1. Creating Connections – Building Bridges
Kelly Fowler, CIO President
John Stanskas, ASCCC President

2. Role of CIOs and ASCCC

3. Role of the CIOs Primary purpose:
Provide a central a voice for academic matters in the state of California.
Promote and advance teaching and learning in California Community Colleges
Provide an instructional administrative perspective on community college issues in California
Participate with the Chancellor’s Office with the consultation process seeking and representing CIOs and liaison organizations
Provide and sustain a communication among instructional administrations
Promote communication and collaboration between other community college constituents including but not limited to the Academic Senate, CEOs, and CSSOs.

4. Role of the ASCCC
(a) An Academic Senate for the California Community Colleges has been established through ratification by local academic senates so that the community college faculty may have a formal and effective procedure for participating in the formation of state policies on academic and professional matters.
(b) The Board of Governors recognizes the Academic Senate of the California Community Colleges as the representative of community college academic senates before the Board of Governors and Chancellor's Office.
Title 5 §53206 – Academic Senate for California Community Colleges

5. CCCCIO Executive Board
Regional Representatives (10 regions)
Executive Board – president, past- president, president-elect, secretary, treasurer, and 10 regional reps
Constituency Groups – California Community Association for Occupational Education (CCAOE), Council of Chief Librarians (CCL) and Association of Community and Continuing Education (ACCE), and the Academic Senate California Community Colleges (ASCCC)
Represents all of the CIOs 114 (115) Community Colleges

6. CIO Executive Board Meetings
Meets about every month (in Sacramento)
Regional Representatives & Executive Board – your voice!
Meet with the Chancellor’s Office staff (during our Executive Board Meetings)
Includes the ASCCC Liaison
Ginni May. ASCCC Liaison.(Sacramento City College)
Committee Representation -- CIO voice!

7. Communication Regional Representatives Updates Feedback and Input
CIO Website:
CIO Listserv
Public!
Controlled by your college/district
Chancellor’s Office
Chancellor Oakley – Chancellor
Daisy Gonzalez – Deputy Chancellor
Constant Change!

8. Participatory Governance Processes

9. Title 5 Terminology: Effective Participation
Participating effectively in district and college governance is shared involvement in the decision- making process.
It does not imply total agreement;
The same level of involvement by all is not required; and
Final decisions rest with the Board of Trustees.

10. What Does This Mean at the State Level?
Accreditation, Curriculum, and Education Policy - invite stakeholders to join committees, particularly representatives from the ASCCC and CIOs
We hosts conferences/plenary sessions and invite stakeholder groups to attend or present
We invite liaisons to our Executive Committee meetings for feedback, input, and discussion

11. CIO and ASCCC Collaboration
At the system level, the Academic Senate functions from the perspective of the best interest of students from the faculty perspective
Our CIO colleagues balance this with regulatory and statutory compliance requirements and budgetary constraints
Together, we generally create a balanced perspective that is both student centered and compliant

12. Role of Consultation Council

13. Consultation Council Institutional Representatives 2 CEOs
Organizational Representatives
1 ACCCA
1 CTA
1 CFT
1 CCCI
1 CSEA
1 CCLC
1 FACCC
1 CFT/CCE (Council of Classified Employees)
1 CCCAOE
Institutional Representatives
2 CEOs
2 faculty ASCCC
2 students SSCCC
1 CBO
1 CSSO
1 CIO
1 ACHRO
1 trustee

14. Consultation Council -- Function
Agenda Items
Board of Governors
Policy Discussion
Consultation Process
How is it working now?

15. The Role of 5C: Collaboration of CIOs and ASCCC

16. Membership of California Community Colleges Curriculum Committee (5c)
Voting Members
Resource Members
8 faculty representatives appointed by the ASCCC
1 ACCE representative
1 CTE Administrator
4 representatives appointed by the CIOs
1 Chancellor's Office Legal Counsel staff
2 Chancellor's Office representatives - Dean of Curriculum and Instruction, Vice Chancellor of Educational Services
Leadership
Co-chairs: 1 from ASCCC and 1 from the CIOs
1 curriculum specialist appointed by CCC Classified Senate (4CS)
Membership of California Community Colleges Curriculum Committee (5c)

17. 5c: Purpose and Responsibility
Makes recommendations and provides guidance to the Chancellor’s Office on local and regional implementation of curriculum policy and regulations throughout the California Community College system, including general education, workforce, & development education programs in credit, non-credit and not-for-credit areas.

18. CIOs and Academic Senate Presidents: Working Together

19. Collaboration: ASCCC and CIOs
Foster communication and relationships both organizationally and interpersonally
Discuss issues and areas of commonality and difference to understand each others views and concerns
Don’t surprise each other!

20. QUESTIONS?