ACCE ANNUAL CONFERENCE took place between February 5 and 7, 2014 at the Hilton San Francisco Financial District. The theme was TRANSFORMERS! New Shape, Fresh Power! Pictures from the Conference can be found: HERE!

For the latest on AB86 - Adult Ed Regional Consortia - visit AB86.cccco.edu.

Past Activities:
Linked below are historic documents related to the proposed 2013 budget and trailer bill.  Note that the final bill language is in AB86.  For links to this bill as well as information on the AB86 Adult Education Regional Consortia project, visit AB86.cccco.edu.Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) December 5, 2012 report on Adult Education in California. Please click the above link and read it carefully!  ACCE Board Member Valentina Purtell addressed ACCE's concerns at the Board of Governors meeting on January 7.  You can read an expanded version of the ACCE comments here 


Thanks to all ACCE folks who attended the northern or southern workshops! One of the topics was the new guidelines for community services offerings (fee-supported programs).  The Chancellor's Office has now posted the guidelines as well as a brief Q&A on common concerns.  

PROPOSITION 30 Victory!  Thanks to the efforts of many, including the following:
  •  Community College League of California provided a very helpful analysis of Proposition 30 vs.38 and what each of them would mean to community colleges.  Because only one could go into effect, it was important to understand the differences. Here is is a memo prepared by CCLC describing the impact of each on community colleges. 

  • From the Chancellor's Office:  Here is a Power Point presentation that discusses the return on investment of community colleges, the impact of budget cuts and the effects that the passage or failure of Proposition 30 would have on our system.

  • California Coalition for Public Higher Education raised funds in support of the Proposition 30 campaign. 

  • CATESOL took a position in support of Proposition 30.

  • EdSource had a user-friendly analysis of Prop 30 vs. 38.

Student Success Taskforce (SSTF) Implementation Update

  • College faculty statewide have called for a task force to be formed to determine the cost of implementing the SSTF recommendations.   
    Consultation Digest, February 6, 2012
     
  • Many people are not sold on the completion agenda. Here is an article that advocates for learning, creativity, critical thinking, and enlightenment to be the focus and goal of education. Should we move our colleges in this direction or move in a direction of short-sighted rationing, restriction, and control to balance the budget?
    Inside Higher Ed, February 9, 2012 
     
  • At its January 9, 2012 meeting, the CCC Board of Governors accepted the final report of the Student Success Task Force.
    Advancing Student Success in California Community Colleges
     
  • Feedback on earlier versions of SSTF drafts from ACCE and other organizations can be accessed through these links:
Letter from ACCE to the Memebers of the SSTF, December 1, 2011

Academic Senate for California Community Colleges: SSTF - Recommendations, Resources, and Responses

California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office - CIO Feedback    

California Community College Assciation for Occupational Education, Response to SSTF Recommendations   

Community College Council of the California Federation of Teachers