...MGT-420 Rancho Solano Project The consolidation of Rancho Solano started with the selling of the school to a for-profit company that was already operating several schools both nationally and abroad. Moving from non-profit to for-profit status triggered many changes. The mission of the once small private school changed according to Meritas’ educational goals. We must consider the fact that while the original Rancho Solano founders wished to have a small, close knit school that provided a unique experience for each student, Meritas’ focus at the new Rancho Solano Preparatory School, or RSPS, is more on international communication and learning. In fact, the company houses international students near one of the Rancho Solano schools that will remain open (Creno, 2014). Having housing in close proximity to campus for international students would be a huge plus for Meritas. Another factor to consider is the mission of Meritas to create the best school around. The belief is that the company can accomplish that by shrinking the amount of campuses and focusing on the two that will remain open. Dr. Mernard stated "I feel I can create the best school in the Valley with a laser-like focus on two campuses… " and “…I believe in quality, not quantity” (Creno, 2014). By consolidating campuses, it is possible to pool more resources to the ones that remain open. There will be more money available to the two campuses to provide state-of-the-art education. Meritas had the right...
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...CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA An Interpretive History TENTH EDITION James J. Rawls Instructor of History Diablo Valley College Walton Bean Late Professor of History University of California, Berkeley TM TM CALIFORNIA: AN INTERPRETIVE HISTORY, TENTH EDITION Published by McGraw-Hill, a business unit of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020. Copyright © 2012 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Previous editions © 2008, 2003, and 1998. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written consent of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., including, but not limited to, in any network or other electronic storage or transmission, or broadcast for distance learning. Some ancillaries, including electronic and print components, may not be available to customers outside the United States. This book is printed on acid-free paper. 1234567890 QFR/QFR 10987654321 ISBN: 978-0-07-340696-1 MHID: 0-07-340696-1 Vice President & Editor-in-Chief: Michael Ryan Vice President EDP/Central Publishing Services: Kimberly Meriwether David Publisher: Christopher Freitag Sponsoring Editor: Matthew Busbridge Executive Marketing Manager: Pamela S. Cooper Editorial Coordinator: Nikki Weissman Project Manager: Erin Melloy Design Coordinator: Margarite Reynolds Cover Designer: Carole Lawson Cover Image: Albert Bierstadt, American (born...
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