[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 42 (Thursday, April 10, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E624]
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               TRIBUTE TO CLOVIS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

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                       HON. GEORGE P. RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 10, 1997

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Clovis 
Unified School District [CUSD]. In a Joint Powers Agreement, CUSD and 
Fresno Unified School District [FUSD], will open the Center for 
Advanced Research and Technology in Clovis, CA [CART]. An extended 
branch of the educational system in Clovis, CART will allow students in 
the community to adequately prepare for the technological challenges of 
the future.
  Scheduled to open in the fall of 1999, CART pilot programs have been 
slated to begin in fall 1997. CART was made possible by a combination 
of grants and a partnership between local businesses and the 
educational departments of the community.
  As a center striving to meet the employment needs of the community 
and adequately prepare students to take advantage of postsecondary 
options, the course work presented at the center will be responsive to 
the changes in the industry. CART will offer courses that require 
sophisticated laboratory environments and interdisciplinary curriculum 
that integrates higher order mathematics, sciences, and technology 
education. This course work will focus on the intellectual processes of 
problem solving, analyzing, team building resource allocation, and 
self-assessment through a cognitive apprenticeship instructional model. 
The skills taught at CART will be invaluable in both interpersonal and 
technological growth throughout the students lives.
  Striving to educate all segments of the community, high school 
students and adults will reap the benefits of CART. High school 
students will spend half of their day at the center receiving 
laboratory instruction. The State Center Community College District 
will offer postsecondary classes for students. Additionally, the 
Central California Business Incubator Program will also be located at 
the center.
  Mr. Speaker, it is a pleasure to welcome a program of this nature to 
the 19th District. I look forward to monitoring the progress that CART 
makes as it works closely with members of the local community. I ask my 
colleagues to join me in wishing the Center for Advanced Research and 
Technology my best wishes for future success.

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