LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
EAST CITY HARBOR MISSION PIERCE SOUTHWEST TRADE TECHNICAL VALLEY WEST
OFFICE OF THE CHANCELLOR
TO:
Members of the Board of Trustees
FROM:
Dr. Francisco Rodriguez, Chancellor
DATE:
July 29, 2015
SUBJECT: BOARD LETTER FOR AUGUST 5, 2015 MEETING
Board Meeting Location
Next week’s Board meeting will be held at the Educational Services Center. The
meeting times and locations are as follows:
Meetings
Convene for Public Session
Time
3:30 p.m.
Location
Board Room
Recess to Closed Session
Immediately Following
Public Session
Hearing Room
Reconvene Second Public
Session
Immediately Following
Second Closed Session
Board Room
Confidential Matters
The attached correspondence is confidential and should not be shared with other
persons.
 Office of General Counsel
o Enclosed for your review is the District-related litigation Report.
(Refer to Attachment A)
o Enclosed for your review is Pre-Trial Report on an existing litigation
matter. (Refer to Attachment B)
o Enclosed for your review is a memo on the SIS Modernization Project
Contract Analysis and District Options. (Refer to Attachment C)
o Enclosed for your review is the Bond-related litigation Report.
(Refer to Attachment D)
o Enclosed for your review is an update pertaining to complaints of
discrimination/harassment. (Refer to Attachment E)

Office of Facilities Planning and Development – Enclosed for your review is
background information regarding Board agenda item FPD1, Section VII., Item B.,
Ratify Amendment No. 4 to Design-Build Agreement NO. 33148 with Bernards’
Bros., for the East Parking Structure el al Project at Los Angeles Trade-Technical
College which will be presented for Board approval at the August 5th meeting.
(Refer to Attachment F)
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Board Letter – August 5, 2015
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
Office of Human Resources – Enclosed for your review is information pertaining
to a personnel matter. (Refer to Attachment G*)

Office for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion – Enclosed for your review is
information regarding appeals to Letters of Determination regarding two
complaints of discrimination. (Refer to Attachment H*)
Other Matters
Office of Economic and Workforce Development – Enclosed for your review is
background information regarding Board items BF1 and BSD1 on California Career
Pathways, in response to questions posed by Board Vice President Eng during the July 8th
Board of Trustees meeting. (Refer to Attachment I)
*Please note that due to the size of the documents, Attachments G and H will be
sent to you via U.S mail.
Let me know should you have any questions regarding the meeting.
LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRIC
CITY/ EAST/ HARBOR / MISSION / PIERCE / SOUTHWEST/TRADE-TECHNICAL /VALLEY/WEST
CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE
RESPONSE TO BOARD MEMBER INQUIRY
Received From: Board Vice President Mike Enc)
Date: July 8, 2015
Item No. #19
ATTACHMENT I
Subject:
PLEASE SEE ATTACHMENT
Submitted By: Felicito Cajayon, Vice Chancellor
Date: August 5, 2015
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To: Chancellor Rodriguez
From: Chito Cajayon/ Vice Chancellor of EWD
Date: July 24, 2015
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Re: Specific Information Regarding the California Career Pathways (BF1 and BSD1)
Hello Chancellor Rodriguez,
Regarding the California Career Pathways (BF1 and BSD1)/ Board Member Eng asked for specific
information. Below pfease find his requests as well as the responses relative to our Career
Pathways grant;
Trustee Eng Requested Information
The breakdown of funds to be allocated to
each college
The breakdown of funds dedicated to each
of the five areas of focus...
Response
The breakdown of funds is attached that show the
allocated amounts to each college (See
attachment A). This section of the report includes
information on what each college will do for their
allocation (See attachment B). Also included is a
(total project) enrollment breakdown for each of
the five areas of focus (See attachment C).
The mechanism that is in place to ensure
that business partners actually offer
internships... a mechanism to keep track of
this type of information over the life of the
The mechanism is in place to ensure that business
partners actually offer internships. (See
description of activities on attachment D).
project.
Whether students who participate in the
training/intemships will be surveyed. If yes,
what will be the methodology for doing so?
The methodology for outreach and recruitment of
students as well as the monitoring and surveying
is described/ which will account for the students
who participate in the training/internships (See
attachment E).
Will you be able to track students
throughout the life of the project?
If yes, wilt you also survey them to
determine whether the training was helpful
to their employment?
A description of the student tracking strategy for
the entire life of the project is included. This will
determine whether the training was helpful to
their employment. A sample online form is also
included in this section of the report/ which will
be part of a series of data-gathering surveys that
are completed by the participating students (See
attachments F and G).
