COLTON COURIER Weekly
Vol 148 , NO. 50
November 26, 2020
Jessica Gomez appointed to national advisor y g roup advancing equity and digital lear ning
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essica Gomez was appointed to the Future Ready Schools (FRS) Advisory Board, the nation’s largest network of innovative educational leaders focusing on equity and digital learning. In this role, Mrs. Gomez will be collaborating with leaders from across the country.
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“Serving as an advisor on Future Ready School’s Principal Advisor Strand has allowed me to not only share my experience, my story, and resources with other leaders, but even more important, it allows me to continue to grow as a leader and learn and connect with so many amazing leaders from across the country,” said Jessica Gomez, Principal of Alice Birney Elementary in Colton Joint Unified School District.
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Jessica Gomez is principal of Alice Birney Elementary School.
FRS is a project of All4Ed, a nonprofit bipartisan policy organization based in Washington, DC. FRS supports thousands of school districts and schools
across the country to implement student-centered learning strategies that target existing inequities, remedy disparities in in-school and out-of-school technology access, and use technology to create equitable learning opportunities for all students. FRS helps innovative educators ensure that each student graduates from high school with the agency, passion, and skills to be productive, successful, and responsible members of society. Through FRS’s tools and resources, district and school leaders collaborate to advance evidence-based practices and create rigorous and engaging student-centered learning environments. For more information, visit https://futureready.org/. “In the midst of COVID-19, educators are called to do the extraordinary. The academic and socioemotional stresses on stuGomez, cont. on next pg.
F lor’s Diner menudo is a signature dish, sells over 80 pounds per week
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The diner’s menudo, served with tortillas, is only $7.95 per bowl and only served on the weekends. By Manny B. Sandoval
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lor’s Diner, a family style favorite in the Colton community, has been operating in the city for over five
The restaurant shares an array of signature Mexican dishes including menudo and a chile verde omelet, along with many
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American food options, including French toast and biscuits and gravy. “Flor’s Diner is one of three restaurants owned and operated
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by Magdalena Rebollar, an inspiring woman who is an immigrant from Mexico and has brought so many unique family Flor’s, cont. on next pg.