COLTON-REDLANDS-YUCAIPA ROP GOVERNING BOARD Matt Russo, President Pilar Tabera, Vice President Ron McPeck, Clerk Patty Holohan, Member Frank Ibarra, Member Jane Smith, Member WASC ACCREDITED COE ACCREDITED Stephanie Houston, Superintendent Our Mission “CRY-ROP: Training students to be career ready, technically skilled and academically prepared by providing quality Career Technical Education”. Our Vision “To be the most influential, respected, industry-focused, and student-centered Career Technical Education program in our state”. November 2014 Presentations to the Board Adriana Clark, Career Readiness Specialist Adriana earned her Bachelors of Arts in Sociology with a Minor in Social Work and is currently working on a Masters in Family Marriage Therapy at California Baptist University. For the last three years, she has worked at the Rialto United School District as a Job Placement Coordinator/ Career Pathways Coordinator for Rialto High School. She worked with the teachers and counselors to help coordinate several of their Career Pathways and served as the liaison for Rialto High school. Adriana also worked as a Career Manager for the City of San Bernardino Employment One Stop Career Training Agency; this was for a very short period of time until their grant funding source ended. While working there she assisted clients with goal setting, career planning, and with job placement or placing them in some type of training. Before this opportunity she was with Young Visionaries Youth Leadership Academy for two years as their Employment Development Specialist. There she managed and ran their Employment Development component. Adriana lives in the city of San Bernardino with her husband and their son who is 10 years old. She loves to travel and enjoys bowling. Her five year goal is to finish her Master’s Degree in the next three years with hopes of working at a community college as a counselor. Tamra Simpson, Career Readiness Specialist Tamra graduated with a Liberal Studies degree with an emphasis in education from UCR. She then went on to earn her multiple subjects credential from California State University, Fullerton. Prior to coming to CRY-ROP she worked in elementary education as an IMPACT teacher. Tamra has been happily married for 7 years and has two little ones at home. Her son, Asher, is 2 and her daughter Torri-Ashtyn is turning 1 on Nov 20th. She lives in Valle Vista and a few of her hobbies are reading, shopping and decorating. Tamra’s five year goal would be to make tangible advancement in her career, in the field of education. Sharon Van-Madrigal, Career Readiness Specialist Sharon (Sherry) earned an AA in Child Development from Valley College, a BS in Human Services from University of Phoenix, an ESL/ELL Certification from Cambridge College (England) online, a Career Guidance Certification from Rio Hondo Jr. College-National, and an Administration Certificate for Childcare & Women in Management from Cal State San Bernardino. Prior to coming to CRY-ROP she taught English as a Second Language for 6 years, was a Director of Preschools locally and out of state, worked in Sales- Product and Services, was Physician’s Assistant in Optometry and Cosmetics, and she worked 13+ years in Career Guidance/JTPA positions at CRY-ROP. Sherry has a daughter, Amy LaRee who is an elementary school teacher in Henderson, NV. Sherry enjoys volunteering, starting the First Domestic Violence Outreach with the Yucaipa Sherriff Department, and is currently writing a book on overcoming adversity and tragedy. Her five year goal is to remain employed with CRY-ROP, as she truly believes in the mission of this organization and to finish her Master’s degree. Audit Report 2013-14 Summary Min Gonzalez introduced Ryan Milligan, CPA and Manager from Vavrinek, Trine, Day & Company (VTD). Mr. Milligan provided the Board with the annual financial report. He reviewed the Independent Auditor’s Report, which states CRY-ROP received an unmodified opinion. This is the highest opinion auditors can give. The Financial Statement, Federal Compliance, and State Compliance awards all received an unmodified opinion as well. Starting on page 48, the reports show there were no significant deficiencies or weaknesses found. All this information is expressed in the formal letter from VTD to the Board. Board and Administrative Functions  Conferences and Field Trips o Core Solutions of Microsoft Share Point Server 2013 (Steven Johnson) o CTEDDI – Site Visits and Leadership Development Institute (Elena Hernandez, Jule Barta) o ACSA 2015 Superintendents’ Symposium (Stephanie Houston) o COE