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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><b>From:</b> Servais, Lauren<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, January 11, 2015 7:21 PM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> Peer Assisted Learning Specialist (PALS) Pilot Announcement</font>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">Dear Colleagues,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">Happy New Year and welcome to spring semester!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">The College is pleased to announce the creation of a Peer Assisted Learning Specialist (PALS) Pilot Program, which will launch this semester!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">Through Student Equity and Basic Skills funds, basic skills Math, English, and ESL, and some CTE courses will have a peer assisted learning specialist to provide
embedded tutoring and grading assistance, as well as lead “study group” sessions. The goal is to increase completion and persistence of our basic skills students.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">If you know of stellar students you’d like to recommend to serve as a Math, English, ESL or CTE PAL Specialist, please .......Email Diana Rangaves your interest
at drangaves@santarosa.edu</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">This spring pilot will help us develop and refine the program before a full launch in Fall 2015 for basic skills Math, English, and ESL, and CTE courses for
which students need additional assistance the most for successful completion. </span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">Peer Assisted Learning is a proven means to increase student success and retention; we are thrilled to be embarking on this very important pilot.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">Please direct questions to Lauren Servais.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">Take care,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">Kris Abrahamson, Li Collier and Lauren Servais</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">On behalf of the Student Success and Equity Committee and the Basic Skills Initiative Committee</span></p>
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