2019-20 LEAGUE HIGHLIGHTS
Community College League of California Quality Public Community Colleges for All Californians
About the 2019-20 League Highlights The Community College League of California (League) offers the following annual report to highlight our work with our 73 member districts and to demonstrate our appreciation for their unwavering commitment to the over 2 million students ser ved by the California Community Colleges. The League has been a steadfast advocate and dependable resource for community colleges across California for 30 years. Our 2019-20 League Highlights report features our accomplishments and efforts to advocate for and elevate our districts and colleges.
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Contents About the 2019-20 League Highlights
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A Letter from Our President
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Who We Are
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League Boards P.8 Government Relations
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District Ser vices
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Education Ser vices
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Corporate Partners
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A Letter from Our President Dear Colleagues, This is an extraordinar y time to be a community college leader. In Januar y, when many of you visited Sacramento for our Annual Legislative Conference, few could have imagined the 2019-20 academic year would conclude with a public health crisis, significant state budget deferrals, and a global movement demonstrating against racial injustice.
Larry Galizio, Ph.D. President & CEO Community College League of California
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In lieu of these overlapping crises, I am inspired by your colleges’ ability to not only continue to provide education, but also ser ve and lead your local communities by confronting these momentous issues. All of our districts and colleges have had to migrate and adapt to remote and online learning, while many have had to find distinct means to address your students’ most basic needs amidst a rapid economic downturn. Additionally, you have likely engaged in new and of ten uncomfortable discussions with staff, faculty, and students concerning institutionalized racism, policing, and racial inequities that are the focus of much of the current civil unrest we are experiencing as a nation.
Through all of these challenges, the Community College League of California has worked to engage and support our California Community College trustees and CEOs in a wide variety of ways. We have developed weekly webinars in response to COVID-19 and the current political climate, and increased state budget advocacy efforts to ensure your colleges receive sufficient funding to continue providing quality postsecondar y and career education. Lastly, I want to reinforce the League’s continued commitment and dedication to our districts and colleges’ success in providing effective advocacy, leadership development, and district ser vices. As you review the 2019-20 League Highlights, we hope this year ’s annual report will demonstrate our value, and that it ser ves as a friendly reminder of the support we provide to the 73 districts and 115 colleges that constitute the most diverse sector of higher education in the nation. In Ser vice,
“It has never been more important to provide a unified front for our system in communication with the decision makers in the legislature and the Governor ’s Office. The League is a key organization to coordinate this effort, and the League staff have done an outstanding job over this tr ying year.” - Joe Wyse Superintendent /President, Shasta-TehamaTrinity Joint CCD (2019-20 CEOCCC Board President and 2019-20 League Board of Directors Chair)
Cypress College
“The League has demonstrated strong leadership and support for trustees during the COVID-19 crisis, particularly in ensuring trustees are well informed of the adjusted legislative and budget process as well as providing support for the Trustee Weekly Webinars.” - Linda Wah Trustee, Pasadena Area CCD (2019-20 CCCT Board President)
“ This has become a year of historic and unprecedented uncertainty. The perfect storm has moved across our national landscape with COVID-19 illuminating the inadequacy of our healthcare system and ongoing police brutality demonstrating the racial disparities that persist in this countr y. In the midst of this storm, I am proud of the League’s response in ensuring that California’s community colleges uphold our responsibilities and commitments to our most vulnerable students, and I am encouraged that we will keep them at the center of our decision-making process.” - Pam Haynes Trustee, Los Rios CCD (Member of Board of Governors and the CCCT Board)
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Who We Are For over 30 years, the Community College League of California (the League) has been a steadfast advocate and dependable resource for community colleges across the state. As a nonprofit public benefit corporation whose voluntar y membership consists of the 73 local public community college districts in California, the League supports locally elected trustees and community college CEOs by advocating on their behalf at the state and federal levels, providing ongoing professional development, and delivering ser vices that employ economies of scale to minimize costs.
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Our Vision Quality Public Community Colleges for all Californians.
Our Mission Our Values
To strengthen California’s Community Colleges through advocacy, leadership development, and district ser vices.
