TOPIC & PRESENTER

DISCUSSION

FOLLOW-UP

WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS

Gary Mendenhall, Chair

22 participants were introduced.  No changes to agenda.

SYSTEM OFFICE REPORT

Jeanine Schoemer, Project Monitor

CTE Unit

Teresa Parkison, Specialist

EWD Unit

CTE REPORT:  First quarter reports are due October 25, 2007.  NOTE:  Due date is earlier in order to be able to issue VTEA payments in a timely manner. 

Chuck Wiseley will be conducting Accountability Workshops statewide.  The workshop for the Central Region is scheduled for February 28, 2008 at the Red Lion Hotel in Modesto. 

Handout:  CTE Newsletter from System Office 

EWD REPORT:  Quarterly expenditure reporting is now automated.  If you have not received the information about this process, contact Teresa (tparkiso@cccco.edu) for details.

2007-2008 projects must be reported electronically.  2006-2007 projects must be done manually (the old way!) 

Over $5M in IDRC grants will be released from the System Office (SOCCC) before December 1, 2007.

The Annual EWD conference is scheduled for April 22-24, 2008 in Newport Beach.  Check the http://www.cccewd.net Web site for details as they become available. 

SYSTEM OFFICE REQUEST INPUT ON GOAL AREAS OF STRATEGIC PLAN

Gary Mendenhall, Chair

Gary discussed the SO’s request for field input regarding ways they are currently meeting goals of the System Strategic Plan.  A handout was provided that discussed the request and provided a form for completing the information requested.  Participants discussed ways for obtaining the needed information from each campus.  Opinions varied with each campus. 

Documentation is needed to demonstrate existing activities that support each Strategic Plan goal area.  The documentation will then be used to request additional resources from the legislature to expand and support services. 

It was decided to send the form out to everyone on the Central Region Consortium list service and to request that completed forms be sent to the designated lead vocational education administrator on each campus.  In correspondence to the region, the Central Region Consortium office will note the name and contact information for the campus’ designated lead voc ed administrator.  Finally, all completed forms will be forwarded to Sue Clark.

Send form and notice to Central Region list service with notation that completed forms be sent to the campus’ designated lead vocational education administrator.  Final submission from the college will be to Sue Clark.

Career Pathways

Gary Mendenhall

Chair

Gary recapped the discussions from the Annual Planning Retreat that focused on ways to expand knowledge of regional career pathways.  It had been decided that each campus would provide a model curriculum, model forms, and model articulation agreement for a specific course of study that would be linked to the Central Region web site for access by colleges, students and community members. 

 A work group for this project met via conference call in July 2007.  Participants included:  Larry Dutto, Hazel Hill, George Boodrookas, and Gary Mendenhall.  During the call, it was suggested that the Central Region attempt to work with a project already in existence as a way to leverage resources and funds. 

It was determined that the State Center CCD Consortium had a web site that could support the desired Career Pathways project.  Larry Dutto was in contact with the State Center project director and gathered information which he shared.  (NOTE:  A Google search of the words, Career Pathways, brings up the State Center site as the first site. 

Larry Dutto provided a handout and explained the process.  Right now he needs four items for each campus by November 16, 2007 to begin the work.  He needs each college logo, pictures of programs on your campus.  He has people he can use to build the site.  Hazel Hill suggested that we use the 15 pathways used by CDE statewide.  Larry Dutto can provide the “fastest growing jobs” information.  If we want Larry to do this work, the Central Region Consortium needs a quote.  What format is needed for art work?

Sue Clark to send notice to region about this project.  Request all items Larry needs to begin.

Ask for bid from Larry at COS to complete work.  Itemize tasks to be completed.

Student Learning Outcomes Workshop

Gary Mendenhall, Chair

November 16, 2007

Harris Ranch

Gary led discussion on content of SLO workshop planned for November 16, 2007 at Harris Ranch. 

Marilyn:  Asked for Assessment and a researcher to discuss gathering reliable data at the program level. 

Stephanie asked that faculty see some best practices and have time to work on this topic. 

Hazel suggested that we find out where each college is in terms of accreditation and what they were told to use. 

Bakersfield, Fresno, and COS have been through accreditation.  Ed Knudson indicated that he has lots of resources he could provide on course and program level SLOs.  He has a few rubrics on assessment at course level. 

Ed:  Have participants discuss their college wide SLOs, program and course SLOS, assessment levels.  Discuss how those evolved, what is working and what is not working. 

Kelly:  She would like to see what other colleges are doing.  Where are they going?  She stated that what we are looking for are the assessments.   Other topics are collecting the data.  What data on assessment will lead you to improvement? 

Gary asked who has a researcher who is looking at assessment data.  Response:  Johnson County Community College in Kansas and Siebert,  La Guardia in NY (rubrics)

Sue to send out a call for examples for what colleges are doing with college wide SLOs, examples of program SLOs, particularly where they have courses linked to programs.  Share what assessements are and provide the opportunity for faculty to work on writing SLOs.  Do this across the colleges (not in college groups) per Stephanie. 

Provide a sheet with resources and links (Sue).

Update agenda on Central Region Web site.

Send out call for information as noted in description column.

Obtain information for Ed Knudson.

Create a list of links and resources.

Workplace Learning Resource Center

ETP Contract

Susan Scaffidi

Director

Bakersfield College

WORKPLACE LEARNING RESOURCE CENTER (WpLRC)

The Bakersfield College WpLRC has a new Job Ready Academy curriculum which provides 40 hours of training based upon an employer survey the WpLRC conducted with their WIB.   The curriculum was created with employer input.  It can be part of an enhanced basic skills package.  Survey looked at deficiencies in job applicants and workers.  Employers helped them write the work ethic part.  Work Keys is not a component of this curriculum as the WIB did not want it for their clients.  Their other assessments were okay.

