Notes from

Ms. Rodriguez

Please remember to keep track of deadlines, complet-

ers and timely submission of certificate re-quest as we get closer to the end of the school year.

CALENDAR

http://eastlaservicearea.org/

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Submit items including pictures for the Weekly Bulletin to Jose Rico, APO jrico6@lausd.net Volume 5, Issue 33

Memorial Day Holiday

Saturday, May 27, 2017 is a

school day.

Monday, May 29, 2017 is a

school holiday .

ESL Promo Testing

ESL promotional testing

starts May, 22nd at all loca-

tions. Please see your ESL

site advisor.

ENGLISH & SPANISH

HiSET

(last chance)

Tuesday & Wednesday,

May 23 & 24 at the Skills

Center in room #211.

Please see your counselor

for more information.

Graduation Ceremony

Thursday, June 1, 2017

@ 7:00 p.m. at Lincoln

HS Auditorium. See your

counselor.

Five Keys Visited East LA Skills Center

A group of high school PSA counselors

from surrounding high schools and Noel

Scott from Five Keys visited the East

Los Angeles Skills Center on Thursday,

May 18, 2017. They were interested to

know more about our ACCT program as

well as our CTE courses to be able to

refer students to us. A tour of the school

was given to them and were very im-

pressed by the courses that we offer.

They are planning to bring a group of

their students for a tour to East LA Skills

Center in the near future.

ESL SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS

This is a friendly reminder: ESL scholar-

ships applications are due Tuesday, May

23, 2017 by 5:00 pm.

Please call Jenisha Hasselberger at the

Skills Center, if you have any questions.

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

May has been designated as the Asian Pa-

cific American Heritage Month to pay trib-

ute to the generations of Asian and Pacific

Islanders who have enriched American’s

history and are instrumental in its future

success.

Recently, members of East LA Skills Center participated in the Integrated Education and

Training (IET) online Professional Development (PD) conducted by CalPro. The PD was for

four weeks consisting of face-to-face meetings, webinars participation, article readings, ana-

lyzing videos, creating an Action Plan for our IET Model, and culminated with a power-point

presentation of the Model and participated in group games in collaboration with the other

DACE schools. Members of the team were: Alma Alvarez, Jennifer Giglio, Margie Quintanar,

Jose Rico, Andrea Rodriguez and Aaron Saenz. Congratulations Team!

East Los Angeles Skills Center

WEEKLY BULLETIN

May 22, 2017

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Student Corner

Happy May Birthday to….

Alma Arellano………….3

Ruby Marek…………….9

Mayra Linares………...18

Working with ELLs in CTE and other Classes Webinar

Wednesday, May 24, 2017, 1:00 p.m.– 2:00 p.m.. This webinar

meets the need of the English Language Learners while not ne-

glecting the rest of the class. It offers strategies for English Lan-

guage Learners and helps master course content.

To register for the webinar, please visit calpro-online.org.

The Grammy Museum mission is to help students use music as

a gateway to learning and as a way to inspire and cultivate crea-

tivity and critical thinking. The museum has designated the

month of May as connecting music, politics, and social media

and has scheduled the following event:

Music of War:

Tuesday, May 23, 2017 11—12pm

For more information visit the Museum’s web-

site at www.grammymuseum.org/education.

Hector Tercero

A 2016 graduate recently obtained a job at the University

of Southern California (USC) as a Culinary Specialist

(chef). It is a dream job for him and he credits Eastside LC

(East LA Skills) for assist-

ing him in earning a high

school diploma, as one of

the major requirements to

qualify for the job, and

making it possible to

achieve a lifelong

dream. He said this is the

first time he has ever had a

job that included a Benefits

package - and what a

package it is!

Congratulations Hector!

Liliana Maldonado completed her Cosmetology program

in Ms. Mercado’s class at East LA Skills Center in 2016.

She continued to further her education by taking the Bar-

ber cross over program at AFOC. Now, she has her Cos-

metology and Barbering state licenses and is extremely

happy and

thankful for the

training Ms.

Mercado pro-

vided her. She

is looking for-

ward to open-

ing her salon.

Congratulations

Liliana!

