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Mt. San Jacinto Regional Learning Center Dedication
 The Riverside County Office of Education dedicated its new Mt. San Jacinto Regional Learning Center located at 1251 Eagle Road in San Jacinto today, July 9, 2008.
The regional learning center, one of seven being built by RCOE in different areas of the county to bring more services to students, was created through a partnership between RCOE and Mt. San Jacinto Community College. MSJC provided land for the facility and will operate programs in conjunction with RCOE during evening hours.
Kenneth M. Young, Riverside County Superintendent of Schools, and Dr. Lisa Conyers, President of the Riverside County Board of Education were in attendance at the ceremony.
“The mission of the Riverside County Office of Education is to help all students succeed,” Young said. “Placing this center in an area near the students where it is needed will help us succeed, and we appreciate the collaboration from Mt. San Jacinto College to make this new regional learning center a reality.”
Roger Schultz, Superintendent and President of Mt. San Jacinto Community College, and Joan Sparkman, president of the college’s Board of Trustees, were also in attendance.
“The learning center is a great example of two educational agencies working together to serve the community,” Schultz said. “Mt. San Jacinto College looks forward to a successful partnership with the Riverside County Office of Education in this center.”
Construction began on the 26,436-square-foot complex in May 2007 and was completed June 11, 2008. The cost was estimated at $8 million.
Classes will begin on July 14. They include programs through Alternative Education, Career Technical Education, Special Education and State Preschool. A total of 200 students will be served during daytime classes for infants to 12th-graders.
Other regional learning centers include the Milo P. Johnson Regional Learning Center in Banning, the Arlington Regional Learning Center in Riverside, and the Val Verde Regional Learning Center in Perris. RCOE has plans for new centers in Moreno Valley, Murrieta, and Jurupa.
Heading up the new Mt. San Jacinto Regional Learning Center will be Coordinator Principal Debra Sacks. Suzanne Potter will be Co-Administrator and the CTE/ROP Coordinator Principal at the site, and Jan Powell will be the Special Education Coordinator Principal.
For information contact:
Rick Peoples,
Public Information Officer
Telephone: (951) 826-6642
Fax: (951) 826-6199
rpeoples@rcoe.us
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