Executive Advisory Committee Meeting AB86
Minutes and Actions of the Committee
Eureka Main Campus, Room SS 104
September 25, 2014
11 AM
F2F Attendees: Julia Peterson, Bill Damiano, Rick Jordan, Dave Lonn
TEL Attendees: Coleen Parker
I.
Brief Introduction and Review of Minutes
II.
Regional Comprehensive Plan Objectives
a. Objective 3: Plans for consortium members and partners to integrate
existing programs and create seamless transitions into postsecondary
education or the workforce.
b. Objective 5: Plans to employ approaches proven to accelerate a
student’s progress toward his or her academic or career goals, such as
contextualized basic skills and career technical education, and other joint
programming strategies between adult education and career technical
education.
c. Objective 6: Plans to collaborate in the provision of ongoing professional
development opportunities for faculty and other staff to help them achieve
greater program integration and improve student outcomes.
d. Objective 7: Plans to leverage existing regional structures, including, but
not limited to, local workforce investment areas.
Discussion
No need to follow up with Two Feathers, except as a source of referrals. Since the
last meeting, Julia has toured Pelican Bay State Prison and evaluated their adult
education offerings and needs. CR will offer some Noncredit classes with Level 3
inmates, and Credit classes for some long-term inmates and employees of the
prison. Currently, 70% of Pelican Bay’s inmates will never be released. Many
inmates are seeking high school equivalency and college education in order to better
support the education of their children on the outside. Credit classes will be offered
both inside the prison and at the CR Del Norte Campus.
III.
Defining Pathways: It is helpful to view educational pathways as a continuum,
which can be personalized to meet students where they are in the process, whether
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it is the traditional K-12 to college to career path, or a modified path for returning or
other non-traditional students. We envision a series of comprehensive parallel
pathways, with multiple access points, for a full range of academic and career
training interests.
Service Coordination, Marketing, and Outreach: The Consortium will continue to
rely on “natural” clearinghouses to provide basic support services for adult students
entering or re-entering an educational pathway. Social services agencies such as
DHHS and their affiliated providers, as well as local privately funded entities, are in
place to offer food, clothing, housing, and transportation assistance, which may be
supplemented with WIA grant funds, but are not the primary responsibility or focus of
the Consortium entities. To better market the Consortium’s programs and potential,
both to prospective students and to employers, a full time Business Liaison position
may be created to focus on developing productive local relationships throughout our
communities. This position could be considered a central, single point of contact,
referral, and accountability, would serve as the primary point of entry for the many
student pathways we are developing. We need funding for a sustainable, ongoing
public relations and marketing effort, directed at local businesses and hubs of
community activity, which will effectively reach and appeal to potential students,
wherever they are on the continuum. A responsive phone line, a well-maintained
website with links to specific programs and opportunities, electronic flyers, direct
mail and email, text bursts, brochures, and community bulletin boards are some of
the means by which the Business Liaison could connect with our communities.
Marketing and outreach are key components of our effort to identify potential adult
students and guide them to an appropriate point of entry on the path to a suitable
career and a sustainable way of life.
What happened to Adult Ed? A great deal of confusion exists around the current
state of adult education services in this area. To address this quandary, we need to
produce and distribute a one-page informational brochure to all providers of adult
education and related services, explaining the changes which are taking place, and
what to expect going forward.
Discussion of Kuder Navigator: Implementing Kuder Navigator for higher
education has many potential drawbacks, and will require further investigation.
Discussion of Dual Enrollment for Credit Courses: Dual enrollment should
replace articulated AP classes in high school. Partnering to share facilities for CTE,
specifically Automotive Technology training, could better utilize existing
infrastructure and provide more advanced instruction (and transferrable college
credit) to high school students, bridging the gap to further postsecondary education.
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Ongoing Professional Development: There is a significant need to fund
professional training and development. Funding release time (Professional Learning
Community Time) for teachers in local districts, at $120.00 per day, would enable
them to train with college faculty and other Consortium entities during the work
week. Funding for outside professional trainers would enhance the quality of training
opportunities and provide exposure to expert educators and consultants.
Some areas to explore:
1. Training in Adult Ed Marketing and Outreach
2. Adult Ed “Counselor Day” Training
3. Motivational Interview Training
4. A year-long monthly symposium series, launched from an intensive Summer
Institute
5. Cross-training between Counseling and Corrections
IV.
Next Steps
Future meeting dates:
October 23
November 13
December 18
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