Dear SDCC Chancellor Constance M. Carroll, PH.D.:

This petition is written in protest of Dr. Anthony Beebe, President of Continuing Education signing a measure to end the SDCE Financial Aid Program.

This decision was made behind closed doors, without notice to the San Diego Communities whom it serves. As we understand, the decision was made because a particular welding teacher no longer cared to fill out the progress reports associated with the program, despite the fact of Financial Aid working to put into place an electronic system that will simplify this process, with respect to the teachers' time involved.

We feel this decision was made with apathy towards the people whose lives it will affect, and we strongly urge that you cease the termination process of this indispensable program so vital to our communities. Instead, we ask that you act with consideration to all parties involved.

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Many people’s lives will be affected dramatically, further devastating a recovery process for persons who may have lost a home and or job in today’s volatile economy. Taking this action will be contributory in further displacing and alienating people who require this funding assistance to reclaim their lives through the process of learning new skills that are vital to employment in today’s job market, while allowing them to still feed and clothe their children and themselves. We urge you to reconsider this decision, as these funds are crucial to the recovery and restructuring of many people’s lives. It is for this reason we the students want to keep Financial Aid, and we protest the teacher’s decision to eliminate possible funding for people for whom Financial Aid may be crucial to their lives.

We request that the teachers and facilitators of Financial Aid to look for solutions that will integrate an electronic, streamlined means of processing reports that will simplify the process, with respect to teacher’s time and effort. This decision will impact working families of San Diego’s communities for years to come, and we strongly urge that you cease the termination process of this indispensable program so vital to San Diego Continuing Education students at this volatile time in our changing economy.

We strongly urge you to reconsider this decision, and the effects this it will have on the future of San Diego’s working families. As the San Diego community of students whom the San Diego Continuing Education Centers proudly serve, our message is simply: WE WANT OUR FINANCIAL AID!

Sincerely,
The Undersigned