LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
East* City* Harbor* Mission* Pierce* Southwest* Trade Tech*Valley* West*
Career and Technical Education Deans (CTED)
District wide Committee Meeting
Meeting Minutes
May 14, 2009
Attendees:
Elmer Bugg, LASC; Jose Luis Fernandez, LAPC; Nona Matatova, LAVC; Chito
Cayajon, DO; Roz Taylor- LACC; Alex Vaughan, LACC; Marcia R. Wilson, LATTC:
Leticia Barajas, LATTC; Lynn Wintergross, DO; Laura M. Ramirez, ELAC; Renee D.
Martinez, ELAC; Juanita Naranjo, LAHC; Bobby McNeel, LAHC; John Sparks, LAHC;
Diane McBride, DO; Bobbi Kimble, DO
Vice Chancellor’s Report
VC Marvin Martinez reported on the stimulus funded Summer Youth Program. Program
overall is funded at $4 million. The district is currently setting up budgets with $75,000
to start. SW, Trade, East, Harbor and Valley are participating. The students enrolled do
not have to meet WIA eligibility requirements.
The City would like the contractors to be the employer, and the colleges need to be the
contractor, so employing students as student workers is part of the plan. They need to be
enrolled also. Private employees need to be put through a vetting process. Puiblic sector
employers do not need this. Marvin will be meeting with Lisa Salazar at the City for
more information.
Council District regions- there are 15 council districts in the 9 college service areas. The
question was asked if it would be a requirement for colleges to work in specific council
districts. There should be more information from the City forthcoming.
Questions were asked regarding the implementation of the program with regard to payroll
processes, etc. Participants will be processed like any student worker. The hiring of 100
student workers would generate an additional workload.
Marvin indicated that the district is setting up the budget accounts now, and that they
have the award letter. For information on processing the BTAs he recommended deans
contact Ardena Bartlett, CTE Community Collaborative Grant Manager.
Chito spoke about the CA Green Jobs Corps- 1$million with a 1$million match. We can
align the Summer Youth project with this. The proposal is 75% done. The RTF funding
will leverage ETP funding.
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Marvin also mentioned the grant from the Department of Education which is a
$700million grant for health career development.
Tech Prep
Marcia Wilson spoke about the importance of Perkins IV accountability because they are
enforcing the rules for Perkins IV. What is needed is to strengthen the articulation
process, and put some “teeth” into the agreements.
VP Renee Martinez added that it depends on the administrator for Tech Prep at colleges
and how they choose to run the program or which projects they choose. The funding is
not much so the activities have to be chosen carefully. Dean Elmer Bugg added that at
SW the Tech Prep program is part of the college’s CTE strategic plan. VP Bob McNeel
asked about Tech Prep quarterly reporting. The deans agreed that the Tech Prep programs
should be included in CTED Perkins 1C meetings. Perkins IV mandates the creation and
implementation of Programs of Study and other activities which are directly related to
Tech Prep plan activities with K-12.and ROPs.
Presentation on Video Resumes by Mark Sadovnik, CIO, Corp Shorts
This was a presentation by the above mentioned business to the CTE group to show their
product. East mentioned that they and Trade are working with grant funds to provide the
same service for students. The grant included developing an e Portfolio for students.
Dean Alex Vaughan at City asked whether this could be developed at all the colleges.
Chito and all agreed that this could be developed for all students within the district using
our own grant resources.
CTE Planning Committee Meeting Discussion
The summary of the meeting was provided. The group discussed what would make this
committee more effective in getting new CTE programs ready more quickly, and in
providing more coordination and integration with CTE and Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Dean Bobbi Kimble suggested that for a quicker turn around the 99 designation could be
used. She also offered to do a presentation on curriculum at a CTE deans meeting in the
future.
The questions were raised about the purpose of the CTE Planning Team for Perkins IV.
Diane noted that it was a requirement for Perkins IV, and that we had representatives
from all the required areas, but that she would like to have more of a business presence in
order to provide information to faculty and administrators on the current needs of the
business and industries that our CTE programs are preparing students to enter. However,
the CTE Planning Committee (team) as it met this year, served the important purpose of
providing a forum for CTE and non CTE faculty and others to come together and discuss
what we can do to strengthen our processes and understanding within our organization, so
that we can be more responsive to the outside agencies when necessary.
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Dean Jose Luis Fernandez, Pierce, noted some successful outcomes for business and
industry based advisory committees which he had developed, and he emphasized the
need to focus on this type of partnership for strong CTE programs. He related his
experience in developing a successful partnership with agricultural business and the aged program at his former college.
Others agreed that this emphasis was necessary both at the district level and the college
level.
Notwithstanding the need to include business and industry representatives, the group
agreed that there is also a need to meet with district wide faculty and Academic Senate
leadership and others in order to continue working on the coordination and integration of
CTE with the LAS courses. Progress has been made on this with the first and second
meetings, and it must continue. One reason among many is that the need to address
sustainability concerns and programs district wide depends on this coordination.
Kathleen Bimber, Vice President of the Academic Senate agreed to provide an update of
the District Curriculum Committee activities.
The next meeting will be held on June 11th.
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