LBCC CDC Tuition Increase

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   Name: Liz Ryan Murray on Sep 25, 2007

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   Name: Abigail Barnes on Sep 25, 2007

   Comments: i love the cdc and have been taking my children there since 2004 - i really hope we can continue!

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   Name: Catherine Garcia on Sep 25, 2007

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   Name: Mary Van Geffen on Sep 25, 2007

   Comments: The LBCC preschool currently has a warm cooperative/community culture in part because the low tuition is augmented by major parent involvement. Additionally, there is an

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   Name: Teresa Renner on Sep 25, 2007

   Comments: We love Mrs. Watts, and Hayden's loving her first "classroom" experience. We would have to pull her out of this program if the fees double. If I doubled my fees, I would lose my clients. It just doesn't make business or ethical sense.

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   Name: Toby Estler on Sep 25, 2007

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   Name: Eva-Marie Amiya on Sep 25, 2007

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   Name: Marion Hinton on Sep 25, 2007

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   Name: Stephanie Hardy on Sep 25, 2007

   Comments: I will have to leave the program if this increase stands as it is. I feel that the difference between the full time fees and part time fees is unfair and shows that the school is not interested in supporting the Parent Education/ participation program.

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    Name: Lisa Rosenthal on Sep 25, 2007

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    Name: Lisa Rosenthal on Sep 25, 2007

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    Name: Tara Farajian on Sep 25, 2007

    Comments: An increase is understandable, but this level of increase is poor fiscal management and will compromise the economic diversity of our program. We will loose families and that is the biggest expense of all.

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    Name: Karen Sok on Sep 26, 2007

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    Name: Christina Moran on Sep 26, 2007

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    Name: RobinGallagher on Sep 26, 2007

    Comments: I think the increase is extremely too high, especially in such a short time span.

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    Name: Holland Brown on Sep 26, 2007

    Comments: Please reconsider the fees and keep these families together at the center. Our strong sense of community, diversity, and willingness to support each other and our children is what makes this place so unique. A fee hike this substantial would would ruin the culture that I have loved for the past 6 1/2 years. Let's find another solution!

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    Name: Yolanda Salomon Lopez on Sep 26, 2007

    Comments: The CDC is a fantastic program and we appreciate the dedication of the staff. It is a strong possibility that we might have to leave the program because of the significant fee increase scheduled for January 2008. Please take this time to reconsider the full proposed fee hike.

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    Name: Douglas Lopez on Sep 26, 2007

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    Name: Adrienne Gonzales on Sep 26, 2007

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    Name: Rachel Orfila on Sep 26, 2007

    Comments: I was disappointed to hear about the steep fee increase. One of the things that I love about LBCC is that there are so many parents from a wide range of backgrounds. I think the new fees will really hurt middle and working-class families.

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    Name: Ricardo Linarez on Sep 26, 2007

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    Name: Angela Goyco on Sep 26, 2007

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    Name: Cari Manvydas on Sep 26, 2007

    Comments: I have always been and continue to be a strong advocate for LBCC's CDC. I have been a hard-working and dedicated participant for the past 5 years. I just want my voice to be heard, and to receive the kind of courtesy, fairness, and respect that I feel I deserve. Thank you.

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    Name: Laura Brim on Sep 26, 2007

    Comments: My child is in the parent participation program but I sympathize with the families in child care. To make that big of a jump, in the middle of the school year, without adequate warning, is just ridiculous. For those that can't afford the hike, it's going to be really hard to change preschools in the middle of the school year. It's hard on the child and it's hard to find an opening. Parents didn't receive notice until after the school year started when it was too late to find other, more affordable, preschools.

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    Name: Sandi Hill on Sep 26, 2007

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    Name: Cassandra Bradford on Sep 26, 2007

    Comments: I love this program and would hate to loose the parent involvement and support due to such a high rate increase. There is no program in the area that requires the parent involvement that we provide at the rate that we have been given without any warning or notice. We support this program whole heartedly and would hate to see "OUR" Children loose out on such a wonderful experience.

