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Vol. 50, No. 1
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Serving San Jose City College
Thursday, February 1, 1996
Adelante students question dismissal by Lynda Pearson Staff Writer
Adelante Program students are upset that their counselor Rosalie Ledesma has been replaced suddenly with a new counselor who is available fewer hours. The students were informed that Ledesma was hired only on a ternporary basis, but assumed that it would be for one year since a full semester passed with her as their counselor. "Rosalie was only temporary and no~ has been replaced by ' Martcella Martinez, who passed the screeningprocessbecause the board felt that she was better
dents in the program. "The counselor bas 12 hours allotted to her students which breaks down to be: two hours in math class, four hours in English and six hours left for counseling Adelante students," said B umham. "Rosalie went that extra mile for us. She gave us pamphlets of Ivy League Colleges so that we could learn about all the opportunities that are available for us. We feel that our education process bas been interrupted dramatically," said Adelante student Gina ' -
Martinez.
We feel that our education process has q~~ified~orthe~ been interrupted sttton, "satdlntenm Director of dramatically.
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SophomoreTeriiiWoodsrisesabovethecompetition on the backboard and the shutter was triggered by nabehind the glass photo. Acamera was mounted remote control to make the photo possible.
Some Adelante students said they would file a formal grievancecomplaint
about what happened to theircounselor G. M . because they Adelante and Math ma artmez feel that they Instructor Cynthia Bumham. should have been notified that they "If I bad known ahead of time could have bad a representative to . that she would be leaving after represent them at the screening only one semester, I would never board. The screening board is in have joined the Adelante Program," charge of interviewing and selectsaid ftrst semester Adelante stu- ing the most qualified candidate dent Juan Vera. for the position. "We came to class and found The Adelante Program is for Latino students who want to better that the screening board had hired their potential for success by offer- a new counselor named Cynthia ing special math and English Burnham to take over for Rosalie classes. The students have a coun- Ledesma where she informed us selor that explains to the students that she would be available for about future potential colleges and only her 12 hours because she was helps get their educational plan involved with many other activicompleted. Spring semester cur- ties," said Juan Vera. See Adelante, page 4. rently has between 60 to 65 stu-
Audit addresses problems of district Registration up 7% from last semester by Jon Perez
Editor-in-Chief
The San Jose/Evergreen Community College District Board of Trustees got its first look Tuesday night at an action plan to implement recommendations contained in an $83,000 management audit. The audit, conducted by the KH Consulting Group, covered San Jose City College, Evergreen Valey College and the District Office. The action plan suggested an implementation strategy that includes an implementation of a decentralized administrative organilation and an establishment of a KH action team. The KH action team will be responsible for initiating commu'cations as part of the implementation process. The audit's objectives were to
asses the level of efficiency of management and supervisory services and positions, determine the most essential level of services and develop related recommendations. According to the report, some of the strengths of City College were its multicultural student body, well trained and knowledgeable administrators and a diverse faculty committed to excellence in learning and teaching. Some of the weaknesses were its limited facilities, lack of technology and inefficient staffing and funds to offer comprehensive services and resources which support student success. Evergreen 's strengths were comparable to City College, but its weaknesses were far greater than City College. According to Mike Hill, vice chancellor of the SJCC/EVC dis-
trict, the fmal report will not be available until after a few weeks when the action plan is included in the report "There maybe modifications and additional recommendations," . said Ronald Kong, chancellor of the SJCC/EVC District. Not everyone was in favor of the report. The high cost of the study and having some participants feel that the report was not necessary since the KH project was the third audit or study in the last two years, were some of the reasons. "I think some administrators thought it was too much," said Kong. Kong, a member of the executive management group, thought otherwise. "I think there were some parts that we needed to address for certain problems."
which the instructor will be able to givetoanystudentsneedingtoadd classes instead of having to go to The campus was filled with the Admissions and Records,then back bustle and bustle of both returning to the instructor and finally back to and beginning students at San Jose Admissions and Records to get the City College this Spring 1996 se- class entered. mesterwbich reflects an increase Jo Ann CantrelL registration by seven percent as compared to worker, said, "It is easier with the Spring 1995. Evergreen Valley new add slip. The students receive College bad preliminary enroll- the add slip from the instructor and ment that showed a six percent it gets entered at the same time decreasetbisSpring1996ascom- without having to go back and pared to Spring 1995. forth .." "Tbe increase in enrollment is Long lines at Admissions and partlyduetotheintersessionwbicb Recordsandthecampusbookstore Evergreen bas not implemented were a problem, bot registration this Spring semester," said acting ran smoothly. Director of Admissions and "1 though tit would be harder to Records Rosalie~kew. . . registarthan what it was butithas ·City College luis implemented··: .been,easyforine,"said!ust semes- . for the fitst time a: new :add slip.''· ter student Tammy Taylor. by Lynda Pearson Staff Writer