Part of what we hope to do is put together this academy as a four course package.

ETP CONTRACT:

The ETP contract allows you to sell contract training to employers if employers are eligible.  Bakersfield College manages the contract.  Even with free training employers are saying, “I’m not ready.”  Susan plans to go on road, so she will be visiting the colleges in the region. 

Center of Excellence

Michelle Marquez

Director

Modesto Junior College

Michelle Marquez introduced herself as the new COE director for the region.  She is a trained researcher with a background in research.

Modesto JC is the fiscal agent for the Center.  Michelle will do environmental scanning for the college.  Colleges were encouraged to send her.  Sue Clark will send out Michelle’s contact information to the Region.

Sue Clark to send Michelle’s contact information to the region.

Profiler Training

Larry Dutto

College of the Sequoias

Larry advertised profiler school to the region in the months since the June retreat.  He has six people attending the school in Fresno next week.  It will mean that we will have profilers in our region we can use.  The cost for the school is being paid by College of the Sequoias. 

Regional Work Ready Certificate

During the June Planning Retreat, participants asked that the Regional Work Ready Certificate be included as a topic on Central Region Consortium meeting agendas.  The region adopted a regional certificate curriculum in 2006-2007.  It did not need to be sent to the System Office as it is fewer than 12 units.  Regional approval is needed currently for certificates with 12-18 units, or more. The curriculum will be available via the Central Region Consortium office. 

Susan Scaffidi indicated that part of Work Keys is to score it.  Her Center has the license to score it.  Marketing is an issue that Susan can help with.  She has contacts who have used it.  She encouraged colleges to meet with their WIB if you are going to use Work Keys.  Communication is important.  We don’t want to appear that we are all doing this separately.

Put Work Ready Certificate curriculum on Central Region Consortium Web site. (Sue)

Susan Scaffidi to send Gary Work Keys information.

CCCAOE BOARD REPORT

Gary Mendenhall

Region VP

The CCCAOE Board will be contracting with someone to serve as a legislative liaison to attend critical meetings.  The purpose is to keep an eye on curriculum and to get issues out to you in a timely manner.  The funds to support the liaison position will be expended for a one year trial period. 

AWARD NOMINATIONS are due 12/7/07.  Gary stated that he knows we have programs in our region that are competitive, and he encouraged colleges to submit nominations.  Applications will go out next week.  If you want to see how they are written, let Gary know, and he can send samples.

March 12-14 , 2008 are the dates for the CCCAOE Spring 2008 conference in San Diego.  The Central Region colleges will be asked to host workshops and donate door prizes.

 Gary announced that he will not be the region CCCAOE vice president after this year.  He encouraged others to self nominate or recommend nominees.  The regional vice president attends a board meeting in January and in June as well as the two conferences.  During the conference time, Board members arrive for a Tuesday morning meeting and stay after on Friday for a post-conference meeting. 

PERKINS FUNDS SPLIT

Gathering ideas from the Region to share with CCCAOE Board of Directors.

HOW HAS THE LANDSCAPE CHANGED? 

The cost of career tech has skyrocketed, so high schools have not expanded their programs.  Less is being done at the secondary level.

The problem at the high school level is that CTE enrollments are low.

High schools are not allocating time in the day for CTE.  What has happened to their CTE faculty?  What are they going to do to get an influx of faculty into the programs?

What most colleges are doing is reaching out with programs and services.  How do the high schools justify their split?  High schools are constrained by NCLB and API, and the high school exit exam..

SHOULD WE CHANGE THE METHODOLOGY FOR THE SPLIT? 

Technology turnover has changed.  Programs are now more expensive.

If we change the methodology for the split, is there a way the funds to CDE can support the CC programs?  We don’t see them opening up their shops.

Should we change the methodology for the split?  If money goes to schools, they must have CTE programs. 

WHY SHOULD CC GET THE LARGER SHARE OF FUNDS?

We have the existing infrastructure to do it.  We are able to deliver right now.

85% of jobs today require something above the high school level.

Advisory committees (employers) are telling us that they want people highly trained.  They know that right out of high school, they won’t have the training.  They are relying on CC.  The CC connection with industry is an important piece.  We model our programs to meet their needs.

Many of our programs have national accreditation.

Many of us also have joint advisory committees with the high schools. 

Why should the secondary system get a larger share?  (Think about this from the secondary perspective . . .) 

We allow juniors and seniors to take classes at CC.  If HS would release their students, get them to us for CTE and they can concentrate on the CAHSEE. 

There is no reason we couldn’t share the resources.

Collaborations could work both ways.   

Some of schools are not going to take it.

The funding needs to follow the vocational students.

It would tie back into accountability. 

How can we collaborate with the secondary system to help students in the educational pipeline?

a.      What is best for students, and who is best positioned to offer what education/training?

b.      What does the best delivery system look like?

c.       Focus on win-win:  concurrent enrollment, articulation, partnerships, collaborations, placing students in high-demand, high-wage jobs. 

As a region, go back and look at Cabrillo College.

CTE master plan for whole region.  Articulated career pathway.  Do some serious work with our high schools.  Some of our faculty would qualify as ROP teachers. 

Collaborating:  Do students have down time (seniors) when they could come to the community colleges? 

We have equipment and resources for CTE students that they are not getting at the high schools.