Presented by: Kelly Gornik Janet Fulton CCCEOPSA Fall Conference October 20-22, 2015 Chancellor’s Office Update Presented by: Kelly Gornik Janet Fulton

TOPICS Cooperating Agencies Foster Youth Educational Support Program (CAFYES) Restoration of EOPS and CARE funds in 2015-16 Status of EOPS Allocation Task Group EOPS/CARE MIS Data Increase of EOPS district required match in 2016-17 CalFresh Eligibility and EOPS Priority Registration

Cooperating Agencies Foster Youth Educational Support (CAFYES) Program Purpose: encourage the enrollment, retention and transfer of current and former foster youth in CCC by establishing an educational program that provides services promoting their academic success

Cooperating Agencies Foster Youth Educational Support (CAFYES) Program SB 1023 (Chapter 771, Statutes 2014) signed into law in September 2014 2015-16 State Budget provides up to $15 million Supplemental component of EOPS – modeled on CARE Up to 10 districts may be given CAFYES funding to expand, not displace, the number of students receiving EOPS services

Cooperating Agencies Foster Youth Educational Support (CAFYES) Program Student Eligibility Dependency established or continued by the court on or after 16th birthday Be no older than 25 years at the start of any academic year in which they participate in CAFYES Be enrolled in at least nine (9) units upon acceptance

Cooperating Agencies Foster Youth Educational Support (CAFYES) Program August 31, 2015: “Application to Participate” released October 9, 2015: ATP due date October 12-14, 2015: ATP readings and scoring October 16, 2015: Preliminary announcements October 19-23, 2015: Protest period November 17, 2015: Final approval by BOG

Cooperating Agencies Foster Youth Educational Support (CAFYES) Program The program is funded through 2015-16 The ATP requires budget plans through 2017-18 in anticipation of continued funding beyond 2015-16

Restoration of EOPS and CARE Funds in 2015-16 THANK YOU: CA State Legislature, Governor, CCCEOPSA, FACCC, college EOPS and CARE staff, the many EOPS and CARE students who advocated for our programs!

Restoration of EOPS and CARE Funds in 2015-16 Increase number of students served Expand and increase “over and above” services Review 2008-09 EOPS program plan/budget, which was the year prior to the 40% cuts (thank you, Irma Rodriguez, for the suggestion)

Status of EOPS Allocation Task Group EOPS and CARE Allocations Funding Formulas will be reinstated in 2016-17 EOPS Allocation Formula Has 3 Elements: Base Allocation-$50,000 Students Served-90% of remaining funds allocated based on unduplicated students served statewide College Effort-Remaining 10% allocated on the basis of college effort 95% guarantee (unless EOPS funding cut more than 5% in State Budget) COLAs applied equally after formula-driven allocation determined; any penalties applied last after COLA

Status of EOPS Allocation Task Group CARE Allocation Formula: Base Allocation-$10,000 Students Served: Balance allocated on the basis of the total # of students served statewide. A rate-per-student-served will therefore be established 95% guarantee (unless CARE funding is cut more than 5% in State Budget COLAs applied equally after formula-driven allocation determined; any penalties applied last after COLA

Status of EOPS Allocation Task Group CARE Allocation Formula will be reinstated as is in 2016-17 Implementation of EOPS formula to be reviewed Newly reinstated EOPS Allocation Task Group had first meeting on September 29 Group composed of one college EOPS representative from each region, one CSSO, one CBO and one CCCEOPSA rep Each rep speaks on behalf of constituency, not self Each rep should make suggestions that they believe are for the good of colleges statewide, not merely the interests of their own program

Status of EOPS Allocation Task Group EOPS student Cap or No EOPS Student Cap in 2016-17? To be discussed by task group and recommendation to be made Allocation Task Group expected to make recommendations in January 2016 after two or three meetings

EOPS/CARE MIS Data In 2015-16, fix any problems which required CCCCO to delete students from your unduplicated student headcount report Before district submits term-end data to CCCCO, obtain a readout of district report numbers To count a student as served: EOPS application, Mutual Responsibility Contact, educational plan, at least one EOPS service and attend one class in the term for which s/he is being counted

EOPS/CARE MIS Data Students accepted as new in summer term must be enrolled in at least 4 units Students accepted as new in primary semester or quarter must be enrolled full-time or full-time equivalent* EOPS director may authorize up to 10% of students accepted to be enrolled for 9-11.5 units * Students with certified disabilities that prevent full-time enrollment & students in majors/programs with defined full-time equivalent course loads at less than 12 units

District Required Match in 2016-17 Will increase by 35.7% in proportion to 35.7% increase to EOPS funds in 2015-16 College should be determining appropriate ways of increasing support to EOPS EOPS director’s district-funded time in EOPS/CARE is counted as district match In general, if EOPS funds can be used for an expense, then district funds can also be used and counted as district match (except category C funds)

District Required Match in 2016-17 Student Success and Support Program (SSSP) and Student Equity funds may not be used as district match in 2015-16 and beyond SSSP and Student Equity funds may still be used for EOPS-related activities, if SSSP and Student Equity guidelines are followed

CalFresh Eligibility and EOPS CA Department of Social Services All County Letter 15-70: Student who provide proof of enrollment in EOPS or in a Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act activity shall be eligible for CalFresh if they meet all other conditions of CalFresh eligibility CDSS is developing a verification form. Until then, encourage students to apply and bring proof of EOPS participation. Example: copy of EOPS Mutual Responsibility Contract, signed and dated by student and program

Priority Enrollment January 1, 2012: AB194 authorized priority enrollment for foster youth and former foster youth October 10, 2013: AB 595 authorized priority enrollment for EOPS and DSPS students Legislation which authorizes priority enrollment for EOPS, DSPS and foster youth sunsets on January 1, 2017 “unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2017, deletes or extends that date” Chancellor’s Office is working to extend sunset date