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California Community Colleges Chief
Instructional Officers Conference
Random thoughts from Fresno to San Diego, via Las Vegas
November 1, 2006
Community College Leagueof California
• Education Services and Training– Diane Woodruff , Cindra Smith, Cherie Savage
• Governmental Relations and Policy Development– Bonnie Slosson, Rita Mize, Theresa Tena,Danna Pacheco
• District Services– Ray Giles, Jean Malone, Sarah Raley, Cynthia Jackson
• Association Operations– Denise Wilkerson, Jody Ansell, Jennifer Ong,Yolanda Avalos, Sarah Godecast
Community College Leagueof California
• $2.7 Million Budget (FY 2007)– 44% dues; 31% district services; 20% events; 5% other
• Three primary goals for FY 2007:– SB 361 Passage/Implementation– Initiative Qualification– Strategic Management Plan
• Other improvements– Association management - online conference registration
– Expanded online legislative advocacy
Where are we?
Crisis of Leadership
• Since January 2006:– New CEOs: 18– Interims: 17– Retirements/resignations announced: 10
• We need you.– Identify barriers– Become the next generation of leaders
Student Success
• Basic Skills• Four-year transfer• Matriculation• Financial aid
Career Developmentand College Preparation
• Higher funding for higher standards– Targeted courses– Sequenced toward a goal– Higher program standards
• Funding: – $30 million this year (from $2,626 to $3,092)
– Future infusions to state-supported credit rate
Fiscally, we’re in the best position in decades.
• 10.7% of Proposition 98
• Proposition 1D– 50% for CCC, plus Field Act changes
• Great deal of support from Governor, Legislature
• SB 361
Financing Community Colleges
• “The Local Era”: Pre-Proposition 13
• “The State Era”: Proposition 13 era– Proposition 98– AB 1725– Early 1990s budget crisis– Early 2000s budget crisis– SB 361
• Next: Need a 20:20 Vision -- Increase funding to 80% of Real Cost by 2020.
--> Requires “State-local era”
Community College Initiative
• Fixes “broken” Prop. 98 Formula– Not a panacea.– Results in increased per student funding above current law of about $750 after five years.
Community College Initiative
• Need:– 598,105 valid signatures
• How:– 750,000 paid (75% validity)– 100,000 volunteer (50% validity)
• Signature campaign cost:– $1.5 million
Community College Initiative
• Volunteer drive– Christine Chavez hired by League as Statewide Director
– 78,000 petitions distributed (6 signatures per petition)
• Paid drive (as of yesterday):– 475,000 paid signatures collected– $1,100,000 raised
• Run out of cash this week.
Community College Initiative
• Five districts have reached or exceeded their goals– Copper Mountain, Kern, Los Angeles, Los Rios, Mt. San Antonio, West Kern
• Eight more have exceeded 50% of their goal
• Seventeen have done nothing.
www.SignForCCC.org
We can tackle our challenges,
but only if prepared.• Finances
• Leadership
• Student success