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Meeting Resources: December 4-5, 2007

Regular Meeting of the Full Commission

How to Participate

General Information

• Listen live (During meeting only)
• E-mail comments and questions
• Print version of this agenda
• Schedule of Items
• Attendance and Voting Record
• Detailed Information on Items

Agenda Items

All times listed are approximate. If a separate link to the audio is not available for an item, use the closest previous one.

Day / Time	Item No.	Item	More Info	Report	Presentation	Discussion
Tuesday, 9:00	1	Minutes of the September Meeting		Read		Listen
		Report of the Chair
		Report of the Executive Director			View
10:00		Presentation by Jennifer Paluch, Public Policy Institute of California	View		View	Listen
10:45		Report of the Statutory Advisory Committee				Listen
11:00	2	Legislative Update, December 2007	View	Read		Listen
11:15		Presentation by Dr. Gary Hoachlander, ConnectEd	View		View	Listen
12:00		Lunch
1:30		Presentation by Dr. Reinhold Weiss, German Federal Institute	View		View	Listen
2:30	3	The Nexus Between Postsecondary Education and Workforce Development	View	Read	View	Listen
	4	Adult Basic Skills Proficiency Levels	View	Read	View	Listen
	5	Improving Teacher Quality 2007 Grant Awards		Read	View	Listen
		Other Business
5:00		Adjournment
Wednesday, 8:45	6	High School Proficiency Levels	View	Read	View	Listen
	7	Percent of the Population with High School Diplomas	View	Read	View	Listen
	8	Proficiency Levels in English and Mathematics	View	Read	View	Listen
	9	Meeting the K-14 Challenge	View	Read		Listen
	10	Percent of Unmet Need in Paying the Cost of College	View	Read	View	Listen
	11	Policy Options	View	Read	View	Listen
12:30		Other Business				Listen
1:00		Executive Session
1:30		Adjournment

Commission Members at this Meeting: Attendance and Voting Record

Commissioner	Attendance		Voting Record
	Day 1	Day 2	Item 1	Item 3	Item 6	Item 7	Item 8	Item 9	Item 10	Item 11
Olivia K. Singh, Chair Public (Senate Rules)	Present	Present	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
John P. Perez, Vice Chair Public (Assembly Speaker)	Present	Present	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Joseph P. Bishop Student (Governor)	Present	Present	**Yes	Yes	Yes	*Yes	Yes	Yes	**Yes	Yes
George T. Caplan Public (Assembly Speaker)	Present	Present	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Lawrence T. Geraty System (Independent Colleges and Universities)	Present	Present	Yes	**Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Melinda Guzman System (California State University)	Present	Present	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No		Yes
Deborah Malumed System (California Community Colleges)	Absent	Absent
Hugo Morales Public (Senate Rules)	Present	Present	Yes	Yes	Yes	**Yes	Yes	**Yes	Yes	Yes
George W. Nickel, III Public (Senate Rules)	Present	Present	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Kenneth A. Noonan System (Board of Education)	Absent	Absent
Ralph R. Pesqueira Public (Governor)	Present	Present	*Yes	Yes	**Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
H. Eric Schockman Public (Governor)	Present	Present	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	**Yes	Abstain	Yes	**Yes
Bruce D. Varner System (University of California)	Present	Absent	Yes
Howard Welinsky Public (Assembly Speaker)	Present	Present	Yes	Yes	*Yes	Yes	*Yes	*Yes	*Yes	*Yes
Ruth Bloom, Alternate System (Board of Education)	Absent	Absent
Carol R. Chandler, Alternate System (California State University)	Absent	Absent
Odessa P. Johnson, Alternate System (University of California)	Absent	Present			Yes	Yes	Yes	No		Yes
Carolyn Russell, Alternate System (California Community Colleges)	Present	Present		*Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Abstain	Yes	Yes
J. Alfred Smith, Sr., Alternate System (California Community Colleges)	Absent	Absent
Total	13	13	12/0/0	12/0/0	12/1/0	13/0/0	13/0/0	8/3/2	11/0/0	13/0/0
			* Motioned ** Seconded Ballot Count: Yes/No/Abstained

