The New Frontier

Conference Roadmap 2015 Recap CDE Update Legislative Analyst’s Office Community College Perspectives & Insights Consortia Panel Discussion Leg & Budget Discussion & Brainstorming Immigrant Integration & Collaboration AEBG Panel Discussion

The New Frontier Dawn Koepke Legislative & Budget Advocate

AE Challenges & Opportunities AB 86 Consortia Effort Funding Driven by Consortia Plans –Outcomes & Accountability Stability & Sufficiency in Funding Maintenance of Capacity Direct Funding vs. Fiscal Agent Fee Authority

Proposals Offered Proposals Offered & Numerous Conversations Two Overarching Principles: Dual Delivery System w/ System Specific Dedicated Funding Continue Consortia Efforts for Coordination & Pathways between Systems Maintenance of Capacity – Stability Funding – #1 Priority Joint Decision Making – SPI & CCCCO Regional Allocation SPI / CCCCO Interagency Agreement (Perkins Model) Consideration of all Funding among Stakeholders / Partners Consortia – Legally Binding Decision Making Structure for Funding, Programmatic Decisions, Reporting Accountability / Outcomes

FY Budget $500 million Adult Education Block Grant –AB 86 Program Areas –Maintenance of Capacity / MOE Backfill for FY (~$ million) Finalized as Ongoing “Base Funding” –Joint Decision Making – SPI & CCCCO Regional Allocation –Allocation Committee – Funding Decisions –Funding to CC / Local Fiscal Agent –SPI / CCCCO Interagency Agreement –Accountability / Outcomes

Taking the Good with the Bad Good = Stability, Maintenance of Capacity for FY & Ongoing Base Funding Good = Direct Funding vs. Fiscal Agent –Adult Schools Not Taking Advantage of Opportunity Challenging = Governance & Decision-Making Bad = Delay in Distribution of Funds

Onward in 2016 Legislation –February 19 th – Introduction Deadline AE Funding; AE Governance; CCC Student Success; Career Pathways; etc. –Spot Bill 2016 Budget Proposal –Status Quo –$500 million in FY –TBL for Stakeholder Participation

The Long Road Ahead AEBG CCC & Adult School Collaboration & Coordination Accountability & Outcomes Reciprocity Common Fee Policy Governance Sufficiency in Funding

Questions?

CDE Update Chris Nelson Office of Adult Education

Legislative Analyst’s Office Natasha Collins Fiscal & Policy Analyst

Community College Perspectives & Insights

Consortia Panel Discussion Lessons Learned, Best Practices

Group Think – Legislative & Budget Discussion & Brainstorming

Immigrant Integration & Collaboration Panel Discussion

AEBG Panel Discussion & Q&A