Attachment A
Total Budget Allocation per College
for
2015-16 and 2016-17
Attachment A
Page 1
LACCD Career Pathways Grant
Total Budgeted College Amounts
2015-16 and 2016-17
LA City College
LA Trade Tech College
LA Harbor College
LA Mission College
LA Valley College
Pierce College
East LA College
LA Southwest College
West LA College
$1,000,000
$1^00,000
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
$1,100,000
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
$1,100,000
Attachment B
Budget Allocation & Performance Activities
for each College
Year: 2015-16 and 2016-17
Attachment Bl
2015-16
Attachment Bl
Page 1
Partner
Role
Annual
Amount
LA City College
LA Trade Tech College
Develop and/or deliver career pathways instruction, assist
in identifying project students, assist partner high schools
in the work-based learning and internship components,
develop and/or update articulation agreements, provide
reports related to student progress, enrollment, and
outcomes. Target career pathway(s) include: business
management and finance/banking.
Develop and/or deliver career pathways instruction, assist
$500,000
$750,000
in identifying project students, develop and/or update
articulation agreements, provide reports related to student
progress, enrollment, and outcomes, and provide technical
support to district colleges in the development of the
PACTS model and the delivery of career pathways
educational services. Target career pathway(s) include:
medical coder, health service administrator, medical
assistant, and pharmacy tech.
LA Harbor College
Develop and/or deliver career pathways instruction, assist
$500,000
in identifying project students, develop and/or update
articulation agreements, provide reports related to student
progress, enrollment, and outcomes, and provide technical
support to local high schools in the delivery of career
pathways educational services. Target career pathway(s)
include: international trade specialist, marketing manager,
and entrepreneurs
LA Mission College
Develop and/or deliver career pathways instruction, assist
$500,000
in identifying project students, assist partner high schools
in the work-based learning and internship components,
develop and/or update articulation agreements, provide
reports related to student progress, enrollment, and
outcomes. Target career pathway(s) include: medical
coder, health service administrator, medical assistant,
pharmacy tech, computer security specialist, computer
LA Valley College
operator, multi-media producer, and webmaster.
Develop and/or deliver career pathways instruction, assist
in identifying project students, develop and/or update
articulation agreements, provide reports related to student
progress, enrollment, and outcomes, and provide technical
support to district colleges in the delivery of career
pathways educational services. Target career pathway(s)
include: machine operator, graphic artist/designer, and
welding.
$600,000
Attachment Bl
Page 2
Pierce College
Develop and/or deliver career pathways instruction, assist
$500,000
in identifying project students, develop and/or update
articulation agreements, provide reports related to student
progress, enrollment, and outcomes, and provide technical
support local high schools in the delivery of career
pathways educational services. Target career pathway(s)
include: business management, finance and banking,
computer security specialist, computer operator, multi-
media producer, webmaster, machine operator, graphic
artist/designer, and welding.
East LA College
Develop and/or deliver career pathways instruction, assist
in identifying project students, assist partner high schools
in the work-based learning and internship components,
develop and/or update articulation agreements, provide
$500,000
reports related to student progress, enrollment, and
outcomes. Target career pathway(s) include: business
management, finance and banking, medical coder, health
service administrator, medical assistant, pharmacy tech,
computer security specialist, computer operator, multimedia producer, and webmaster.
LA Southwest College
Develop and/or deliver career pathways instruction, assist
in identifying project students, develop ancf/or update
$500,000
articulation agreements, provide reports related to student
progress, enrollment, and outcomes, and provide technical
support to local high schools in the delivery of career
pathways educational services. Target career pathway(s)
include: computer security specialist, computer operator,
West LA College
multi-media producer, webmaster, international trade
specialist, marketing manager, and entrepreneur.
Develop and/or deliver career pathways instruction, assist
in identifying project students, develop and/or update
articulation agreements, provide reports related to student
progress, enrollment, and outcomes, and provide technical
support to district colleges in the delivery of career
pathways educational services. Target career pathway(s)
include: dental hygiene, computer security specialist,
computer operator, multi-media producer, and webmaster.
$600,000
Attachment B2
2016-17
Attachment B2
Page 1
Partner
LA City College
Role
Annual
Amount
Develop and/or deliver career pathways instruction, assist | $500,000
in identifying project students, assist partner high schools
in the work-based learning and internship components,
develop and/or update articulation agreements, provide
reports related to student progress, enrollment, and
outcomes. Target career pathway(s) include: business
management and finance/banking.
