Workforce
Education Council
May 1-2, 2014
Prepared by the
State Board for Community & Technical Colleges
Workforce Education Department
1300 Quince Street, P.O. Box 2495
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Workforce Education Council
Agenda
April 30, May 1-2, 2014
Location: Columbia Basin College, Pasco
Gjerde Center (Building H, aka Hawk Central)
Contact: Sharon Buck, Chair
Site Questions: Frank Powers, Columbia Basin College
Wednesday, April 30
2:30-4:30
Agenda Topic
This event is not a general membership event
WECEXEC Meeting
Info
CTE 223
General Membership Meeting
Thursday, May 1
7:30-8:30
8:30-8:35
8:35-8:50
8:50-9:15
Agenda Topic
Networking Hearty Breakfast
Call to Order
Host College Basics
College Welcome
Page
Presenter
Sharon Buck
Frank Powers
Frank Powers
Rich Cummins,
President, Columbia Basin
College
1-4
PDF
9:15-9:25
WEC Business
No Host Dinner Options
Introduction of Members
Approval of WEC Winter Minutes
Treasurer’s Report
Hot Topics Reminder/initiation
Helloes and Farewells
Election Nominations
9:25-10:25
State Board Report
6-13
10:25-10:35
BREAK (Turn in Hot Topics)
10:35-10:45
Labor Liaison Report
10:45 – 11:45
11:45- 11:55
Career Pathways for Faculty
Prof Tech Certification
WAC, Skill Standards
Boot Camp
Reading Apprenticeship
Quality Matters
Individual College Options
Dean Camp
Teach Tech
Boot Camp 2014-2015
11:55- 12:15
Dean Camp graduation/acknowledgement
Frank Powers
All of the Assembly
Laura Cailloux
Amy Hatfield
Laura Cailloux
WECEXEC (All)
Election Committee and
candidates
Marie Bruin and Jim Crabbe
Laura Cailloux
14-15
Joan Weiss & Kairie Pierce
Panel
Amy Hatfield
Jamie Wells
Holly Moore
PDF
17-36
Jamie Wells
Amy Hatfield
Jamie Wells and Dave
Cunningham
12:15-1:15
1:15-3:00
LUNCH
Every Voice Counts
Committee Work
Review Committees Importance to System and
our own Initiatives, Reporting Expectations,
Outcomes and
Color Code System
And Where to Go
Turn in to Krista
All
Sharon Buck, WECEXEC, and
Committee Chairs
All Participate
Rooms TBD
Committee 6 First-Timer and Visitor Session
remains in main room
Sharon Buck and Paulette Lopez
3:00-3:15
3:15-4:00
BREAK
COE Reports
Information and Computing Technology
Global Trade and Supply Chain Management
4:00-4:15
HEET
Alice Madsen /Dan Ferguson
4:15-4:30
Hot Topics/Announcements/After Hours WEC/
Other Business
Adjourn Regular Meeting
Laura Cailloux/ Sharon Buck
4:30-5:30
WEC After Hours 1
Assigned Groups
CTE 223
Additional rooms TBA
After 5
DINNER on your own
Evening Networking
No host Group location(s) TBA
Friday, May 2
7:30-8:30
8:30-8:45
Presenter
11:20-11:30
Agenda Topic
Networking Hearty BREAKFAST
Liaison Reports –IC, ATC, CBS, Continuing Ed,
COE
Data Tools Comparison and Contrast
Committee Chair Report Outs
(turn in flash drives to Krista)
Candidate Speeches
Remaining Hot Topics
BREAK - voting members remain in the room
until you have voted. You may break once you
have voted.
Break for ALL. Please be back by 11:30!
11:30-12:15
Best Practices for Perkins Non-Trad
12:15-12:30
12:30 - 12:50
Student Leadership Clubs and Funding 2014-15
Refresh, Grab LUNCH, then return to meeting
and eat while meeting re-convenes at 12:50
(Working Lunch)
4:30
8:45-9:30
9:30-10:30
10:30-11:00
11:00-11:10
11:10-11:30
PDF
Maureen Majury
Meg Ryan
Sharon Buck
Liaisons
Committee 5
Committee Chairs or Designees
Candidates
Laura Cailloux
Angel and Krista and Sharon
Sharon Buck
Open discussion
Various colleges
Marie Bruin and Committee
All
12:50-1:35
1:35-2:00
2:00-ish
2:00-3:45
VET specific activities and updates
Career Pathways update
WEC After Hours Rooms
Volunteer Hosts for next year?
West, West, East
Follow-up and Misc. Announcements/
FTGOTO/Passing of the Gavel
Adjourn
WEC After Hours 2
Assigned Groups
Next Meetings:
Fall 2014, Site and Dates TBD
Other State Board News and Resources
Workforce Education Council Voting Members
http://www.sbctc.ctc.edu/college/_g-wfedcouncil.aspx
2014 NCWE Annual Conference
http://www.ncwe.org/?page=call_for_proposals
38-39
Marie Bruin /JoAnn Baria
Marie and CP Team
Sharon Buck
Angel Reyna
CTE 223
Additional rooms TBA
Winter WEC Minutes
February 6, 2014
Clark College
Sharon Buck called the meeting to order at 8:30
Housekeeping
Genevieve Howard went over logistics.
WelcomeGenevieve Howard introduced Dr. Tim Cook, VP of Instruction for welcome.
Tech Center Building is six years old, operating at capacity by the second year. 9,000 FTE, workforce programs
growing, academic falling off. New STEM building on main campus, 2021 North campus building with health care
focus. Demographic trends with flat enrollment from high school graduates and more enrollment for 30-year
plus.
WEC Business- Sharon Buck
• Member Introductions
• Laura Cailloux presented Fall 2013 WEC minutes and asked for revisions. Motion to approve Fall 2013
WEC minutes, Mike Kelly, Grays Harbor; Seconded by Ryan Davis, Everett CC
• Amy Hatfield presented financial statements. Motion to approve Treasurer’s report. Paulette Lopez,
Yakima; Paula Boyum, Bellevue seconded.
• Membership & attendance lists do not reconcile with each other. If you are attending in place of
someone else, please notify Amy Hatfield.
State Board Report
• Jim Crabbe introduced new staff member, Matt Carlisle, who is taking on Workfirst & BFET at SBCTC, then
introduced remaining SBCTC staff
Labor Liaison
• Kairie Pierce described how labor can support grant applications if contacted early
• Joan Weiss discussed role in finding labor representatives for advisory committee
Coding, Oh My – Carmen McKenzie
• Short Certificate Exit Coding Proposal Modification from Data Governance Committee
o Proposal driven by program approval, student achievement points, and PeopleSoft
implementation
o Change is to Exit Code 4 for 20-44 credits (student achievement threshold 20 credits)
o Q: How will change effect student financial aid
 No known impact on financial aid
o Q: What is impact of not converting information over
 No data will be removed , but it will not be identified as a certain credit-level certificate
 Data following this new coding will have the data converted from this point forward
o Q: Any impact on Perkins?
 no, we will be splitting data apart, but it can still be rolled up for reporting
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Prior Learning Assessment
o Procedure document from Registrars
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Data Governance Committee is seeking feedback
See document handout
Comment: Spokane District, items defined in document as ‘Transfer’ such as CLEP, DANTE, are
currently being categorized as ‘Prior Learning Assessment’, not ‘Transfer’…maybe terminology
‘Transfer’ needs to change
o Comment: IC needs to review this as well and we need to be uniform state-wide for the benefit of
students
o Q: Accreditation limitation of 25% of credits from PLA, so categorizing CLEP, etc. into ‘Transfer’
will that allow more credit to be allowed in PLA?
 Need clarity on what falls in 25% or not
 Recommend aligning terminology with NWCCU standard language
Repeat policy reminder
o Student can take course maximum of 3 times
o Legacy System does not enforce this, but PeopleSoft will enforce
o Q: Can students go to another college to retake
 Not if course number is same
o Need further discussion about internship, practicum, coop because using same course number
multiple times
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AWB Report - Amy Johnson
• Role to connect businesses to college
• Connecting Business to Workforce Development
o Leadership Certificate for the Trades with Construction COE
o Bellingham – Job Skills Gap forum in Manufacturing
 Jennifer McNelly
o COE-Aerospace, WDCs, Spokane District
 ACT? National Career Readiness Credential
o Advisory Committee Members for Bates
Choices & Challenges – Lessons Learned in Evolution of Online Education in Support of Workforce Development
- Andy DiPaolo
• See .pdf of slides and video
• Q: How is accreditation viewing this innovation
o Innovators are not concerned about MOOCs or noncredit offering, if they move to credit-bearing
arena then they will have to deal with it
• Q: Are we moving toward a day when a degree is no longer the ticket to employment and the focus
becomes specific skill acquisition
o Degree will be less important than skills you have when you walk in the door of an employer
• Q: MOOC revenue model is to give away instruction for free, but charge for credentialing and ancillary
services. Will public institutions move in that direction?
