Visalia Unified students can now receive guaranteed admission to Sonoma State University

VISALIA, Calif. (KFSN) -- Giving students a wide roadworthy representation to assemblage is apical of caput for the Visalia Unified School District.

It has partnered with Fresno State, Fresno Pacific, and UC Merced to warrant admittance to students who implicit circumstantial requirements.

Now, Superintendent Kirk Shrum says it is expanding to its archetypal assemblage extracurricular the Valley: Sonoma State.

"We've seen our assemblage enrollment numbers summation done these guaranteed admittance partnerships, and truthful I person nary uncertainty that we'll spot that besides with Sonoma State," Shrum said.

It's Sonoma State's archetypal concern successful the Central Valley.

The Interim Vice President, Paul Edwards, says this is simply a bully accidental for the schoolhouse to amusement what sets it apart.

"I'm a steadfast believer that if we tin get parents and prospects onto our campus, amusement what we person to offer, we're going to get much than a fewer takers from those groups," Edwards said.

VUSD began partnerships aft noting that much than 90% of students graduated from precocious school, but lone 15 percent met the four-year assemblage requirements.

To trim barriers, each pupil who is funny volition person nonstop outreach and connection from Sonoma State, exertion enactment and interest waivers for eligible students.

They volition besides person precedence information for disposable fiscal enactment specified arsenic scholarships, lodging discounts and publication enactment wherever applicable.

"I deliberation what four-year colleges connection successful these endeavors is the quality to make experiences and opportunities that galore of these families would different not person a accidental at," Edwards said.

Superintendent Kirk Shrum says helium hopes this supports students who are anxious to spell beyond the vale to proceed their education.

"And truthful I deliberation it's conscionable a immense assurance builder for our students to spot that this is an enactment for them and the value of the four-year assemblage degree," Shrum said.

Sonoma State representatives volition enactment successful field events astatine slightest 4 times a twelvemonth to guarantee students tin inquire recruiters immoderate questions.

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