Visionary The League strives to foster creative and enterprising approaches to issues confronting California’s Community College leaders through consideration of the future with imagination and rigor. Ethical leadership We are committed to practicing and supporting authentic, honest, equity-minded, respectful, and purposeful leadership. Collaborative Twenty-first centur y community college leadership demands effective collaboration among and between the multiple constituencies and stakeholders in California. The League is uniquely qualified to create opportunities for collaborative and integrated approaches to advance our sector’s critical mission. Service As a member-focused organization, the League embraces the ser vant-leadership approach by attending to our member districts’ highest priority needs first. Inclusive Ser ving the most diverse public system of higher education in the U.S. is an honor and a privilege. The League continually seeks to lead and support our members’ efforts to create the conditions for equitable and inclusive communities of learning. Deliberative Informed and enlightened discourse and debate is a necessar y condition of a pluralistic and democratic community of learners. The League seeks to foster discussion and dialogue among our diverse stakeholders to advance our understanding and support for California’s Community Colleges.
Our Goals 1. Strengthen colleges through proactive advocacy and policy development 2. Enhance the partnership and effectiveness between and among trustees and CEOs 3. Increase the awareness and optimize the value of the League’s ser vices to our constituencies 4. Increase the League’s profile 5. Enhance resource capacity and strengthen internal communication 7
2019-20 League Board of Directors
Mission College
League Boards The League’s governance consists of one operational and two policy boards. The League Board of Directors is responsible for managing the business affairs of the organization and establishing the annual education policy agenda and legislative program. Membership includes two representatives from the California Community Colleges Classified Senate (CCCCS), and representatives from the League’s two policy boards: the Chief Executive Officers of the California Community Colleges (CEOCCC) and the California Community College Trustees (CCCT ). These policy boards provide guidance and input to advance the League’s mission and to effectively ser ve its member colleges.
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Joe Wyse, Chair, Shasta-Tehama-Trinity Joint CCD (CEOCCC) Linda Wah, First Vice Chair/ Treasurer, Pasadena Area CCD (CCCT ) Karen Jimenez, Second Vice Chair/Secretar y, Ir vine Valley College (4CS) Jim Moreno, Immediate Past Chair, Coast CCD (CCCT ) Byron Clift Breland, San Jose-Evergreen CCD (CEOCCC) Ken Brown, El Camino CCD (CCCT ) Stephan Castellanos, San Joaquin Delta CCD (CCCT ) Jose Fierro, Cerritos CCD (CEOCCC) Adrienne Grey, West Valley-Mission CCD (CCCT ) Pamela Luster, San Diego Mesa College (CEOCCC) Marvin Martinez, Rancho Santiago CCD (CEOCCC) Shondra West, Los Medanos College (4CS)
2019-20 Chief Executive Officers of California Community Colleges Board * Joe Wyse, President, Shasta-Tehama-Trinity Joint CCD (Area 1) Pamela Luster, President-Elect, San Diego Mesa College, San Diego CCD (Area 11) Byron D. Clift Breland, Vice President, North, San Jose-Evergreen CCD (Area 4) Jose Fierro, Vice President, South, Cerritos CCD (Area 7) Marvin Martinez, Immediate Past President, Rancho Santiago CCD (At-large) Loretta Adrian, Coastline College, Coast CCD (Area 10) Julianna Barnes, Cuyamaca College, Grossmont-Cuyamaca CCD (At-large) Lori Bennett, Clovis College, State Center CCD (Area 3) Edward Bush, Cosumnes River College, Los Rios CCD (Area 2) Celia Esposito-Noy, Solano College, Solano CCD (At-large) Bob Kratochvil, Los Medanos College, Contra Costa CCD (Area 5) Roger Schultz, Mt. San Jacinto CCD (Area 9) Bill Scroggins, Mt San Antonio CCD (Area 8) Rowena Tomaneng, Berkeley City College, Peralta CCD (at-large) Kevin Walthers, Allan Hancock CCD (Area 6)
2019-20 California Community College Trustee Board ** Linda Wah, President, Pasadena Area CCD Stephan Castellanos, President-Elect, San Joaquin Delta CCD Adrienne Grey, 1st Vice President, West Valley-Mission CCD Ken Brown, 2nd Vice President, El Camino CCD Jim Moreno, Immediate, Past-President, Coast CCD Sally Biggin, Redwoods CCD Laura Casas, Foothill-De Anza CCD Brigitte Davila, San Francisco CCD Don Edgar, Sonoma County CCD Mark Evilsizer, Palomar CCD Elijah Gerard, San Bernardino CCD (Student Trustee) Brent Hastey, Yuba CCD Pamela Haynes, Los Rios CCD Andra Hoffman, Los Angeles CCD Larry Kennedy, Ventura County CCD Eric Payne, State Center CCD Greg Pensa, Allan Hancock CCD Marisa Perez, Cerritos CCD Ann Ransford, Glendale CCD Mary Jane Sanchez, Desert CCD Loren Steck, Monterey Peninsula CCD Tracey Vackar, Riverside CCD
“As an organization, the League works to represent the best interests of our community colleges. The League is in a unique position to leverage system resources, proactively advocate, and promote policy development to strengthen the reach and subsequent impact of California’s community colleges on the diverse communities we ser ve.” - Byron D. Clif t Breland Chancellor, San Jose-Evergreen CCD (CEOCCC Board Member)
*Membership consists of 15 members who ser ve as chancellors, superintendent/presidents, and presidents of colleges and districts who are elected by regional CEOs. **Membership consists of 21 members elected by the 73 district governing boards and a student member elected by the student trustees.
