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Revolutionary Ideas The View from my window in DC COMBASE Sept. 14, 2008

Revolutionary Ideas The View from my window in DC COMBASE Sept. 14, 2008. Dr. Pat Stanley Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Colleges, Office of Vocational and Adult Education U.S. Department of Education. 1st DAS. CC Priority in OVAE “Real and Adjunct” Staff

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Revolutionary Ideas The View from my window in DC COMBASE Sept. 14, 2008

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  1. Revolutionary IdeasThe View from my window in DCCOMBASESept. 14, 2008 Dr. Pat Stanley Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Colleges, Office of Vocational and Adult Education U.S. Department of Education

  2. 1st DAS • CC Priority in OVAE • “Real and Adjunct” Staff Other’s tell the CC story

  3. “It is critical that the nation better prepare its workers. The alternative is a workforce increasingly divided between those able to earn and compete and those struggling to get by.” Alan Greenspan Former Chairman of the Federal Reserve

  4. Why Revolution? High School Imperative • Fewer than half of our high school graduates are ready for college-level math and science (ACT) • Nearly 30% of all undergraduates must take developmental coursework during their college career (National Center for Education Statistics) • Among all ninth-graders, approx three in 10 do not graduate on time, number is closer to five in 10 for African American and Hispanic students (Manhattan Institute)

  5. Why Revolution? Adults • Career Changers • Adults will change careers between 3-11 times in a life-time • Limited English Proficient • Workers with Limited English proficiency earn upwards of 90% less than workers who were proficient in English (NAAL) • The immigrant population is projected to account for more than half of our nations population growth between now and 2015 (U.S. Census Bureau) • Adult Literacy Skills • U.S. business and industry leaders spend nearly $600 million per year on remedial reading, writing, and math skills for training employees (NIFL) • Over half of adults with “below basic” literacy skills are not employed (NAAL) • Approximately $73 billion a year is spent on unnecessary health care costs, a majority of which can be attributed to adults with low literacy skills (AHIP)

  6. Why Revolution? American Competitiveness • While 90% of the fastest growing jobs require some form of postsecondary education, 60% of Americans have no postsecondary credential • Thirty-two states do not have enough traditional students in the education pipeline to reach levels of international competitiveness • Out of 200,000,000 adults in America, 43,000,000 have not completed high school • Forty-five percent of the adult population are in jeopardy of not being able to fully participate in family, work, and community opportunities

  7. Action Plan for Higher Education • Accessibility • Affordability • Accountability A Test of Leadership: Charting the Future for Higher Education http://www.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/ list/hiedfuture/reports.html

  8. The Community College:More Options…More Opportunities The Role of the Office Of Vocational and Adult Education

  9. OVAE’s Missionfor Community Colleges Our mission is to serve as the national source for information and leadership required to improve accessibility, affordability, accountability, and quality in community college education

  10. OVAE’s Vision for Community Colleges • OVAE will assume a leadership position on all matters related to community colleges within the U.S. Department of Education and the education community at large. • OVAE will be viewed as an authority in national dialogues on high school reform, postsecondary education, adult education, workforce development and related transition strategies.

  11. OVAE had a Plan for Serving Community Colleges Goal #1 To establish widespread public support for community colleges as centers of innovation and providers of superior education and training that are affordable and accessible to all Americans. Accomplishments: • DAS @100 speeches + 150 meetings w/stakeholder groups • CC State Director calls, Compendium, listserve, Serving CC plan, PP., speeches + more, webcasts of Symposium + Virtual Summit • National projects

  12. OVAE had a Plan for Serving Community Colleges Goal #2 To serve as a portal for timely and actionable guidance on community college education for teachers, administrators, students, parents and employers. Accomplishments: • Website etc. as in Goal 1 • Fact sheets • Articles, CD, Chronicle etc. • CCCan project

  13. OVAE had a Plan for Serving Community Colleges Goal #3 To develop a structure and culture within the U.S. Department of Education that values and promotes the role of community colleges in postsecondary education. Accomplishments: • Briefing on CC to USDE staff • Collaboration/partnerships with HHA, DOL, OPE + more • Input to Secretary’s speeches • Transition preparation

