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The California Community Colleges Board of Governors on Monday unanimously directed the state Chancellor’s Office to develop a new model for accrediting the system’s colleges and to report back in March 2016 on details and a timeline for implementing the changes.
The board approved a resolution citing the need to raise the professionalism of accreditation in California, stating that the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) has lost credibility with its peers and no longer meets the current and anticipated needs of California community colleges.
The board also declared that the community college system’s establishment of a bachelor’s degree program and its strengthened transfer pathways, such as the Associate Degree for Transfer program, require peer review from four-year colleges and universities to ensure top quality for students. The ACCJC does not accredit four-year institutions.
“The Board of Governors is looking to the future needs of our colleges and striving to ensure the highest level of quality for the 2.1 million students we serve,” Board President Geoffrey L. Baum said. “There is widespread agreement among faculty, staff, trustees and other leaders within our system that the current accreditation process needs significant improvement. We look forward to examining a proposal for change early next year.”
A task force appointed by Chancellor Brice W. Harris concluded in a report released in August 2015 that the ACCJC had lost the confidence of the college system, noting disproportionately high and frequent sanctions imposed on California colleges when compared to colleges in other regions of the country.
The California Community Colleges is the largest system of higher education in the nation composed of 72 districts and 113 colleges serving 2.1 million students per year. Community colleges supply workforce training, basic skills education in English and math, and prepare students for transfer to four-year institutions. The Chancellor’s Office provides leadership, advocacy and support under the direction of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges.
For more information about the community colleges, please visit http://californiacommunitycolleges.cccco.edu/ , https://www.facebook.com/CACommColleges or https://twitter.com/CalCommColleges .
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California Community Colleges Chancellor Brice W. Harris this week welcomed Gov. Jerry Brown’s appointments of Andrew Campbell and Hasun Khan to the Board of Governors.
“I would like to welcome Mr. Campbell and Mr. Khan to the board as the new student representatives. They are both extremely accomplished young men and I congratulate both of them on this achievement,” he said. “Their fellow California Community Colleges students will be well-represented with them on the board, and my colleagues and I look forward to working with them to continue improving education opportunities and experiences for everyone in our system.”
Andrew Campbell, 23, is pursuing an associate of arts degree in business administration at Modesto Junior College.
He has been a student service representative in the Office of Congressman Jeff Denham since 2015, and worked as an event sales cashier at Modesto Junior College from 2014-2015.
Campbell is from Oakdale and will serve as the voting student member of the board.
Hasun Khan, 21, is pursuing an associate of arts degree in computer science at Berkeley City College.
He was a judicial operations intern at the Los Angeles County Superior Court in 2015 and an animator and graphic designer at Hitrecord in 2014.
Khan is from Bakersfield and will serve as the non-voting member of the board.
The California Community Colleges is the largest system of higher education in the nation composed of 72 districts and 112 colleges serving 2.1 million students per year. Community colleges supply workforce training, basic skills education and prepare students for transfer to four-year institutions.
The Chancellor’s Office provides leadership, advocacy and support under the direction of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges.
For more information about the community colleges, please visit http://californiacommunitycolleges.cccco.edu/ , https://www.facebook.com/CACommColleges or https://twitter.com/CalCommColleges .
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LOWER LAKE, Calif. – The second grading period just came to an end and students are ecstatic to find out what levels they earned.
Here is a list of students who received gold level cards: Andrew Astorga, Anna Barnard, Kacy Barron, Doyle Conatser, Kayla Doyle, Jasmine Heckard, Allen Hernandez, Kristin Melcher, Chris Nuzzo, Michael Nuzzo, Ryan O’Bryan, Maria Pineda, Alexus Stickle and Sarah Viale.
Carlé high school congratulates them on their success.
On Nov. 12, all of the gold level students from the first grading period will be going on a gold level field trip and they will be going to the skate center in Ukiah. The business will be shutting down the whole building for the day and letting all of the students go out and skate.
On the day of harvest fest our principle made waffles for the whole school for breakfast. Carlé held its annual Harvest Fest on Oct. 29 and things and went amazing.
The final standings for the whole day advisory competitions were: Angie Siegel in first, Derek Walley in second, Dan Maes in third, and Alan Siegel in fourth place.
Our student body president José Bendana had this to say. “The harvest fest was a great success. With help from the rest of the student council and our principal and staff, all the events went smoothly, all the students had a great time and it was nice to see all the students together and participate in each event.”
“We had a great time, and every body had fun,” said Carlé Principal Matt Strahl. “Once again the advisory that was lead by a pirate won. This year we did have a tie after all the events, but when classroom participation points were factored into total points Angie’s advisory came out victorious. We are looking forward to the next set of activities.”
On Friday, Oct. 30, 2015 Carlé held the silver level movie for gold, silver and bronze level students with 100-percent attendance.
Students who did not earn this reward had to stay in classes and do work. The goal is to have all the students want this reward and work hard each grade period to earn it.
Doyle Conatser is a student at Carlé Continuation High School in Lower Lake, Calif.
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California Community Colleges Board of Governors President Geoffrey L. Baum and Assembly Majority Leader Chris Holden, D-Pasadena, on Wednesday celebrated the signing of legislation that will expand high school students’ access to college level coursework, providing them with an early opportunity to acquire academic skills that will help them succeed in college.
A ceremony was held at Pasadena City College to mark the occasion.
Holden’s Assembly Bill 288 will create partnerships between high schools and community colleges to allow a broader range of students to take college-level courses at their high schools or on college campuses – what is known as concurrent or dual enrollment. Gov. Jerry Brown signed the bill in October.
“Expanding dual enrollment is critical because it increases opportunities for students to pursue certificates and degrees or transfer to four-year institutions,” said Board of Governors President Baum. “These valuable partnerships will help high school students acquire the academic skills necessary to be successful, and they will gain confidence as a result of early access to college instruction.”
The new partnerships will expand opportunities for students who may not already be college bound or who are underrepresented in higher education, with the goal of developing seamless pathways from high school to community college for career technical education or transfer preparation.
These College and Career Access Pathways (CCAP) will focus on the needs of local communities and save students, families and the state time, money and scarce educational resources.
“With the signing of AB 288, thousands of high school students across California will be able to receive expanded concurrent enrollment opportunities,” Assembly member Holden said. “Students who never thought college was possible will realize that college is within their reach and that anyone can rise to the challenge.”
The bill, which takes effect Jan. 1, removes barriers to concurrent enrollment by allowing students to enroll in a maximum of 15 units of coursework if certain conditions are met and prohibits any fee from being charged to high school students in CCAP courses.
Additionally the legislation allows community colleges to limit enrollment in a course offered on a high school campus to CCAP students.
The California Community Colleges is the largest system of higher education in the nation composed of 72 districts and 113 colleges serving 2.1 million students per year.
Community colleges supply workforce training, basic skills education and prepare students for transfer to four-year institutions. The Chancellor’s Office provides leadership, advocacy and support under the direction of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges.
For more information about the community colleges, please visit http://californiacommunitycolleges.cccco.edu/ , https://www.facebook.com/CACommColleges or https://twitter.com/CalCommColleges .