LA Trade Tech College
Develop and/or deliver career pathways instruction, assist
in identifying project students, develop and/or update
$750,000
articulation agreements, provide reports related to student
progress, enrollment, and outcomes, and provide technical
support to district colleges in the development of the
PACTS model and the delivery of career pathways
educational services. Target career pathway(s) include:
medical coder, health service administrator, medical
assistant, and pharmacy tech.
LA Harbor College
Develop and/or deliver career pathways instruction, assist
in identifying project students, develop and/or update
$500,000
articulation agreements, provide reports related to student
progress, enrollment, and outcomes, and provide technical
support to focaf high schools in the delivery of career
pathways educational services. Target career pathway(s)
include: international trade specialist, marketing manager,
and entrepreneurs
LA Mission College
Develop and/or deliver career pathways instruction, assist
in identifying project students, assist partner high schools
in the work-based learning and internship components,
develop and/or update articulation agreements, provide
$500,000
reports related to student progress, enrollment, and
outcomes. Target career pathway(s) include: medical
coder, health service administrator, medical assistant,
pharmacy tech, computer security specialist, computer
operator, multi-media producer, and webmaster.
LA Valley College
Develop and/or deliver career pathways instruction, assist
in identifying project students, develop and/or update
articulation agreements, provide reports related to student
progress, enrollment, and outcomes, and provide technical
support to district colleges in the delivery of career
pathways educational services. Target career pathway(s)
include: machine operator, graphic artisVdesigner, and
welding.
$600,000
Attachment B2
Page 2
Pierce College
Develop and/or deliver career pathways instruction, assist
in identifying project students, develop and/or update
articulation agreements, provide reports related to student
progress, enrollment, and outcomes, and provide technical
support local high schools in the delivery of career
pathways educational services. Target career pathway(s)
include: business management, finance and banking,
$500,000
.r
computer security specialist, computer operator, multi-
media producer, webmaster, machine operator, graphic
artist/designer, and welding.
East LA College
Develop and/or deliver career pathways instruction, assist
$500,000
in identifying project students, assist partner high schools
in the work-based learning and internship components,
develop and/or update articulation agreements, provide
reports related to student progress, enrollment, and
outcomes. Target career pathway(s) include: business
management, finance and banking, medical coder, health
service administrator, medical assistant, pharmacy tech,
computer security specialist, computer operator, muftimedia producer, and webmaster.
LA Southwest College
Develop and/or deliver career pathways instruction, assist
in identifying project students, develop and/or update
articulation agreements, provide reports related to student
progress, enrollment, and outcomes, and provide technical
support to focal high schools in the delivery of career
$500,000
pathways educational services. Target career pathway(s)
include; computer security specialist, computer operator,
multi-media producer, webmaster, international trade
specialist, marketing manager, and entrepreneur.
West LA College
Develop and/or deliver career pathways instruction, assist
in identifying project students, develop and/or update
articulation agreements, provide reports related to student
progress, enrollment, and outcomes, and provide technical
support to district colleges in the delivery of career
pathways educational services. Target career pathway(s)
include; dental hygiene, computer security specialist,
computer operator, multi-media producer, and webmaster.
$600,000
Attachment C
Enrollment For Each of the
Five Areas of Focus
Attachment C
Page 1
Priority Target Career Pathway Sectors by College
LACCD Grant five (5) Career Pathways include: Manufacturing, Buslness/Finance, Global
Trade/Logistics, Info Tech/Digital Media/ and Healthcare
East LA College
LA Trade Tech College
LA City College
Pierce College
LA Mission College
LA Valley College
LA Harbor College
LA Southwest College
West LA College
Business/FinanceJnformation Tech/Digital Media
Healthcare
Business/Finance
Manufacturing, Business/Finance, InfoTech/Digital Media
InfoTech/Digital Media, Healthcare
Manufacturing
Global Trade/Logistics
Business/Finance, Global Trade/Logistics, Info Tech/Digital Media
Info Tech/Digital Media, Healthcare
NOTE: College will treat the sectors listed in the table above as their priorities. They could
consider other sectors as secondary if the need exists.
