serving community colleges: our mission, vision, projects, and activities pat stanley deputy...
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Serving Community Colleges:Our Mission, Vision, Projects, and Activities
Pat StanleyPat StanleyDeputy Assistant Secretary Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Community Collegesfor Community CollegesOffice of Vocational and Adult EducationOffice of Vocational and Adult Education
U.S. Department of EducationU.S. Department of Education
Action Plan for Higher Education
AccessibilityAffordabilityAccountability
A Test of Leadership: Charting the Future for Higher Education (September 2006)
http://www.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/list/hiedfuture/reports.html
OVAE’s Mission for Community Colleges
Our mission is to serve as the national Our mission is to serve as the national source for information and leadership source for information and leadership
required to improve accessibility, required to improve accessibility, affordability, accountability, and quality in affordability, accountability, and quality in
community college educationcommunity college education
OVAE’s Vision for Community Colleges
OVAE will assume a leadership position on all OVAE will assume a leadership position on all matters related to community colleges within the matters related to community colleges within the U.S. Department of Education and the education U.S. Department of Education and the education community at large.community at large.
OVAE will be viewed as an authority in national OVAE will be viewed as an authority in national dialogues on high school reform, postsecondary dialogues on high school reform, postsecondary education, adult education, workforce education, adult education, workforce development and related transition strategies.development and related transition strategies.
OVAE’s Plan for Serving Community Colleges
Goal #1Goal #1
To establish widespread public support for To establish widespread public support for community colleges as centers of innovation and community colleges as centers of innovation and providers of superior education and training that providers of superior education and training that are affordable and accessible to all Americans.are affordable and accessible to all Americans.
OVAE’s Plan for Serving Community Colleges
Goal #2Goal #2
To serve as a portal for timely and actionable To serve as a portal for timely and actionable guidance on community college education for guidance on community college education for teachers, administrators, students, parents and teachers, administrators, students, parents and employers.employers.
OVAE’s Plan for Serving Community Colleges
Goal #3Goal #3
To develop a structure and culture within the U.S. To develop a structure and culture within the U.S. Department of Education that values and promotes Department of Education that values and promotes the role of community colleges in postsecondary the role of community colleges in postsecondary education.education.
OVAE Projects Underway for Community Colleges
• CCTI CCTI ▪▪16 career clusters to 81 pathways16 career clusters to 81 pathways
• Pathways Pathways ▪▪ Multiple entry points, postsecondary “chunks” Multiple entry points, postsecondary “chunks”
• STEMSTEM• Community College Curriculum ProjectCommunity College Curriculum Project
Secretary’s Higher Education Summits
Aligning K-12 and Higher Education Expectations, Pre K-Aligning K-12 and Higher Education Expectations, Pre K-16 Councils16 Councils
Serving Adults and Nontraditional StudentsServing Adults and Nontraditional Students Increasing Need-Based Financial AidIncreasing Need-Based Financial Aid Enhancing Affordability, Decreasing Costs, and Promoting Enhancing Affordability, Decreasing Costs, and Promoting
ProductivityProductivity Using Accreditation to Support Student Learning Using Accreditation to Support Student Learning
OutcomesOutcomes
• 2 to 4 yr transition – 2 to 4 yr transition – cost of higher education including cost of higher education including costs of developmental educationcosts of developmental education
• Adult and non-traditional StudentsAdult and non-traditional Students• Accountability Accountability • Leadership Leadership
Virtual SummitJune 28, 2007
OVAE Projects Underway for Community Colleges
OVAE Projects Underway for Community Colleges
Exploratory MeetingExploratory Meeting
Sept. 20, 2007, Washington, D.C.Sept. 20, 2007, Washington, D.C.
Independent Study of NursingIndependent Study of Nursing Institute of MedicineInstitute of Medicine SupportSupport ““Historic Day for Nursing”Historic Day for Nursing”
OVAE Projects Underway for Community Colleges
““Issues That Matter”Issues That Matter”
• Fostering Career Pathways in High Growth IndustriesFostering Career Pathways in High Growth Industries Nov. 7, 2007, Washington D.C.Nov. 7, 2007, Washington D.C.• Integrating Developmental Education Workforce Development Integrating Developmental Education Workforce Development
InstituteInstitute Jan. 23, 2008, New Orleans, LAJan. 23, 2008, New Orleans, LA• Establishing Statewide Articulation Agreements Innovations Establishing Statewide Articulation Agreements Innovations
Conference Conference March 1, 2008 Denver, COMarch 1, 2008 Denver, CO• Serving Low Literacy AdultsServing Low Literacy Adults April 21, 2008, Austin, TXApril 21, 2008, Austin, TX• PresidentsPresidents• ArticlesArticles
OVAE Projects Underway for Community Colleges
2008 Community College Symposium2008 Community College Symposium
WebcastWebcast
Academics, Practitioners, and Policy Academics, Practitioners, and Policy ExpertsExperts
Student TransitionsStudent Transitions
OVAE Projects Underway for Community Colleges
Community Colleges Can: Institutions Sharing SuccessCommunity Colleges Can: Institutions Sharing Success
• Identify Promising PracticesIdentify Promising Practices
• Disseminate InformationDisseminate Information
• ReplicateReplicate
OVAE Projects Underway for Community Colleges
MOU Denmark Exchange ProjectMOU Denmark Exchange Project
• Faculty and Student ExchangeFaculty and Student Exchange
• Coordinate Danish visit with SymposiumCoordinate Danish visit with Symposium
• Expand in FutureExpand in Future
OVAE Projects Underway for Community Colleges
Adult Education ProjectsAdult Education Projects
• Adult Basic Education to Community Colleges Transition Adult Basic Education to Community Colleges Transition Project (2006)Project (2006)
• Adult Basic Education Career Connections Project—three Adult Basic Education Career Connections Project—three of five recipients are community collegesof five recipients are community colleges
• Ready for College: Adult Education Transitions ProgramReady for College: Adult Education Transitions Program—all four recipients are community colleges—all four recipients are community colleges
Federal Legislation
PerkinsPerkinsCareer and Technical EducationCareer and Technical Education• PathwaysPathways• Academic AchievementAcademic Achievement• Dual EnrollmentDual Enrollment• AccountabilityAccountability• Community College CommunicationCommunity College Communication
Federal Legislation
Workforce Investment Act (WIA)Workforce Investment Act (WIA)
• Literacy ActLiteracy Act (Title II) Proposal (Title II) Proposal
• Synthesis ProjectSynthesis Project
Federal Legislation
NCLBNCLB
• Secretary’s Highest PrioritySecretary’s Highest Priority
• Strengthen Math and ScienceStrengthen Math and Science
• College ReadyCollege Ready
Federal Legislation
Higher Education ActHigher Education Act
• Up for renewal since 2003Up for renewal since 2003
• Pell GrantPell Grant
• ““FAFSA4caster”FAFSA4caster”
Pat StanleyDeputy Assistant Secretary
[email protected]@ed.gov
(202) 245-6683(202) 245-6683
www.ed.gov/ovaewww.ed.gov/ovae
Any Questions?