Strong Workforce Program: What Senate Leaders Need to Know Lorraine Slattery-Farrell, ASCCC At-Large Representative, ASCCC CTE Leadership Chair Katie Krolikowski, ASCCC CTE Leadership Committee Toni Parsons, ASCCC CTE Leadership Committee

Session Objectives Review Strong Workforce Program Highlight statewide efforts to address recommendations Discuss local implications to the Strong Workforce Program Discuss CTE faculty involvement in local senate structures Explore rationale for non CTE faculty becoming active participants and partners in this work

Strong Workforce Program Overview Strong Workforce Program Funding $200 million in annual CTE funding Focused on expanding and improving CTE programs through regional collaboration and by preparing more students for high-demand, high-wage jobs Aim to fill the gap of 1 million people trained for middle- skills jobs 60% of funds go to districts, 40% of funds go to regions (after 5% goes to state leadership

Funding Breakdown Local Regional State

SWP Local Share This session will focus on the Local Share and how senates can be involved in developing the Strong Workforce Program plans There will be another session this plenary that will delve into the entire SWP Check it out!

Raise your hand if… CTE faculty are actively involved in your local senate Your local senate has a CTE liaison and you know who that person is Your CTE liaison presents at every senate meeting Your CTE liaison reports on regional activity as well as statewide efforts You attend the regional consortia in your area

What keeps CTE faculty away from senate?

Share with your elbow partner: What two things/services do you think your CTE liaison could provide more of that would benefit the rest of the senate?  What do you plan to do as a senate leader to help make this happen?  

What are the benefits to senate being involved in SWP? Why should you as senate leaders be involved with SWP? How can you get involved? How are you already involved? Who got you involved?

But I’m not CTE faculty Are you basic skills? Contextualization Pathways Are you involved with curriculum? Changes in processes Code alignment project Do you want some resources? Support of CTE programs CTE courses within your program Remember: There is no divide between CTE and Academia – We all want the same things for our students.

ASCCC CTE Leadership Committee Provides recommendations on career and technical education issues. Through recommendations to the ASCCC Executive Committee, the committee provides assistance to community college districts to ensure that career technical education and its instruction is responsive and aligned to current and emergent industry trends, and ensures that similar courses, programs, and degrees are portable among community college districts, while expanding the participation of CTE faculty in leadership roles at the local, regional, and statewide levels through its ongoing professional development efforts.  

ASCCC CTE Faculty Engagement Efforts ASCCC CTE Leadership Institute provides faculty with opportunities to engage in key policy conversations through their interaction with representatives of the Strong Workforce task force, by learning about the implications of policy decisions on local programs and courses, and in participating in breakout sessions to better understand the college processes including topics on leadership, curriculum design, course repetition, and effective program advocacy. Save the Date! CTE Leadership Institute May 5th & 6th 2017, San Jose

Thank You! Lorraine Slattery-Farrell lfarrell@msjc.edu