Update from Gavilan College on COVID-19: May 4, 2020
STAY HOME, SAVE LIVES
National Teacher Appreciation Week - May 4- 8
#thankateacher
In honor of National Teacher Appreciation Week, let's take a moment to appreciate the faculty and alumni of Gavilan College Chaild Development and Educational Studies Department!

Many thanks to CDES faculty members Susan Alonzo,
Claire Boss, Marlene Bumgarner, Ed.D.,
Pat Henrickson, Jeanne Hori,
Mary Hoshiko-Haughey, Willie Kwong,
Louise Pulido-Gaska, Karen Sutton, Ph.D,
Jamel Thompson, Ed.D. for their work in teaching the next generation of teachers!
GAVILAN COLLEGE STATUS :
  • All locations of Gavilan College are closed through the end of May.
  • All instruction and services remain in an online format.
  • The campus, including tennis courts, track, and golf course,is closed to the public
  • Summer registration is underway. Find PRIORITY DATES here
  • Fall registration will begin on June 22
  • Scholarship application deadline extended until May 15
  • Deadline to select PASS/ NO PASS grading option has been extended until May 15
  • If you missed the weekly President's Forum, you can listen HERE
  • Graduation has been postponed until Fall 2020, tentatively to be scheduled by department December 19-21. Read letter from Dr. Rose
NEWS
  • NEW-  Governor Newsom announced the first part of Phase II will begin on Friday: retail businesses and other low-risk workplaces can reopen with specific modifications. Newsom said that the reopening of the businesses would require certification by local county health officials and noted that criteria for reopening would differ in different areas.

  • NEW - .The County of Santa Clara has facilitated the opening of two new state testing sites: one at James Lick High School in East San José and one at Christopher High School in Gilroy. The new testing sites will open this week. These new sites are part of 80 testing sites statewide operated through a partnership with OptumServe, a health services business, and managed by the State of California.

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The SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION DEADLINE
has been extended until MAY 15
RESOURCES

Being Aware of Learning Opportunities and Constraints Posed by Online Teaching and Moving Towards Anti-Racist Practices
Thursday, May 7, 2020 from 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.
This webinar will address the “taken-for-granted” practices and assumptions that shape the online learning environment and ways in which they can be detrimental to the success of minoritized students. For example, many students only have access to a cellular phone and instructors are not considering how the materials they upload may become distorted on a phone. The current circumstances are overwhelming and it is easy for instructors to default to the students who have the know-how to navigate technology. Register at this link.
NEW - The California Community Colleges Accessibility Center will host an Accessibility Office Hours webinar via Zoom on Thursday, May 7 from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. This webinar will offer the opportunity to ask questions and share best practices regarding institutional web and IT accessibility issues. Find more information here .


  • NEW - For older adults or people with disabilities: Sourcewise will be assisting with enrollment to the new COVID-19 California Senior Meal Program announced by the Governor on Friday, April 24th. This program opens the opportunity for more residents of Santa Clara county to obtain a nutritious meal delivered to them by a local restaurant. This program has been named Great Plates Delivered, an email with updated information will be sent towards the end of this week. In the meantime those interested are encouraged to call 408-350-3200 option 1 to be placed on a call back list at this time. 

Stress and crisis relief :
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