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November 2017 Drive-in Workshops Announced

9/27/2017

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Welcome ACCE Members/Colleagues!

We have planned and are participating in a record number of events and activities on behalf of you, our community and continuing education colleagues this year.
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Community Education professionals are revising of the Guidelines for Community Services, a document originally written with ACCE's help in 2012.  Our Continuing Education colleagues tirelessly advocate at the policy level for our students, and are participating in a growing number of educational policy-making opportunities at the state level.

Please keep these dates on your calendar, and register today. Topics at the Drive-in workshops will reach you via the listservs and website shortly. 

Our theme this year accurately reflects who we are in support of our students: Agents of Change. ​

Upcoming workshops: 
Bond, ACCE Bond: Community of Practice in Continuing and Community Education

Northern Workshop
Monday, November 6, 2017
CCCCO
1102 Q Street
Sacramento, CA 95911
​Register online.

Southern Workshop
Thursday, November 9, 2017
Mt. San Antonio College
1100 N. Grand Ave.
Walnut, CA 91789
Register online.


And don’t forget our Annual Conference, coming up in Jack London Square, Oakland, at the Waterfront Hotel, February 7 through 9, 2018. Details will be available soon! 

We are an all-volunteer organization working in support of Community and Continuing Education statewide, and we appreciate your support. 
 
On a personal note, thank you for the opportunity to serve as president of this organization in support of our students.  I look forward to a great year of working with you as an agent of change for our students in their lives. 
 
Sincerely,
Frances DeNisco, President, ACCE
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Community Education Co-Enrollment Update

9/6/2016

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The co-enrollment of fee-based and credit students has been a topic at the System Advisory Committee on Curriculum (SACC), one of several statewide committees at which ACCE members attend to advocate for our programs. Erica LeBlanc attended the June 2016 meeting on behalf of the ACCE and came back with an up to the minute report on this topic at the state level.

For several years, SACC has requested representatives from CCCCO’s Legal Department to provide advice and direction to enable colleges to combine enrollment of fee-paying students and credit seeking students. Several years ago, the CCCCO’s then-legal representative indicated that title 5 did not preclude this approach and several members of ACCE’s Board worked with CCCCO representatives to develop guidelines to enable colleges to pursue this option. For classes, like orchestra and other performance-based classes where community involvement is needed, this option would be a viable way to accommodate students who are locked out of classes due to repeatability restrictions on credit classes.

Although, as mentioned, the CCCCO previously indicated this practice was acceptable. The current opinion from the CCCCO is there are many challenges that would have to be overcome and some are of the opinion this option would not be appropriate for colleges to pursue.

At the June 2016 SACC meeting, the co-enrollment of Community Education and credit students was again a hot topic. SACC heard from Elias Regalado, Director of Fiscal Standards and Accountability, who has a number of concerns which he brought to the discussion.

Although the list of challenges is daunting, Erica feels it is a positive step that the discussion is moving forward. It has been on the agenda for over two years, but now we know the CCCCO’s specific concerns about co-enrolling fee-based and credit students. One of the issues is whether the Education Code, when written, considered this to be a viable approach. This argument was countered by the point that the Education Code, when written, had not considered repeatability limitations on credit enrollment either. Another concern is the effect this might have on Full-time Faculty Obligation Number (FON).

The good news is SACC, the membership of which includes representatives from the CIOs, ASCCC, and CCCCO, are in support of this approach, at least for some classes. Another option that SACC is pursuing is changing the Title 5 language regarding auditing. Whether to allow students to audit classes is a local decision, but the current Title 5 language limits the enrollment fee to $15 per unit, which is well below the cost of instruction. SACC is pursuing a change to reflect a more broad language that would allow each college to determine the cost of instruction as it applies to auditing courses. Addressing this topic first might be a good intermediate step. The bottom line is that we now have a certain amount of traction on this long standing item that we did not have before. This topic will be carried over into next year.
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Thank you, Erica, for your report! ACCE plans on conducting further statewide discussions on this topic, along with breakout sessions at upcoming conferences. 
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A Note from ACCE President - Liza Becker

9/6/2016

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Years ago, I used to look forward to summer sessions, jokingly calling them “Summer Lite.” These days, there doesn’t seem to be anything “lite” about them. Now I say “Where did the summer go!?” and I’m sure you can relate. There seems to be a good deal of activity on both the noncredit and community education fronts, and ACCE is making sure that we have representation at the table when the important conversations take place.

As I step into my new role as ACCE President, I can’t help but consider the major accomplishments we have achieved over the past few years. When I first joined ACCE in 2004-05, we were fiercely advocating for equalization of funding and eventually achieved it with the CDCP rate of enhanced funding. (Remember SB361?) This opened doors for some of us, and for others it helped to keep our doors open during the economic downturn, beginning in 2007-08. Today, we have different challenges (good ones!) that are the result of new initiatives, restored categorical funding, and collaborative opportunities with partners across our regions and the state.

