 Process Breakthrough Enables CTE Curriculum at the Speed of Business
In January's presentation to the Board of Governors, the California Community Colleges Curriculum Committee, led by CCC Chancellor's Office (CCCCO) Vice Chancellor Pam Walker and co-chaired by Virginia Guleff and Dolores Davison of the Chief Instructors Executive Committee and Academic Senate of California Community Colleges (ASCCC) respectively, signaled impending breakthroughs that reflect a push to local authority, a re-sequence of processes to tighten timelines while maintaining quality, a push for recommended local effective practices, and revisions to regulations / state guidance.
Dr. Doug Houston, Chancellor of the Yuba Community College District, who provided leadership in a 10-college regional pilot states, "The redesigned process and templates will make profound improvements in how to serve our students and their future employers." CCC Vice Chancellor of Workforce & Economic Development Ton-Quinlivan echoes, "We greatly appreciate the ECMC Foundation for supporting our 10-college pilot in applying lean Six Sigma methodology to think through how best to streamline undue process while preserving quality."
ASCCC President Julie Bruno states, "We plan to dedicate resources in 2017 to provide professional development to faculty and other college constituencies on new processes that streamline the creation and modification of curriculum while ensuring quality courses that meet the changing needs of Californians."
New California Community Colleges Chancellor Eloy Oakley states, "We will look for more opportunities to encourage and support our colleges to improve student outcomes and help more Californians connect to the new economy."
Highlights include:
2. The new process, envisioned to go live this summer, will instead be:
- Delegate approval authority to local community college districts, specifically the Chief Instructional Officers, for quality assurance.
- To avoid CTE program duplication, regional reviews for proposed programs will be done during the development stage, rather than after development. The template will be standardized across all regions.
- Modify the state's role to chaptering (i.e., the assignment of a control number) rather than quality control.
Local trustees are suggested to have curriculum approval as a standing board agenda item, rather than do so annually or bi-annually, which causes significant slow down. See the official memo from the CCCCO office for more specifics.
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