Occupational Education Committee

Charge

The Occupational Education Committee provides a forum for discussion of current vocational education issues, develops consensus on those issues and recommends policy and positions to the Executive Committee and the General session. The Committee develops and implements strategies to increase the number of occupational education faculty on their local Senates.

Current Members

  • Dolores Davison, History and Women Studies, Foothill College, Chair
  • Patty Dilko, ECE, Canada College
  • Nancy Jones, CIS, Coastline College
  • Antoine Thomas, Counseling, Mt. SAC
  • Darrell Issac, Cardiovascular Technologies, Orange Coast College

Meeting Dates

  • Tuesday, 13 September 2011, 12:30-2:00pm
  • Tuesday, 11 October 2011, 12:30-2pm
  • Tuesday, 15 November 2011, 3:30-5pm
  • Thursday, 8 December 2011, 3:30-4:30pm
  • Tuesday, 24 January 2012, 4:00-5:30pm
TitleSessionYearTopic
CalWORKs in California Community Colleges: An Academic Senate Perspective Fall 2002 Vocational Education
#TitleSessionYearStatus
21.02 Workforce Preparation Fall 1999 Completed
21.00 State Leadership Funds Spring 1996 Completed
21.03 Workforce Preparation/Development - Separate Funding Streams Spring 1996 Completed
21.01 Regional Consortia/Host Colleges: Faculty Participation/Effectiveness Fall 1994 Completed
21.02 VATEA Grants to Local Colleges Fall 1994 Completed
21.07 Faculty Primacy in School-to-Work and Tech Prep Curricula Fall 1994 Completed
21.03 Industry/Education Partnership Fall 1995 Completed
21.01 Vocational Programs Spring 1995 Completed
21.02 Committees for Vocational Education Spring 1995 Completed
21.02 Analysis of 75/25 Data Spring 1994 Completed
21.03 Relationship Between the Academic Senate and the California Community College Association of Occupational Educators Fall 2003 Completed
21.04 Chancellor's Advisory on Associate Degree Nursing Programs Fall 2003 Completed
21.03 Cooperative Work Experience Education Spring 1997 Completed
20.05 Work based Learning Fall 1998 Completed
21.02 RWPEDA Spring 1999 Completed
21.03 California Integrated Workforce Development Plan Spring 1999 Completed
21.04 Partnerships Spring 1999 In Progress
21.06 Occupational Program Equipment Funding Spring 1999 Completed
21.09 Occupational Education Committees as Subcommittees of the Local Senate Spring 1999 Completed
21.02 Funding Formulas For Vocational Programs Spring 2002 Completed
21.02 Online Resources for Occupational Faculty Spring 2005 Completed
21.01 Occupational Student Access Fall 2005 Found Not Feasible
21.02 Occupational Education Survey Fall 2005 Completed
20.01 Work-Based Learning Support Spring 2006 Completed
20.03 Vocational Program Faculty Involvement in Decision-Making for Alternative Calendars Spring 2006 In Progress
07.02 Reaffirming Career Ladders Fall 2006 In Progress
21.01 Economic and Workforce Development Fall 2006 Completed
21.02 Education Standards for Vocational Programs Fall 2006 Completed
21.03 2006 Carl D. Perkins Act and Local Campus Impact Fall 2006 Completed
21.04 Associate Degree Requirements and Vocational Faculty Fall 2006 Completed
21.01 Educating the Body on Occupational Education Issues Spring 2007 Completed
21.02 Paper on Occupational Education Spring 2007 Completed
21.03 Survey of Occupational Education Students Spring 2007 Completed
21.03 Hiring of Occupational Faculty Fall 2007 Found Not Feasible
21.01 Occupational Programs Course Expansion Fall 2009 In Progress
21.01 Career Technical Education (CTE) -- Effective Practices Spring 2011 Assigned
TitleAuthorMonthYear
Basic Skills and Career Technical Education (CTE )-Contextualized Learning Crump, Dan, Chair, Occupational Education Committee March 2009
Do Career Technical Faculty Stand Alone? Chiabotti, Dianna, Chair, Occupational Educational Committee November 2009
The CTE Way: Decisions that Affect Student Success North, Wheeler, Chair, Occupational Education Committee December 2010