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SAN JOAQUIN'S PRESIDENT MESSAGE
CASCWA's San Joaquin Section President’s Message:
Greetings from San Joaquin Section!
To all who have joined us at the recent Workshops/Trainings and Conferences, I salute you for taking the opportunity to network with CASCWA, the one and only organization in the field of student attendance.
While we speak on attendance, there are many barriers to learning. As the quote goes:
“The road to freedom – here and everywhere on earth – begins in the classroom”. We as the Child Welfare and Attendance teams focus on the whole child. There have been many CASCWA team members who have advocated and left us a great legacy to continue the good work of only Success is the Standard. We salute our legend Joe Brucia who once again retired from the San Joaquin Board, but we had his humble presence at the most recent Anthony Brucia Scholarship Luncheon where we selected 5 students who were most deserving of the $1,000 awards towards their college. These students will have the opportunity to receive $1,000 each year should they maintain and continue their education thereafter.
I would like to thank San Joaquin Board Members, Dr. Kevin Torosian, Scholarship Chair and CASCWA Executive Director, Sergio Mendoza along with Johnny Gonzalez, State Treasurer, Maisie Young, Section Secretary and Praxades Torres, Past SJ CASCWA President all put together a great luncheon. We thank everyone for joining us at Pardini’s in Fresno to celebrate student successes this May.
Also would like to acknowledge Ms. Carrie Albert for her contributions towards San Joaquin CASCWA and for her Section Award. We are looking forward to meeting some of our newest members and introducing them in the next Wild Apricot notification.
We are now planning the Annual Fall SCOE/CASCWA SJ Section 2 Day Conference in Stanislaus County in Modesto, CA scheduled on Thursday, August 29th and Friday, August 30th, 2024 at the Martin Petersen Event Center, 720 12th Street, Modesto, CA. Look forward to receiving the CASCWA Wild Apricot notification conference coming up soon.
We will provide Attendance Certification at the end of the 2 Day completion of the conference. Please share this information in your districts and with your new student attendance staff as the Agenda covers:
Day 1: Nuts and Bolts of SARB and Legislative Updates by “The” Sherman Garnett, Best Practices for Attendance Outreach"identifying and mobilizing attendance teams as well as outreach practices at the various tiers (MTSS) by S4 Solutions, Jennifer Gomez Tejo, Attendance Strategies for Special Education and 504 Plan Students by Amber Gallagher from Santa Maria Co., Teacher Safety/Relevant Ed Codes by Dr. Kevin Torosian, Education Consultant, Charter Schools on Every Day Attendance and Without Permission End Human Trafficking Through collaborative partnerships in the Central Valley and across the nation, Without Permission confronts the culture that promotes sex trafficking.
Day 2: Prevention Programs focusing on collaboration with local districts and outreach by County Community Agencies on Student Attendance, Model SARB District and their best practices, ending with Cyber Bullying among students!
This year may have been a challenging one but we have seen some turnaround in students once we have connected with the appropriate resources. We will share some of our successes and outreach by Stanislaus Sheriff Deputies and STAR Volunteers in Stanislaus County on student attendance.
Please do not forget to organize incentives on good attendance for the month of September as the Attendance Awareness Month.
Wishing you all a great Summer and an exciting year ahead!
Sharma Uma
San Joaquin Section President
SARB Coordinator
Stanislaus County Office of Education
(209)480-0413
(209)238-1514
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All scholarship winners: L to R: Joe Brucia, Dulce Juarez, Ari Rangel, Janet Rowse, Elijah Berber, Ron Cuff, Alyssa Moreno, Julian Cuen, Kevin Torosian, Sharma Uma.