• Q: Olympic engaging high school students in MOOCs in pre-engineering
• Comment: Highline instructor has 2000 Excel videos with 25,000 views per day
o Questions about who owns these materials, college or faculty
• Is there a perception in businesses that are run by baby boomers that require a degree for entry?
o It is just a matter of time until that transition. Case studies of students, let students tell their
stories, invite managers to take courses for free.
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Dan Ferguson, Center of Excellence, Allied Health
• SHCIP Process
• NGA – Health Workforce Leader Summit
• National Grant for Healthcare system related to the new Healthcare ACT
WA State Health Care Innovation Plan
• Information included in WEC packet
Allied Health Deans and Directors
• Team based training, colleges more involved in service learning, and efforts to incorporate
wellness into college programs and community initiatives
Recommendations to the WA Legislature (this year) – Health Care Personnel Shortage Taskforce
• Increase technology to deliver health care education
• Sentinel network – real time data feedback network with information from industry
• What curricula will we need – navigator
• Rural Health Conference Presentation
• HEET Grants (MA Exam Review Seminar & Whatcom CC Simulation Project)
• ICD-10 resources
• AH Deans and Directors networking
Due to inclement weather, meeting adjourned at 1:50.
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Winter WEC Minutes
February 6, 2014
Clark College
Meeting called to order at 8:00 by Sharon Buck.
Meeting convened at the Springhill Suites Hotel due to inclement weather.
An ITV will occur as soon as possible to provide updates that were not able to be communicated at this meeting.
Watch the VTC listserv for announcements
Veterans
Pierce has hired a Carol Knight-Wallace to manage veterans career pathways
SBCTC Report
Aerospace FTE
March 15 release, early May due date.
Expect a very busy grant system.
Presidential action around Workforce – state will need to pull together list of best practices.
Perkins made 90% of all six performance indicators. More information to follow.
Watch legislative action. Many bills are moving.
WEC Exec
Add two non-voting members this year to stagger terms.
Perkins Leadership Student Funds
Need to review selection process for state-wide clubs. Skills USA formerly managed by Lake Washington
Technical College. If there is a college that wants to pick up this leadership, please contact Marie.
BTIC Program Shadow
Angel Reyna and Andrea Samuels names were drawn to attend BTIC
Start Next Quarter
Malcom trying to get it launched. Wendy will share information with listserv.
Q: Where will this be hosted?
Seattle District at Admin Cost
Q: WDC might advertise services. What will that look like?
Q: Could SBCTC use Special Funds rather than college-by-college payment
Boot Camp
Watch Listserv
TeachTech
13 in current cohort
Recruiting for next year
Meeting adjourned at 8:25 a.m. due to inclement weather
Notes taken by Laura Cailloux
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WEC Treasurer Report
Winter 2014 ‐ SUMMARY REPORT
Report Ending March 31, 2014
Amy Hatfield, Treasurer
*Beginning Balance $ 23,726.21
Income
Total Income
Expenses
Total Expenses
Ending Balance $ 1,950.00
$ 6,178.94
$ 19,497.27
*Note Beginning Balance adjusted by ($405.70) due to clerical error carried forward. Reconciled with 06/29/2013 ending balance. 2013 ‐ 2014 Bank Statement Reconciliation
July Statement Balance: August Statement Balance:
September Statement Balance: October Statement Balance: November Statement Balance: December Statement Balance:
$ 4,089.84
$ 4,089.84
$ 4,089.84
$ 24,339.84
$ 27,084.56
$ 23,726.21
January Statement Balance:
February Statement Balance:
March Statement Balance:
April Statement Balance:
May Statement Balance:
June Statement Balance:
$ 25,051.21
$ 19,497.27
$ 19,497.27
WEC Treasurer Report
WEC Treasurer Report,Winter 2014
DETAILED REPORT
31‐Mar‐14
Amy Hatfield, Treasurer
*Beginning Balance Income
Date
$ 23,726.21
Reconciliation Details
Check Amount Deposit Amt Assoc. Bank Stmt.
Month Total
Explanation
1/8/2014
1/14/2014
1/14/2014
1/27/2014
WEC Membership
WEC Membership
WEC Membership
WEC Membership
Everett CC Highline
Everett CC SBCTC $ 300.00 $ 300.00
$ 600.00
$ 300.00 $ 900.00
$ 125.00 $ 125.00
2/5/2014
2/5/2014
2/5/2014
2/5/2014
2/5/2014
WEC Membership
WEC Membership
WEC Membership
WEC Membership
WEC Membership
RTC COE
North Seattle Deans Camp
North Seattle Deans Camp
LCC WELA
WA State Labor Council
$ 125.00
$ 125.00
$ 125.00
$ 125.00
$ 125.00 $ 625.00
No Activity
Total Income
Expenses
Date
Jan‐14
2/18/2014
Total January Deposits
$ 1,325.00
Total February Deposits
Total March Deposites
$ 625.00
$ ‐
$ 1,950.00
Check
Paid To
1620 Clark College
Total Expenses
Explanation
None
Winter WEC Meeting
Amount
$ ‐
Date Check Cleared
Total January Checks
$ 6,178.94
Total February Checks
Total March Checks
$ ‐
$ 6,178.94
$ ‐
$ 6,178.94
Running Balance $ 19,497.27
*Note Beginning Balance adjusted by ($405.70) due to clerical error carried forward. Reconciled with 06/29/2013 ending balance. ** Cleared checks only. 2013 ‐ 2014 Bank Statement Reconciliation
July Statement Balance: August Statement Balance:
September Statement Balance: October Statement Balance: November Statement Balance: December Statement Balance:
$ 4,089.84
$ 4,089.84
$ 4,089.84
$ 24,339.84
$ 27,084.56
$ 23,726.21
January Statement Balance:
February Statement Balance:
March Statement Balance:
April Statement Balance:
May Statement Balance:
June Statement Balance:
$ 25,051.21
$ 19,497.27
$ 19,497.27
SBCTC Report to the
Washington State Apprenticeship & Training Council
April 2014
Apprenticeship Enrollments
Current data for 2013-14 apprenticeship enrollments shows growth in the fall quarter with
higher FTE and headcounts than in the fall of the 2012-13 academic year. The annualized
headcount and FTE are respectively 95.4 % and 97.2% of what they were at this time in 201213.Winter quarter tends to have historically good enrollments and the next quarterly report
will show if the apprenticeship enrollments are recovering from the recession. Winter
Quarter data will be available later April. See Table 1. for data.
Table 1. Apprenticeship Enrollments 2013-14
---Summer--HC
FTES
System Total
2012-13
System Total
2012-13
summer and
fall only
System Total
2013-14
summer and
fall only
Difference from
2012-13 to
2013-14
Comparing
2013-14 to
2012-13 in
percent
-----Fall----HC
FTES
-----Winter----HC
FTES
-----Spring---HC
FTES
-----Annual----HC
FTES
1,345
720.4
4,006
1,789.0
4,088
2,004
3,562
1,444.7
6,803
1,985.5
1,345
720.4
4,006
1,789.0
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4,861
YTD
836.2
YTD
1,125
599.7
4,193
1,840.3
4,637
YTD
813.2
YTD
(220)
(120.7)
187
51.3
(224)
(23)
84%
83%
105%
103%
95.4%
97.2%
Source: DataWarehouse Stuclass Table
Aerospace Joint Apprenticeship Council
AJAC reported enrollments by program and college for winter and spring quarters. Machining
at Bates (Enumclaw), Everett, and South Seattle continue to grow. The remaining machining
programs at Spokane, Columbia Basin and Yakima are holding steady. There has a small
decline in Machining at Bates (Tacoma) and Renton. The AJAC Manufacturing Academy at
Bates recorded 17 participants each in fall and winter and none in spring. Aircraft Mechanics
at South Seattle is averaging 4 participants per quarter and their Precision Metal had no
participants in fall but 13 in each of winter and spring quarters. See Table 2. below for data.
