What: The Woodland Joint Unified School District and the University of California, Davis, will announce a five-year, renewable partnership to increase the number and proportion of Woodland students who become eligible for college. PG & E Corp. is providing a $50,000 contribution to help sponsor the "Reservation for College" program. The program begins serving all fourth-graders at Freeman and Beamer elementary schools, the two partnership elementary schools, and continues serving these students through the sixth grade. When: 1:15 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28 Where: Outdoors at Freeman Elementary School, 126 N. West St., Woodland Who: Speaking briefly and available for interviews will be: * Evelia Genera, principal of Freeman Elementary School and host * Linda Weesner, superintendent of the WJUSD * Larry N. Vanderhoef, chancellor of UC Davis * Bob Salley, president of the WJUSD board * Jorge Ayala, superintendent of the Yolo County Office of Education * Roger Peters, senior vice president and general counsel for Pacific Gas and Electric Co. and a graduate of Woodland High School * Two fourth-grade students from Freeman Elementary School Visuals: * 12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m., media are invited into two fourth-grade classrooms to talk to students about their desires to attend college and what the partnership will mean for their futures. The classroom of teacher Linda Ayre is in Room 19; the classroom of Shari Meyer is in Room 6. Please do not enter the classrooms without an escort. * About 70 Freeman fourth-graders, wearing "Reservation for College" T-shirts and PG & E hard hats, and their families will be in the audience. * Chancellor Vanderhoef of UC Davis and Superintendent Weesner of the WJUSD will symbolically sign the partnership's memorandum of understanding. * General Counsel Peters of Pacific Gas and Electric Co. will present an oversized $50,000 check to Vanderhoef and Weesner. * The fourth graders will sign a banner reading "Class of 2009." Notes: Members of the media are asked to restrict their interviews and photography to students wearing Reservation for College T-shirts, because they will have signed releases. Principal Evelia Genera and many of the students will be able to do interviews in Spanish. Genera also will also translate parts of the ceremony into Spanish. The ceremony will provide amplified sound and a splitter box with outputs for members of the media. Please arrive early to test your connection. Background: The Woodland-UC Davis partnership adds to UC Davis' growing roster of school/university partnerships in communities with a history of low college attendance. The goal is to raise the level of college preparedness and eligibility for all students with numerous programs that provide support to teachers, counselors, administrators, and students and their families. This new partnership expands on services already provided in the district by UC Davis' Early Academic Outreach Program and Educational Talent Search. Serving Freeman and Beamer elementary schools, Lee Junior High School, and Woodland High School, the partnership assures continuity of college preparation as Woodland students move from elementary to junior high and through senior high school. PG & E Corp. has been a corporate sponsor for many UC Davis academic outreach activities. Supporting education is one of the corporation's top funding priorities, and includes sponsorship of higher education and innovative K-12 programs, particularly those that focus on math, science, environmental stewardship, and emergency preparedness, or that encourage students to stay in school. Directions: Northbound on Interstate 5 from Sacramento, take the West Street exit in Woodland. Turn left and proceed approximately six blocks or one mile. Freeman Elementary School, 126 N. West St., is located on the left, across the street from the high school. From Interstate 80, take Highway 113 North at Davis. After about eight miles, the highway will merge into Interstate 5 North. From this point, see directions above. Parking is available east of Freeman Elementary School at the Church of the Nazarene on Woodland Avenue.