Winter Commission Meetings(Stephanie Houston) o Using LinkedIn to Promote Your Brand (Melissa Dix, Deidra Puentes) o Department of Finance Meeting (Stephanie Houston) o ETS Professional Development to Support GED (Sandy Mortensen, Kathy Miller) o LEAP Meeting (Stephanie Houston, Carol Tsushima, Sandy Mortensen, Min Gonzalez, Greg Odle, Donna Robinson, Carlos Padilla, Lynnae Pattison, Luis Estrada, Claudia Arciniega, Laura Koger, Sandra Horvatich) o Toyota and Ford Hybrid Diagnostics (Will Bodnar, Angelina Alcantar) o Annual Redlands Business Academy Picnic (Inedra Hunter-Liggins and students) o Victoria Gardens (Kristin Booth and students) o Southern California Regional Business Plan Competition (Robin Buckles and students) o 2014 California International Trade Show Competition (Inedra Hunter-Liggins, Kristin ShottsBooth, Robin Buckles and students) o IE GIS User Group Meeting (Bruce Ingram and students) o “Online Safety-Traveling Safely on the Information Superhighway” (Crystal Hickey and students)  Governing Board Meetings o The December Board meeting has been moved to the third Wednesday, December 17, 2014. Personnel Functions  Resignations o James Hattar as Pharmacy Technician Teacher effective 10/31/14.  Certificated Employment o Geoffrey Greeley as Certificated Substitute effective 10/24/14. o James Hattar as TOA-Community Recruiter effective 12/01/14.  Volunteer Appointment o Fernando Olivarez as a volunteer in the administrative office, working with the WIA & CalWORK’s department. Report Outs Superintendent Stephanie Houston reported the following:  Kudos and Thanks o Thank you to Matt for his leadership, we are going to miss him on the Board o Thank you to Min and Sandy for the work they did to prepare for the audit. o Thanks to Luis and our leadership team for organizing the Great Shake Out. o Thanks to our CRSs for their outstanding ROP student ambassador training day. o Thanks to our foundation committee for organizing a lunch fund raiser. o Thanks to Claudia and Linda for presenting a workshop on customer service.  Meetings & Notices o Visited the College of Applied Technology in Morristown Tennessee for an accreditation visit. o Attended a JPA meeting to discuss advocacy efforts specific to JPAs. o Hosted a coordinating committee meeting. o Met with Department of Finance in Sacramento to discuss future funding options for CTE. o Attended the ACSA CTE Council meeting. o Presented a workshop on virtual field trips at the ACSA Leadership Conference. o Attended the Alliance for Education Regional Advisory meeting. o Participated in a SBE conference call to provide input on the agenda for November.  Reminder o Our December meeting will be one week later. o We will have a graduation ceremony again this year in January. o Have a wonderful holiday! Director of Business Service Min Gonzalez reported on the following:  Thanked the Business Services and Student Services staff for all their joint efforts in working together for this audit. Assistant Superintendent of Education Services Carol Tsushima reported on the following:  CRY-ROP is working with RUSD and their LCAP priority #4 team.  NOCTI has reached out to CRY-ROP through CTE Teach to pilot their industry tests. Our connection through CTE Teach will allow California to contribute to the reliability and validity of these exams.  The AB86 meetings have wrapped up. The San Bernardino Community College districts have graciously invited the ROP’s to their meetings and CRY-ROP is happy to have been at the table. The work accomplished in these meetings is good, and the collaboration between the districts, adult schools and community colleges is solid. The Superintendents will have a chance to hear the report-outs at the next Steering Committee meeting. Carol will be presenting the CTE report at the meeting. Director of Student Services Sandy Mortensen reported on the following:  We have established a great relationship with Redlands Community Hospital and in doing so they graciously sent over a nurse to administer influenza shots to students and staff free of charge. This is the second time we have held a Flu Shot Clinic at our adult campus which has helped students who may not have access to medical benefits to meet the state requirement of having the shot or wearing a guard mask. A big thank you to Meghan Llamas for organizing the appointment signups and also thank you to the nurse for coming out and administering the shots.  She also sits in on two of the AB86 meeting committees. She appreciates the districts support and enjoys hearing the districts speak to the great things CRY-ROP is doing on their campuses. Sandy added that this has been a great experience for her.  