PERALTA ECONOMIC & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT Update to the District Education Committee September 19, 2014 Dr. Karen Engel Interim Director of Economic & Workforce Development

Career Pathways Trust  Website:  Consortium Director on board: Rebecca Lacocque,  Work Plan adopted by Consortium leadership  Campus “champions” identified by CTE Deans & Presidents  CTE Deans on Consortium Working Group  Work begins October 2!

Assessment, Placement & Remediation Inter-segmental Student Supports Dual & Concurrent Enrollment practices Strong Pathways: College & Career Success Industry Engagement Intermediary Platform Data sharing platform: CalPass PLUS Health & Biosciences Engineering & Advanced Manufacturing ICT & Digital Media ICT & Digital Media Public Service & Law

Pathway Development PATHWAY ACTION TEAMS:  Align curriculum  Integrate inter-disciplinary career-themed course  Develop age-appropriate work-based learning (WBL) sequences  Agree on capstone courses with WBL component  Identify dual & concurrent enrollment opportunities  Build on-going Professional Learning Communities for pathway faculty & counselors (meet yearly)

October 2 December 4 February 5 May 7 Pathway Action Teams: 4 all-day sessions

Successful Transitions: 3 Teams Assessment, Placement & Remediation Math & English faculty work with college counselors Evaluate & coordinate assessment tools Review & improve placement practices Develop new strategies for remediation (eg, contextualization, acceleration, summer bridge programs) Inter-segmental Student Supports HS & college counselors with pathway faculty (& CBOs) Early outreach and exposure to college program options Shared on-line ed. Plans Shared student data Review use of 12 th grade and ensure effective “hand off” Dual & Concurrent Enrollment practices Administrators and faculty review existing practices Work with Pathway Action Teams to improve practices Adopt CATEMA as a shared on-line system for maintaining articulation agreements CCCLLI 2.0 as pilot

Career Connections (Workforce Intermediary)  Create “Career Centers” at the Colleges (Peralta)  Develop consistent definitions of work-based learning with industry  Align industry advisory councils as possible  Coordinate “asks” of business partners via a high- functioning intermediary platform  Involve Chambers, WIBs and other business groups to assist in sub-regional relationship building  Align with Launchpath and build other necessary infrastructure for scaling WBL and increasing job placements and success

AB 86 Adult Education  Faculty Co-Chairs leading the work with their K-12 counterparts  First report (of 3) – “Gap Analysis” - submitted and accepted by CCCCO on July 31.  Next report – “Strategies to Address Gaps and Deliver and Align Services” – due October 31.  September 18 th meeting at Merritt College to identify priorities and refine strategies  Members’ Cabinet (Chancellor, College Presidents, and Superintendents meet October 9 th.  Information at:

Peralta AB 86 Co-Chairs  Lisa Cook, Laney College, Co-Chair of the ESL Program Area Group  Myron Franklin, Laney College, Co-Chair of the CTE/Apprenticeship Program Area Group  Ron Nelson, Merritt College, Co-Chair of the Services for Adults with Disabilities Program Area Group  Cleavon Smith, Berkeley City College. Co-Chair, Basic Skills Program Area Group

CTE Committee Top Priorities  Rebuild our capacity to help CTE students get jobs.  Improve budget transparency and management.  See memo  Proposal to organize trainings (with purchasing) as well as an on-line “Handbook”  Improve human resource processes for CTE.  Improve procurement/purchasing processes for CTE.  CTE Data.  Access to information. The Committee would like to see greater access to information about grants, grant deadlines, grant reporting requirements.