
    First Five Commission
    Ventura County Community College District
    Ventura County Economics Development Assocation
    Ventura County Office of Education

     
7   The nine currently funded ARCHES sites are:  CLICK HERE TO VIEW

 

8   We are very pleased that seven individuals, well versed in developing collaboratives, have agreed to join us as Collaborative Liaisons.  They are:

 

  • Jorge Aguilar: Special Assistant to the Chancellor and Director of the Center for Educational Partnerships, University of California, Merced
     
  • Alice Kawazoe, Consultant, California Academic Partnership Program
     
  • Claudia Martinez, Associate Director, Office of Academic Preparation and Equal Opportunity, University of California, Santa Barbara
     
  • Vance Mills, School-Based Services Manager, California Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP)
     
  • Nina Moore, Executive Director, Teacher Education and K-12 Collaboration, University of California
     
  • Bill Vasey, former Director of the Professional Development Unit, California Department of Education
     
  • Alan Weisberg, Consultant, California Academic Partnership Program