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Government Relations Federal and state advocacy transform policies, practices, and ser vices at both the state and national levels. A central goal of the League’s advocacy and government relations is to ensure that districts and colleges have sufficient resources to advance the comprehensive mission of California’s community colleges. The League continues to be a leading advocate for California’s community colleges in Sacramento and Washington, D.C.
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FEDERAL ADVOCACY
STATE ADVOCACY
Ensuring Washington, D.C. Understands the Needs of Our Colleges and Students
Connecting Community Colleges to Sacramento
In conjunction with the California Community Colleges Chancellor ’s Office and the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges, the League craf ted a federal advocacy platform that over 100 California advocates used when meeting with their congressional representatives during the Association of Community College Trustees’ National Legislative Summit, Februar y 9-12, 2020. League staff hosted a California Delegation breakfast and briefing and helped to coordinate a reception honoring the California Congressional Delegation in Washington, D.C. This was before COVID-19 forced a shutdown of our nation’s economy and induced the most rapidly occurring recession of the modern era. With state budget cuts predicated on action by the federal government, the League has worked tirelessly to make clear the importance of federal stimulus funding for our system. League staff has reached out to nearly ever y congressional office and led coalition advocacy visits with the offices of Senator Kamala Harris and Dianne Feinstein to communicate the importance of federal support to our institutions and students.
League staff worked diligently alongside CEOs and trustees to ensure that state policymakers understood the impact of their decisions on our member institutions and our students. Throughout the 2019-20 legislative year, League staff provided the following resources to connect California’s community college trustees, CEOs, and PIOs to decision-makers in Sacramento: • Monthly webinars providing timely legislative and policy updates • A monthly e-newsletter with the latest updates on key legislation and budgetar y issues distributed via the League’s contact list • Sample position letters, talking points, and other materials to help support grassroots advocacy efforts • Targeted advocacy days for districts, League committee members, and other community college stakeholders California’s 93rd legislative session ended on September 13, 2019. In total, the State Legislature introduced over 2,300 pieces of legislation in the last month, many of which had implications for community colleges and the students we ser ve. Governor Newsom signed 870 bills and vetoed 172 bills. Advocacy Highlights •
uring the 2019 Legislative session, League staff testified over D 155 times in committee.
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T he League stopped 4 bills that combined would have cost community college districts over $130 million annually.
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85% of League-supported bills were approved by the Legislature and signed by the Governor.
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STATE ADVOCACY CONT’D The Voice of Community Colleges in Sacramento The League’s Government Relations Team endeavors to make certain that decisions in Sacramento recognize the challenges confronting California Community Colleges resulting from the global public health crisis. While our colleges continue to respond to COVID-19, elected officials in Sacramento are contending with the many challenges the global pandemic has created. This includes a significantly abbreviated legislative calendar with lawmakers being forced to scale back their policy agenda and wrestle with a severely constrained and a highly uncertain economic environment. The following section offers an over view of significant legislation that was the focus of much of our advocacy and outreach connecting League members and policymakers. Irvine Valley College
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Legislative Successes In 2019, the League sponsored three bills: AB 30 (Holden), AB 612 ( Weber), and SB 291 (Leyva). Each of these bills aimed to expand student access, success, and equity. League staff is pleased to report that two of the bills – AB 30 and AB 612 – were signed into law, while SB 291 was held due to cost concerns. Although SB 291 did not move forward, it has furthered the discussion about how we can more equitably ser ve low-income students.