Attendance Incentive Plan (AIP)

Funds associated with the Attendance Incentive Plan referenced

in the collective bargaining unit contract with United Teachers Los

Angeles (UTLA) are being disbursed to eligible participants. Cur-

rent and former UTLA certificated members received final payout

on or about May 19, 2017 and separated employees by June 30,

2017.

For questions regarding the AIP payout, please call Payroll Cus-

tomer Services at (213)241-2570 or send an email to payrollsup-

port@lausd.net.

May is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month

May is the National Physical Fitness and Sports month to raises awareness about benefits of physical activities as follows:

Children and adolescents-Can improve muscular fitness,

bone health, and heart.

Adults-Can lower the risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes,

and some type of cancer.

Older adults-Can lower the risk of falls and improve cogni-

tive functioning (like learning and judge skills).

These are some suggested activities:

Encourage families to make small changes, like taking a walk

after dinner or going for a bike ride.

Motivate teachers and administrators to make physical activi-

ty a part of every student’s day.

Identify youth leaders in the community who can talk to their

peers about the importance of being active.

Jewish American Heritage Month

In April 2006, President George W. Bush announced that May

would be considered Jewish American Heritage Month. The

president wanted to proclaim a month that would recognize the

more than 350-year history of Jewish contributions to America

and the American culture.

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ESL Professional Learning Communities (PLC) Meeting

The ESL Beginning Low teachers participated in a PLC meeting held on Monday, May 15, 2017. The teach-

ers shared their findings after implementing the Common Formative Assessment in their classrooms and col-

laborated to modify the assessment tool to improve student outcomes. The culmination meeting is scheduled

for Monday, June 5, 2017 to celebrate with a potluck.

Powerline Class Participation at Los Angeles DWP Lineman’s Rodeo

On April 29th Mr. Estrada’s Powerline class volunteered at the 2017 Los Angeles Department of Water & Power Lineman’s

Rodeo. 35 teams of Linemen from all over the nation came to participate in the 26th anniversary of the LADWP Lineman Ro-

deo. Mr. Estrada’s students were on hand that day to help with set up of the 5 events scheduled for power journeyman level

linemen events and apprentice linemen to participate. There were also 58 vendors in which our linemen students help set up.

On Wednesday May 17th the students were honored by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power for the hard work

that they put forth during the Rodeo challenge. The LADWP showed their appreciation by treating students to a catered lunch

and were awarded certificates and a trophy by the Superintendent of the LADWP training facility. He remarked that the event

would not be made possible without the hard work of the East Los Angeles Skills Center Powerline students volunteering.

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CCAE SPRING AWARDS

Kudos to the staff at East LA Skills Center who attended the CCAE Spring Awards on Sunday, May 21, 2017 at the

Monterey Hill Restaurant to cheer and support one of our students, Juan Torres, a CCAE Student Scholarship winner.

Juan plans to attend East Los Angeles College and major in Ecology and Environmental Science. In attendance were:

Elizabeth Cordoba, Jenisha Hasselberger, Jose Rico, Vanessa Sanchez, Laura Sharpe, Yetta Shavers and Mariam

Staitman. Congratulations Juan, you make us all at ELASC proud!

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Monterey Adult School Visitation

Friday, May 19th, the Instructional Leadership Team from Monterey Peninsula Unified School District’s Adult School

visited East LA Skills Center. They were interested in seeing our CTE, ESL and Academic classes. They wanted to

learn about our registration and testing procedures and gather information on the ways they could improve their adult

school to better serve the community of the Monterey Peninsula.

They were so thankful for the visit as it “Truly opened our eyes to the endless possibilities that are out there in so many

programs: ESL, HSD/GED, Career Pathways, Para Los Niños. We are so grateful and so appreciative to have ob-

served all that you showed us.” stated Dan Cutler, ESL Coordinator/Academic Coach.

They left feeling inspired and encouraged that the Monterey Adult School will also be able to begin with some of the

programs both East LA Skills Center and West Valley Occupational Center are providing.

CONGRATULATIONS!!

Congratulations to our principal, Andrea Rodriguez, for being selected the Administrator of the year for the Division of Adult

and Career Education by the Associated Administrators of Los Angeles.