Attachment C
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Career Pathway
Name
Business
Management
Finance &
Banking
Medical Coder
Health Sen/ice
Administrator
Medical
Assistant
Pharmacy
Technician
Dental
Hygiene
Computer Security
Specialist
Computer
Operators
Muitimedia
Producers
Webmasters
International Trade
Specialists
Marketing
Managers
Entrepreneurs
Machine
Operators
Graphic Artists/
Designers
Welding
Total Number
of Students
2015-16
Total Number
of Students
2016-17
Total Number
of Students
2017-18
176
96
48
144
112
64
242
132
66
198
154
88
220
154
66
212
150
79
120
65
33
222
121
60
181
141
81
202
143
58
194
137
73
195
107
53
159
123
71
169
121
63
183
100
50
149
118
67
161
113
59
Attachment D
Description of Internship Strategy
Attachment D
Internship Strategy
The EWD Office will be communicating with business and industry leaders as well as
added-value agencies in order to ensure the Career Pathways project's internship
component is deployed and accounted for. For example, discussions with the City of LA
and Verdugo Workforce Investment Boards have already begun. These discussions
covered the timing availability of their resources as wefl as which One-Stop Centers
LACCD should work with in order to gain support for the LACCD Career Pathways
project. In addition, meetings with business and industry have begun. For example, a
meeting with the MTA was held recently to explore MTA-specific departments and other
facilities that could be open to accepting interns. A meeting was also held with the
Molina Healthcare system. These meetings resulted in the identification of currenVfuture
programs and possible departments that are interested in participating in the internship
component. In the near future, LACCD intends to coordinate the District wide strategy
once students have been identified, intake activities have completed, and adequate
matching resources are secured through the workforce development system. Moving
forward, the EWD Office will reach out to all business/industry and other added-value
partners that provided support for the grant application. This effort will account for all
projected internships. We will track the internship activities in such locations at all times
in order to make sure that proper documentation is gathered on the progress and
learning outcomes of students.
Attachment E
Methodology for Outreach
and Recruitment of Students
Attachment E
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Outreach and Recruitment Activities / Methodology
This project includes a partnership with regional USDs and local high schools. As a
primary strategy, LACCD and its colleges wilf work directly with high schools to deploy a
regional outreach effort. For example, Pierce College will work with Reseda HS and
Granada Hills Charter HS to identify students who can benefit from the project. Another
example would be LA Trade Tech College working with Foshay HS and Santee HS (see
Attachment section for a full list). LACCD colleges will leverage such contacts to ensure
courses are aligned according to industry themes and students are prepared to
participate in the Career Pathways project.
In addition, the partnering USDs that are already working with LACCD (under AB 86)
will build on the established lines of communication to make the outreach effort more
effective and efficient. This regional outreach strategy builds on the activities funded by
AB 86, which encourage stronger and fighter alignment between local colleges and
unified school districts for developing a new adult education program.
The secondary strategy will include the partnering WIBs. LACCD will deploy an
outreach effort through the local One-Stop Centers/America's Job Centers, which will
help identify youths that can benefit from this project. From this effort, LACCD is
assured of more students being identified, while accessing resources under WIA/WIOA
program.
This project will require its partnering WIB(s), high schools, and USD(s) to work with
project staff in the recruitment component. Starting in July 2015, WIB, college, and HS
staff will begin meeting monthly to identify student cohorts from the targeted high
Attachment E
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schools. Although the project will be open to all students, it will consider WIA/WIOA
eligibility criteria during the recruitment, since WIA/WIOA wrap-around services is part
of the project's support strategy. It wilt ensure more diversity in the student cohorts,
which includes making sure low- and moderate-income, females, minorities, and
students with disabilities are included in alt recruitment efforts. For students with
disabilities, LACCD will leverage technology-assisted methods and the expertise of its
partners to ensure proper communication and adequate sharing of information.
LACCD will develop marketing materials (i.e., brochures, flyers, online content) that
specifically describe and outline each career pathway from high school to university.
This material will provide occupational data alongside an academic roadmap embedded
with industry-recognized certifications. This information will be produced and shared
with high school counselors starting July 2015 and is planned for the two months before
each (future) semester begins. LACCD will provide professional training in order to work
with counselors in assessing, recruiting and steering students into the appropriate
career pathway.
Attachment F
Description of Student Tracking
Strategy
Attachment F
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Student Tracking System
This project will collect data on the number of students who complete high school,
transition into an aligned postsecondary program, graduate with a degree or credential
in a high-demand field, and successfully secure employment by using on-grouncf datagatherers that are equipped with a technology/cloud-based monitoring method. LACCD
will set aside funds in its budget so it can expand its technology-based tracking platform
and allow college and high school staff to submit data using the power of the Internet.
LACCD will leverage its online tracking submission format to achieve this task to make
special project monitoring more efficient and effective. For this project, LACCD will
customize the platform to add the following common metrics: # of students served, #
completing high school. # transitioning into an aligned postsecondary program, #
graduating with a degree or credential, # securing employers, # of professional
development meetings, # of developed curricula, and the # of events between
stakeholders. LACCD will share this platform with college and high school staff and
show them how to access and submit information in order to ensure all participant data
(from the high school and college levels) are submitted efficiently and accurately.
Attachment G
Sample Online Survey Form
for Student Tracking
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