Vocational ESL Students
Resolved that the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges encourage each community college to establish means to better prepare students in "English as a Second Language" programs for vocational disciplines.
Resolved that the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges encourage each community college to establish means to better prepare students in "English as a Second Language" programs for vocational disciplines.
Whereas the California Community Colleges currently prepare in excess of 66% of all registered nurses entering the profession in California, and
Whereas the community college program for preparing the Registered Nurse is an associate degree program, and
Whereas the community colleges offer a career ladder for upward mobility of the Associate Degree Nurse to the Bachelor of Science Degree Nurse, and
Whereas many community colleges offer a career ladder for upward mobility of Licensed Vocational Nurses, and
Whereas the effectiveness of vocational education programs is closely tied to the needs of and changes in their related industries, and
Whereas the individuals most affected by and concerned about their programs are the teaching faculty in those vocational programs, and
Whereas the vocational teaching faculty have the most motivation to contribute and utilize ties to their program's related industries,
Whereas AB 1725, in its present form, mandates a bachelor's degree for tenure, and
Whereas the ability to obtain a degree more advanced than the A.A. or A.S. degrees is limited in some areas of the state by unavailability of classes,
Resolved that the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges recognize that offering vocational education at the community college level is a viable strategy in community and state economic development, and
Whereas the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act is a source of funds for community colleges and K-12, and
Whereas the act expired this year and funding is therefore jeopardized,
Resolved that the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges support reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act, and
Whereas AB 1725 mandates the creation and implementation of a comprehensive community college accountability system, and
Whereas the measures of accountability may not reflect the success of vocational education programs,
Resolved that the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges encourage local senates to work for the development of career resource and placement centers on each campus, and
Whereas vocational education is defined as one of the three major community college missions in AB 1725, and
Whereas it is important that local senates be informed of local and state vocational educational issues, and
Whereas vocational and academic faculty at each college should communicate with one another,
Resolved that the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges urge that local senates
1. establish a vocational education committee, and
Resolved that the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges request that when the Chancellor's Office AB 1725 Accountability Task Force considers accountability measures for vocational education programs, the Task Force keep in mind that vocational students frequently leave community colleges to accept employment before completion of their degrees and then return sporadically to community colleges for further classes.
Resolved that the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges recommend to the Chancellor's Office that faculty be involved at all levels of planning and implementation of economic development and ED>Net initiatives, and
Resolved that the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges recommend to the Chancellor's Office that these faculty members be appointed by the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges.