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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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-
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.