We launched the second of three approved High School Equivalency tests, the HiSET. We are rolling it out at fast speeds, with attending training just two weeks ago. An order has been placed for the paper based material as well. We are very excited for the students to have a choice of the test they take. The students will receive a high school equivalency certificate for the test they choose through CDE. Program Manager Carlos Padilla reported on the following:  They have opened registration for the 2nd semester of Career Express Online. He had a chance to meet with the Vice President of Odysseyware Academy, which is an online school. They are looking into launching CTE programs in California and want CRY-ROP to be a part of that. Carlos shared that it is nice to talk about what we’re doing at CRY-ROP and get such a strong supportive response from a company who wants to expand their online CTE programs in California.  The Cyber Awareness kick off starts Monday at Kingsbury Elementary with a workshop educating parents on how to support their children in their internet experience.  He has also been attending the AB86 Hub meetings with Carol, commenting that this is a great forum for CRY-ROP to have a voice, to collaborate, and to join forces to really make things happen. He wanted to recognize Carol’s great leadership in representing CRY-ROP at these AB86 Hub meetings. Program Manager Donna Robinson reported on the following:  She and the new Career Readiness Specialists attended the DLAC meeting at CJUSD. Their presence was warmly received and it was great to hear the feedback from parents in regards to which direction they feel we need to go.  Donna and a Career Readiness Specialist also attended the Community Cabinet meeting today where they received feedback form middle school students on what they believe CTE is and what they want from it.  Next week Colton High school will be hosting GIS day on their campus. ESRI will be there demonstrating GIS. Donna invited he Board members, commenting the optimal time to attend would be between 10:00-11:30. Program Manager Greg Odle reported on the following:  He attended the Community Cabinet meeting at YCJUSD where the topic was the graduate profile. Attendance included San Bernardino County Superintendent Dr. Gary Thomas and Superintendent-Elect Ted Alejandre. TOA-Community Recruiter Deidra Puentes accompanied Greg which was a great networking opportunity for her.  He recently attended a two day Linked Learning strategic planning meeting in La Quinta. The breakouts and collaborations were exciting and great to be a part of. New Yucaipa High School Principal, Shad Kirkland, was also in attendance. It was nice to see him at the table as he has a high respect for CRY-ROP and values what we do for the district.  A joint advisory meeting was held at Redlands High School which allowed for collective input from all our automotive teachers. There were twelve industry advisors present giving input on our programs and the industry. The meeting was well received and a great collaboration.  They are in the final stages of finishing the clinical classroom at RHS. This will allow for Pat Manning’s students to have onsite clinical training in the adjoining classroom. Board Member Frank Ibarra reported on the following:  Thanked everyone for their wonderful reports, stating CRY-ROP has really set the bar statewide.  He wished everyone a happy thanksgiving! Board Member Patty Holohan reported on the following:  Dittoed Frank’s report, adding she is happy to hear of our partnership with Redlands Community hospital.  Patty thanked Matt for his leadership on the Governing Board. Board Clerk Ron McPeck reported on the following:  He would like to see a joint meeting with the district Superintendents and CRY-ROP administrators to discuss in more depth the opportunities becoming available for students and share what is new in training the future workforce. He believes the more we work together and share, the better it will be. Adding that CRY-ROP offers things they just can’t do in the district. Board Vice President Pilar Tabera reported on the following:  Thanked Matt for his term on the Board.  The staff reports were great and thanked everyone for their awesome work. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Next Regular Board Meeting December 17, 2014 5:30 p.m. If you would like to view the Board meeting minutes in its entirety, a copy is available in our Superintendent’s office at 1214 Indiana Ct., Redlands, CA 92374.