So here are just some of the critical issues that are currently on our ACCE radar: Progress Indicators: Board of Governors is currently reviewing the recommendation of adding Satisfactory Progress (SP) as an indicator of success for noncredit, requires title 5 changes. We want this to be approved!

  • Noncredit SSSP: Implementation of Common Assessment Initiative and CCCApply processes are being hashed out with workgroups so that our support services can be adequately reported in the new noncredit SSSP funding formula. Locally, we need to identify gaps and align our data to the data elements coding for proper upload (and pay points).
  • Fee-based and Credit Co-enrollment: ACCE is still pursuing advice and direction for this option which has the potential to provide additional opportunities for student access. This has been reviewed extensively in SACC and discussions will hopefully continue in the coming year.

​Updates on these “hot topics” a
nd much more will be communicated to you via our ACCE website, the noncredit and community education listservs, our one-day fall workshops, and our annual spring conference. If you or a colleague would like to be added to one or both listservs, please contact your Council Leaders or the ACCE website administrator (contact information is on our website). Dates for the Drive-In Workshops are set for October 21 (Fri.) for the north and November 10 (Thur.) for the south. We also have the spring conference dates scheduled, so please save the dates of February 1 – 3 and prepare to stay at a lovely San Diego beach-side hotel. We are working on a special rate for conference attendees.

Last, but not least, I want to send a special welcome message to our new council leaders. Carla Muldoon, Cindy Chang, and Jan Young: You will help your colleagues in the field and learn so much along the way!! 
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What Registration System Are You?

5/25/2016

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In a recent informal survey conducted by our ACCE Community Education Council Leaders, Rosie Armstrong and Frances De Nisco, members were asked the following question:

What software are you currently using to manage your student enrollment for Community Services/Education classes?

Of the 20+ respondents, over 60% were using Augusoft Lumens as their primary system to manage their community education programs and revenue.

Other known vendors include: ACEware, Ellucian, ActiveNet, RegPack, RevTrak/RegWerks, ProClass, ASAP, CampusCE, Access/Evolve

We appreciate all of those who participated in the survey. ACCE does not endorse any vendor. Should you have any questions, please let us know.
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From the ACCE President: Spring Updates

5/6/2016

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It has been a little over two months since the 2016 ACCE Conference, and I would like to once again thank all of the attendees, ACCE Board members, presenters, and sponsors who contributed to such a memorable event.  Judging from the evaluations, the content of the presentations addressed the needs and expectations of attendees.  Monterey, with its historical and cultural settings embedded in the pristine nature, was a spectacular location for the event.  As you might remember, I emailed a survey asking all ACCE members to point us in the right direction for next year’s conference location.  The Board is discussing the possibilities and will make an announcement shortly. 

At the conference, recognitions for Excellence in Program were awarded to Michelle King from Santa Monica College, Community Education Program and Julia Peterson from College of the Redwoods, Noncredit/Continuing Education. This year, the Lifetime Achievement Award went to ACCE Past President, Erica LeBlanc from Santa Monica College. 

As we find ourselves in the middle of the spring semester, the ACCE Board finds itself busy participating in a number of state-wide activities.  Valentina Purtell, ACCE Past President, has been attending Institutional Effectiveness Partnership Initiative (IEPI) meetings.  Thanks to her participation, the recognition and validation of noncredit progress indicators is closer to becoming a reality.  The Initiative has expanded its inclusion of noncredit participants at its meetings from one to three persons, which means ACCE will send two more of its Board members to those meetings.  We feel our voices are being heard and our contributions to the state-wide dialogue about noncredit progress indicators are necessary and needed.  Also present at the IEPI meetings, Academic Senate for California Community Colleges and specifically John Stanskas, Academic Senate Secretary, has been credited with truly supporting the noncredit cause.  I sent a personal email to John on behalf of ACCE expressing our gratitude for his efforts.

Over the years, ACCE has been working to ensure that ongoing communication with Academic Senate becomes a reality.  In the context of AEBG legislation, such collaborative efforts are crucial to inform faculty and administrators about the benefits of noncredit instruction.  In the middle of April, the State Academic Senate Noncredit Committee held its Northern and Southern California Regional Meetings and ACCE Board members were present at each meeting. 
 

As an advocacy group, ACCE strives to be on the cutting edge of legislation affecting noncredit and community education in California.  Most recently, Madelyn Arballo from Mt. San Antonio College testified in Sacramento about the progress of the implementation of the AEBG plans.  Also present at the hearing were representatives from adult schools in the state. 

Spring is the time when the ACCE Board holds its elections and if you feel you can contribute to the field of community or continuing education at the state level, please don’t hesitate to contact ACCE.  We can always use help. 
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Wishing you the best of spring semesters,
Jarek Janio
ACCE President


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ACCE Lifetime Achievement Award: Erica LeBlanc, Santa Monica College

3/7/2016

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Erica LeBlanc is a treasure, not only because of her professional dedication and contributions to ACCE and our students, but also because she is the kind of person everyone wants as a friend.

