Transcript Invest in the Future

Keeping the Promise of College
Opportunity in California
College Board Conference
Saturday
November 11, 2006
• 1960 Master Plan – California made a promise to
provide a place in community college and university for
all students who seek it
• Growing population and projected improvement in
college-going mean that by 2014 640,000 additional
California students are likely to seek college above our
current capacity (source: Department of Finance)
• By 2020, serious shortage of college-educated workers
poses challenge to state economy (source: PPIC)
• Campaign is a bi-partisan, broad-based effort to ensure
access to college and to meet the workforce needs of
California economy
Today we will:
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Revisit the Promise of the 1960 Master Plan for Higher Education and
learn why this promise of college opportunity is at risk
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Hear of current efforts and collaborations taking place to ensure that
California can set itself on a better path through review of the draft
College Opportunity Plan
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Learn what you or your organization can do to support and expand
college opportunity in California
Speakers:
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Dede Alpert, retired State Senator
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Dr. Constance M. Carroll, Chancellor, San Diego Community College District.
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David Valladolid, President & CEO, Parent Institute for Quality Education
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Michele Siqueiros, Associate Director, Campaign for College Opportunity
Master Plan for Higher Education
A promise that every student wishing to pursue a college education
would have that opportunity.
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It transformed a collection of uncoordinated and competing colleges and
universities into a coherent system; achieved by assigning each public
segment (UC, CSU and Community Colleges) its own distinctive mission and
pool of students.
Acknowledged the vital role of the independent institutions, primarily
through use of the Cal Grant, designed to ensure that needy and highperforming students had the ability to choose a California institution of their
preference, whether it be public or independent, establishing a principle of
universal access and choice.
Established a governance structure for the segments, reaffirming the
role of the Board of Regents of UC and establishing a Board of Trustees to
oversee CSU and, in 1967, a Board of Governors for the Community Colleges.
Established a statutory coordinating body, the Coordinating Council for Higher
Education, which in 1973 was replaced by the California Postsecondary
Education Commission (CPEC).
Master Plan for Higher Education
This system that combines exceptional quality with broad
access for students has made California the envy of, and
exemplar for, not only other states but also nations around
the world.
The system has provided the business community with a high
quality workforce that has benefited the State and its
businesses.
• Right now and for the next decade, California has an age
distribution that favors education investment. This abundance
of young people represents a precious opportunity.
• 2005 to 2010, additional 426,000 18-24 year olds
• 2010 to 2015, 100,000 additional 18-24 year olds on top
of that
California Needs College Grads
• Every new dollar California invest will produce a net return of
three dollars (Return on Investment)
• California employers and industries are demanding greater
levels of education (Keeping California’s Edge)
• 3.2 million new college graduates needing in the workforce
between 2002 and 2022 (Keeping California’s Edge)
Keeping the Promise
• Prepare for coming decade of expanded enrollment
• Collaboration between the segments of higher
education and K-12
• Focus on increasing college participation and
improving college preparation and success
• Parent and family engagement efforts
• Statewide policy efforts to support college
opportunity
What is the Campaign doing?
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Legislation and Policy Work to improve college access & success
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Early notification and commitment
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Governor’s Biennial Summit on Higher Education
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Improve college affordability
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Enrollment funding
Coalition Building
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Civic, Business, Labor and community leaders
Youth and Family Engagement
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Road 2 College: Information & Action for California Families
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Save Me a Spot in College (middle school & high school scholarship
contest)
Public Awareness & Research
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Media outreach and partnerships
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Research studies focused on college opportunity, needs and challenges
in California
• Endorse the Campaign as individual or organization
• Support legislation focused on providing greater college
access
• Nominate Practices with Promise for those already working
hard to provide better college opportunities
• Participate in regional and statewide coalition outreach
efforts
• Involve middle school and high school students in the Save
Me A Spot in College Youth Scholarship Contest
• Join us in the “Road 2 College: Information & Action for
California Families” events across California
• Invest in the Campaign, donations doubled by the Hewlett
Foundation Matching Grant