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Shasta College is participating
with 64 other community colleges in the California Early Childhood
Mentor Program, a quality improvement initiative funded by the
California Department of Education and coordinated by Chabot College.
Program Goals
Expand career ladder for early childhood professionals
Reduce teacher turnover
Improve program quality
Increase student teaching opportunities
Establish a community-based training program as a collective effort and
shared promotion of quality standards
Create opportunities for professional development
Provide mentoring opportunities and support for directors.
Shasta College Early Childhood Mentors
Janet Barnes-----Corning State Preschool (1998)
Connie Bilton-----Red Bluff State Preschool (1999)
Barbara Loucks -----Peacock PeeWees Childcare
Karen Mitsueda-----Buckeye Children's Center (1998)
Cheri Mowers-Wright-----Montessori Children's House of Shady Oaks
Judilyn Powers-----Montessori Children's House of Shady Oaks
Diana Stenen-----Monte Vista Children's Center #1
Cindy Robertson-----Shasta Head Start Creekside Center
Community members who serve on the Early Childhood Selection Committee:
Connie Champe Teacher, Buckeye Elementary School
Ray Dinkel Coordinator Special Projects, Corning Elementary School
District
Judie Englesby-Smith Director, Shasta Head Start
Tom Kaut Director, Montessori Children's House of Shady Oaks
Gwynne Livingston Director/Owner, New Experiences Preschool
Sylvia Muir Director, St. Joseph's Preschool & Day Care
Linda McBride Director, Children's Services, Shasta County Office of
Education
Judy Quine Faculty, Early Childhood Education, Shasta College
Marianne Willard ROP Teacher, Red Bluff High School
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