Upcoming
Events
January 10, 2011
CCCAOE Board Meeting
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Marriott Oakland City Center
March 23-25, 2011
CCCAOE Spring Conference
Marriott Oakland City Center
Registration
Hotel Reservations
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December 2010 CCCAOE e-newsletter
In This Issue
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President’s Message
Hazel Hill, San Joaquin Delta College
hhill@deltacollege.edu
An Invitation from You!
This morning I heard on the radio that President Obama would be visiting a community college located in the southeast. The college's Career Technical Education (CTE) programs were the focal point of the visit. My first thought was "what great PR for the nation's community colleges." My second thought was "sure wish he would visit a few of the great CTE Programs in California's Community College system."
Maybe we should invite President Obama to visit our colleges; but maybe we should start by inviting local key players to visit our colleges' CTE programs. During this holiday season, why don't you take some time to plan a party? Yes, why don't you collaborate with your colleagues and plan a party for one or more of the CTE programs offered by your college. Who should you invite? Well, start with determining the purpose of your party. What does your program really need to get to its next level of success?
Once you have a clear understanding of what is needed, start your invitation list with a few strong program supporters, and add to the list people who can provide support for the program. Program support comes from both on and off campus, so consider on-campus people such as general education instructors, counselors, administrators, board members and don't forget the student government association. The off-campus list should include people who have an interest in your program's success. Key people from the industry or business your program prepares students for employment in are a must, along with local leaders in local government, four-year colleges and your regional community college partners. Don't forget to include media, including business journals, newspapers, and local TV stations.
The theme for CCCAOE's Spring 2011 Conference is "INDUSTRY SPEAKS: Collaborating for Success." What if you take on the leadership role of planning a party, or call it an event, in which industry leaders are invited to speak? Chances are such an event will lead to a great collaboration and increase success of the program or programs you choose to highlight.
Between now and CCCAOE's Spring Conference you should be able to have at least one or two "Collaborating for Success" parties. Please e-mail me information, including agendas, pictures, and results of the party or parties, so your parties and their success can be high-lighted during CCCAOE's Spring Conference.
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INDUSTRY SPEAKS: Collaborating for Success
March 23-25, 2011, Marriott Oakland City Center
The conference committee is excited about CCCAOE’s Spring 2011 conference, "INDUSTRY SPEAKS: Collaborating for Success.”Breakouts will showcase best practices that exist in our California community colleges where they work closely with their industry partners to teach and train the workforce of California with skills and competencies that support industry’s competitiveness.
CCCAOE is also excited about two conference supporting partners: the Career Ladders Project and the Economic and Workforce Development (EWD) programs of the California Community College Chancellor’s Office. Our supporting partners are contributing to this conference by working with us on two strands of breakouts, and assistance with ensuring that this conference will be the most informative and valuable that you have attended anywhere.
The EWD strand will focus on various EWD programs and projects that have proven examples of working with industry and in collaboration with campus faculty and programs. The Career Ladders strand, Pathways to Completion, will include best practices among the Career Advancement Academies, contextualized teaching and learning, and other best practices.
Another area of focus is on the Governor's Career Technical Education Pathways: aligning K-12 career technical education with local community colleges, SB 70/SB 1133 funded projects, and their partnership with industry and collaboration with other campus programs.
There is still time to submit proposals to present a workshop that highlights your best practice. Go to www.cccaoe.org and submit your proposal.
The Spring 2011 conference promises to be extremely informative, full of best practices useful for all, and stimulating with our usual networking opportunities. And speaking of opportunities we will be offering opportunities for industry sponsors for this conference. If an industry partner that you know could benefit from the exposure to CCCAOE’s conference attendees, pass along the Sponsorship Opportunities information sheet. http://cccaoe.org/conference/Sponsorship.html
Visit www.cccaoe.org for conference registration and hotel reservations at CCCAOE’s Spring 2011 Conference, March 23-25 at the Marriott Oakland City Center.
John Means, President-elect/Conference Chair
Kern Community College District, jmeans@kcccd.edu
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TIME TO RECOGNIZE OUR COLLEAGUES FOR EXCELLENCE!
It’s time, once again, to recognize our colleagues for excellence in Teaching, Leadership and/or Partnership. Nomination information is available at http://cccaoe.org/News/Awards-Nomination.html Nominations are due by December 10 and photos are required.
The nomination process has been simplified. Separate online nomination forms are available for each category. An individual can only be nominated in one category. Awards will be presented at the CCCAOE Spring 2011 Conference in Oakland. Award winners and a guest each will be invited to attend the awards ceremony without having to register for the conference. Additional guests may attend the opening day luncheon and Awards ceremony with a charge for the luncheon.
Take this opportunity to recognize your colleagues for the good work that they do. If you have questions, contact Sid Burks (sidney.burks@chaffey.edu) or Diane Hollems, (hollems@sbcc.edu) Co-Chairs. |
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CCCAOE: A great place to “grow”!
Service on the CCCAOE Board Service on the Board is a tremendous opportunity for personal and professional growth - and we also have a lot of fun! Board nominations are currently being sought for the following 2011-2012 elected positions: Regional Vice Presidents representing LA/Orange, South Central and San Francisco Bay, as well as the statewide roles of Communications Officer and President-Elect. Board members act as liaisons to their regions and serve . . . more |
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Regionally Coordinated Model
One of the recent projects of the Board has been a collaborative process to develop a regionally coordinated model that will leverage workforce training assets within a region through enhanced coordination of course offerings, services to employers, resource development efforts, and partnerships with business and industry. Using a regional approach to identify occupations and industries that are economically critical, colleges will create strategic responses to equip students, job seekers, and incumbent workers with the skills required for jobs providing sustainable wages and career pathways. In addition to enhancing. . . click here to read more |
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Schwarzenegger’s Proposed Cuts Miss Community Colleges, but Brown Could Take us in a Whole New Direction
Not wanting to appear like a slacker, lame duck Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger took another crack at the budget in December – his admission that the spending plan signed two months earlier was nothing more than smoke and mirrors. Predictably, legislative Democrats have vowed to rebuff the document; they’re simply done with Arnold.
Schwarzenegger’s budget cuts bypass community colleges, focusing instead on eviscerating the barely limping health and human service programs. Healthy Families, Medi-Cal, CalWORKs, and SSI/SSP are once again on the chopping block. This is clearly not a good time to be needy.
Governor-Elect Jerry Brown has not revealed his plans, other than promising to include everyone in the decision making process. He has, however, . . . click here to read more |
A very happy holiday season one and all. |
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