W e e k l y COLTON COURIER Vol 147, NO. 08
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Frank Ibar ra to present “Hi ghli ghts of the C o l t o n Jo i n t U n i f i e d S c h o o l D i s t r i c t ” at m u s e u m By Dr. G (Dr. Luis Gonzalez)
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n Saturday, February 9, at 2:30 p.m. in the downstairs research center, the Colton Area Museum’s (CAM) guest speaker program will feature Frank Ibarra, long time Colton resident and Board of Trustees member with the Colton Joint Unified School District. Well-known for his service on the school board, Ibarra brings a wealth of experience, insight, and knowledge of CJUSD history, current events, and future plans. Ibarra has served as Board President 10 times, and has an educational career spanning over 30 years as a counselor and teacher.
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Colton Joint Unified School District Boardmember Frank Ibarra is the featured guest speaker during the Colton Area Museum’s program this Saturday at 2:30 p.m.
Community celebrates grand opening of Dorothy Inghram Lear ning Center
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INSIDE Gloria’s Corner
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The San Bernardino County Board of Education Dorothy Inghram Learning Center officially opened its doors Monday, Feb. 4.
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ver 250 community members attended the grand opening ceremony of the newly renovated San Bernardino County Board of Education Dorothy Inghram Learning Center on Feb. 4.
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Inghram, who was born and raised in San Bernardino, graduated from San Bernardino High
School in 1923. She graduated from San Bernardino Valley College in 1932 and wrote the school’s alma mater. In 1942, she was hired to teacher second grade at the Mill School, the first African American teacher in the county. In 1945, she became a teaching principal at the Mill School, becoming the full-time principal in 1951. In 1953, she became the
superintendent of the Mill School District, the first AfricanAmerican in California to be a district superintendent. She lived to be 106 years old before passing away in 2012. The new facility, located at 670 E. Carnegie Drive in San Bernardino, will serve as an administrative site for Regional Occupational Program and East Valley Special Education Local
Plan Area (SELPA) staff, a cybersecurity career technical education training center, house regular County Board of Education meetings and provide conference rooms for educational leadership workshops and events. In addition, the East Valley Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) has its administrative offices in the facility. More photos on next pg.