More Information About Items

• Presentation by Jennifer Paluch, Survey Project Manager, Public Policy Institute of California
  Jennifer Paluch, research associate with the Public Policy Institute of California, will discuss the results of a recent survey examining the attitudes of Californians about higher education. Ms. Paluch will focus her discussion on issues pertaining to college affordability and other topics covered by the survey.
  Presented by: Jennifer Paluch
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• Item 2: Legislative Update, December 2007
  This item provides an update on the priority higher education legislation, including recent amendments, as well as a matrix of all bills that were tracked by Commission staff throughout the 2007 year. (Action)
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  Presented by: Sherri Orland
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• Presentation by Dr. Gary Hoachlander, President of ConnectEd
  Dr. Hoachlander, of ConnectEd, the California Center for College and Career, will present to the Commission the organization’s work in bringing together preparation for college and work through “multiple pathways.” ConnectEd focuses on K-12 education but also deeply involves community colleges and is important to all postsecondary institutions. Dr. Hoachlander will explain the concept of “multiple pathways,” describe and identify schools where model programs are being demonstrated, and explain how the Commission may be able to support the efforts of ConnectEd.
  Presented by: Dr. Gary Hoachlander
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• Presentation by Dr. Reinhold Weiss, Deputy President of the German Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training
  Dr. Reinhold Weiss visits the Commission at the suggestion of Commissioner Eric Schockman. An arm of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, the Institute conducts research on and develops vocational education and training. Its goal is providing individuals with qualifications for economic security and employability and ensuring the competitiveness of German business and industry. Dr. Weiss, research director for the Institute, will discuss the German systems of secondary and postsecondary education and how they are connected to workforce development in that nation.
  Presented by: Dr. Reinhold Weiss
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• Item 3: The Nexus Between Postsecondary Education and Workforce Development – Conclusions and Policy Options
  This report is the fourth and final paper in the research series by the Commission on the nexus between postsecondary education and workforce development. Prior reports have reviewed the overall context, considered the concerns of employers regarding whether postsecondary education is doing enough to ensure California has a competitive workforce, and looked at the existing workforce activities of the postsecondary institutions in the state. This report summarizes conclusions that can be drawn from the research. It also offers some policy options that the Commission may wish to consider, including fostering collaboration and regional approaches, and improving data. (Action)
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  Presented by: Karen Humphrey
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• Item 4: Public Higher Education Performance Accountability Framework Report. Goal — College Readiness — Measure: Adult Basic Skills Proficiency Levels
  This report examines various adult basic skills programs within California as a measure of the Commission’s Performance Accountability Framework. This measure explores program funding and structure, enrollment and demographics, and to the extent data allows, program outcomes. (Action)
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  Presented by: Jessika Jones, Bridget Boyd, Kevin Woolfork
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• Item 6: Public Higher Education Performance Accountability Framework Report. Goal — College Readiness — Measure: High School Proficiency Levels
  This report examines the preparation of California public high school graduates to do college-level work, based on high school coursework and state and national testing. This is the first in a series and is presented as part of the Commission’s Performance Accountability Framework for California postsecondary education. (Action)
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  Presented by: Ryan Fuller, Kevin Woolfork
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• Item 7: Public Higher Education Performance Accountability Framework Report. Goal — College Readiness — Measure: Percent of the Population with High School Diplomas
  This report examines the way that high school completion rates vary with age and ethnicity. The percentage of young adults with a high school diploma is lower in California than in most other states. In the older age groups, completion rates are low for Latinos and Asians who entered the U.S. at school age or as adults. English language skills may be an obstacle to bringing these segments of the population up to a level where they are ready to re-enter the education system and train for more rewarding careers. (Action)
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  Presented by: Adrian Griffin
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• Item 8: Public Higher Education Performance Accountability Framework Report. Goal — College Readiness — Measure: Proficiency Levels in English and Mathematics
  This report examines the performance of high school and middle school students on standardized tests. The results show that California is behind most other states in giving its students a high school education of the quality that prepares them for success at college. Within California, Latino and African American students and students from schools in low-income neighborhoods tend to have low test scores, indicating that the state is not delivering opportunities to qualify for higher education equally to all of its students. (Action)
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  Presented by: Adrian Griffin
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• Item 9: Meeting the K-14 Challenge: Examining the Case for Doctoral Programs in Educational Leadership
  This report contains three policy recommendations intended to increase the likelihood that current and proposed doctoral programs in educational leadership will achieve desired results and consequences. (Action)
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  Presented by: Stacy Wilson
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• Item 10: Public Higher Education Performance Accountability Framework Report. Goal — Access and Affordability — Measure: Percent of Unmet Need in Paying the Cost of College
  As part of its Performance Accountability Framework, the Commission has addressed ways in which to share information on the affordability of public colleges and universities for students who wish to pursue education beyond high school. This report summarizes changes in the real cost of a college education in California between 1996 and 2004. It also examines the way students at California’s colleges and universities pay for their education. (Action)
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  Presented by: Richard Moore
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• Item 11: Public Higher Education Performance. Goal - Contributions to Economic, Civic, and Social Development — Measure: Policy Options
  This item reviews what the Commission has learned about the alignment between degree production and California’s demand for an educated workforce. It offers a series of policy options for state colleges and universities to increase enrollment and degree production. It also offers an option for policymakers to consider encouraging increased degree production in specific fields of high state priority, but for which there are shortages of qualified workers. (Action)
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  Presented by: Richard Moore
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