  14. OVAE Projects Underway for Community Colleges • College and Career Transition Initiative ▪16 career clusters to 81 pathways • Pathways ▪ Multiple entry points, postsecondary “chunks” • STEM • Community College Curriculum Project • www.stemtransitions.org

  15. OVAE Projects Underway for Community Colleges Virtual SummitJune 28, 2007 • 2 to 4 yr transition – cost of higher education including costs of developmental education • Adult and non-traditional Students • Accountability • Leadership Affordability, Accessibility, and Accountability in Higher Education: A Dialogue With Rural Community College Leaders January 15, 2008 • Link to Virtual Summit Video and Proceedings: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ovae/pi/cclo/virtualcc07.html

  16. OVAE Projects Underway for Community Colleges “Issues That Matter” • Fostering Career Pathways in High Growth Industries • Integrating Developmental Education Workforce Development Institute Establishing Statewide Articulation Agreements Innovations Conference • Serving Low Literacy Adults • Presidents • Articles

  17. OVAE Projects Underway for Community Colleges 2008 Community College Symposium • Webcast – Link: http://www.communitycollegesymposium.net/Webcast/Index.htm • Academics, Practitioners, and Policy Experts • Student Transitions • Proceedings

  18. Community Colleges Can: Institutions Sharing Success • Cabrillo College: Digital Bridge Academy • El Paso Community College: EPCC-UTEP Partnership • Monroe Community College: Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program • Parkland College: Center for Academic Success • Pasadena City College: Teaching and Learning Communities • Salt Lake Community College: Innova Bio and Biotechnology Technician

  19. Community Colleges Can: Institutions Sharing Success • Skagit Valley College: Counseling-Enhanced Developmental Learning Communities • Southwestern Oregon Community College: Career Pathways • Disseminate Information • Replicate

  20. Nursing Meetings • Sept. 2007 • October 1, 2008 Barriers • Summit – DOL State Teams

  21. International • MOU Denmark Faculty and student exchanges • BMENA Planning Regional Summit

  22. Adult Basic Education (ABE)Ready for College • Focused on improving the quality of Adult Secondary Education (ASE) so that out-of-school youth could successfully transition to postsecondary education • Projects to enhance curricula, teacher training, and student support strategies • Four demonstration grants totaling $2.8 million • All CC Systems

  23. Adult Basic Education (ABE)Career Connections • Funds five local sites to demonstrate how ABE programs can operate within an existing postsecondary pathway • Develops new solutions for assisting adults to transition into postsecondary pathway programs and begin careers in high-demand fields • 4 of 5 sites funded are CC’s

  24. Perkins/POS • National Center for Research (includes postsecondary) • Longitudinal backward mapping/South Carolina • Career Developmental Critical • Articulation Agreements (statewide) 6 states funded - Indiana - Hawaii - New Hampshire - Nebraska - South Carolina - Florida

  25. Federal Legislation Perkins Career and Technical Education • Programs of Study (POS) • Academic Achievement • Dual Enrollment • Accountability • Community College Communication

  26. Federal Legislation Workforce Investment Act (WIA) • Literacy Act (Title II) Proposal • Synthesis Project

  27. Federal Legislation Higher Education Act (HR 4137) Some major provisions (over 1,100pp) • Pell Maximum $8000 • Streamline FAFSA • Fed Program: supports state articulation agreements • Colleges must provide textbook information • Provide information on 26 data items related to federal financial aid • Programs to help CC students: remedial coursework + non-traditional academic and career goals • Secretary publish “transparency lists”

  28. Your RoleThe view from my window in DC Change transform CC with Revolutionary ideas

  29. Questions? Pat StanleyDeputy Assistant Secretary pat.stanley@ed.gov (202) 245-6683 www.ed.gov/ovae Until Jan, 2009 Gail.Schwartz@ed.gov 202-245-7788

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