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BUDGETS AND BUY-OUTS AND STIMULI - OH MY!!
President, Kim Schenk
Thank goodness I don't have to write the third "CCCAOE E-News 2008-2009" wondering about the budget! Last week after 45.5 hours of "lockdown," the State Senate, then the Assembly, finally approved a budget package the Governor would sign. After a week of gloom and doom, the sun came out. What a day in the northern part of the State! The budget includes fiscal years 2008-09 and 2009-10 and contains significant cuts and new taxes that impact every sector of education and government. Thanks to all of you who made efforts to "tell our story" and make personal connections with your legislators. The community college system has emerged "relatively" unscathed despite the horrific budget cuts due largely to the great work you do to serve our students and communities.
CCCAOE is now focusing our efforts on helping our legislators understand how to best support CTE and leverage our assets to train and re-train our current and future workforce. The Economic Recovery Act will provide opportunities for colleges to partner with the Workforce Investment Boards (WIB's). We have already begun to share effective practice techniques through regional meetings and collaborations, professional development events, and communication strategies.
While today is a good day, we know that significant fiscal challenges lie ahead. CCCAOE will continue to stay vigilant and mobilized; communicating directly with you and through the Regional Consortia networks so that we can continue to protect and enhance our ability to serve Californians.
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CCCAOE AWARDS NOMINATIONS - Spring 2009
CCCAOE is pleased to announce that it had several nominees for each of the award categories, which made the competition especially strong. All the nominees had many outstanding accomplishments, and the selection process was difficult. Nevertheless, the votes were almost unanimous on the award recipients. The nominees are:
Excellence in Teaching
1. Peggy Castro, Ventura College
2. Yannick Real, Cerritos College
3. Rayvell Snowden, Allan Hancock College
4. Joan Watanabe, Glendale College
Excellence in Leadership
1. Brad Banghart, Shasta College
2. Joan Beem, Ventura College
3. Kay Faulconer Boger, Ventura College
4. Angel Cardenas, Santa Barbara City College
5. Gail Schwandner, Long Beach City College
Excellence in Partnership
- Ventura College (Kay Faulconer Boger) in partnership with County of Ventura Human Services Agency
- Los Angeles Community College District (Felicito Cajayon) in partnership with Santa Monica College
- Antelope Valley College (Maria Clinton) in partnership with Northrop Grumman Integrated Systems
- Riverside Community College District (Richard Finner) in partnership with Printing Industries Association/Graphic Arts Technical Foundation
- Los Angeles Community College District (Royston Thomas) in partnership with Healthcare Career Academy
The winners in each category and all of the nominees will be recognized at the Spring 2009 CCCAOE Conference on March 11 in San Francisco. Awards Committee co-chairs Queen M. Hamilton, Ed.D., Vice President~Desert Region and Fred Allen, Vice President~San Diego/Imperial Regionwill announce the awards.
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Five Reasons Why You Don't Want to Miss the CCCAOE Spring 2009 Conference ~ Career Pathways:
Partnerships for Student Success
Keynote speakers
o Debra Mills, Vice President~Partnerships CORD
o Jonathan Lightman, Executive Director~FACCC
o Dr. Jack Scott, Chancellor~CA Community Colleges
o Ron Selge, Dean~Chancellor's Office
Breakout session topics
o Career Pathways
o Industry collaboratives
o Economic stimulus
o Best practices
Awards and recognitions
o CCCAOE Excellence Awards
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Local College Recognized for its Commitment to the U.S. Military
Each year, the Council of College and Military Educators (CCME) recognizes an institution for its significant contributions to the cause of military education. Recently, Coastline Community College was chosen as the top institution that supplies quality educational programs to the armed services and received the 2009 CCME Institution Award at a special ceremony on January 29. Click here to read 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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