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<br />application, registration, and financial aid forms. Students that take advantage of <br />this resource also receive priority registration for their first semester within the <br />community college district. <br />3. In conjunction with ROP, TSJ offers Convalescent Nurse Assistant Training, <br />which provides 18 weeks of classroom and clinical instruction. Students who <br />complete this training are eligible for certification by the State of California. <br />4. Monthly bus passes and childcare vouchers are available to students who maintain <br />an attendance rate of 90%. <br />5. All TSJ students 18-28 years of ages are assigned to a case manager on staff. <br />Case Managers meet weekly with students and assist students with goal setting, <br />work as an advocate for the student and track ongoing progress. One of the TSJ <br />Case Managers works solely to help students with unresolved legal issues and <br />misdemeanors on their records address these so that they do not hinder the <br />student's advancement into the workforce. Also, a Substance Abuse Counselor <br />holds a regular 12-step meeting for current students and alumni. <br />6. Through an extensive Life Skills program, TSJ offers education on topics such as: <br />parenting skills, physical abuse, drug & alcohol abuse, financial matters, anger <br />management, staying crime free, job preparation, interviewing, resume writing, <br />and many other issues. <br /> <br />Key staff for this proposal includes the following: <br /> <br />Sister Eileen McNerney (.10), founder and Executive Director of TSJ. Sr. Eileen has <br />been a Sister of S1. Joseph of Orange for over forty years. She received her M.A. in <br />Educational Administration and a M.S. in Counseling Psychology. She is on the Board <br />of Trustees for St. Joseph's Hospital and is a member of the WIB Youth Council. <br /> <br />Shawna Smith (.20), Associate Director. Shawna has worked at TSJ for seven years <br />assisting in the development of numerous projects including Taller Tech. She received <br />her B.A. from Santa Clara University and spent a year working with the Jesuit Volunteer <br />Corps in Orange County. <br /> <br />Sister Christine Ray (.50), Operations Coordinator. Sr. Chris worked as an administrative <br />assistant for the woodshop for two years. She received her B.A. in Liberal Arts from <br />Loyola Marymoun1. She has been a Sister of St. Joseph of Orange for over twenty years <br />and worked as a chaplain for St. Joseph's Hospital for ten years prior to coming to TSJ. <br /> <br />Daniel Suarez (.50), Construction Training Coordinator. Dan completed his <br />apprenticeship training and achieved journeyman status with the Carpenters Union after <br />serving in the Arn1Y during Vietnam. Dan has been a licensed general contractor since <br />1976. Before coming to Taller San Jose, Dan received certification in Auto CAD design <br />from MTI College. <br /> <br />Kevin Rhodes (.50), Construction Instructor. Kevin Rhoades assists the Director of <br />Training with the development and maintenance of training curriculum and program <br />components and provides hands-on training and classroom instruction in the <br />fundamentals of construction. Serving as a mentor and role model for students, Kevin <br />supervises student employees in all training components and works to enforce program <br />policies related to student attendance and behavior. Kevin has a General Education <br />