EL CHICANo Weekly
Vol 58, NO. 38
Septem ber 10, 20 20
I.E. school districts commit to increasing financial aid application completion rates
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Regional K-12 school leaders came together during the launch of initiative “Leave No Money on the Table” Friday morning at Carter High School in Rialto in a display of unified commitment to raise financial aid application completion rates. From left: Victor Valley Union High School District Dr. Collins, Chaffey Joint Union High School District Assistant Superintendent Alternative Instruction Dr. Chris Hollister, Riverside Unified School District Board member Patricia Lock Dawson, BLU Foundation CEO/President and Rialto Unified Board member Dina Walker, San Bernardino City Unified School District Board President Gwen Dowdy-Rogers, Assemblymember Eloise Reyes, SBCCD Trustee Frank Reyes, Fontana Unified School District Superintendent Randall Bassett, and Rialto Unified Superintendent Dr. Cuauhtémoc Avila. By Maryjoy. Duncan
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nland Empire high school students will be fully informed of college finan-
cial aid resources available to them through “Leave No Money on the Table” campaign spearheaded by nonprofit BLU Educational Foundation, to elim-
inate barriers around college affordability and access to financial resources in regards to disadvantaged students in the inland region.
The launch was announced on Friday morning, Sept. 4, at Carter FAFSA, cont. on next pg.
For mer River side County executive of ficer hired as San Ber nardino’s new city manager By Manny B. Sandoval
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n September 2, in a 6-2 vote (Sandra Ibarra and Henry Nickel dissenting), San Bernardino City Council authorized an employment agreement for the city manager position, which will be filled by former County of Riverside Assistant Executive Officer Rob Field. The base salary of the city manager is $285,000 per year and the position may receive management confidential benefits; the city manager will also receive a vehicle allowance. “I understand the public is very interested in what we’re doing here. It’s not possible to make this a public forum for hiring a city manger. I feel extremely confident in this person and I’m looking forward to his abilities being utilized in our city, especially in the area of redevelop-
ment,” said Councilmember Fred Shorett. “I’m excited about the opportunity, he’s actually had a status with us and he came out with the highest score during our deliberation.” One council member who respectfully opposed the employment agreement was Henry Nickel.
“Mr. Fields is going to be the highest paid city manager San Bernardino has ever hired and in the top 10 percent of the highest paid city managers in the state. I’m happy to compensate the city manager once they’ve demonstrated that they have earned it,” shared Nickel. “I’m going to reserve my recommendation of salary until it is proven. Every year he’s going to go through a performance review. I cannot approve a base salary until I see excellent perforFields, cont. on next pg.
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San Bernardino’s new City Manager Rob Fields holds 21 years experience as an assistant executive officer for Riverside County, he holds a Master of Arts in Leadership and Organizational Studies from California Baptist University, and serves as a board member on the Inland Empire Community Foundation.