EL CHICANo Weekly
Vol 58, NO. 09
Febr uar y 20, 2020
Youth Grantmaker s accepting proposals from nonprofits suppor ting youth in San Ber nardino Community News
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re you a nonprofit serving youth through unique projects or programs? The Youth Grantmakers of the Inland Empire Community Foundation might help fund it.
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Census volunteers reach out Pg. 5
The Inland Empire Community Foundation serving Riverside and San Bernardino Counties is now accepting applications for grants from the San Bernardino Youth Grantmakers Fund through February 28, 2020. The San Bernardino Youth Grantmakers awards grants to nonprofits in San Bernardino for programs, projects and activities that support the well-being of youth and teens in the area. This year’s class consists of high school students from Aquinas High School, San Bernardino High School, Indian Springs High School, Citrus High School, San Gorgonio High School, and Pacific High School who review grant proposals, conduct nonprofit site visits and recommend Nonprofit, cont. on next pg.
Former San Bernardino Youth Grantmakers engaged in a needs assessment.
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San Bernardino City Unified School District adopts $20 million worth of science textbooks
SB Symphony presents cirque Pg. 12
INSIDE Gloria’s Corner
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Opinion
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Legal Notices
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San Bernardino City Unified School District is implementing $20 million worth of science textbooks into its elementary and secondary school system. By Manny B. Sandoval
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n February 4, San Bernardino City Unified School District Board of Education approved a $20,264,390 elementary and secondary school science textbook adoption.
“Science is one of our heavier adoptions because it typically comes with more hands on laboratories. I also want to assure the board all of our materials come with digital copies as well,” said Dr. Dale Marsden, SBCUSD Superintendent. Science and English textbooks
are the largest adoptions in the district and the length of textbook adoptions is seven to eight years. “Our teachers had a hand in selecting the textbooks that will be best to aid our students in becoming global learners. All of the core curriculum textbooks are currently older than they should
be. Some are 15 years because we held off on textbook adoptions when we were doing layoffs. Our schools are in desperate need,” continued Marsden. At the meeting, Board Member Abigail Medina asked, “You said Textbooks, cont. on next pg.