Chancellor’s Office Update April 2, 2009 Linda Michalowski Vice Chancellor, Student Services and Special Programs

1. Joint CSSO CCCCIO Spring Conference Weathering the Storm:  Partnering for Student Success Chancellor’s Office UpdateApril 2, 2009Linda MichalowskiVice Chancellor, Student Services and Special Programs

2. Budget • Says:No cuts, 3% Growth for 09-10 • Means:--$165 million in unfunded enrollments --$33+ million property tax shortfall --$37 million base shortfall (from 07-08) --$340 million cash deferrals --No COLA for 2 years = $570 million loss in spending power

3. Budget - 2 Good news:NO CATEGORICAL FLEXIBILITY Bad news:It’s not over… • Revenues continue to decline • Propositions must pass • May Revise will be delayed until June • LAO Proposals: • Fees double or more • Reduced funding rate for “recreational” courses • Advocacy continues

4. Legislation Sponsored bills: • AB 386 (Ruskin) – Captioning of audio-visual materials • AB 669 (Fong) – Residency for foster youth Other legislation: • Textbooks • AB 317 (Solario) – Spot bill intended to address BSA recommendations • SB 48 (Alquist) – Require publishers to make books available in electronic format by 2020

5. Legislation - 2 • Textbooks (continued) • SB 216 (Liu) – Require colleges to post textbook information on Web site at least 30 days before start of class • SB 386 (Runner) – Require faculty to provide “cost-benefit analysis” before adopting new version of a book within 3 years • Foster Youth • AB 1393 (Skinner) – Request colleges to give housing priority to foster youth

6. Legislation - 3 • Concurrent Enrollment • AB 78 (Portantino) – Allow ESL and Basic Skills, eliminate principal’s recommendation, eliminate 5% summer cap, change “low enrollment priority” to “not a high priority” • AB 555 (Furutani) – Create pilot to allow 3 districts to partner with schools to concurrently enroll students for academic, CTE or Basic Skills courses at the college or high school

7. Legislation - 4 • Assessment and Placement • AB 371 (Fuller) – Spot bill to encourage CCCs to provide incentives for students to enroll in Basic Skills in their first year • AB 1008 (Block) – Spot bill to require colleges to assess their Basic Skills offerings and the extent to which they are meeting student needs • Transfer • AB 440 (Beall) – Authorize AA Transfer degree

8. Legislation - 5 • Veterans • AB 38 (Salas) – Change residency determination provisions • SB 15 (Cedillo) – Extend Cal Grant Entitlement to vets under age 28 • SB 361 (Runner) – Clarify that enrollment priority (SB 272, 2007) applies only to vets with honorable discharge • SB 646 (Denham) – Prohibit charging any fees to honorably discharged CA resident vets or National Guard who have exhausted federal veterans benefits

9. Legislation - 6 • Honorary degrees • AB 37 (Furutani) Request that colleges and universities confer an honorary degree upon any person who was unable to complete due to the internment of Japanese Americans in 1942 • Expelled students • AB 1400 (Fong) – Authorize colleges to share information about students expelled for specific offenses • Title IX Discrimination • SB 195 (Florez) – Require colleges to certify that every activity complies with federal law prohibiting sex discrimination and impose a civil penalty of $50,000 for false certification

10. Assessment APG • Recommendations for comment: • Pre-requisites • Change Title 5 to only require content review (Model District Policy on Pre-Requisites) for validation of a pre-requisite. • Support for statewide pre-requisites for specific courses to be phased in over time. A significant question is what things need to be considered in the development of any statewide proposal. • Services • Support ongoing system efforts to increase matriculation funding. Promote a desirable counselor: student ratio (but not require).

11. Assessment APG - 2 • Recommendations (continued): • 50% Law • Investigate what a reasonable percentage might be should counselors and librarians be included with "classroom faculty" for purposes of calculating 50% law compliance (AB1157 a possible vehicle). • Investigate the effect of removing the "non-classroom" loads of counselors and librarians from both the numerator and denominator in 50% Law calculations, which would then inform whether or not this might be brought forward as a consensus proposal. • APG to conclude by June 30

12. Transfer Task Force • Proposed by UC President Mark Yudof • Charge is to identify reforms or strategies to increase the number of CCC students who: • Are transfer-ready • Are offered and accept transfer • Succeed at the receiving 4-year university • Preliminary report by August 1, 2009 • CCC representatives: • Steering Committee: Morgan Lynn • Planning Committee: Linda Michalowski and Jeff Spano • Working Team: Linda Lacy, Jane Patton, Michelle Pilati, Randy Lawson, Morgan Lynn and Linda Michalowski

13. Student Mental Health Initiative • Memorandum of Understanding: • Entered into by DMH and CCCCO related to implementation of Prop. 63 and the use of MHSA funds • New Mental Health Liaison, Abby Medina will: • Assist colleges to develop and maintain improved services • Carry out goals and activities related to the MOU, including convening a CCC advisory committee on mental health issues • SMHI Systemwide, K-12 and Higher Education competitive grants • Status: On hold Problem: Counties not returning funds • Item of discussion for the next MH Services Oversight and Accountability Commission meeting (April 24th)

14. Site Visit Update • 14 completed, 7 to go for 2008-09 • Improvements in place: Data given to colleges, Self-Evaluation format, Report Template, team training materials, team and college Evaluation Forms • System Advisory Committee on Student Services is working on further improvements for 2009-10 • Chancellor’s Office will have all 2008-09 reports to colleges within 60 days of the end of the visit • Team composition and cancellations has been greatest challenge

15. Categorical Funds Carry-over • Yes. Memorandum is being prepared. • Funds may be spent until September 30, 2009 • Will apply to EOPS, CARE, DSPS, Matriculation and BFAP-Student Financial Aid Administration • Memo will include reminder that implementation of GASB-45 Advisory is on hold; categorical funds can only be used for current employees

16. Student Senate • Spring General Assembly: May 1-3 in San Diego • There will be voting on Resolutions and election of At-Large Senators for 2009-10 • SSCCC Council continues to represent students well • Chancellor’s Office still needs help paying expenses • 13 colleges agreed to pay travel in response to appeal from Diane Woodruff • Chancellor Scott will appeal to CEOs again • Your support is always critical to encourage thoughtful students to get involved

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24. Questions? Joint CSSO CCCCIO Spring Conference Weathering the Storm:  Partnering for Student Success Chancellor’s Office UpdateApril 2, 2009Linda MichalowskiVice Chancellor, Student Services and Special Programs