W e e k l y RIALTO RECORD
Sept. 10, 2020
Vol 1 8, NO. 52
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-
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cial aid resources available to them through “Leave No Money on the Table” campaign spearheaded by nonprofit BLU Educational Foundation, to elimi-
nate 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 High School, where leaders from FAFSA, cont. on next pg.
County makes steady prog ress on contact tracing ef for t
an Bernardino County is in the middle of a campaign to encourage more of our county residents to get tested for COVID-19, especially now that the self-swab nasal tests are so simple, painless and results are usually returned within 48 hours. But hand-in-hand with a robust testing effort must be an efficient contact tracing program. Officials from the County Department of Public Health (DPH) report that the department’s contact tracing program is showing notable improvement in its efforts to connect with and advise individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19. When done in conjunction with testing, contact tracing slows the spread of the virus, keeping us on Tracing, cont. on next pg.