[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 55 (Thursday, May 1, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E811-E812]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               TRIBUTE TO CLOVIS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

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                       HON. GEORGE P. RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 1, 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 a Center for Advanced 
Research and Technology [CART] in Clovis, CA. 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 the fall of 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 by 
adequately preparing students to take advantage of post-secondary 
options, the course work presented at the center will be responsive to 
the changes in American 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

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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 this program to my 
congressional 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 both in supporting the Center for Advanced 
Research and Technology, and extending best wishes for its future 
success.

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