[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 11891-11892]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING ANTHONY BORBA

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, June 9, 2008

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Anthony 
Borba upon his retirement as the superintendent of Salida Unified 
School District. Superintendent Borba will be honored at a reception on 
May 31, 2008.
  Superintendent Anthony Borba graduated from California State 
University, Stanislaus, in 1975 with a bachelor's of arts degree in 
Spanish, a minor in political science and a California elementary 
teaching credential. Immediately after completing college, he taught at 
Tuolumne School for 3 years. It was during this time he spent a summer 
at the University of California, Santa Barbara, completing an intensive 
Portuguese study program. This program allowed Superintendent Borba to 
become a language program facilitator for the Office of Merced County 
Superintendent of Schools. As he completed additional educational 
programs he was able to advance through the ranks of the school 
districts. In 1980, Superintendent Borba earned a masters of arts 
degree in school administration from California State University, 
Stanislaus. In 2003 he earned an educational doctorate in education 
administration from University of the Pacific.
  Superintendent Borba worked for the Office of Merced County 
Superintendent of Schools as a language program facilitator for 4 
years. He then taught and became the assistant principal at Selima 
Herndon School. After just 2 years, he became principal of the school. 
He served as principal for 4 years. In 1988 he became the director of 
instructional services and staff development for the Merced City School 
District. Two years later, he was a superintendent. He served as a 
superintendent for two districts, Chatom Union Elementary School 
District and Salida Union School District. In addition to his 
employment with the schools, Superintendent Borba was also a part-time 
English-as-a-second language teacher at Modesto Junior College, he 
worked with the California State Department of Education as a 
facilitator for Portuguese and Asian minority languages group. He was 
the principal at a migrant summer school and has been an adjunct 
faculty member at California State University, Stanislaus, in the 
Department of Advanced Studies. Superintendent Borba is retiring to 
become an associate professor for advanced studies at the university.

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  Superintendent Borba has been, and continues to be, involved in 
numerous organizations. A few of the organizations include: community 
advisory board for the doctoral program in instructional leadership at 
California State University, Stanislaus; he is a member of three 
doctoral dissertation committees for University of the Pacific; Central 
Regions Schools Insurance Group; Superintendents' Council of Stanislaus 
County; Association of Low Wealth Schools; and Stanislaus County 
Superintendents of Schools. Superintendent Borba has been awarded with 
the Educator of the Year Award in 1998 by the Portuguese Chamber of 
Commerce in San Jose, Outstanding Alumnus Award in 1999 by the 
Professional Administrative Services Credential Program at California 
State University, Stanislaus, the Outstanding Vocational Award for 
2000-2001 by the Rotary Club of Salida; the Ethics in Public Service 
Award in 2007 by the Modesto Bee and California State University, 
Stanislaus; and the Educator of the Year Award in 2007 by the 
Portuguese Education Foundation for central California.
  Madam Speaker, I rise today to commend and congratulate 
Superintendent Anthony Borba upon his achievements and retirement from 
Salida Unified School District. I invite my colleagues to join me in 
wishing Superintendent Borba many years of continued success.

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