AGENDA
Public Hearing on California's Community College System
Thursday, June 23, 2011
State Capitol, Room 437
Sacramento

    View CalChannel video coverage of this hearing at the following links: Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3.

    All written testimony submitted electronically is linked to the witnesses' names below.

    Public Hearing: 9 a.m.

    Opening Remarks

    Overview of California Adult Education Programs

    1. Patrick Ainsworth, Assistant Superintendent, California Department of Education
    2. Debra Jones, Administrator of the Adult Education Office, California Department of Education
    3. Barry Russell, Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs, California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office. Also, see data submitted by Mr. Russell on basic skills enrollments, student educational backgrounds and basic skills student success.
    Piloting Best Practices in the Community College System
  1. Linda Collins, Executive Director, Career Ladders Project for California Community Colleges
Integrated Basic Skills Education Programs in the Community College System
  1. Constance Carroll, Chancellor, San Diego Community College District
  2. Anthony Beebe, President of San Diego Community College District Continuing Education. Also, see his "Saving the Lost Generation" article.
  3. Leslie Smith, Associate Vice Chancellor for Governmental Relations, City College of San Francisco

Adult Basic Skills Education Partnerships

  1. Paul Downs, ALLIES Network consultant, PDC Consulting
    (Mr. Downs will be accompanied by Lionel de Maine, Chief Operations Officer, Sequoia Adult School and Jennifer Castello, Professor, Cañada College.)

The following organization has submitted written comments to the Commission:

California Budget Project (Barbara Baran, Senior Fellow)

 

BUSINESS MEETING AGENDA
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Legislative Counsel Conference Room
Lower Level, 925 L Street
Sacramento

(The Commission will consider agenda items I-VI at approximately 1:00 p.m. The precise time will vary depending upon the testimony of witnesses and will be determined at the discretion of the chair.)

  1. Business Meeting Minutes from June 2, 2011
  2. Draft Report - Governor’s Reorganization Plan No. 1
  3. Schedule/Project Selection
  4. Subcommittee Reports
  5. Implementation Activity
  6. Reports from Bureau of State Audits