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Table 2. AJAC Enrollments 2013-14
INSTITUTION PROGRAM
Total 13-14 Enrollments by Program
Total
Total
Enrollments Per Enrollments
Program
Per Institution
Fall
Enrollments
55
23
Winter
Enrollments
51
26
Spring
Enrollments
51
34
MA - AJAC Allocation
17
17
0
34
Everett
Machining
60
64
67
191
191
Renton
Machining
47
44
39
130
130
South
Aircraft Mechanics
5
3
4
12
87
12
16
21
49
0
13
13
26
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Bates
Machining
Machining (Enumclaw)
Machining
Precision Metal
Teach Tech
157
83
274
Spokane
Machining
18
17
18
53
53
Columbia
Basin
Yakima
Machining
11
11
11
33
33
Machining
5
6
6
17
17
253
268
264
785
785
Total
Source: AJAC
News from the Community and Technical Colleges
Renton Technical College:
Gay Kiesling is retiring after 17 years with Renton Technical College. She has been the Dean
of Trade & Industry and Apprenticeship for the past seven years. Gay was a pioneer as a
female sheet metal apprentice and journeywoman, and was awarded the Active Advocate of
the year in 1984 by the Washington Women in Trades. During her long career, Gay has
served as a labor representative on the Washington State Workforce Training and Education
Coordinating Board, and on the Western Washington Sheet Metal Joint Apprenticeship
Training Committee. Gay also directed ANEW (Apprenticeship & Non-Traditional Employment
for Women) for ten years. We wish her well in her retirement and are thankful for her
support of apprenticeship programs and for being a groundbreaking role model for
tradeswomen in Washington State.
South Seattle Community College:
A new apprenticeship program with construction Industry trades council (CITC) of WA. The
certificate is for 72 credits and an AAS for 92 credits.
South Seattle Community College was involved in the workshop, “Partnering for Success: The
Registered Apprenticeship College Consortium,” presented by the U.S. Departments of Labor
(DOL) and Education (DOE) at the AACC annual meeting on April 8th in Washington, DC.
Holly Moore, Ed.D., Executive Dean at South Seattle Georgetown, presented on
apprenticeship to degrees in Washington State, which is getting a big push from the
departments (DOL & DOE) as well as the President.
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Dr. Moore presented with:
• Mark Mitsui, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Colleges, OCTAE, DOE;
• John Ladd, Administrator, Office of Apprenticeship, DOL; and
• Clay Goodman, Vice President, Occupational Education, Estrella Mountain Community
College, AZ
Skagit Valley College:
Apprenticeship Hands On Training Tour (HOTT) April 22 – 24th, 2014.
The Electricians, Pipefitters/Plumbers, Laborers, Sheet-Metal, Electric Utilities, Apprenticeship
L & I, Operating Engineers, Ironworker, Sprinkler-Fitter, WorkSource and Skagit Valley College
Tech Prep are partnering to offer an Apprenticeship Hands On Training Tour (HOTT) for Island,
San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish and Whatcom county high school students and STEM
teachers. There will be four free OSPI Clock Hours provided for STEM teachers. For more
information contact Kim Davis, 360.416.6631, Kim.Davis@skagit.edu
Clover Park Technical College
“Picture Your Pathway,” Students will be able to research pathways to a career and picture
themselves in that career at the 2014 Clover Park Technical College Career Conference &
Aerospace and Advanced Manufacturing Fair, Thursday May 8th from 9am to 1pm, in the
McGavick Conference Center.
Over 3,000 high school and middle school students are registered to attend the Clover Park
Technical College career conference from King, Pierce, South Kitsap, North Kitsap, Bremerton,
Thurston County, Carbonado, Winlock, Rochester, Shelton and beyond. Picture Your Pathway
“Selfie Stations” will also be available to encourage students to take "selfies" at the
interactive career tables to picture themselves in a career. For more information contact
Janet Holm, janet.holm@cptc.edu, 253-589-5545.
Spokane Community College
Pizza, Pop and Power Tools. An opportunity for eighth-grade girls to learn about careers in
construction. Thursday May 1, 2014
A four-minute video is available at http://ccs.spokane.edu/flashfiles/pizzapop/pizzapop.html
The Eastern Washington Apprenticeship Coordinators Council and Spokane Community
College’s Apprenticeship and Journeyman Training Center, host the eleventh annual Pizza,
Pop & Power Tools event!!! During the event, 220 eighth-grade girls will participate in handson experiences and activities that included welding, conduit bending, chop saw and nail gun
operation, painting, concrete, roofing, soldering and heavy equipment operation. The girls
will also learn how to wire a light switch to turn on a light bulb, tie knots with the lineman,
and experience painting and equipment operation on simulators. Throughout the event the
girls and their chaperones will be introduced to the wide array of employment opportunities
in the construction trades that are available to any talented and competent young woman.
These hands-on experiences will be led by industry professionals, primarily female
apprentices and journey level workers.
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Pizza, Pop & Power Tools debuted in Spokane in 2003 and has introduced over 2,000 young
women to the construction industry and engaged them to consider the construction trades as
a viable career option. The event has a history of success and the girls leave the event with a
memories of a fun filled day, a Pizza, Pop & Power Tools t-shirt, and a tummy full of pizza and
pop. Each year, the event volunteers hear the girl say, “I didn’t know I could do that!” For
more information, contact: Kenna May, kenna.May@scc.spokane.edu
Marie Bruin, Policy Associate, Workforce education
Washington State Board for Community & Technical Colleges
1300 Quince St SE · PO Box 42495 · Olympia WA 98504-2495
p 360.704.4360 · mbruin@sbctc.edu
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Basic Food Employment and Training (BFET)
April 2014
BFET provides access to employment and training services to federally-funded food stamp recipients in
Washington State who are not participating in the state’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
(TANF) program.
The BFET program, offered through the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Services
(FNS), is a source of funds for state and local agencies. The SBCTC, under contract with DSHS, provides
administration services and program guidance for the Community and Technical College (CTC) system.
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Washington State’s BFET plan for FFY 2013-14 was approved for the fiscal year
running October 1, 2013 through September 30, 2014.
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All 34 of Washington’s community and technical colleges are participating.
• $10,333,954 in federal reimbursement funding is available for the community and
technical colleges.
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$539,722 of the federal funding is reimbursed at 100% and does not require a ‘match’. These
funds may only be used for administrative costs, tuition and fees.
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SBCTC has received an invitation for a consultation visit from the University of Hawaii
Community College System to provide input into the design and operations of the Washington
State BFET program. Specific areas of interest include resources, policies, processes,
management, record keeping, student services, etc. The Hawaii Community College System
program would serve 7 campuses. The visit is scheduled for May 15-16, 2014.
CTC General Funding Information
Funding
Category
BFET Grants
Students Served
FFY 12
$5,085,568
9,169
FFY 12
100%*
$2,280,116
FFY 13
$7,688,080
FFY 13
100%*
$1,020,828
22,002
FFY 14
$9,794,232
FFY 14
100%*
$539,722
19,994
projected
*Additional funding for tuition and administration to be reimbursed at 100%.
BFET Program Outcomes
Over 53,000 Washington residents have been served through the BFET program. A UI match to track
specific cohorts of BFET participants shows 74% achieving employment with a median hourly wage of
approximately $11.00 per hour. To date, the BFET program has brought over $40 million in federal
funding to the state of Washington.
SBCTC Policy Associate: Kelli Johnston, kjohnston@sbctc.edu ~ (360)704-4339
SBCTC Program Administrator: Mat Carlisle, mcarlisle@sbctc.edu ~ (360)704-4341
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Job Skills Program
JOB SKILLS PROGRAM
Program Update for WEC
April 16, 2014
Program Overview:
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The Job Skills Program (JSP) is a state funded program focused on training designed to
meet employers' specific needs. Businesses in need of training partner with a community
or technical college to develop and deliver a customized, dedicated training project.
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The Legislature passed a budget that includes $2,725,000 for JSP projects during 2013-14.
What’s New:
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Total projects funded to date for 2013-2014: 35 (See list on following page.)
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The balance available for new projects as of April 16, 2014 is $345,481.
Summary as of April 16, 2014:
2013-2014
$2,725,000
$55,000
$2,324,520
Total Funding for JSP in 2013-2014
Program Administration
Total Funds Awarded to Projects
Available for Award
$2,725,000
$2,670,000
$345,480
Contact Information:
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For general information or to discuss a potential Job Skills Program project please contact:
Anna Nikolaeva
Program Administrator, SBCTC
(360) 704-4342
anikolaeva@sbctc.edu
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JOB SKILLS PROGRAM FUNDED PROJECTS as of April 16, 2014.
