7/30/2015 Workforce and Economic Vitality Council Retreat
In attendance:
Absent:
Ann Buchele
Terri Houde
Gary Price
Jason Kovac
David Bird
Justene Malosh
Julie Hessel
Chris Ruderman
Jen Clark
Dale Moon
Angie Klampe
Claudia Davila
Ann Custer
Joyce Thompson
Dave Becker
Josefine Fleetwood
Meeting notes:
Main focus: Review and Study Report Card
Report card review and suggestions:
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Change objective A’s Aspirational goal - “Every CTE program will employ and improve
based upon a full spectrum of assessment sources.”
o Replace with “Every CTE program will employ and improve based upon two
sources.”
Example; dental has both national certification and faculty evaluations
Reason - to have two different ways to measure a wide array of types of student success
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Change Objective B’s Aspirational goal - “More than 50% of CTE graduates employed in
their field will start that employment within three months of graduation”
o Replace with “More than 75% of CTE graduates employed in their field will start
that employment within three months of graduation.”
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Change Objective C’s Attainable goal which currently reads, “75% of transfer graduates
will enroll at a four-year institution within nine months of graduation.”
o We are not collecting data on this. Could we add things such as, how transcripts
are evaluated, is this “smooth or effective”? There is currently statewide work
ongoing working on statewide alignment of course numbers/names as a
community college group.
Degree articulation agreements/DPP - Ann, talk with Katie Winder
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Focus on making “on purpose employer connections” surveys, forums, one on one
interviews for data sources and getting face to face time to build our relationships
Look into surveys that are already being sent out from the career center and from the
career fair
Is there some other source we can use with employers to get more information about our
postgraduate students (especially after more than 1 year following graduation)?
For Objective D - “Programs will respond to the changing needs of industry and
community employers.” - do not change the question but look at sources and look at how
data is collected
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For Objective E - “CTE graduates will have higher salaries, and the region will see a
strong return on investment.”
o Actionable:
 CTE graduates will experience significant wage increase as compared to
their prior-to-credential earnings.” - Do we want to define “significant”
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Can we bring someone like Will Summers to help us with data analysis and how we
collect - Justene has the name of the other analyst :
o Shawna Sykes
Workforce Analyst/Economist
Desk Phone: (503) 397-4995 ext. 232
Cell Phone: (503) 396-7355
Email: Shawna.L.Sykes@oregon.gov
Reviewed MERIT’s recommendations for 15/16:
Merit Proposed Campus Goals for 2015-16:
1. A. Improving fall-to-fall retention. (Point Council: Progression Management) )
[Connected to 2014-15 Strategic Opportunity #3 and Strategic Priority of Productivity]
2. B. Programs will respond to the changing needs of industry and community employers.
(Point Council: Workforce and Economic Vitality) [Connected to 2014-15 Strategic
Opportunity #8 and Strategic Priority of Quality]
3. C. Employees will improve their ability to interact with values, opinions, and/or beliefs
different than their own as a result of their experiences at LBCC. (Point Council:
Diversity and Civic Engagement) ) [Connected to 2014-15 Strategic Opportunity #2 and
Strategic Priority of Equity]
4. D. Continue assessment with a focus on Cultural Literacy and DPD. (Point Council:
Diversity and Civic Engagement, supported by the Mentor and Assessment Committee)
[Connected to 2014-15 Strategic Opportunity #2 and Strategic Priority of Quality]
Conversation focused on #2 and possible action items to progress with recommendation
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Understand how we might move through the program approval process faster to meet
industry needs
Begin the Business and Industry Needs Assessment again.
Marry OLMIS and Burning glass to get a more cohesive look at the local job market
Oregon NW is the Benton, Lincoln, Tillamook and Clatsop Workforce Investment Board
and someone from this council needs to connect with this group.
Update on WORK GROUPS:
Advisory Committee Standards - out for Academic Affairs to approve
terms - rotating, faculty did not want this
 This work group does not need to do anything for this year
Adult Basic Skills
ESOL and GED student focus, Financial aid for these students and getting them into credit
bearing classes, trying to turn all info into marketing publications that will reach the correct
students and perhaps their parents
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Related work, course offerings and leveled classes - focus on students transitioning into
programs at the college, made an ABS transition specialist position to better connect
with students about transitioning into programs and how to get and use financial aid
more than half GED grads from last year enrolled or applied to enroll in credit bearing
courses
Goals - cohort based programs
getting aid sources for these students, focus on new federal regulations
keep this workgroup, focus on staff and college culture
Job Placement - 4 members of group from career center
Lynne Cox thinks this may be her work - halt until this is resolved
Ann will talk with David Bird and Lynne Cox
New program Development Still working on how the council will assist CTE areas with new program development. This is
still evolving and the workgroup will continue to define the Council’s role in new program
development.
CTE program effectiveness - rolled into Program Review process
High School Connections - Dale Moon has led the workgroup and created a variety of action
items shared with the marketing committee. Progression Council has also worked on marketing
and there has been duplication of efforts.
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Discussion about who should take charge of high school outreach - progression council
or the Workforce Council.
The Workforce Council recommended it keeps high school marketing for CTE areas.
Next meeting:
Invite Marketing, Dave Becker and Healthcare Dean
Action items:
David Bird will find out what info we collect from the career fair survey
Ann Buchele will work with Sally to learn how we can move quicker with program development
Ann Buchele will give IR the recommended changes for the report card
Ann will talk with Katie about data for Objective C in the report card
Justin and Justene come up with a quote for how much it would cost to get more feedback from
employers about our graduates
Documents used during the meeting:
Merit Report Cards:
Economic Vitality
Educational Attainment
Cultural Richness
Agenda (below)
Minutes prepared by Jen Clark
clarkj@linnbenton.edu
Agenda
9:00 - Welcome
 What Superhero would you want to be and why?
9:15 - Economic Vitality Report Card
 What, Why and Results
10:00 - Discussion and recommendations for action on the areas of the report card we are not
meeting goals
10:45 -Recap of MERIT goals for the WEVC
11:00- Action items needed to meet the goals from MERIT
11:30 - Review of work-groups under council- what stays and what goes?
Noon - FINISHED and THANK YOU!!