Academic Senate for California Community Colleges:

Vocational Leadership InstituteKeep America Working

General Session – Friday, Jan 28, 2011

CTE Faculty Rock!

Maureen White, EdD., CTE, Chancellor’s Office

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“cautiously optimistic” “Let’s get California working again.”

Governor Jerry Brown Jobs R Us Navigate in era of deficits More budget cuts

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Practitoner professors navigating or making sense of Perkins and state funding

Those who can, do Those who can do, teach CTE Faculty teach what they can do! You are the CTE leaders CTE Faculty Rock!

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“Are we going off a cliff, or into greener pastures?” Wheeler North

Greener pastures = metaphor: green, emerging, vocational, career technical, sustainable careers

Learning Objectives: navigate and explore Be a boundary spanner: go beyond “perfect storm” for CTE across the nation Conne to connect the dots of possibilities

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From Resolutions to Perkinsolutions Program improvement = compliance It’s the economy, [stupid] K.I.S.S. keep it simple, scholar Mixed messages = opportunities

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Macro view and goals: 7 billion people in 2011 $28 billion deficit in California 8 million graduates by 2020 (Obama) CTE = higher salaries “refudiating” Recession? Recovery? Recuperation? Reflection. Reinvention. Repercussions.

Ramifications?

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We can accurately predict that we do not know for sure yet what 2011 will bring

“It depends” Republican legislature in D.C. Democratic majority in California Speculations? Less government; less spending Taxes?

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OVAE – Office of Vocational & Adult Education

Accountability for 50 states No one definition of CTE Educators question methodology, quality &

accuracy of vocational data Sector disconnects Cannot access data or too cumbersome FERPA changes advocated = track students

wi without personal identity; limited disclosure for longitudinal data

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OVAE – cont’d Strengthen connections: workforce dev &

education Jobs. Jobs. Jobs. Contradictory needs of diverse sectors:

government, education, employers Agree on need for common, clear,

consistent education data standards (CEDS)

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SB 1440 FDRG – Faculty Discipline Review Groups No more than 60 transferable units No more than 18 units in a major TMC – Transfer Model Curriculum Go to www.c-id.net Go to www.cccco.edu for FAQS Per Academic Affairs Dean Stephanie Low

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EDGAR – Education Dept General Administration Regulations

Michael Brustein, Perkins guru Perkins may be cut 5% in 2011-2012 Perkins can hire faculty for new program

dev Perkins funding for equipment is only for

“sequence of courses” Tech Prep may become part of Perkins I-C

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Micro view: California “fasten your seat belts…[educators]” Mid-year cuts; good, bad, ugly California State Plan for Career Technical

Education 2008-2012 “creative within compliance” Funding: completion, not access Perkins: flexibility for POS Perkins: inter-disciplinary, industry

standards not “teaching to test”

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Per Ron Selge, CTE Dean, CCCCO Changes in classrooms Programs transportability across districts Tech Prep – cuts to secondary “Undeclared” = recruitment opportunity Apprenticeships = CTE opportunity for

(RSI): related and supplemental instruction Reach out to employers - prescriptive

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Governor’s 2005 Initiative on Pathways (SB70)◦ $48 million for middle schools (Scott & Arnold)◦ Improving & Strengthening CTE ◦ Partnership: CDE & CCCCO (2+2+2+2)◦ Seamless, integrated multiple pathways =

retention◦ Employers love SB70◦ Who Do U Want 2B? Strategic partnerships with

community, employers = 15 career pathways◦ Ad campaign: careers that pay well & in demand

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SB 70 cont’d◦ Academic Senate managing campaign, leading

nation◦ “we have the engines; this money is the gasoline”◦ Comprehensive career exploration & experiences◦ Developing innovative program models that

support diverse student needs & learning styles◦ Since 2005: total students served: 342,957; total

staff served: 16,806; total partnerships: 5,134

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Homework: Perkinsolutions Leadership Tips for New

Year’s Inspirations Think like a dean – how to be a better bean

counter (rock the data) Think like a student – how to get a job Think like an employer Think like Governor Brown (“era of limits”) Get