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    Name: Daniel Van Hulle on Sep 26, 2007

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    Name: Karyn Pena on Sep 26, 2007

    Comments: I myself researched other community colleges nearby, including Orange County schools, and found the new rates to be well above any of them. They also included longer child care hours for the same rate, thus eliminating schedule conflicts for working parents and students without additional fees.

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    Name: Elizabeth Eckel on Sep 26, 2007

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    Name: Julie Fitzgibbons on Sep 26, 2007

    Comments: We SO want to continue preschool for our daughter at your facility. She loves it there, and we love it there. With the increase in tuition, we will not be able to continue...It's a huge increase at one time. Please consider a smaller increase at this time. Thank you for your consideration, Julie and Matthew Fitzgibbons

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    Name: Walin And Chris Thompson on Sep 26, 2007

    Comments: Community colleges are publicly funded institutions paid for with tax dollars. Their primary function should be to benefit their student body and the community at large. Charging students and parents who participate in the CDC program market rates, or above, is disingenuos. We have participated in the LBCC program for 3 years. We have enjoyed it and believe the staff does a great job. However, we will be leaving the program at the end of this semester. Montessori is less expensive and provides longer hours of education and supervision for their students, for less money. This is a sad day for LBCC when they ignore the people who need the college most, their students..

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    Name: Jennifer Witkowski on Sep 27, 2007

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    Name: Anonymous on Sep 27, 2007

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    Name: Natalya Khrebtova on Sep 27, 2007

    Comments: I am full time student at LBCC, and my husband is part time student at the same college; our financial resources are limited for now. In order to put my son through another decent day care (e.g. Elisabeth Patterson

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    Name: Tova Pusl on Sep 27, 2007

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    Name: Jacqueline Prillwitz on Sep 27, 2007

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    Name: Anonymous on Sep 27, 2007

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    Name: Kira Franz-Knight on Sep 27, 2007

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    Name: Heather Morrison on Sep 27, 2007

    Comments: The Center has taught us so much about respecting our children, ourselves and others around us. Sending out a notice after the semester had begun with a sudden and gigantic fee increase not only seemed to fly in the face of the the Center's philosophy, it severely damaged my trust in the way the Center operates.

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    Name: Judith Phillingane on Sep 27, 2007

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    Name: Alice Killian on Sep 27, 2007

    Comments: We understand the need for a fee increase (a business cannot stay afloat for long running at a deficit), we just ask that it be reasonable-- not the nearly 100% proposed increase. Respectfully, Alice Killian, new CDC Mom of 2-year-old Finnegan

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    Name: Karissa Hart on Sep 27, 2007

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    Name: Grace Olson-Bonilla on Sep 27, 2007

    Comments: I have been a HUGE fan of LBCC CDC because of the progressive philosophies, inclusive dynamics, and community-accessibility. In the past, I have passed out flyers to everyone I meet with infants or toddlers. HOWEVER, my child will not continue to attend the center if the fees are raised to $30/session. I have 3 children, and this increase would increase my MONTHLY childcare/education costs to over $2000. We are not wealthy, just a working class family. The new fees are WAY out of line with what a working class, Long Beach family can afford. Is this center here to benefit the community or profit from it

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    Name: Peggy Hagen on Sep 27, 2007

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    Name: Brenda Sheridan on Sep 27, 2007

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    Name: Steven Garcia on Sep 27, 2007

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    Name: SASAN FARAJIAN on Sep 27, 2007

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    Name: Steve Garcia on Sep 28, 2007

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    Name: Sandra Garcia on Sep 28, 2007

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    Name: Heather Sanchez on Sep 29, 2007

    Comments: My huband and I both work outside the home and we still live on a tight budget (like most of our families at CDC LBCC). I choose to work part-time, instead of full-time, because I feel its important to be at home with young children. I don't know how we will be able to afford the proposed price increase. I guess I will have to get an extra evening job, and be away from my family. I don't want to leave the center, because my daughter and I, love it so much.

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