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A Message from the President: STORY TIME!
President, Kim Schenk
We all recognize that the current economy and resulting dismal state budget necessitates difficult choices for our legislators. Education must be ready to sustain cuts that will inevitably impact students and programs. In readying ourselves, it is important that we make sure our legislators grasp the importance of CTE to keeping our state economy viable.
Visit, call, email or snail-mail your legislators NOW! Share your stories about current training programs that put people back to work. Highlight effective practices working with partners such as Workforce Investment Boards (WIBS), local non-profits and Adult Education. If there are discussions on your campus regarding reducing or eliminating CTE programs due to reduced funding, discuss the long-term impact of such decisions.
Email this information to Bobbie Edgin, CCCAOE Executive Secretary boedgin@cccaoe.org as well, so the Board can strategize effective communication and legislative solutions.
Finally, go to www.faccc.org and participate in the “Point and Click” letter-writing campaign regarding the: Special Session -- Budget Cuts. Make sure that our legislators understand the “on the ground” consequences that will impact student success and our ability to assist with economic recovery. |
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EXCELLENCE AWARDS - CCCAOE
Awards Committee Co-Chair, Dr. Queen Hamilton and Fred Allen
We take this opportunity to remind CCCAOE members to look around your campus and community to honor those that merit special recognition and nominate them for one of our Excellence Awards: Excellence in Teaching, Excellence in Leadership, Excellence in Partnership.
There is nothing more gratifying that being nominating and receiving an Excellence Award. We encourage you to work with your department chairs to nominate faculty, leaders, and partnerships that merit recognition.
Nominations are due December 12, 2008. The details and nomination forms are on the CCCAOE website www.cccaoe.org/News/Awards-Nomination.html
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LOOKING BACK ON THE BAY: Fall Conference 2008
President Elect, Dick Bettendorf
The Fall 2008 conference set a new standard of excellence from beginning to end.
The pre-conference theme “Noncredit: Creating Pathways to Credit CTE” featured a panel of four experts from the field including Michelle Pilati, Rio Hondo College; Lynda Lee, Mira Costa College; Brian Ellison, San Diego CC Continuing Education; and Vicki Warner, CA Community College System Office. The Board will continue to keep an eye out for opportunities to bring timely pre-conference topics to you that work to enhance and illuminate the conference theme.
Mollie Smith and Kim Schenk created a new vision . . . more
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A CALIFORNIA UPDATE
Jason Weiner, Associate Director
During California's ongoing economic downturn and worsening budget crisis, investing in the education and skills training of our state's workforce is even more critical. Community colleges and other education providers are seeing enormous enrollment surges as hundreds of thousands of laid-off workers and others seek to increase their job skills. . And when the immediate crisis ends, California employers will desperately need more skilled workers at all levels in order to rebuild our competitiveness in the global economy.
For more information go to:
http://californiaedgecampaign.org/index.php
The EDGE Executive Committee and staff wish you a happy holiday season. |
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WE WANT YOU TO LEAD?
Past President, Mollie Smith
It is election time in CCCAOE, and we need our future leaders to step up. This is an exciting time to be involved in CCCAOE leadership. Our decision to hire a legislative liaison in Sacramento has created new avenues and opportunities to impact CTE issues. There is much work to be done and need future leaders to fill the open positions. Are you ready to lead?
There are five (5) positions open for 2009-2010: . . . more
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CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS:
CAREER PATHWAYS: PARTNERING FOR STUDENT SUCCESS
Spring 2009 CCCAOE proposals are due via email by December 12. Forms and further information are available at www.cccaoe.org.
If any questions, contact your Region Vice President.
North/Far North – Jeff Cummings (cummings@siskiyous.edu)
SF/Bay – Stephanie Thompson (sthompson@santarosa.edu)
Central – Hazel Hill (hhill@deltacollege.edu)
South Central – Erika Endrijonas (endrijonas@sbccd.edu)
LA/Orange County – Paul Creason (pcreason@lbcc.edu)
Desert – Queen Hamilton (qhamilton@valleycollege.edu)
SD/Imperial – Fred Allen (fred.allen@gcccd.edu)
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