College
Big Bend
Cascadia/Everett
Centralia
Grays Harbor
Green River
Green River/Everett
Green River/Bellevue
Lower Columbia
North Seattle
Skagit Valley/Everett
Skagit Valley
South Puget Sound
Tacoma
Wenatchee Valley
Business
REC Silicon
SGL Automotive
Zetron
Vertafore
Hampton Lumber
Little Green
Six Sigma Consortium 1
Six Sigma Consortium 2
Carlson Paving
Sound Sleep
Norfil
Carlisle Interconnect
Out of the Box Manufacturing
Lean Consortium
Award Metals
ISO Consortium
Fluke
Charlie’s Produce
Jamco
Canyon Creek
Booking.com
Portco Packaging
Quiring Monuments
Bodypoint
Filson
Skagit Regional Health
KLW
H2O Jet
Diamond Technologies
Re-marks
Niagara Bottling
Simpson Lumber
McFarland Cascade
Kuker-Ranken, Inc.
Oneonta Starr Ranch Growers
Total
Award
$102,199
$243,660
$57,960
$34,560
$37,540
$41,665
$103,900
$49,200
$99,300
$70,900
$53,700
$41,550
$31,500
$90,900
$46,900
$66,800
$37,600
$73,100
$57,600
$53,800
$158,800
$72,500
$76,613
$66,214
$195,000
$30,917
$27,766
$5,131
$31,973
$31,003
$120,000
$33,173
$14,856
$56,315
$9,925
$2,324,520
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WorkFirst Update for the Workforce Education Council
May 1, 2014
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WorkFirst Delivery Agreement - The WorkFirst Delivery Agreement applications have been reviewed
and feedback has been sent out to the system. Revisions are due no later than May 23rd.
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Additional WorkFirst Workstudy Funding - The legislature allocated additional funding for WorkFirst
Workstudy in the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) budget. This is welcome funding for
assisting WorkFirst student in making the connection to the labor market, gaining valuable experience
and meeting the WorkFirst participation requirements. $250,000 was identified for FY14 and $1
million for FY15. Colleges have requested funds for spring quarter however additional funds may be
available for those colleges able to utilize if needed. Allocations for FY15 are being determined.
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LEAN projects to identify WorkFirst improvements. Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS)
has embarked on a series of Lean process improvements focused on WorkFirst participants. College
WorkFirst staff have been invited to participate in three of those projects. The topics include actual
hours reporting, educational outcomes and transition gaps between WorkFirst activities.
Improvements will be identified by interagency work groups and implemented by DSHS.
Kelli Johnston
Policy Associate, Workforce Education
State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
360.704.4339 kjohnston@sbctc.edu
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MLKCLC Labor Liaison Quarterly Report
January 1, 2014 – March 31, 2014
Joan Weiss (206) 441-8408; jweiss@wc-kclc.org
Goal 1: Increase active participation of labor representation on college program and general
advisory committees and boards.
♦ Recruited three new labor advisory board members (GRCC Drafting, LWIT Building & Plant
Management Technician, PC Welding).
Goal 2: Improve the level/quality of participation by labor representatives on advisory committees.
♦ Roles and Responsibilities training for three new advisory board members (see above).
Goal 3: Educate college administrators and leaders about labor issues, facilitating partnerships
including labor initiated training, and resolving issues between labor and the college system.
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Meeting with new NSCC Executive Dean to review 2013-2014 Labor Liaison work plan.
Meeting with new SCC Dean and Interim VP to review 2013-2014 Labor Liaison work plan.
Attend RTC Construction Center of Excellence Advisory Board meeting.
Attend RTC Construction Center of Excellence DACUM.
Attend NSCC Workforce Education Advisory Committee meeting, as guest.
Attend CCC Environmental Technologies and Sustainable Practices Advisory Committee meeting, as
guest.
Attend Centers of Excellence Directors’ meeting; presentation with WSLC Labor Liaison.
Attend NSCC Presidential Finalist meeting with community members.
Email 18 Worker Retraining, Workforce Advisory Committee labor representatives re: 2014-2015 WRT
Plan release.
E-mails with Olympic College and Aerospace COE re: letter of support from IAM District 751 for
Advanced Composites Manufacturing Institute proposal.
Presentation to SVI GED class; presentation included labor 101, opportunities for work in various fields,
career planning, skills needed for employment, and information regarding apprenticeship programs.
Presentation to SSCC Heavy Duty Diesel class with advisory committee labor representative;
presentation included application process and opportunities for work at King County Metro, information
about apprenticeship programs, and career planning.
Organize and facilitate tour of IBEW Local 77 for SVI PACT program students. Discussion with
Business Manager included information about IBEW Local 77, opportunities for work in the electrical
industry, and information about the IBEW apprenticeship training program.
Attend WEC quarterly meeting at Clark College; Labor Liaison update on activities.
Goal 4: Maintain effective 2-way communications with the SBCTC staff on labor policy and
perspectives on workforce education.
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E-mails, telephone calls, and meeting with WSLC Labor Liaison.
E-mails, telephone calls and quarterly meeting with SBCTC staff.
SBCTC quarterly activity report.
WEC quarterly report.
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WSLC Labor Liaison Quarterly Report
January February March 2014
Kairie Pierce – (360) 570--5167 kpierce@wslc.org
Goal 1: Increase active participation of labor representation on college program and general advisory
committees and boards.
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Created a volunteer recruitment form and placed it on the Washington State Labor Council website
Emails, phone calls and visits to union leaders seeking volunteers for college advisory committees and trustee
positions
Developed database to track college advisory requests and labor member volunteers
Facilitated the placement of 10 new advisory committee members representing organized labor
(2)– Columbia Basin
(1) – Skagit Valley
(2) – Centralia
(1) – Aerospace COE
(2) – Tacoma
(2) – Everett
(1) – Vancouver
(1) – Wenatchee Valley
(1) – Edmonds
(1) – Marine COE
Recruitment presentations to union members
New advisory committee members placed
Union members placed
Year-to-date = 14 total
Year-to-date = 14 total
Year-to-date = 14 total
Goal 2: Improve the level/quality of participation by labor representatives on advisory committees.
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Delivered 14 Roles & Responsibilities Trainings (R&R) to union members on advisory committees
Goal 3: Educate college administrators and leaders about labor issues, facilitating partnerships including
labor initiated training and resolving issues between labor and the college system.
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Meeting with Joan Weiss at Worker Center, AFL-CIO and planed for a joint presentation at the Dean’s Academy
and the WEC quarterly meeting.
Working with Centers of Excellence to provide industry knowledge and perspective on panel presentations,
advisory committees, etc.
Assisted with the development of the 2014 Apprenticeship Conference
Provided labor presentation (with Joan Weiss) for the COE director’s meeting.
Assisting with labor representation for Pierce College grant coalition.
Working with colleges to schedule college tours and meetings regarding advisory committee needs with the
emphasis on filling all of the colleges General and/or Worker Retraining Advisory Committee..
College Campus Visits
Year-to-date = 10 total
Goal 4: Maintain effective 2-way communications with the State Board Staff on labor policy and
perspectives on workforce education.
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Email and phone contact with College Administrators/Vocational Directors and SBCTC staff
Regular meetings with SBCTC staff and King County Labor Liaison
Regular meetings with the WSLC Ex. Officers
Monthly activity reports to SBCTC and WSLC
Quarterly activity reports to SBCTC, WSLC and WEC
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TAKE YOUR DEGREE TO A NEW LEVEL
Earn a Bachelor of Applied Science Degree in
Professional-Technical Teacher Education at SOUTH
What is an applied baccalaureate degree?
What will I learn?
The Seattle Colleges are accredited at the baccalaureate
level by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and
Universities to confer four-year degrees such as the
Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.S.) and others. These
degrees build on associate degrees and provide
workplace skills in specific career areas. When compared
to traditional bachelor’s programs, applied baccalaureate
degrees more heavily incorporate hands-on learning
focused on a particular industry or discipline. All programs
emphasize internship opportunities and may offer
credit for prior learning and workplace experience.
