Invocation: Win Eaton
Flag Salute: Diane Duquette
Song: Jeff Gutierrez
Greeter: Pat Collins
Visitors & Guests
Ruby Damian guest of President Jim
Ivan Harlando and Jim Murphy, guest of Juan Bustamante
Good News Announcements
Win Eaton sold his building on 18th street and moved next door in the Too Fat Restaurant.
Always a one-upper, President Jim sold his company, Stria, to the mystery company "Bitwise" for a reported 20 billion dollars. Ben Stinson insisted on $500 fine.
Traco Matthews decided that there wasn't enough stress in his life with the many jobs and boards he sits on... and since he wasn't doing anything on Sundays anyway, he decided to join the ministry.
Steve Loyd announced that Bakersfield Jet Center the successful completion of the International Standard for Business Aircraft Handling Stage 3 Audit. This standard, set by the International Business Aviation Council is the highest safety and quality control standard in the world, and Bakersfield Jet Center becomes just the 8th location in the U.S. to meet the Stage 3 standard, and the 21st in the world. Congratulations!
Jorge Barrientos had a $10 fine burning a hole in his pocket, so he stood up and thanked all the teachers and school admins for taking his kids off his hands 5 days a week.
President Jim gave a Paul Harris pin and Rotary flag to his daughter Ruby as a parting gift as she heads down to the OC to attend school at San Diego State.
President Jim called out visiting guest Rotarian, Duane Keathley to "Come on Down" and spin the wheel. He didn't so much as "spin" the wheel as he just made it tic once, making Ben Stinson the prize sponsor. He then picked the category "Music" and he guessed the song correctly as "Let's Get Physical" by the recently departed Olivia Newton John.
Program
Justin Salter introduced today's guest speaker, Joanna Kendrick who is a founding member and educational program lead of the Central Academy of Arts and Technology (CaaT).
Joanna believes all families deserve the freedom to choose the school that's best for their child. And a charter school may be the better answer to public school for some children.
Charter School Facts:
- 60% of parents support charter schools
- 92% of studies show choice of school improves academic achievement in district schools
- 90% of studies show school choice saves taxpayers money
- 66% of studies show improved graduation and college acceptance rates when there is school choice
So why isn't it easy to get a Charter School going? Perhaps the myths and misinformation surrounding them, such as:
MYTH: “Charter schools are not public schools.”
FACT: As defined in federal and state law, charter schools are public schools. They must meet the same academic standards that all public schools are required to meet. They are:
- Tuition free and open to all students
- Nonsectarian and do not discriminate on any basis
- Publicly funded by local, state, and federal tax dollars based on enrollment, like other public schools
- Held accountable for meeting state and federal academic standards.
MYTH: “Charter schools cream or cherry-pick the best students from district-run public schools.”
FACT: Charter public schools are generally required to take all students who want to attend. If there are more interested students than available seats, the schools are required to hold lotteries, which randomly determine which students will be enrolled. According to federal law, charter schools must accept all students, including students with disabilities and English Learners (ELs), regardless of previous academic performance.
MYTH: “Charter schools don’t enroll children from underserved families.”
FACT: Charter public schools enroll more students of color and from low-income backgrounds than district run public schools.
MYTH: “Charter schools get more money than other public schools.”
FACT: On average, charter schools receive less public funding than district-run public schools.
MYTH: “Charter schools are not held accountable.”
FACT: Charter schools introduce an unprecedented level of accountability into public education. If a charter public school is not improving student achievement as laid out in its charter agreement, it can be closed down. This is not the case for district-run public schools, where failing schools often undergo school improvement and turnaround measures for years, while generations of children continue to receive a subpar education.
MYTH: “Charter school students do not perform any better than district-run public school students.”
FACT: The largest national study of charter school performance was conducted by the Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) at Stanford University in 2013. Researchers found that overall, students in charter schools are outperforming their district-run school peers in reading, adding an average seven days of learning per year, and performing as well as students in district-run public schools in math. A 2015 CREDO study by found that students enrolled in urban charter schools gained 40 additional days of learning in math per year and 28 additional days in reading compared to their district school peers. In both studies, results were more pronounced for minority students from low-income backgrounds, and the results increased the longer a student was enrolled in a charter school.
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