Below is excerpts from a letter from Rocky Bettar, Chair ACSA Region 15 Adult Committee.

In short, the letter introduces a web site that you might find interesting as a CTE Teacher. Below is the website link for getreal.com.

<http://www.getrealca.com><http://www.getrealca.com>

Visit Getrealca.com and click on "Take Action Now" to learn about the following:

Categorical funding and local district flexibility are being discussed right now in the Legislature - both of which can be detrimental to our CTE goals. The time for action is now!

Please help us educate legislators and the media on the importance of career technical education - and how devastating it could be if the categorical funding for CTE is reduced or even diverted to other programs.

Your help is vital !!!

here's what to do:

Sign a letter to your legislator - GetREAL has drafted sample letters from a student, teacher and business leader available below as downloads. The letters emphasize the importance of career technical education and the adverse impact that proposed categorical funding measures could have on its success.

Please personalize your own letter and send to your Assemblymember and Senator representing your area.

Sign a Letter-to-the-Editor - GetREAL has drafted sample letters-to-the-editor for signature, personalization and submission by GetREAL's students, teachers and business/industry leaders to your local newspapers. Please download the applicable letter, personalize and send in to your local newspaper as soon as possible. Instructions for submitting letters-to-the-editor can be found on your newspaper's website.

Please act now! And if you need assistance in contacting your local paper, or anything else, please email staff@getrealca.com for assistance.

Sample letters to legislators:

Business owner to legislator <http://www.getrealca.com/media/GetREAL_letter_leg_business.rtf><http://www.getrealca.com/media/GetREAL_letter_leg_business.rtf>

Teacher to legislator <http://www.getrealca.com/media/GetREAL_letter_leg_teacher.rtf><http://www.getrealca.com/media/GetREAL_letter_leg_teacher.rtf>

Student to legislator <http://www.getrealca.com/media/GetREAL_letter_leg_student.rtf><http://www.getrealca.com/media/GetREAL_letter_leg_student.rtf>

Sample letters to newspaper editors:

Business owner to editor (version 1) <http://www.getrealca.com/media/GetREAL_letter_editor_business1.rtf><http://www.getrealca.com/media/GetREAL_letter_editor_business1.rtf>

Business owner to editor (version 2) <http://www.getrealca.com/media/GetREAL_letter_editor_business2.rtf><http://www.getrealca.com/media/GetREAL_letter_editor_business2.rtf>

Teacher or business owner to editor <http://www.getrealca.com/media/GetREAL_letter_editor_teach_biz.rtf><http://www.getrealca.com/media/GetREAL_letter_editor_teach_biz.rtf>

Teacher Letter to Editor <http://www.getrealca.com/media/GetREAL_letter_editor_teacher.rtf><http://www.getrealca.com/media/GetREAL_letter_editor_teacher.rtf>

Performing Arts Center dates to inform your students about:

1-15-2009SVHS Piano Recital7:00 p.m.

1-23-2009Lunar New Year Celebration9:00 a.m.

1-29-2009BPHS “Stand and Deliver”4:00 and 7:00 p.m.

Please note below the times of activity at the PAC for December.Advise your students to arrive on time on those days to ensure a parking spot.

BALDWIN PARK UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

Adult and Community Education

MEMO

DATE:October 23, 2008

TO:BPACE Leadership Team & CTE Staff

FROM:Husein Toubat, Ed.D., Assistant Director

RE:Articulation with Mt. SAC

Congratulations to Mark Hibner on his articulation meeting yesterday, October 22, 2008, with Mt. SAC.They agreed to give our students who completed the Comptia A+ Certification 15 units credit, and 3 units for students who complete the Networking class without any assessment or testing.Furthermore, Mt. SAC will post a grade “A” on their transcripts for all 18 transferred units from BPACE.

Again, congratulations to Mark Hibner on this accomplishment.