1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. Funding Breakdown
Local
Regional
State

5. 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!

6. 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

7. What keeps CTE faculty away from senate?

8. 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?  

9. 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?

10. 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.

11. 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.  

12. 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

13. Thank You!
Lorraine Slattery-Farrell