COMMBRIEFS

Thursday, May 28, 1998

COMMBRIEFS

Central Asia

program cancelled

The Central Asia summer language intensive program has been
cancelled, resulting in a loss of language and cultural
programs.

Because of this cancellation, the courses in Turkic, Uzbek and
Aberjaijani will not be taught. The program was funded by the Jon
Soper UCLA Memorial Fund. The reasons were unavailable at press
time.

Benefactor gives $1.2 million to Seeds

UCLA’s on-campus elementary school will receive $1.2 million,
the largest gift in the 116-year-history of the school.

Thanks to Carol Collins, the gift to the Corinne A. Seeds
University Elementary School will allow the school to "continue
developing, assessing and disseminating effective educational
practices for California’s schools," according to a university
statement.

Collins attended kindergarten through sixth grades at UES,
starting 65 years ago.

"I really wanted to be part of the education of all the children
who are coming to UES, so many of whom can’t afford to pay
tuition," Collins said in a press release.

"I hope I’m helping in that way," she continued.

Collins’ gift is the second huge gift the school has received
this year.. The first present was made when Rancho Mirage artists’
representative Gregg Juarez gave the school $1 million.

In recognition of the gift, UES has renamed its chair the Carol
L. Collins UES Directors’ Chair.

UES is the laboratory school of UCLA’s Graduate School of
Education & Information Studies.

The gift is a part of Campaign UCLA. The school has a goal of
$10 million, and GSE&IS overall has a goal of $30 million.

Home care receives review

June 23-26, the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Health
Care Organizations (JCOHA) will be asking the public to take part
in the licensing review of the UCLA Home Care Health Agency. The
JCOHA is asking anyone who believes they have information regarding
the quality of care of the safety of the UCLA Medical Center’s Home
Health Care Program is being asked to request an interview with the
Joint Commission’s field representatives .

Public information interviews will be conducted at the time of
the JCOHA survey and requests must be made in writing to the
Division of Accreditation Operations, Accreditation Service
Specialist, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare
Organizations, One Renaissance Blvd., Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181.
Requests must describe what type of information will be provided at
the interview, and must be submitted no later than 5 working days
prior to the

survey.

Bill seeks to identify best, worst schools

Problem schools would be identified and given help under a bill
approved by the state Assembly. The bill was sent to the Senate by
a 60-7 vote Wednesday. It requires the state schools superintendent
to identify the state’s best and worst schools. The bill does not
say how many such schools would be listed; that number will be
determined in the budget this summer. The low-performing schools
would then go into a two-phase improvement program that would last
up to four years.

During the first two years, the schools would get a school
improvement team, a plan developed by state advisors and academic
assistance for students performing at least one grade-level behind
in reading or math.

Compiled from Daily Bruin wire reports