SafeLaunch Scholarship winners. L to R: Joe Brucia, DulceJuarez, Ari Rangel, Ron Cuff, Janet Rowse , Kevin TorosianAnthony Brucia Scholarship Awards Presentation Ceremony 2024 The San Joaquin section of CASCWA held their annual scholarship awards luncheon on May 17, 2024, in Fresno CA. Named in honor of Anthony Brucia, the late son of CASCWA legend Joe Brucia, the scholarship is given to students who have overcome major challenges and circumstances in life to graduate on time from high school and continue on with their education. With over 70 people in attendance, scholarship co-chair and emcee Dr. Kevin Torosian welcomed everyone, followed by brief introductions of section members and a greeting from section President Sharma Uma. At the conclusion of a lovely meal enjoyed by all, Anthony Brucia Awards were presented to the following students: Julian Cuen, Firebaugh HS (CSU, Fresno), Elijah Berber, Kings River HS (Reedley College), Alyssa Moreno, Hallmark Academy (Fresno City College), Tiana Contreras, Harmony Magnet Academy (UC Irvine), and Isabella Wyrick, Nipomo HS (Cal Poly). The Anthony Brucia award is an immediate $1,000 scholarship, to be followed by additional awards of $1,000 per year for the next three years should the student remain enrolled and in good standing. Additionally, Ron Cuff and Janet Rowse from SafeLaunch were in attendance to award two scholarships to recipients selected by them from our applicants whose lives have been touched by the effects of substance abuse. SafeLaunch has made their generosity in scholarship awards available to every CASCWA section throughout the state and were gracious enough to attend to present scholarships to Ari Rangel, Parlier HS (Reedley College) and Dulce Juarez, Kingsburg HS (CSU, Fresno). Special acknowledgments should go out to Sergio Mendoza, Scholarship Co-Chair, Johnny Gonzalez, Joe Brucia, Nuni Torres, Maisie Young, Sharma Uma and all the other members of the San Joaquin section who participated in the reading and scoring of applications. San Joaquin Section: Attendance Certification and Mental Health Training 9/1/2022 Great Job! Outstanding Workshop! Words from Sharma Uma are below: Click here for a copy of the workshop's final program |
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CLICK BELOW FOR WORKSHOP'S PROGRAM 2022 PROGRAM AGENDA IN DOC.docx THANK YOU SAN JOAQUIN FOR THIS OUTSTANDING ANNUAL EVENT. WHAT A GREAT WAY TO START OFF THIS NEW SCHOOL YEAR! |
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CASCWA SAN JOAQUIN SECTION RECOGNIZES JOHNNY GONZALEZ! The editors of the Intercom have asked each section to recognize for the Intercom one member of their executive board for their contributions to the CASCWA organization. San Joaquin's Section has chosen Mr. Johnny Gonzales for this honor! Mr. Johnny Gonzalez a resident of Sanger, CA and the Supervisor of Child Welfare and Attendance in the Sanger Unified School District. Johnny is our newly elected Treasurer of the San Joaquin section. We, much like the students of Sanger Unified, have had the privilege of benefiting from Johnny’s experiences growing up as a student in Sanger Unified and for the past 16 years giving back to the community by raising attendance awareness and meeting the needs of students. Johnny has had multiple roles during his time in Sanger, working as an After School Program teacher, substitute teaching, and coaching high school boys’ and girls’ basketball. He later spent five years as an English teacher at Sanger High School and eventually took over as assistant principal. His desire to work with students facing many challenges then led him to become the alternative education principal at Sanger Community Day School. Three years later he had the honor and privilege to return to his old elementary school to become principal, and he now serves as the Supervisor of Child Welfare and Attendance. He has been involved in CASCWA as a member since his alternative education principal days 8-9 years ago. Dr. Dennis Weichmann challenged him to learn the ropes before joining CASCWA, and he now has the honor of being the section’s treasurer. A highlight from last year and during the pandemic has been the enduring comradery between the members of the CASCWA San Joaquin section. The following quote comes directly from Johnny: “I was able to lean on the guidance of Nunie (Praxades Torres) from Parlier Unified, Sharma Uma from Stanislaus County Office of Education and Dr. Kevin Torosian who is newly retired and serves as the CASCWA State President.” He writes to the Intercom: “There was so much wealth of knowledge from them all that as my anxiety rose with whether or not I could do the job as CWA, they allowed me words of wisdom to take a day at a time. For that teamwork, there are no more words that could be extended as gratitude other than saying thank you!” The future of the San Joaquin section is in good hands with contributors and leaders like Johnny Gonzalez. |
| THANK YOU SAN JOAQUIN SECTION On behalf of the staff of the Intercom and all the webmasters, we wish to the leadership of the San Joaquin Section for starting off the 2021-22 school year with this excellent and important workshop! The topics were relevant and the presenters were excellent. On a personal note, we wish to thank Praxades Torres and the entire San Joaquin Section for their commitment to our CASCWA members and friends. Their workshops and other activities are relevant to today's challenges in the world of child protective services! Keep up the great work! |
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The Faces Behind CASCWA's San Joaquin Executive Board |
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Patricia Clark Member at Large Stockton USD pclark@stocktonusd.net |
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April Meza Board Advisor Clovis USD aprillemeza@cusd.com | Dennis Wiechmann Board Advisor Sanger USD dwiechmann@sbcglobal.net | Praxades Torres Membership/Marketing Parlier USD ptorres@parlierunified.org | Robin Gainey Board Advisor Mojave USD robingainey@mojave.k12.ca.us |
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David Cohen Board Advisor Clovis USD davidcohen@cusd.com | Carrie Albert Board Advisor Sylvian USD calbert@sylvan.k12.ca.us |
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