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Volume 1, Issue 6
DEADLINE Wednesday, September 30 September 30, 2015, is the deadline for all District and Division employees to complete the on-line Child Abuse Awareness Training.
KUDOS, LAURA MASUDA! Laura Masuda, Venice Skills Center Accounting Technician, was recently issued her Preliminary Career Technical Education Teaching Credential by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing. Ms. Masuda’s credential authorizes her to teach Health Science and Medical Technology. Congratulations, Laura Masuda!
NEW REGISTRATION PROCEDURES New registration procedures took effect last week. The new procedures will assist Ms. Leticia Solorio, SIS Coordinator, in ensuring that new student registrations are inputted weekly, are accurate for statistical reports, and provide instructors with an up to date class list. Thank you all for helping us put this into place!
WHAT A DEAL! All students should be encouraged to purchase the $2.00 Student Body Card when registering for a class the first time each year. Funds support student services such as student body worker salaries, student events, parking attendants, and more.
ARE YOU A MEMBER?
The California Council for Adult Education (CCAE) is the only statewide organization that provides a voice for Adult Education in the California Legislature. Through CCAE membership numbers and dollars, it has continued to provide strong representation and a loud voice to our legislators to preserve Adult Education. All certificated and classified employees should
Notes from the Principal
DID YOU KNOW…?
Students in CTE classes are considered
Completers if they get a job. It makes no
difference if the job is in the their related field or
not!
On the CalendarOn the CalendarOn the Calendar
http://veniceskills.org
CHILD ABUSE AWARENESS TRAINING
Deadline: September 30
SEPTEMBER HOLIDAY
Wednesday, September 23 Yom Kippur
NO SCHOOL
be members of this important organization. Dues are minimal and pro-rated based on job classification and hours worked. To become a member or for more information, contact APO Tom Hunt at [email protected]
NATIONAL ADULT EDUCATION AND FAMILY LITERACY WEEK National Adult Education and Family Literacy Week will be celebrated this week. The purpose is to raise public awareness of adult education and family literacy, assist adult learners in need of literacy, and support increased access to adult education.
SAFE SCHOOL PLANS
Back to school also means revising and updating the Safe School Plans for each campus. Once completed at the end of September, every campus holds an open Safe School Plan meeting to review and discuss emergency procedures at that site. Anyone interested in attending may do so, including students and community members.
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CASAS PRE-TESTING Make-up testing begins
this week. Venice Skills Center
September 21 8:30-11:00 am September 24
8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. University CAS September 22 5:30-9:15 p.m. Venice CAS
September 24 5:30-9:30 p.m.
SEPTEMBER PAY DATES
September 23: Semi-monthly September 30: Classified
Y om Kippur marks one of the most important days of the year in the Jewish faith.
This year, the holiday begins at sundown on September 22 and continues until the
following day, September 23, at nightfall. The day is very solemn and known as the Day
of Atonement -- a time to reflect on sins committed in the last year and repent. It is also a
time to mourn the losses of loved ones. Jews spend the holiday fasting for 25 hours,
starting at sundown the first day and continuing until the next nightfall. Traditionally, the
blowing of the shofar commences the end of Yom Kippur. The long, single blast of the
shofar heralds a new year. Families and friends then come together at the end of Yom
Kippur to break the fast with a big feast.
M eet Stephen Seldin. Mr. Seldin is the
Community Representative for Venice
Skills Center. A former Accounting
Technician at Westside CAS, Mr. Seldin didn’t let
retirement in 2007 slow him down. He became
the Community Rep for Westside in 2007 and
later Venice in 2012. Mr. Seldin does a great job
marketing our classes in the community,
assisting teachers, keeping
track of equipment, and
much more!
He also volunteers at a local
senior center, and enjoys
taking dance lessons with his
wife, Hope.
Earth-
Shelter
Fire
Venice Skills Center
WEEKLY BULLETINWEEKLY BULLETIN September 21, 2015
Submit items for the Weekly Bulletin to [email protected]
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NO SCHOOL There will be no classes on these dates:
Wednesday, September 23: Yom Kippur
All school offices will be closed. Classes will
resume on Thursday, September 24.
ASSESSMENT SCHEDULE
Assessment testing for the academic and CTE
programs takes place each week at various times,
depending on the location. Refer to the schedule
below for your campus. Space may be limited, so
arriving at least 15 minutes early is
recommended.
Emerson ALC: Tuesday, 8:45 a.m. & Wednesday, 3:45 p.m.
Fairfax CAS: Wednesday, 3:30 p.m.
Hamilton CAS: Thursday, 4:30 p.m.
University CAS: Wednesday, 3:30 p.m.
Venice CAS: Monday, 3:15 p.m. & 6:00 p.m.
Venice SC: Tuesday, 10:30 a.m.
VENICE CAS STUDENT COUNCIL
Venice CAS held their first student council
meeting on Wednesday, September 16.
Mr. Tom Hunt, APO, welcomed new student representatives with
refreshments and a brief explanation of their duties as represent-
atives for their classes and school.
If you would like to be a representative on the council at your
campus, inform your instructor. Being a Student Council
member is an excellent way to become involved in your school
and develop leadership skills!
Riddle Me This….A cowboy rides into town on Friday,
stays three days and leaves on Friday. How is this
possible? (See answer below)
Use good judgment and avoid these situations…
1. Calling student(s) at home or on their cell phone, except for
specific school-related purposes and/or situations.
2. Providing student(s) with a personal home/cell telephone
number, personal email address, home address, or other per-
sonal contact information, except for specific school-related
purposes and/or situations.
Student CornerStudent CornerStudent Corner
District Policy You Should Know
PHOTO GALLERY
Riddle me this…...Friday is the name of his horse.
MAKE LESSONS MEANINGFUL
Students don’t want to learn what they can’t relate to. You
don’t have to change your content, just change the way you
teach your content. For instance, instead of having students
identify nouns in sentences, have them attempt to speak
without using nouns. It’s a fun activity, and they quickly learn
just how important nouns are to language. When teaching
anything, simply ask yourself, “Why is this skill important to the
students?” Then teach that way.
NEW! Bulletin 999.11 RESPONSIBLE USE POLICY FOR
DISTRICT COMPUTER SYSTEMS
Misuse of District devices and networks may result in re-
stricted access or account cancellation. Failure to uphold
the responsibilities identified in the Responsible Use Policy
Bulletin may lead to disciplinary and/or legal action to tailor
any disciplinary action to the specific issues related to
each violation.
Happy Birthday to…. this week's September Birthday Club member.
Fatima Marcial, September 26
Become a member of the Birthday Club. Send your birthdate to [email protected]
WIOA Technology Plan
Laura Chardiet, DACE WIOA Advisor, met with Sara Beck, Ali
Mofarrah, and Stephen Roth on Thursday, September 17, to
discuss the implementation of Venice Skills Center plans to
make use of the iPad cart and software provided to Venice
Skills Center last year for the ESL program. Additional
software was also discussed for use by ESL instructors.
More information will be forthcoming in the next few weeks.
Want to learn all about video
production, but don’t know where
to start? Video Production 1, 2
& 3 are a series of courses
available to aspiring video produc-
tion assistants or anyone
interested in video creation. The
courses focus on use of the camera, sound and lighting, and
studio and field production techniques just to start. These
competency based courses are offered at Venice CAS Monday
& Wednesday from 3:15-6:15 p.m. at a cost of $70 per course.
The courses are free to high school students and provide 5
credits per course!