Erica had been active in ACCE events long before she joined the board in 2005.  Once on the board, she served as the Journal editor (twice), Second Vice-President, First-Vice President, President, and Past-President.  Each of the leadership roles carries specific duties including membership, conference planning, leadership of the organization as a whole, and the nomination/election process.  Additionally, each member of the board chips in to help the others do whatever needs doing.  Erica has embraced each role as well as the spirit of "all for one and one for all."

In addition to the board roles, Erica has served as an ACCE representative in committees and task groups at the state level.  Two of the most significant in recent years have been the System Advisory Committee on Curriculum (SACC) and the original AB86 Work Group for the planning grant to restructure adult education in California.

As a member of SACC, Erica brings a deep understanding of both credit and noncredit curriculum to the table.  She gets us because she is us.  She sees implications of potential decisions that may harm or help our students.  She speaks up, time and again.  She builds bridges to decision makers who may not understand noncredit. 

The original AB86 work group consisted of about a dozen members, six drawn from community college noncredit programs and six from K-12 adult education.  The work schedule, particularly in the earlier months, was daunting, with twice-monthly trips to Sacramento, all-day meetings with homework in the evenings, and further assignments between trips.  In addition to the tangible work, there was a great need to build trust and relationships.  Erica, with her worker-bee spirit and her strong people skills, truly excelled in the work group, volunteering for assignments (including a lot of hands-on writing) while building sincere good will among members.

Erica is fun.  If you want a fast walk around Sacramento in the early morning, she's your gal.  If you want creative, possibly crazy ideas for a conference or a presentation, she's your gal.  If you want someone who will not only help develop a Frankenstein-themed PowerPoint on AB86 for a conference scheduled over Halloween, but will also show up for that presentation wearing a full Bride of Frankenstein costume, she's your gal. 

As Dean of Academic Affairs at Santa Monica College, Erica has carried a range of responsibilities including, but not limited to, the noncredit program.  For example, she has been the Accreditation Liaison Officer for the college, has led curriculum processes for both credit and noncredit, and was assigned at least one major musical presentation fraught with political connections and artistic drama.  Yet she has always kept noncredit as a priority in her work.  It speaks well for her work ethic and accomplishments that the college has now established a full-time noncredit dean position while asking Erica to continue fulfilling other significant full-time responsibilities for the college as a whole.

This award does not signal an ending. We know ACCE is deeply rooted in Erica's heart, and we plan to be in her schedule!  But the time is right, and the time is now, to recognize her for her ongoing, incredibly awesome contributions to ACCE and our students.
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ACCE Community Education Excellence Award: Michelle King, Santa Monica College

3/7/2016

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Santa Monica College’s Community Education Department has launched a new professional development catalog - SMC Extension. The catalog will serve as the main platform for promoting all workforce development focused continuing education courses and programs. An integral function of the SMC Extension catalog is to expand and promote the core concept of life-long-learning while supporting the College’s over-arching goal of creating career pathways and training opportunities for students at all levels.

The SMC Extension catalog is intended to provide a highly visible platform for disseminating information to reach the SMC Alumni community; perspective students for the College’s non-credit AEBG funded “Workforce Education and Training Programs, and Not-for-credit students seeking career training through the ETPL. This allows the catalog to functions in a very unique space, as it is the one College marketing tool that offers outreach to a full spectrum of students and speaks to a cross-section of the local community. 

SMC Extension is working to collaborate with other workforce development agencies and the catalog is providing the appropriate outreach vehicle.  The need for more collaborative activities between the College and other workforce development agencies is expected to increase as workforce development funding agencies seek to align career training with educational institutions that can provide short-term employment training with life-long-learning and career pathways opportunities.  Working towards this effort, the SMC Extension catalog is being utilized to promote several employment and pathways programs.  

The 2016 Spring/Summer SMC Extension catalog is serving as the central point for recruiting students to the BankWorks training program.  BankWorks is a JVS (Jewish Vocational Services) training program that has placed over 1,000 individuals into entry level-jobs in the banking industry.  The program attracts both experienced and inexperienced individuals seeking a network for entry into a career in banking.   Additionally the BanksWorks training history of success is built on the program’s close working relationship with employers within the banking industry.  SMC Extension collaborating in this program effectively supports the strategy to disseminate the message that Santa Monica College is interested in collaborating with local industry to develop relevant employment training programs. Also, the BankWorks program will help to bring attention to the broader offering of the College’s continuing education department, thus communicating to industry that community colleges’ continuing education departments are desirable partners.

Other programs that are currently being promoted through the SMC Extension catalog include the “Preferred Partner Program” and the Cisco Networking Academy.  Both are being viewed as opportunities for creating innovative training and outreach strategies.  SMC Extension is helping to reach the broader community and broadening the College’s potential for delivering non-credit and credit programming through partnerships and collaboration with industry, thereby removing one of higher education’s more traditional hurdles of keeping pace with industry in developing and delivering relevant and current curriculum. 

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