Expanding Access to College and Career Access Partnerships Several studies show that access to dual or concurrent enrollment programs helps increase student success and time to degree. However, there were still several programmatic obstacles that made it difficult to enter into these partnerships. Thus, the League sponsored AB 30 (Holden), which made it easier for our California Community Colleges to work with their K-12 partners. Governor Newsom approved and signed AB 30 into law on October 4, 2019.
Expanding Campus Access to CalFresh’s Restaurant Meals Program The League’s Affordability, Food, and Housing Access Taskforce found that a significant number of California Community Colleges were ineligible for CalFresh and that it required an inordinate amount of time and effort to initiate the program. AB 612 ( Weber) was introduced to implement one of the taskforce’s recommendations: to make it easier for colleges to accept EBT transactions in their on-campus cafeterias and restaurants. This bill simplified the process by establishing a statewide memorandum of understanding that all California Community Colleges can sign to become eligible for the program. Governor Newsom approved and signed AB 612 into law on October 12, 2019.
Financial Aid Reform for Community College Students While California Community Colleges ser ve nearly two-thirds of college students in the state, these students receive less than 10% of the total dollars allocated by the state’s Cal Grant system. This has reduced our students’ ability to attend classes full-time, be more academically successful, and achieve their goals in a timely manner. While SB 291 (Leyva) failed to move this year due to overall cost concerns and the COVID-19 induced recession, the bill has ser ved as a vehicle to advance deliberation on this important topic.
Protecting Community College Interests In addition to sponsoring bills, League staff worked with our community college districts and policy boards to identif y legislation that worked against the best interests of California’s community colleges. To this end, the League worked to successfully block the following bills.
Arguing for a Real Solution to Student Homelessness
College of the Desert
While of noblest intentions, AB 302 (Berman) would have mandated that community colleges open their parking lots to homeless students so they could sleep there overnight. League staff successfully argued that not only was this not a true solution to the state’s student homelessness problem but that many colleges were not set up to safely house this population and that it would divert resources from core educational programs. The bill was held on the State Senate floor.
Securing Nursing Program Oversight In 2019, for-profit institutions attempted to significantly curtail the oversight of the Board of Registered Nursing over nursing programs. Believing this would endanger patient protection and care, the League partnered the California Organization of Associate Degree Nursing programs to successfully block the legislation. AB 1364 (Rubio) was held in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.
Maintaining College Hiring Autonomy
Crafton Hills College
SB 777 (Rubio) would have created an artificial formula to regulate full-time faculty hiring regardless of a community college’s fiscal ability to support that faculty member or its impact on student success. It was held in the Assembly Higher Education Committee.
For a full list of legislation tracked by the League, visit www.ccleague.org/advocacy/bill-tracking.
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BUDGET ADVOCACY
The California State Budget: Budget Deal Reflects League’s Input Once the impact of COVID-19 was realized on the state’s projected budget, the promise of a surplus in 2020-21 turned into a $54.3 billion shortfall. In response, the League urged passage of a budget that provided stability, predictability, and flexibility to our districts to help California Community Colleges weather the storm. The following League priorities were included in the final budget: • Reliance on deferrals over cuts. Although the magnitude of the deferrals in the absence of further federal assistance is quite high, the League insisted that the cuts proposed in the May Revise would destabilize the districts and impede the ability of the colleges to help communities recover from the recession. • Restoration of base allocation and Strong Workforce Program. Both of these would have been cut under the May Revise but were restored with deferrals absent further federal assistance in the final deal. • Deferral hardship waiver for districts. Once deferrals were introduced as a major component of the budget package, the League actively supported a waiver provision for districts unable to meet the cash requirements. • Modification of the Fifty Percent Law. The League pushed for a change in the law to remove COVID-19 expenses from the equation allowing for greater local flexibility in budgeting. • Temporary deferral on district-side increases to public pensions. The League’s message was echoed by the K-12 community and granted to both segments for two years. • Two-year extension of the Hold Harmless provision in the funding formula. The dual impact of the transition to the new funding formula and pandemic induced recession created too great of a hardship for many districts. This provision provides our districts with more stability and flexibility moving forward.