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Be “creative within compliance” Contextualize your curriculum Get conversant with SB 70 Get active in professional associations Get to know your Student Services

colleagues Grants. Grants. Grants. Create Advisory Committees with EWD &

WIBs Integrate Career Planning into CTE courses

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Homework: Perkins Leadership Tips cont’d Partner with career dev professionals Partner with secondary faculty & counselors Get your students internships Partner with employers & chambers Conduct a SWOT Analysis for each TOP &

POS: strengths, weakness, opportunities, trends

Partner with EWD: Economic & Workforce Dev

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Required Reading List American Assoc. of Community Colleges California State Plan for CTE 2008-2012 Career Technical Education Pathways

Initiative www.cccco.edu http://www.whodouwant2b?.com/student/pa

thways

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Required Reading List Chancellor’s website: www.cccco.edu Community College League of California 2010: Year In Review – www.cccco.edu www.CACareerCafe.com CTE

Resource Guide http://www.cccco.edu/Portals/4/EWD/CTE/CTE_Resource_Guide-October_2010.pdf

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California Community Colleges, Economic and Workforce Development Program

Peter Davis Statewide Director of the Advanced Transportation and Energy Initiative

619-473-0090 or email: outrchpd@me.com

http://www.cccewd.net/

•Offer regular Staff Development on Emerging Technologies?

•Send Emails of IDRC, RTF Grants / Special Events?

•Place Training and Special Events on a Single Calendar?

•Offer PODCASTS or an EWDP newsletter?

•How about linking EWD website to your website?

•Offer regular Staff Development on Emerging Technologies?

•Send Emails of IDRC, RTF Grants / Special Events?

•Place Training and Special Events on a Single Calendar?

•Offer PODCASTS or an EWDP newsletter?

•How about linking EWD website to your website?

•Become an active Partner of an Initiative?

•Apply for EWDP short term grants or become an Initiative Center?

•Partner with an Initiative to create and deliver training?

•Call an Initiative Director and state your interest?

•Call EWDP Staff for assistance or suggestions for help?

•Call the EWDP Dean and ask to get involved with a Initiative focus?

•Become an active Partner of an Initiative?

•Apply for EWDP short term grants or become an Initiative Center?

•Partner with an Initiative to create and deliver training?

•Call an Initiative Director and state your interest?

•Call EWDP Staff for assistance or suggestions for help?

•Call the EWDP Dean and ask to get involved with a Initiative focus?

Jose Anaya – Statewide CACT DirectorPhone: (310) 973-3165Fax: (310) 973-3132Email: janaya@elcamino.eduWeb: www.makingitincalifornia.com

Peter Davis - Statewide ATTE DirectorPhone: (619) 473-0090Email: pdavis@cccewd.netATTE Website: www.attecolleges.org4Energy Website: www.fourenergy.org

Jeffery O' Neal – Statewide Biotech DirectorPhone: (916) 484-8052Email: onealj@cccewd.netWeb: www.cccbiotech.org

Michael Roessler -Statewide Director, Business & Entrepreneurship Center ProgramPhone: (916) 361-2964 Fax: (916) 361-3381 Email: mroessler@cccewd.net

Elaine Gaertner - Statewide Director COE Phone: (408) 288-8611Fax: (408) 288-8606Email: elaineg@cccewd.netWeb: www.coeccc.net

Richard Della Valle - Statewide ETC DirectorPhone: (925) 672-2209Email: rdellavalle@cccewd.netWeb: http://www.envtraining.org

Linda Zorn - Statewide Director Health Workforce Phone: (530) 879-9069Email: lzorn@cccewd.netWeb: www.ca-hwi.org

Jeffrey Williamson - Statewide CITD DirectorPhone: (951) 571-6458Email: jwilliamson@cccewd.netWeb: www.citd.org

Stephen Wright - Statewide MEI DirectorPhone: (805) 496-8583Email: swright@cccewd.netWeb: www.nmeiewd.net

Bruce Whistler - Statewide WpLRC DirectorPhone: (650) 641-0161Email: bwhistler@cccewd.netWeb: www.wplrc.org

Catherine Swenson, Director Training and DevelopmentEmail: cswenson@cccewd.net Phone: (916) 452-5668