Courses include topics such as the American Community
College, Organizational Leadership, Adult Learning,
Workforce Instructional Methods and Materials, Managing
the Learning Environment, Legal Issues and Ethics in
Education, Course Development and Design, Student
Support and Guidance, Diversity and Globalism in
Education, and provides students with Washington State
Professional Development Certification. The program also
includes prior learning credit for work experience and
a comprehensive internship.
Is the Professional Technical Teacher
Education degree right for me?
Students that graduate with a B.A.S. in Professional
Technical Teacher Education will be prepared to teach in
Community and Technical Colleges as well as in private
corporations. For individuals already teaching, the
degree program provides the opportunity to strengthen
and expand their current methodologies and gain the
credentials needed to receive increased compensation
and promotion.
The B.A.S. in Professional-Technical Teacher Education
program prepares students who have completed a twoyear technical degree or approved associate degree and
have a minimum of two years related work experience for
technical teaching positions at Community and Technical
Colleges. The program emphasizes upper-division
coursework that focuses on the complexities of the adult
learner, the role of community colleges in society, and
issues of equity. Students will learn how to shift their focus
from teaching purely for content mastery to studentcentered learning and leadership.
What are the job opportunities?
I’m interested — What do I do next?
Visit us online:
www.southseattle.edu/teacher-education
Contact the BAS Programs Office:
206.934.5375
Crystal.Florez@SeattleColleges.edu
South Seattle College
Professional-Technical Teacher Education
Crystal Florez | 206.934.5375 | Crystal.Florez@SeattleColleges.edu
Georgetown Campus | 6737 Corson Avenue South, Seattle WA 98108
One of the Seattle Colleges
Seattle Colleges are equal opportunity institutions
Leadership Training For Workforce Deans
Cohort #6
2013 – 2014
Leadership Project Summaries
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Tamra Bell
Director of Workforce Programs and Career Services, Lower Columbia College
Regional Fire Science Program for Southwest Washington
In Southwest Washington there are over 150 students participating in local high school fire cadet
programs. Approximately 125 of those students reside in Clark County. Through Lower Columbia
College’s Career Pathways program, these students earn 24 dual credits which directly apply to LCC’s
Fire Science AAS degree; however, less than 1% of those students transition to LCC. The majority of
these students transition to other colleges in the Portland area due to the location and an expressed
preference for the cohort model. Therefore, the primary outcome for this project is to establish a
partnership between Lower Columbia and Clark College to design a cohort model and expand LCC’s
Fire Science program to serve students in the Southwest Washington region. In addition to
developing the regional program itself, a secondary aim of the project is to document the steps
involved resulting in a guide which can be utilized by others around the state seeking to develop
similar programs.
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Lynnette Bennett
Grants Project Manager, Bellingham Technical College
As state budgets decrease, and the need for grant funding grows, this project creates a strategic funding
plan for Bellingham Technical College to guide resource development as well as an outline of the
process for developing a strategic funding plan to replicate at other colleges. This plan takes into
consideration a college’s Strategic Plan, Enrollment Management Plan, and current Operational Budget.
In developing the strategic funding plan, I identified areas of priority for the college, evaluated the
trends in funding opportunities, and performed a gap analysis for funding. Best practices were also
gleaned from other colleges in the system including grant writing and resource development staffing
models. The overall purpose of this project is to better align grant funding with college goals and
priorities, effectively decreasing the tendency to “chase grant money” and increase a college’s ability to
efficiently leverage operational and grant funding to meet goals central to a college’s mission.
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Josh Clearman
Dean of Technology and Trades Divisions & Workforce Education,
Green River Community College
“How to get a building built”
This leadership topic gives a step by step guideline and narrative to build an off-campus building that
suits your needs, and explores some of the alternatives and pitfalls of moving academic programs. The
narrative will center around building a 36,000 square foot building for Aviation and Continuing
Education at Green River Community College. This includes siting a building, legislative funding
mechanism via Certificate of Participation, timelines, architect selection, bid process, and friendly tips to
keep sane. Additionally, there are a great deal of resources already on your campus to assist you with
this and we’ll go over the key players. As a final exploration, we’ll frame a campus project against the
college system capital process.
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Kim Davis
Tech Prep Career Pathways, Skagit Valley College
The title of my leadership research project is Advance Access and Achievement for Hispanic or Latino
(any race) High School Students. The intent is to increase and retain the number of Hispanic or Latino
high school students applying to postsecondary education by identify strategies, intervention methods
and best practices. The reasons for specifically choosing Hispanic or Latino high school students are:
• According to the 2010 U.S. Census, between 2000 and 2010, the Hispanic or Latino population in
Skagit County grew from 11.2% to 16.9%, triple over neighboring counties, and 5% higher than
Washington State at 11.2%.
• The demographic make-up of the secondary school districts within the Skagit Valley College
service area has increased significantly within the Hispanic or Latino student population. The
main feeder school district is over 50% Hispanic or Latino, and the second district is over 30%
with expectations of increase.
• Skagit Valley College Strategic Priority #1: Latino Community Engagement that includes a focus
on recruiting and supporting the educational success of Latino students and engaging with the
Latino community on educational, social, and cultural issues.
When I started this project, I realized that I had no clear idea of where to begin. I questioned how I can
truly support the advancement of access and achievement for a population that I knew very little about.
I thought I understood “white privilege,” but this project helped me to dig deeper to better understand
cultural differences, and how I may unintentionally contribute to institutional racism (which ultimately
creates student barriers to success). As a result of this project, I now have a better understanding of how
I can contribute to truly advancing access and achievement for Hispanic or Latino high school students.
Project tasks included the following:
1. Review and understand SVC institutional research data.
2. Attend a 20 hour beginning immersion Spanish workshop.
3. Attend SVC equality vs equity professional development workshops.
4. Attend Achieving the Dream’s Annual Institute on Student Success.
5. Read various reports and journals.
6. Research best practices.
7. Review a variety of videos.
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Jim Drinkwine
Instructor, Management and Entrepreneurship, Renton Technical College
With state allocation funding 60 percent of Renton Technical College’s budget, there is a driving need to
develop additional local sources of revenue. This project is to provide the research needed to create a
self-sustaining department focusing on creating new revenue streams through professional
development programs, customized training, and supplemental programs. The Division of Workforce,
Trades, and Economic Development will be a new department on campus managing existing
Professional-Technical programs, developing and delivering new programs, and working with area
businesses to meet their needs through contracted training programs. Reporting to the Vice President of
Instruction, the Division will be led by the Executive Dean of Workforce, Trades, and Economic
Development eventually will have a team of three directors each focusing on one of the following areas:
Healthcare, Corporate Outreach and Economic Development, and Trades.
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Jaclyn Jacot
Director of ACT 2 and Career Transitions, Spokane Community College
Spokane Community College’s Career Transitions program is six week, non-credit, student-centered,
individualized, cohort model learning environment designed to assist displaced workers and displaced
homemakers learn hard skills (business writing, computer skills, computer skills, etc.) to get them
reemployed as well as the soft skills (emotional intelligence, customer service, communication skills,
etc.) to keep them employed. The current program primarily services students over the age of 40 with
classes being offered during daytime. We partner with WIA, WorkFirst, AARP, L&I, DVR and many more,
to serve students from many agencies.
At the onset of this project my goal was to create and start a second session of SCC’s six week Career
Transitions program for a specialized population in the Spokane community. Initially I planned to partner
with the Next Generation Zone (serving 16-21 year olds) at our local WorkSource center. The expansion
of this program would be beneficial for several reasons:
1. Increased enrollment in our non-credit programs
2. Develop a pathway into our credit programs
3. Build relationships in our community to better serve a subset of Spokane’s population
As the project evolved, I realized that my target population, Next Generation Zone participants, weren’t
likely to participate in a program like Career Transitions, at least as it is currently designed. Then I made
contact with Fairchild Air Force Base’s Airman and Family Readiness Center. They had grant funds and a
need for a short term employment training program for the spouses of activity duty service members
stationed at Fairchild. We had the tools and the program ready to be deployed.
The staff at Fairchild Air Force Base Airman and Family Readiness Center and I worked together to
narrow down the list of program content options to a few they thought would be most beneficial for the
specific population they serve. This specialized session of the Career Transitions will not actually occur
until fall, but the learning and adapting that I learned from this project was actually instrumental in
starting an evening Career Transitions program spring quarter for the underemployed in our community.
The program development and scenarios that I developed because of this project were ready and
available when I was tasked with increasing enrollment for our division before the start of spring
quarter. The process for adapting and customizing an existing non-credit program for a subset of the
population, while working with community partners, has been a valuable experience that I will continue
to use throughout my career.