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Santa Ana College
• Provision for a one-time COVID-19 block grant. The League made this a priority to assist districts in their management of the extraordinar y expenses from the pandemic. • Continued inclusion of the Proposition 51-funded capital outlay projects. The League contended that these specially funded projects represent voter intent and ser ve as an economic stimulus for local communities and the state. In April, the League instituted weekly webinar meetings to ensure that all trustees and CEOs are engaged and informed of best practices in response to COVID-19 and to provide insight into what Sacramento is considering as it addresses the crisis. The League has also brought together all of our Sacramento-based community college partners for a weekly call to share information and develop common advocacy messages on the budget. Following the release of the Administration’s May Revise, the League joined with the Student Senate for California Community Colleges (SSCCC) and the Faculty Association of California Community Colleges (FACCC) to advocate for system funding. Collectively, the three organizations conducted 18 virtual lobbying visits with members of the Legislature and representatives of the Administration. The organizations reunited for meetings with US Senators Feinstein and Harris to promote further federal assistance. The League has signed onto letters with our numerous partners to lobby Sacramento and Washington D.C. for additional aid. View all relevant material on the budget, including the League’s budget letters, at https://www.ccleague.org/advocacy/budget-analysis-and-issue-briefs.
Our Continued Efforts With the likely revision of the budget in August and the inclusion in the budget deal of an October trigger date for federal assistance to stave off the deferrals, the League is continuing to be focused on the following: • Meeting with state lawmakers on the importance of community college funding. In these meetings, the League is emphasizing the themes of stability, predictability, and flexibility as it reminds lawmakers of the critical role of California Community Colleges in economic recover y. • Congressional advocacy to promote federal assistance. The League maintains an ongoing connection with its federal partners in Washington, D.C. and has reached out to Senators Feinstein and Harris on the need for more funding. This will be an even higher priority in the weeks and months ahead.
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Saving Colleges Time and Money
District Ser vices District ser vices provide member districts with costeffective, easy-to-use purchasing and fiscal ser vices. The League works closely with Chief Business Officers (CBO) and other campus groups to offer programs that allow districts to benefit from the power of collaborative purchasing and competitive pricing. The following section highlights some of those ser vices.
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SERVICES OFFERED In 2019-20, the League offered the following District Ser vices to our 73 member districts: • • • • • • • • •
BoardDocs Charitable Gif t Annuity Program Electricity Consortium Financing Authority (Lease Revenue and Student Housing Bonds, TRAN) Librar y Consortium Policies & Procedures Ser vices Pension Rate Stabilization Program Retiree Health Benefits JPA Solar and Energy Storage
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ENERGY SERVICES $7 Million Saved Twenty-one colleges and districts currently participate in Direct Access Electricity purchasing, which allows them to buy their power from an independent supplier rather than their utility. In 2019-20, four new districts joined the program, and four more were able to expand to additional meters. Participants in the League’s Consortium see an estimated cumulative savings of almost $7 million per year from their utility rates!
Solar Savings Add Up Working in partnership with the School Project for Utility Rate Reduction (SPURR) and their piggybackable RFP, ten solar/storage power purchase agreements for over 25 MW have been signed in 2019-20. Savings will be realized over the twenty-year terms of the agreements with year one projected savings of $593,000 and twenty-year projected cumulative savings of $48 million.
RETIREE HEALTH BENEFITS TRUST JPA
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The JPA continues to achieve some of the highest returns and lowest fees of similar programs while providing outstanding education to our members.
PENSION RATE STABILIZATION In partnership with PARS, this program continues to provide high quality opportunities for colleges to set aside funds for future pension liabilities.
COMMUNITY COLLEGES FINANCING AUTHORIT Y
Saddleback College
Recognizing the budget challenges our members are facing in the upcoming years, the Financing Authority has revived the Tax Revenue Anticipation Notes ( TRAN) program and anticipates two rounds of issuance in 2020-21. The Financing Authority, which ser ved as the conduit financer for the Orange Coast Community College Student Housing Bonds, is looking for ward to similar financings with several colleges that are planning Student Housing projects.
