Resolved that the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges accept the paper titled "Contract Education: A Background Paper" for use in developing a position paper and a model for consideration at the 1994 Spring Session. (See Enclosed)
M/S/U DISPOSITION: Local senates
Whereas the California Community Colleges must broaden their pool of teachers from underrepresented groups, and
Whereas a community college internship program for those disciplines not requiring a Master's degree will enhance the quality of education provided to vocational students, and
Whereas the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges has already supported and accepted the issues paper on Vocational Education Interns (Spring 1992), (See Appendix A)
This position paper of the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges provides background and analysis to increase awareness and understanding of the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) Program.
This paper provides a general summary of relevant federal and state workforce development legislation and policy. As one of the components in the workforce development system, the California Community Colleges are not only considerably impacted by but are most ideally positioned to play a major role in the state's workforce development system.
The purpose of this paper is to identify the major proposals/initiatives and the issues they raise, discuss areas where the California Community Colleges are currently addressing those issues, and suggest the implications and strategies for the California Community Colleges in relationship to the new directions those initiatives are setting.
The California School-to-Career Plan was developed with funding under the federal School-to-Work Opportunities Act of l994. Under this Act local regional partnerships will develop their own plans to carry out the mandates of the School-to-Career state plan.
In 1989 the Vocational Education Committee surveyed all community colleges to attempt to determine the involvement of the vocational faculty in the activities of the local academic senates. Fifty-six senate presidents responded. From senate presidents, we obtained information about how faculty are selected to serve as the representative group at their respective colleges.
In Spring 1985, the Academic Senate adopted an instructor advisement position paper produced by the Educational Policies Committee. Later, at the 1986 Fall Conference, the Senate adopted a resolution encouraging vocational faculty members to participate in instructor advisement.