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James “JJ” Johnson
Special Assistant Program Manager/Coordinator
Pierce College at Joint Base Lewis-McCord
MILITARY STUDENT DEPLOYMENTS AND THE IMPACT
The transitory nature of military assignments result in a tendency for military and military-related
students in higher education to be deployed multiple times to/from combat zones, stateside and
overseas stations, and, in general, bounce from location to location, and, in turn, from school to school.
Through the use of long-term data, this project analyzes persistence, retention and completion rates of
Active Duty, Veterans Administration, and Vocational Rehabilitation students and their families in the
Computer Network Engineer Program in the Pierce College Military Program. This project attempts to
determine the overall impact multiple deployments have on the persistence, retention and completion
rates of study students in a single program. An additional goal is to use the data to develop strategies to
increase retention and persistence for military and military-related students. Results of this study may
be extrapolated for use with the Military Program, Pierce College District, and other institutions in the
Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges community.
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Kristi Lagrutta
Student Success Specialist, North Seattle Community College
Leadership Project – Getting to Know Resources on NSCC Campus
My leadership project was developed to increase awareness of resources available to students at North
Seattle Community College. Two years ago the Opportunity Center for Employment and Education was
established on campus. This integrated building houses King North Department of Social and Health
Services, North Seattle WorkSource and North Seattle Community College Workforce Education Office.
The intent of the project was to help inform the campus community of the multiple resources available
to students.
The project consisted of meeting with various departments on campus and community based
organizations to collect basic information including how to refer a student, what services are provided,
eligibility criteria (if any), and the contact person. Once the information was collected, a binder would be
created for each division/department on campus. Keeping the binder up-to-date would be the
responsibility of one college employee and the Integration Manager of the Opportunity Center for
Employment and Education. This is the part of the project that has not been fully worked out yet.
Success on this project would be the increasing the knowledge of all the resources available on campus.
Over time, the project would help increase retention of students, attendance at WorkSource workshop
and increase referral to community based organizations. We have an excellent opportunity to provide
wrap around services to students attending North Seattle Community College, helping them succeed in
their educational goals.
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Jamilyn Penn
Dean, Workforce and Economic Development
Clover Park Technical College
A Year in the Life of a Workforce and Economic Dean
Using a blog format, Jamilyn Penn, Clover Park Technical College’s Interim Workforce and Economic
Dean, chronicles her week-to-week work life, health, and well-being as she serves in the role for a year.
Jamilyn targets tools and resources that are essential to the job; key people, organizations, and agencies
to have on speed dial; and strategies to manage stress, anxiety, and imbalance. Jamilyn got the idea to
write the blog from her dean camp cohort members, most of whom have their sights set on becoming
deans someday. They encouraged her to share the “inside track” of what it’s really like to be in the
dean’s seat. Jamilyn took some very practical tools for developing the layout and content from Matthew
Reed, blogger of “Confessions of a Community College Dean” blog, which is highlighted on The Chronicle
of Higher Education’s website.
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Tanya Powers
Workforce Program Manager, Highline Community College
My leadership project focuses on community engagement, which is also a core theme of Highline
College. The project is focused on an event that will occur in June where we invite community based
organizations (CBOs) to establish relationships with core student services that work closely with
professional and technical programs. These offices include Workforce Education Services, Women’s
Programs and WorkFirst services, and the Transition Success Centers. This collaboration is a blend of
instruction and student services. We will highlight our professional/technical programs and strengthen
our relationships. In addition, we plan to host an event in fall that will focus with facilitated dialogue
that will focus on employment, education and partnerships with employers, CBOs, and Highline. This
project was also included in a grant for which the college has applied.
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Robert W. Prosch
Director, Everett Community College East County Campus
Determining the Viability and Necessity of a Strategic Thinking General Professional/Technical
Program Advisory Board
At the President’s request and with the counsel of Sandra Fowler-Hill, former Executive Vice President of
Instruction, Sharon Buck, former Workforce Education Dean, Ryan Davis, current Workforce Education
Dean, and John Bonner, Executive Director of Continuing and Corporate Education, I have undertaken
the project of strengthening our current Professional/Technical Advisory Committees and making a
recommendation regarding the viability of a general professional/technical program advisory board.
This project will involve three distinct aspects related to professional/technical advisory committees
1. A Professional/Technical Advisory Committee Compliance Document
2. A Professional/Technical Advisory Committee Handbook
3. Research and recommendation to the President regarding a General Professional/Technical
Program Advisory Board
To accomplish this project, I have researched RCW, WAC, and SBCTC legislation and procedures for
Advisory Committees. I have also researched other college advisory handbooks, structure and use of
advisory boards, and conducted a literature review of advisory committees. A Compliance Document, to
be utilized by committees on an annual basis, has been created. A handbook for the college for advisory
committee members is in the process of being written and research to determine the need and viability
of a general advisory board to the President is underway. Research will be compiled through interviews
with college representatives who have established or maintain general advisory boards, literature
reviews, and consultation with WEC members.
Ultimately, this project will be utilized to determine the need and viability of a general advisory board
for professional/technical programs reporting to the President. Additionally, this project will strengthen
current structure, methods, practice, and attendance of members of each professional/technical
advisory committee at the college.
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Michael Reese
Assistant Director, Experiential Learning, Bellevue College
My leadership project has been to work with administrators and Science Division faculty to create an
Undergraduate Research Program at Bellevue College. The program will launch in September 2014.
This project responds to one of the most pressing workforce development issues of our time, the
impending shortage of STEM professionals. Currently, fewer than 40 percent of students who enter
college intending to major in a STEM field complete a STEM degree. President Obama has challenged
US colleges and universities to increase retention rates and produce a million new STEM graduates in
the next decade. Community colleges must play a vital role in the nation’s efforts to broaden the
pipeline of STEM talent—and nowhere is this more imperative than in Washington State, which is
projected to lead the US in the per capita rate of STEM job creation over the next decade and which now
ranks 38th in the production of STEM degrees per capita.
Discovery-based research and inquiry-based learning early in a student’s college experience have been
shown to strengthen engagement and retention in STEM pathways, particularly for low-income students
and students of color. My project seeks to build capacity for research to be conducted at community
colleges by developing a cohort-based model where students work in faculty-led research teams over
the course of an academic year. About half of our research projects will be conducted on campus using
our existing labs and equipment, and about half will be done in conjunction with our research partners.
Our team has built a network of collaborations that will allow Bellevue College students to contribute to
projects with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Seattle Children’s Research
Institute, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, the University of Washington, and Washington State
University. The ultimate goal of this project is to allow faculty to develop ways to integrate authenticresearch based experiences into introductory courses in many disciplines. Our team submitted a
$600,000 NSF proposal called STEM ROCCS: Research Opportunities for Community College Students. If
we receive the funding, we will be able to scale the program rapidly into multiple disciplines. We will
also be able to offer substantial professional development to community college faculty throughout our
state who are interested in engaging students in research experiences. If we do not receive the funding,
the project will still launch on a more limited scale in 2014–15.
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Steven L. Thomas, Ph.D.
Dean of Health and Human Services, North Seattle Community College
The intent of this project was to create a program that would result in the additional almighty FTEs for
North Seattle College. Success for this project is measured by the creation and implementation of a
tiered program that would allow students to 1) enter the workforce and 2) progress to higher levels of
competencies throughout the workforce. This project was a lesson in collaboration. Collaboration was
vital as it involved connecting with like minds on the North Seattle College campus, and like minds
external to that college. Those like minds included industry partners, colleagues at other educational
institutions. The key skills necessary to complete this project included consensus building,
communication, and facilitation skills. I would think bigger. If I were to do this again I would think
bigger.
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Janice Walker, M.Ed.
Workforce Education Director, Whatcom Community College
My project was to develop a strategic plan for Whatcom’s Community & Continuing Education
Department. In the fall of 2013, this department was added to my responsibility area for oversight.
Shortly thereafter, I contracted with an external consultant to review the program and provide
recommendations. With this feedback the department manager and I thoroughly reviewed our internal
capabilities and needs, and developed a draft strategic plan for review by the college’s
administration. The proposal includes recommendations for program modifications, areas and
strategies for strategic growth, marketing strategies, process improvements, accounting and staffing
modifications.
