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According to the district website, public review is available for a 45-day period beginning January 22, 2013, and ending March 8, 2013. Written comments on the project must be received no later than 5 PM on March 8, 2013 as per instructions on the district’s site link.
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“Two sides of the story of former MSJC police officer Chris Kuhl emerged as attorneys gave opening statements Thursday, Feb. 7 in Kuhl’s wrongful termination civil lawsuit against the college.”
“Segawa is expected to testify in the case next week. He pleaded guilty in 2010 to eight felonies and two misdemeanors, including bribery, perjury and misappropriation of public funds.”
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The initial internal district investigation was never released to the BOT. Prompted by former officer Kuhl, former Chief of Police Segawa was placed on administration leave when the Riverside County DA took over the investigation. Hopefully, the truth will come out in this matter and the college can resolve the issue and go forward to serve students.
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“Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg vowed this week to craft legislation that would provide a money-making incentive for businesses to invest in high school or community college career education.”
“Steinberg wants to promote active partnerships between schools and businesses that provide both academic education and job skills. Conceptually, business that agree to serve as partners in and invest money for a high school or community college career program would receive reimbursement from the state, plus interest at higher than market rates.”
“The financial incentive to business could come from direct investment or through tax credits.”
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If this legislation becomes law, businesses would have opportunity to invest tax dollars in their own firms while preparing students to be trained as future employees. A win, for students, taxpayers and the state!
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http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-adv-college-budget-20130121,0,2863029,print.story
“The governor’s recommendations are aimed at keeping community colleges affordable, keeping classes accessible and moving students faster through the system to allow them to graduate or transfer to a four-year university at higher rates. Brown’s spending plan must clear the Legislature, and some college officials have vowed - or at least try to modify - some portions.”
“Most of the schools 2.4 million students are unprepared for college-level work: 85% need remedial English, 73% need remedial math and only about a third of remedial students transfer to a four-year school or graduate with a community college associate’s degree.”
“The budget includes nearly $200 million in additional funding for the community colleges.”
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With such high stats of students requiring remedial math and/or english, it will be a challenge to move those students through the system at higher rates. However, it would seem that the students who are college ready at first assessment or one class below that margin are the ones that should be matriculated, measured and fast tracked for a 2 year completion as full time enrolled students. Most part-time students would be unable to matriculate within a 2 year time frame. Completion rates are extremely important and need to be addressed/improved/measured by all ccc boards of trustees and administration held accountable.
The first thing that our colleges need to do for those transfer ready students is to meet the parameters of SB1440 regarding transferable degrees to UC and CSU. Many colleges, MSJC being one of them, have missed the mark in this performance area in a big way. Performance in that area will help address the governor’s concern for increased completion rates from California’s community colleges.
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http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/jan/07/education-msjc-officials-considering-bookstore-opt/
“To put it more succinctly, they’ve been in the red the last two years, forcing officials to consider a number of options as college campus bookstores across the country struggle to compete against a number of online ventures taking large chunks out of colleges’ bookstore revenue streams”.
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The above statement and this article is factually incorrect.
According to the MSJC District Audit of 2011/12 re the Bookstore Fund ended the year on June 30, 2012 (Page 66) with retained earnings of $1,692,916. That is NOT “in the red”. On Page 13, auditors state “The Bookstore Fund continues to experience declining revenues and the fund balance has been eroded due in large part to transfers in the past two fiscal years to the Unrestricted General Fund Operating Budget.”
It is clear that the District Unrestricted General Fund Operating Budget is “taking large chunks out of the college revenue stream” not the “online ventures”. The BOT at a previous meeting authorized borrowing from the Bookstore Fund up to $1mil due to state budget deferrals in revenue and common sense knows that borrowing cannot occur from a fund that is negative and/or “broke”.
It is very disappointing that administration allows this type of misinformation to be provided to the public.
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