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SUPPORTING COLLEGES’ POLICY & PROCEDURE NEEDS In 2020, the League’s Policy & Procedure Subscriber Service celebrated its 20th Anniversary. The program has grown to 72 district subscribers and 398 legally vetted templates, which include 171 board policies (BPs) and 227 administrative procedures (APs). Seventy-seven of the 398 templates include specific accreditation standard section references, providing subscribing districts with a framework of references for their institutional self-evaluations in preparation for an accreditation site visit. In 2019-20, subscribing districts received legal updates in October 2019 & April 2020 with revisions to 7 BPs and 27 APs reflecting recent changes in law. Fifty-one community college leaders attended the Fall 2019 Policy & Procedure Workshop held on November 20, 2019, at the Riverside Convention Center prior to the League’s 2019 Annual Convention. In 2019-20, the League’s Federally Compliant Policy Program grew to 13 community college members located in Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. In March 2020, the League’s legal partner for the Policy & Procedure Service, Liebert Cassidy Whitmore, created COVID-19 protocols as timely and beneficial operational documents for district implementation.
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San Bernardino Valley College
Mt. San Jacinto College
PROVIDING LIBRARY RESOURCES AND $7.3 MILLION IN SAVINGS The Library Consortium Purchasing Program provides informational databases and other vital online resources to libraries at all 114 colleges and many off-campus centers throughout California and beyond. Employing economies of scale, the program offers memberlibraries cost savings on more than 1,000 different databases covering nearly every discipline. These databases provide the kind of high-quality sources and information regional community college students, faculty, and community members require. In FY 2019-2020, the Library Consortium Purchasing Program saved our colleges approximately $7.3 million, all while quickly mobilizing online resources for virtual instruction and research. Additionally, Library Consortium Director James Wiser, widely respected in the library world, was a key presenter at the following events: • Greater Western Library Alliance (GWLA) • Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI) • LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network • American Theological Library Association • Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium (SCELC)
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Education Ser vices The League has a longstanding commitment to the professional growth and development of California’s community college leaders, providing leadership in the education and professional development of community college governing boards, chief executive officers, and staff that supports the continued strength, vitality, and effectiveness of colleges’ educational programs and ser vices.
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PUBLICATIONS & TRAINING MATERIALS The League offers an extensive collection of publications and training materials online to assist CEOs and trustees in fulfilling their roles and responsibilities. League publications are regularly updated annually or as needed – but are consistently republished and/or reprinted for regular distribution to members. Some of our most commonly updated and distributed publications include Board Focus, the Trustee Handbook, and the Introduction to Fiscal Responsibilities.
Board Focus Board Focus keeps trustees informed and current on policy-level issues and concerns. This year, the publication featured articles addressing such topics as progress on the implementation of AB 705 and ways in which districts and colleges can better engage and collaborate with their students on college-level reforms.
Trustee Handbook Santiago Canyon College
The Trustee Handbook covers topics related to being a member of a California community college governing board. It is distributed to all who attend the Effective Trusteeship Workshop and also sent to all newly elected and appointed trustees.
Introduction to Fiscal Responsibilities This resource guide is designed to enable trustees to understand and fulfill their fiduciar y role. It includes an over view of responsibilities, describes basic concepts and principles, provides sample criteria and policies, and includes questions and checklists. It covers a wide range of fiduciar y concerns, including planning, budgeting, fiscal management, monitoring, audits, and facilities.
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LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS Excellence in Trusteeship Program
CEO Strategic Leadership Program
The Excellence in Trusteeship Program (ETP) covers eight (8)-competencies that can be completed in one year. There are several ways to complete the program by attending League events, national trainings, local board workshops and reviewing online and print resources. Since its inception in 2013, 216 trustees have enrolled. Currently, the program enrolls 49% of all trustees statewide, and as of the 2019-20 fiscal year, the program has 102 graduates.
The CEO Strategic Leadership Program (CSLP) is grounded in the belief that ongoing CEO leadership development must be data-informed, relevant, pragmatic, and led and informed by experienced and successful California Community College leaders.
Beyond ETP, the League provides several online continuing education opportunities for trustees. Other videos and training materials, including the “Introduction to Brown Act” video, are accessible through the Member Dashboard on the League’s website.
