California Community Colleges Chief Instructional Officers Conference Random


















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California Community Colleges Chief Instructional Officers Conference Random thoughts from Fresno to San Diego, via Las Vegas November 1, 2006


Community College League of California • Education Services and Training – Diane Woodruff , Cindra Smith, Cherie Savage • Governmental Relations and Policy Development – Bonnie Slosson, Rita Mize, Theresa Tena, Danna Pacheco • District Services – Ray Giles, Jean Malone, Sarah Raley, Cynthia Jackson • Association Operations – Denise Wilkerson, Jody Ansell, Jennifer Ong, Yolanda Avalos, Sarah Godecast

Community College League of California • $2. 7 Million Budget (FY 2007) – 44% dues; 31% district services; 20% events; 5% other • Three primary goals for FY 2007: – SB 361 Passage/Implementation – Initiative Qualification – Strategic Management Plan • Other improvements – Association management - online conference registration – Expanded online legislative advocacy

Where are we?


Crisis of Leadership • Since January 2006: – New CEOs: 18 – Interims: 17 – Retirements/resignations announced: 10 • We need you. – Identify barriers – Become the next generation of leaders

Student Success • • Basic Skills Four-year transfer Matriculation Financial aid

Career Development and College Preparation • Higher funding for higher standards – Targeted courses – Sequenced toward a goal – Higher program standards • Funding: – $30 million this year (from $2, 626 to $3, 092) – Future infusions to state-supported credit rate

Fiscally, we’re in the best position in decades. • 10. 7% of Proposition 98 • Proposition 1 D – 50% for CCC, plus Field Act changes • Great deal of support from Governor, Legislature • SB 361

Financing Community Colleges • “The Local Era”: Pre-Proposition 13 • “The State Era”: Proposition 13 era – – – Proposition 98 AB 1725 Early 1990 s budget crisis Early 2000 s budget crisis SB 361 • Next: Need a 20: 20 Vision -- Increase funding to 80% of Real Cost by 2020. --> Requires “State-local era”

Community College Initiative • Fixes “broken” Prop. 98 Formula – Not a panacea. – Results in increased per student funding above current law of about $750 after five years.

Community College Initiative • Need: – 598, 105 valid signatures • How: – 750, 000 paid (75% validity) – 100, 000 volunteer (50% validity) • Signature campaign cost: – $1. 5 million

Community College Initiative • Volunteer drive – Christine Chavez hired by League as Statewide Director – 78, 000 petitions distributed (6 signatures per petition) • Paid drive (as of yesterday): – 475, 000 paid signatures collected – $1, 100, 000 raised • Run out of cash this week.

Community College Initiative • Five districts have reached or exceeded their goals – Copper Mountain, Kern, Los Angeles, Los Rios, Mt. San Antonio, West Kern • Eight more have exceeded 50% of their goal • Seventeen have done nothing.

www. Sign. For. CCC. org


We can tackle our challenges, but only if prepared. • Finances • Leadership • Student success