Bright Spots 2020: Hartnell & CSUMB: South County Teacher Pathway Program
CSUMB and Hartnell College together created the Teacher Pathway Program in response to the serious teacher shortage facing California’s public schools, especially those in rural communities. The Teacher Pathway Program is designed to allow students to earn an associate’s degree, bachelor’s degree, …
Bright Spots 2020: CSUMB’s Otter Promise
Today, CSUMB stands as a major success story in the CSU’s Graduation Initiative 2025, which set ambitious goals for each of the system’s campuses to achieve. CSUMB has already reached its 2025 goals for six-year graduation rates for first-time freshmen, …
Bright Spots 2020: Hartnell College’s Salinas Valley Promise
The Salinas Valley Promise is a leadership and degree completion program launched by Hartnell College in the 2019-20 academic year. It is now serving 621 first-time, full-time students, who are receiving two years of free in-state tuition regardless of family …
Bright Spots 2020: Alisal Union School District
The Alisal Union School District has created systems that consistently produce positive results for kids, especially those who have historically been most disadvantaged. Alisal has a very high number of Bright Spots in both math and English across multiple grades …
Bright Spots 2020: Las Mamás and Padres Unidos
Bright Beginnings’ Salinas Mamás have an ambitious — and they believe doable — goal: making quality, full-time preschool accessible for all children. Through their Preschool for All campaign in Salinas, Las Mamás works in the community to raise awareness of …
Bright Spots 2020: STEM Teacher Pathway Program
Monterey County faces an urgent need for qualified math and science teachers, especially in our rural schools. To increase our local supply of talented STEM educators, CSUMB is partnering with Monterey Peninsula College, Hartnell College, Cabrillo College, and the Monterey …
Bright Spots 2020: Evans College Incentive Program
The Evans College Incentive Program at Monterey Peninsula College works with local high schools and youth-serving organizations to identify students who may be ready for higher education, but who face considerable obstacles and are not on track to attend college. …