Developed in partnership with seasoned California Community College CEOs, the program helps CEOs successfully navigate the critical early years of their tenure and can be completed within 2 years. The League’s CEO Strategic Leadership Program offers support to CEOs throughout their career with a focus on the following topics: • Board/CEO Relations: Tools for effective board/ CEO relationships • Leadership: Strategic, ethical and equityminded leadership • Effective Budgeting: Multiyear modeling and adapting to fiscal uncertainty • Advocacy and Fundraising: Effective strategic approaches to strengthen external support • Peer-to-Peer Support: Six-month support program with an experienced CEO
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EVENTS AND CONFERENCES 2018-2019 Fiscal Year Attendance
2019-2020 Fiscal Year Attendance
Annual Convention
439
509
Annual Trustees Conference
175
Canceled
Effective Trusteeship Workshop
194 (Election Year)
129 (Non-Election Year)
Annual Legislative Conference
312
340
Student Trustees Workshop
63
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CEO Symposium
97
84
CEO Leadership Academy
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CEO Symposium Brings Chancellors and Presidents Together The 5 th annual 2020 CEO Symposium in Santa Rosa offered an opportunity for chancellors and superintendent/presidents to meet and discuss the critical issues that face California Community Colleges. The event also encouraged the sharing of promising practices and collaboration on key issues such as effective partnerships with labor, online education, community college funding, and Guided Pathways.
Featured keynote speakers included UC Santa Barbara Professor Dr. Victor Rios, who shared his work on improving the lives of marginalized youth, and USC Race and Equity Center Executive Director Dr. Shaun Harper, who shared his work on creating culturally responsive college campuses.
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EVENTS AND CONFERENCES CONT’D CEO Leadership Academy Supports CEO Success The CEO Leadership Academy is designed to address the unique challenges and opportunities confronting California Community College CEOs. Going beyond theor y, the academy focuses on the practical skills and practitioner-based strategies needed to transform and sustain regional districts and colleges. Support for the Academy came from the Institutional Effectiveness Partnership Initiative (IEPI). Now in its fourth year, the 2020 CEO Leadership Academy was converted into a virtual conference format due to COVID-19. Participants included individuals new to their role and others who have moved from college presidents to board-level CEOs. Topics for 2020 included transformational leadership and community building, board/trustee relations, and foundations and discussions about Guided Pathways.
League Annual Legislative Conference Kicks Off the Advocacy Season
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During our Annual Legislative Conference, Januar y 26-27, 2020, over 300 community college advocates convened in Sacramento to kick off the advocacy season with discussions on important policy issues and meetings with Sacramento legislators. This year attendees heard from California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and Lieutenant Governor of California Eleni Kounalakis. The annual conference educates attendees on important state and federal legislation and policy initiatives, provides attendees with the opportunity to shape statewide policies, and offers sessions with key members of the California State Legislature and staff.
OTHER SERVICES League on Call League On Call is one of the League’s many programs designed to enhance board and CEO effectiveness. League On Call provides districts and colleges access to a network of experienced California Community College professionals who are available to work with boards, chief executives, and other campus leaders on a wide variety of governance and leadership issues. Among the League On Call ser vices is CEO Contract Development and Negotiation. This ser vice provides local boards with advice and counsel about employment contracts that protect the district, implement fair treatment of staff and CEOs, and encourage an extended tenure for quality CEOs.
Responding to COVID-19 Weekly Webinar Series With statewide impacts of COVID-19 evolving daily, the League responded by launching a weekly webinar series for both trustees and CEOs, in an effort to provide our members a space for open and continued dialogue where they could share ideas, approaches, and best practices. The League’s weekly webinars offered state and national leaders an opportunity to provide support and solutions for our colleges during the current crisis. Between March 24 and June 30, an average of 70-80 participants have engaged in 28 webinars. Due to demand, these webinars will continue for the foreseeable future.
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Corporate Partners The League would like to extend a special thank you to our 2019-20 Corporate Partners.
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League Staff
Association Operations LARRY GALIZIO President & CEO AGNES LUPA Senior Executive Assistant Communications LAURA MURRELL Manager, Marketing & Communications Government Relations ANDREW MARTINEZ Director, Government Relations RYAN MCELHINNEY Manager, Policy & Advocacy RINA KASIM Member Resources Associate GERSON LIAHUT-SANCHEZ Fellow, Government Relations & Communications
Fiscal Ser vices SARAH KIESLING Chief Financial Officer DEBORAH ADKINS Accounting/Facilities Specialist ALEXIS BARONE Accounting Associate
Education Ser vices CARMEN SANDOVAL Director, Education Ser vices and Leadership Development SYLVIA HARRIS Associate, Leadership Development Meetings & Events
District Ser vices LISA MEALOY Director, District Ser vices & Development JAMES WISER Director, Librar y Resources Consortium JANE WRIGHT Director, Policy & Procedure Ser vices
JIMMY MADRIGAL Manager, Meetings and Events SADIE BROWN Registration & Database Coordinator
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