20 TEHAMA - THE MAGAZINE, May 2022
students and features online,
8-week classes and year-round
instruction; a Sacramento State
University program provides a
way to earn a Bachelors in Early
Childhood Education; and the
third option, via Future Educators
Support (FES) program through San
Diego State University, which helps
students work toward their CLAD
and BCLAD credential attainment.
"This type of collective local effort
just reminds me why I am so proud
to be from Tehama County," said
Mendenhall. "By pulling together
innovative approaches like Desserts
and Degrees, we have already begun
to make an impact. After attending
the March event, one talented
bilingual paraprofessional at Gerber
School enrolled in the FES program
via San Diego State and will be on his
way to earning a Bilingual Teaching
Credential while working in the TK
classroom next Fall."
Just a county away, Chico State
University's School of Education also
offers strong pathways to teaching
credentials. They offer a Masters
of Arts in Education through the
CLASS program. And they have
worked to increase the number
of student teacher placements in
Tehama County. The RISE program
(precursor to CLASS) placed
residents at Corning High School for
5 years. Currently, 4 CLASS students
are working as residents at Red Bluff
High School and several more are
placed at elementary schools in
Corning. These graduates often go
on to accept jobs in the region.
"There are careers in education
right here," said Garcia. "And a lot of
solid ways to get started now."
Sacramento State's Venunta Daily and
First 5 Tehama's Heidi Mendenhall at
the first Desserts and Degree event at
the Tehama County Department of
Education in March.
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