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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Josh Adams, MBA<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 24, 2015 19:02<br>
<b>To:</b> Hsieh, Arthur; Diamond, Jeffrey; Croteau, Barbara; Davis, Brad; Bell, Paulette; Adams, Joshua; Miller, Jerry; Srinivasan, Ganesan; Chigazola, Deborah; Garcia, Yolanda<br>
<b>Subject:</b> FW: Summary from the CTE Faculty Listening Events<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">Julie Adams &lt;<a href="mailto:julie@ASCCC.ORG">julie@ASCCC.ORG</a>&gt;<br>
<b>Reply-To: </b>Julie Adams &lt;<a href="mailto:julie@ASCCC.ORG">julie@ASCCC.ORG</a>&gt;<br>
<b>Date: </b>Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at 3:28 PM<br>
<b>To: </b>&quot;<a href="mailto:SENATEPRESIDENTS@listserv.cccnext.net">SENATEPRESIDENTS@listserv.cccnext.net</a>&quot; &lt;<a href="mailto:SENATEPRESIDENTS@listserv.cccnext.net">SENATEPRESIDENTS@listserv.cccnext.net</a>&gt;<br>
<b>Subject: </b>Summary from the CTE Faculty Listening Events<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black">As many of you know, the ASCCC held three Regional Faculty Conversations (2/27 Solano College, 2/28 Palomar, &amp; 3/13 Clovis) to afford the opportunity for faculty
 from across the system to provide input into the work of the <a href="http://doingwhatmatters.cccco.edu/StrongWorkforce/TaskForceBOGMembers.aspx">
Board of Governors&#8217; Task Force on Workforce, Job Creation and a Strong Economy</a>.&nbsp; The Task Force&#8217;s goal is&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1E1E1E">to increase individual and regional economic competitiveness by
 providing California&#8217;s workforce with relevant skills and quality credentials that match employer needs and fuel a strong economy.&nbsp;<u>The recommendations that come from the Task Force could dramatically change many aspects of Career Technical Education and
 affect our programs, our students, and our colleges. &nbsp;</u></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:#1E1E1E">Attached is a summary of those conversations. &nbsp;T</span><span style="color:black">his information and suggestions were gleaned from these three regional
 meetings and will be included as a resource to support the work of the Task Force, &nbsp;as well as help inform the participation of our faculty representatives. &nbsp;</span><span style="color:#1E1E1E">Thank you to the over 150 CTE faculty who attended these Regional
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="color:black">As a reminder, the timeline for the work of Task Force is an aggressive one with the recommendations going to the Board of Governors in September</span></b><span style="color:black">.
 The three ASCCC regional meetings are companion events to the&nbsp;<a href="http://doingwhatmatters.cccco.edu/StrongWorkforce/Events.aspx" target="_blank">Chancellor&#8217;s Office Regional College Conversations</a>.&nbsp; As noted on this page of the Chancellor's Office
 website, the purpose of the meetings is to examine issues such as flexibility, regional responsiveness, partnerships with industry, and student portability and discuss possible strategies to make the system more effective for our students, our colleges, and
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<p><b><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Julie Adams, Ph.D., MBA, CAE</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:gray">Executive Director<br>
Academic Senate for California Community Colleges<br>
One Capitol Mall, Suite 340, Sacramento,&nbsp;CA 95814<br>
phone: 916.445.4753&nbsp; fax: 916.323.9867</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:gray">Senate Projects:<br>
Academic Senate (</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><a href="http://www.asccc.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">http://www.asccc.org</span></a></span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:gray">)<br>
C-ID (</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><a href="http://www.c-id.net/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">http://www.c-id.net</span></a></span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:gray">)<br>
School to College Articulation (</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><a href="http://www.statewidepathways.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif">http://www.statewidepathways.org</span></a></span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:gray">)<i>&nbsp;</i></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><i><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:&quot;Verdana&quot;,sans-serif;color:gray">Providing leadership, empowerment and voice to California community college faculty</span></i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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