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6 EDCAL March 18,2019 HONOREES Continued from page 2 Prep; Sacramento City USD: School of Engineering & Sciences, West Campus; Alta Loma ESD: Vineyard Junior High; Chino Valley USD: Canyon Hills Junior High, Ruben S. Ayala High; Etiwanda ESD: Day Creek Intermediate, Etiwanda Intermediate, Heritage Intermediate, Summit Intermediate; Redlands USD: Redlands Senior High; San Bernardino City USD: Richardson Prep Hi; Silver Valley USD: Fort Irwin Middle School. Victor Valley Union HSD: University Preparatory; Chula Vista ESD: Mueller Charter (Robert L.); Grossmont Union HSD: Grossmont High; Poway USD: Meadowbrook Middle School, Mt. Carmel High; San Diego COE: Literacy First Charter; San Diego USD: Challenger Middle School, School for Entrepreneurship and Technology; San Francisco USD: Lowell High; Jefferson ESD: Jefferson School; Lammersville Joint USD: Mountain House High; Lodi USD: Middle School College High. Stockton USD: Pacific Law Academy, Stockton Early College Academy; Coast USD: Santa Lucia Middle School; Lucia Mar USD: Paulding Middle School; Belmont-Redwood Shores ESD: Ralston Intermediate; San Mateo-Foster City SD: Borel Middle School, Bowditch Middle School; Buellton Union ESD: Jonata Middle School; Evergreen ESD: Chaboya Middle School, Quimby Oak Middle School; Fremont Union HSD: Lynbrook High, Monta Vista High. Gilroy USD: Dr. TJ Owens Gilroy Early College Academy; Mountain View Whisman SD: Crittenden Middle School, Isaac Newton Graham Middle School; Oak Grove ESD: Bernal Intermediate, Herman (Leonard) Intermediate; Union ESD: Union Middle School; Anderson Union HSD: Anderson High, Anderson New Technology High; Gateway USD: Central Valley High; Shasta Union HSD: University Preparatory; Petaluma Joint Union HSD: Petaluma Accelerated Charter; Los Molinos USD: Los Molinos High; Approximately 350 students at Walnut Elementary took part in celebrating the Lunar New Year. The students are part of the K-7 dual immersion program in English and Mandarin at the Walnut Valley USD school. Distinguished districts Fremont USD; Durham USD; Clovis USD; Imperial USD; Delano Joint Union HSD; Lemoore Union HSD; William S. Hart Union HSD; Carmel USD; Huntington Beach Union HSD; Western Placer USD; Corona-Norco USD; Etiwanda ESD; Poway USD; San Francisco USD; Lammersville Joint USD; Buellton Union ESD; Anderson Union HSD; Oak Park USD. Grant for Early Childhood Education received by county offices In a joint submission with two other county offices of education, the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools, along with Mono COE and Inyo COE, have been awarded a grant for $533,798 by the California Department of Education for inclusive early learning and care of students. The grant will be used to increase enrollment in early learning and care programs for children with disabilities and other exceptional needs. “This funding will help provide for great- er opportunities for access to quality early educational programs for students with disabilities in San Bernardino County,” said San Bernardino County Superintendent Ted Alejandre. San Bernardino County has been allo- cated $520,727 of the grant. Inyo County will receive $7,897, and Mono County will receive $5,174. The grant is for one year. For more information about the state’s inclusive early learning and care pro- gram, visit the California Department of Education’s website at www.cde.ca.gov. TASK FORCE cal director. •  Alia Griffing, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Council 57, political director. • Beth Hunkapiller, Aspire Public Schools, educator and administrator. •  Gina Plate, California Charter Schools Association, vice president of special educa- tion. Continued from page 1 Lunar New Year Tulare COE: University Preparatory High; Oak Park USD: Medea Creek Middle School, Oak Park High. • Dolores Duran, California School Employees Association. •  Margaret Fortune, California Charter Schools Association board chair; fortune school of education, president and CEO. •  Lester Garcia, SEIU Local 99, politi- Paid Advertisement