[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 82 (Friday, June 24, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: June 24, 1994]
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 RECOGNIZING RAUL JARAMILLO FOR HIS 18 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE ALAMEDA 
                       COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION

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                        HON. FORTNEY PETE STARK

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 24, 1994

  Mr. STARK. Mr. Speaker, today, I would like to congratulate Raul 
Jaramillo for his successful tenure with Alameda County Office of 
Education. After 18 years, he will be retiring as their deputy 
superintendent.
  Mr. Jaramillo's career, however, expands well beyond his years of 
service at the Alameda County Office of Education. He started teaching 
in 1965 with the Menlo Park Elementary School District in California. 
It was immediately evident that Mr. Jaramillo was to have an enormous 
impact because he was quickly selected as Teacher of the Year. Soon 
afterwards, he was recruited by Alum Rock Union Elementary School 
District in San Jose, CA, as their project coordinator. Within a few 
years he became their assistant superintendent.
  As a member of Alameda County Office of Education, Mr. Jaramillo has 
administered all their programs at one time or another. These include 
the establishment and expansion of community schools which assist with 
the transition process for delinquents from juvenile hall back into a 
regular school setting, a program for chemically dependent youth, and a 
program for the developmentally delayed infants. Mr. Jaramillo has also 
been a prominent advocate of affirmative action. He has been sought by 
many organizations at all levels to assist them in minority teacher 
recruitment.
  Raul Jaramillo has made many other contributions to our community 
through other organizations. The one I am most familiar with is his 
vital role with the Hispanic Community Affairs Council. As one of the 
Padrinos of HCAC, he was instrumental in initiating a scholarship 
program for Latino students and is one of the reasons it's so 
successful today. This year, HCAC awarded $37,500 in scholarships to 36 
Latino students. He is also active in the Puente and Camino Nuevo 
Project, both mentorship programs, the Alameda County Hispanic Chamber 
of Commerce, the National Hispanic Foundation, and the Latino Community 
Policy Group.
  Mr. Jaramillo has been recognized with many awards for all his 
contributions to education. These include: The Don Quixote Award for 
exemplary contributions to the Hispanic Community Affairs Council, the 
Association of California School Administrators for outstanding 
service, Alameda Technical College for outstanding service, and special 
recognition from the Comprehensive Teen Age Pregnancy Prevention 
Program for his contribution to Oakland's teen parents and their 
children.
  Mr. Speaker, I come before you today to recognize Raul Jaramillo for 
his 29-year commitment to our youth and all his accomplishments. I hope 
you and my colleagues will join me in congratulating this educational 
leader for all his accomplishments and tenacious spirit and wish him 
well in all his future endeavors.