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Tamar Zere, JD
Director of Workforce Education, Green River Community College
Workforce Education departments, throughout the system, are charged with addressing the training and
employment needs of students in Career and Technical Education. Many of these departments provide
specialized funding, localized partnerships and customized academic and non-academic support to
accomplish these big goals. Nonetheless, the retention and completion rates of these Workforce
students continues to hover at around 25%.
At Green River Community College, 29% of the entire student population is engaged in one of the 200
certificate and degree programs in our Career and Technical Educational programming. Further, the
majority of these students receive funding and support from the Workforce Education department.
Most importantly, over 40% of these students are students of color.
Understanding the shift of this student demographic, Green River Community College has institutionally
begun to address issues of diversity, equity and inclusion through several means: the 2013 strategic
plan, emergence of participatory governance discussions and participation in Achieving the Dream.
While these institutional measures are important, the Workforce Education department has taken a
more grassroots approach to supporting the success and achievement of the students of color it serves.
In order to participate meaningfully in diversity initiatives on campus, we've worked diligently this past
year to build a strategic alliance with our Office of Equity, Inclusion and Diversity as well as the
Department of Diversity with the City of Kent. These relationships have served the purpose of allowing
us to immerse ourselves in relevant scholarship around Equity/Diversity and connect with the
communities of color in south King County.
It has been these relationships that have allowed us to develop a three-prong approach to practically
supporting equity initiatives in a workforce framework. First, all of the members of the Workforce
Education team sit in an advisory capacity with the student of color groups i.e. Black Student Union.
Second, the Workforce Education department has co-sponsored all of the Diversity Conferences on
campus this past year. Third, the Workforce Education department is part and parcel of Green River's
Equity and Diversity Council - which is the recognized advisory body for diversity issues.
The most measurable outcome of our participation in equity initiatives is the diversity self-study that
departments and divisions will participate in this spring. This voluntary study will function as a cyclical
review of our services, programs, offerings, resources and staffing. The main thrust of this self study is to
identify significant diversity and equity barriers and priorities that need to be addressed especially
staffing policies and professional training. This self study is the outgrowth two years of intense dialogue
and a deep desire to affect change.
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Christopher “Kip” Zwolenski
Interim Director of Academics and Basic Skills, Bellingham Technical College
My leadership project entails researching, developing, and, in the near future, implementing an
international program at Bellingham Technical College. This project began with my work on an
enrollment management committee that identified increasing international student presence as one
strategy to grow enrollment. The project involved administrative activities necessary for a the creation
of an international program—creating an inventory of the current admission resources needed to accept
international students, interviewing international program staff at other colleges, developing an
accreditation proposal, presenting this proposal to BTC’s board of trustees, and initial budget
development. I also coordinated the curricular activities related to the design of an intensive English
language program—release time, curriculum development stipends, course approval forms, syllabi, and
course sequences. I plan on building off this structure to support existing English as a second language
coursework through the addition of an academic English as a second language pathway into the
professional and technical programs offered at Bellingham Technical College. The effort from this crossdepartmental planning will be implemented in the coming academic year.
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Contact Information:
Tamra Bell
Director of Workforce Programs and Career Services
Lower Columbia College
1600 Maple Street
Longview, Washington 98632
(360) 442-2621 (w)
tbell@lowercolumbia.edu
Lynnette Bennett
Grants Project Manager
Bellingham Technical College
3028 Lindbergh Avenue
Bellingham, Washington 98225
(360) 752-8365 (w)
lbennett@btc.ctc.edu
Josh Clearman
Dean of Technology and Trades Divisions & Workforce Education
Green River Community College
12401 SE 320th Street
Auburn, Washington 98092
(253) 288-3325 (w)
jclearman@greenriver.edu
Kim Davis
Director, Tech Prep Career Pathways
Skagit Valley College
2405 East College Way
Mount Vernon, Washington 98273
(360) 416-6631 (w)
kim.davis@skagit.edu
Jim Drinkwine
Instructor, Management and Entrepreneurship
Renton Technical College
3000 NE Fourth Street
Renton, Washington 98056
(425) 235-7877 (w)
jdrinkwine@rtc.edu
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Jaclyn Jacot
Director, ACT 2 and Career Transitions
Spokane Community College
2917 West Fort George Wright Drive MS 1030
Spokane, Washington 99224
(509) 279-6234 (w)
jaclyn.jacot@scc.spokane.edu
James “JJ” Johnson
Special Assistant Program Manager/Coordinator
Pierce College at Joint Base Lewis-McChord
9401 Farwest Drive SW
Lakewood, Washington 98498
(253) 964-6567 (w)
jjohnson@pierce.ctc.edu
Kristi Lagrutta
Student Success Specialist
North Seattle Community College
9600 College Way North
Seattle, Washington 98103
(206) 934-7307 (w)
kristi.lagrutta@seattlecolleges.edu
Jamilyn Penn
Interim Dean
Clover Park Technical College
4500 Steilacoom Blvd. SW
Lakewood, Washington 98499
(253) 589-5536 (w)
jamilyn.penn@cptc.edu
Tanya Powers
Workforce Program Manager
Highline Community College
2400 South 240th Street
Des Moines, Washington 98198
(206) 592-3662 (w)
tpowers@highline.edu
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Robert W. Prosch
Director, East County Campus
Everett Community College
14090 Fryelands Blvd., Suite 373
Monroe, Washington 98272
(425) 259-8741 (w)
(360) 969-6155 (c)
rprosch@everettcc.edu
Michael Reese
Assistant Director, Experiential Learning
Bellevue College, Center for Career Connections
3000 Landerholm Circle SE
Bellevue, Washington 98007
(425) 564-4066 (w)
michael.reese@bellevuecollege.edu
Steven L. Thomas
Dean of Health and Human Services
North Seattle Community College
9600 College Way North
Seattle, Washington 98103
(206) 934-3791 (w)
steven.thomas@seattlecolleges.edu
Janice Walker
Workforce Education Director
Whatcom Community College
237 Kellogg Road
Bellingham, Washington 98226
(360) 383-3172 (w)
jwalker@whatcom.ctc.edu
Tamar Zere
Director of Workforce Education
Green River Community College
12401 SE 320th Street
Auburn, Washington 98092
(253) 333-4943 (w)
tzere@greenriver.edu
Christopher “Kip” Zwolenski
Interim Director of Academics and Basic Skills
Bellingham Technical College
3028 Lindbergh Avenue
Bellingham, Washington 98225
(360)738-2800 (w)
czwolenski@btc.ctc.edu
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Washington State Centers of Excellence: Winter Quarter 2013-14, Highlights
Ten Centers across the state represent a sector strategy to serve as economic development drivers for industries that help the
state’s economy grow. Each Center focuses on a targeted industry and is built upon a reputation for fast, flexible, quality
education and training programs for Washington state Community and Technical Colleges (CTCs). The location of each center
is represented within ( ). Visit www.coewa.com for more information.
Aerospace and Advanced Materials Manufacturing (Everett) – Since January, the Center has provided
consecutive workshops involving key faculty and administrators from seven colleges to identify common
course content, outcomes and topics related to a certificate of proficiency in Machine Tool Technology. The
goal is to complete the short-term certificate by June 2014 and apply the same formula against a more advanced
certificate of completion. Follow-up work will identify the prospects of articulating credits with select
secondary institutions. coeaerospace.com
Agriculture (Walla Walla) – The Center, partnering with Walla Walla Grain Growers and Walla Walla CC, hosted
the Precision in Agriculture conference and saw a 40 percent increase in participation from last year. Featured
presentations included aerial imaging, GPS equipment use, increasing irrigation efficiency and protecting crops by
the CoE of Homeland Security-Emergency Management. The Center’s first Washington Association of Collegiate
Agriculture and Natural Resource Educators (WACANE) conference will be held July 24, 2014, in central
Washington. The free conference will feature: connecting with industry, articulation agreements with 4-year
schools, and teaching best practices. agcenterofexcellence.com
Allied Health (Yakima Valley) – the Center facilitated the Allied Health Deans and Directors Networking meeting
at Highline Community College. Thirty five attendees received information from the Washington Patient Safety
Coalition on embedding patient safety in allied health training programs. Susan Johnson, Regional Director of U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services, addressed emerging educational challenges in developing the future
health care workforce. Additionally, the Center facilitated a panel presentation at the NW Regional Rural Health
Conference. Faculty from Yakima Valley, Highline and Whatcom community colleges shared innovative healthcare
workforce strategies developed as a result of their work with the Hospital Employees Education Training Grant.
yvcc.edu/coe
Careers in Education (Green River) – The Center successfully completed the Deans’ Camp cohort with a “Leg
Day” experience in Olympia and an additional training session at Clark College. The Center and the
Department of Early Learning (DEL) continued to develop an online career guidance tool that will support early
learning professionals in providing current options for educational and career pathways in Washington. In
collaboration with the Center for Construction, the Center is co-sponsoring a one-day seminar for prof/tech
faculty and deans focused on best practices, tools and innovations in recruiting and working with advisory
committees and employers. The final Boot Camp of the year will be offered at Cascadia four Saturdays this
spring. careersined.org
Clean Energy (Centralia) – The Center released its first online-only newsletter (available at
cleanenergyexcellence.org) which featured the Energy Educator’s Association, veteran’s success stories and an
update on online open source curriculum. The 9th Annual Energy and Construction Best Practices Summit, themed
Sustaining Our Nation’s Infrastructure will be held June 18 and 19 at Centralia College. The Center is partnering
with CoE’s for Construction, Aerospace, Marine and HS-EM. June 18: Industry experts representing energy,
construction and advanced manufacturing will respond to implications of sustainability, carbon constraints and
workforce impacts. The day will end with the signature crab feed and scholarship auction. June 19 - Cascadia
Region Earthquake Readiness Workshop: Experts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Society of American
Military Engineers and regional universities will meet to discuss a regional action plan related to water
transportation, ports and energy infrastructure. cleanenergyexcellence.org
Construction (Renton) – The Center acted on results from the 2013 Industry Forum and labor market data to
develop a DAUM to create a Leadership in the Trades Certificate. The CCE brought a variety of industry
representatives together for a two-part focus group to identify responsibilities, knowledge, skills and aptitudes and is
working with community colleges to develop a certificate. The DACUM will be available on the Center’s website.
The Center is collaborating with several CoE’s in upcoming events: the Pacific NW Apprenticeship Conference
April 14 – 15 to strengthen the apprenticeship community (300 registered guests); the Advisory Board Best
Practices seminar May 28; the 9th Annual Energy and Construction Best Practices Summit, June 18 - 19. The Center
secured Yoram Bowman to speak on Carbon and the Economy during the June summit.
http://www.constructioncenterofexcellence.com
Global Trade & Supply Chain Management (Highline) – The Center has been creating a new website which will
officially go live May 1. Coeglobaltrade.com will extend the Center’s reach to a broad audience of industry
professionals, educators, and students. The website boasts a modern, colorful design with new navigational tools.
“Educational Pathways for Careers in Global Trade & Supply Chain Management” provides the most current
information on certificates and degrees, including two new BAS degrees in Washington. Packed with the latest
news, trends, events, and workforce training opportunities, the new website will help make the Center’s extensive
resources more attractive and accessible. ittlwa.com (until May 1).
Homeland Security Emergency Management (HSEM) (Pierce) – The Center is supporting the online
development of a HSEM-BAS degree, to launch fall of 2016. It has support from a cross-section of business and
industry which uses the knowledge, skills and abilities developed through HSEM training and education. The
Center’s staff developed and delivered a course on bio-security and safety including agro-terrorism for the CoE for
Agriculture’s Precision Ag Summit. The course is available for food security and safety curriculum/course
development within the system. At the request of USAMEDCOM’s National Disaster Medical System “Whole
Community Initiative,” the Center provided a course/curriculum outline for a three-tiered stackable certification
pathway in all-hazard emergency management for active military and veterans including those veterans
participating in the “Wounded Warrior” Program. The proposed curriculum and pathway would serve as a model
for implementation nationwide. pierce.ctc.edu/dist/coe
Information & Computing Technology (Bellevue) – The Center is inviting IT faculty to Creating IT Futures
2014 Summit, May 15 and 16. It will expand upon and finish the work that was started during last year’s summit.
The free two-day event will focus on: six IT common courses that have been finalized and now need final adoption;
the state of IT BAS degrees; standardization of IT BAS degree titles; IT pathways for worker retraining students;
new ways to offer IT certificates to students with bachelors’ degrees; how to use YourFuturein.IT website; and how
to track IT graduates. Faculty need to register here (a $300 faculty stipend to offset travel costs is available). Review
the agenda here. coeforict.org
Marine Manufacturing & Technology (Skagit Valley) – The Center facilitated the development of an online
Marine Electronics course to serve program students and incumbent employees. The course is written to
National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) standards. Students may elect to take the NMEA Marine
Electronics Installer (MEI) examination. The MEI Certificate is a portable credential and is recognized
throughout North America. The Center coordinated a three-day instructor-intensive course for faculty in
February. The course focused on the vacuum infusion process (VIP) in preparation for the American
Composites Manufacturer’s Association (ACMA) Certified Composites Technician (CCT) exam. Sixteen
instructors from eight CTCs, the Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building, and the Northwest Career and
Technical Academy attended. Fourteen of the instructors took the CCT exam and passed. The course was taught
by Mike Swietzer of SVC, one of two CCT I instructors in the state. This course represents the first step in
becoming a CCT Instructor. This effort addresses one of the key professional development goals of the
Composites Washington initiative. The Instructor’s course will be offered at Skagit Valley College May 2 & 3.
marinecenterofexcellence.com
The Washington Centers of Excellence do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, honorably-discharged
veteran or military status, sexual orientation, or age in the administration of their programs and activities.
Military Pathways Project
Summary
Background & Purpose
Demand for skilled staff in IT and healthcare continue to increase, primarily due to the Affordable Care
Act and aging baby boomers. In addition, IT positions continue to expand and provide living wage jobs.
The military population is a key source of talent to meet these demands, however, the current approach
to transitioning military to these professions fails to fully leverage their experience and education and
lacks consistency across and within institutions. This creates an unnecessarily lengthy and, sometimes,
confusing process. The Military Pathways Project strives to:
• Develop a statewide process and implementation plans for transitioning Military Medic to Allied
Health professions
• Develop statewide process and implementation plans for transitioning military IT professions to
civilian IT
Key Activities and Milestones Completed
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Project Manager hired and Steering Committee formed
Project plan created, with focus on Nursing first and IT second
Current state researched and documented
Gathered feedback from students
Best Practices and key resources gathered and compiled, including review and use of DOH Military
Crosswalk (defines gaps for 25 health professions compared to the MOS)
Nursing Sub-group formed
Draft processes created for developing a “floor” for a Military Occupation Specialty (MOS) and creating an
individual student pathway (see attached).
o Bates Technical College created a “floor” for Army 68W to LPN of 8 credits for NAC, based on
DOH Crosswalk. Up to 12 more credits may be added if the student has taken a military
leadership course and passes a Nursing Fundamentals Challenge, which is under development.
Steps to understand IT current state begun
Key Next Steps
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Bring recommendations to WEC and talk through next steps and opportunities.
Pilot or test the draft processes for health professions and resolve major issues (e.g. “age-out” of military
training, grading, etc.)
Create a challenge for Nursing Fundamentals that could be adopted statewide (form a work group)
Develop IT processes
Update the IT and healthcare processes and share
Develop implementation plans
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College
Military Nursing “Floor” Development
Gather the following
documents:
•
DOH Crosswalk
•
List of MOS’s
for each branch
•
ACE
recommendatio
ns
•
JST sample for
MOS
Review DOH
Crosswalk and
ACE
recomendations
Compare to
Institution’s
Nursing
requirements to
MOS and branch
Determine
overlaps for each
branch/MOS
Calculate credits
that can be
awarded
consistently for the
branch/MOS (e.g.
those with X MOS
get Y credits)
Prepare/modify
policies &
procedures
Publish
A
College
Individual Nursing Pathway
•
Student
Review JST and
award credit based
on “floor”
established for the
MOS
Review application. If
there is military, make
sure JST and VMET were
provided.
A
•
Visit VA
•
Get JST and
all other
transcripts
Get VMET
(except Coast
Guard)
If desire
license, go to
DOH
Apply and provide
information
gathered
Example: Bates will
award 8 credits for
Army 68W when
presented with NAC
from DOH. However,
many colleges will
reward the credit
without DOH
certification if it meets
“age-out”
requirements. Age-out
requirements need to
be established. NAC is
renewed annually.
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Review additional info in
transcript for additional
credits. Award credit based
on ACE recommendations
and offer Course Challenges
in gray areas (e.g. Nursing
Fundamentals*)
Determine and
communicate
additional credits
needed
If CLEP used, can they
insist on a certain score?
What about UW and
CLEP?
Accept